The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 51st Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format stayed the same as the previous season. The tournament began in July 2016^[1] and ended in May 2017.

Honduras Progreso

Juticalpa

Marathón

Motagua

Olimpia

Platense

Real España

Real Sociedad

Social Sol

Vida

Location of teams in 2016–17 season

A total of 10 teams competed in the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2015–16 season plus C.D. Social Sol, promoted from the 2015–16 Liga de Ascenso.^[2]

The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2016–17 season which was played from 29 July to 18 December 2016.^[16] The fixture was unveiled on 9 July.^[17] 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.^[18] 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.^[19] Motagua obtained its 14th national league after defeating Platense F.C. in an unprecedented final series.^[20]

Postseason

Results

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	Playoffs							Semifinals							Finals
								2	Platense	1	1	2
	3	Real España	3	2	5			3	Real España	1	1	2
	6	Real Sociedad	2	1	3										2	Platense	0	1	1
															4	Motagua	1	1	2
								1	Olimpia	0	1	1
	4	Motagua	2	1	3			4	Motagua	1	1	2
	5	Marathón	1	2	3

Real Sociedad v Real España

24 November 2016 Playoffs	Real Sociedad	2–3	Real España	Tocoa, Colón
14:00 CST	H. Martínez 52' R. Martínez 58' Starting XI (GK) Reyes – 27 Paz – 2 Matute – 3 Colón – 4 R. Martínez – 11 Peña – 13  36' Solórzano – 14  89' Salgado – 15 Melgares – 17 Gutierres – 23 Arzú – 31 Substitutes  36' H. Martínez – 16  89' C. Martínez – 8 Coach C. Martínez (HON)	Report	29' Zalazar 57' 61' López Starting XI 22 – L. López (GK) 2 – Chávez 10 – Ursino  64' 13 – Vargas 14 – Altamirano  68' 16 – Zalazar 19 – I. López  78' 20 – Arévalo 23 – Delgado 28 – Oseguera 44 – Barahona Substitutes 7 – Borjas  64' 9 – Arita  68' 5 – Velásquez  78' Coach (HON) Reyes	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Real España v Real Sociedad

27 November 2016 Playoffs	Real España	2–1	Real Sociedad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 CST	Cardozo 2' Zalazar 40' Starting XI (GK) L. López – 22 Chávez – 2  57' Acosta – 6 Vargas – 13  79' Altamirano – 14  56' Zalazar – 16 Arévalo – 20 Delgado – 23 Oseguera – 28 Cardozo – 35 Barahona – 44 Substitutes  56' Ursino – 10  57' I. López – 19  79' Borjas – 7 Coach Reyes (HON)	Report	42' Arzú Starting XI 27 – Reyes (GK) 2 – Paz 3 – Matute 4 – Colón 6 – Barralaga  67' 11 – R. Martínez 13 – Peña 14 – Solórzano  59' 15 – Salgado 23 – Gutierres 31 – Arzú Substitutes 16 – H. Martínez  59' 17 – Melgares  67' Coach (HON) C. Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Óscar Moncada

• Real España won 5–3 on aggregated.

Marathón v Motagua

23 November 2016 Playoffs	Marathón	1–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Reyes 55' Starting XI  9' (GK) Bodden – 1 Córdova – 3 Puerto – 6 Córdoba – 9 López – 12 Fuentes – 17 Reyes – 11  70' Berríos – 19 Munive – 24 Mejía – 30  46' Suazo – 43 Substitutes  9' (GK) Torres – 25  46' W. Martínez – 8  70' E. Martínez – 7 Coach Pavón (HON)	Report	4' Montes 90+1' Crisanto Starting XI 1 – Fonseca (GK) 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  75' 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino  61' 16 – Castellanos 23 – Pucheta 27 – Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez  66' Substitutes 5 – Pereira  61' 24 – Elvir  66' 11 – Vega  75' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Saíd Martínez

Motagua v Marathón

27 November 2016 Playoffs	Motagua	1–2	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Castillo 90+8' (pen.) Starting XI (GK) Fonseca – 1 Montes – 2 Figueroa – 3  75' Mayorquí – 6 Discua – 7 Castillo – 9 Castellanos – 16  46' W. Crisanto – 18 Vergara – 22 F. Crisanto – 27  46' Bernárdez – 31 Substitutes  46' Pereira – 5  46' Elvir – 24  75' Flores – 8 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	45+3' Reyes 88' Puerto Starting XI 1 – Bodden (GK) 3 – Córdova 9 – Córdoba  74' 11 – Reyes 12 – López 17 – Fuentes 19 – Berríos  64' 20 – Vargas 24 – Munive 30 – Mejía 46 – Suazo Substitutes 6 – Puerto  64' 10 – Silva  74' Coach (HON) Pavón	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

• Motagua 3–3 Marathón on aggregated; Motagua advanced on regular season performance.

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Motagua v Olimpia

1 December 2016 Semifinals	Motagua	1–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 CST	Andino 57' Starting XI (GK) Fonseca – 1 Montes – 2 Figueroa – 3 Pereira – 5 Discua – 7 Castillo – 9  55' Vega – 11 Castellanos – 16  75' Vergara – 22 Elvir – 24  76' F. Crisanto – 27 Substitutes  55' Andino – 10  75' Mayorquín – 6  76' W. Crisanto – 18 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	Starting XI 28 – Escober (GK) 2 – Álvarez 3 – Güity 8 – Garrido 12 – Johnson 13 – Costly 14 – Fonseca 16 – Rodas  62' 26 – Salas  78' 31 – Quioto 33 – Chirinos  72' Substitutes 10 – Méndez  62' 7 – Mejía  72' 19 – Tobías  78' Coach (ARG) Vargas	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Raúl Castro

Olimpia v Motagua

4 December 2016 Semifinals	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Estupiñán 45+2' Starting XI (GK) Valladares – 27 Álvarez – 2 Güity – 3 Garrido – 8 Fonseca – 14 Estupiñán – 18  54' Tobías – 19  65' Salas – 26 Quioto – 31  61' Chirinos – 33 Oliva – 64 Substitutes  54' Sánchez –  61' Costly – 13  65' Rodas – 16 Coach Vargas (ARG)	Report	31' Pereira Starting XI 1 – Fonseca (GK) 2 – Montes  34' 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega  57' 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara  49' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 23 – Pucheta  34' 6 – Mayorquín  49' 10 – Andino  57' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Melvin Matamoros

• Motagua won 2–1 on aggregated.

Real España v Platense

1 December 2016 Semifinals	Real España	1–1	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Zalazar 54' Starting XI (GK) L. López – 22 Chávez – 2 Acosta – 6  62' Ursino – 10 Vargas – 13 Altamirano – 14 Zalazar – 16 Delgado – 23 Oseguera – 28  86' Benavídez – 38 Barahona – 44 Substitutes  62' López – 19  86' Cardozo – 35 Coach Reyes (HON)	Report	7' Castillo Starting XI 1 – Pineda (GK) 2 – Castro 4 – Montes 5 – Castillo 6 – Palacios 7 – Álvarez  46' 9 – Lobo  66' 11 – Hay 14 – Reyes 16 – Cardona  43' 30 – Dixon Substitutes 23 – Andrade  43' 12 – Vargas  46' 17 – Norales  66' Coach (HON) Clavasquín	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Miguel Torres

Platense v Real España

4 December 2016 Semifinals	Platense	1–1	Real España	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 CST	Dixon 6' Starting XI (GK) Calderón – 29 Castro – 2 Montes – 4 Castillo – 5  71' Álvarez – 7  47' Hay – 11 Reyes – 14  62' Cardona – 16 Norales – 17 Mendoza – 25 Dixon – 30 Substitutes  47' Lobo – 9  62' Andrade – 23  71' Palacios – 6 Coach Clavasquín (HON)	Report	62' Delgado Starting XI 22 – L. López (GK) 2 – Chávez 6 – Acosta 13 – Vargas 14 – Altamirano 16 – Zalazar 23 – Delgado 28 – Oseguera 35 – Cardozo  67' 38 – Benavídez  69' 44 – Barahona  63' Substitutes 10 – Ursino  63' 4 – Róchez  67' 19 – I. López  69' Coach (HON) Reyes	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Saíd Martínez

• Platense 2–2 Real España on aggregated; Platense advanced on regular season performance.

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Motagua v Platense

11 December 2016 Final	Motagua	1–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Vergara 45+3' Starting XI  72' (GK) Fonseca – 1 Figueroa – 3 Pereira – 5 Discua – 7 Castillo – 9 Andino – 10 Castellanos – 16  58' W. Crisanto – 18 Vergara – 22  64' Pucheta – 23 Elvir – 24 Substitutes  58' F. Crisanto – 27  64' Mayorquín – 6  72' Licona – 25 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	Starting XI 29 – Calderón (GK) 2 – Castro 4 – Montes 5 – Castillo 7 – Álvarez  23' 9 – Lobo  45' 14 – Reyes  78' 16 – Cardona 17 – Norales 25 – Mendoza 30 – Dixon Substitutes 8 – Franco  23' 23 – Andrade  45' 12 – Vargas  78' Coach (HON) Clavasquín	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 22,637 Referee: Raúl Castro

Platense v Motagua

18 December 2016 Final	Platense	1–1	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 CST	Cardona 45+1' Starting XI (GK) Calderón – 29 Castro – 2  87' Montes – 4 Castillo – 5 Álvarez – 7 Hay – 11  79' Núñez – 15 Cardona – 16  53' Norales – 17 Mendoza – 25 Dixon – 30 Substitutes  53' Ávila – 41  79' Vargas – 12  87' Franco – 8 Coach Clavasquín (HON)	Report	60' Discua Starting XI 25 – Licona (GK) 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  46' 7 – Discua  71' 9 – Castillo 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto  58' 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 11 – Vega  46' 18 – W. Crisanto  58' 8 – Flores  71' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 9,033 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

• Motagua won 2–1 on aggregated.

The Clausura tournament is the second half of the 2016–17 season. The regular season fixtures were released on 10 December 2016.^[21] The first match of the tournament was played on 7 January at Estadio Francisco Morazán between Real C.D. España and C.D. Social Sol which ended in a scoreless tie. On 8 February, Club Deportivo Olimpia defeated C.D.S. Vida with a 7–1 score, a game in which striker Roger Rojas scored five goals, a record only shared with Arturo Garden, Jorge Arriola and Marlon Hernández. On week 7, Vida and Juticalpa F.C. draw 1–1 at Estadio Carlos Calderón, a venue used in Liga Nacional for the first time. On 22 April, Social Sol's player Francisco Reyes became the first ever goalkeeper to score two goals in a league match after converting two penalty kicks in the 2–1 victory over C.D. Marathón.^[22] On 28 May, C.D. Motagua obtained its 15th league title and their second in a row after defeating C.D. Honduras Progreso with a 7–1 aggregated score. In such game, 4 people were kill due to suffocation after a human stampede tried to push their way in to access the stadium which was already overcrowded.^[23]

Postseason

Results

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	Playoffs							Semifinals							Finals
								2	Motagua	2	2	4
	3	Real España	1	4	5			3	Real España	1	2	3
	6	Real Sociedad	2	1	3										2	Motagua	4	3	7
															4	Honduras Progreso	1	0	1
								1	Olimpia	2	2	4
	4	Honduras Progreso	0	1	1			4	Honduras Progreso	4	2	6
	5	Marathón	1	0	1

Real Sociedad v Real España

3 May 2017 Playoffs	Real Sociedad	2–1	Real España	Tocoa, Colón
14:00 CST	Arzú 60' Martínez 66' Starting XI (GK) Y. Arzú – 27 Paz – 2 Matute – 3 Caraballo – 4 R. Martínez – 11 Solórzano – 14 Salgado – 15  52' Clark – 18 Osorio – 30  83' P. Arzú – 31  44' Mejía – 33 Substitutes  44' C. Martínez – 8  52' Meza – 12  83' O. Martínez – 19 Coach Medina (HON)	Report	40' Cardozo Starting XI 1 – Hernández (GK) 6 – Acosta 7 – Borjas 11 – Tejeda  66' 17 – Claros 19 – López 20 – Arévalo 23 – Delgado  55' 28 – Oseguera  79' 35 – Cardozo 44 – Barahona Substitutes 38 – Benavídez  55' 10 – Ursino  66' 54 – Romero  79' Coach (HON) Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Real España v Real Sociedad

6 May 2017 Playoffs	Real España	4–1	Real Sociedad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Delgado 1' Acosta 60' Tejeda 82' Barahona 90' Starting XI (GK) López – 22  84' Acosta – 6 Ursino – 10 Vargas – 13 Claros – 17 López – 19 Arévalo – 20 Delgado – 23  74' Cardozo – 35 Barahona – 44 Romero – 54 Substitutes  74' Tejeda – 11  84' Borjas – 7 Coach Maradiaga (HON)	Report	80' Martínez Starting XI 27 – Y. Arzú (GK) 2 – Paz 3 – Matute 4 – Caraballo  28' 11 – R. Martínez 13 – Peña 14 – Solórzano  65' 15 – Salgado 18 – Clark 30 – Osorio 31 – P. Arzú  63' Substitutes 8 – C. Martínez  28' 7 – Cárcamo  63' 9 – J. Martínez  65' Coach (HON) Medina	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Melvin Matamoros

• Real España won 5–3 on aggregated.

Marathón v Honduras Progreso

3 May 2017 Playoffs	Marathón	1–0	Honduras Progreso	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 CST	Vargas 90+4' Starting XI (GK) Torres – 25 Córdova – 3 Fernandes – 4 Norales – 5  80' Rodríguez – 7 Martínez – 8  64' Barbosa – 9 López – 12  78' Fuentes – 17 Berríos – 19 Arboleda – 27 Substitutes  64' Argueta – 14  78' Banegas – 16  80' Vargas – 20 Coach Keosseián (URU)	Report	Starting XI 18 – Cárcamo (GK) 1 – P. Martínez 6 – Delgado 8 – Cardona 10 – Morales  85' 11 – Elvir  64' 12 – Acevedo 21 – Smith 22 – Duarte 31 – Sánchez 38 – H. Martínez  57' Substitutes 13 – Britto  57' 23 – Mencía  64' 15 – López  85' Coach (HON) Cruz	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Óscar Moncada

Honduras Progreso v Marathón

6 May 2017 Playoffs	Honduras Progreso	1–0	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 CST	Britto 31' Starting XI (GK) Cárcamo – 18 Martínez – 1 Delgado – 6 Cardona – 8  76' Morales – 10  62' Elvir – 11 Acevedo – 12 Britto – 13 Smith – 21 Duarte – 22 Sánchez – 31 Substitutes  62' Gómez – 16  76' Mencía – 23 Coach Cruz (HON)	Report	Starting XI 1 – Bodden (GK) 2 – Bernárdez 3 – Córdova 4 – Fernandes 5 – Norales 7 – Rodríguez  68' 8 – Martínez 12 – López 16 – Banegas 17 – Fuentes 27 – Arboleda Substitutes 14 – Argueta  68' Coach (URU) Keosseián	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Armando Castro

• Honduras Progreso 1–1 Marathón on aggregated; Honduras Progreso advanced on regular season performance.

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Honduras Progreso v Olimpia

11 May 2017 Semifinals	Honduras Progreso	4–2	Olimpia	El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 CST	Elvir 6' 58' Cardona 43' Sánchez 67' Starting XI (GK) Cárcamo – 18 Martínez – 1 Delgado – 6 Cardona – 8 Morales – 10 Elvir – 11 Acevedo – 12 Britto – 13 Smith – 21 Duarte – 22 Sánchez – 31 Substitutes Coach Cruz (HON)	Report	2' 47' (pen.) Alvarado Starting XI 28 – Escober (GK) 4 – de Souza 6 – Alvarado 8 – Garrido 13 – Costly 20 – López 26 – Salas 29 – Mejía 30 – Palacios 32 – García  61' 33 – Chirinos Substitutes 24 – Flores  61' Coach (ARG) Vargas	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

Olimpia v Honduras Progreso

13 May 2017 Semifinals	Olimpia	2–2	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 CST	Chirinos 16' Alvarado 65' (pen.) Starting XI (GK) Escober – 18 de Souza – 4 Alvarado – 6  86' Garrido – 8 Méndez – 10 Costly – 13 López – 20  58' Rojas – 21 Mejía – 29 Palacios – 30 Chirinos – 33 Substitutes  58' Estupiñán – 18  86' Salas – 26 Coach Vargas (ARG)	Report	45' Britto 83' Mencía Starting XI 18 – Cárcamo (GK) 1 – P. Martínez 6 – Delgado 8 – Cardona 10 – Morales  59' 11 – Elvir  74' 13 – Britto  52' 16 – Gómez 21 – Smith 22 – Duarte 31 – Sánchez Substitutes 15 – López  52' 38 – H. Martínez  59' 23 – Mencía  74' Coach (HON) Cruz	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Orlando Hernández

• Honduras Progreso won 6–4 on aggregated.

Real España v Motagua

11 May 2017 Semifinals	Real España	1–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Cardozo 11' Starting XI (GK) López – 22 Acosta – 6  60' Ursino – 10 Vargas – 13 Claros – 17  80' López – 19 Arévalo – 20  75' Delgado – 23 Cardozo – 35 Barahona – 44 Romero – 54 Substitutes  60' Benavídez – 38  75' Tejeda – 11  80' Altamirano – 14 Coach Maradiaga (HON)	Report	14' Discua 87' López Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua 10 – Andino  76' 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto  72' Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  72' 34 – López  76' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Nelson Salgado

Motagua v Real España

14 May 2017 Semifinals	Motagua	2–2	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Mayorquín 80' Elvir 88' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 Figueroa – 3 Pereira – 5  85' Mayorquín – 6 Discua – 7 Andino – 10 Vega – 11 Castellanos – 16 Elvir – 24  63' F. Crisanto – 27 Substitutes  63' W. Crisanto – 18 López – 34  85' Reyna – 14 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	17' Cardozo 86' Tejeda Starting XI 22 – L. López (GK) 6 – Acosta 11 – Tejeda 13 – Vargas 17 – Claros  84' 19 – I. López 20 – Arévalo 23 – Delgado  78' 35 – Cardozo  82' 44 – Barahona 54 – Romero Substitutes 7 – Borjas  78' 38 – Benavídez  82' 9 – Arita  84' Coach (HON) Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Raúl Castro

• Motagua won 4–3 on aggregated.

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Honduras Progreso v Motagua

20 May 2017 Final	Honduras Progreso	1–4	Motagua	El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 CST	Morales 24' Starting XI (GK) Cárcamo – 18 P. Martínez – 1 Delgado – 6 Cardona – 8  68' Morales – 10  61' Elvir – 11  73' Britto – 13 Gómez – 16 Smith – 21 Duarte – 22 Sánchez – 31 Substitutes  61' Mencía – 23  68' H. Martínez – 38  73' López – 15 Coach Cruz (HON)	Report	31' 90+4' Vega 63' Andino 69' Discua Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  75' 7 – Discua 10 – Andino  71' 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto  81' Substitutes 34 – López  71' 14 – Reyna  75' 18 – W. Crisanto  81' Coach (ARG) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Óscar Moncada[24]

Motagua v Honduras Progreso

28 May 2017 Final	Motagua	3–0	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Andino 19' 49' Discua 74' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 Figueroa – 3 Pereira – 5 Mayorquín – 6 Discua – 7  73' Andino – 10 Vega – 11 Castellanos – 16  78' Elvir – 24  68' F. Crisanto – 27 Substitutes  68' W. Crisanto – 18  73' López – 34  78' Bernárdez – 31 Coach Vásquez (ARG)	Report	Starting XI 18 – Cárcamo (GK) 1 – P. Martínez  9' 6 – Delgado 8 – Cardona  54' 10 – Morales  54' 11 – Elvir 12 – Acevedo 13 – Britto 21 – Smith 22 – Duarte 31 – Sánchez Substitutes 7 – Alvarado  9' 23 – Mencía  54' 38 – H. Martínez  54' Coach (HON) Cruz	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

• Motagua won 7–1 on aggregated.

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