The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras season is the 45th season of top-flight professional football in Honduras and the nineteenth season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used.
Marathón and Olimpia claimed the Apertura and Clausura championships, respectively.
Club information Ten teams will participate in the 2009–10 season. Nine teams from last season remain for this season. Real Juventud were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They would have been replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras promotion play-off winners Atlético Gualala. However, both teams decided to merge under the name of Real Juventud prior to the season.
Club City Deportes Savio Santa Rosa de Copán Hispano Comayagua Marathón San Pedro Sula Motagua Tegucigalpa Olimpia Tegucigalpa Platense Puerto Cortés Real España San Pedro Sula Real Juventud Santa Bárbara Victoria La Ceiba Vida La Ceiba
Torneo Apertura The Torneo Apertura began on July 18, 2009, and ended on November 25, 2009. Marathón, Motagua, Olimpia and Real España qualified for the Apertura final round after ending the tournament in the top four places.
Classification stage
Standings
Results
Final stage The Final Stage ran from November 7, 2009, to November 25, 2009. Two-legged ties in this stage were settled by points: three for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. Ties in points in the semifinals were settled first by goal difference, followed by the Classification Stage standings. A tie in points in the Finals would be settled by goal difference first, followed by two 15-minute extra-time periods, then a penalty shootout if necessary.
Semifinals
Finals
GK 27 Juan Obelar RB 23 Mauricio Sabillón CB 4 Máximo Lucas CB 5 Erick Norales LB 6 Juan Carlos García CM 3 Astor Henríquez CM 19 Mario Berríos AM 11 Guillermo Ramírez RF 15 Walter Martínez CF 10 Jerry Palacios LF 22 Mitchel BrownSubstitutions: MF – Mario Rodríguez DF – Luis Santamaría MF – Mariano Acevedo Manager: Manuel Keosseian
GK 27 Noel Valladares RB 30 Johnny Palacios CB 4 Fabio de Souza CB – Jaime Rosales LB 7 Rony Morales DM – Franklin Arévalo CM – Rubén Matamoros CM – Johnny Calderón AM – Danilo Turcios CF 11 Wilmer Velásquez CF 33 Ramiro Bruschi Substitutions: MF – Erick Andino FW – Everaldo Ferreira FW – Jocimar Nascimento Manager: Juan Carlos Espinoza
Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals 1 Jerry Palacios Marathón 132 Georgie Welcome Motagua 11 3 Mauricio Copete Victoria 9 4 Mitchel Brown Marathón 8 Wilmer Velásquez Olimpia 8 6 Jerry Bengtson Vida 7 Charles Córdoba Vida 7 Harrison Róchez Platense 7 9 Douglas Caetano Real España 6 10 Pompilio Cacho Real Juventud 5 Randy Diamond Real Juventud 5 Sergio Diduch Motagua 5
Torneo Clausura The Torneo Clausura will begin in January 2010 and end in May 2010. The best four clubs will qualify for the Clausura final round.
Classification stage
Standings
Results
Final stage
Semifinals
Final
GK 28 Donis EscoberDF 4 Fabio de SouzaDF 30 Johnny PalaciosDF 32 Oscar GarcíaDF 19 Johnny CalderónMF 20 Walter HernándezMF 10 Danilo Turcios (C) MF – Ramón Núñez FW – Reynaldo Tilguath FW 21 Roger RojasFW – Everaldo Ferreira Substitutions:MF – Miguel Castillo DF – Wilfredo Barahona FW 33 Ramiro Bruschi Manager: Carlos Restrepo
GK 1 Ricardo CanalesDF 3 Guillermo DíazDF 5 Milton ReyesDF 23 Sergio MendozaDF 12 Iván GuerreroMF 8 Jorge ClarosMF 21 Emilio Izaguirre MF 6 Mauricio Weber MF 20 Amado Guevara (C) FW 11 Marcelo Cabrita FW 7 Georgie Welcome Substitutions:FW 10 Sergio Diduch MF 36 Javier Portillo MF 13 Ronald Martínez Manager: Ramón Maradiaga
GK 22 Donaldo MoralesDF 3 Guillermo DíazDF 4 Johnny LeverónDF 23 Sergio MendozaDF 12 Iván Guerrero (C)DF 21 Emilio IzaguirreMF 8 Jorge Claros MF 13 Ronald Martínez MF 6 Mauricio Weber FW 11 Marcelo Cabrita FW 7 Georgie Welcome Substitutions:FW 9 Shannon Welcome MF 36 Javier Portillo FW 10 Sergio Diduch Manager: Ramón Maradiaga
GK 28 Donis EscoberDF 4 Fábio de SouzaDF 30 Johnny Palacios DF 19 Johnny Calderón DF 32 Oscar GarcíaMF 20 Walter HernándezMF 10 Danilo Turcios (C) MF – Ramón Núñez FW – Reynaldo Tilguath FW 21 Roger Rojas FW – Everaldo Ferreira Substitutions:MF – Miguel Castillo FW 33 Ramiro Bruschi MF – Frank Arévalo Manager: Carlos Restrepo
Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals 1 Jerry Bengtson Vida 12 2 Carlos Pavón Real España 10 3 Roger Rojas Olimpia 8 4 Elmer Zelaya Real Juventud 7 5 Mauricio Copete Victoria 6 Charles Córdoba Vida 6 Douglas Caetano Real España 6 Héctor Flores Hispano 6 Walter Martínez Marathón 5 Georgie Welcome Motagua 6
Relegation Relegation to the 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras is determined from an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The team with the worst overall record will be relegated.
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