The 2006–07 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd edition of the
Honduran top division.
C.D. Motagua and
Real C.D. España won the Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively.
RSSSF.com–Honduras 2006/07
€“11 December 2009
2006–07 teams
*Atlético Olanchano
Atlético Olanchano was a Honduras, Honduran association football, football club based in Catacamas, Olancho (department), Olancho.
The club last played in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, Honduran second division.
History
Campamento
...
(Catacamas
Catacamas is a city with a population of 63,310 (2023 calculation), and a municipality in the Olancho Department of Honduras.
It is the largest municipality in Central America in terms of area.
Overview
Catacamas, called the ''Florida City ...
) (promoted)
* Broncos UNAH ( Choluteca)
* Hispano (Comayagua
Comayagua () is a city, municipality and old capital of Honduras, located northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula and above sea level.
The accelerated growth experienced by the city of Comayagua led the municipal authoriti ...
)
* Marathón (San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...
)
* Motagua (Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
)
* Olimpia (Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
)
* Platense ( Puerto Cortés)
* Real España (San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...
)
* Victoria (La Ceiba
La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
)
* Vida (La Ceiba
La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
)
Apertura
The Apertura tournament for the 2006–07 season started on 12 August 2006 with the 2–1 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 ...
's away victory over C.D. Victoria at the Estadio Nilmo Edwards. C.D. Motagua as Apertura winners qualified to the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup.
Regular season
Standings
Results
: ''As of 26 November 2006''
Final round
Semifinals
=Olimpia vs Marathón
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* ''Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.''
=Motagua vs Hispano
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* ''Motagua won 6–2 on aggregate score.''
Final
=Olimpia vs Motagua
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* ''Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate score.''
Awards
* Champion:
Motagua
Awarded 360,000 Lempiras
* Sub Champion:
Olimpia
Awarded 155,000 Lempiras
* Fair Play:
Broncos UNAH
Awarded 50,000 Lempiras
* Top Goal Scorer:
Carlo Costly
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
* Best Goalkeeper:
Ricardo Canales
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
* Most Valuable Player:
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
* Rookie of the year:
Henry Bermúdez
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
Records
* Highest fee paid:
Motagua– Olimpia
17 December
Estadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...
38,256 fans
4,528,020 lempiras
* Highest Assistance:
Motagua– Olimpia
17 December
Estadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...
38,256 fans
4,528,020 lempiras
* Lowest fee paid:
* Lowest Assistance:
Top goalscorers
: ''As of 17 December 2006''
Clausura
Honduras Clausura 2006-07 is the closing season of Liga Nacional de Honduras, the first division national football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
league in 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, ...
. It followed the 2006–07 Honduras Apertura season. This is tournament # 50 of Liga Nacional de Honduras. The winner qualified for the 2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
UNCAF Club Tournament. It started January 13 and ended on 19 May.
Regular season
Standings
Results
: ''As of 29 April 2007''
Final round
Semifinals
=Real España vs Motagua
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* ''Real España won 4–1 on aggregate score.''
=Marathón vs Olimpia
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* ''Marathón 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate score; Marathón won 3–0 on penalty shootouts.''
Final
=Real España vs Marathón
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* ''Real España won 4–3 on aggregate score.''
Top goalscorers
: ''As of 19 May 2007''
Awards
*Champion:
Real España
Awarded 360,000 Lempiras
*Runner Up:
Marathón
Awarded 155,000 Lempiras
*Fair Play:
Atlético Olanchano
Atlético Olanchano was a Honduras, Honduran association football, football club based in Catacamas, Olancho (department), Olancho.
The club last played in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, Honduran second division.
History
Campamento
...
Awarded 50,000 Lempiras
*Top Goal Scorer:
Carlos Pavón
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
*Best Goalkeeper:
Orlin Vallecillo
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
*Most Valuable Player:
Carlos Pavón
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
*Rookie of the year:
Henry Bermúdez
Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
Relegation table
Promoted team
This team was promoted from Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
Liga de Ascenso (Promotion League) is the Honduran football league system, second division of Honduran association football, football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as ''Segunda División'' (Second Division) and renamed ''Liga de Ascenso'' (P ...
for the next season:
* Deportes Savio (second time in the top flight)
Trivia
*The final is the second final with a clasico sampedrano, 26 years after the first.
*After seven consecutive finals, Olimpia did not participate in this tournament's final.
* This is tournament # 50 of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
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Sports
Basketball
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain
Football
Latin Amer ...
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References
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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, ...