2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Olimpia
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedAtlético Choloma
Champions LeagueOlimpia
Victoria
Matches played200
Goals scored489 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Rojas (10)
Clausura:
Martínez (12)
Biggest home winMotagua 6–0 Deportes Savio
(6 March 2013)
Biggest away winReal España 1–4 Motagua
(16 November 2012)
Highest scoringVictoria 4–3 Real España
(24 February 2013)
Longest unbeaten runOlimpia (13)
Longest losing runMarathón (4)
Real Sociedad (4)
Vida (4)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2013.

The 2012–13 football season was the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012,[1][2] and ended in May 2013. Club Deportivo Olimpia was the reigning champions after winning in 2011–12.

2012–13 teams[edit]

On 3 June 2012, C.D. Real Sociedad obtained the promotion to the Liga Nacional as winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso.[3] Platense F.C. which had been relegated last season, bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise and will play in first division.

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Location of teams in 2012–13 season

Apertura[edit]

The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results Real C.D. España 1–0 C.D. Real Sociedad and Atlético Choloma 4–2 C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July.[4][5] On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0.[6]

On 28 October, Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating Platense F.C. 0–1 at Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés.[7] C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand, C.D. Motagua–Real España and C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma had to play a playoff round.

The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate.[8] Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored.[9]

Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history,[10] having won one each in the previous two. The first match in La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0.[11]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 6 1 32 10 +22 39 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Victoria 18 8 7 3 22 12 +10 31
3 Motagua 18 6 8 4 21 15 +6 26 Qualification to the Second round
4 Marathón 18 6 5 7 21 26 −5 23
5 Atlético Choloma 18 5 7 6 29 28 +1 22
6 Real España 18 5 6 7 21 22 −1 21
7 Vida 18 5 6 7 24 35 −11 21
8 Platense 18 4 8 6 15 22 −7 20
9 Deportes Savio 18 5 4 9 16 23 −7 19
10 Real Sociedad 18 4 5 9 13 21 −8 17
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2012. Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

As of 11 November 2012
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–2
Deportes Savio 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1
Marathón 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 4–1
Motagua 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Olimpia 4–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0
Platense 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–1
Real España 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–4
Real Sociedad 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2
Victoria 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–0
Vida 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Originally Vida 1–0 Real España and Victoria 1–2 Vida. Due to the illegal participation of Vida's midfielder Luis Jaramillo in both matches, Real España and Victoria were granted each a 3–0 win.[12]

Final round[edit]

Second round[edit]

Motagua vs Real España[edit]
1st leg
Real España1–4Motagua
Lobo 38' Report Guevara 4'
Molina 17'
Welcome 23'
Medina 56'
Attendance: 7,666
Real España
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua3–2Real España
Valladares 7'
Welcome 30' (pen.)
Medina 76'		 Report Rodas 47'
Alvarado 50'
Attendance: 2,982
Motagua
Real España
  • Motagua won 7–3 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Atlético Choloma[edit]
1st leg
Atlético Choloma0–0Marathón
Report
Attendance: 411
Atlético Choloma
Marathón
2nd leg
Marathón2–2Atlético Choloma
Berríos 45' (pen.) 90' Report Oviedo 60'
Hernández 70'
Attendance: 808
Referee: Raúl Castro
Marathón
Atlético Choloma
  • Marathón 2–2 Atlético Choloma on aggregate score; Atlético Choloma advanced on away goals.

Semifinals[edit]

Olimpia vs Atlético Choloma[edit]
1st leg
Atlético Choloma1–0Olimpia
Isaula 34' Report
Atlético Choloma
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia2–0Atlético Choloma
Caetano 33'
Palacios 75'		 Report
Olimpia
Atlético Choloma
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Victoria vs Motagua[edit]
1st leg
Motagua1–1Victoria
Medina 31' Report Arias 57'
Attendance: 9,533
Referee: Erick Andino
Motagua
Victoria
2nd leg
Victoria2–2Motagua
Licona 34'
Molina 75'		 Report Medina 2'
Oseguera 60'
Attendance: 7,338
Victoria
Motagua
  • Victoria 3–3 Motagua on aggregate score. Victoria advanced on better regular season performance.

Final[edit]

Olimpia vs Victoria[edit]
1st leg
Victoria0–0Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 13,203
Victoria
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia4–0Victoria
Rojas 2'
García 13'
Portillo 45'
Bruschi 85'		 Report
Olimpia
Victoria
  • Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2012–13 Apertura champion 
C.D. Olimpia
26th title

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 16 December 2012
  • 10 goals:
Honduras Roger Rojas (Olimpia)
  • 8 goals:
Uruguay Óscar Torlacoff (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Aldo Oviedo (Atlético Choloma)
  • 7 goals:
Colombia Mauricio Copete (Victoria)
Argentina Jonatan Hansen (Real España)
  • 5 goals:
Honduras Osnaldo Hernández (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Shannon Welcome (Vida)
Honduras Mitchel Brown (Marathón)
Honduras Román Castillo (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Elmer Zelaya (Vida)
Honduras Osman Hernández (Atlético Choloma)
  • 4 goals:
Honduras Juan Mejía (Olimpia)
Honduras Amado Guevara (Motagua)
Honduras Nery Medina (Motagua)
Honduras Mario Berríos (Marathón)
Honduras Georgie Welcome (Motagua)
Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi (Olimpia)
Honduras Carlos Discua (Motagua)
Honduras Leonardo Isaula (Atlético Choloma)
  • 3 goals:
Belize Elroy Smith (Vida)
Colombia Charles Córdoba (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
Honduras Mariano Acevedo (Marathón)
Uruguay Julio Rodríguez (Real España)
Honduras Johnny Leverón (Motagua)
Honduras Rubén Licona (Victoria)
Honduras César Oseguera (Motagua)
Honduras Víctor Ortiz (Victoria)
Honduras Jerry Palacios (Platense)