1998–99 Honduran Liga Nacional Explained

Competition:Liga Nacional
Season:1998-99
Winners:Olimpia
(14th title)
Runners-Up:Real España
Relegated:Real Maya
Continentalcup1:CONCACAF Champions Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Olimpia
Real España
Continentalcup2:UNCAF Interclub Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Olimpia
Real España
League Topscorer:Sergio Machado (11)
Prevseason:1997–98
Nextseason:1999–2000

Although the tournament was played from January to July 1999, this is officially known as the 1998–99 season in the Honduran football league, it was also the last non-Apertura-Clausura format season played. Club Deportivo Olimpia conquered its 14th title in its history.[1]

1998–99 teams

Regular season

Results

As of 12 May 1999

Final round

Hexagonal

Semifinals

Final

Top scorer

Squads

Broncos
Gustavo Gallegos Marcelo Ferreira Martins Marlon Javier Monge
Martín Castro Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega José Ulloa Villatoro
Marathón
Josué Reyes Pedro Cubillo Juan Pablo Centeno
Pompilio Cacho Valerio Frank García Walter "Gualala" Trejo
Darwin Pacheco Damián Garófalo Norman "Tilimán" Núñez
Edwin Alexander Medina Behiker Bustillo Jaime Rosales
Mauricio Sabillón
Motagua
Hugo Caballero Noel Valladares Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez
Amado "Lobo" Guevara Milton "Jocón" Reyes Hernaín Arzú
Reynaldo Clavasquín José Francisco Ramírez Mario Chirinos
Óscar Lagos Joseph Katongo Carlos Muñoz
Juan Carlos Raudales Ninrrol Medina Juan Manuel "Gato" Coello
Ramón Romero Jairo "Kikí" Martínez German "Ñato" Rodríguez
Carlos Salinas Ovidio Guevara Gustavo Fuentes
Robel Bernárdez Abdul Thompson
Olimpia
Carlos Enrique Prono Héctor Medina Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón
Denilson Costa de Oliveira Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez Gregorio Serrano
Fabio Ulloa Jorge Samuel Caballero Oscar David Suazo Velásquez
Christian Santamaría Merlyn Membreño Alex Pineda Chacón
Rudy Alberto Williams Troy Anderson César Henríquez
Alejandro Kenig César Colón Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández
Enrique Reneau Rodinei Martins
Platense
Marcio Machado de Lima Marco Antonio Mejía José Luis "Runga" Piota
Ricardo James Jorge Arita Neal Antony Torres
Limber Pérez Rony Morales Hernan Centeno Bátiz
Julio Cesar "Rambo" D. Leon Gustavo Fuentes Juan Manuel Carcamo
Franklin Zambrano Carlos Dasilva
Real Maya
Nelson Rolando Rosales Jorge Ernesto Pineda Marvin Fonseca
Luis Lagos Horacio Aquino Nigel Zúniga
Guillermo Ramírez Noel Flores Leonardo Svagher
Jorge Reyes Lenín Suárez Andrés Vallecilla
David Quezada Víctor Zúniga Víctor Carrasco
Real España
Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz Luis Enrique "Gavilán" Cálix David Cárcamo
César Clother Ricky Denis García Orbin "Pato" Cabrera
Alex Roberto Bailey Edgar Rolando Delgado Guevara José Francisco Suazo
Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández Javier Rodríguez Mario "Pescado" Rodríguez
Héctor Gutiérrez Francis Reyes Luis "Bombero" Ramírez
Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano Jorge Humberto Zapata Milton "Chocolate" Flores
Roberto Brown Alberto Zapata
Universidad
Guillermo César Sumich
Victoria
Renán Cristino Bengoché Fabricio Pérez Francisco Antonio Pavón
Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa
Vida
Geovany Arzú Carlos Alvarado René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez
Marvin Brown James Carlos Güity Jorge Arnaldo Ocampo
José Luis Batiz Diego de Rosa Juan José Bonifacio
Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo Clayd Lester Marson Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
Ariel Pérez José Antonio García Walter Argueta
Geovany "Venado" Castro Rigoberto Marinho Echenique

Controversy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ciclonhn.com / FUTHN - Liga Nacional 1998-99 . 2010-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101108191939/http://www.ciclonhn.com/futhn/liga_nacional/1998_99.html . 2010-11-08 . dead .