Honduran Liga Mayor Explained

Liga Mayor de Futbol de Honduras
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Country: Honduras
Confed:CONCACAF
Levels:3
Promotion:Liga de Ascenso

Liga Mayor de Honduras (Honduran Major League) is the third division of football in Honduras. It is composed of separate departmental leagues. The league is divided into two regions, North and South. Both regions are further divided into two groups (four total). Promotion to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras is decided by a promotion final in each region (one in the North and one in the South). The finalist of said promotion final, are winners of each of their respective group. The groups are composed of departmental champions. One team from each region is promoted to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras, two in total.

Teams

2024-2025The league is divided into four regional groups.

Occidental (West)

Santa Barbara

Atlantico (Atlantic)

Departamental representatives for 2012-13[1]

Tela

Liga Mayor José Trinidad Cabañas

Colón

Liga Mayor Gilberto Medina de Sabá (2007/08)

Cortés

Winners from each group and best loser play a quadrangular. The winner from this quadrangular plays against winners from other quadrangulars in Zona Noroccidental

Group A

Group B

Group C

Liga Mayor Carlos A. Turnbull de La Lima (2007/08)

Islas de la Bahia

Yoro

Sur-Centro (South-Central)

Choluteca

Other Teams - Unknown

PlayoffsIda Que-Finals Atlético Limeno 1 3Juventus 1 2Platane 1 0Real Junior 0 1Fas 0 2Dole 0 2Pumas 2 2(4)Luisiana 2 2(5)Semifinales Juventus 1 2Real Junior 1 0Fas 0 3Luisiana 1 2Final Juventus 0 3 5Fas El Triunfo 0 2 4

Promotion Playoffs

Zona Norte

Zona Nortes (North zone) promotion is contested between Grupo Occidental (Western Group) champions and Grupo Atlantico (Atlantic Group) champions. Incomplete list.

width=5%Yearwidth=15%Winnerwidth=20%Scorewidth=15%Runner-up
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91Inter 1-00-1Brasilla
1991-92Super Estrella Danil 1-12-1Sula La Lima
1992-92CD Melgar1-01-1Deportivo Progreseno
1993-94Vida La Ceida2-01-1CD Petro Tele
1994-95Yoro FC1-12-0Broncos Choluteca
1995-96Independent Villa1-10-2 Yoro FC
1996-97Real Maya Denli1-20-0San Juna
1997-98Cerro Porteno1-02-1Agua Caliente
1998-99Atletico infop 1-13-2Real Yojoa
1999-00Lenca 1-01-0(3-1)Los Pumas
2000-01Juventud Estudiantil 0-21-1Home Boy
2001-02Aguila 1-11-1

Penalties 4-1

Platane FC
2002-03Pumas 0-12-0Luisiana F.C.
2003-04Fas 1-00-0PSA
2004-05Universidad NAH Danli 1-02-2Real Junior
2005-06Olimpia Occidental1-1
0-0
1-1
Penalties: 4-3
Hibueras
2006-07Atlético Gualala0-0
0-0
1-1
Penalties: 4-3
Atlético Infop
2007-08Juventud 1-11-2Dole
2008-09 Halcones 2-20-2Mar Azul
2009-10Rio Lindo 1-02-2Atletico Alamesa
2010-11Ailanza Becerra1-12-1Hispano Comayagua
2011-12Real Honduras 0-01-1Boca Junior
2012-13Valle 2-2
3-0
5-2[2]
Real Honduras
2013-14Nacional 1-12-2Pinares
2014-15Atletico Olanchano0-00-0

Penalties 4-5

Union Saba
2015-16Estrella Roja Denli 1-02-2Jaguars UPNFM
2016-17Jaguars UPMFM1-12-0

3-1

Union Saba
2017-18Atletico Independent1-01-2Nacional San Perdro Saba
2018-19Siguatepeque2-21-3Vall FC Nacaome
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
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Zona Sur

Zona Surs (South zone) promotion is contested between Grupo Oriental (Eastern Group) champions and Grupo Centro-Sur (South-Central Group) champions. Incomplete list.

width=5%Yearwidth=15%Winnerwidth=20%Scorewidth=15%Runner-up
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13Valle FC1-1
2-0
3-1
Juventus
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005071920/http://jamolandia.com/index.php/estadio/1446-lenca-nuevo-monarca-del-departamento-de-yoro . 2013-10-05 .
  2. http://www.diez.hn/Inicio/Ediciones/2013/07/14/Noticias/Atletico-Limeno-logra-el-ascenso-a-Segunda-Division2#.UeM8dmTwJIM Atletico Limeno logra el ascenso a Segunda Division