Liga Honduras - Apertura 1998

						
Apertura (the regular phase is also known as Torneo de Copa) 

Top-6 to Apertura Liguilla

Round 1 [Aug 23,24]
Victoria      3-2 Platense
Real Maya     1-2 Universidad
Real Espana   2-3 Marathon
Independiente 1-1 Palestino
Motagua       1-0 Vida
Olimpia       2-2 Independiente   [Aug 27]

Round 2 [Aug 30,31]
Palestino     3-2 Universidad
Real Espana   3-1 Independiente
Real Maya     2-3 Marathon
Motagua       0-0 Victoria
Platense      0-2 Vida
Palestino     1-2 Olimpia         [Sep 3]

Round 3 [Sep 7]
Olimpia       4-0 Universidad
Marathon      0-2 Platense
Real Maya     0-0 Independiente
Victoria      2-1 Vida
Real Espana   2-0 Palestino       [Sep 10]
Motagua       1-1 Universidad     [Sep 10]

Round 4 [Sep 14]
Marathon      1-1 Victoria
Vida          2-1 Real Espana 
Independiente 1-4 Universidad
Platense      1-0 Motagua
Real Maya     2-2 Palestino
Olimpia       1-1 Victoria        [Sep 25]

Round 5 [Sep 21-24]
Real Espana   1-0 Universidad
Independiente 1-1 Victoria
Vida          2-3 Marathon   
Real Maya     1-1 Olimpia 
Motagua       2-1 Real Maya  
Palestino     1-3 Platense

Round 6 [Sep 27,28]
Marathon      1-0 Independiente
Victoria      2-0 Real Maya
Platense      4-1 Real Espana
Universidad   3-0 Vida
Palestino     3-4 Motagua         [Oct 5]
Platense      3-0 Olimpia         [Oct 5]

Round 7 [Oct 4,5]
Universidad   0-0 Victoria
Real Maya     2-2 Real Espana
Vida          2-2 Olimpia         [Oct 12]
Motagua       0-1 Marathon        [Oct 12]
Independiente 1-3 Platense        [Oct 12]
Palestino     2-3 Vida            [Nov 1]

Round 8 [Oct 18,19]
Victoria      2-1 Palestino       [Oct 15]
Olimpia       0-1 Motagua
Marathon      0-0 Universidad
Platense      1-0 Real Maya
Vida          7-2 Independiente
Real Espana   0-2 Motagua         [Oct 22]

Round 9 [Oct 25,26]
Universidad   2-1 Platense   
Palestino     1-3 Marathon 
Victoria      2-2 Real Espana
Independiente 1-1 Motagua
Real Maya     1-2 Vida
Olimpia       0-0 Real Espana     [Nov 1]

Remaining Match
Olimpia       0-0 Marathon        [Nov 5]

Round 10 [Nov 8,9]
Platense      4-1 Victoria
Marathon      2-2 Real Espana
Universidad   1-2 Real Maya
Vida          0-1 Motagua
Independiente 1-2 Olimpia
Palestino     1-1 Independiente   [Nov 13]

Round 11 [Nov 15,16]
Vida          1-2 Platense
Victoria      2-3 Motagua
Universidad   2-1 Palestino
Marathon      1-1 Real Maya
Independiente 1-1 Real Espana
Olimpia       1-0 Universidad     [Nov 28]

Round 12 [Nov 22,23]
Platense      1-1 Marathon
Universidad   1-1 Motagua
Vida          1-0 Victoria
Olimpia       3-1 Palestino
Real Maya     4-1 Independiente
Real Espana   3-2 Palestino       [Nov 26]

Round 13 [Dec 7]
Motagua       1-0 Platense
Victoria      1-1 Marathon
Universidad   3-3 Real Espana     [Dec 10]
Olimpia       2-1 Real Maya       [Dec 13]
Palestino     1-0 Real Maya       [Dec 17]
Vida          3-2 Marathon        [Dec 24]

Round 14 [Dec 20,21]
Platense      4-2 Palestino
Real Espana   1-0 Vida
Victoria      1-1 Olimpia
Independiente 1-0 Universidad
Real Maya     0-0 Motagua  
Independiente 0-2 Marathon        [Dec 27]

Round 15 [Dec 30]
Victoria      3-1 Independiente   [Dec ?]
Universidad   3-2 Vida            [Dec 27]
Real Espana   1-0 Platense
Motagua       1-1 Palestino
Olimpia       3-3 Platense        [Jan 4]
Real Maya     3-0 Victoria        [Jan 4]

Round 16 [Jan 11]
Real Espana   2-0 Real Maya       [Jan 7]
Olimpia       3-1 Vida            [Jan 8]
Platense      4-2 Independiente
Universidad   2-1 Victoria        [the award of 0-3 was revoked]
Marathon      0-1 Motagua
Palestino     2-1 Vida            [Jan 14]

Round 17 [Jan 18]
Universidad   1-1 Marathon        [Jan 15]
Real Maya     2-3 Platense 
Olimpia       3-0 Motagua
Palestino     1-1 Victoria  
Independiente 0-0 Vida    
Motagua       1-1 Real Espana     [Feb 15]

Round 18 [Jan 24,25]
Platense      1-2 Universidad   
Marathon      3-1 Palestino       [Jan 20]
Real Espana   2-1 Victoria
Vida          1-2 Real Maya
Real Espana   0-0 Olimpia         [Feb 21]
Motagua       1-1 Independiente   [Feb 22]

Remaining Match
Marathon      2-3 Olimpia         [Feb 15]

Table:

 1.Platense      20 12  2  6 42-26 38  Winners Copa de Honduras
 2.Olimpia       20  9  9  2 33-21 36
 3.Motagua       20  9  8  3 22-17 35
 4.Marathón      20  8  8  4 30-24 32
 5.Real España   20  8  8  4 30-26 32
 6.Universidad   20  8  6  6 29-26 30
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 7.Victoria      20  5  9  6 25-28 24
 8.Vida          20  7  2 11 31-33 23
 9.Real Maya     20  4  6 10 25-29 18
10.Palestino     20  3  5 12 28-43 14
11.Independiente 20  1  9 10 19-41 12

Top-6 to Apertura Liguilla

Apertura Liguilla

Quarterfinals

First Legs
Marathon      2-3 Olimpia     [Feb 28]
Real Espana   0-0 Motagua     [Mar 7]
Universidad   1-1 Platense    [Mar 12]

Second Legs
Olimpia       1-0 Marathon    [Mar 15]
Platense      1-1 Universidad [Mar 15]  [Platense qualified on league position]
Motagua       1-1 Real Espana [Mar 19]  [Real Espana qualified on away goal]

Motagua qualified as best loser (league position on Universidad)

Semifinals

First Legs [Mar 29]
Olimpia       1-2 Motagua
Real Espana   2-0 Platense

Second Legs [Apr 5]
Motagua       0-1 Olimpia     [Motagua qualified on away goals]
Platense      1-1 Real Espana

Final

First Leg [Apr 15]
Real Espana   0-3 Motagua
  [Francisco Ramirez 21, Oscar Lagos 55, Amalo Guevera 89]

Second Leg [Apr 19]
Motagua       2-1 Real Espana
  [M Francisco Ramirez 20, Amado Guevara 32 RE: Leonardo Morales 26]

Motagua winners Apertura 1997/98

Topscorer: W. Velásquez (Olimpia, Honduras) 19 goals.



Author: Mikael Jönsson
Last updated: 11 Dec 2009

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