# 2018–19 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

The 2018–19 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the 52nd season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 17th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The tournament is divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion.

## Apertura

The Apertura tournament runs from August to December 2018. C.D. Real Sociedad won the tournament after defeating San Juan F.C. in the final series.

### Regular season
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 25 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ensenada | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Yoro | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 23 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Social Sol | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 22 | |
| 5 | Bucanero | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Tela | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 20 | |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 12 | |
| 9 | Victoria | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 7 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Juan | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 25 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Pinares | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 24 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Deportes Savio | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 22 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Lepaera | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 20 | |
| 5 | Atlético Esperanzano | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 19 | |
| 6 | Olimpia Occidental | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | Lone | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 15 | |
| 8 | Real Juventud | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 6 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Parrillas One | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 24 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Comayagua | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 24 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Atlético Limeño | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 23 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Santos | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | |
| 5 | Villanueva | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 20 | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 12 | |
| 7 | Atlético Choloma | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 6 | |
| 8 | París | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 6 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gimnástico | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 24 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Olancho | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 19 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Génesis Huracán | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Estrella Roja | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Delicias | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | Broncos | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 11 | |
| 7 | Broncos del Sur | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 10 | |

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

The Clausura tournament runs from January to May 2019.

### Regular season
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 31 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 29 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Victoria | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 27 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Social Sol | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 23 | |
| 5 | Ensenada | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Bucanero | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 19 | |
| 7 | Tela | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 15 | |
| 8 | Yoro | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 14 | |
| 9 | Arsenal | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 14 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pinares | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 30 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Juan | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 22 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Real Juventud (D) | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 20 | |
| 4 | Deportes Savio | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Olimpia Occidental | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 19 | |
| 6 | Lone | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 17 | |
| 7 | Atlético Esperanzano | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 14 | |
| 8 | Lepaera | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 12 | |
* Real Juventud disqualified from Championship Play-offs as they had to play for relegation Play-offs.

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 27 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | París | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 24 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Brasilia | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 23 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Parrillas One | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 21 | |
| 5 | Atlético Choloma | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 20 | |
| 6 | Villanueva | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Atlético Limeño | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 10 | |
| 8 | Comayagua | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 8 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Delicias | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 23 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Olancho | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Broncos | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 19 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Génesis Huracán | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Broncos del Sur | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Estrella Roja | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Gimnástico | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | |

### Postseason
#### Final
## Promotion

C.D. Real Sociedad and Olancho F.C., the winners of both Apertura and Clausura respectively, faced to decide the team promoted to 2019–20 Honduran Liga Nacional. Real Sociedad obtained promotion again after being relegated one year ago.