Apertura (the regular phase is also known as Torneo de Copa)
Team M W T L GF GA PTS
1. Platense 20 12 2 6 42 26 38 (cup champion)[Puerto Cortés]
2. Motagua 20 10 7 3 23 17 37 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
3. Olimpia 20 9 9 2 33 21 36 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
4. Marathón 20 8 8 4 30 24 32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
5. Real España 20 8 8 4 30 26 32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
6. Universidad 20 8 6 6 29 26 30 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
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7. Victoria 20 5 9 6 25 28 24 [La Ceiba]
8. Vida 20 7 2 11 31 33 23 [La Ceiba]
9. Real Maya 20 4 6 10 25 29 18 [Tegucigalpa]
10. Palestino 20 3 5 12 28 43 14 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Independiente 20 1 8 11 19 42 11 [San Pedro Sula]
Top-6 to Apertura Liguilla
Round 1 [Aug 23,24]
Victoria 3-2 Platense
Real Maya 1-2 Universidad
Real España 2-3 Marathon
Independiente 1-1 Palestino
Motagua 1-0 Vida
Olimpia 2-2 Independiente [Aug 27]
Round 2 [Aug 30,31]
Palestino 3-2 Universidad
Real España 3-1 Independiente
Real Maya 2-3 Marathon
Motagua 0-0 Victoria
Platense 0-2 Vida
Palestino 1-2 Olimpia [Sep 3]
Round 3 [Sep 7]
Olimpia 4-0 Universidad
Marathon 0-2 Platense
Real Maya 0-0 Independiente
Victoria 2-1 Vida
Real España 2-0 Palestino [Sep 10]
Motagua 1-1 Universidad [Sep 10]
Round 4 [Sep 14]
Marathon 1-1 Victoria
Vida 2-1 Real España
Independiente 1-4 Universidad
Platense 1-0 Motagua
Real Maya 2-2 Palestino
Olimpia 1-1 Victoria [Sep 25]
Round 5 [Sep 21-24]
Real España 1-0 Universidad
Independiente 1-1 Victoria
Vida 2-3 Marathon
Real Maya 1-1 Olimpia
Motagua 2-1 Real Maya
Palestino 1-3 Platense
Round 6 [Sep 27,28]
Marathon 1-0 Independiente
Victoria 2-0 Real Maya
Platense 4-1 Real España
Universidad 3-0 Vida
Palestino 3-4 Motagua [Oct 5]
Platense 3-0 Olimpia [Oct 5]
Round 7 [Oct 4,5]
Universidad 0-0 Victoria
Real Maya 2-2 Real España
Vida 2-2 Olimpia [Oct 12]
Motagua 0-1 Marathon [Oct 12]
Independiente 1-3 Platense [Oct 12]
Palestino 2-3 Vida [Nov 1]
Round 8 [Oct 18,19]
Victoria 2-1 Palestino [Oct 15]
Olimpia 0-1 Motagua
Marathon 0-0 Universidad
Platense 1-0 Real Maya
Vida 7-2 Independiente
Real España 0-2 Motagua [Oct 22]
Round 9 [Oct 25,26]
Universidad 2-1 Platense
Palestino 1-3 Marathon
Victoria 2-2 Real España
Independiente 1-1 Motagua
Real Maya 1-2 Vida
Olimpia 0-0 Real España [Nov 1]
Remaining Match
Olimpia 0-0 Marathon [Nov 5]
Round 10 [Nov 8,9]
Platense 4-1 Victoria
Marathon 2-2 Real España
Universidad 1-2 Real Maya
Vida 0-1 Motagua
Independiente 1-2 Olimpia
Palestino 1-1 Independiente [Nov 13]
Round 11 [Nov 15,16]
Vida 1-2 Platense
Victoria 2-3 Motagua
Universidad 2-1 Palestino
Marathon 1-1 Real Maya
Independiente 1-1 Real España
Olimpia 1-0 Universidad [Nov 28]
Round 12 [Nov 22,23]
Platense 1-1 Marathon
Universidad 1-1 Motagua
Vida 1-0 Victoria
Olimpia 3-1 Palestino
Real Maya 4-1 Independiente
Real España 3-2 Palestino [Nov 26]
Round 13 [Dec 7]
Motagua 1-0 Platense
Victoria 1-1 Marathon
Universidad 3-3 Real España [Dec 10]
Olimpia 2-1 Real Maya [Dec 13]
Palestino 1-0 Real Maya [Dec 17]
Vida 3-2 Marathon [Dec 24]
Round 14 [Dec 20,21]
Platense 4-2 Palestino
Real España 1-0 Vida
Victoria 1-1 Olimpia
Independiente 1-0 Universidad
Real Maya 0-0 Motagua
Independiente 0-2 Marathon [Dec 27]
Round 15 [Dec 30]
Victoria 3-1 Independiente [Dec ?]
Universidad 3-2 Vida [Dec 27]
Real España 1-0 Platense
Motagua 1-1 Palestino
Olimpia 3-3 Platense [Jan 4]
Real Maya 3-0 Victoria [Jan 4]
Round 16 [Jan 11]
Real España 2-0 Real Maya [Jan 7]
Olimpia 3-1 Vida [Jan 8]
Platense 4-2 Independiente
Universidad 2-1 Victoria [the award of 0-3 was revoked]
Marathon 0-1 Motagua
Palestino 2-1 Vida [Jan 14]
Round 17 [Jan 18]
Universidad 1-1 Marathon [Jan 15]
Real Maya 2-3 Platense [Jan 17]
[Nelson Rosales 40, David Cárcamo 65; José Luis Piota 25, Juan Cárcamo 70, José Anthony Torres 85]
Olimpia 3-0 Motagua
Palestino 1-1 Victoria
Independiente 0-0 Vida
Motagua 1-1 Real España [Feb 15]
Round 18 [Jan 24,25]
Platense 1-2 Universidad
Marathon 3-1 Palestino [Jan 20]
Real Espana 2-1 Victoria
Vida 1-2 Real Maya
Real España 0-0 Olimpia [Feb 21]
Motagua 1-1 Independiente [Feb 22]
Remaining Match
Marathon 2-3 Olimpia [Feb 15]
Team M W T L GF GA PTS
1. Platense 20 12 2 6 42 26 38 (cup champion)[Puerto Cortés]
2. Motagua 20 10 7 3 23 17 37 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
3. Olimpia 20 9 9 2 33 21 36 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
4. Marathón 20 8 8 4 30 24 32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
5. Real España 20 8 8 4 30 26 32 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
6. Universidad 20 8 6 6 29 26 30 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
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7. Victoria 20 5 9 6 25 28 24 [La Ceiba]
8. Vida 20 7 2 11 31 33 23 [La Ceiba]
9. Real Maya 20 4 6 10 25 29 18 [Tegucigalpa]
10. Palestino 20 3 5 12 28 43 14 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Independiente 20 1 8 11 19 42 11 [San Pedro Sula]
Platense cup campions HC: Jorge Dubanced [ARG]
Top-6 to Apertura Liguilla
Apertura Liguilla
Quarterfinals
First Legs
Marathon 2-3 Olimpia [Feb 28]
Real España 0-0 Motagua [Mar 7]
Universidad 1-1 Platense [Mar 12]
Second Legs
Olimpia 1-0 Marathon [Mar 15]
Platense 1-1 Universidad [Mar 15] [Platense qualified on league position]
Motagua 1-1 Real España [Mar 19] [Real España qualified on away goal]
Motagua qualified as best loser (league position on Universidad)
Semifinals
First Legs [Mar 29]
Olimpia 1-2 Motagua
Real España 2-0 Platense
Second Legs [Apr 5]
Motagua 0-1 Olimpia [Motagua qualified on away goals]
Platense 1-1 Real España
Final
First Leg [Apr 15]
Real España 0-3 Motagua
[Francisco Ramirez 21, Oscar Lagos 55, Amado Guevera 89]
Second Leg [Apr 19]
Motagua 2-1 Real España
[M Francisco Ramirez 20, Amado Guevara 32 RE: Leonardo Morales 26]
Motagua winners Apertura 1997/98
Topscorer: W. Velásquez (Olimpia, Honduras) 19 goals.
Clausura 1998
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Table
1. Olimpia 20 13 7 0 46 15 46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
2. Motagua 20 14 4 2 39 15 46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
3. Platense 20 8 8 4 36 30 32 (qualified)[Puerto Cortés]
4. Marathón 20 7 9 4 29 29 30 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
5. Real Maya 20 8 4 8 26 27 28 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
6. Victoria 20 6 8 6 24 25 26 (qualified)[La Ceiba]
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7. Vida 20 5 8 7 26 26 23 [La Ceiba]
8. Real España 20 5 8 7 24 26 23 [San Pedro Sula]
9. Palestino 20 4 6 10 21 37 18 [San Pedro Sula]
10. Independiente 20 2 6 12 23 45 12 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Universidad 20 1 6 13 14 33 9 [Tegucigalpa]
Top-6 to Clausura Liguilla.
Round 1 [Apr 26]
Motagua 2-0 Vida
Victoria 1-0 Platense
Real Maya 2-1 Universidad
Real España 1-1 Marathon
Independiente 0-1 Palestino
bye: Olimpia
Midweek Match
Universidad 1-1 Palestino [Apr 29]
Round 2 [May 2,3]
Motagua 1-0 Victoria
Real España 2-0 Independiente
Real Maya 2-2 Marathon
Palestino 1-1 Olimpia
Platense 1-0 Vida
bye: Universidad
Midweek Match
Motagua 2-1 Universidad [May 7]
Round 3 [May 9,10]
Real España 1-1 Palestino [May 6]
Vida 2-2 Victoria
Marathon 2-2 Platense
Independiente 1-3 Real Maya
Olimpia 2-0 Universidad
bye: Motagua
Round 4 [May 16,17]
Marathon 1-0 Victoria
Platense 3-2 Motagua
Vida 1-1 Real España
Universidad 0-0 Independiente
Real Maya 3-0 Palestino
bye: Olimpia
Round 5 [May 23,24]
Real España 1-2 Universidad
Real Maya 2-2 Olimpia
Palestino 1-1 Platense
Independiente ppd Victoria
Vida 1-1 Marathon
bye: Motagua
Round 6 [May 30,31]
Marathon 1-0 Independiente
Victoria 0-2 Real Maya
Universidad 0-2 Vida
Platense 2-1 Real España
Midweek Matches [Jun 3]
Platense 1-2 Olimpia
Vida 1-0 Palestino
Round 7 [Jun 3-5]
Universidad 1-3 Victoria
Olimpia 0-0 Vida
Real Maya 0-1 Real España
Motagua 1-0 Marathon
Platense 5-3 Independiente
bye: Palestino
Midweek Matches [Jun 10]
Olimpia 2-0 Independiente
Real España 2-4 Motagua [earlier reported 3-5]
Victoria 3-1 Palestino
Round 8 [Jun 13,14]
Platense 4-1 Real Maya
Vida 0-0 Independiente
Marathon 1-1 Universidad
Olimpia 2-1 Motagua
Round 9 [Jun 20,21]
Palestino 4-2 Marathon
Independiente 3-3 Motagua
Real Maya 0-0 Vida
Olimpia 3-1 Real España
Platense 3-1 Universidad
bye: Victoria
Midweek Matches [Jun 24]
Motagua 2-0 Real Maya
Victoria 3-1 Independiente
Round 10 [Jun 27,28]
Palestino 0-1 Motagua
Marathon 0-3 Olimpia
Victoria 1-1 Real España
Midweek Match [Jul 1]
Olimpia 1-1 Victoria
Round 11 [Jul 4,5]
Motagua 2-1 Vida
Marathon 3-3 Real España
Palestino 0-1 Independiente
Platense 2-2 Victoria
[Jul 8]
Independiente 1-4 Olimpia
[Jul 11]
Marathon 3-2 Real Maya
Round 12 [Jul 12]
Palestino 2-0 Universidad
Vida 2-3 Platense
[Jul 15]
Victoria 0-0 Motagua
[Jul 19]
Platense 1-2 Marathon
Real España 2-2 Independiente
[Aug 2]
Vida 1-1 Victoria
Round 13 [Jul 25,26]
Real Maya 2-1 Independiente
Olimpia 1-1 Universidad
Palestino 0-3 Real España
Victoria 0-2 Marathon
Midweek Matches [Jul 29,30]
Real Espana 0-0 Vida
Universidad 0-1 Motagua
Round 14
[Aug 2]
Motagua 3-0 Platense
Independiente 2-0 Universidad
Palestino 2-3 Real Maya
[Aug 5]
Olimpia 3-0 Real Maya
Marathon 2-0 Vida
Victoria 3-2 Independiente
Round 15 [Aug 8,9]
Real Maya 0-1 Motagua
Independiente 1-1 Marathon
Platense 1-1 Palestino
Victoria 1-4 Olimpia
Universidad 0-1 Real España
Midweek Match [Aug 12]
Universidad 0-1 Real Maya
Round 16
[Aug 12]
Real España 1-1 Platense
[Aug 13]
Motagua 4-1 Palestino
[Aug 16]
Real Maya 1-0 Victoria
Marathon 0-0 Motagua
Vida 3-1 Universidad
Olimpia 1-1 Platense
Round 17
[Aug 19]
Victoria 1-1 Universidad
[Aug 20]
Olimpia 4-3 Vida
[Aug 23]
Platense 2-2 Independiente
Universidad 1-1 Marathon
Palestino 3-2 Vida
Real España 2-1 Real Maya
Midweek Match [Aug 26]
Motagua 2-0 Real España
Round 18 [Aug 30]
Motagua 1-1 Olimpia
Palestino 1-1 Victoria
Real Maya 0-0 Platense
Vida 5-2 Independiente
Midweek Match [Sep 3]
Marathon 4-1 Palestino [awarded 5-0?]
Round 19 [Sep 5,6]
Real España 0-1 Olimpia
Motagua 6-1 Independiente
Vida 2-1 Real Maya
Platense 3-2 Universidad
Postponed Matches
[Sep 9]
Real España 0-1 Victoria
Olimpia 4-0 Palestino
[Sep 13]
Olimpia 5-0 Marathon
Table
1. Olimpia 20 13 7 0 46 15 46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
2. Motagua 20 14 4 2 39 15 46 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
3. Platense 20 8 8 4 36 30 32 (qualified)[Puerto Cortés]
4. Marathón 20 7 9 4 29 29 30 (qualified)[San Pedro Sula]
5. Real Maya 20 8 4 8 26 27 28 (qualified)[Tegucigalpa]
6. Victoria 20 6 8 6 24 25 26 (qualified)[La Ceiba]
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7. Vida 20 5 8 7 26 26 23 [La Ceiba]
8. Real España 20 5 8 7 24 26 23 [San Pedro Sula]
9. Palestino 20 4 6 10 21 37 18 [San Pedro Sula]
10. Independiente 20 2 6 12 23 45 12 [San Pedro Sula]
11. Universidad 20 1 6 13 14 33 9 [Tegucigalpa]
Top-6 to Clausura Liguilla.
Overall table:
1. Olimpia 40 22 16 2 79 36 82
2. Motagua 40 23 12 5 61 32 81
3. Platense 40 20 10 10 78 56 70 (Winners Copa de Honduras)
4. Marathón 40 15 17 8 59 53 62
5. Real España 40 13 16 11 54 52 55
6. Victoria 40 11 17 12 49 53 50
7. Vida 40 12 10 18 57 59 46
8. Real Maya 40 12 10 18 51 56 46
9. Universidad 40 9 12 19 43 59 39
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10. Palestino 40 7 11 22 49 80 32 Relegated
11. Independiente 40 3 15 22 42 86 24 Relegated
Relegated: Palestino and Independiente.
Promoted: Broncos.
Topscorer: Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia, Honduras) 15 goals.
Clausura Liguilla
Quarterfinals
First Legs [Sep 20,21]
Victoria 1-2 Olimpia
Marathon 0-0 Platense
Real Maya 1-4 Motagua
Second Legs [Sep 27]
Platense 1-1 Marathon [Platense qualified on league position]
Olimpia 0-1 Victoria [Olimpia qualified on league position]
Motagua 1-1 Real Maya
Victoria qualified as best loser
Semifinals
First Legs [Oct 3,4]
Victoria 2-1 Olimpia
Platense 3-3 Motagua
Second Legs [Oct 11]
Motagua 2-1 Platense
Olimpia 1-0 Victoria [Olimpia qualified on league position]
Final
First Leg [Oct 18]
Motagua 0-0 Olimpia
Second Leg [Oct 25]
Olimpia 0-1 Motagua [asdet]
Motagua winners Clausura.
Motagua champions as winners of Apertura and Clausura.
Topscorer Overall: Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia, Honduras) 34 goals.
Super Copa 1997-98
[Jan 21, 1999, Tegucigalpa]
Motagua 1-0 Platense
[Juan Coello 19]
Motagua Super Cup champions HC: Ramón "Primitivo" Maradiaga
With thanks to José Ismael Ramos
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