| Season | 1998-99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olimpia (14th title) |
| Relegated | Real Maya |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Olimpia Real España |
| UNCAF Interclub Cup | Olimpia Real España |
| Top goalscorer | Sergio Machado (11) |
| ← 1997–98 1999–2000 → | |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 30 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Motagua | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 28 | |
| 3 | Universidad | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 27 | |
| 4 | Real España | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | |
| 5 | Victoria | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | |
| 6 | Platense | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 25 | |
| 7 | Marathón | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 | |
| 8 | Broncos | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | Vida | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 16 | |
| 10 | Real Maya | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 15 | Relegated to the Liga de Ascenso |
Notes:
- Olimpia declared 1998 Honduran Cup champions as winner of regular season.
- Top 6 qualify for final round.
- Real Maya relegated to second division.
Results
- As of 12 May 1999
| Home \ Away | BRO | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | RMA | UNI | VIC | VID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Marathón | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Motagua | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Olimpia | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Platense | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Real España | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Real Maya | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Universidad | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Victoria | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Vida | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Final round
Hexagonal
Platense v Olimpia| 30 May 1999 Hexagonal | Platense | 0–0 | Olimpia | Puerto Cortés |
| Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
| 6 June 1999 Hexagonal | Olimpia | 3–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 29,728 |
- Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate.
| 29 May 1999 Hexagonal | Victoria | 2–1 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
| Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 6 June 1999 Hexagonal | Motagua | 2–1 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 29,728 |
- Motagua 3–3 Victoria on aggregate. Motagua advanced on regular season record. Victoria advanced as best loser.
| 29 May 1999 Hexagonal | Real España | 2–0 | Universidad | San Pedro Sula |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 3 June 1999 Hexagonal | Universidad | 2–1 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
- Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Victoria v Olimpia| 12 June 1999 Semifinals | Victoria | 0–0 | Olimpia | La Ceiba |
| Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 20 June 1999 Semifinals | Olimpia | 1–1 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
Suazo  |
Carson |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
- Olimpia 1–1 Victoria on aggregate. Olimpia advanced on regular season record.
| 12 June 1999 Semifinals | Real España | 3–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| Hernández Cabrera |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 20 June 1999 Semifinals | Motagua | 2–1 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
- Real España won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
Real España v Olimpia| 10 July 1999 Final | Real España | 1–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula |
| 19:30 | Ramírez |
Caballero |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Marcio Carranza |
| 17 July 1999 Final | Olimpia | 1–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Costa 39' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 34,000 |
- Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top scorer
Sergio Machado (Platense) with 11 goals
Squads
| Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gustavo Gallegos
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Marcelo Ferreira Martins
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Marlon Javier Monge
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| Martín Castro
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Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega
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José Ulloa Villatoro
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| Marathón | |||
| Josué Reyes
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 Pedro Cubillo
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Juan Pablo Centeno
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| Pompilio Cacho Valerio
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Frank García
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Walter "Gualala" Trejo
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| Darwin Pacheco
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 Damián Garófalo
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 Norman "Tilimán" Núñez
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| Edwin Alexander Medina
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Behiker Bustillo
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Jaime Rosales
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| Mauricio Sabillón
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| Motagua | |||
| Hugo Caballero
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Noel Valladares
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Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez
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| Amado "Lobo" Guevara
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Milton "Jocón" Reyes
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Hernaín Arzú
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| Reynaldo Clavasquín
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José Francisco Ramírez
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Mario Chirinos
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| Óscar Lagos
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 Joseph Katongo
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Carlos Muñoz
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| Juan Carlos Raudales
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Ninrrol Medina
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Juan Manuel "Gato" Coello
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| Ramón Romero
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Jairo "Kikí" Martínez
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German "Ñato" Rodríguez
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| Carlos Salinas
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Ovidio Guevara
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Gustavo Fuentes
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| Robel Bernárdez
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 Abdul Thompson
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| Olimpia | |||
| Carlos Enrique Prono
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Héctor Medina
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Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón
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| Denilson Costa de Oliveira
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Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez
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Gregorio Serrano
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| Fabio Ulloa
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Jorge Samuel Caballero
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Oscar David Suazo Velásquez
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| Christian Santamaría
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Merlyn Membreño
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Alex Pineda Chacón
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| Rudy Alberto Williams
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Troy Anderson
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César Henríquez
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| Alejandro Kenig
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César Colón
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Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández
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| Enrique Reneau
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Rodinei Martins
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| Platense | |||
| Marcio Machado de Lima
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Marco Antonio Mejía
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José Luis "Runga" Piota
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 Ricardo James
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Jorge Arita Neal
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Antony Torres
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| Limber Pérez
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Rony Morales
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Hernan Centeno Bátiz
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| Julio Cesar "Rambo" D. Leon
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Gustavo Fuentes
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Juan Manuel Carcamo
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| Franklin Zambrano
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Carlos Dasilva
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| Real Maya | |||
| Nelson Rolando Rosales
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Jorge Ernesto Pineda
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Marvin Fonseca
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| Luis Lagos
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Horacio Aquino
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Nigel Zúniga
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| Guillermo Ramírez
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Noel Flores
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Leonardo Svagher
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| Jorge Reyes
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Lenín Suárez
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 Andrés Vallecilla
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| David Quezada
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Víctor Zúniga
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Víctor Carrasco
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| Real España | |||
| Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz
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Luis Enrique "Gavilán" Cálix
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David Cárcamo
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| César Clother
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Ricky Denis García
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Orbin "Pato" Cabrera
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| Alex Roberto Bailey
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Edgar Rolando Delgado Guevara
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José Francisco Suazo
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 Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández
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Javier Rodríguez
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Mario "Pescado" Rodríguez
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| Héctor Gutiérrez
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Francis Reyes
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Luis "Bombero" Ramírez
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| Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano
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Jorge Humberto Zapata
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Milton "Chocolate" Flores
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| Roberto Brown
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Alberto Zapata
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| Universidad | |||
| Guillermo César Sumich
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| Victoria | |||
| Renán Cristino Bengoché
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Fabricio Pérez
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Francisco Antonio Pavón
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| Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa
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| Vida | |||
| Geovany Arzú
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Carlos Alvarado
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René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez
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| Marvin Brown James
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Carlos Güity
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Jorge Arnaldo Ocampo
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| José Luis Batiz
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Diego de Rosa
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Juan José Bonifacio
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| Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo
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Clayd Lester Marson
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Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
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| Ariel Pérez
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José Antonio García
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Walter Argueta
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| Geovany "Venado" Castro
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Rigoberto Marinho Echenique
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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.
References
- "Ciclonhn.com / FUTHN - Liga Nacional 1998-99". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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