2020–21 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2020–21 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 55th Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. The tournament started in September 2020 and is scheduled to end in mid 2021. The season was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football, a new and more compact format is to be used.[1] The first stage was shortened from 18 to 14 weeks. The tournament was divided into two groups of five. The top teams of each group advanced directly to the semifinal round, and the teams finishing 2nd and 3rd from each group had to play a playoff round. At the end of the season, the three teams with the best record qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF League.

Liga Nacional
Season2020–21
Dates26 September 2020–May 2021
ChampionsApertura: Olimpia
Clausura: Olimpia
RelegatedReal de Minas
CONCACAF LeagueOlimpia
Motagua
Marathón
Matches played166
Goals scored492 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerBengtson (23)
Biggest home winOLI 7–0 HNP (12 May 2021)
Biggest away winRSO 1–6 VID
(1 November 2020)
Highest scoringRSO 1–6 VID
(1 November 2020)
Longest unbeaten runOLI (14)
Longest losing runRSO (5)
MAR (5)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2021.

2020–21 teams

A total of 10 teams will contested the tournament, the same that participated in the 2019–20 season since no relegation was implemented.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Honduras ProgresoEl ProgresoEstadio Humberto Micheletti5,000
MarathónSan Pedro SulaEstadio Yankel Rosenthal15,000
MotaguaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
OlimpiaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
PlatensePuerto CortésEstadio Excélsior7,910
Real de MinasDanlíEstadio Marcelo Tinoco5,000
Real EspañaSan Pedro SulaEstadio Francisco Morazán26,781
Real SociedadTocoaEstadio Francisco Martínez Durón3,000
UPNFMCholutecaEstadio Emilio Williams Agasse8,000
VidaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was the first half of the 2020–21 season which ran from September 2020 to January 2021. C.D. Olimpia lifted their second straight title and their 32nd overall.[2]

Standings

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 14 10 4 0 30 9 +21 34 Advance to Semifinals
2 Motagua 14 10 2 2 33 10 +23 32 Advance to Play-offs
3 UPNFM 14 4 6 4 20 20 0 18
4 Real de Minas 14 2 6 6 18 24 6 12
5 Real Sociedad 14 1 2 11 12 38 26 5
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 14 8 2 4 24 11 +13 26 Advance to Semifinals
2 Vida 14 6 3 5 25 18 +7 21 Advance to Play-offs
3 Platense 14 4 5 5 18 25 7 17
4 Real España 14 4 4 6 18 18 0 16
5 Honduras Progreso 14 2 4 8 12 37 25 10
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away HNP MAR MOT OLI PLA RDM RES RSO UPN VID
Honduras Progreso 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–1
Marathón 4–0 1–2 1–3 3–0 3–0 5–0 0–2
Motagua 1–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0
Olimpia 5–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 1–0
Platense 0–0 0–1 2–3 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0
Real de Minas 3–4 2–0 0–3 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–1
Real España 5–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–3
Real Sociedad 1–5 0–2 2–3 0–0 1–2 2–3 1–6
UPNFM 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1
Vida 4–1 0–1 3–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2020. 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.

Results

 
First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23 and 27 December 2020
 
 
Olimpia112
 
 
Marathón30 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 2021
 
 
Marathón000
 
17 and 20 December 2020
 
Olimpia21 3
 
Platense213
 
30 December 2020 and 3 January 2021
 
Motagua40 4
 
Motagua224
 
 
Marathón01 1
 
 
6 and 10 January 2021
 
 
Motagua101
 
19 and 23 December 2020
 
Olimpia30 3
 
UPNFM112
 
30 December 2020 and 3 January 2021
 
Vida35 8
 
Vida000
 
 
Olimpia03 3
 
 
 
 
17 December 2020 Playoffs Platense 2–4 Motagua Puerto Cortés
16:00 Bernárdez 28'
Barahona 84'


Starting XI
(GK) Pineda – 24
Castillo – 3
Martínez – 5
 81' Araúz – 8
 58' Lugli – 9
 65' Fajardo – 13
Barahona – 14
Bernárdez – 16
 58' Jaramillo – 20
 65' Morales – 25
Oseguera – 28
Substitutes
 58' Martínez – 38
 58' Rodríguez – 17
 65' Moncada – 10
 65' Domínguez – 43
 81' Zúniga – 30
Coach
López
Report 8' 63' López
23' (o.g.) Martínez
51' Castillo

Starting XI
19 – Rougier (GK)
5 – Pereira
7 – Izaguirre  71'
8 – Martínez  71'
11 – Vega  74'
12 – Santos
16 – Castellanos
17 – Decas  46'
24 – Elvir
29 – Castillo
34 – López  74'
Substitutes
35 – Meléndez  46'
6 – Mayorquín  71'
10 – Galvaliz  71'
9 – Klusener  74'
18 – Crisanto  74'
Coach
Vásquez
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Luís Mejía
20 December 2020 Playoffs Motagua 0–1
(4–3 agg.)
Platense Tegucigalpa
16:00

Starting XI
(GK) Rougier – 19
Pereira – 5
 46' Klusener – 9
 46' Galvaliz – 10
Santos – 12
Castellanos – 16
Elvir – 24
 79' Castillo – 29
 46' Núñez – 32
 72' López – 34
Meléndez – 35
Substitutes
 46' Peña – 4
 46' Martínez – 8
 46' Vega – 11
 72' Crisanto – 18
 79' Moreira – 21
Coach
Vásquez
Report 45+1' (pen.) Bernárdez

Starting XI
24 – Pineda (GK)
3 – Castillo
5 – Martínez
8 – Araúz  89'
10 – Moncada  69'
13 – Fajardo
14 – Barahona
16 – Bernárdez  63'
25 – Morales  88'
28 – Oseguera
43 – Domínguez
Substitutes
9 – Lugli  63'  88'
17 – Rodríguez  69'
30 – Zúniga  88'
18 – Padilla  88'
39 – Pérez  89'
Coach
López
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Nelson Salgado
19 December 2020 Playoffs UPNFM 1–3 Vida Tegucigalpa
17:00 Moncada
Peña 61'

Starting XI
(GK) Castro – 30
Reyes – 6
 46' C. Róchez – 7
Moncada – 8
 29' Bodden – 9
Montoya – 16
 46' J. Róchez – 24
 57' Garay – 27
Gómez – 28
Mejía – 29
Cacho – 36
Substitutes
 29'  78' Lacayo – 14
 46' Flores – 10
 46' Peña – 21
 57' Argeñal – 18
 78' Elvir – 26
Coach
Nazar
Report 3' 39' 81' (pen.) Palma


Starting XI
30 – Mendoza (GK)
3 – C. Meléndez
4 – Velásquez
5 – Mazzola  89'
6 – Palma
8 – D. Meléndez
14 – Argueta  81'
16 – Escalante  69'
22 – Aguilar
27 – Quaye
31 – Sánchez  89'
Substitutes
21 – L. Meléndez  69'
36 – Arzú  81'
15 – Rosales  89'
33 – Sander  89'

Coach
Membreño
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Selvin Brown
23 December 2020 Playoffs Vida 5–1
(8–2 agg.)
UPNFM La Ceiba
17:15 Palma 20' 65'
Aguilar 35' 54'
Quaye 44'
Report 40' Moncada Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Armando Castro
23 December 2020 Playoffs Marathón 3–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
15:00 Volpi 60'
Solano 65'
Johnson 90'

Starting XI
(GK) Torres – 25
 84' Suazo – 6
Garrido – 8
Ramírez – 13
Banegas – 16
 68' Volpi – 20
Johnson – 29
 85' Solano – 30
Arriaga – 33
 74' Vega – 65
Motiño – 67
Substitutes
 68' Palermo – 22
 74' Lahera – 7
 84' López – 12
 85' Moreira – 3

Coach
Vargas
Report 85' Hernández



Starting XI
22 – Fonseca (GK)
2 – Núñez
3 – Oliva
15 – Rodríguez  87'
17 – Paz
19 – Arboleda  64'
20 – Flores
25 – Portillo
27 – Bengtson  78'
31 – Bernárdez  64'
32 – Pineda  78'
Substitutes
30 – Hernández  64'
21 – Pinto  64'
8 – Reyes  78'
23 – Álvarez  78'
10 – Garrido  87'
Coach
Troglio
Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
27 December 2020 Playoffs Olimpia 1–0
(2–3 agg.)
Marathón Tegucigalpa
18:00 Reyes 90+4' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Óscar Moncada

30 December 2020 Semifinals Vida 0–0 Olimpia La Ceiba
17:15 Report Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Saíd Martínez
3 January 2021 Semifinals Olimpia 3–0
(3–0 agg.)
Vida Tegucigalpa
16:00 Arboleda 28'
Álvarez 42'
Hernández 67'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Armando Castro
30 December 2020 Semifinals Motagua 2–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
19:00 Castillo 41' (pen.) 74' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
3 January 2021 Semifinals Marathón 1–2
(1–4 agg.)
Motagua San Pedro Sula
15:00 Volpi 23' (pen.) Report 8' Vega
38' López
Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

6 January 2021 Final Motagua 1–3 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
19:00 Castillo 48' (pen.) Report 2' Bengtson
19' Hernández
44' (o.g.) Santos
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Óscar Moncada
10 January 2021 Final Olimpia 0–0
(3–1 agg.)
Motagua Tegucigalpa
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Note: Despite their elimination in the semifinals, C.D. Marathón clinched their spot at the extra final series as winners of the regular season first place decider playoff.

14 January 2021 Final Olimpia 2–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
19:00 Hernández 46'
Bengtson 72'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Saíd Martínez
17 January 2021 Final Marathón 0–1
(0–3 agg.)
Olimpia San Pedro Sula
11:00 Report 72' Arboleda Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Clausura

The Clausura tournament was the second half of the 2020–21 season which was played in the first semester of 2021. C.D. Olimpia won their third consecutive national championship and their 33rd overall after winning both the regular season and the playoff stage.[3]

Standings

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 14 11 2 1 36 9 +27 35 Advance to Semifinals
2 Motagua 14 9 4 1 29 14 +15 31 Advance to Play-offs
3 UPNFM 14 5 4 5 20 19 +1 19
4 Real Sociedad 14 3 8 3 21 21 0 17
5 Real de Minas 14 0 6 8 11 31 20 6
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 14 4 7 3 17 13 +4 19 Advance to Semifinals
2 Honduras Progreso 14 3 6 5 20 25 5 15 Advance to Play-offs
3 Vida 14 2 8 4 19 23 4 14
4 Marathón 14 3 5 6 17 22 5 14
5 Platense 14 2 6 6 20 33 13 12
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away HNP MAR MOT OLI PLA RDM RES RSO UPN VID
Honduras Progreso 1–1 0–5 2–2 5–2 1–1 0–3 0–0
Marathón 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–2
Motagua 5–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1
Olimpia 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 5–1
Platense 0–4 5–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–2
Real de Minas 0–3 0–3 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–2
Real España 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–0
Real Sociedad 3–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–4
UPNFM 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–1
Vida 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 2–3 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2021. 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.

Results

1 May 2021 Playoffs UPNFM 3–2 Honduras Progreso Tegucigalpa
17:00 Osorio 15'
Elvir 31'
Guillén 78'
Report 4' Agámez
79' Rotondi
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Alex Morazán
5 May 2021 Playoffs Honduras Progreso 4–0
(6–3 agg.)
UPNFM El Progreso
19:00 Rotondi 5' 78' 90+12'
Agámez 89'
Report Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Marlon Díaz
2 May 2021 Playoffs Vida 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba
15:06 Palma 57' Report 87' Moncada Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Orlando Hernández
4 May 2021 Playoffs Motagua 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
Vida Tegucigalpa
19:00 López 69'
Mayorquín 78'
Klusener 83'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Jefferson Escobar
1 May 2021 Playoffs Real España 0–0 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
5 May 2021 Playoffs Olimpia 2–1
(2–1 agg.)
Real España Tegucigalpa
19:00 Chirinos 27'
Bengtson 64' (pen.)
Report 30' Mejía Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Nelson Salgado

8 May 2021 Semifinals Honduras Progreso 0–0 Olimpia El Progreso
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
12 May 2021 Semifinals Olimpia 7–0
(7–0 agg.)
Honduras Progreso Tegucigalpa
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
8 May 2021 Semifinals Motagua 1–0 Real España Tegucigalpa
20:00 Galvaliz 30' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Óscar Moncada
12 May 2021 Semifinals Real España 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(6–7 p)
Motagua San Pedro Sula
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: Closed gates

16 May 2021 Final Motagua 2–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
18:00 Moreira 35' (pen.)
Villafranca 90+2' (pen.)
Report 56' Bengtson Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Armando Castro
19 May 2021 Final Olimpia 1–0
(2–2 agg.)
(4–3 p)
Motagua Tegucigalpa
19:00 Bengtson 44' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Penalties
Alvarado
Leverón
Hernández
Flores
Bengtson
Moreira
García
Decas
Villafranca
Martínez

Top goalscorers

The top goalscorer will be determined by the addition of goals of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

As of 19 May 2021
  • 23 goals:
  • 15 goals:
  • 14 goals:
  • 13 goals:
  • 12 goals:
  • 11 goals:
  • 10 goals:
  • 9 goals:
Rafael Agámez (Honduras Progreso)
  • 8 goals:
  • 7 goals:
Bruno Volpi (Marathón)
Carlos Meléndez (Vida)
Edwin Solano (Marathón)
Carlos Róchez (UPNFM)
  • 6 goals:
  • 5 goals:
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
Óliver Morazán (Real Sociedad)
Óscar García (Real de Minas)
Dábirson Castillo (Platense)
Aldo Fajardo (Platense)
Byron Rodríguez (Platense)
Jairo Róchez (UPNFM)
Erick Andino (H. Progreso / Real de Minas)
Bryan Johnson (Marathón / H. Progreso)
Marcelo Canales (Honduras Progreso)
Joshua Nieto (Real de Minas)
Ronal Montoya (UPNFM)
Michael Osorio (UPNFM)
Jesse Moncada (Real de Minas / Motagua)
José Pinto (Olimpia)
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
Júnior García (Real España)
José Reyes (Olimpia)
Bayron Méndez (Motagua)
Lesvin Medina (UPNFM)
Kenneth Ulloa (UPNFM)
Isaías Olariaga (Real Sociedad)
Jorge Castrillo (Real España)
Cristian Cálix (Marathón)
Júnior Lacayo (UPNFM)
Darwin Andino (Real de Minas)
Éver Alvarado (Olimpia)
Jamal Charles (Real Sociedad)
Alex Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Micher Antúnez (Vida)
Elder Torres (Vida)
Deyron Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Carlos Argueta (Vida)
Matías Soto (Real España)
Marvin Bernárdez (Olimpia)
Maylor Núñez (Olimpia)
Yeer Gutiérrez (Real Sociedad)
Richard Zúniga (Platense)
Aldo Oviedo (Real de Minas)
Samuel Córdova (Olimpia)
Matías Garrido (Olimpia)
Ted Bodden (UPNFM)
Mathías Techera (Marathón)
Hesller Morales (Platense)
Yeison Mosquera (Honduras Progreso)
Samuel Lucas (Honduras Progreso)
Manuel Elvir (UPNFM)
Héctor Castellanos (Motagua)
Kílmar Peña (UPNFM)
Jorge Álvarez (Olimpia)
Axel Barrios (Real de Minas)
Luís Meléndez (Vida)
Jonathan Paz (Olimpia)
Johnny Leverón (Olimpia)
Bryan Bernárdez (Vida)
Óscar García (Motagua)
Óscar González (Honduras Progreso)
Jonathan Núñez (Motagua)
Kendrick Cárcamo (Real Sociedad)
Yunni Dolmo (Honduras Progreso)
Jerrick Díaz (UPNFM)
Maikel García (Real España)
Franklin Flores (Real España)
José Domínguez (Platense)
Luis Argeñal (UPNFM)
Sendel Cruz (UPNFM)
Guillermo Chavasco (Vida)
Joel Membreño (Vida)
Jonatan Corzo (Real Sociedad)
Breyner Bonilla (Real Sociedad)
Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia)
Henry Güity (Real de Minas)
Arnold Meléndez (UPNFM)
Iverson Jiménez (Vida)
Reinieri Mayorquín (Motagua)
Yeison Mejía (Real España)
Josué Villafranca (Motagua)
  • 1 own-goal:
Cristian Sacaza (Honduras Progreso)
José Velásquez (Vida)
Mathías Techera (Marathón)
Raúl Santos (Motagua)
Rafael Agámez (Honduras Progreso)
Aldair Simanca (Platense)
Getsel Montes (Real España)
Edgar Vásquez (UPNFM)
Yeer Gutiérrez (Real Sociedad)
Denis Meléndez (Vida)
Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua)
Juan Montes (Motagua)
  • 2 own-goals:
Marcos Martínez (Platense)
Óscar González (Honduras Progreso)

Aggregate table

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 27 April 2021, C.D. Real de Minas was officially relegated after finishing last in the aggregated standings.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 28 21 6 1 66 18 +48 69 Qualified to 2021 CONCACAF League
2 Motagua 28 19 6 3 62 24 +38 63
3 Marathón 28 11 7 10 41 33 +8 40
4 UPNFM 28 9 10 9 40 39 +1 37
5 Real España 28 8 11 9 35 31 +4 35
6 Vida 28 8 11 9 44 41 +3 35
7 Platense 28 6 11 11 38 58 20 29
8 Honduras Progreso 28 5 10 13 32 62 30 25
9 Real Sociedad 28 4 10 14 33 59 26 22
10 Real de Minas 28 2 12 14 29 55 26 18 Relegated to 2021–22 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2021. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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