Although the tournament was played from January to July 1999, this is officially known as the 1998–99 season in the
Honduran football league, it was also the last non-Apertura-Clausura format season played.
Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional association football in Honduras, Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Department, Francisco Morazán. The club is the nation's most successful team both ...
conquered its 14th title in its history.
1998–99 teams
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Broncos (promoted)
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Marathón
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Motagua
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Olimpia
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Platense
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Universidad
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Real España
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Real Maya
Real Maya was a Honduran football club.
History
The club was founded on 7 April 1985. They played in first division many season with many different names, Real Maya being the most used. In the 2002/2003 season they took the place of Real Com ...
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Victoria
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Vida
Regular season
* Also serves as 1998
Honduran Cup
The Honduran Cup was the top knock-out Association football, football tournament in Honduras.
The first tournament was played in 1968 Honduran Cup, 1968, four years later the second tournament took the name ''Copa Presidente'' () in honor of Dr. R ...
Standings
Results
: ''As of 12 May 1999''
Final round
Hexagonal
* ''Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate.''
* ''Motagua 3–3 Victoria on aggregate. Motagua advanced on regular season record. Victoria advanced as best loser.''
* ''Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Semifinals
* ''Olimpia 1–1 Victoria on aggregate. Olimpia advanced on regular season record.''
* ''Real España won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Final
* ''Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Top scorer
* Sergio Machado (
Platense) with 11 goals
Squads
Controversy
* Olimpia had field
Wilmer Velásquez
Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for C.D. Ol ...
on the Final round illegally against Platense and Victoria, the "Jaibos" protested the irregularity without success and Olimpia won the championship.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Honduran Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras seasons
1998–99 in Honduran football
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...