| Competition: | Liga Nacional |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Winners: | Apertura: Motagua (6th title) Clausura: Motagua (7th title) |
| Relegated: | Palestino Independiente Villela |
| Continentalcup1: | Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Motagua Real España Olimpia |
| Continentalcup2: | Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica |
| League Topscorer: | Apertura: Wilmer Velásquez (19) Clausura: Amado Guevara (15) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Vida 7–2 Independiente (19 October 1997) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Independiente 1–4 Olimpia (8 July 1998) Victoria 1–4 Olimpia (9 August 1998) Real Maya 1–4 Motagua (20 September 1998) |
| Highest Scoring: | Vida 7–2 Independiente (19 October 1997) |
| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
| Updated: | 25 October 1998 |
In 1997–98 the Honduran Liga Nacional brought a new competition system; the league would be now divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), having C.D. Motagua won their 6th and 7th title in this new format. The tournament lasted from August 1997 to October 1998 and it consisted of 11 teams for the first time since the 1981–82 season.[1] The final match was played in the evening of 25 October, just a few hours before Hurricane Mitch landed in the coasts of Honduras.
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19 goals
11 goals
7 goals
Denilson Costa (Olimpia)6 goals
5 goals
| GK | – | |||
| DF | – | José Fernández | ||
| DF | – | Gregorio Serrano | ||
| DF | – | Rudy Williams | ||
| DF | – | Merlyn Membreño | ||
| DF | – | Samuel Caballero | ||
| MF | – | |||
| MF | – | |||
| MF | – | Alex Pineda | ||
| FW | – | Denilson Costa | ||
| FW | – | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | – | |||
| FW | – | |||
| GK | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| José Herrera | ||||
| GK | 1 |  Diego Vásquez | ||
| DF | 4 | Hernaín Arzú | ||
| DF | 5 | Milton Reyes | ||
| DF | 6 | Ninrrol Medina | ||
| DF | 12 | Iván Guerrero | ||
| DF | 13 | Reynaldo Clavasquín | ||
| MF | 8 | Juan Coello | ||
| MF | 20 | Amado Guevara | ||
| MF | – | Óscar Lagos | ||
| FW | 11 | José Ramírez | ||
| FW | 14 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | – | Luis Guifarro | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Ramón Maradiaga | ||||
15 goals
13 goals
8 goals
7 goals
Rodinei Martins (Olimpia) Toninho (Marathón)5 goals
2 goals
1 goal
| Independiente Villela | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz | Marel Álvarez | Jorge Flores | ||
| José Luis “Pili” Aguirre | Martín Castro | Wilmer Roque | ||
| David Zambrano | Gustavo Gallegos | Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa | ||
| Danilo Velásquez | Arnold López | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda | ||
| Henry Guevara | Iván Ponce | José "Picardía" Padilla | ||
| Luis Santamaría | Pablo Valencia | Gustavo Venegas | ||
| Sergio Bustos | Hernán Carusso | Hugo Aguilar | ||
| Irineo Núñez | Óscar "Pando" Gómez | Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo | ||
| Leonardo Isaula | Gustavo Olaíndia | Mario Obulgen | ||
| Iván Nolasco | Mariano "Tierno" Ramírez | Francisco Sandoval | ||
| Walter Amador | Édgar Fajardo | Édgar Delgado | ||
| José Zaldívar | Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | Noé Argueta | ||
| Palestino | ||||
| Dangelo Bautista | Wilmer Centeno | Javier Padilla | ||
| Ricardo Pérez | Wilson Castellanos | Cristino Bernárdez | ||
| Marvin Mazariegos | Selvin Sánchez | Walter “Gualala” Trejo | ||
| Raúl Trejo | Luis Perdomo | Marcos Pitío | ||
| Carlos Mathis | Enrique Carías | Carlos Gotay | ||
| Carlos González | James Chewitt | Yerco Salinas | ||
| Gustavo Cálix | Marvin Morán | Rubén Cantarero | ||
 Óscar Hurtarte | Carlos Ellis | Juan Carlos Salinas | ||
| Juan Carlos Canchimbo | Juan Ramón Hernández | Mario Guerrero | ||
| Israel Bernárdez | Marvin "Mango" Henríquez | Edward Barahona | ||
| Danilo "Pollo" Galindo | Osmar Vargas | Iván Elías | ||
| Martín Álvarez | Claudio Chasior | Gustavo Steimbach | ||
| Evelio Barralaga | Felipe Valerio | Nicole Watson | ||
| Jorge García | Henry Enamorado | David Flores | ||
| Hudell Thompson | Neptally Romero | Aldo Fuentes | ||
| Allan Villegas | ||||
| Motagua | ||||
| Diego Martin Vásquez | Ninrod Madina | Hernain Arzu | ||
| Reinaldo Clavasquin | Arón Hernandez | Juan Manuel "Gato" Coello | ||
| Milton "Jocon" Reyes | Amado "Lobo" Guevara | Juan Carlos Raudales | ||
| Roberto Asprilla | Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández | Luis "Chamaquito" Guifarro | ||
| Presley Carson Woods | Jairo Manfredo Martinez | Francisco "Pancho Ra" Ramirez | ||
| Ariel Leyes | Oscar "Mexicano" Lagos | Ivan Guerrero | ||
| Olimpia | ||||
 Donaldo González | Nerlin Membreño | Favio Ulloa | ||
| Samuel Caballero | Alberto Güity | Gregorio Serrano | ||
| Jose Luis "Flaco" Pineda | Nahun Espinoza | Dolmo Flores | ||
| Silvio Traverso | Denilson Costa de Oliveira | Wilmer Velasquez | ||
| Eduardo Arriola Carter | Cesar Henriquez | Nolberto Martinez | ||
| Ramon Romero "Romerito" | ||||
| Platense | ||||
| Ricardo James | Rony Morales | Anthony "El Caballo de Hierro" Torres | ||
| Limber Perez | Marco Antonio Mejía | Jorge Arita Neals | ||
| Robel Bernardez | Roberto bernardez | Abel Rodriguez | ||
| Julio Cesar "Rambo" D. Leon | José Luis "Runga" Piota | Carlos Da Silva | ||
| Juan Manuel Carcamo | Gustavo Fuentes | Hernan Centeno Batiz | ||
| Real Maya | ||||
| Marvin Fonseca | Luis Lagos | Hector Amaya | ||
| Leonardo Svagher | Lenin Suárez | Edgar Sierra | ||
| David Carcamo | Jose "Flaco" Hernandez | Geovany "Yura" Rochez | ||
| Claudio Sanchez | Nelson Rosale | Guillermo Ramirez | ||
| Luis Enrique "Gavilan" Calix | Elvis "Chusa" Castellanos | Alberto Guity | ||
| Real España | ||||
| Javier Rodríguez | Jaime Ruiz | |||
| Luis Lopez Zelaya | Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega | Camilo "Tin Tin" Bonilla Paz | ||
| Diego Fernandez | Miguel Fernandez | Edgar Figueroa | ||
| César Clother | Marlon Monge | Mario Rodríguez | ||
| Norman Martínez | Ricky Denis García | Francis Reyes | ||
| Orvin Cabrera | Jorge Zapata | Alexander Díaz | ||
| Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano | Rodolfo Richardson Smith | S. Alderete | ||
| Universidad | ||||
| Damian Garofalo | Guillermo César Sumich | Troy Andrerson | ||
| Miguel Arcangel Guity | Daniel Aquino | Amidanan Lainez | ||
| Juan Rosa Lagos | Martin Sirimarco | Hector Leonel Rodriguez | ||
| Claudio del Barco | D. Bonilla | Camilo Bonilla Ocampo | ||
| Rony Zelaya | Jorge "Avioneta" Martinez | Raul Dolmo | ||
| Victoria | ||||
| Carlos Pronno | Javier Martinez | Raul Martinez Sambula | ||
| Renán Cristino Bengoché | Fabricio Pérez | Francisco Antonio Pavón | ||
| Hernan Funez | Jose Garcia | Erick Dario Fú | ||
| cesar "Nene" Obando | Byron Suazo | Alejandro "Turco" Naif | ||
| Persibal Piggot | Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa | Alvaro Izquierdo | ||
On 12 July 1998, the league scheduled a match between Palestino F.C. and Universidad at Estadio Miraflores. The game which started at 14:00 local time, was played at the same time of the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Brazil. The match which ended 2–0 to Palestino, was witnessed by 55 loyal fans, an outstanding record.[2]