1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional Explained

Competition:Liga Nacional
Season:1999–2000
Winners:Apertura:
Motagua
Clausura:
Motagua
Relegated:Federal
Continentalcup1:Copa Interclubes UNCAF
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Motagua
Olimpia
League Topscorer:Apertura:
Wilmer Velásquez (12)
Clausura:
Juan Cárcamo (14)
Total Goals:507
Matches:204
Biggest Home Win:Platense 8–0 Universidad
(10 June 2000)
Biggest Away Win:Federal 2–7 Motagua
(10 October 1999)
Highest Scoring:Motagua 8–2 Vida
(30 September 1999)
Prevseason:1998–99
Nextseason:2000–01
Updated:26 August 2000

The 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 35th season in the Honduran top division, the tournament was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) and it determined the 35th and 36th national champions in the league's history. The league games started 18 September 1999.[1]

1999–2000 teams

Apertura

The Apertura was the opening half of 1999–2000 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

Regular season

Results

As of 22 December 1999

Final round

Hexagonal

Motagua vs Vida

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Olimpia vs Platense

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Victoria vs Broncos

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Semifinals

Motagua vs Broncos

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Olimpia vs Victoria

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Final

Motagua vs Olimpia

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Top scorer

Clausura

The Clausura tournament of the 1999–2000 season in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras started on 11 March 2000 at San Pedro Sula with a scoreless match between C.D. Marathón and C.D. Platense.

Regular season

Results

As of 2 July 2000

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Federal

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Platense vs Marathón

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Motagua vs Victoria

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Semifinals

Olimpia vs Federal

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Motagua vs Marathón

Note: Motagua (3rd) had the right to play the second leg at home after finishing above Marathón (5th) in the regular season; Marathón however claimed they had to close the series at home after they defeated Platense in the Hexagonal who finished 2nd; eventually Motagua granted home-field advantage in the second leg at San Pedro Sula.[3]

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Final

Olimpia vs Motagua

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GK Carlos Prono
RB Rudy Williams
CB Gregorio Serrano
CB Merlyn Membreño
LB Samuel Caballero
CM Cristian Santamaría
CM José Pineda
CM Alex Pineda
AM Danilo Tosello
CF Denilson Costa
CF Wilmer Velásquez
Substitutions:
FW
MF
MF
Manager:
Julio González
GK Diego Vásquez
RB Jorge Lozano
CB Reynaldo Clavasquín
CB Elmer Montoya
LB Iván Guerrero
CM Oscar Lagos
CM Mario Chirinos
AM Amado Guevara
RF Francisco Ramírez
CF Gustavo Fuentes
LF Jairo Martínez
Substitutions:
GK
MF
FW
Manager:
Luis Reyes

Top scorer

Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

Squads

Broncos
Juan Ramón Palacios Edgar Figueroa Luis Oseguera
Marco Ortega Jorge Pineda César Méndez
Marcelo Ferreira Martins José Villatoro Nelson Rosales
Luis Vallejo José Suazo
Federal
Héctor Medina Presley Carson Orlando Rene López
Walter "Gualala" Trejo César Colón Jorge "Avioneta" Martínez
Marvin Fonseca Miguel Arcángel Güity Harold Yepes
Jose "Chepo" Fernández Carlos Pérez Ricardo Correa
Luis Ronaldo Bernardo Rony Zelaya Marvin Brown
Marathón
Josué Reyes Hernaín Arzú Jesús Romero
Edwin Medina Maynor Suazo Silvio Rudman
Douglas Murillo Carlos Lemus Carlos González
Alejandro Naif Gerardo Aguilar Marvin Brown
Darwin Pacheco Pompilio Cacho Valerio Sebastián Rudman
Nigel Zúniga Mauricio Sabillón Behiker Bustillo
Luis Guifarro Jaime Rosales José Luis López Escobar
Narciso Fernández
Motagua
Diego Martin Vásquez Júnior Izaguirre Ninrrod Medina
Amado "El Lobo" Guevara Hugo Caballero Reynaldo Clavasquín
Robel Bernárdez Juan Carlos Raudales Carlos "Pony" Muñoz
Ramón Romero "Romerito" Iván Guerrero Mario Chirinos
Jairo "Kiki" Martínez Gustavo Fuentes Milton "Jocon" Reyes
Oscar "Chicano" Lagos Carlos Alberto Salinas Juan Moles
Roberto "Tanque" Rojas José Francisco Ramírez
Olimpia
Wilmer Velásquez Carlos Prono Marlon Hernández
Alex Pineda Chacón Nahúm Espinoza Elmer Marín
Merlyn Membreño Rodinei Martins Enrique Reneau
Samuel Caballero Danilo Tosello Christian Santamaría
Platense
Ricardo James Marco Mejía José Luis Piota
Marcio Machado de Lima Julio César De León Hernán Centeno
Rubén Suazo Juan Manuel Cárcamo
Real España
Milton "Chocolate" Flores Wilmer "Superman" Cruz Víctor Carneiro
Marlon Hernández Leonardo Morales Miguel Mariano
Luis "Bombero" Ramírez Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda Edgar Rolando Delgado
Washington "Piojo" Hernández Jorge Zapata Marco "Chacal" Ortega
Ricky Garcia Leonardo "Leo" Isaula Leonardo "Leo" Morales
David Cárcamo Hector Gutiérrez Mario "Pescado Rodríguez
Javier Rodríguez Carlos Oliva Orbin "Pato" Cabrera
Cesar "Nene" Obando
UNAH
Constantino Reyes Hesler Phillips José Luis "Runga" Piota
Silvio Traverso Cristian González Carlos Daniel Díaz
Juan Carlos González Guillermo Sumich Leonel Rodríguez
Elvis Danilo (Dany) Turcios Aminadan Laines Luis Perdomo
Juan Rosa Lagos Camilo Bonilla Ocampo Marvin Mazariegos
Jorge Arita Neal Ricky Alcerro Raul Dolmo
Victoria
Eugenio Dolmo Flores Carlos Alberto Escobar Héctor Zapata
Julio César Suazo Renán Bengoché Luis Perdomo
Guillermo Ramírez Héctor Fernández Luis Ramos
Nicolás Suazo Marcos Bernárdez Hernán Fúnez
Luis Lagos Mauricio Figueroa Cristian Martínez
Enrique Reneau Jorge Pineda
Vida
Wilmer Cruz Carlos Alvarado Geovanny Arzú
Roberto Padilla Renán Contreras Clayd Marson
Jorge Ocampo Francis Javier Reyes Marlon Monge
René Martínez Alberto Zapata José Pacini

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hond00.html RSSSF.com–Honduras 1999/00
  2. Web site: Las 'corridas' históricas de clubes hondureños en partidos oficiales . Diez.hn . . 6 September 2018.
  3. http://www.laprensa.hn/Deportes/content/view/full/77399 LaPrensa.hn–Las series están empatadas