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 (Catacamas) (promoted) Broncos UNAH (Choluteca) Hispano (Comayagua) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Victoria (La Ceiba) Vida (La Ceiba)
Apertura The Apertura tournament for the 2006–07 season started on 12 August 2006 with the 2–1 Club Deportivo Olimpia'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
Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.
Motagua vs Hispano
Motagua won 6–2 on aggregate score.
Final
Olimpia vs Motagua
GK – Donis EscoberRB – Edwin ÁvilaCB 5 Milton PalaciosCB – Rony Morales LB 3 Maynor Figueroa RM – Franklin ArévaloCM 8 Wilson PalaciosCM 14 Wilfredo BarahonaLM 32 Boniek GarcíaCF 11 Wilmer VelásquezCF 19 Luciano Emílio Substitutions:MF – Juan Yalet FW 9 Juan Manuel Cárcamo FW – Jerry Palacios Manager: Flavio Ortega
GK 1 Ricardo CanalesRB – Límber PérezCB – Javier MartínezCB 24 Víctor BernárdezLB – Emilio IzaguirreCM – Rubén Matamoros CM 17 Víctor MenaCM 32 Jorge ClarosAM 23 Pedro SantanaCF 9 Jairo Martínez CF 10 Jocimar NascimentoSubstitutions:MF – Luis Guzmán Manager: Ramón Maradiaga
Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate score.
Awards Champion:MotaguaAwarded 360,000 Lempiras Sub Champion:OlimpiaAwarded 155,000 Lempiras Fair Play:Broncos UNAHAwarded 50,000 Lempiras Top Goal Scorer:Carlo CostlyAwarded 30,000 Lempiras Best Goalkeeper:Ricardo CanalesAwarded 30,000 Lempiras Most Valuable Player: Awarded 30,000 Lempiras
Rookie of the year:Henry BermúdezAwarded 30,000 Lempiras
Records Highest fee paid:Motagua–Olimpia17 DecemberEstadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula38,256 fans4,528,020 lempiras Highest Assistance:Motagua–Olimpia17 DecemberEstadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula38,256 fans4,528,020 lempiras Lowest fee paid: Lowest Assistance:
Top goalscorers
As of 17 December 2006 Player Club 1 Carlo Costly Platense 10 2 Wilmer Velásquez Olimpia 9 Walter Martínez Marathón 4 Emil Martínez Marathón 8 Jairo Martínez Motagua Pedro Santana Motagua 7 Wilson Palacios Olimpia 7 Héctor Flores Victoria 9 Marcelo Ferreira Atlético Olanchano 6 Henry Hernández Vida Jocimar Nascimento Motagua
Clausura Honduras Clausura 2006-07 is the closing season of Liga Nacional de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. It followed the 2006–07 Honduras Apertura season. This is tournament # 50 of Liga Nacional de Honduras. The winner qualified for the 2007 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
Real España won 4–1 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Olimpia
Marathón 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate score; Marathón won 3–0 on penalty shootouts.
Final
Real España vs Marathón
GK – Orlin VallecilloRB – Elder ValladaresCB – Marlon Peña CB – Erick VallecilloLB 5 Nery MedinaRM – Elkin GonzálezCM – Mario RodríguezCM – Luis Guifarro LM – José Carlos Díaz SS – Melvin Valladares CF 9 Carlos Pavón Substitutions:FW – Everaldo Ferreira FW – Milton Núñez MF – Miguel Farrera Manager: José Treviño
GK 27 Juan ObelarCB – Luis Santamaría CB 5 Erick NoralesCB 4 Júnior Izaguirre RWB 23 Mauricio SabillónLWB 6 Juan Carlos GarcíaCM – Astor HenríquezCM 13 Dennis Ferrera AM 7 Emil MartínezCF – Steven Bryce CF – Erick ScottSubstitutions:FW 11 Marcelo Segales MF 8 Carlos Oliva FW – Luis López Manager: Jorge Pineda
Real España won 4–3 on aggregate score.
Top goalscorers
As of 19 May 2007 Player Club 1 Carlos Pavón Real España 15 2 Carlos Oliva Marathón 9 3 Erick Scott Marathón 6 Steven Bryce Marathón Wilson Palacios Olimpia Wilmer Velásquez Olimpia Pedro Santana Motagua 8 Óscar Torlacoff Motagua 5 Marcelo Ferreira Atlético Olanchano Mario Romero Platense Héctor Flores Victoria
Awards Champion:Real EspañaAwarded 360,000 Lempiras Runner Up:MarathónAwarded 155,000 Lempiras Fair Play:Atlético OlanchanoAwarded 50,000 Lempiras Top Goal Scorer:Carlos PavónAwarded 30,000 Lempiras Best Goalkeeper:Orlin VallecilloAwarded 30,000 Lempiras Most Valuable Player:Carlos PavónAwarded 30,000 Lempiras Rookie of the year:Henry BermúdezAwarded 30,000 Lempiras
Relegation table
Promoted team This team was promoted from Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso 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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