1995–96 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1995–96 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 30th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title[1] after defeating Real C.D. España in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Liga Nacional
Season1995–96
ChampionsOlimpia (12th)
RelegatedBroncos
CONCACAF Champions' CupOlimpia
Real España
Matches played149
Goals scored338 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerCastro (14)
All statistics correct as of 26 May 1996.

1995–96 teams

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia[lower-alpha 1] 27 12 11 4 48 25 +23 47 Qualification for Final Round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Victoria 27 12 10 5 38 27 +11 46
3 Motagua 27 11 7 9 36 28 +8 40
4 Platense 27 10 7 10 29 31 −2 37
5 Marathón 27 9 9 9 32 31 +1 36
6 Real España 27 9 9 9 32 33 −1 36
7 Real Maya 27 6 14 7 27 27 0 32
8 Vida 27 5 14 8 25 37 −12 29
9 Independiente Villela 27 4 15 8 24 32 −8 27
10 Broncos 27 3 12 12 19 39 −20 21 Relegation to Segunda División[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Olimpia secured Final spot.
  2. Top 6 qualify to Final round.
  3. Broncos relegated to Segunda División.

Final round

Hexagonal
14 April 1996 1st legPlatense2–1MotaguaPuerto Cortés, Cortés
Craniotis
Piota 		Castro Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
18 April 1996 2nd legMotagua2–0PlatenseTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Castro
Guifarro 		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Motagua won 3–2 on aggregated.
17 April 1996 1st legReal España0–0OlimpiaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
Craniotis
Piota 		Castro Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
21 April 1996 2nd legOlimpia0–1 (a.e.t.)Real EspañaTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
 97' Castro Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: ~22,000
  • Real España won 1–0 on aggregated.
20 April 1996 1st legMarathón0–0VictoriaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
April 1996 2nd legVictoria2–0MarathónLa Ceiba, Atlántida
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
  • Victoria won 2–0 on aggregated.

Triangular
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6 Qualification for Final[lower-alpha 1]
2 Victoria 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
3 Motagua 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. Real España qualifies to the Final.
April 1996 Real España1–0VictoriaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
1 May 1996 Victoria1–0MotaguaLa Ceiba, Atlántida
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
5 May 1996 Motagua2–1Real EspañaTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
May 1996 Victoria3–2Real EspañaLa Ceiba, Atlántida
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
12 May 1996 Motagua2–1VictoriaTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
15 May 1996 Real España3–1MotaguaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
Aplícano
Ruiz
Bonilla  90'		 Sierra Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Final

Played between winners of regular season and final round.

19 May 1996 Real España0–3OlimpiaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
 6'  79' Santamaría
 67' Arriola		 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
26 May 1996 Olimpia0–0Real EspañaTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 30,500
Olimpia
Real España
  • Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregated.

Top scorer
  • Geovanny Castro (Motagua) with 14 goals

Squads
Broncos
Fidel Mejía José Luis "Pili" Aguirre Carlos Coreas
Julio César Chávez
Independiente Villela
Enrique Daniel Uberti García Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo
Adalto Da Silva Julio César Pereira Washington Rodríguez
Pedro Cubillo
Marathón
Dangelo Daltino Bautista José Cristiano Pinheiro de Araujo Walter "Gualala" Trejo
José Ulloa Villatoro Antonio Rudón Arita Pompilio Cacho Valerio
Edwin Alexander Medina Julio César Santos Jorge Ferdín
Wilmer Andrés Roque Carlos Aragón Víctor Coello
Jurandir de Jesús Damascena Luis Orlando "El Chinito" Reyes Santos José Erasmo "Urco" Crisanto Castillo
Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega César Adonis Flores Behiker Bustillo
Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo Octavio Santana Mario Beata
Motagua
Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz Giovanni "Venado" Castro Ramón "Romerito" Romero
Mario Chirinos Oscar Valencia Edgar Sierra
Denilson Costa de Oliveira Víctor Sebastián Zúniga Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya
Paulo César de Oliveira David Wendell
Olimpia
Gustavo Cálix Carlos Enrique Prono Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón
Eduardo Arriola Christian Santamaría Merlyn Membreño
Juan Carlos Espinoza Norberto Martinez Carlos José Laje Moreno
Eugenio Dolmo Flores Danilo "Pollo" Galindo Jorge Samuel Caballero
Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández Alex Pineda Chacón John Bermeo
Platense
Óscar René Contreras Marco Antonio Mejía Jorge Arita Neals
Erick Jerezano Jackson Alexis Iván Duarte José Luis "Runga" Piota
Franklin Delgado Ricardo James Fernando Bolívar
Ferdín Sánchez Samaniego Sergio Díaz Carlos Bechtoldt
Alvaro Izquierdo
Real España
Luis Antonio López Erick Villanueva José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos
Gustavo Adolfo Gallegos Walter Lagos Aplícano Camilo Bonilla
José "Picardía" Padilla Marlon Javier Monge Víctor Martín Castro
Edgar Antonio Figueroa Luis Orlando "Caralampio" Vallejo Arguijo Miguel Ángel "Gallo" Mariano
Jaime Ruiz José Luis López César Clother
Víctor de los Santos Edward "Güicho" Barahona Raúl Dolmo
Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández Milton "Chocolate" Flores
Real Maya
Nelson Rolando Rosales Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez Gustavo Ochoa
Francisco Acuña
Victoria
Raúl Martínez Sambulá Enrique Reneau César Castro
Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras Floyd Guthrie Percival Piggott
Alvaro Roberto Izquierdo
Vida
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Rossel Cacho Irineo Núñez
Clayd Lester Marson Nigel Zúniga Carlos Monchín Rodríguez
Raúl Centeno Gamboa René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez Dennis Antonio Piedy
Jorge Ernesto Pineda Carlos Matamoros Pablo Valencia

Known results

Round 1
Marathón2–2Real Maya
Castillo
San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds
Platense1–0Real España
Puerto Cortés
Referee: Óscar Javier Bardales
Olimpia0–0Vida
Tegucigalpa
Real Maya1–1Olimpia
Rosa
Siguatepeque
Vida1–0Independiente
La Ceiba
Real España2–1Independiente
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–1Independiente
Tegucigalpa
Referee: Óscar Leónidas Díaz
Real España3–2Olimpia
Pavón
San Pedro Sula
Broncos3–2Independiente
Uberti
Choluteca
Independiente1–1Marathón
San Pedro Sula
Real Maya1–2Marathón
Siguatepeque
Marathón0–0Broncos
San Pedro Sula
Real España–Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Motagua3–1Vida
Tegucigalpa
Victoria3–1Real Maya
Benguché
Izquierdo
Centeno 		Lagos
La Ceiba
Attendance: 1,603
Independiente0–1Olimpia
Espinoza
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia7–0Real España
M. Hernández
Flores
Tegucigalpa
Platense1–0Real España
Puerto Cortés
Broncos2–0Vida
Choluteca
Motagua0–2Real España
Tegucigalpa
Vida0–5Real España
La Ceiba
Motagua3–1Platense

References
  1. RSSSF.com – Honduras 1995/96 – 11 December 2009
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