Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras

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Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras
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Founded10 May 1964;59 years ago (1964-05-10)
First season 1965–66
Country Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Liga de Ascenso
Domestic cup(s) Honduran Cup
International cup(s) CONCACAF Champions Cup
Central American Cup
Current champions Olimpia
Most championships Olimpia (36)
TV partnersTVC, Tigo Sports Honduras
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Current: 2023–24 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Betcris de Honduras (Honduran National Professional Football League) is the highest division of domestic football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening (autumn) and Closing (spring). One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso (the team with fewest points in Opening and Closing) and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso. The top four clubs participate in play-offs to decide the champion. [1]

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History

In the 1930s, football experienced a surge in popularity in the country. In 1948 with the birth of the Francisco Morazán Major Football League, the idea to organize football began to take shape.

Olimpia, Federal, Motagua, Argentina and Real España are the pioneers of the Liga Mayor. [2] In 1948 the first championship began in the recently inaugurated Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino [3] as Victoria were made champions by beating Motagua; and three years later, in 1951, they repeated the trick. Due to the high support the League received at this time, the Confederacy Sports School Extra of Honduras (F.N.D.E.H.) was founded.

The cancellation of the court of the Francisco Morazán Stadium of San Pedro Sula was the catalyst that caused the sport's leaders of the northern and central parts of Honduras to join forces and caused the disappearance of the F.N.D.E.H.

On 8 March 1951, Juan Manuel Galvez gave life to the F.N.D.E.H. when he signed the presidential decree I number 97 and he vouched for the execution of the first Sports Congress that was carried out in the installations of the abandoned "National Gymnasium Rubén Callejas Valentine".

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Old logo (2007–2012)

A decade after the creation of the F.N.D.E.H. and under the leadership of Hémerito F. Hernández, and also under Féderico Bunker Aguilar who had pioneered CONCACAF's creation at the same time, the idea to create the First National League of Football took shape between 1962 and 1963. Thanks in part to the aid of executives such as Alejandro Talbott that had studied in Mexico, the structure of that country's league was copied. On Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 April 1964 the 15th National Congress created the league. The 15th National Congress also started the National Non Amateur Football League of Honduras, LINAFUTH, that was founded 10 May, that year.

The president of the Sports Confederacy was Oscar Kafati and the secretary was journalist Andrés Torres Jr. Several teams sent delegates. These included Olimpia, Troya, España, Honduras de El Progreso, Vida, Marathón, Motagua, La Salle, and Atlético Español Glidden. Those delegates were chosen to be to the first Provisional board of directors that remained headed by: President Oscar Lara Mejía, Secretary: José T. Castañeda, Treasurer: Jesus J. Handal, Fiscal: Humberto Soriano Aguilar and vocal: Oscar Kirckonell, Alfredo Bueso, René Bendeck.

The first round of the first professional national championship was on 18 July 1965, with the following results: Olimpia 3–0 Marathón; España 1–0 Troya; Honduras 3–0 Atlético Español; Vida 4–1 Motagua; and Platense 6–2 La Salle. Jorge "Burro" Deras of Honduras Progreso was the first scorer of the league in the 5th minute against Atlético Español. [4] Platense was the first professional champion of Honduras winning the two rounds; and Atlético Español finished last, but there was no relegation. Enrique Fúnez was the first top-scorer with 14 goals. [5]

2023–24 teams

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Location of teams in 2023–24 season

A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, nine teams that participated in the 2022–23 season, since then Honduras Progreso was relegated and Génesis went up to the first division.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Génesis Comayagua Estadio Carlos Miranda 10,000
Marathón San Pedro Sula Estadio Yankel Rosenthal 15,000
Motagua Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 35,000
Olimpia Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 35,000
Olancho FC Juticalpa Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas 20,000
C.D. Victoria La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 18,000
Real España San Pedro Sula Estadio Francisco Morazán 26,781
Real Sociedad Tocoa Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón 3,000
UPNFM Choluteca Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse 8,000
Vida La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 18,000

Current format

Two tournaments per year with identical format, each crowning one champion:

10 clubs participating. The League format consist of a round-robin tournament with each club playing each other twice. The top six advance to the playoffs where the clubs ranked 3rd and 4th play in a home and away series against the clubs ranked 6th and 5th respectively. The playoff winners advance to the semifinals and play against the clubs ranked 1st and 2nd. The winners of the semifinals face in a double header to crown the champion. [6]

Relegation and promotion

Relegation is decided by the addition of both Apertura and Clausura tournament tables. The last team of the aggregated table is relegated to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras. Promotion is decided in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras. Up to 2004 the champions were awarded automatic promotion. Since then, the season was divided into Apertura and Clausura, where champions face each other to decide promotion.

Records and statistics

Top scoring players

As of 17 April 2024
No.PlayerGoals
1 Flag of Honduras.svg Wilmer Velásquez 196
2 Flag of Honduras.svg Jerry Bengtson 181
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Denilson Costa 155
4 Flag of Honduras.svg Román Castillo 122
5 Flag of Honduras.svg Rony Martínez 117
6 Flag of Honduras.svg Juan Cárcamo 101
7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Claudio Cardozo 100
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Ferreira 98
9 Flag of Colombia.svg Yustin Arboleda 96
10 Flag of Honduras.svg Francisco Ramírez 95
11 Flag of Honduras.svg Ángel Tejeda 93
12 Flag of Honduras.svg Carlos Pavón 90
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Emílio 89
Flag of Honduras.svg Luis Ramírez 89
Flag of Honduras.svg Roger Rojas 89
16 Flag of Honduras.svg Prudencio Norales 88
17 Flag of Argentina.svg Danilo Tosello 86
18 Flag of Honduras.svg Óscar Hernández 84
Flag of Brazil.svg Ney Costa 84
20 Flag of Honduras.svg Ángel Obando 83
Flag of Honduras.svg Eduardo Bennett 83
22 Flag of Honduras.svg Pompilio Cacho 81
23 Flag of Argentina.svg Oswaldo Altamirano 80

Titles by year

Amateur era

SeasonChampionRunners-up
1947 Victoria Motagua
1948 Motagua Victoria
1949 Hibueras Olimpia
1950–51 Motagua Sula
1951–52 Sula Motagua
1952 Aduana Federal
1953 Federal Aduana
1954–55 AbacáAduana
1955–56 Hibueras Olimpia
1957–58 Olimpia Hibueras
1958–59 Olimpia Independiente
1959 Olimpia Marathón
1960–61 Olimpia España
1961 Olimpia Independiente
1962 Vida Salamar
1963–64 Olimpia España
1964 Olimpia Platense

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Professional era

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird PlaceFourth Place
1965–66 Platense (1) Olimpia (1) Vida (1) Troya (1)
1966–67 Olimpia (1) Marathón (1) Vida (2) España (1)
1967–68 Olimpia (2) Marathón (2) Honduras (1) Vida (1)
1968–69 Motagua (1) Olimpia (2) Platense (1) Atlético Indio (1)
1969–70 Olimpia (3) Motagua (1) Marathón (1) Vida (2)
1970–71 Motagua (2) Olimpia (3) Marathón (2) España (2)
1971–72 Olimpia (4) Vida (1) Motagua (1) España (3)
1972–73 Abandoned due to financial issues.
1973–74 Motagua (3) Marathón (3) Olimpia (1) España (4)
1974–75 España (1) Motagua (2) Olimpia (2) Marathón (1)
1975–76 España (2) Olimpia (4) Motagua (2) Universidad (1)
1976–77 España (3) Motagua (3) Marathón (3) Vida (3)
1977–78 Olimpia (5) Real España (1) Motagua (3) Vida (4)
1978–79 Motagua (4) Real España (2) Olimpia (3) Broncos (1)
1979–80 Marathón (1) Universidad (1) Victoria (1) Broncos (2)
1980–81 Real España (4) Marathón (4) Olimpia (4) Vida (5)
1981–82 Vida (1) Atlético Morazán (1) Motagua (4) Marathón (2)
1982–83 Olimpia (6) Motagua (4) Real España (1) Victoria (1)
1983–84 Vida (2) Universidad (2) Marathón (4) Olimpia (1)
1984–85 Olimpia (7) Vida (2) Victoria (2) Marathón (3)
1985–86 Marathón (2) Vida (3) Motagua (5) Olimpia (2)
1986–87 Olimpia (8) Real España (3) Vida (3) Platense (1)
1987–88 Olimpia (9) Marathón (5) Real España (2) Sula (1)
1988–89 Real España (5) Olimpia (5) Motagua (6) Vida (6)
1989–90 Olimpia (10) Real España (4) Motagua (7) Platense (2)
1990–91 Real España (6) Motagua (5) Olimpia (5) Platense (3)
1991–92 Motagua (5) Real España (5) Olimpia (6) Platense (4)
1992–93 Olimpia (11) Petrotela (1) Marathón (5) Real España (5)
1993–94 Real España (7) Motagua (6) Vida (4) Victoria (2)
1994–95 Victoria (1) Olimpia (6) Real España (3) Motagua (1)
1995–96 Olimpia (12) Real España (6) Victoria (3) Motagua (2)
1996–97 Olimpia (13) Platense (1) Victoria (4) Real España (6)
1997–98 A Motagua (6) Real España (7) Olimpia (7) Platense (5)
1997–98 C Motagua (7) Olimpia (7) Victoria (5) Platense (6)
1998–99 Olimpia (14) Real España (8) Motagua (8) Victoria (3)
1999–2000 A Motagua (8) Olimpia (8) Victoria (6) Broncos (3)
1999–2000 C Motagua (9) Olimpia (9) Marathón (6) Federal (1)
2000–01 A Olimpia (15) Platense (2) Universidad (1) Real España (7)
2000–01 C Platense (2) Olimpia (10) Marathón (7) Real España (8)
2001–02 A Motagua (10) Marathón (6) Olimpia (8) Platense (7)
2001–02 C Marathón (3) Olimpia (11) Victoria (7) Platense (8)
2002–03 A Olimpia (16) Platense (3) Marathón (8) Real España (9)
2002–03 C Marathón (4) Motagua (7) Real España (4) Olimpia (3)
2003–04 A Real España (8) Olimpia (12) Vida (5) Marathón (4)
2003–04 C Olimpia (17) Marathón (7) Real España (5) Victoria (4)
2004–05 A Marathón (5) Olimpia (13) Real España (6) Victoria (5)
2004–05 C Olimpia (18) Marathón (8) Universidad (2) Platense (9)
2005–06 A Olimpia (19) Marathón (9) Platense (2) Victoria (6)
2005–06 C Olimpia (20) Victoria (1) Motagua (9) Municipal Valencia (1)
2006–07 A Motagua (11) Olimpia (14) Marathón (9) Hispano (1)
2006–07 C Real España (9) Marathón (10) Olimpia (9) Motagua (3)
2007–08 A Marathón (6) Motagua (8) Olimpia (10) Victoria (7)
2007–08 C Olimpia (21) Marathón (11) Real España (7) Motagua (4)
2008–09 A Marathón (7) Real España (9) Olimpia (11) Motagua (5)
2008–09 C Olimpia (22) Real España (10) Vida (6) Marathón (5)
2009–10 A Marathón (8) Olimpia (15) Real España (8) Motagua (6)
2009–10 C Olimpia (23) Motagua (9) Vida (7) Platense (10)
2010–11 A Real España (10) Olimpia (16) Marathón (10) Victoria (8)
2010–11 C Motagua (12) Olimpia (17) Vida (8) Marathón (6)
2011–12 A Olimpia (24) Real España (11) Marathón (11) Vida (7)
2011–12 C Olimpia (25) Marathón (12) Motagua (10) Real España (10)
2012–13 A Olimpia (26) Victoria (2) Atlético Choloma (1) Motagua (7)
2012–13 C Olimpia (27) Real Sociedad (1) Platense (3) Victoria (9)
2013–14 A Real España (11) Real Sociedad (2) Deportes Savio (1) Olimpia (3)
2013–14 C Olimpia (28) Marathón (13) Real Sociedad (1) Victoria (10)
2014–15 A Motagua (13) Real Sociedad (3) Real España (9) Olimpia (4)
2014–15 C Olimpia (29) Motagua (10) Victoria (8) Real España (11)
2015–16 A Honduras Progreso (1) Motagua (11) Olimpia (12) Vida (8)
2015–16 C Olimpia (30) Real Sociedad (4) Motagua (11) Real España(12)
2016–17 A Motagua (14) Platense (4) Real España (10) Olimpia (5)
2016–17 C Motagua (15) Honduras Progreso (1) Real España (11) Olimpia (6)
2017–18 A Real España (12) Motagua (12) Olimpia (13) Marathón (7)
2017–18 C Marathón (9) Motagua (13) Olimpia (14) Real España (13)
2018–19 A Motagua (16) Olimpia (18) Real España (12) Platense (11)
2018–19 C Motagua (17) Olimpia (19) Marathón (12) UPNFM (1)
2019–20 A Olimpia (31) Marathón (14) Motagua (12) UPNFM (2)
2019–20 C Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 A Olimpia (32) Marathón (15) Motagua (13) Vida (10)
2020–21 C Olimpia (33) Motagua (14) Real España (13) Honduras Progreso (1)
2021–22 A Olimpia (34) Real España (12) Vida (2) Motagua (17)
2021–22 C Motagua (18) Real España (13) Olimpia (15) Marathón (8)
2022–23 A Olimpia (35) Motagua (15) Victoria Marathón (9)
2022–23 C Olimpia (36) Olancho (1) Real España (14) Marathón (10)

Titles by club

Professional era

ClubChampionRunner-upWinning years
Olimpia 3619 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01 A, 2002–03 A, 2003–04 C, 2004–05 C, 2005–06 A, 2005–06 C, 2007–08 C, 2008–09 C, 2009–10 C, 2011–12 A, 2011–12 C, 2012–13 A, 2012–13 C, 2013–14 C, 2014–15 C, 2015–16 C, 2019–20 A, 2020–21 A, 2020–21 C, 2021–22 A, 2022–23 A, 2022–23 C
Motagua 1815 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A, 2006–07 A, 2010–11 C, 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C
Real España 1213 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2003–04 A, 2006–07 C, 2010–11 A, 2013–14 A, 2017–18 A
Marathón 915 1979–80, 1985–86, 2001–02 C, 2002–03 C, 2004–05 A, 2007–08 A, 2008–09 A, 2009–10 A, 2017–18 C
Platense 24 1965–66, 2000–01 C
Vida 23 1981–82, 1983–84
Victoria 12 1994–95
Honduras Progreso 11 2015–16 A
Real Sociedad 04—
Universidad 02—
Atlético Morazán 01—
Petrotela 01—
Olancho 01—
Totals8181

Amateur and professional eras

ClubChampionRunner-upWinning years
Olimpia 4321 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959, 1960–61, 1961, 1963–64, 1964, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01 A, 2002–03 A, 2003–04 C, 2004–05 C, 2005–06 A, 2005–06 C, 2007–08 C, 2008–09 C, 2009–10 C, 2011–12 A, 2011–12 C, 2012–13 A, 2012–13 C, 2013–14 C, 2014–15 C, 2015–16 C, 2019–20 A, 2020–21 A, 2020–21 C, 2021–22 A, 2022–23 A, 2022–23 C
Motagua 2016 1948, 1950–51, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A, 2006–07 A, 2010–11 C, 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C
Real España 1215 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2003–04 A, 2006–07 C, 2010–11 A, 2013–14 A, 2017–18 A
Marathón 916 1979–80, 1985–86, 2001–02 C, 2002–03 C, 2004–05 A, 2007–08 A, 2008–09 A, 2009–10 A, 2017–18 C
Vida 33 1962, 1981–82, 1983–84
Platense 25 1965–66, 2000–01 C
Victoria 23 1947, 1994–95
Hibueras21 1949, 1955–56
Aduana12 1952
Sula 11 1951–52
Federal 11 1953
Honduras Progreso 11 2015–16 A
Abacá10 1954–55
Real Sociedad 04—
Independiente02—
Universidad 02—
Salamar01—
Atlético Morazán 01—
Petrotela 01—
Olancho 01—
Totals9897

International competitions

Olimpia : 37 times (1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 Winners, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1985 Runners-up, 1987, 1988 Winners, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Runners-up, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023)
Motagua : 20 times (1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Real España : 17 times (1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2023)
Marathón : 11 times (1974, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019, 2021)
Vida : 6 times (1963, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985)
Universidad : 2 times (1980 Runners-up, 1984)
Victoria : 2 times (1996, 2013–14)
Petrotela : 1 time (1994)
Platense : 1 time (1998)
Honduras Progreso : 1 time (2016–17)
Olimpia : 5 times (2017 Winners, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Motagua : 5 times (2018 Runners-up, 2019 Runners-up, 2020, 2021 Runners-up, 2022)
Marathón : 3 times (2019, 2020, 2021)
Real España : 2 times (2018, 2022)
Honduras Progreso : 1 time (2017)
Platense : 1 time (2017)
Olimpia : 13 times (1979, 1981 Winners, 1996 withdrew, 1997, 1998, 1999 Winners, 2000 Winners, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Runners-up, 2006 Runners-up, 2007)
Motagua : 8 times (1979, 1996 withdrew, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 Winners)
Marathón : 7 times (1980, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Real España : 6 times (1981, 1982 Winners, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Vida : 2 times (1981, 1982)
Broncos : 1 time (1980 Winners)
Victoria : 1 time (2006)
Olimpia : 2 times (1996 abandoned), (1997 abandoned)
Platense : 2 times (1997 abandoned), (1998 abandoned)
Real España : 1 time (1993 Runners-up)
Real Maya : 1 time (1994)
Marathón : 1 time (1995)
Motagua : 1 time (2001)
Olimpia : 2 times (1972 Runners-up), (1988 Runners-up)
Motagua : 1 time (2008)
Olimpia : 1 time (2001 canceled)

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The 2020–21 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 55th Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. The tournament started in September 2020 and is scheduled to end in mid 2021. The season was divided into two halves, each crowning one champion. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football, a new and more compact format is to be used. The first stage was shortened from 18 to 14 weeks. The tournament was divided into two groups of five. The top teams of each group advanced directly to the semifinal round, and the teams finishing 2nd and 3rd from each group had to play a playoff round. At the end of the season, the three teams with the best record qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF League.

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  1. ↑ LINA.hn – BASES DEL CAMPEONATO Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ HondurasFutbol.com – Historia de la Liga Nacional Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ HondurasFutbol.com – Inauguración del Estadio "Tiburcio Carías" Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ La Liga cumplió 48 años Archived 15 October 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ HondurasFutbol.com – Goleadores Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ CONCACAF.com
  7. ↑ "La historia no contada de los campeonatos de liga del futbol Hondureño: 50 años de oscuridad futbolística". 27 January 2016.
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