2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

The 2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 41st season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 6th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Emilio Umanzor, C.D. Real Juventud won the tournament after winning both the Apertura and Clausura seasons and obtained automatic promotion to the 2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional.[1]

Liga de Ascenso
Season2007–08
ChampionsApertura: Real Juventud
Clausura: Real Juventud
PromotedReal Juventud
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2008.

Apertura

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Regular season

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Standings

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Group North A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Ájax 10 7 2 1 19 11 +8 23 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 Arsenal 10 4 4 2 13 9 +4 16
3 Social Sol 10 3 3 4 14 12 +2 12
4 Lenca 10 3 3 4 10 11 −1 12
5 Real Sociedad 10 3 2 5 11 16 −5 11
6 América Marathón 10 1 4 5 7 15 −8 7
Source: [citation needed]

Group North B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia Occidental 12 5 5 2 12 6 +6 20 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 Real Juventud 10 5 2 3 11 8 +3 17
3 Cruz Azul 10 3 4 3 16 16 0 13
4 Villanueva 10 3 3 4 15 15 0 12
5 Real España Las Vegas 10 2 4 4 6 10 −4 10
6 Atlético Gualala 10 2 4 4 9 14 −5 10
Source: [citation needed]

Postseason

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Quarterfinals

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  • Olimpia Occidental won 4–2 on aggregated.
November 2007 1st leg Sureño 1–0 Unión Ájax
  • Unión Ájax won 3–2 on aggregated.
  • Real Juventud won 5–3 on aggregated.
November 2007 1st leg Arsenal 2–1 Juticalpa Roatán, Bay Islands
Stadium: Coxen Hole Stadium
November 2007 2nd leg Juticalpa 1–2 Arsenal Juticalpa, Olancho
  • Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregated.

Semifinals

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  • Arsenal won 2–1 on aggregated.
  • Real Juventud won 2–1 on aggregated.

Final

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10 December 2007 1st leg Arsenal 1–0 Real Juventud Roatán, Bay Islands
Mejía   11' (pen.) Stadium: Coxen Hole Stadium
Attendance: 512
15 December 2007 2nd leg Real Juventud 3–1 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara
Martínez   12'
Argueta   93'
Sambulá   98'
  112' Forbes Stadium: Estadio Argelio Sabillón
Attendance: 1,465
  • Real Juventud won 3–2 on aggregated.

Clausura

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Regular season

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Standings

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Group North A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Social Sol 10 4 4 2 13 9 +4 16 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 América Marathón 10 4 4 2 18 16 +2 16
3 Lenca 10 4 3 3 15 14 +1 15
4 Real Sociedad 10 4 2 4 13 11 +2 14
5 Unión Ájax 10 4 0 6 12 15 −3 12
6 Arsenal 10 2 3 5 11 17 −6 9
Source: [citation needed]

Group North B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Juventud 10 6 3 1 16 7 +9 21 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 Olimpia Occidental 10 6 1 3 19 8 +11 19
3 Atlético Gualala 10 5 2 3 7 11 −4 17
4 Real España Las Vegas 10 3 3 4 11 11 0 12
5 Villanueva 10 1 5 4 6 15 −9 8
6 Cruz Azul 10 1 2 7 10 17 −7 5
Source: [citation needed]

Postseason

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Quarterfinals

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  • Águilas del Motagua won 4–3 on aggregated.
  • Social Sol won 6–1 on aggregated.
  • Real Juventud won 4–1 on aggregated.
  • Olimpia Reservas won 5–3 on aggregated.

Semifinals

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  • Social Sol won 1–0 on aggregated.
  • Real Juventud won 2–1 on aggregated.

Final

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23 May 2008 2nd leg Real Juventud 3–1 Social Sol Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara
Sambulá   71'
Córdoba   87'
Róchez   90'
  35' Zelaya Stadium: Estadio Argelio Sabillón
Attendance: 2,602
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
  • Real Juventud won 3–1 on aggregated.

Promotion

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As winners of both Apertura and Clausura, C.D. Real Juventud obtained automatic promotion to 2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional and no promotion series was required.[2]

References

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