The 2007–08 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd season in the top fight in Honduran football; it ran from August 2007 to May 2008. The season was split into two tournaments (

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) which defined the 51st and 52nd national champions in the history of the league.

C.D. Marathón Club Deportivo Marathón is a Honduran professional association football, football club based in San Pedro Sula. Founded on 25 November 1925, Marathón currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras. History Club Deport ...

and

Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. The club is the nation's most successful team both in the domestic league and in international club competitions. History Olimpia was f ...

as winners of each tournament qualified to the

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2007–08 teams

Deportes Savio Deportes Savio Fútbol Club, commonly known as Deportes Savio, is a professional Association football in Honduras, Honduran football club based in Santa Rosa de Copán. The club was founded in 1974, and participates in the Liga Nacional de Fútb ...

from

Santa Rosa de Copán Santa Rosa de Copán () is a municipality in Honduras. The city of Santa Rosa de Copán is the municipal seat and the departmental capital of the Honduran department of Copán. It is located approximately above mean sea level. Santa Rosa de ...

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Atlético Olanchano Atlético Olanchano was a Honduran football club based in Catacamas, Olancho. The club last played in the Honduran second division. History Campamento Atlético Olanchano was founded as ''Campamento'' in 1974 and originally played their game ...

Hispano F.C. Comayagua Fútbol Club () was a Honduran football club, based in Comayagua, Honduras. The club was founded in 1945 as ''Hispano Galvez'', eventually dropping "Galvez". The ''Hispano'' club played from 2005 to 2011 in the Honduran first divisio ...

C.D. Motagua Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...

C.D. Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. The club is the nation's most successful team both in the domestic league and in international club competitions. History Olimpia was f ...

C.D. Platense Platense Football Club S.A. de C.V. or simply Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Platense, Puerto Cortés, Cortés. The club was founded on 4 July 1960 and in 1965 became the first champions of the Honduran National Football Lea ...

Real C.D. España Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran professional football club, which plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. With 12 championships, Real España is one of the most accomplished Honduran football ...

C.D. Victoria Club Deportivo Victoria is a Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. They have enjoyed success in the past having won the Honduran first division once. They currently play in the Honduran first division. History Club Deportivo ...

* C.D.S. Vida

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was played from 11 August to 22 December 2007.

captured its 6th domestic league.

Regular season

Standings

Results

: ''As of 25 November 2007''

Final round

Semifinals

=Marathón vs Olimpia

= ---- * ''Marathón 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better regular season performance.''

=Motagua vs Victoria

= ---- * ''Motagua won 3–1 on aggregate score.''

Final

=Marathón vs Motagua

= ---- * ''Marathón won 2–0 on aggregate score.''

Top goalscorers

: ''As of 22 December 2007'' 10 goals *

Emil Martínez Emil José Martínez Cruz (; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for Alajuelense in the Primera Di ...

(Marathón) 7 goals * Mitchel Brown (Marathón) * Abidán Solís (Victoria) 6 goals *

Amado Guevara Amado Guevara (born 2 May 1976) is a Honduran former professional footballer and manager. He was the coach of Puerto Rico from 2018 to 2019. A former midfielder, he is the second all-time cap leader for the Honduras national team seconded by Ma ...

(Motagua) *

Luis Rodas Luis René Rodas Medina (born 3 January 1985) is a Honduran football striker who plays for Mictlán. Club career Nicknamed ''el Castor'' (the Beaver), he previously played for F.C. Motagua since he was 10 years old. After Rodas and teammat ...

(Motagua) 5 goals * Edilson Pereira (Deportes Savio) * Jocimar Nascimento (Motagua) *

Milton Núñez Milton Omar Núñez García (born October 30, 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer. Nuñez played a few seasons in Honduras before moving abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala and for Nacional in Uruguay. He then briefly appeared f ...

(Olimpia) * Marcelo dos Santos (Platense) 4 goals *

Carlos Salinas Carlos Salinas de Gortari CYC DMN (; born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician who served as 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), earlier in his career he wor ...

(Atlético Olanchano) *

Sergio Diduch Sergio Diduch is an Argentine association football player who currently plays for Hispano F.C. in the Honduran top division. He started his career in Honduras playing for Real España Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Cen ...

(Hispano) *

Henry Jiménez Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

(Hispano) * Allan do Santos (Olimpia) * José Dias (Real España) *

Everaldo Ferreira Everaldo Ferreira Magalhaes (born 29 May 1982) is a Brazilian soccer player. Club career He started his career in Honduras in Olimpia. He moved to Uruguay to Cerrito on a loan for 3 months where he was injured. He later moved to Real España. ...

(Real España) * Carlos Fretes (Real España) * Héctor Flores (Victoria) * Johnny Calderón (Vida) 3 goals * Wilmer Ramos (Atlético Olanchano) * Harrison Róches (Deportes Savio) * José Güity (Hispano) * Carlos Oliva (Marathón) * Óscar Torlacoff (Motagua) *

Reynaldo Tilguath Reynaldo Antonio Tilguath Flores (born 4 August 1979 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras) is a Former List of Hondurans, Honduran Association football, footballer who last played with C.D.S. Vida, Social Deportivo Vida Club career Nicknamed ''el Chino'', ...

(Olimpia) 2 goals *

Denilson Costa Denilson Costa (born 10 June 1968) is a Brazilian and naturalized Honduran football coach and former player. He is currently the second all-time top scorer in the Honduran Liga Nacional and was also the first to reach 150 goals. Now he is a t ...

(Atlético Olanchano) * Walter Hernández (Hispano) *

Rigoberto Padilla Rigoberto Padilla Reyes (born 1 December 1985) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Olimpia. Club career Padilla started his career at Valencia but was subject of controversy since Valencia claimed he was sold to Olimpia by Hispano in 2009 ...

(Hispano) * Milton Palacios (Marathón) *

Pedro Santana Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801June 14, 1864) was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic, a pre ...

(Motagua) * Danilo Turcios (Olimpia) *

Wilmer Velásquez Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for Olimpia, and by foremost as the nation's greatest striker ev ...

(Olimpia) * Quiarol Arzú (Platense) *

Bani Lozano Bani Ramón Lozano Núñez (born 1 May 1982 in Arenal) is a Honduran international footballer who plays for Platense in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. His usual position is left back, but he is also capable of operating as a winger. Club ...

(Platense) * Marvin Sánchez (Platense) * Douglas Caetano (Real España) * Marlon Peña (Real España) *

Melvin Valladares Melvin Yovany Valladares Castillo (born 14 July 1984) is a Honduran football striker who currently plays for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional. Club career Valladares made his professional debut for Municipal Valencia on 6 August 20 ...

(Real España) *

Marvin Chávez Marvin Antonio Chávez (born November 3, 1983 in La Ceiba) is a Honduran footballer who played as a midfielder, most recently for C.D. Marathón in the Liga Nacional. Career Club Chávez – who is nicknamed "el hijo del viento" (''the son of ...

(Victoria) *

Jaime Rosales Jaime Heliberto Rosales Chirinos (born 8 June 1978) is a Honduran former football defender who last played for Platense. Club career Rosales started his professional career at Marathón and played for several clubs in the Honduran league. ...

(Victoria) *

Jerry Bengtson Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden (born 8 April 1987) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Olimpia and the Honduras national team. Club career Vida On 12 August 2007, Bengtson made his official debut for C.D.S. ...

(Vida) * Ney Costa (Vida) * Richard Pérez (Vida) 1 goal * Jorge Lozano (Atlético Olanchano) *

Elmer Marín Elmer Adelmo Marín Arriola (born October 14, 1979) is a Honduran footballer]who currently is retired. Club career Marín enjoyed a couple of seasons at Club Deportivo Olimpia, Olimpia before moving to Real España in 2005. He left them in Jan ...

(Atlético Olanchano) * Merlyn Membreño (Atlético Olanchano) * Edgar Núñez (Atlético Olanchano) *

Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo ''"El Pando"'' Ramírez Ortega (born 26 March 1978 in Livingston, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan former soccer player who was suspended for life from any soccer related activities due to his participation in money laundering and fixing ga ...

(Atlético Olanchano) * Mario Euceda (Deportes Savio) * Johny Galdámez (Deportes Savio) * Edgar Mejía (Deportes Savio) * Óscar Zepeda (Deportes Savio) * Diktmar Hernández (Hispano) * Mario Berríos (Marathon) * Edmilson da Silva (Marathón) *

Astor Henríquez Astor Shermón Henríquez Cooper (; born 26 February 1983) is a Honduran footballer, who currently plays for Marathón in the Honduran National League as a defender. Club career Henríquez started his career at Universidad and, after a shor ...

(Marathón) * Luis López (Marathón) *

Erick Norales Erick Zenón Norales Casildo (; born 11 February 1985) is a Honduran football defender who plays for Platense. Club career Norales began his professional career with C.D.S. Vida in 2002, making eighty league appearances and scoring seven go ...

(Marathon) * Luis Santamaría (Marathón) *

Erick Scott Erick Arnoldo Scott Bernard (born 21 May 1981) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Limón. Club career Scott joined the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer on loan in March 2004, after several exceptional years w ...

(Marathon) * Víctor Bernárdez (Motagua) * Fernando Castillo (Motagua) * Walter López (Motagua) * Rubén Matamoros (Motagua) *

Maynor Figueroa Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez (born 2 May 1983) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is best known for his time at Wigan Athletic, where he made 179 Premier League appearances and won the 2013 FA Cup. Figueroa ...

(Olimpia) *

Jerry Palacios Jerry Nelson Palacios Suazo (; born November 1, 1981) is a Honduran football striker, who currently plays for Belmopan Bandits in Belize. Club career Palacios made his senior debut for Olimpia for whom he played 7 successive years except for ...

(Olimpia) *

Hendry Thomas Hendry Bernardo Thomas Suazo (born 23 February 1985), also known as ''Buchuca'', is a Honduran former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Thomas has been described as displaying a "rugged approach driven by his ample physical gift ...

(Olimpia) * David Meza (Platense) * César Zelaya (Platense) *

Eddy Vega Eddy Geovani Vega Acosta (born 13 August 1980 on the island of Roatán) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Honduran second division side Honduras Progreso. Club career Nicknamed ''el Animal'' due to his hot temper, Vega started ...

(Platense) *

Elkin González Elkin Reynaldo González Donaire (born on September 29, 1980) is a Honduran football midfielder who currently plays for Real Sociedad in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. Club career González played the majority of his career for Real España. H ...

(Real España) * Allan Lalín (Real España) *

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(Real España) * Fernando Cardozo (Victoria) *

Mario Gómez Mario Gómez García (; born 10 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Germany national team over a period of 11 years between 2007 and 2018. Gómez began his professional career with ...

(Victoria) *

Júnior Izaguirre Junior Gustavo Izaguirre Puerto (born 12 August 1979) is a Honduran retired football defender, who most recently played for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional. Club career Izaguirre started his professional career at Honduran giants F ...

(Victoria) *

Ninrrol Medina Ninrol Edgardo Medina Torres (born 26 August 1976) is a Honduran retired football defender. He is current manager of Honduran Segunda Division side Arsenal de Roatán. Club career Medina came through the youth ranks at F.C. Motagua and firs ...

(Victoria) *

Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber (born 26 October 1982) is a Uruguayan football player that currently plays for F.C. Motagua in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. He previously played for C.A. Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, Instituto de Córdoba, Santiago Mornin ...

(Victoria) * Darian Álvarez (Vida) * Borghi Arbizú (Vida) * Miguel Farrera (Vida) * Ángel Hill (Vida) *

Clifford Laing Clifford Altamirano Laing, nicknamed ''La Agujita'' (the Little Needler), (born 20 September 1982) is a Honduran football midfielder or forward. Club career Laing started his career at Platense, showing a great performance. In 2004, Real Espa� ...

(Vida) * Modesto Rodas (Vida)

Clausura

The Clausura tournament was played from 12 January to 24 May 2008.

captured its 21st domestic league.

Regular season

Standings

Results

: ''As of 3 May 2008''

Final round

Semifinals

=Olimpia vs Motagua

= ---- * ''Olimpia won 7–2 on aggregate score.''

=Marathón vs Real España

= ---- * ''Marathón 5–5 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better regular season performance.''

Final

=Olimpia vs Marathón

= ---- * ''Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.''

Top goalscorers

10 goals *

( Olimpia) 9 goals * Jocimar Nascimento (

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) 8 goals * Edmilson da Silva ( Marathón) * Douglas Caetano (

Real España Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Music Albums * ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000) * ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...

) * Claudio Cardozo (

Vida Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missour ...

) 6 goals * Ney Costa (

) 5 goals *

Carlos Pavón Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer (born 9 October 1973) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best Honduran footballers in history, and by most as the nation's greatest player ever. Mos ...

(

) *

Eduardo Bennett José Eduardo Bennett (born 11 September 1968, in La Ceiba) is a Honduran former footballer. He is currently manager of UPNFM. Club career Born in La Ceiba, Bennett played in the youth teams of local side Victoria and moved to Tegucigalpa aged ...

(

) * Oscar Torlacoff (

) *

Andy Furtado Andy Furtado Dixon (born 3 January 1980) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Belén. Club career He lost the Second Division championship final in May 2005 with Fusión Tibás. In August 2008 Furtado signed a 4-month contract ...

( Marathón) 4 goals * Marcelo Cabrita ( Platense) * Orvin Paz (

) * Walter Hernández ( Olimpia) * Danilo Turcios ( Olimpia) * José Güity ( Marathón) *

(

Hispano The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...

) 3 goals * Marcelo Ferreira ( Marathón) *

(

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

) *

(

) *

(

) * Javier Portillo (

) *

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(

) * Johnny Calderón (

) * Edgar Nuñez (

) *

Ramón Núñez Ramón Fernando Núñez Reyes (born 14 November 1985) is an international footballer who last played for the Mesquite Outlaws in the Major Arena Soccer League. Núñez plays primarily as an attacking midfielder. He can also play as a winger o ...

( Olimpia) *

Ramiro Bruschi Ramiro Washington Bruschi (born September, 1981 in Tacuarembó) is a Uruguayan retired football forward who last played for C.D. Olimpia in the Liga Nacional de Honduras Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given ...

( Olimpia) * Carlos Días (

) * Allan Lalín (

) * Carlos Will Mejía ( Platense) *

( Platense) 2 goals *

(

) * Henry Córdoba ( Platense) * Mario Berríos ( Marathón) * Carlos Oliva ( Marathón) *

( Marathón) * Eberso Amaral ( Marathón) *

(

) * Milton Ruíz (

) * Avidán Solís (

) *

(

) * Fernando Castillo (

) * Víctor Bernárdez (

) * Rubén Matamoros (

) *

(

) *

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(

) *

Mario César Rodríguez Mario César Rodríguez Madrid (born July 31, 1975) is a retired Honduran football midfielder. Club career Rodríguez started his career at Real España and played for several Honduran clubs during his career. International career Rodríguez ...

(

) *

Allan Kardeck Allan Kardeck dos Santos Pereira also known as Allan Kardeck (born May 16, 1982) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central Ameri ...

( Olimpia) * Carlos Alberto Salinas (

) * Richard Pérez (

) * Dicktmar Hernández (

) * José Luis Grant (

) * Lenín Suárez (

) 1 goal * José Regalado (

) * Jairo Mosquera (

) * Leonardo Morales (

) * Eliu Membreño (

) *

Leonardo Isaula Leonardo Rubén Isaula George (born 8 February 1977) is a Honduran midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Choloma in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. Club career Isaula made his debut in senior football on 17 September 1995, when he played ...

(

) * Samir Arzú (

) * Wilmer Ramos (

) * José Mario Navarro (

) * José Valladares (

) *

Emilio Izaguirre Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón (; born 10 May 1986) is a Honduran former professional association football, footballer who played as a left-back. He became the new sporting director of Motagua in October 2022. Izaguirre started his career at F. ...

(

) *

(

) * Misael Ruíz ( Platense) * Adán Ramírez ( Platense) *

( Marathón) *

( Marathón) * Nilberto da Silva ( Marathón) * Óscar Bonilla ( Marathón) *

Reinieri Mayorquín Reinieri Joel Mayorquín Gámez (born 13 July 1989) is a Honduran football player who most recently played for F.C. Motagua. He has previously played for Norwegian club Aalesunds FK. Club career Aalesunds FK Mayorquín joined Aalesund on a ...

( Marathón) * Oscar Vargas ( Marathón) * Edilson Pereira (

) * Harrison Róchez (

) * Onán García (

) * Víctor Ramírez (

) *

Juliano de Andrade Juliano Rangel de Andrade (born April 4, 1982 in Alfredo Chaves) is a Brazilian football defender, who plays for Primera División club Sanarate Sanarate is a city, with a population of 20,976 (2018 census),Deportes Savio Deportes Savio Fútbol Club, commonly known as Deportes Savio, is a professional Association football in Honduras, Honduran football club based in Santa Rosa de Copán. The club was founded in 1974, and participates in the Liga Nacional de Fútb ...

) * Carlos Morán (

) * Juan Pablo Montes (

) *

(

) * Derrick Hulse (

) *

(

) * Carin Adipe (

) *

Wilmer Crisanto Wilmer Crisanto Casildo (born 24 June 1989 in La Ceiba, Honduras) is a Honduran professional football player, who plays as right back for Marathón in the Honduran National League. Club career He became a regular in the starting lineup for C. ...

(

) * Héctor Flores (

) * Nery Medina (

) * Carlos Fretes (

) * Elder Valladares (

) *

(

)ç * Nahún Ávila ( Olimpia) *

Sergio Mendoza Sergio Giovany Mendoza Escobar (born 23 May 1981) is a Honduran football defender who currently plays for USAC in the Guatemalan national football league. Club career Mendoza started his professional career at Real España and joined Olimp ...

( Olimpia) * Erick Andino ( Olimpia) * Carlos Discua ( Olimpia) *

Boniek García Óscar Boniek García Ramírez (born 4 September 1984) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Before moving to the United States, García had a successful career in Honduras with Olimpia and Marathón, winni ...

( Olimpia) * Juan Manuel Cárcamo ( Olimpia) *

( Olimpia) *

(

) * Modesto Rodas (

) *

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Aggregate table

made the fewest points in the aggregated table from both Apertura and Clausura regular seasons, thereby were relegated to the

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References

External links

Official website
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