Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Apertura: Motagua Clausura: Motagua |
Relegated | Social Sol |
CONCACAF Champions League | Motagua |
CONCACAF League |
Honduras Progreso Platense Olimpia |
Matches played | 200 |
Goals scored | 569 (2.85 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Martínez (22) |
Biggest home win | OLI 7–1 VID |
Biggest away win | VID 0–4 RES |
Highest scoring |
HNP 3–5 PLA OLI 7–1 VID JUT 3–5 OLI |
Longest unbeaten run | Motagua (14) |
Longest losing run | Vida (8) |
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2017.
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The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional season will be the 51st Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format will remain the same as the previous season. The tournament began on July 2016 and is scheduled to end on May 2017.
A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2015–16 season plus C.D. Social Sol, promoted from the 2015–16 Liga de Ascenso.
The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2016–17 season which will run from 29 July to 18 December 2016. The fixture was unveiled on 9 July.C.D. Social Sol made its official debut in Liga Nacional on 29 July when they lost 3–2 to Club Deportivo Olimpia at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.C.D. Real Sociedad's Marvin Solano became the first manager to get sacked after only four weeks the season started. On week 10, C.D. Motagua and C.D. Honduras Progreso draw 0–0 in Catacamas; in such game, Melissa Borjas became the first female referee in Liga Nacional's history to enforce the laws in an official game. Motagua obtained its 14th national league after defeating Platense F.C. in an unprecedented final series.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.