Although the tournament was played from January to July 1999, this is officially known as the 1998–99 season in the Honduran football league, it was also the last non-Apertura-Clausura format season played. Club Deportivo Olimpia conquered its 14th title in its history.
1998–99 teams
Broncos (promoted) Marathón Motagua Olimpia Platense Universidad Real España Real Maya Victoria Vida
Regular season Also serves as 1998 Honduran Cup
Standings
Results As of 12 May 1999
Final round Hexagonal
Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate.
Motagua 3–3 Victoria on aggregate. Motagua advanced on regular season record. Victoria advanced as best loser.
Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Olimpia 1–1 Victoria on aggregate. Olimpia advanced on regular season record.
Real España won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top scorer Sergio Machado (Platense) with 11 goals
Squads Broncos Gustavo Gallegos Marcelo Ferreira Martins Marlon Javier Monge Martín Castro Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega José Ulloa Villatoro Marathón Josué Reyes Pedro Cubillo Juan Pablo Centeno Pompilio Cacho Valerio Frank García Walter "Gualala" Trejo Darwin Pacheco Damián Garófalo Norman "Tilimán" Núñez Edwin Alexander Medina Behiker Bustillo Jaime Rosales Mauricio Sabillón Motagua Hugo Caballero Noel Valladares Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez Amado "Lobo" Guevara Milton "Jocón" Reyes Hernaín Arzú Reynaldo Clavasquín José Francisco Ramírez Mario Chirinos Óscar Lagos Joseph Katongo Carlos Muñoz Juan Carlos Raudales Ninrrol Medina Juan Manuel "Gato" Coello Ramón Romero Jairo "Kikí" Martínez German "Ñato" Rodríguez Carlos Salinas Ovidio Guevara Gustavo Fuentes Robel Bernárdez Abdul Thompson Olimpia Carlos Enrique Prono Héctor Medina Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón Denilson Costa de Oliveira Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez Gregorio Serrano Fabio Ulloa Jorge Samuel Caballero Oscar David Suazo Velásquez Christian Santamaría Merlyn Membreño Alex Pineda Chacón Rudy Alberto Williams Troy Anderson César Henríquez Alejandro Kenig César Colón Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández Enrique Reneau Rodinei Martins Platense Marcio Machado de Lima Marco Antonio Mejía José Luis "Runga" Piota Ricardo James Jorge Arita Neal Antony Torres Limber Pérez Rony Morales Hernan Centeno Bátiz Julio Cesar "Rambo" D. Leon Gustavo Fuentes Juan Manuel Carcamo Franklin Zambrano Carlos Dasilva Real Maya Nelson Rolando Rosales Jorge Ernesto Pineda Marvin Fonseca Luis Lagos Horacio Aquino Nigel Zúniga Guillermo Ramírez Noel Flores Leonardo Svagher Jorge Reyes Lenín Suárez Andrés Vallecilla David Quezada Víctor Zúniga Víctor Carrasco Real España Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz Luis Enrique "Gavilán" Cálix David Cárcamo César Clother Ricky Denis García Orbin "Pato" Cabrera Alex Roberto Bailey Edgar Rolando Delgado Guevara José Francisco Suazo Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández Javier Rodríguez Mario "Pescado" Rodríguez Héctor Gutiérrez Francis Reyes Luis "Bombero" Ramírez Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano Jorge Humberto Zapata Milton "Chocolate" Flores Roberto Brown Alberto Zapata Universidad Guillermo César Sumich Victoria Renán Cristino Bengoché Fabricio Pérez Francisco Antonio Pavón Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa Vida Geovany Arzú Carlos Alvarado René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez Marvin Brown James Carlos Güity Jorge Arnaldo Ocampo José Luis Batiz Diego de Rosa Juan José Bonifacio Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo Clayd Lester Marson Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras Ariel Pérez José Antonio García Walter Argueta Geovany "Venado" Castro Rigoberto Marinho Echenique
Controversy Olimpia had field Wilmer Velásquez on the Final round illegally against Platense and Victoria, the "Jaibos" protested the irregularity without success and Olimpia won the championship.
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