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]

Liga Nacional
Season1999–2000
ChampionsApertura:
Motagua
Clausura:
Motagua
RelegatedFederal
Copa Interclubes UNCAFMotagua
Olimpia
Matches played204
Goals scored507 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Wilmer Velásquez (12)
Clausura:
Juan Cárcamo (14)
Biggest home winPlatense 8–0 Universidad
(10 June 2000)
Biggest away winFederal 2–7 Motagua
(10 October 1999)
Highest scoringMotagua 8–2 Vida
(30 September 1999)
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2000.

1999–2000 teams

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Apertura

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

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 18 10 7 1 39 16 +23 37 Qualified to the Final round
2 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 26 14 +12 33
3 Victoria 18 8 7 3 25 19 +6 31
4 Broncos 18 7 7 4 22 15 +7 28
5 Platense 18 6 7 5 24 24 0 25
6 Vida 18 6 4 8 18 30 −12 22
7 Universidad 18 4 7 7 20 23 −3 19
8 Marathón 18 3 8 7 16 22 −6 17
9 Real España 18 4 5 9 13 21 −8 17
10 Federal 18 1 6 11 18 37 −19 9
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 1999. Source: [citation needed]

Results

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As of 22 December 1999
Home \ Away BRO FED MAR MOT OLI PLA RES UNI VIC VID
Broncos 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Federal 1–1 0–1 2–7 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–2
Marathón 1–1 3–3 3–3 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–1
Motagua 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 8–2
Olimpia 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–3 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–0
Platense 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Real España 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–4 3–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 2–1
Universidad 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 5–1 0–2
Victoria 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–2 0–0 2–1 3–0
Vida 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

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Hexagonal

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Motagua vs Vida
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6 January 2000 1st leg Vida 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

  • Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.
Olimpia vs Platense
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5 January 2000 1st leg Platense 2–2 Olimpia Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Cárcamo  
Scott  
Martins  
Chacón  
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

  • Olimpia 2–2 Platense on aggregate; Olimpia advanced on better regular season record.
Victoria vs Broncos
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8 January 2000 2nd leg Victoria 1–0 Broncos La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
  • Victoria 3–3 Broncos on aggregate; Victoria advanced on better regular season record; Broncos advanced as best loser.

Semifinals

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Motagua vs Broncos
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12 January 2000 1st leg Broncos 0–2 Motagua Choluteca, Choluteca
15:30 (UTC−06:00) Guevara   18'
Fuentes   40'
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Attendance: 4,000

  • Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.
Olimpia vs Victoria
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12 January 2000 1st leg Victoria 1–0 Olimpia La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Perdomo   87' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 11,327

15 January 2000 2nd leg Olimpia 2–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Caballero   3'
Martins   75'
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 18,000
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Motagua vs Olimpia
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19 January 2000 1st leg Olimpia 0–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 24,351
Referee: Óscar Bardales

  • Motagua 0–0 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua won by penalty shootouts.

Top scorer

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Clausura

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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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 5 2 27 14 +13 38 Qualified to the Final round
2 Platense 18 10 4 4 39 21 +18 34
3 Motagua 18 9 7 2 26 17 +9 34
4 Victoria 18 6 6 6 25 21 +4 24
5 Marathón 18 6 4 8 24 22 +2 22
6 Federal 18 5 7 6 26 29 −3 22
7 Broncos 18 6 4 8 20 25 −5 22
8 Real España 18 3 7 8 14 22 −8 16
9 Universidad 18 3 7 8 18 36 −18 16
10 Vida 18 3 5 10 18 30 −12 14
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2000. Source: [citation needed]

Results

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As of 2 July 2000
Home \ Away BRO FED MAR MOT OLI PLA RES UNI VIC VID
Broncos 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–2
Federal 5–2 4–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–2
Marathón 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 6–1
Motagua 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Olimpia 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 0–0
Platense 3–1 4–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–0 8–0 3–2 3–2
Real España 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–1
Universidad 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–0
Victoria 3–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Vida 2–1 0–0 0–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Marathón–Real España suspended at 70' (2–0) as Real España had five players sent off. Result stood.[2]

Final round

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Hexagonal

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Olimpia vs Federal
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  • Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate; Federal advanced as best losers.
Platense vs Marathón
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  • Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.
Motagua vs Victoria
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  • Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Olimpia vs Federal
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  • Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Motagua vs Marathón
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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]


  • Motagua 2–2 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better regular season record.

Final

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Olimpia vs Motagua
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Motagua1–1Olimpia
Moles   83' Caballero   85'

Olimpia1–1Motagua
Tosello   57' (pen.) Clavasquín   79' (pen.)
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 37,371 (3,673,740.00 L)
 
 
 
 
 
Olimpia
 
 
 
 
 
 
Motagua

Top scorer

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Relegation

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 36 19 14 3 65 33 +32 71 Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF and 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup[a]
2 Olimpia 36 20 11 5 53 28 +25 71 Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF[b]
3 Platense 36 16 11 9 63 45 +18 59
4 Victoria 36 14 13 9 50 40 +10 55
5 Broncos 36 13 11 12 42 40 +2 50
6 Marathón 36 9 12 15 40 44 −4 39
7 Vida 36 9 9 18 36 60 −24 36
8 Universidad 36 7 14 15 38 59 −21 35
9 Real España 36 7 12 17 27 43 −16 33
10 Federal 36 6 13 17 44 66 −22 31 Relegated to the 2000–01 Segunda División
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2000. Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Motagua qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as winner of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. They were also invited to the 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup as having the best attendances in the 1999–2000 season.
  2. ^ Olimpia qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as best non-champion performance.

Squads

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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

References

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  1. ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 1999/00
  2. ^ "Las 'corridas' históricas de clubes hondureños en partidos oficiales". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Las series están empatadas Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today–23 November 2008