2018–19 Liga Nacional de Honduras

Liga Nacional de Honduras
Season	2018–19
Dates	28 July 2018–May 2019
Champions	Apertura: Motagua; Clausura: Motagua
Relegated	Juticalpa
CONCACAF League	Motagua; Olimpia; Marathón
Matches played	203
Goals scored	530 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bengtson (24)
Biggest home win	MAR 6–0 HNP; (17 April 2019)
Biggest away win	HNP 2–6 RES; (7 October 2018)
Highest scoring	HNP 2–6 RES; (7 October 2018)
Longest unbeaten run	OLI (15)
Longest losing run	RDM (6)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 2 June 2019.

The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Honduras season was the 53rd edition of the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top football league in Honduras, since its establishment in 1965. The tournament started in July 2018 and ended in June 2019. The season was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. F.C. Motagua as winners of both tournaments, qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF League as HON1. Club Deportivo Olimpia as runner-ups and C.D. Marathón as the team with the third best record, also qualified to international contention for next season.

2018–19 teams

Location of teams in 2018–19 season

A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2017–18 season plus C.D. Real de Minas, promoted from the 2017–18 Liga de Ascenso.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Honduras Progreso	El Progreso	Estadio Humberto Micheletti	5,000
Juticalpa	Juticalpa	Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas	20,000
Marathón	San Pedro Sula	Estadio Yankel Rosenthal	15,000
Motagua	Tegucigalpa	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino	35,000
Olimpia	Tegucigalpa	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino	35,000
Platense	Puerto Cortés	Estadio Excélsior	7,910
Real de Minas	Tegucigalpa	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino	35,000
Real España	San Pedro Sula	Estadio Francisco Morazán	26,781
UPNFM	Tegucigalpa	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino	35,000
Vida	La Ceiba	Estadio Nilmo Edwards	18,000

Real de Minas changed its name from Infop RNP to Club Deportivo Real de Minas.
C.D. Real de Minas will use Danlí and Siguatepeque as alternate venues.
Lobos UPNFM will use Choluteca as alternate venue.
Club Deportivo Olimpia used San Pedro Sula as alternate venue for one game.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Vacancy	Replaced by	Appointment	Position in table
Juticalpa	Ramón Maradiaga	Banned^[1]	2 May 2018	Héctor Castellón	1 June 2018	Preseason
Real de Minas	Reynaldo Tilguath	Replaced^[2]	26 July 2018	Javier Padilla	26 July 2018	Preseason
Real de Minas	Javier Padilla	Resigned	20 October 2018	Harold Yepes	22 October 2018	10th
Olimpia	Nahúm Espinoza	Resigned	24 October 2018	Manuel Keosseián	25 October 2018	1st
Real de Minas	Harold Yepes	Sacked	10 November 2018	Raúl Cáceres	5 December 2018	10th
Honduras Progreso	Mauro Reyes	Sacked	10 November 2018	Hernán García	16 December 2018	7th
Real España	Martín García	Resigned	1 December 2018	Carlos Restrepo	17 December 2018	5th
Juticalpa	Héctor Castellón	Sacked	5 December 2018	Robert Lima	10 December 2018	9th
Vida	Raúl Martínez	Sacked	17 February 2019	Héctor Castellón	17 February 2019	8th
Honduras Progreso	Hernán García	Resigned	18 February 2019	Reynaldo Clavasquín	18 February 2019	7th
Juticalpa	Robert Lima	Sacked	18 February 2019	Wilmer Cruz	19 February 2019	9th
Platense	Carlos Martínez	Resigned	7 April 2019	Carlos Caballero	8 April 2019	6th
Honduras Progreso	Reynaldo Clavasquín	Resigned	11 April 2019	Luís Alvarado	12 April 2019	9th
Platense	Carlos Caballero	Sacked	8 May 2019	José Torres	16 May 2019^[3]	Play-offs

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was the first half of the 2018–19 season which run from 28 July to 16 December 2018. The schedule of the Apertura was released on 13 July.^[4] F.C. Motagua finished at the top of the standings for their first time since 2010. Meanwhile, Lobos UPNFM reached their best regular season performance finishing third. C.D. Real de Minas finished last in their first league appearance. Club Deportivo Olimpia eliminated Real C.D. España and qualified to their first final series since 2016.^[5] Motagua, their rivals on the other side, qualified to their fifth consecutive final.^[6] With a 2–1 aggregate score, Motagua conquered their 16th national title.^[7]

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	18	11	4	3	28	11	+17	37	Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals)
2	Olimpia	18	8	8	2	25	17	+8	32	Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals)
3	UPNFM	18	9	3	6	25	20	+5	30	Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals)
4	Marathón	18	7	7	4	28	22	+6	28
5	Real España	18	7	5	6	31	25	+6	26
6	Platense	18	6	6	6	21	18	+3	24
7	Honduras Progreso	18	6	4	8	27	31	−4	22
8	Vida	18	4	7	7	21	24	−3	19
9	Juticalpa	18	3	6	9	19	34	−15	15
10	Real de Minas	18	3	2	13	15	38	−23	11

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away	HNP	JUT	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RDM	RES	UPN	VID
Honduras Progreso	—	1–0	2–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–1	2–6	2–1	1–1
Juticalpa	0–0	—	0–3^[a]	1–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–1	3–1
Marathón	3–1	4–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	0–0
Motagua	2–0	5–0	1–0	—	0–1	1–0	6–1	1–0	1–0	1–0
Olimpia	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	2–1	1–0	0–0^[b]
Platense	2–3	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	—	4–1	2–1	0–0	2–2
Real de Minas	0–2	1–2	3–1	0–0	1–3	0–3	—	1–0	0–1	0–2
Real España	3–2	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–0	2–1	—	1–2	3–0
UPNFM	3–1	4–1	1–1	1–3	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–3	—	1–1
Vida	1–4	3–0	0–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2018. Source: Soccerway
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.
Notes:

^ Match awarded to C.D. Marathón with a 3–0 score as a result of Juticalpa F.C. fielding the ineligible player Carlos Palacios. The match originally ended 1–1.
^ At Estadio General Francisco Morazán.

Playoffs

Results

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

					1	Motagua	1	3	4
3	UPNFM	1	0	1	4	Platense	0	1	1
6	Platense	1	1	2						1	Motagua	2	0	2
										2	Olimpia	0	1	1
					2	Olimpia	2	0	2
4	Marathón	0	3	3	3	Real España	2	0	2
5	Real España	2	2	4

14 November 2018 Quarterfinals	Platense	1–1	UPNFM	Puerto Cortés
19:15	Nieto 84' (pen.) Starting XI (GK) Zúniga – 1 Bolaños – 3 Matute – 4 Lobo – 9 46' Álvarez – 10 Vargas – 12 Flores – 21 Aguilar – 22 67' Rodas –24 Mendoza – 25 Arriaga – 33 Substitutes 46' Fajardo – 13 67' Nieto – 8 Coach Martínez (HON)	Report	39' (pen.) Benguché Starting XI 1 – Valladares (GK) 6 – Reyes 9 – Benguché 86' 14 – Castillo 15 – Urmeneta 16 – Montoya 21 – Peña 61' 23 – Álvarez 26 – Osorio 27 – Pinto 46' 29 – Fernández Substitutes 8 – Cálix 46' 11 – Meléndez 61' 17 – Gutiérrez 86' Coach (HON) Nazar	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Erick Andino

17 November 2018 Quarterfinals	UPNFM	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Platense	Choluteca
19:00	Starting XI (GK) Valladares – 1 Reyes – 6 Benguché – 9 Castillo – 14 Urmeneta – 15 Montoya – 16 Gutiérrez – 17 51' Peña – 21 Álvarez – 23 66' Osorio – 26 59' Pinto – 27 Substitutes 51' Meléndez – 11 59' Cálix – 11 66' Padilla – 10 Coach Nazar (HON)	Report	6' Winchester Starting XI 1 – Zúniga (GK) 3 – Bolaños 4 – Matute 7 – Winchester 76' 8 – Nieto 12 – Vargas 21 – Flores 22 – Aguilar 89' 24 – Rodas 58' 25 – Mendoza 33 – Arriaga Substitutes 14 – Reyes 58' 17 – Britto 76' 2 – Castro 89' Coach (HON) Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Attendance: 2,387 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

14 November 2018 Quarterfinals	Real España	2–0	Marathón	San Pedro Sula
19:00	Benavídez 34' (pen.) Vuelto 78' (pen.) Starting XI (GK) R. López – 12 Montes – 2 Puerto – 6 Martínez – 10 Vargas – 15 Leverón – 16 85' Claros – 17 Vuelto – 18 I. López – 19 Delgado – 23 60' Benavídez – 38 Substitutes 60' Arita – 20 85' Quiroz – 45 Coach García (URU)	Report	Arboleda Starting XI 25 – Torres (GK) 2 – Bernárdez 3 – Córdova 7 – Discua 8 – Róchez 81' 9 – Ramírez 57' 16 – Banegas 21 – Smith 27 – Arboleda 29 – Johnson 38 – Martínez 57' Substitutes – Vargas 57' 24 – Lahera 57' 22 – Romero 81' Coach (ARG) Vargas	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 3,979 Referee: Nelson Salgado

17 November 2018 Quarterfinals	Marathón	3–2 (3–4 agg.)	Real España	San Pedro Sula
15:00	Arboleda 3' 36' Discua 65' Starting XI (GK) Torres – 25 Bernárdez – 2 34' Córdova – 3 Discua – 7 62' Ramírez – 9 57' Espinoza – 15 Lahera – 24 Arboleda – 27 Johnson – 29 Solano – 30 Martínez – 38 Substitutes 34' Smith – 21 57' Róchez – 8 62' Vargas – Coach Vargas (ARG)	Report	39' Tejeda 52' Oseguera Starting XI 12 – R. López (GK) 2 – Montes 6 – Puerto 69' 10 – Martínez 81' 13 – Tejeda 15 – Vargas 67' 85' 17 – Claros 18 – Vuelto 90+5' 19 – I. López 23 – Delgado 28 – Oseguera Substitutes 4 – Velásquez 69' 45 – Quiroz 81' 49 – Martínez 90+5' Coach (URU) García	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

25 November 2018 Semifinals	Platense	0–1	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
16:00	Starting XI (GK) Zúniga – 1 Bolaños – 3 Matute – 4 Winchester – 7 47' Vargas – 12 60' Reyes – 14 Flores – 21 Aguilar – 22 56' Rodas – 24 Mendoza – 25 Arriaga – 33 Substitutes 47' Altamirano – 11 56' Fajardo – 13 60' Benítez – 30 Coach Martínez (HON)	Report	49' López Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 6 – Mayorquín 85' 8 – Martínez 9 – Castillo 86' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 34 – López 83' Substitutes 7 – Andino 83' 4 – Peña 85' 22 – Estupiñán 86' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 4,398 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

2 December 2018 Semifinals	Motagua	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Platense	Tegucigalpa
16:00	López 30' Maldonado 48' Crisanto 84' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 Mayorquín – 6 75' Castillo – 9 66' Galvaliz – 10 Santos – 12 46' Castellanos – 16 Maldonado – 17 Moreira – 21 Elvir – 24 López – 34 Substitutes 46' Peña – 4 66' Martínez – 8 75' Crisanto – 18 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	76' Castro Starting XI 1 – Zúniga (GK) 3 – Bolaños 4 – Matute 7 – Winchester 8 – Nieto 17 – Britto 21 – Flores 46' 22 – Aguilar 25 – Mendoza 30 – Benítez 57' 33 – Arriaga Substitutes 2 – Castro 46' 12 – Vargas 57' Coach (HON) Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 13,784 Referee: Saíd Martínez

24 November 2018 Semifinals	Real España	2–2	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula
19:00	Tejeda 11' Vuelto 55' Starting XI (GK) R. López – 12 Montes – 2 Puerto – 6 Mejía – 8 82' Martínez – 10 Tejeda – 13 Leverón – 16 77' Vuelto – 18 I. López – 19 Oseguera – 28 Benavídez – 38 Substitutes 77' Delgado – 23 82' Guevara – 37 Coach García (URU)	Report	50' Velásquez 59' Álvarez Starting XI 1 – Menjívar (GK) 2 – Álvarez 5 – Alvarado 7 – C. Mejía 82' 9 – D. Reyes 87' 17 – Paz 20 – Flores 21 – Espíndola 23 – Velásquez 76' 27 – Bengtson 31 – Thomas Substitutes 24 – J. Reyes 76' 14 – Lacayo 82' 29 – G. Mejía 87' Coach (URU) Keosseián	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 10,541 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

1 December 2018 Semifinals	Olimpia	0–0 (2–2 agg.)	Real España	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Starting XI (GK) Menjívar – 1 Álvarez – 2 Alvarado – 5 C. Mejía – 7 74' D. Reyes – 9 Paz – 17 Flores – 20 Espíndola – 21 74' Velásquez – 23 90' Bengtson – 27 Thomas – 31 Substitutes 74' Lacayo – 14 74' J. Reyes – 24 90' G. Mejía – 29 Coach Keosseián (URU)	Report	Starting XI 12 – R. López (GK) 2 – Montes 6 – Puerto 10 – Martínez 13 – Tejeda 15 – Vargas 18 – Vuelto 19 – I. López 23 – Delgado 66' 28 – Oseguera 38 – Benavídez 84' Substitutes 17 – Claros 66' 8 – Mejía 84' Coach (URU) García	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 22,383 Referee: Armando Castro

9 December 2018 Final	Olimpia	0–2	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Starting XI (GK) Menjívar – 1 Álvarez – 2 Alvarado – 5 Castillo – 6 57' Martínez – 12 31' 32' Paz – 17 Flores – 20 Espíndola – 21 Reyes – 24 84' Bengtson – 27 75' Thomas – 31 Substitutes 57' C. Mejía – 7 75' G. Mejía – 29 84' Costly – 13 Coach Keosseián (URU)	Report	64' Castillo 71' Moreira Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 6 – Mayorquín 62' 9 – Castillo 10 – Galvaliz 77' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 83' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez 62' 4 – Peña 77' 5 – Pereira 83' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 23,350 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

16 December 2018 Final	Motagua	0–1 (2–1 agg.)	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 74' Mayorquín – 6 Castillo – 9 64' Galvaliz – 10 Santos – 12 Castellanos – 16 Maldonado – 17 Moreira – 21 Elvir – 24 87' López – 34 Substitutes 64' Martínez – 8 74' Peña – 4 87' Andino – 7 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	78' (o.g.) Montes Starting XI 1 – Menjívar (GK) 2 – Álvarez 3 – Güity 5 – Alvarado 61' 7 – C. Mejía 46' 13 – Costly 17 – Paz 20 – Flores 21 – Espíndola 27 – Bengtson 29 – G. Mejía 72' Substitutes 26 – Salas 46' 14 – Lacayo 61' 9 – Reyes 72' Coach (URU) Keosseián	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 22,701 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Clausura

The Clausura tournament was the second half of the 2018–19 season which ran from January to June 2019. The schedule was released on 20 December 2018.^[8] Club Deportivo Olimpia finished on top of the standings for the first time since 2017. Lobos UPNFM made history in the play-offs stage after beating Real C.D. España and qualifying to their first ever semifinal.^[9] Just as it happened in the Apertura tournament, F.C. Motagua defeated their city rivals in the final series and conquered their 17th national title.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	18	11	4	3	31	13	+18	37	Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals)
2	Marathón	18	10	4	4	32	24	+8	34	Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals)
3	Motagua	18	9	4	5	29	15	+14	31	Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals)
4	Real España	18	7	7	4	19	15	+4	28
5	UPNFM	18	6	9	3	22	16	+6	27
6	Platense	18	7	4	7	25	20	+5	25
7	Real de Minas	18	4	8	6	21	22	−1	20
8	Juticalpa	18	2	10	6	20	33	−13	16
9	Vida	18	2	7	9	14	29	−15	13
10	Honduras Progreso	18	2	3	13	11	37	−26	9

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away	HNP	JUT	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RDM	RES	UPN	VID
Honduras Progreso	—	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–4	0–0	1–2	1–0	2–0
Juticalpa	2–2	—	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	3–3	1–2	0–0	1–1
Marathón	6–0	1–2	—	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–2	3–1	4–3
Motagua	4–0	4–0	5–1	—	1–1	0–1	0–2	1–0	3–0	1–1
Olimpia	2–1	4–0	3–0	0–0	—	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	4–0
Platense	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–1	1–2	—	3–1	4–0	0–1	1–1
Real de Minas	3–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–0	—	1–1	0–0	3–0
Real España	2–0	0–0	1–1	3–1	0–1	0–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–0
UPNFM	3–0	4–2	0–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	2–2	0–0	—	1–1
Vida	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: Soccerway
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.

Playoffs

Results

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

					1	Olimpia	3	4	7
4	Real España	1	1	2	5	UPNFM	1	1	2
5	UPNFM	3	2	5						1	Olimpia	2	0	2
										3	Motagua	2	1	3
					2	Marathón	0	2	2
3	Motagua	0	3	3	3	Motagua	2	2	4
6	Platense	0	0	0

1 May 2019 Quarterfinals	Platense	0–0	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
16:00	Starting XI (GK) Zúniga – 1 Bolaños – 3 Matute – 4 Martínez – 5 Winchester – 7 25' Nieto – 8 73' Reyes – 11 Vargas – 12 Flores – 21 68' Aguilar – 22 Arriaga – 33 Substitutes 25' Mendoza – 25 68' Mencía – 23 73' Fajardo – 13 Coach Caballero (HON)	Report	Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz 85' 11 – Vega 90+3' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 34 – López 65' Substitutes 18 – Crisanto 65' 31 – Sánchez 85' 6 – Mayorquín 90+3' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Erick Andino

5 May 2019 Quarterfinals	Motagua	3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Platense	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Moreira 26' (pen.) 44' 50' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 Peña – 4 Pereira – 5 74' Galvaliz – 10 82' Castellanos – 16 Maldonado – 17 Moreira – 21 46' Estigarribia – 22 Elvir – 24 López – 34 Substitutes 46' Vega – 11 74' Crisanto – 18 82' Martínez – 8 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	Starting XI 1 – Zúniga (GK) 3 – Bolaños 75' 4 – Matute 5 – Martínez 7 – Winchester 9 – Pineda 46' 12 – Vargas 21 – Flores 22 – Aguilar 46' 25 – Mendoza 33 – Arriaga Substitutes 11 – Reyes 46' 23 – Mencía 46' Coach (HON) Caballero	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Raúl Castro

1 May 2019 Quarterfinals	UPNFM	3–1	Real España	Choluteca
15:00	Róchez 38' Meléndez 40' Güity 60' Starting XI (GK) Valladares – 1 Reyes – 6 71' Róchez – 9 29' Castillo – 14 Urmeneta – 15 Montoya – 16 Sauceda – 20 57' Peña – 21 Osorio – 26 Fernández – 29 Vásquez – 50 Substitutes 29' Meléndez – 11 57' Güity – 77 71' Padilla – 10 Coach Nazar (HON)	Report	23' Puerto Starting XI 22 – L. López (GK) 2 – Montes 5 – Flores 46' 6 – Puerto 64' 8 – Mejía 10 – M. Martínez 64' 11 – R. Martínez 15 – Vargas 18 – Vuelto 20 – Tobías 23 – Delgado Substitutes 38 – Benavídez 46' 13 – Tejeda 64' 19 – I. López 64' Coach (COL) Restrepo	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Referee: Nelson Salgado

5 May 2019 Quarterfinals	Real España	1–2 (2–5 agg.)	UPNFM	San Pedro Sula
18:00	López 41' Starting XI (GK) L. López – 22 Montes – 2 52' M. Martínez – 10 R. Martínez – 11 García – 14 Vargas – 15 64' Claros – 17 Vuelto – 18 I. López – 19 Tobías – 20 Benavídez – 38 Substitutes 52' Puerto – 6 64' Tejeda – 13 Coach Restrepo (COL)	Report	35' Peña 76' (pen.) Meléndez Starting XI 1 – Valladares (GK) 6 – Reyes 9 – Róchez 62' 14 – Castillo 15 – Urmeneta 16 – Montoya 20 – Sauceda 21 – Peña 53' 26 – Osorio 29 – Fernández 50 – Vásquez Substitutes 77 – Güity 53' 11 – Meléndez 62' Coach (HON) Nazar	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Referee: Óscar Moncada

11 May 2019 Semifinals	UPNFM	1–3	Olimpia	Choluteca
15:00	Meléndez 63' Starting XI (GK) Valladares – 1 Reyes – 6 Róchez – 9 34' Castillo – 14 60' Urmeneta – 15 Montoya – 16 Sauceda – 20 45' Peña – 21 Osorio – 26 Fernández – 29 Vásquez – 50 Substitutes 34' Meléndez – 11 45' Güity – 77 60' Moncada – 24 Coach Nazar (HON)	Report	11' 57' 72' Benguché Starting XI 1 – Menjívar (GK) 3 – Güity 5 – Alvarado 9 – Benguché 84' 10 – Sosa 64' 17 – Paz 20 – Flores 23 – Álvarez 24 – Reyes 75' 26 – Núñez 27 – Bengtson Substitutes 29 – Mejía 64' 12 – Chavasco 75' 14 – Lacayo 84' Coach (URU) Keosseián	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Referee: Melissa Borjas

19 May 2019 Semifinals	Olimpia	4–1 (7–2 agg.)	UPNFM	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Flores 9' Benguché 37' 70' Alvarado 67' Starting XI (GK) Menjívar – 1 Güity – 3 Alvarado – 5 76' Benguché – 9 85' Sosa – 10 Paz – 17 Flores – 20 Álvarez – 23 55' Reyes – 24 Núñez – 26 Bengtson – 27 Substitutes 55' Chavasco – 12 76' Lacayo – 14 85' Mejía – 7 Coach Keosseián (URU)	Report	62' Urmeneta Starting XI 1 – Mendoza (GK) 4 – Medina 7 – Fiallos 8 – Cálix 9 – Róchez 10 – Padilla 70' 13 – Yáñez 15 – Urmeneta 21 – Peña 46' 22 – Osorio 24 – Moncada 46' Substitutes 77 – Güity 46' 16 – Montoya 46' 11 – Meléndez 70' Coach (HON) Nazar	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Armando Castro

12 May 2019 Semifinals	Motagua	2–0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Galvaliz 9' López 64' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 Peña – 4 84' Galvaliz – 10 46' Castellanos – 16 Maldonado – 17 Moreira – 21 82' Estigarribia – 22 Elvir – 24 80' López – 34 Meléndez – 35 Substitutes 80' Crisanto – 18 82' Martínez – 8 84' Mayorquín – 6 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	Starting XI 25 – Torres (GK) 2 – Bernárdez 3 – Córdova 4 – Fernandes 46' 7 – Discua 60' 15 – Espinoza 16 – Banegas 63' 23 – Flores 39' 27 – Arboleda 29 – Johnson 30 – Solano Substitutes 8 – Róchez 39' 13 – Costly 60' 38 – Martínez 63' Coach (ARG) Vargas	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Saíd Martínez

18 May 2019 Semifinals	Marathón	2–2 (2–4 agg.)	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:00	Arboleda 36' 41' Starting XI (GK) Torres – 25 Bernárdez – 2 Córdova – 3 80' Discua – 7 Costly – 13 68' Espinoza – 15 Banegas – 16 62' Lahera – 24 Arboleda – 27 Johnson – 29 Solano – 30 Substitutes 62' Róchez – 8 68' Ramírez – 9 80' Romero – 22 Coach Vargas (ARG)	Report	47' Estigarribia 73' Montes Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 46' 10 – Galvaliz 66' 17 – Maldonado 52' 76' 21 – Moreira 53' 22 – Estigarribia 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez 46' 11 – Vega 53' 35 – Meléndez 66' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Óscar Moncada

26 May 2019 Final	Motagua	2–2	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Pereira 18' 22' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 86' Peña – 4 Pereira – 5 65' Galvaliz – 10 Castellanos – 16 Moreira – 21 71' Estigarribia – 22 Elvir – 24 López – 34 Meléndez – 35 Substitutes 65' Martínez – 8 71' Vega – 11 86' Mayorquín – 6 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	2' Alvarado Bengtson 90' (o.g.) Pereira Starting XI 1 – Menjívar (GK) 3 – Güity 5 – Alvarado 9 – Benguché 10 – Sosa 17 – Paz 20 – Flores 53' 23 – Álvarez 24 – Reyes 46' 26 – Núñez 27 – Bengtson Substitutes 12 – Chavasco 46' 29 – Mejía 53' Coach (URU) Keosseián	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Melissa Borjas

2 June 2019 Final	Olimpia	0–1 (2–3 agg.)	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Starting XI (GK) Menjívar – 1 Güity – 3 Alvarado – 5 68' Benguché – 9 57' Sosa – 10 Paz – 17 11' Rodríguez – 18 Flores – 20 Álvarez – 23 Núñez – 26 Bengtson – 27 Substitutes 11' Chavasco – 12 57' Lacayo – 14 68' Reyes – 24 Coach Keosseián (URU)	Report	18' Moreira Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 4 – Peña 46' 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz 76' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 65' 22 – Estigarribia 24 – Elvir 34 – López 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 6 – Mayorquín 46' 11 – Vega 65' 18 – Crisanto 76' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Armando Castro

Top goalscorers

The top scorer was determined by the addition of goals of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments in all their phases.

As of 2 June 2019

24 goals:

Jerry Bengtson (Olimpia)

21 goals:

Jorge Benguché (UPNFM / Olimpia)

Roberto Moreira (Motagua)

20 goals:

Justin Arboleda (Marathón)

16 goals:

Carlos Lanza (Juticalpa)

15 goals:

Yerson Gutiérrez (Honduras Progreso)

10 goals:

Franco Güity (Juticalpa / UPNFM)

Frelys López (Honduras Progreso)

Kevin López (Motagua)

9 goals:

Darixon Vuelto (Real España)

Ángel Tejeda (Real España)

Carlos Bernárdez (Vida)

Óscar Salas (Olimpia / Juticalpa)

Kilmar Peña (UPNFM)

8 goals:

Rubilio Castillo (Motagua)

Yaudel Lahera (Marathón)

Jhow Benavídez (Real España)

Rundell Winchester (Platense)

Erick Andino (Motagua)

Carlos Discua (Marathón)

Iván López (Real España)

7 goals:

Joshua Nieto (Platense)

Javier Estupiñán (Motagua / Juticalpa)

Marcelo Estigarribia (Motagua)

6 goals:

Rony Martínez (Olimpia / Real España)

Juan Delgado (Honduras Progreso)

Árnold Meléndez (UPNFM)

5 goals:

Jeancarlo Vargas (Platense)

Israel Silva (Real de Minas)

Carlo Costly (Olimpia / Marathón)

Mario Martínez (Real España)

Bryan Johnson (Marathón)

Kervin Arriaga (Platense)

Eddie Hernández (Vida)

Juan Mejía (Real de Minas)

4 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

Clinton Arzú (Honduras Progreso)

Maylor Núñez (Juticalpa)

Maximiliano Callorda (Real España)

Carlos Mejía (Vida)

Christian Martínez (UPNFM)

Dábirson Castillo (Olimpia)

Gétsel Montes (Real España)

Jorge Claros (Real España)

Lázaro Yánez (UPNFM)

Román Valencia (Honduras Progreso)

Franklyn Morales (Honduras Progreso)

Marco Vega (Motagua)

Brayan Acosta (Real de Minas)

Álex Corrales (Real de Minas)

Carlos Róchez (Marathón)

Frédixon Elvir (Real de Minas)

Jerry Palacios (Real de Minas)

Luís Palma (Vida)

Marvin Bernárdez (Vida)

Richard Martínez (Real de Minas)

Julián Galo (Real de Minas)

Denis Meléndez (Vida)

Elder Torres (Vida)

Sergio Peña (Motagua)

Walter Martínez (Motagua)

Javier Portillo (Vida)

César Oseguera (Real España)

Denil Maldonado (Motagua)

Luís Castro (Platense)

Bayron Méndez (Juticalpa)

Aldo Fajardo (Platense)

Josué Villafranca (Motagua)

Brayan Martínez (Marathón)

Dylan Andrade (Honduras Progreso)

Jorge Cardona (Honduras Progreso)

Henry Ayala (Juticalpa)

Luís Guzmán (Real de Minas)

Ian Osorio (UPNFM)

Bryan Bernárdez (Marathón)

Emiliano Bonfigli (Olimpia)

Esdras Padilla (Vida)

Milton Castro (Honduras Progreso)

Allans Vargas (Real España)

German Mejía (Olimpia)

Edgar Vásquez (UPNFM)

Leandro Sosa (Olimpia)

Alfredo Mejía (Real España)

Kevin Maradiaga (Real de Minas)

Jeffri Flores (Platense)

Francisco Techera (Juticalpa)

Marvin Barrios (Juticalpa)

Óscar García (Real de Minas)

Caue Fernandes (Marathón)

Jeffry Miranda (Marathón)

Devron García (Vida)

Denis Lagos (UPNFM)

Jairo Róchez (UPNFM)

Erlin Gutiérrez (Honduras Progreso)

José García (Real de Minas)

Óliver Morazán (Juticalpa)

Deybi Flores (Olimpia)

1 own-goal:

Aggregate table

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. After 36 rounds, C.D. Real de Minas, Juticalpa F.C. and C.D. Honduras Progreso finished with 31 points each, with the goal difference being irrelevant. All three teams had to play a one round-robin playoff to determine the team to be relegated. It was only the second time in league's history that three teams were involved in a relegation triangular, the first one being held back in 1989.^[10]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia (Q)	36	19	12	5	56	30	+26	69	CONCACAF League round of 16^[a]
2	Motagua (Q)	36	20	8	8	57	26	+31	68	CONCACAF League round of 16^[b]
3	Marathón (Q)	36	17	11	8	60	46	+14	62	CONCACAF League preliminary round^[c]
4	UPNFM	36	15	12	9	47	36	+11	57
5	Real España	36	14	12	10	50	40	+10	54
6	Platense	36	13	10	13	46	38	+8	49
7	Vida	36	6	14	16	35	53	−18	32
8	Real de Minas	36	7	10	19	36	60	−24	31	Qualification to Relegation playoffs^[d]
9	Juticalpa	36	5	16	15	39	67	−28	31
10	Honduras Progreso	36	8	7	21	38	68	−30	31

Source: Soccerway Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ As Apertura and Clausura runners-up (HON2)
^ As Apertura and Clausura champions (HON1)
^ As semi-finalists with best aggregate record (HON3)
^ To decide the team relegated, tiebreakers are not applied to teams tied on points, so the three bottom teams enter the relegation playoffs.

Relegation playoffs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Honduras Progreso	2	2	0	5	3	+2	6
2	Real de Minas	2	1	1	6	5	+1	3
3	Juticalpa	2	0	2	3	6	−3	0	Relegated to 2019–20 Liga de Ascenso

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

5 May 2019 Game 1	Juticalpa	1–2	Honduras Progreso	Juticalpa
15:00	Salas 57' Starting XI (GK) Pineda – 19 Barrios – 3 Palacios – 6 71' Ocampo – 7 Morazán – 8 Lanza – 10 51' Méndez – 13 Techera – 15 Lobo – 23 Salas – 26 Barahona – 44 Substitutes 51' Estupiñán – 9 71' Cruz – 24 Coach Cruz (HON)	Report	49' 90' López Starting XI 12 – Castro (GK) 3 – Hernández 6 – Delgado 7 – López 9 – Y. Gutiérrez 57' 10 – Morales 79' 16 – Caminos 70' 19 – Smith 24 – Y. L. Gutiérrez 29 – Almendárez 30 – Peña Substitutes 14 – Arzú 57' 27 – Cardona 70' 4 – González 79' Coach (HON) Alvarado	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

9 May 2019 Game 2	Honduras Progreso	3–2	Real de Minas	El Progreso
15:00	Gutiérrez 13' López 32' Delgado 63' Starting XI (GK) Castro –12 Hernández – 3 Delgado – 6 López – 7 71' Morales – 10 82' Caminos – 16 Smith – 19 Y. L. Gutiérrez – 24 55' E. Gutiérrez – 25 Almendárez – 29 Peña – 30 Substitutes 55' Y. Gutiérrez – 9 71' Arzú – 14 82' Cardona – 27 Coach Alvarado (HON)	Report	30' Moncada 69' García Starting XI 1 – Archibald (GK) 5 – Rodríguez 61' 8 – Oviedo 46' 10 – Moncada 12 – Vallejo 13 – J. García 18 – Guzmán 20 – Pineda 78' 26 – Corrales 27 – Ó García 29 – Mejía Substitutes 33 – Flores 46' ? – Andino 61' 28 – Martínez 78' Coach (HON) Cáceres	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Saíd Martínez

12 May 2019 Game 3	Real de Minas	4–2	Juticalpa	Danlí
15:45	Mejía 4' 21' Muñoz 70' Andino 90+4' (GK) Archibald – 1 Muñoz – 3 Moncada – 10 J. García – 13 Guzmán – 18 Pineda – 20 Corrales – 26 57' Ó. García – 27 74' Mejía – 29 79' Flores – 33 Medina – 35 Substitutes 57' Andino – ? 74' Oviedo – 8 79' Rodríguez – 5 Coach Cáceres (HON)	Report	18' Morazán 44' Estupiñán 1 – West (GK) 3 – Barrios 68' 4 – Colón 8 – Morazán 9 – Estupiñán 10 – Lanza 15 – Techera 20 – Espinal 46' 23 – Lobo 53' 26 – Salas 44 – Barahona Substitutes 7 – Ocampo 46' 53 – Ulloa 53' 17 – Ramírez 68' Coach (HON) Cruz	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Referee: Nelson Salgado

Controversies

Right off the start of the season, week 1 was involved with controversy. Platense F.C. accused F.C. Motagua for instructing the ball boys of hiding and holding the sideline balls in the last minutes of play, making it difficult to resume the game when the match ball went out of play. Motagua was later fined for this action.^[11] That same day, in San Pedro Sula, C.D. Marathón requested C.D.S. Vida players to pay tribute to the club with El Pasillo, (the act of acknowledging the winners of the previous season), a tradition which is very popular in Spain, but not in Honduras. The Vida footballers strongly rejected the request.^[12] One week later, Vida simulated the Pasillo action after scoring a goal against Juticalpa F.C., a clear sign of mockery.
After a 1–1 draw between C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia in the Clásico Nacional on week 3, a very irritated Marathón's coach Héctor Vargas, criticized the referee's performance and insinuated Olimpia's intervention at halftime by calling the referees to fix the match.^[13] Vargas also stated that his team with few resources is fighting on all fronts, and others with greater investments made a fool of themselves at international competitions; a clear dart to Real C.D. España who were eliminated from the 2018 CONCACAF League a few days earlier. Olimpia's manager, Nahúm Espinoza decided not to comment. However, Real España's Martín García expressed that Vargas is a very harmful person and his comments only reflect cowardice.^[14] Vargas replied back and called García a fat man.^[15] Vargas later announced that he will keep silent for 90 days; however, the Northern Discipline Commission cited Vargas to testify for violating discriminatory codes.^[16] He was suspended for three games.^[17]
On week 5, Real C.D. España faced C.D. Marathón in the Clásico Sampedrano. In the pre-match, the game was already heated. Real España as hosts, announced that only people dressed with the home team colors would be allowed to access the stadium. The game elapsed with normalcy until Real España missed a penalty kick, which provoked the fury of the local crowd. A few fans invaded the pitch but were easily controlled by the police. A few minutes before the end, Marathón's keeper Dénovan Torres hit one of the sideline ball boys. This action triggered an energetic response from the Real España's subs which were warming up nearby. Torres and the entire Marathón's technical staff were expelled from the game. Some Marathón fans, including women, were beaten in the stands by their counterparts. Marathón requested the league the closure of the venue and Real España sued Torres for his actions. These and many other sanctions were imposed by the league.^[18]
On 28 August 2018, the Central Discipline Regional Commission ruled in favor of C.D. Marathón awarding them a 3–0 victory over Juticalpa F.C. as a result of Juticalpa fielding defender Carlos Palacios on week 4. Palacios was ineligible to play due to his misconduct on the previous game against C.D. Honduras Progreso. Consequently, Marathón submitted the complaint and was granted the win. The original score ended in a 1–1 tie; therefore Marathón was awarded two points and Juticalpa was deducted one.^[19]
Real C.D. España's player Ángel Tejeda was suspended for six games after spitting a fan during the Clásico Sampedrano against C.D. Marathón on week 14.^[20] Former Real España's president Mateo Yibrín annotated on his Twitter account that the Discipline Commission are "social misfits".
Through Jorge Pineda (assistant for Héctor Vargas), C.D. Marathón announced their intention to protest the match against F.C. Motagua on week 7. This game, which ended 1–1 was postponed for several weeks. Marathón is alleging that Motagua's players Omar Elvir and Wilmer Crisanto were lined up in the reserves encounter a month prior.^[21] Marathón had already protested the game against Juticalpa F.C. on week 4 with success.
The Apertura's final series between F.C. Motagua and Club Deportivo Olimpia were involved in controversies from start to finish. Before the first leg, the board of directors of Motagua expressed their discomfort for the designation of referee Héctor Rodríguez for the first leg, claiming they have felt harmed in previous games due to his controversial decisions against the club.^[22] Rodríguez did finally refereed the game which was ironically criticized by Olimpia. Olimpia's coach Manuel Keosseián said in an interview he was not "a weepy", but contradictory, he called for a press conference the following day where he expressed his reasons why they lost in the first game, mostly blaming the referees.^[23] Olimpia's defender Jonathan Paz was ejected from the first leg due to two successive yellow cards. The Discipline Commission, presided by Allan Pineda, a well known Olimpia supporter, called for a meeting and determined that Paz was severally penalized by the refs and nullified one of the bookings, enabling the defender to take part in the return leg.^[24] The second match evolved with normality until the final whistle, as Motagua were celebrating their victory, Olimpia's coach Keosseián stroked a punch to one of Motagua's fan entertainer.^[25]
On 14 March 2019, a very peculiar incident happened in the Clásico Nacional between Club Deportivo Olimpia and C.D. Marathón, as both teams goalkeepers were ejected from the match due to violent conduct. Both managers had already burnt all their substitutions; therefore, in the last few minutes of the game two outfield players had to cover the goalies.
In the early morning of 7 April 2019, C.D. Marathón's goalkeeper Dénovan Torres was arrested due to domestic violence.

References

^ "Soccer: Former El Salvador coach Maradiaga banned over match-fixing case". Reuters.com. Reuters. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Javier Padilla nuevo entrenador de Real de Minas". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ "Anthony Torres es el nuevo entrenador de Platense". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ "¡ATENCIÓN! Definida la primera jornada del torneo Apertura de la LINA". Tiempo.hn. El Tiempo. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "Sufriendo Olimpia avanza a la gran final". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^ "Motagua completó con un nuevo triunfo ante Platense y llegó a la final". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Motagua resistió en la final y se consagró en el Apertura". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ "Así se jugará la primera jornada del torneo de Clausura 2019 en la Liga Nacional de fútbol de Honduras". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "La UPN remató al Real España y logró clasificación histórica a semifinales". LaPrensa.hn. La Prensa. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "OFICIAL: Una triangular definirá al descendido en la Liga Nacional de Honduras". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Multan a Motagua por esconder balones en el juego contra Platense en el Nacional". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Encendida polémica entre Vida y Marathon por culpa de un "pasillo"". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Héctor Vargas dispara: 'Dejen de llamar a los árbitros para modificar partidos'". LaPrensa.hn. La Prensa. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ "¿'Mala leche' es el técnico de Marathón?". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Héctor Vargas se refiere al "Tato" García como el "Gordito" de enfrente". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Comisión Regional de Disciplina del Norte, procede contra Héctor Vargas por bocón". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Héctor Vargas recibe su merecido por la CRDN". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
^ "Los nueve castigos de la Comisión de Disciplina a Marathón y Real España". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
^ "En la "mesa" Marathón gana su segundo partido". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ "Suspenden por seis partidos a Ángel Tejeda por escupir a un aficionado". Proceso.hn. Proceso Digital. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ "Confirmado: Marathón peleará en la mesa los puntos ante Motagua". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^ "Motagua rechaza la designación de Héctor Rodríguez para la final de ida". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Manuel Keosseian: "Expulsión de Paz se fabricó en una reunión fantasma"". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Comisión de Disciplina habilita a Jonathan Paz para que juegue la final contra Motagua". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ "Keosseián descarga su frustración golpeando animador". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

External links

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[table_note_1_JUT_MAR0.96746716367429-8] Match awarded to C.D. Marathón with a 3–0 score as a result of Juticalpa F.C. fielding the ineligible player Carlos Palacios. The match originally ended 1–1.

[table_note_1_OLI_VID0.96746716367429-9] At Estadio General Francisco Morazán.

[table_note_res_CL20.5363888277376-13] As Apertura and Clausura runners-up (HON2)

[table_note_res_APE0.5363888277376-14] As Apertura and Clausura champions (HON1)

[table_note_res_CL30.5363888277376-15] As semi-finalists with best aggregate record (HON3)

[table_note_res_RPO0.5363888277376-16] To decide the team relegated, tiebreakers are not applied to teams tied on points, so the three bottom teams enter the relegation playoffs.

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[2] "Javier Padilla nuevo entrenador de Real de Minas". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[3] "Anthony Torres es el nuevo entrenador de Platense". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[4] "¡ATENCIÓN! Definida la primera jornada del torneo Apertura de la LINA". Tiempo.hn. El Tiempo. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[5] "Sufriendo Olimpia avanza a la gran final". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

[6] "Motagua completó con un nuevo triunfo ante Platense y llegó a la final". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[7] "Motagua resistió en la final y se consagró en el Apertura". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[10] "Así se jugará la primera jornada del torneo de Clausura 2019 en la Liga Nacional de fútbol de Honduras". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[11] "La UPN remató al Real España y logró clasificación histórica a semifinales". LaPrensa.hn. La Prensa. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[12] "OFICIAL: Una triangular definirá al descendido en la Liga Nacional de Honduras". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[17] "Multan a Motagua por esconder balones en el juego contra Platense en el Nacional". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[18] "Encendida polémica entre Vida y Marathon por culpa de un "pasillo"". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[19] "Héctor Vargas dispara: 'Dejen de llamar a los árbitros para modificar partidos'". LaPrensa.hn. La Prensa. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

[20] "¿'Mala leche' es el técnico de Marathón?". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[21] "Héctor Vargas se refiere al "Tato" García como el "Gordito" de enfrente". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[22] "Comisión Regional de Disciplina del Norte, procede contra Héctor Vargas por bocón". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[23] "Héctor Vargas recibe su merecido por la CRDN". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

[24] "Los nueve castigos de la Comisión de Disciplina a Marathón y Real España". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

[25] "En la "mesa" Marathón gana su segundo partido". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[26] "Suspenden por seis partidos a Ángel Tejeda por escupir a un aficionado". Proceso.hn. Proceso Digital. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[27] "Confirmado: Marathón peleará en la mesa los puntos ante Motagua". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

[28] "Motagua rechaza la designación de Héctor Rodríguez para la final de ida". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

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[30] "Comisión de Disciplina habilita a Jonathan Paz para que juegue la final contra Motagua". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

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Domestic leagues	Anguilla '18 '19 Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands '18 Canada '19 Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba '18 '19 Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic '18 '19 El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana '18 '19 Haiti '18 '19 Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico Saint-Barthelemy Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia '18 '19 Saint-Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon '18 '19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago '18 '19 Turks and Caicos Islands '18 '19 United States '18 '19 U.S. Virgin Islands
Domestic cups	Aruba Barbados '18 '19 Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada '18 '19 Cayman Islands El Salvador French Guiana Guadeloupe '18 '19 Guatemala Honduras '18 Martinique '18 '19 Mexico '18 A (Final) '19 C (Final) Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico '18 '19 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia '18 '19 Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States '18 (Final) (Qualification) '19 (Final) (Qualification)
Super cups	Campeones Cup Honduras Mexico (Campeón de Campeones, Supercopa MX) Suriname
CONCACAF competitions	CONCACAF League (Finals) Champions League (Finals) Caribbean Club Championship Caribbean Club Shield CONCACAF U-13 Champions League '18 '19
International competitions	2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship