2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Marathón (7th) Clausura: Olimpia (22nd) |
| Relegated | Real Juventud |
| Champions League |
Marathón Olimpia Real España |
| Matches played | 192 |
| Goals scored | 468 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Ferreira (13) Lalín (13) |
| Biggest home win | Marathón 5–0 Deportes Savio (14 January 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Victoria 0–4 Motagua (26 July 2008) Motagua 0–4 Victoria (15 September 2008) Hispano 0–4 Marathón (5 April 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Marathón 6–3 Motagua (19 April 2009) |
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← 2007–08
2009–10 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2009.
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The 2008-09 Apertura was the first part of the 2008-09 season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season started 26 July 2008 and finished on December 14, 2008. It followed the 2007-08 Clausura season. The winner competed in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Soccer scores, attendance figures, team and individual stats are compiled from news reported from Diario La Prensa, La Tribuna, El Tiempo, and El Diez.
In the 2007–08 season, Platense suffered great adversity avoiding relegation in their last match. Their manager Nahúm Espinoza is the mastermind for which the 'dogfish' have changed their form of play and have transformed into a dangerous team aiming for great things. A key benchmarks for Platense is midfielder Carlos Will Mejia, with his talent will try to carry the team on a good path and hopefully a fight for the title. Platense has not fallen behind in signing new players for this tournament. New arrivals include Edilson Pereira, who played previously with Deportes Savio, Willian Veloso, who has shown in preseason matches to be a prominent goalscorer, and Evandro Ferreira, with his speed will try to unbalance the opposing defenses. To add to this is the experience of Walter López,who will be in charge of creating plays and give dynamism to the goalkeepers.
Despite Victoria's manager Javier Padilla insisting the main objective is save their position, the fans think the opposite because they know they have a good lineup to aspire for more. The fans think of nothing more than to lift another trophy, considering that Victoria maintains the fundamental parts of the team from the previous tournaments. They have reinforced the squad with talented and nationally experienced players like José Luis Pineda, Juan Manuel Cárcamo, and Carlos Discua. They also signed the Uruguayans Richard Pérez and Mauricio Webber and have promoted from their reserves forwards Erick Natividad Ayala and Victor Leonel Maldonado. With their current squad, Victoria can reach at the least the playoff round to satisfy their fans, who expected something more dignified in the previous tournament but finished in sixth place despite the strong investment from their patroness. The team had a good preseason. The team aims to bring honor to their name.
Recently promoted Real Juventud have prepared for one goal: to maintain the position in the league. Since their establishment on May 30, 1965, the team never had the opportunity to be able to ascend and play in the Liga Nacional but they now find the opportunity to assemble their own history. Their manager Emilio Umanzor have stated in addition to staying in the league, the team will try to classify as one of the best four in the league and not playing a relegation battle like the majority of the sporting people and press have insisted. Real Juventud arrives with great expectations for the Apertura tournament. Real Juventud will fall upon the success of their Liga de Ascenso campaign and aim for decent position.
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