The 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 35th season in the Honduran top division, the tournament was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) and it determined the 35th and 36th national champions in the league's history. The league games started 18 September 1999.

1999–2000 teams

* C.D. Broncos ( Choluteca) * C.D. Federal (

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) ''(promoted)'' * C.D. Marathón (

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) * C.D. Motagua (

) * C.D. Olimpia (

) * C.D. Platense (

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) * Universidad (

) * C.D. Victoria (

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Apertura

The Apertura was the opening half of 1999–2000 season in the

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Regular season

Standings

Results

: ''As of 22 December 1999''

Final round

Hexagonal

=Motagua vs Vida

= ---- * ''Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.''

=Olimpia vs Platense

= ---- * ''Olimpia 2–2 Platense on aggregate; Olimpia advanced on better regular season record.''

=Victoria vs Broncos

= ---- * ''Victoria 3–3 Broncos on aggregate; Victoria advanced on better regular season record; Broncos advanced as best loser.''

Semifinals

=Motagua vs Broncos

= ---- * ''Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.''

=Olimpia vs Victoria

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

Final

=Motagua vs Olimpia

= ---- * ''Motagua 0–0 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua won by penalty shootouts.''

Top scorer

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 ...

( Olimpia) with 12 goals.

Clausura

The Clausura tournament of the 1999–2000 season in the

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started on 11 March 2000 at

with a scoreless match between C.D. Marathón and C.D. Platense.

Regular season

Standings

Results

: ''As of 2 July 2000'' * ''Marathón–Real España suspended at 70' (2–0) as Real España had five players sent off. Result stood.''

Final round

Hexagonal

=Olimpia vs Federal

= ---- * ''Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate; Federal advanced as best losers.''

=Platense vs Marathón

= ---- * ''Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.''

=Motagua vs Victoria

= ---- * ''Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

=Olimpia vs Federal

= ---- * ''Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate.''

=Motagua vs Marathón

= Note: Motagua ''(3rd)'' had the right to play the second leg at home after finishing above Marathón ''(5th)'' in the regular season; Marathón however claimed they had to close the series at home after they defeated Platense in the ''Hexagonal'' who finished 2nd; eventually Motagua granted

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in the second leg at

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–23 November 2008 ---- * ''Motagua 2–2 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better regular season record.''

Final

=Olimpia vs Motagua

= ----

Top scorer

Juan Manuel Cárcamo Juan Manuel Cárcamo Flores (born 22 May 1974) is a retired Honduran football striker, who last played for Real Sociedad in the Honduran National League. Club career He started his career at Platense before joining fellow Hondurans Maynor S ...

( Platense) with 14 goals

Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

Squads

References

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