# 2000–01 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2000–01 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 36th season in the history of the Honduran top division; this was the third tournament under the Apertura and Clausura format; C.D. Olimpia managed to beat C.D. Platense in the Apertura Final and obtained its 15th league title; in the Clausura C.D. Platense took revenge over C.D. Olimpia and won its 2nd title. The league games started 30 September 2000 and ended on 22 July 2001.

## 2000–01 teams

* Broncos (Choluteca)
* Deportes Savio (Santa Rosa de Copán) (promoted)
* Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
* Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
* Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
* Platense (Puerto Cortés)
* Real España (San Pedro Sula)
* Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
* Victoria (La Ceiba)
* Vida (La Ceiba)

## Apertura

The Apertura tournament was the first half of the 2000–01 season in the Honduran football; Club Deportivo Olimpia set a record of 10 wins in a row, the first nine composed a whole round-robin. In the Final match Olimpia conquered its 15th title after defeating C.D. Platense 2–1 on aggregated score.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 39 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Motagua | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Platense | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Real España | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 24 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Universidad | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 24 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 6 | Vida | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 23 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 7 | Victoria | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Deportes Savio | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | |
| 9 | Marathón | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 | |
| 10 | Broncos | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 15 | |

#### Results

    As of 13 January 2001
| Home \ Away | BRO | SAV | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Broncos | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Deportes Savio | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Marathón | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| Motagua | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Olimpia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Platense | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Real España | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Universidad | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Victoria | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 |
| Vida | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |

### Final round
#### Hexagonal
##### Olimpia vs Vida

* Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.

##### Motagua vs Universidad

* Universidad won 5–2 on aggregate score.

##### Platense vs Real España

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* Platense 3–2 Real España; Platense advances on better Regular season performance. Real España advances as best losers.

#### Semifinals
##### Olimpia vs Real España

* Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.

##### Platense vs Universidad

* Platense won 4–2 on aggregate score.

#### Final
##### Olimpia vs Platense

* Liga Nacional 2000–01 Apertura champion
* C.D. Olimpia 15th title

### Top goalscorers

13 goals
* Marcelo Verón (Platense)
8 goals
* Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
6 goals
* José Pacini (Platense)
* Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)
1 goal
* Saúl Martínez (Olimpia)

## Clausura

In the Clausura tournament of the 2000–01 season; C.D. Platense took revenge on C.D. Olimpia and achieved its second championship in its history. On the other hand, C.D. Broncos although they finished fifth in the Regular season, they were not allow to participate in the Hexagonal, due to their condition of relegated team; C.D. Motagua replaced them instead.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 42 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Platense | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 37 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Marathón | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 30 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Real España | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 22 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Broncos | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 21 | Relegated, could not qualify |
| 6 | Victoria | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 7 | Motagua | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 | Replaced Broncos |
| 8 | Universidad | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 18 | |
| 9 | Vida | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 18 | |
| 10 | Deportes Savio | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 15 | |

#### Results

    As of 17 June 2001
| Home \ Away | BRO | SAV | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Broncos | | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Deportes Savio | 1–1 | | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Marathón | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Motagua | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Platense | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Real España | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Universidad | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Victoria | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Vida | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |

### Final round
#### Hexagonal
##### Olimpia vs Motagua

* Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.

##### Platense vs Victoria

* Platense won 3–2 on aggregate score.

##### Marathón vs Real España

* Marathón 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better Regular season performance; Real España advanced as best loser

#### Semifinals
##### Olimpia vs Real España

* Olimpia 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Olimpia advanced on better Regular season record.

##### Platense vs Marathón

* Platense won 4–3 on aggregate score.

#### Final
##### Olimpia vs Platense

| Platense | Olimpia |
Víctor Coello :
| RB | 10 | Edgar Álvarez |
| CB | 4 | José Anthony Torres |
| CB | 3 | Ángel Hill |
| LB | 7 | Rony Morales |
| CM | – | Marco Mejía |
| CM | – | Walter Hernández |
| CM | – | Fabricio Pérez |
| LF | 11 | Clifford Laing |
| CF | 29 | Marcelo Verón |
| RF | 8 | José Pacini |
| Substitutions: |||
| CM | – | Edgar Sierra |
| CB | – | Derrick Hulse |
| Manager: |||
| Alberto Romero |||
Donaldo González :
| RB | 3 | Gerson Vásquez |
| CB | 6 | Fabio Ulloa |
| CB | 15 | Robert Lima |
| LB | – | Arnold Cruz |
| DM | 5 | Merlyn Membreño |
| CM | 8 | José Luis Pineda |
| CM | – | Christian Santamaría |
| AM | 18 | Danilo Tosello |
| CF | 19 | Denilson Costa |
| CF | 24 | Marcelo Ferreira |
| CF | 22 | Gustavo Fuentes |
| Substitutions: |||
| ST | 25 | Elvis Scott |
| CM | – | Elmer Marín |
| Manager: |||
| Edwin Pavón |||
| Olimpia | Platense |
Donaldo González :
| RB | 3 | Gerson Vásquez |
| CB | 15 | Robert Lima |
| CB | 6 | Fabio Ulloa |
| LB | 5 | Merlyn Membreño |
| CM | 8 | José Pineda |
| CM | – | Elmer Marín |
| CM | – | Christian Santamaría |
| AM | 18 | Danilo Tosello |
| CF | 19 | Denilson Costa |
| CF | 25 | Elvis Scott |
| CF | 23 | Gustavo Fuentes |
| Substitutions: |||
| Manager: |||
| Edwin Pavón |||
Ricardo James :
| RB | 10 | Edgar Álvarez |
| CB | 4 | José Torres |
| CB | – | Mario Beata |
| LB | – | Rony Morales |
| CM | – | Marco Mejía |
| CM | – | Walter Hernández |
| RM | – | Fabricio Pérez |
| LM | – | Óscar Bonilla |
| RS | 29 | Marcelo Verón |
| LS | 8 | José Pacini |
| Substitutions: |||
| CB | – | Ángel Hill |
| RW | 11 | Clifford Laing |
| Manager: |||
| Alberto Romero |||
* Liga Nacional 2000–01 Clausura champion
* C.D. Platense 2nd title

### Top goalscorers

13 goals
* Pompilio Cacho (Marathón)
10 goals
* Marcelo Verón (Platense)
8 goals
* José Pacini (Platense)
* Saúl Martínez (Motagua)
7 goals
* Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)
5 goals
* Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
2 goals
* Julio de León (Olimpia)
* Narciso Fernández (Marathón)

## Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 81 | Qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 2 | Platense | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 65 | Qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 3 | Marathón | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 48 | |
| 4 | Motagua | 36 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 47 | |
| 5 | Real España | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 46 | |
| 6 | Universidad | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Victoria | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Vida | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 41 | |
| 9 | Deportes Savio | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | Forced to a Relegation playoff |
| 10 | Broncos | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 36 | Forced to a Relegation playoff |
* ↑ Olimpia and Platense qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup as winners of Apertura and Clausura respectively; eventually the CONCACAF scrapped the 2001 season.

### Relegation playoff

* Deportes Savio won Relegation playoff 4–3 on penalty shootouts; Broncos were relegated to the 2001–02 Segunda División.