# 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 35th season in the Honduran top division, the tournament was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) and it determined the 35th and 36th national champions in the league's history. The league games started 18 September 1999.

## 1999–2000 teams

* C.D. Broncos (Choluteca)
* C.D. Federal (Tegucigalpa) (promoted)
* C.D. Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
* C.D. Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
* C.D. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
* C.D. Platense (Puerto Cortés)
* Real C.D. España (San Pedro Sula)
* Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
* C.D. Victoria (La Ceiba)
* C.D.S. Vida (La Ceiba)

## Apertura

The Apertura was the opening half of 1999–2000 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Motagua | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 37 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 33 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Victoria | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 31 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Broncos | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 28 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 6 | Vida | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 22 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 7 | Universidad | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Marathón | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 17 | |
| 9 | Real España | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 17 | |
| 10 | Federal | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 9 | |

#### Results

    As of 22 December 1999
| Home \ Away | BRO | FED | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Broncos | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Federal | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Marathón | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Motagua | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 8–2 |
| Olimpia | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Platense | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Real España | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Universidad | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 5–1 | 0–2 |
| Victoria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 |
| Vida | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |

### Final round
#### Hexagonal
##### Motagua vs Vida

* Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Olimpia vs Platense

* Olimpia 2–2 Platense on aggregate; Olimpia advanced on better regular season record.

##### Victoria vs Broncos

* Victoria 3–3 Broncos on aggregate; Victoria advanced on better regular season record; Broncos advanced as best loser.

#### Semifinals
##### Motagua vs Broncos

* Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.

##### Olimpia vs Victoria

* Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

#### Final
##### Motagua vs Olimpia

* Motagua 0–0 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua won by penalty shootouts.

### Top scorer

* Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia) with 12 goals.

## Clausura

The Clausura tournament of the 1999–2000 season in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras started on 11 March 2000 at San Pedro Sula with a scoreless match between C.D. Marathón and C.D. Platense.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 38 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Platense | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 34 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 34 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Victoria | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 24 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Marathón | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 22 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 6 | Federal | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 22 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 7 | Broncos | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Real España | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 | |
| 9 | Universidad | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 16 | |
| 10 | Vida | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 14 | |

#### Results

    As of 2 July 2000
| Home \ Away | BRO | FED | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Broncos | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Federal | 5–2 | | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Marathón | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Motagua | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Platense | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | 8–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Real España | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Universidad | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Victoria | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 |
| Vida | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
* Marathón–Real España suspended at 70' (2–0) as Real España had five players sent off. Result stood.

### Final round
#### Hexagonal
##### Olimpia vs Federal

* Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate; Federal advanced as best losers.

##### Platense vs Marathón

* Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Motagua vs Victoria

* Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate.

#### Semifinals
##### Olimpia vs Federal

* Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate.

##### Motagua vs Marathón

Note: Motagua (3rd) had the right to play the second leg at home after finishing above Marathón (5th) in the regular season; Marathón however claimed they had to close the series at home after they defeated Platense in the Hexagonal who finished 2nd; eventually Motagua granted home-field advantage in the second leg at San Pedro Sula.
* Motagua 2–2 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better regular season record.

#### Final
##### Olimpia vs Motagua

| Olimpia | Motagua |
Carlos Prono :
| RB | – | Rudy Williams |
| CB | – | Gregorio Serrano |
| CB | – | Merlyn Membreño |
| LB | – | Samuel Caballero |
| CM | – | Cristian Santamaría |
| CM | – | José Pineda |
| CM | – | Alex Pineda |
| AM | – | Danilo Tosello |
| CF | – | Denilson Costa |
| CF | – | Wilmer Velásquez |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | – | Eduardo Arriola |
| MF | – | Néstor Peralta |
| MF | – | Carlos Paez |
| Manager: |||
| Julio González |||
Diego Vásquez :
| RB | – | Jorge Lozano |
| CB | – | Reynaldo Clavasquín |
| CB | – | Elmer Montoya |
| LB | – | Iván Guerrero |
| CM | – | Oscar Lagos |
| CM | – | Mario Chirinos |
| AM | – | Amado Guevara |
| RF | – | Francisco Ramírez |
| CF | – | Gustavo Fuentes |
| LF | – | Jairo Martínez |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | – | Hugo Caballero |
| MF | – | Juan Coello |
| FW | – | Carlos Rojas |
| Manager: |||
| Luis Reyes |||

### Top scorer

* Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Platense) with 14 goals

## Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Motagua | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 71 | Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF and 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup |
| 2 | Olimpia | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 71 | Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF |
| 3 | Platense | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 59 | |
| 4 | Victoria | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 55 | |
| 5 | Broncos | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | |
| 6 | Marathón | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Vida | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 36 | |
| 8 | Universidad | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 35 | |
| 9 | Real España | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 33 | |
| 10 | Federal | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 31 | Relegated to the 2000–01 Segunda División |
* ↑ Motagua qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as winner of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. They were also invited to the 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup as having the best attendances in the 1999–2000 season.
* ↑ Olimpia qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as best non-champion performance.

## Squads

Broncos :
| Juan Ramón Palacios | Edgar Figueroa | Luis Oseguera |
| Marco Ortega | Jorge Pineda | César Méndez |
| Marcelo Ferreira Martins | José Villatoro | Nelson Rosales |
| Luis Vallejo | José Suazo |
| Federal |||
| Héctor Medina | Presley Carson | Orlando Rene López |
| Walter "Gualala" Trejo | César Colón | Jorge "Avioneta" Martínez |
| Marvin Fonseca | Miguel Arcángel Güity | Harold Yepes |
| Jose "Chepo" Fernández | Carlos Pérez | Ricardo Correa |
| Luis Ronaldo Bernardo | Rony Zelaya | Marvin Brown |
| Marathón |||
| Josué Reyes | Hernaín Arzú | Jesús Romero |
| Edwin Medina | Maynor Suazo | Silvio Rudman |
| Douglas Murillo | Carlos Lemus | Carlos González |
| Alejandro Naif | Gerardo Aguilar | Marvin Brown |
| Darwin Pacheco | Pompilio Cacho Valerio | Sebastián Rudman |
| Nigel Zúniga | Mauricio Sabillón | Behiker Bustillo |
| Luis Guifarro | Jaime Rosales | José Luis López Escobar |
| Narciso Fernández |
| Motagua |||
| Diego Martin Vásquez | Júnior Izaguirre | Ninrrod Medina |
| Amado "El Lobo" Guevara | Hugo Caballero | Reynaldo Clavasquín |
| Robel Bernárdez | Juan Carlos Raudales | Carlos "Pony" Muñoz |
| Ramón Romero "Romerito" | Iván Guerrero | Mario Chirinos |
| Jairo "Kiki" Martínez | Gustavo Fuentes | Milton "Jocon" Reyes |
| Oscar "Chicano" Lagos | Carlos Alberto Salinas | Juan Moles |
| Roberto "Tanque" Rojas | José Francisco Ramírez |
| Olimpia |||
| Wilmer Velásquez | Carlos Prono | Marlon Hernández |
| Alex Pineda Chacón | Nahúm Espinoza | Elmer Marín |
| Merlyn Membreño | Rodinei Martins | Enrique Reneau |
| Samuel Caballero | Danilo Tosello | Christian Santamaría |
| Platense |||
| Ricardo James | Marco Mejía | José Luis Piota |
| Marcio Machado de Lima | Julio César De León | Hernán Centeno |
| Rubén Suazo | Juan Manuel Cárcamo |
| Real España |||
| Milton "Chocolate" Flores | Wilmer "Superman" Cruz | Víctor Carneiro |
| Marlon Hernández | Leonardo Morales | Miguel Mariano |
| Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda | Edgar Rolando Delgado |
| Washington "Piojo" Hernández | Jorge Zapata | Marco "Chacal" Ortega |
| Ricky Garcia | Leonardo "Leo" Isaula | Leonardo "Leo" Morales |
| David Cárcamo | Hector Gutiérrez | Mario "Pescado Rodríguez |
| Javier Rodríguez | Carlos Oliva | Orbin "Pato" Cabrera |
| Cesar "Nene" Obando |
| UNAH |||
| Constantino Reyes | Hesler Phillips | José Luis "Runga" Piota |
| Silvio Traverso | Cristian González | Carlos Daniel Díaz |
| Juan Carlos González | Guillermo Sumich | Leonel Rodríguez |
| Elvis Danilo (Dany) Turcios | Aminadan Laines | Luis Perdomo |
| Juan Rosa Lagos | Camilo Bonilla Ocampo | Marvin Mazariegos |
| Jorge Arita Neal | Ricky Alcerro | Raul Dolmo |
| Victoria |||
| Eugenio Dolmo Flores | Carlos Alberto Escobar | Héctor Zapata |
| Julio César Suazo | Renán Bengoché | Luis Perdomo |
| Guillermo Ramírez | Héctor Fernández | Luis Ramos |
| Nicolás Suazo | Marcos Bernárdez | Hernán Fúnez |
| Luis Lagos | Mauricio Figueroa | Cristian Martínez |
| Enrique Reneau | Jorge Pineda |
| Vida |||
| Wilmer Cruz | Carlos Alvarado | Geovanny Arzú |
| Roberto Padilla | Renán Contreras | Clayd Marson |
| Jorge Ocampo | Francis Javier Reyes | Marlon Monge |
| René Martínez | Alberto Zapata | José Pacini |