The 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 35th season in the Honduran top division, the tournament was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) and it determined the 35th and 36th national champions in the league's history. The league games started 18 September 1999.RSSSF.com–Honduras 1999/00
1999–2000 teams
C.D. Broncos (Choluteca) C.D. Federal (Tegucigalpa) (promoted) C.D. Marathón (San Pedro Sula) C.D. Motagua (Tegucigalpa) C.D. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) C.D. Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real C.D. España (San Pedro Sula) Universidad (Tegucigalpa) C.D. Victoria (La Ceiba) C.D.S. Vida (La Ceiba)
Apertura The Apertura was the opening half of 1999–2000 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
Regular season
Standings
Results As of 22 December 1999
Final round
Hexagonal
Motagua vs Vida
Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.
Olimpia vs Platense
Olimpia 2–2 Platense on aggregate; Olimpia advanced on better regular season record.
Victoria vs Broncos
Victoria 3–3 Broncos on aggregate; Victoria advanced on better regular season record; Broncos advanced as best loser.
Semifinals
Motagua vs Broncos
Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.
Olimpia vs Victoria
Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Motagua vs Olimpia
Motagua 0–0 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua won by penalty shootouts.
Top scorer Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia) with 12 goals.
Clausura The Clausura tournament of the 1999–2000 season in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras started on 11 March 2000 at San Pedro Sula with a scoreless match between C.D. Marathón and C.D. Platense.
Regular season
Standings
Results As of 2 July 2000
Marathón–Real España suspended at 70' (2–0) as Real España had five players sent off. Result stood.
Final round
Hexagonal
Olimpia vs Federal
Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate; Federal advanced as best losers.
Platense vs Marathón
Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.
Motagua vs Victoria
Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Olimpia vs Federal
Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Motagua vs Marathón Note: Motagua (3rd) had the right to play the second leg at home after finishing above Marathón (5th) in the regular season; Marathón however claimed they had to close the series at home after they defeated Platense in the Hexagonal who finished 2nd; eventually Motagua granted home-field advantage in the second leg at San Pedro Sula.LaPrensa.hn–Las series están empatadas –23 November 2008
Motagua 2–2 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better regular season record.
Final
Olimpia vs Motagua
GK – Carlos Prono RB – Rudy Williams CB – Gregorio Serrano CB – Merlyn Membreño LB – Samuel Caballero CM – Cristian Santamaría CM – José Pineda CM – Alex Pineda AM – Danilo Tosello CF – Denilson Costa CF – Wilmer Velásquez Substitutions: FW – Eduardo Arriola MF – Néstor Peralta MF – Carlos Paez Manager: Julio González
GK – Diego Vásquez RB – Jorge Lozano CB – Reynaldo Clavasquín CB – Elmer Montoya LB – Iván Guerrero CM – Oscar Lagos CM – Mario Chirinos AM – Amado Guevara RF – Francisco Ramírez CF – Gustavo Fuentes LF – Jairo Martínez Substitutions: GK – Hugo Caballero MF – Juan Coello FW – Carlos Rojas Manager: Luis Reyes
Top scorer Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Platense) with 14 goals
Relegation Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Squads Broncos Juan Ramón Palacios Edgar Figueroa Luis Oseguera Marco Ortega Jorge Pineda César Méndez Marcelo Ferreira Martins José Villatoro Nelson Rosales Luis Vallejo José Suazo Federal Héctor Medina Presley Carson Orlando Rene López Walter "Gualala" Trejo César Colón Jorge "Avioneta" Martínez Marvin Fonseca Miguel Arcángel Güity Harold Yepes Jose "Chepo" Fernández Carlos Pérez Ricardo Correa Luis Ronaldo Bernardo Rony Zelaya Marvin Brown Marathón Josué Reyes Hernaín Arzú Jesús Romero Edwin Medina Maynor Suazo Silvio Rudman Douglas Murillo Carlos Lemus Carlos González Alejandro Naif Gerardo Aguilar Marvin Brown Darwin Pacheco Pompilio Cacho Valerio Sebastián Rudman Nigel Zúniga Mauricio Sabillón Behiker Bustillo Luis Guifarro Jaime Rosales José Luis López Escobar Narciso Fernández Motagua Diego Martin Vásquez Júnior Izaguirre Ninrrod Medina Amado "El Lobo" Guevara Hugo Caballero Reynaldo Clavasquín Robel Bernárdez Juan Carlos Raudales Carlos "Pony" Muñoz Ramón Romero "Romerito" Iván Guerrero Mario Chirinos Jairo "Kiki" Martínez Gustavo Fuentes Milton "Jocon" Reyes Oscar "Chicano" Lagos Carlos Alberto Salinas Juan Moles Roberto "Tanque" Rojas José Francisco Ramírez Olimpia Wilmer Velásquez Carlos Prono Marlon Hernández Alex Pineda Chacón Nahúm Espinoza Elmer Marín Merlyn Membreño Rodinei Martins Enrique Reneau Samuel Caballero Danilo Tosello Christian Santamaría Platense Ricardo James Marco Mejía José Luis Piota Marcio Machado de Lima Julio César De León Hernán Centeno Rubén Suazo Juan Manuel Cárcamo Real España Milton "Chocolate" Flores Wilmer "Superman" Cruz Víctor Carneiro Marlon Hernández Leonardo Morales Miguel Mariano Luis "Bombero" Ramírez Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda Edgar Rolando Delgado Washington "Piojo" Hernández Jorge Zapata Marco "Chacal" Ortega Ricky Garcia Leonardo "Leo" Isaula Leonardo "Leo" Morales David Cárcamo Hector Gutiérrez Mario "Pescado Rodríguez Javier Rodríguez Carlos Oliva Orbin "Pato" Cabrera Cesar "Nene" Obando UNAH Constantino Reyes Hesler Phillips José Luis "Runga" Piota Silvio Traverso Cristian González Carlos Daniel Díaz Juan Carlos González Guillermo Sumich Leonel Rodríguez Elvis Danilo (Dany) Turcios Aminadan Laines Luis Perdomo Juan Rosa Lagos Camilo Bonilla Ocampo Marvin Mazariegos Jorge Arita Neal Ricky Alcerro Raul Dolmo Victoria Eugenio Dolmo Flores Carlos Alberto Escobar Héctor Zapata Julio César Suazo Renán Bengoché Luis Perdomo Guillermo Ramírez Héctor Fernández Luis Ramos Nicolás Suazo Marcos Bernárdez Hernán Fúnez Luis Lagos Mauricio Figueroa Cristian Martínez Enrique Reneau Jorge Pineda Vida Wilmer Cruz Carlos Alvarado Geovanny Arzú Roberto Padilla Renán Contreras Clayd Marson Jorge Ocampo Francis Javier Reyes Marlon Monge René Martínez Alberto Zapata José Pacini
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