1998–99 Honduran Liga Nacional
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| Season | 1998-99 |
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| Champions | Olimpia (14th title) |
| Relegated | Real Maya |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Olimpia Real España |
| Copa Interclubes UNCAF | Olimpia Real España |
| Top goalscorer | Sergio Machado (11) |
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← 1997–98
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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. C.D. Olimpia conquered its 14th title in its history.[1]
Contents
1998–99 teams
Regular season
- Also serves as 1998 Honduran Cup
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 30 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 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 |
- Top 6 qualify for final round.
- Olimpia declared 1998 Honduran Cup champions as winner of regular season.
- Real Maya relegated to second division.
Final round
Hexagonal
- Victoria advances as best loser.
Semifinals
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1999-06-12
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| Victoria | 0 - 0 | Olimpia |
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La Ceiba
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1999-06-20
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| Motagua | 2 - 1 | Real España |
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Tegucigalpa
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- Olimpia advances as better regular season record.
Final
| 10 July 1999 | Real España | 1–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
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| 19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Ramírez  |
Caballero |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Marcio Carranza |
| 17 July 1999 | Olimpia | 1–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
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| 19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Costa 39' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 34,000 |
- Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Top scorer
Sergio Machado (Platense) with 11 goals
Squads
| Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gustavo Gallegos |
Marcelo Ferreira Martins |
Marlon Javier Monge |
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| Martín Castro |
Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega |
José Ulloa Villatoro |
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| Marathón | |||
| Josué Reyes |
 Pedro Cubillo |
Juan Pablo Centeno |
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| Pompilio Cacho Valerio |
Frank García |
Walter "Gualala" Trejo |
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| Darwin Pacheco |
 Damián Garófalo |
 Norman "Tilimán" Núñez |
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| Edwin Alexander Medina |
Behiker Bustillo |
Jaime Rosales |
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| Mauricio Sabillón |
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| Motagua | |||
| Hugo Caballero |
Noel Valladares |
Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez |
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| Amado "Lobo" Guevara |
Milton "Jocón" Reyes |
Hernaín Arzú |
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| Reynaldo Clavasquín |
José Francisco Ramírez |
Mario Chirinos |
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| Óscar Lagos |
 Joseph Katongo |
Carlos Muñoz |
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| Juan Carlos Raudales |
Ninrrol Medina |
Juan Manuel "Gato" Coello |
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| Ramón Romero |
Jairo "Kikí" Martínez |
German "Ñato" Rodríguez |
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| Carlos Salinas |
Ovidio Guevara |
Gustavo Fuentes |
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| Robel Bernárdez |
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| Olimpia | |||
| Carlos Enrique Prono |
Héctor Medina |
Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón |
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| Denilson Costa de Oliveira |
Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez |
Gregorio Serrano |
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| Fabio Ulloa |
Jorge Samuel Caballero |
Oscar David Suazo Velásquez |
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| Christian Santamaría |
Merlyn Membreño |
Alex Pineda Chacón |
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| Rudy Alberto Williams |
Troy Anderson |
César Henríquez |
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| Alejandro Kenig |
César Colón |
Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández |
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| Enrique Reneau |
Rodinei Martins |
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| Platense | |||
| Marcio Machado de Lima |
Marco Antonio Mejía |
José Luis "Runga" Piota |
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| Real Maya | |||
| Nelson Rolando Rosales |
Jorge Ernesto Pineda |
Marvin Fonseca |
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| Luis Lagos |
Horacio Aquino |
Nigel Zúniga |
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| Guillermo Ramírez |
Noel Flores |
Leonardo Svagher |
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| Jorge Reyes |
Lenín Suárez |
 Andrés Vallecilla |
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| David Quezada |
Víctor Zúniga |
Víctor Carrasco |
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| Real España | |||
| Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz |
Luis Enrique "Gavilán" Cálix |
David Cárcamo |
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| César Clother |
Ricky Denis García |
Orbin "Pato" Cabrera |
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| Alex Roberto Bailey |
Edgar Rolando Delgado Guevara |
José Francisco Suazo |
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 Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández |
Javier Rodríguez |
Mario "Pescado" Rodríguez |
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| Héctor Gutiérrez |
Francis Reyes |
Luis "Bombero" Ramírez |
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| Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano |
Jorge Humberto Zapata |
Milton "Chocolate" Flores |
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 Roberto Brown |
Alberto Zapata |
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| Universidad | |||
| Guillermo César Sumich |
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| Victoria | |||
| Renán Cristino Bengoché |
Fabricio Pérez |
Francisco Antonio Pavón |
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| Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa |
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| Vida | |||
| Geovany Arzú |
Carlos Alvarado |
René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez |
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| Marvin Brown James |
Carlos Güity |
Jorge Arnaldo Ocampo |
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| José Luis Batiz |
Diego de Rosa |
Juan José Bonifacio |
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| Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo |
Clayd Lester Marson |
Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras |
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| Ariel Pérez |
José Antonio García |
Walter Argueta |
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| Geovany "Venado" Castro |
Rigoberto Marinho Echenique |
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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.
