2000–01 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2000–01 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 36th season in the history of the Honduran top division; this was the third tournament under the Apertura and Clausura format; C.D. Olimpia managed to beat C.D. Platense in the Apertura Final and obtained its 15th league title; in the Clausura C.D. Platense took revenge over C.D. Olimpia and won its 2nd title. The league games started 30 September 2000 and ended on 22 July 2001. ^[1]

Liga Nacional

Season	2000–01
Champions	Apertura: Olimpia Clausura: Platense
Relegated	Broncos
Champions' Cup	Olimpia Platense
Matches played	205
Goals scored	514 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Marcelo Verón (13) Clausura: Pompilio Cacho (13)
Biggest home win	Victoria 4–0 Broncos (8 November 2000) Platense 4–0 Universidad (15 December 2000) Deportes Savio 4–0 Vida (13 January 2001)
Biggest away win	Broncos 0–6 Olimpia (18 October 2000)
Highest scoring	Universidad 2–5 Olimpia (22 November 2000) Vida 3–4 Olimpia (25 March 2001)
Longest unbeaten run	Olimpia (10)
← 1999–2000 2001–02 → All statistics correct as of 22 July 2001.

2000–01 teams

• Broncos (Choluteca)
• Deportes Savio (Santa Rosa de Copán) (promoted)
• Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
• Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
• Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
• Platense (Puerto Cortés)
• Real España (San Pedro Sula)
• Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
• Victoria (La Ceiba)
• Vida (La Ceiba)

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was the first half of the 2000–01 season in the Honduran football; Club Deportivo Olimpia set a record of 10 wins in a row, the first nine composed a whole round-robin. In the Final match Olimpia conquered its 15th title after defeating C.D. Platense 2–1 on aggregated score.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	18	12	3	3	44	21	+23	39	Qualified to the Final round
2	Motagua	18	7	8	3	20	15	+5	29
3	Platense	18	7	7	4	30	21	+9	28
4	Real España	18	6	6	6	21	24	−3	24
5	Universidad	18	7	3	8	17	21	−4	24
6	Vida	18	6	5	7	22	24	−2	23
7	Victoria	18	5	6	7	25	24	+1	21
8	Deportes Savio	18	5	6	7	24	24	0	21
9	Marathón	18	4	6	8	20	25	−5	18
10	Broncos	18	3	6	9	9	32	−23	15

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2001. Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results

As of 13 January 2001

Home \ Away	BRO	SAV	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	UNI	VIC	VID
Broncos		0–0	1–0	2–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	0–0	1–1	0–3
Deportes Savio	0–0		0–1	2–2	1–2	3–2	1–0	1–2	2–2	4–0
Marathón	2–0	0–2		0–1	2–3	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–0	2–4
Motagua	1–1	1–0	1–1		1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	3–1	1–0
Olimpia	1–1	2–2	4–2	2–1		3–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	4–1
Platense	4–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–0		1–1	4–0	2–1	0–0
Real España	2–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–2		0–1	2–1	2–2
Universidad	2–0	3–0	0–0	1–2	2–5	1–0	1–1		0–1	0–1
Victoria	4–0	2–1	2–3	1–1	1–2	1–3	3–1	2–0		1–1
Vida	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–3	3–0	2–1	0–0

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Vida

Vida v Olimpia

25 January 2001 1st leg	Vida	1–1	Olimpia	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

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Olimpia v Vida

28 January 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

• Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.

Motagua vs Universidad

Universidad v Motagua

24 January 2001 1st leg	Universidad	2–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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Motagua v Universidad

27 January 2001 2nd leg	Motagua	1–1	Universidad	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

• Universidad won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Platense vs Real España

Real España v Platense

25 January 2001 1st leg	Real España	2–2	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)			Mejía	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

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Platense v Real España

28 January 2001 2nd leg	Platense	0–0	Real España	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

• Platense 2–2 Real España; Platense advances on better Regular season performance. Real España advances as best losers.

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Real España

Real España v Olimpia

31 January 2001 1st leg	Real España	0–0	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

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Olimpia v Real España

4 February 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	2–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Paez   Tosello			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

• Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate score.

Platense vs Universidad

Universidad v Platense

1 February 2001 1st leg	Universidad	1–3	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Reyes   21'		Álvarez   62' de León   67' Pacini   72'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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Platense v Universidad

3 February 2001 2nd leg	Platense	0–1	Universidad	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)			Rodríguez	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Argelio Sabillón

• Platense won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Final

Olimpia vs Platense

Platense v Olimpia

7 February 2001 1st leg	Platense	0–1	Olimpia	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)			Pineda   85'	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

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Olimpia v Platense

11 February 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tosello   100' (pen.)		Morales   50'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 35,067 Referee: Vivian Rodríguez

Liga Nacional 2000–01 Apertura Champion
C.D. Olimpia 15th title

Top goalscorers

13 goals

•   Marcelo Verón (Platense)

8 goals

•   Denilson Costa (Olimpia)

6 goals

•   José Pacini (Platense)
•   Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

1 goal

•   Saúl Martínez (Olimpia)

Clausura

In the Clausura tournament of the 2000–01 season; C.D. Platense took revenge on C.D. Olimpia and achieved its second championship in its history. On the other hand, C.D. Broncos although they finished fifth in the Regular season, they were not allow to participate in the Hexagonal, due to their condition of relegated team; C.D. Motagua replaced them instead.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	18	13	3	2	34	11	+23	42	Qualified to the Final round
2	Platense	18	11	4	3	26	13	+13	37
3	Marathón	18	9	3	6	30	20	+10	30
4	Real España	18	6	4	8	27	29	−2	22
5	Broncos	18	5	6	7	19	24	−5	21	Relegated, could not qualify
6	Victoria	18	4	8	6	24	28	−4	20	Qualified to the Final round
7	Motagua	18	2	12	4	23	27	−4	18	Replaced Broncos
8	Universidad	18	4	6	8	15	21	−6	18
9	Vida	18	4	6	8	22	31	−9	18
10	Deportes Savio	18	3	6	9	14	30	−16	15

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2001. Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results

As of 17 June 2001

Home \ Away	BRO	SAV	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	UNI	VIC	VID
Broncos		4–1	0–0	0–0	0–4	0–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	3–1
Deportes Savio	1–1		1–4	1–1	0–3	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–3	2–1
Marathón	2–1	0–1		3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–2
Motagua	2–2	2–2	1–3		0–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–3	2–0
Olimpia	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1		0–0	3–0	2–0	1–2	2–0
Platense	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	0–2		2–0	0–3	4–1	2–0
Real España	1–2	3–0	2–2	3–3	0–2	1–2		3–1	4–2	1–1
Universidad	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–2		1–0	1–2
Victoria	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–1	1–0	1–0		1–1
Vida	3–1	0–2	1–0	0–0	3–4	3–2	2–2	1–1	1–1

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Motagua

Motagua v Olimpia

4 July 2001 1st leg	Motagua	1–2	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Martínez		Costa   Fuentes	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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Olimpia v Motagua

8 July 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tosello		Nolasco	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

• Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Platense vs Victoria

Victoria v Platense

4 July 2001 1st leg	Victoria	1–1	Platense	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Martínez		Pacini	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

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Platense v Victoria

8 July 2001 2nd leg	Platense	2–1	Victoria	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	López   24' Álvarez		Puerto	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Evaristo Soriano

• Platense won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Marathón vs Real España

Real España v Marathón

4 July 2001 1st leg	Real España	1–1	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	López		Fenández	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

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Marathón v Real España

8 July 2001 2nd leg	Marathón	0–0	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

• Marathón 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better Regular season performance; Real España advanced as best loser

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Real España

Real España v Olimpia

11 July 2001 1st leg	Real España	0–0	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

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Olimpia v Real España

15 July 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Costa		Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

• Olimpia 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Olimpia advanced on better Regular season record.

Platense vs Marathón

Marathón v Platense

12 July 2001 1st leg	Marathón	3–1	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Cacho   González   Pacheco		Verón	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

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Platense v Marathón

15 July 2001 2nd leg	Platense	3–0	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Verón   Pérez   Álvarez			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: José Pineda

• Platense won 4–3 on aggregate score.

Final

Olimpia vs Platense

Platense v Olimpia

19 July 2001 1st leg	Platense	1–0	Olimpia	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Verón   90'			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Argelio Sabillón

Platense

Olimpia

GK –   Víctor Coello RB 10   Edgar Álvarez CB 4   José Anthony Torres CB 3   Ángel Hill LB 7   Rony Morales CM –   Marco Mejía CM –   Walter Hernández   CM –   Fabricio Pérez LF 11   Clifford Laing   CF 29   Marcelo Verón RF 8   José Pacini   Substitutions: CM –   Edgar Sierra   CB –   Derrick Hulse   Manager:   Alberto Romero

GK 27   Donaldo González RB 3   Gerson Vásquez CB 6   Fabio Ulloa CB 15   Robert Lima LB –   Arnold Cruz DM 5   Merlyn Membreño CM 8   José Luis Pineda CM –   Christian Santamaría AM 18   Danilo Tosello CF 19   Denilson Costa   CF 24   Marcelo Ferreira CF 22   Gustavo Fuentes   Substitutions: ST 25   Elvis Scott   CM –   Elmer Marín   Manager:   Edwin Pavón

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Olimpia v Platense

22 July 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tosello   10'		Morales   92'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: José Pineda

Olimpia

Platense

GK 27   Donaldo González RB 3   Gerson Vásquez CB 15   Robert Lima CB 6   Fabio Ulloa LB 5   Merlyn Membreño CM 8   José Pineda CM –   Elmer Marín CM –   Christian Santamaría AM 18   Danilo Tosello CF 19   Denilson Costa CF 25   Elvis Scott CF 23   Gustavo Fuentes Substitutions: – – – – – – – – – Manager:   Edwin Pavón

GK 1   Ricardo James RB 10   Edgar Álvarez CB 4   José Torres CB –   Mario Beata LB –   Rony Morales CM –   Marco Mejía CM –   Walter Hernández RM –   Fabricio Pérez LM –   Óscar Bonilla RS 29   Marcelo Verón LS 8   José Pacini Substitutions: CB –   Ángel Hill   RW 11   Clifford Laing   Manager:   Alberto Romero

Liga Nacional 2000–01 Clausura Champion
C.D. Platense 2nd title

Top goalscorers

13 goals

•   Pompilio Cacho (Marathón)

10 goals

•   Marcelo Verón (Platense)

8 goals

•   José Pacini (Platense)
•   Saúl Martínez (Motagua)

7 goals

•   Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

5 goals

•   Denilson Costa (Olimpia)

2 goals

•   Julio de León (Olimpia)
•   Narciso Fernández (Marathón)

Relegation

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	36	25	6	5	78	32	+46	81	Qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup^[a]
2	Platense	36	18	11	7	56	34	+22	65
3	Marathón	36	13	9	14	50	45	+5	48
4	Motagua	36	9	20	7	43	42	+1	47
5	Real España	36	12	10	14	48	53	−5	46
6	Universidad	36	11	9	16	32	42	−10	42
7	Victoria	36	9	14	13	49	52	−3	41
8	Vida	36	10	11	15	44	55	−11	41
9	Deportes Savio	36	8	12	16	28	56	−28	36	Forced to a Relegation playoff
10	Broncos	36	8	12	16	28	56	−28	36

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2001. Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Olimpia and Platense qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup as winners of Apertura and Clausura respectively; eventually the CONCACAF scrapped the 2001 season.

Relegation playoff

Broncos v Deportes Savio

21 June 2001 Relegation playoff	Broncos	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Deportes Savio	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Marcio Carranza

• Deportes Savio won Relegation playoff 4–3 on penalty shootouts; Broncos were relegated to the 2001–02 Segunda División.

References

1. RSSSF.com–Honduras 2000/01–11 December 2009