1998–99 Honduran Liga Nacional

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]

Liga Nacional
Season1998-99
ChampionsOlimpia
(14th title)
RelegatedReal Maya
CONCACAF Champions CupOlimpia
Real España
UNCAF Interclub CupOlimpia
Real España
Top goalscorerSergio Machado (11)

1998–99 teams

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia[lower-alpha 1] 18 7 9 2 28 13 +15 30 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Motagua 18 7 7 4 24 20 +4 28
3 Universidad 18 7 6 5 24 21 +3 27
4 Real España 18 5 11 2 24 18 +6 26
5 Victoria 18 6 7 5 25 22 +3 25
6 Platense 18 7 4 7 23 31 −8 25
7 Marathón 18 4 9 5 16 16 0 21
8 Broncos 18 4 8 6 17 22 −5 20
9 Vida 18 4 4 10 22 32 −10 16
10 Real Maya 18 2 9 7 12 15 −3 15 Relegated to the Liga de Ascenso[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Olimpia declared 1998 Honduran Cup champions as winner of regular season.
  2. Top 6 qualify for final round.
  3. Real Maya relegated to second division.

Results
As of 12 May 1999
Home \ Away BRO MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RMA UNI VIC VID
Broncos — 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1
Marathón 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2
Motagua 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
Olimpia 4–0 0–0 4–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Platense 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 — 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Real España 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 — 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–1
Real Maya 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 2–3
Universidad 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 3–2 4–1
Victoria 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–4 2–1 3–1 — 1–0
Vida 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–5 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 1999. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Final round

Hexagonal
30 May 1999 Hexagonal Platense 0–0 Olimpia Puerto Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
6 June 1999 Hexagonal Olimpia 3–0 Platense Tegucigalpa
16:00 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 29,728
  • Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate.
29 May 1999 Hexagonal Victoria 2–1 Motagua La Ceiba
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
6 June 1999 Hexagonal Motagua 2–1 Victoria Tegucigalpa
14:00 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 29,728
  • Motagua 3–3 Victoria on aggregate. Motagua advanced on regular season record. Victoria advanced as best loser.
29 May 1999 Hexagonal Real España 2–0 Universidad San Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
3 June 1999 Hexagonal Universidad 2–1 Real España Tegucigalpa
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals
12 June 1999 Semifinals Victoria 0–0 Olimpia La Ceiba
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
20 June 1999 Semifinals Olimpia 1–1 Victoria Tegucigalpa
Suazo Carson Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Olimpia 1–1 Victoria on aggregate. Olimpia advanced on regular season record.
12 June 1999 Semifinals Real España 3–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
Hernández
Cabrera 		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
20 June 1999 Semifinals Motagua 2–1 Real España Tegucigalpa
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Real España won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final
10 July 1999 Final Real España 1–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
19:30 Ramírez Caballero Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Marcio Carranza
17 July 1999 Final Olimpia 1–0 Real España Tegucigalpa
19:30 Costa 39' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 34,000
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top scorer
  • Brazil Sergio Machado (Platense) with 11 goals

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

Controversy
  • Olimpia had field Wilmer Velásquez on the Final round illegally against Platense and Victoria, the "Jaibos" protested the irregularity without success and Olimpia won the championship.

References
  1. "Ciclonhn.com / FUTHN - Liga Nacional 1998-99". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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