2006–07 Honduran Liga Nacional Explained

Competition:Liga Nacional
Season:2006–07
Winners:Apertura:
Motagua
Clausura:
Real España
Relegated:Broncos UNAH
Continentalcup1:UNCAF Interclub Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Motagua
Real España
Olimpia
Prevseason:2005–06
Nextseason:2007–08

The 2006–07 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd edition of the Honduran top division. C.D. Motagua and Real C.D. España won the Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively.[1]

2006–07 teams

Apertura

The Apertura tournament for the 2006–07 season started on 12 August 2006 with the 2–1 Club Deportivo Olimpia's away victory over C.D. Victoria at the Estadio Nilmo Edwards. C.D. Motagua as Apertura winners qualified to the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup.

Regular season

Standings

Results

As of 26 November 2006

Final round

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Marathón

----

Motagua vs Hispano

----

Final

Olimpia vs Motagua

----

GK Donis Escober
RB Edwin Ávila
CB 5 Milton Palacios
CB
LB 3
RM Franklin Arévalo
CM 8 Wilson Palacios
CM 14 Wilfredo Barahona
LM 32 Boniek García
CF 11 Wilmer Velásquez
CF 19
Substitutions:
MF
FW 9
FW
Manager:
Flavio Ortega
GK 1 Ricardo Canales
RB Límber Pérez
CB Javier Martínez
CB 24 Víctor Bernárdez
LB Emilio Izaguirre
CM
CM 17 Víctor Mena
CM 32 Jorge Claros
AM 23 Pedro Santana
CF 9
CF 10 Jocimar Nascimento
Substitutions:
MF Luis Guzmán
Manager:
Ramón Maradiaga

Awards

Awarded 30,000 Lempiras

Records

Top goalscorers

As of 17 December 2006

Player Club
1 10
2 9
Marathón
4 Marathón 8
Motagua
Motagua
7 Olimpia 7
Héctor Flores Victoria
9 6
Vida
Motagua

Clausura

Honduras Clausura 2006-07 is the closing season of Liga Nacional de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. It followed the 2006–07 Honduras Apertura season. This is tournament # 50 of Liga Nacional de Honduras. The winner qualified for the 2007 UNCAF Club Tournament. It started January 13 and ended on 19 May.

Regular season

Standings

Results

As of 29 April 2007

Final round

Semifinals

Real España vs Motagua

----

Marathón vs Olimpia

----

Final

Real España vs Marathón

----

GK Orlin Vallecillo
RB Elder Valladares
CB
CB Erick Vallecillo
LB 5 Nery Medina
RM Elkin González
CM Mario Rodríguez
CM
LM
SS
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW
FW
MF
Manager:
José Treviño
GK 27 Juan Obelar
CB
CB 5 Erick Norales
CB 4
RWB 23 Mauricio Sabillón
LWB 6 Juan Carlos García
CM Astor Henríquez
CM 13
AM 7 Emil Martínez
CF
CF Erick Scott
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 8
FW
Manager:
Jorge Pineda

Top goalscorers

As of 19 May 2007

Player Club
1 15
2 9
3 Marathón 6
Marathón
Olimpia
Olimpia
Motagua
8 Motagua 5
Atlético Olanchano
Platense
Héctor Flores Victoria

Awards

Relegation table

Promoted team

This team was promoted from Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso for the next season:

Trivia

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hond07.html RSSSF.com–Honduras 2006/07