# 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

The 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 51st season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 16th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The tournament was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. As winners of both tournaments, Infop RNP was promoted to 2018–19 Honduran Liga Nacional.

## Apertura

The Apertura tournament ran from 19 August to 30 December 2017. Infop RNP obtained the title after defeating Villanueva F.C. with a 2–1 aggregate score in the final series.

### Regular season
#### Standings

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Social Sol | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 27 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Yoro | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 23 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 3 | Tela | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 21 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Borussia | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Victoria | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Trujillo | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 12 | |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lepaera | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 20 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Deportes Savio | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 19 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 3 | Pinares | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 4 | Real Juventud | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Olimpia Occidental | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 11 | |
| 6 | Atlético Esperanzano | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 | |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Villanueva | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 25 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Parrillas One | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 24 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 3 | Comayagua | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 22 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 4 | Atlético Choloma | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 22 | |
| 5 | Atlético Limeño | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 21 | |
| 6 | París | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Atlético Municipal | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 13 | |
| 8 | Brasilia | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 10 | |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Infop RNP | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 24 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Olancho | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 21 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 3 | Broncos del Sur | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 15 | Qualification to the Play-offs |
| 4 | Valle | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Gimnástico | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Estrella Roja | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | Municipal Valencia | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 11 | |

### Postseason
#### Final
## Clausura

The Clausura tournament was played in the first half of 2018.

### Postseason
#### Play-offs
#### Quarterfinals

* Note: Yoro and Estrella Roja finished with a 3–3 aggregated score. Estrella Roja was disqualified for abandoning the second leg by not accepting a late penalty at the 89th minute.

#### Final
## Promotion

As winners of both Apertura and Clausura, Infop RNP was automatically promoted to 2018–19 Honduran Liga Nacional and no promotion play off was required.