Honduras 1997/98

Apertura (the regular phase is also known as Torneo de Copa) 

    Team     		 M	 W	 T	 L	GF	GA	PTS
 1. Platense      	20 	12  	 2  	 6 	42	26	38 (cup champion)[Puerto Cortés]
 2. Motagua       	20 	10  	 7  	 3 	23	17 	37 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa] 
 3. Olimpia       	20  	 9  	 9  	 2 	33	21 	36 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
 4. Marathón      	20  	 8  	 8  	 4 	30	24 	32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
 5. Real España   	20  	 8  	 8  	 4 	30	26 	32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
 6. Universidad   	20  	 8  	 6  	 6 	29	26 	30 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
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 7. Victoria      	20  	 5  	 9  	 6 	25	28 	24 [La Ceiba]
 8. Vida          	20  	 7  	 2 	11 	31	33 	23 [La Ceiba]
 9. Real Maya     	20  	 4  	 6 	10 	25	29 	18 [Tegucigalpa]
10. Palestino     	20  	 3  	 5 	12 	28	43 	14 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Independiente 	20  	 1  	 8 	11 	19	42 	11 [San Pedro Sula]

Top-6 to Apertura Liguilla

Round 1 [Aug 23,24]
Victoria      3-2 Platense
Real Maya     1-2 Universidad
Real España   2-3 Marathon
Independiente 1-1 Palestino
Motagua       1-0 Vida
Olimpia       2-2 Independiente   [Aug 27]

Round 2 [Aug 30,31]
Palestino     3-2 Universidad
Real España   3-1 Independiente
Real Maya     2-3 Marathon
Motagua       0-0 Victoria
Platense      0-2 Vida
Palestino     1-2 Olimpia         [Sep 3]

Round 3 [Sep 7]
Olimpia       4-0 Universidad
Marathon      0-2 Platense
Real Maya     0-0 Independiente
Victoria      2-1 Vida
Real España   2-0 Palestino       [Sep 10]
Motagua       1-1 Universidad     [Sep 10]

Round 4 [Sep 14]
Marathon      1-1 Victoria
Vida          2-1 Real España 
Independiente 1-4 Universidad
Platense      1-0 Motagua
Real Maya     2-2 Palestino
Olimpia       1-1 Victoria        [Sep 25]

Round 5 [Sep 21-24]
Real España   1-0 Universidad
Independiente 1-1 Victoria
Vida          2-3 Marathon   
Real Maya     1-1 Olimpia 
Motagua       2-1 Real Maya  
Palestino     1-3 Platense

Round 6 [Sep 27,28]
Marathon      1-0 Independiente
Victoria      2-0 Real Maya
Platense      4-1 Real España
Universidad   3-0 Vida
Palestino     3-4 Motagua         [Oct 5]
Platense      3-0 Olimpia         [Oct 5]

Round 7 [Oct 4,5]
Universidad   0-0 Victoria
Real Maya     2-2 Real España
Vida          2-2 Olimpia         [Oct 12]
Motagua       0-1 Marathon        [Oct 12]
Independiente 1-3 Platense        [Oct 12]
Palestino     2-3 Vida            [Nov 1]

Round 8 [Oct 18,19]
Victoria      2-1 Palestino       [Oct 15]
Olimpia       0-1 Motagua
Marathon      0-0 Universidad
Platense      1-0 Real Maya
Vida          7-2 Independiente
Real España   0-2 Motagua         [Oct 22]

Round 9 [Oct 25,26]
Universidad   2-1 Platense   
Palestino     1-3 Marathon 
Victoria      2-2 Real España
Independiente 1-1 Motagua
Real Maya     1-2 Vida
Olimpia       0-0 Real España     [Nov 1]

Remaining Match
Olimpia       0-0 Marathon        [Nov 5]

Round 10 [Nov 8,9]
Platense      4-1 Victoria
Marathon      2-2 Real España
Universidad   1-2 Real Maya
Vida          0-1 Motagua
Independiente 1-2 Olimpia
Palestino     1-1 Independiente   [Nov 13]

Round 11 [Nov 15,16]
Vida          1-2 Platense
Victoria      2-3 Motagua
Universidad   2-1 Palestino
Marathon      1-1 Real Maya
Independiente 1-1 Real España
Olimpia       1-0 Universidad     [Nov 28]

Round 12 [Nov 22,23]
Platense      1-1 Marathon
Universidad   1-1 Motagua
Vida          1-0 Victoria
Olimpia       3-1 Palestino
Real Maya     4-1 Independiente
Real España   3-2 Palestino       [Nov 26]

Round 13 [Dec 7]
Motagua       1-0 Platense
Victoria      1-1 Marathon
Universidad   3-3 Real España     [Dec 10]
Olimpia       2-1 Real Maya       [Dec 13]
Palestino     1-0 Real Maya       [Dec 17]
Vida          3-2 Marathon        [Dec 24]

Round 14 [Dec 20,21]
Platense      4-2 Palestino
Real España   1-0 Vida
Victoria      1-1 Olimpia
Independiente 1-0 Universidad
Real Maya     0-0 Motagua  
Independiente 0-2 Marathon        [Dec 27]

Round 15 [Dec 30]
Victoria      3-1 Independiente   [Dec ?]
Universidad   3-2 Vida            [Dec 27]
Real España   1-0 Platense
Motagua       1-1 Palestino
Olimpia       3-3 Platense        [Jan 4]
Real Maya     3-0 Victoria        [Jan 4]

Round 16 [Jan 11]
Real España   2-0 Real Maya       [Jan 7]
Olimpia       3-1 Vida            [Jan 8]
Platense      4-2 Independiente
Universidad   2-1 Victoria        [the award of 0-3 was revoked]
Marathon      0-1 Motagua
Palestino     2-1 Vida            [Jan 14]

Round 17 [Jan 18]
Universidad   1-1 Marathon        [Jan 15]
Real Maya     2-3 Platense        [Jan 17]
  [Nelson Rosales 40, David Cárcamo 65; José Luis Piota 25, Juan Cárcamo 70, José Anthony Torres 85]
Olimpia       3-0 Motagua
Palestino     1-1 Victoria  
Independiente 0-0 Vida    
Motagua       1-1 Real España     [Feb 15]

Round 18 [Jan 24,25]
Platense      1-2 Universidad   
Marathon      3-1 Palestino       [Jan 20]
Real Espana   2-1 Victoria
Vida          1-2 Real Maya
Real España   0-0 Olimpia         [Feb 21]
Motagua       1-1 Independiente   [Feb 22]

Remaining Match
Marathon      2-3 Olimpia         [Feb 15]

    Team     		 M	 W	 T	 L	GF	GA	PTS
 1. Platense      	20 	12  	 2  	 6 	42	26	38 (cup champion)[Puerto Cortés]
 2. Motagua       	20 	10  	 7  	 3 	23	17 	37 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa] 
 3. Olimpia       	20  	 9  	 9  	 2 	33	21 	36 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
 4. Marathón      	20  	 8  	 8  	 4 	30	24 	32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
 5. Real España   	20  	 8  	 8  	 4 	30	26 	32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
 6. Universidad   	20  	 8  	 6  	 6 	29	26 	30 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
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 7. Victoria      	20  	 5  	 9  	 6 	25	28 	24 [La Ceiba]
 8. Vida          	20  	 7  	 2 	11 	31	33 	23 [La Ceiba]
 9. Real Maya     	20  	 4  	 6 	10 	25	29 	18 [Tegucigalpa]
10. Palestino     	20  	 3  	 5 	12 	28	43 	14 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Independiente 	20  	 1  	 8 	11 	19	42 	11 [San Pedro Sula]

Platense cup campions     HC: Jorge Dubanced [ARG]

Top-6 to Apertura Liguilla

Apertura Liguilla

Quarterfinals

First Legs
Marathon      2-3 Olimpia     [Feb 28]
Real España   0-0 Motagua     [Mar 7]
Universidad   1-1 Platense    [Mar 12]

Second Legs
Olimpia       1-0 Marathon    [Mar 15]
Platense      1-1 Universidad [Mar 15]  [Platense qualified on league position]
Motagua       1-1 Real España [Mar 19]  [Real España qualified on away goal]

Motagua qualified as best loser (league position on Universidad)

Semifinals

First Legs [Mar 29]
Olimpia       1-2 Motagua
Real España   2-0 Platense

Second Legs [Apr 5]
Motagua       0-1 Olimpia     [Motagua qualified on away goals]
Platense      1-1 Real España

Final

First Leg [Apr 15]
Real España   0-3 Motagua
  [Francisco Ramirez 21, Oscar Lagos 55, Amado Guevera 89]

Second Leg [Apr 19]
Motagua       2-1 Real España
  [M Francisco Ramirez 20, Amado Guevara 32 RE: Leonardo Morales 26]

Motagua winners Apertura 1997/98

Topscorer: W. Velásquez (Olimpia, Honduras) 19 goals.

Clausura 1998
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Table

 1. Olimpia       	20 	13  	 7  	 0 	46	15	46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]  
 2. Motagua       	20 	14  	 4  	 2 	39	15 	46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
 3. Platense      	20  	 8  	 8  	 4 	36	30 	32 (qualified)[Puerto Cortés]
 4. Marathón      	20  	 7  	 9  	 4 	29	29 	30 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
 5. Real Maya     	20  	 8  	 4  	 8 	26	27 	28 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
 6. Victoria      	20  	 6  	 8  	 6 	24	25	26 (qualified)[La Ceiba]      
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 7. Vida          	20  	 5  	 8  	 7 	26	26 	23 [La Ceiba]
 8. Real España   	20  	 5  	 8  	 7 	24	26 	23 [San Pedro Sula]
 9. Palestino     	20  	 4  	 6 	10 	21	37 	18 [San Pedro Sula]
10. Independiente 	20  	 2  	 6 	12 	23	45 	12 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Universidad   	20  	 1  	 6 	13 	14	33  	 9 [Tegucigalpa]

Top-6 to Clausura Liguilla.

Round 1 [Apr 26]
Motagua       2-0 Vida
Victoria      1-0 Platense
Real Maya     2-1 Universidad
Real España   1-1 Marathon
Independiente 0-1 Palestino
bye: Olimpia

Midweek Match
Universidad   1-1 Palestino   [Apr 29]

Round 2 [May 2,3]
Motagua       1-0 Victoria
Real España   2-0 Independiente 
Real Maya     2-2 Marathon
Palestino     1-1 Olimpia
Platense      1-0 Vida
bye: Universidad

Midweek Match
Motagua       2-1 Universidad [May 7]

Round 3 [May 9,10]
Real España   1-1 Palestino   [May 6]
Vida          2-2 Victoria
Marathon      2-2 Platense
Independiente 1-3 Real Maya
Olimpia       2-0 Universidad
bye: Motagua

Round 4 [May 16,17]
Marathon      1-0 Victoria
Platense      3-2 Motagua   
Vida          1-1 Real España 
Universidad   0-0 Independiente
Real Maya     3-0 Palestino 
bye: Olimpia

Round 5 [May 23,24]
Real España   1-2 Universidad
Real Maya     2-2 Olimpia 
Palestino     1-1 Platense
Independiente ppd Victoria
Vida          1-1 Marathon 
bye: Motagua

Round 6 [May 30,31]
Marathon      1-0 Independiente
Victoria      0-2 Real Maya
Universidad   0-2 Vida  
Platense      2-1 Real España

Midweek Matches [Jun 3]
Platense      1-2 Olimpia
Vida          1-0 Palestino

Round 7 [Jun 3-5]
Universidad   1-3 Victoria
Olimpia       0-0 Vida
Real Maya     0-1 Real España
Motagua       1-0 Marathon
Platense      5-3 Independiente
bye: Palestino 

Midweek Matches [Jun 10]
Olimpia       2-0 Independiente
Real España   2-4 Motagua       [earlier reported 3-5]
Victoria      3-1 Palestino

Round 8 [Jun 13,14]
Platense      4-1 Real Maya
Vida          0-0 Independiente
Marathon      1-1 Universidad  
Olimpia       2-1 Motagua

Round 9 [Jun 20,21]
Palestino     4-2 Marathon
Independiente 3-3 Motagua
Real Maya     0-0 Vida
Olimpia       3-1 Real España
Platense      3-1 Universidad
bye: Victoria   

Midweek Matches [Jun 24]
Motagua       2-0 Real Maya
Victoria      3-1 Independiente

Round 10 [Jun 27,28]
Palestino     0-1 Motagua
Marathon      0-3 Olimpia
Victoria      1-1 Real España

Midweek Match [Jul 1]
Olimpia       1-1 Victoria

Round 11 [Jul 4,5]
Motagua       2-1 Vida
Marathon      3-3 Real España
Palestino     0-1 Independiente
Platense      2-2 Victoria
[Jul 8]
Independiente 1-4 Olimpia
[Jul 11]
Marathon      3-2 Real Maya

Round 12 [Jul 12]
Palestino     2-0 Universidad
Vida          2-3 Platense
[Jul 15]
Victoria      0-0 Motagua
[Jul 19]
Platense      1-2 Marathon
Real España   2-2 Independiente
[Aug 2]
Vida          1-1 Victoria

Round 13 [Jul 25,26]
Real Maya     2-1 Independiente
Olimpia       1-1 Universidad
Palestino     0-3 Real España
Victoria      0-2 Marathon
Midweek Matches [Jul 29,30]
Real Espana   0-0 Vida
Universidad   0-1 Motagua

Round 14 
[Aug 2]
Motagua       3-0 Platense
Independiente 2-0 Universidad
Palestino     2-3 Real Maya 
[Aug 5]
Olimpia       3-0 Real Maya
Marathon      2-0 Vida
Victoria      3-2 Independiente

Round 15 [Aug 8,9]
Real Maya     0-1 Motagua
Independiente 1-1 Marathon
Platense      1-1 Palestino
Victoria      1-4 Olimpia
Universidad   0-1 Real España

Midweek Match [Aug 12]
Universidad   0-1 Real Maya

Round 16
[Aug 12]
Real España   1-1 Platense
[Aug 13]
Motagua       4-1 Palestino
[Aug 16]
Real Maya     1-0 Victoria 
Marathon      0-0 Motagua
Vida          3-1 Universidad
Olimpia       1-1 Platense

Round 17
[Aug 19]
Victoria      1-1 Universidad
[Aug 20]
Olimpia       4-3 Vida
[Aug 23]
Platense      2-2 Independiente
Universidad   1-1 Marathon
Palestino     3-2 Vida
Real España   2-1 Real Maya

Midweek Match [Aug 26]
Motagua       2-0 Real España

Round 18 [Aug 30]
Motagua       1-1 Olimpia
Palestino     1-1 Victoria
Real Maya     0-0 Platense
Vida          5-2 Independiente

Midweek Match [Sep 3]
Marathon      4-1 Palestino      [awarded 5-0?]

Round 19 [Sep 5,6]
Real España   0-1 Olimpia  
Motagua       6-1 Independiente
Vida          2-1 Real Maya
Platense      3-2 Universidad

Postponed Matches
[Sep 9]
Real España   0-1 Victoria
Olimpia       4-0 Palestino
[Sep 13]
Olimpia       5-0 Marathon

Table

 1. Olimpia       	20 	13  	 7  	 0 	46	15	46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]  
 2. Motagua       	20 	14  	 4  	 2 	39	15 	46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
 3. Platense      	20  	 8  	 8  	 4 	36	30 	32 (qualified)[Puerto Cortés]
 4. Marathón      	20  	 7  	 9  	 4 	29	29 	30 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
 5. Real Maya     	20  	 8  	 4  	 8 	26	27 	28 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
 6. Victoria      	20  	 6  	 8  	 6 	24	25	26 (qualified)[La Ceiba]      
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 7. Vida          	20  	 5  	 8  	 7 	26	26 	23 [La Ceiba]
 8. Real España   	20  	 5  	 8  	 7 	24	26 	23 [San Pedro Sula]
 9. Palestino     	20  	 4  	 6 	10 	21	37 	18 [San Pedro Sula]
10. Independiente 	20  	 2  	 6 	12 	23	45 	12 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Universidad   	20  	 1  	 6 	13 	14	33  	 9 [Tegucigalpa]

Top-6 to Clausura Liguilla.

Overall table:

 1. Olimpia       	40 	22 	16  	 2 	79	36 	82
 2. Motagua       	40 	23 	12  	 5 	61	32 	81
 3. Platense      	40 	20 	10 	10 	78	56 	70  (Winners Copa de Honduras)
 4. Marathón      	40 	15 	17  	 8 	59	53 	62
 5. Real España   	40 	13 	16 	11 	54	52 	55
 6. Victoria      	40 	11 	17 	12 	49	53 	50
 7. Vida          	40 	12 	10 	18 	57	59 	46
 8. Real Maya     	40 	12 	10 	18 	51	56 	46
 9. Universidad   	40  	 9 	12 	19 	43	59 	39
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10. Palestino     	40  	 7 	11 	22 	49	80 	32  Relegated
11. Independiente 	40  	 3 	15 	22 	42	86 	24  Relegated

Relegated: Palestino and Independiente.
Promoted:  Broncos.

Topscorer: Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia, Honduras) 15 goals.


Clausura Liguilla

Quarterfinals

First Legs [Sep 20,21]
Victoria      1-2 Olimpia
Marathon      0-0 Platense
Real Maya     1-4 Motagua

Second Legs [Sep 27]
Platense      1-1 Marathon    [Platense qualified on league position]
Olimpia       0-1 Victoria    [Olimpia qualified on league position]
Motagua       1-1 Real Maya

Victoria qualified as best loser

Semifinals

First Legs [Oct 3,4]
Victoria      2-1 Olimpia
Platense      3-3 Motagua

Second Legs [Oct 11]
Motagua       2-1 Platense
Olimpia       1-0 Victoria    [Olimpia qualified on league position]

Final 

First Leg [Oct 18]
Motagua       0-0 Olimpia

Second Leg [Oct 25]
Olimpia       0-1 Motagua     [asdet]

Motagua winners Clausura.

Motagua champions as winners of Apertura and Clausura.

Topscorer Overall: Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia, Honduras) 34 goals.


Super Copa 1997-98
[Jan 21, 1999, Tegucigalpa]
Motagua       1-0 Platense 
  [Juan Coello 19]

Motagua Super Cup champions    HC: Ramón "Primitivo" Maradiaga



1996/97.

1999.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of divisional movements.

list of cup winners.

list of topscorers.


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