1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional
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| Season | 1996-97 |
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| Champions | Olimpia (13th title) |
| Relegated | None |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Olimpia Platense |
| CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup | Olimpia Platense |
| Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica | Olimpia Motagua Real España |
| Top goalscorer | Denilson Costa (13) |
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1997–98 →
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The 1996–97 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional started on 31 August 1996 and finished on 29 June 1997 as C.D. Olimpia lifted its 13th national championship and the second in a row.
1996-97 teams
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Regular season
Standings
- As of 6 April 1997
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 51 | Qualified to the Final |
| 2 | Victoria | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 47 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Platense | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 47 | |
| 4 | Motagua | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Marathón | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | Real España | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 | Universidad | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 28 | |
| 8 | Vida | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 28 | |
| 9 | Real Maya | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Independiente Villela | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 23 | No relegation for this season |
Results (Rounds 1–18)
| Home \ Away[1] | IND | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | MAY | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Independiente Villela | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Marathón | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Motagua | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Olimpia | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 2–1 | |
| Platense | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Real España | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Real Maya | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Universidad | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Victoria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Vida | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results (Rounds 19–27)
| Home \ Away[1] | IND | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | MAY | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Independiente Villela | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |||||
| Marathón | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Motagua | 7–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||||
| Olimpia | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Platense | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||
| Real España | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||
| Real Maya | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||
| Universidad | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Victoria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||||
| Vida | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Final round
Hexagonal
Olimpia vs Real España
| 3 May 1997 1st leg | Real España | 1 – 1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
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| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 11 May 1997 2nd leg | Olimpia | 1 – 2 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
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Caballero  |
Mariano Mendieta |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
- Real España won 3–2 on aggregate score.
Victoria vs Marathón
| 3 May 1997 1st leg | Marathón | 2 – 0 | Victoria | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
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| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 10 May 1997 2nd leg | Victoria | 2 – 0 | Marathón | La Ceiba, Atlántida |
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| Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
- Victoria 2–2 Marathón on aggregate score; Victoria advanced on better Regular season record.
Platense vs Motagua
| 4 May 1997 1st leg | Motagua | 2 – 2 | Platense | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
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| Costa Soares |
Fernández Duarte |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 11 May 1997 2nd leg | Platense | 2 – 1 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés, Cortés |
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| Cárcamo |
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
- Platense won 4–3 on aggregate score.
Triangular
Standings
- As of 11 June 1997
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platense | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to the Final |
| 2 | Victoria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Real España | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Results
| 16 May 1997 Round 1 | Real España | 1 – 1 | Victoria | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
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| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 24 May 1997 Round 1 | Victoria | 1 – 0 | Platense | La Ceiba, Atlántida |
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| Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 1 June 1997 Round 1 | Platense | 3 – 1 | Real España | Puerto Cortés, Cortés |
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| Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
| 4 June 1997 Round 2 | Victoria | 2 – 1 | Real España | La Ceiba, Atlántida |
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| Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 8 June 1997 Round 2 | Platense | 4 – 1 | Victoria | Puerto Cortés, Cortés |
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| Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
| 11 June 1997 Round 2 | Real España | 0 – 1 | Platense | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
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| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Final
Olimpia vs Platense
| 22 June 1997 1st leg | Platense | 1 – 1 | Olimpia | Puerto Cortés, Cortés |
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| Cárcamo 90' |
Williams 17' |
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
| 29 June 1997 2nd leg | Olimpia | 3 – 0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
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| Flores 10' Velásquez 25' 62' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
- Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate score.
Top scorer
Denilson Costa (Motagua) with 13 goals
Squads
| Independiente Villela | ||
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 José Lino Casildo |
Walter "Gualala" Trejo |
Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda |
| Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa |
José Ulloa Villatoro |
Oscar "Pando" Gómez |
 Washington Leonardo Rodríguez |
Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo |
 Sandro Andreani |
| Alex Roberto Bailey |
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| Marathón | ||
| Dangelo Daltino Bautista |
Luis Orlando "El Chinito" Reyes Santos |
Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo |
| Bayron Suazo |
Behiker Bustillo |
Jorge Ferdín |
| Jose Christiano Pinheiro de Araujo |
Marco da Silva |
Edwin Alexander Medina |
| Pompilio Cacho Valerio |
Octavio Santana |
Luis Perdomo |
| Jurandir de Jesús Damacena |
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| Motagua | ||
| Elvis Misael Castellanos |
Denilson Costa de Oliveira |
Juan Carlos Raudales |
| Olimpia | ||
| Eugenio Dolmo Flores |
Carlos Enrique Prono |
Jorge Samuel Caballero |
| Rudy Alberto Williams |
Norberto Martínez |
Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón |
| Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo |
Marlon Alexander "Pitufo" Hernández |
Wilmer Peralta |
| Gregorio Serrano |
Merlyn Membreño |
Nahamán Humberto González |
| Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez |
Alex Pineda Chacón |
Eduardo Arriola |
| Christian Santamaría |
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| Platense | ||
| Rodolfo Vargas |
 Ricardo James |
Oscar René Contreras |
| Alexander "Araña" Clark |
José Anthony Torres |
Rony Morales |
| Julio César "Rambo" León |
José Luis Piota |
Wilmer Sandoval |
| Dennis Centeno |
Antonio "Aguja" Laing |
Luis Perdomo |
| Robel Bernárdez |
Miguel Fernández |
Marco Antonio Mejía |
| Dodsin Díaz |
Reynaldo Clavasquín |
Alexis Iván Duarte |
| Juan Manuel Cárcamo |
Roberto Bernárdez |
Jorge Arita Neals |
| Carlos González |
Abel Rodríguez |
Alex Geovany Ávila |
| Edgar Álvarez |
Alex Alaniz |
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| Real España | ||
| Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz |
José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos |
Gustavo Adolfo Gallegos |
| Víctor Martín Castro |
Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano |
Camilo Bonilla Paz |
| Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández |
Milton "Chocolate" Flores |
Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega |
| Marlon Javier Monge |
Edward "Güicho" Barahona |
Edgar Antonio Figueroa |
| Real Maya | ||
| Nelson Rolando Rosales |
Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez |
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| Universidad | ||
| Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez |
Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya |
Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga |
| Victoria | ||
| Raúl Martínez Sambulá |
Percival Piggott |
Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras |
| Alvaro Roberto Izquierdo |
Jorge Ernesto Pineda |
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| Vida | ||
| Rossel Cacho |
Irineo Núñez |
Carlos Alvarado |
| Clayd Lester Marson |
René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez |
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