Liga Mayor de Honduras (Honduran Major League) is the third division of football in Honduras. It is composed of around 200 clubs divided into three different phases.
The first phase is composed of local leagues based on municipalities; each league divided in a strategic way considering geography. Champions and runner-ups qualify into separate departmental leagues in a two-header knock-out format with qualification to the regional tournament at play.
The regional tournaments are a final two-header tournament composed of the departmental league's champions and runner-ups. Each of the five regional champions obtain promotion into Liga de Ascenso de Honduras.
As of 2025, the 5 regional tournaments are:
Northern: Champions and runner-ups from Cortés, Atlántida, Colón, Yoro and Islas de la Bahía.
Central-Orient #1: Champions and runner-ups from Francisco Morazán, Olancho and El Paraíso.
Central #2: Champions and runner-ups from Comayagua, Intibucá and La Paz.
Southern: Champions and runner-ups from Valle and Choluteca.
Occidental: Champions and runner-ups from Copán, Lempira, Ocotepeque and Santa Bárbara.
Teams 2025-2026 The league is divided into four regional groups.
Occidental (West)
Santa Barbara Real Honduras F.C. (San Luis)
Atlantico (Atlantic) Departamental representatives for 2024-25 Boca Junior (Tocoa, Colón) Atlético Limeño (La Lima, Cortés) Atlético Bahia (Roatán, Islas de la Bahia) San Juan (San Juan Pueblo, Atlántida) Lenca (El Progreso, Yoro)
Tela Liga Mayor José Trinidad Cabañas Cerro Porteño Tela Deportivo Los Pumas Academia Deportiva Mingo Ramos (ADMIRA) San Alejo Fútbol Club San Jose Fútbol Club Broncos del Sur F.C. Villanueva FC Cruz Azul F.C. (Honduras)
Colón Liga Mayor Gilberto Medina de Sabá (2007/08) Agua Caliente Aguan Valle Aguila Atletico Juvenil Atletico Valle Elixir Inter Saba Deportivo Universidad Catolica C.D. Deportivo Atlètico Junior (Junior Football Club) Estadio El Negrtio, Honduras Municipal Paceño F.C. (La Paz, Honduras) Estadio Roberto Suazo Cordoba
Cortés Winners from each group and best loser play a quadrangular. The winner from this quadrangular plays against winners from other quadrangulars in Zona Noroccidental
Group A Atlético Infop (Choloma) Atlético Limeño (La Lima) Brasilia Esfuerzo Pirata Honduritas Productores Asociados San Manuel Junior Sicilia
Group B Atlético Potrerillos (Potrerillos) Fuerza Aérea (San Pedro Sula) Juventus Municipal Calán Nacional Real Cofradía (Cofradia) Real Yojoa Río Lindo
Group C AquaFinca Fuerzas Básicas (Puerto Cortes) Platense Jr. (San Pedro Sula) PSA Pumas San Ramón (Puerto Cortes)
Liga Mayor Carlos A. Turnbull de La Lima (2007/08) Atletico Limenos Barcelona Campos Dos Cordova Juventud Olimpica Producciones Associados S.D. Aguilas Union Chotepeña
Islas de la Bahia Home Boy (Roatan) Regional (Guanaja) Dortmund FC
Yoro Aguila (El Negrito) C.D. Atlético Junior (El Negrito) Dole
Sur-Centro (South-Central)
Choluteca Águila (San Marcos de Colon) Argentina Junior (Marcovia) Atlético Pumas (El Triunfo) Atlético Valle (Choluteca) Boca Junior (Marcovia) Danubio (Morolica) Fas (El Triunfo) Independiente (Monjaras) Inst. Mateo Molina (Pespire) León Libertador (Choluteca) Mar Azul (Monjaras) Pinares (San Marcos de Colon) Real Pespirense (Pespire) Juventus(San Jeronimo) Real San jeronimo tecnico: (Daniel Cruz)(San Jeronimo)
Other Teams - Unknown Atletico Alamesa Canada Estrellita Deportes Concepcion Halcones F.C. Juventud Estudiantil Luisiana F.C. Real Junior C.D.Real Mallorca
Playoffs Ida Que-Finals Atlético Limeno 1 3 Juventus 1 2 Platane 1 0 Real Junior 0 1 Fas 0 2 Dole 0 2 Pumas 2 2(4) Luisiana 2 2(5) Semifinales Juventus 1 2 Real Junior 1 0 Fas 0 3 Luisiana 1 2 Final Juventus 0 3 5 Fas El Triunfo 0 2 4
Promotion Playoffs
Zona Norte Zona Norte'''s (North zone) promotion is contested between Grupo Occidental (Western Group) champions and Grupo Atlantico (Atlantic Group) champions. Incomplete list. YearWinnerScoreRunner-up1960-611961-621962-631963-641964-651965-661966-671967-681968-691969-701970-711971-721972-731973-741974-751975-761976-771977-781978-791979-801980-811981-821982-831983-841984-851985-861986-871987-881988-891989-901990-91Inter 1-0 0-1Brasilla 1991-92Super Estrella Danil 1-1 2-1Sula La Lima 1992-92CD Melgar1-0 1-1Deportivo Progreseno 1993-94Vida La Ceida2-0 1-1CD Petro Tele1994-95Yoro FC1-1 2-0Broncos Choluteca 1995-96Independent Villa1-1 0-2 Yoro FC 1996-97Real Maya Denli1-2 0-0San Juna 1997-98Cerro Porteno1-0 2-1Agua Caliente 1998-99Atletico infop 1-1 3-2Real Yojoa1999-00Lenca 1-0 1-0(3-1)Los Pumas 2000-01Juventud Estudiantil 0-2 1-1Home Boy 2001-02Aguila 1-1 1-1
Penalties 4-1Platane FC2002-03Pumas 0-1 2-0Luisiana F.C.2003-04Fas 1-0 0-0PSA 2004-05Universidad NAH Danli 1-0 2-2Real Junior 2005-06Olimpia Occidental1-10-01-1Penalties: 4-3Hibueras2006-07Atlético Gualala0-00-01-1Penalties: 4-3Atlético Infop2007-08Juventud 1-1 1-2Dole 2008-09 Halcones 2-2 0-2Mar Azul 2009-10Rio Lindo 1-0 2-2Atletico Alamesa 2010-11Ailanza Becerra1-1 2-1Hispano Comayagua 2011-12Real Honduras 0-0 1-1Boca Junior 2012-13Valle 2-23-05-2Atletico Limeno logra el ascenso a Segunda DivisionReal Honduras2013-14Nacional 1-1 2-2Pinares 2014-15Atletico Olanchano0-0 0-0
Penalties 4-5Union Saba 2015-16Estrella Roja Denli 1-0 2-2Jaguars UPNFM 2016-17Jaguars UPMFM1-1 2-0
3-1Union Saba 2017-18Atletico Independent1-0 1-2Nacional San Perdro Saba 2018-19Siguatepeque2-2 1-3Vall FC Nacaome 2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25 |- |2021-22
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Zona SurZona Sur's (South zone) promotion is contested between Grupo Oriental (Eastern Group) champions and Grupo Centro-Sur'' (South-Central Group) champions. Incomplete list. YearWinnerScoreRunner-up1960-611961-621962-631963-641964-651965-661966-671967-681968-691969-701970-711971-721972-731973-741974-751975-761976-771977-781978-791979-801978-791979-801980-811981-821982-831983-841984-851985-861986-871987-881988-891989-901990-911991-921992-931993-941994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999-002000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-13Valle FC1-12-03-1Juventus2013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21 2021-222022-232023-242024-25
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