2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the 38th edition of the second level tournament in Honduran football and the 15th since its re-branding as Liga de Ascenso. As the previous season, the tournament will be divided into two phases named Apertura (fall) and Clausura (spring), the winners of each phase will fight for the promotion to the 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional.

Liga de Ascenso
Season2016–17
ChampionsApertura: Lepaera
Clausura: UPNFM
PromotedUPNFM
RelegatedCARDVA

2016–17 teams edit

For the first time, there will be 32 teams divided into 4 groups of eight.[1]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Apertura edit

The Apertura tournament will run from 19 August to December 2016.[2]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Victoria 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 26
2 Yoro 12 6 3 3 21 13 +8 21
3 Tela 12 6 2 4 27 17 +10 20
4 Discua Nicolás 12 5 5 2 15 13 +2 20
5 Arsenal 12 4 4 4 14 16 −2 16
6 Boca Júnior 12 3 4 5 9 17 −8 13
7 CARDVA 12 2 2 8 10 23 −13 8
8 Trujillo 12 1 4 7 3 17 −14 7
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lepaera 10 5 4 1 25 13 +12 19
2 Real Juventud 10 4 3 3 16 12 +4 15
3 Atlético Esperanzano 10 4 3 3 14 17 −3 15
4 Atlético Pinares 10 4 1 5 18 16 +2 13
5 Deportes Savio 10 2 5 3 13 13 0 11
6 Olimpia Occidental 10 2 2 6 12 24 −12 8
Source: [citation needed]
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlético Limeño 12 7 2 3 28 24 +4 23
2 Villanueva 12 7 1 4 20 10 +10 22
3 Parrillas One 12 5 5 2 18 10 +8 20
4 Atlético Municipal 12 6 1 5 18 18 0 19
5 Atlético Choloma 12 4 2 6 10 15 −5 14
6 Comayagua 12 4 1 7 15 20 −5 13
7 Brasilia 11 3 3 5 19 22 −3 12
8 Atlético Independiente 12 2 3 7 10 20 −10 9
Source: [citation needed]
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gimnástico 10 4 5 1 16 12 +4 17
2 UPNFM 8 4 4 0 26 13 +13 16
3 Olancho 8 3 3 2 14 10 +4 12
4 Municipal Valencia 9 2 4 3 14 17 −3 10
5 Valle 7 1 3 3 6 13 −7 6
6 Estrella Roja 8 1 1 6 10 20 −10 4
Atlético Olanchano (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(D) Disaffiliated

Final edit

23 December 2016 Final Lepaera 2–1 Yoro San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 CST Almendárez   36'
Bustos   67'
  75' Barahona Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Clausura edit

The Clausura tournament will run from January to May 2017.

Playoffs edit

26 April 2017 Villanueva 1–0 Valle
CST
26 April 2017 Pinares 2–0 Victoria
CST
26 April 2017 Tela 2–1 Lepaera
CST Zelaya   39'
Grant   89'
  36' Williams

Quarterfinals edit

  • UPNFM won 1–0 on aggregated.
  • Olancho won 3–1 on aggregated.
12 May 2017 2nd leg Parrillas One 1–1 Lepaera San Pedro Sula
CST Attendance: Closed gates
  • Lepaera won 3–1 on aggregated.
14 May 2017 2nd leg Arsenal 2–2 Villanueva Roatán
CST Stadium: Coxen Hole Stadium
  • Villanueva won 7–3 on aggregated.

Semifinals edit

19 May 2017 1st leg UPNFM 2–1 Lepaera Tegucigalpa
11:00 CST Rodríguez  
Meléndez  
  Maradiaga
27 May 2017 2nd leg Lepaera 1–0 UPNFM Lepaera
19:00 CST Arzú   40'
  • Lepaera 2–2 UPNFM on aggregated. UPNFM won 4–1 on penalty shoot-outs.

27 May 2017 2nd leg Olancho 0–0 Villanueva Juticalpa
15:30 CST Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sarmiento
  • Villanueva won 2–1 on aggregated.

Final edit

4 June 2017 Final UPNFM 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Villanueva Comayagua
15:00 CST Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Attendance: ~1,800
Referee: Nelson Mejía
Penalties
Yanes  
Padilla  
Montoya  
Salinas  
  Ramírez
  Velásquez
  Orellana
  Ochoa

Promotion edit

The winners of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments will face to decide the team to be promoted to 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional. In case the same team wins both phases, it will obtain automatic promotion. Lepaera F.C. and Lobos UPNFM as Apertura and Clausura winners respectively will fight for promotion.

References edit