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
  • Sergio Machado (Platense) with 11 goals

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