Honduras - List of Second Level Champions


Liga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002. The league traditionally was divided into 4 regional groups: Zona Norte y Atlántica, Zona Norte y Occidente, Zona Centro y Sur, Zona Sur y Oriente, with the top-2 teams of each group qualify for the liguilla (playoffs).
The format of the second level championship changed on several occasions; until 1979 the title was disputed in a final between two clubs; between 1980 (the official introduction of the Segunda División) and 1996 it was contested in a tournament between four (1980-1988 and 1995/96), six (1989-1994) or eight (1994/95) clubs, possibly (as in 1995/96) with a playoff between two clubs finishing tied on points (for the fifteen seasons from 1980 to 1994/95, only the opponents of the champions in their last match are known; it is by no means certain these finished as runners-up).
Since 1996/97 the league finishes with a knockout tournament for the title; starting from 2004/05 the season was divided into two "short" tournaments (Torneos Cortos) with the winners of the Apertura and Clausura qualifying for the overall final.
The (overall) second level champions are awarded automatic promotion.

Overall Championship

Season    Champions                      Runners-up

1966/67   Atlético Indio         4-3 1-1 Victoria
1967/68   Victoria               5-3 3-2 Federal 
1968/69   Lempira                4-3 2-1 Broncos 
1969/70   Atlético Español [*1]  3-2 2-0 San Pedro
1970/71   Troya                  4-5 2-0 Lenca    
1971/72   Universidad            2-2 0-0 Victoria               [4-3 pen]   
1972/73     cancelled    
1973      Federal                1-1 3-1 San Pedro
1974      Atlántida              1-2 2-1 Salamar                [6-5 pen] 
1975      Campamento         3-3 2-2 w/o Lenca
1976      Victoria               1-0 1-0 Curacao   
1977      Tiburones              3-3 4-0 Alianza 
1978/79   Atlético Portuario     1-1 2-0 Federal 
1979      Atlético Fusep         0-0 2-0 Juventud Ribereña   
Segunda División
1980      Independiente Villela          last opponents: Curacao (1-0)
1981      Dandy                          last opponents: Súper Estrella (1-0)
1982      Platense                       last opponents: Curacao (1-1)
1983      Sula                           last opponents: Independiente Villela (3-0) 
1984      Tela Timsa                     last opponents: Atlético Independiente (1-0)
1985      E.A.C.I. [*2]                  last opponents: Curacao (2-0)
1986      Universidad                    last opponents: Lempira Hermacasa (2-1)     
1987/88   Curacao                        last opponents: Tela Timsa (1-2)
1988      Súper Estrella                 last opponents: Modernic (4-0) 
1989/90   Tela Timsa                     last opponents: Universidad (0-0)
1990/91   Atlético Indio                 last opponents: Palestino (1-0)
1991/92   Real Maya                      last opponents: Sitra Acensa (0-0)
1992/93   Deportes Progreseño            last opponents: Palestino (3-0)
1993/94   Broncos                        last opponents: Universidad (1-1)  
1994/95   Independiente Villela          last opponents: Nacional (1-1)    
1995/96   Universidad                0-0 Atlético Independiente [4-2 pen]
1996/97   Atlético Indio         1-1 2-0 Halcón Terrazos
1997/98   Alianza FC             0-2 3-0 Real Sociedad 
1998/99   Federal                1-1 1-1 Atlético Melgar        [7-6 pen]         
1999/00   Deportes Savio         0-0 1-0 Palestino 
2000/01   Real Maya              2-0 2-3 Real Comayagua                  
2001/02   Honduras Salzburg      1-2 1-0 Parrillas One          [4-2 pen] 
Liga de Ascenso
2002/03   Atlético Olanchano     1-0 1-1 Deportes Savio                    
2003/04   Municipal Valencia     0-0 2-0 Hispano                    
2004/05   Hispano                0-0 1-1 Deportes Savio         [8-7 pen]
2005/06   Atlético Olanchano     0-1 3-1 Lenca
2006/07   Deportes Savio         1-0 0-0 Arsenal
2007/08   Real Juventud                  [won both Apertura and Clausura]
2008/09   Atlético Gualala       1-1 1-0 Necaxa
2009/10   Necaxa                         [won both Apertura and Clausura]
2010/11   Atlético Choloma       1-1 1-0 Parrillas One
2011/12   Real Sociedad              2-0 Parrillas One
2012/13   Parrillas One              1-1 Juticalpa              [4-3 pen]
2013/14   Honduras Progreso              [won both Apertura and Clausura]
2014/15   Juticalpa                      [won both Apertura and Clausura]
2015/16   Social Sol                 1-1 Alianza Becerra        [7-6 pen]
2016/17   Lobos UPNFM                1-0 Lepaera FC        
2017/18   INFOP [*3]                     [won both Apertura and Clausura]
2018/19   Real Sociedad          0-1 1-0 Olancho                [4-3 pen]
2019/20     cancelled
2020/21   Victoria               2-0 3-0 Atlético Pinares [*4]
2021/22   Olancho                        [won both Apertura and Clausura]
2022/23   Génesis                    2-2 Juticalpa              [10-9 pen]
2023/24   Juticalpa                      [won both Apertura and Clausura]
2024/25   CD Choloma             1-1 2-1 Atlético Independiente 
2025/26   Estrella Roja          0-0 4-1 Hondupino

[*1] Verdún purchased the franchise of Atlético Español 
[*2] E.A.C.I. = Empresa Asociativa Campesina de Isletas
[*3] INFOP renamed Real de Minas following promotion
[*4] Atlético Pinares qualified as Apertura winners 2019/20

Finals Torneos Cortos

NB: winners of Apertura (A) and Clausura (C) play off for overall title

Season    Champions                      Runners-up                         Losing Semifinalists

2004/05 A Deportes Savio         1-2 5-2 Social Sol                         Arsenal, Deportes Concepción 
2004/05 C Hispano                3-0 0-3 Deportes Savio         [6-5 pen]
2005/06 A Atlético Olanchano     1-0 0-1 Juticalpa              [3-2 pen] 
2005/06 C Lenca                  2-0 2-1 Real Juventud                      Olimpia B, Atlético Olanchano 
2006/07 A Deportes Savio         3-0 0-2 Arsenal                            Real Juventud, Lenca 
2006/07 C Arsenal                1-1 2-1 Cruz Azul                          Atlético Esperanzano, Deportes Savio 
2007/08 A Real Juventud          0-1 3-1 Arsenal                [aet]       Unión Ájax, Olimpia Occidental 
2007/08 C Real Juventud          0-0 3-1 Social Sol                         Motagua B, Olimpia B 
2008/09 A Atlético Gualala       4-2 1-1 Municipal Silca                    Unión Ájax, Necaxa 
2008/09 C Necaxa                 1-1 1-1 Social Sol             [4-1 pen]   Olimpia Occidental, Atlético Olanchano 
2009/10 A Necaxa                 0-1 3-0 Atlético Choloma                   Social Sol, Olimpia Occidental 
2009/10 C Necaxa                 1-2 2-0 Atlético Independiente             Atlético Choloma, Real Juventud 
2010/11 A Parrillas One          1-1 2-1 Yoro                   [aet]       Atlético Municipal, Atlético Esperanzano 
2010/11 C Atlético Choloma       3-1 0-2 Real Sociedad          [5-4 pen]   Yoro, Atlético Municipal 
2011/12 A Real Sociedad          0-0 4-0 Atlético Municipal                 Hispano, Parrillas One 
2011/12 C Parrillas One          2-2 2-1 Real Sociedad                      Juticalpa, UPN 
2012/13 A Juticalpa              3-2 4-1 Atlético Municipal                 Yoro, Honduras 
2012/13 C Parrillas One          0-0 1-0 Yoro                               Juticalpa, UPN 
2013/14 A Honduras Progreso      2-1 3-3 Atlético Choloma 
2013/14 C Honduras Progreso      1-2 4-0 Juticalpa
2014/15 A Juticalpa              1-1 3-1 Lobos UPNFM                        Atlético Municipal, Social Sol 
2014/15 C Juticalpa              4-3 1-0 Atlético Independiente             Atlético Limeño
2015/16 A Social Sol                 2-2 Deportes Savio         [4-3 pen]
2015/16 C Alianza Becerra            2-1 Parrillas One                  
2016/17 A Lepaera FC                 2-1 Yoro FC
2016/17 C Lobos UPNFM                0-0 Villanueva FC          [3-1 pen]
2017/18 A INFOP                  0-1 2-0 Villanueva FC
2017/18 C INFOP                  2-0 2-2 Villanueva FC
2018/19 A Real Sociedad          1-1 3-2 San Juan
2018/19 C Olancho                0-1 2-1 Santos FC              [3-1 pen]
2019/20 A Atlético Pinares       2-1 3-1 Santos FC
2019/20 C   cancelled
2020/21 A   cancelled (Atlético Pinares kept Apertura title 2019/20)
2020/21 C Victoria               2-2 2-1 Génesis  
2021/22 A Olancho                0-0 1-0 Juticalpa
2021/22 C Olancho                1-2 3-0 Lone FC                [aet]
2022/23 A Juticalpa              2-0 3-2 Real Juventud
2022/23 C Génesis                1-0 2-3 Platense               [6-5 pen]
2023/24 A Juticalpa              2-0 4-4 Atlético Independiente
2023/24 C Juticalpa              0-1 2-1 Lone FC                [5-3 pen]
2024/25 A CD Choloma             2-0 1-3 Platense               [7-6 pen]
2024/25 C Atlético Independiente 1-1 2-1 Arsenal
2025/26 A Estrella Roja          1-0 1-0 Real Sociedad
2025/26 C Hondupino              4-1 1-2 Brasilia

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