The 2004–05 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 40th season in the Honduran football top division; it determined the 46th and 47th national champions in the league's history.
2004–05 teams
Atlético Olanchano (Catacamas) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortes) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Universidad (Danlí) Municipal Valencia (Choluteca) Victoria (La Ceiba) Vida (La Ceiba) Note: Both Universidad and Valencia are from Tegucigalpa but had to play their home matches at Danlí and Choluteca respectively.
Apertura
Regular season
Standings
Results table
Final round
Semifinals
Olimpia vs Victoria
Olimpia won 11–3 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Real España
Marathón won 3–2 on aggregate score.
Final
Olimpia vs Marathón
GK 1 Víctor CoelloRB 23 Mauricio SabillónCB 4 Anthony Torres CB 5 Darwin PachecoLB 3 Behiker Bustillo DM 13 Dennis FerreraRM 18 Pablo GenoveseLM 20 Narciso FernándezAM 8 Juan Yalet CF 17 Edgardo Simovic CF 10 Denilson Costa Substitutions:FW 11 Milton Núñez FW 15 Walter Martínez FW 27 Óscar Vargas Manager: Nicolás Suazo
GK – Ricardo JamesRB – Wilson Palacios CB – Fabio Ulloa CB – Mario BeataLB 6 Maynor FigueroaCM – Óscar BonillaCM – Elmer Marín AM 18 Danilo Tosello RF 9 Juan Manuel CárcamoCF 11 Wilmer Velásquez LF 21 Luciano EmílioSubstitutions:DF 16 Walter López FW – Jerry Palacios Manager: Alejandro Domínguez
GK 27 César VelásquezRB 16 Walter LópezRB – Wilson Palacios CB – Fabio UlloaCB – Mario BeataLB – Rony Morales CM – Óscar BonillaAM 20 Danilo Tosello RF - Jerry Palacios CF 11 Wilmer VelásquezLF 21 Luciano EmílioSubstitutions:FW 9 Juan Manuel Cárcamo MF - Elmer Marín MF - Reynaldo Tilguath Manager: Alejandro Domínguez
GK 1 Víctor CoelloRB 23 Mauricio SabillónCB 4 Anthony Torres CB 5 Darwin PachecoLB 19 Mario BerríosDM 13 Dennis FerreraRM 18 Pablo Genovese LM 20 Narciso Fernández AM 8 Juan YaletCF 17 Edgardo SimovicCF 11 Milton NúñezSubstitutions:DF 6 José Luis López DF 3 Behiker Bustillo Manager: Nicolás Suazo
Marathón won 5–3 on aggregate score.
Squads Atlético Olanchano Ney Costa Gustavo Brizio Antonio Cálix Alexander Cálix Reynaldo Escobar Mario Euceda Nelson Guevara Félix Joel Hernández Mauro Henríquez Malcon Hernández Olman Lagos Óscar Lobo Allan Lalín Edas Mendoza Miguel Árcangel Meza Óscar Morales Erlyn Morán Ivis Najera Edgar Núñez Charles de Oliveira Juan Palacios Marvin Paz Mario Peri Guillermo Armando Ramírez Mario Rivera Edgar Sierra Fredy Vallecillo Harold Yépez Marathón José Anthony Torres Mauricio Sabillón Edgardo Simovic Emil Martínez Donaldo González Víctor Coello Ilich Arias Darwin Pacheco Mario Berríos Behiker Bustillo Denilson Costa José "Babá" Güity Óscar Vargas Dennis Ferrera Narciso "Kalusha" Fernández Pablo Genovese Luis Guifarro José Luis López Erick Fuentes Juan Yalet David Cáceres Roberto López Milton "Tyson" Núñez Walter "Pery" Martínez Luis Ramos José Rivera Héctor Rosales Edwin Salvador Henry Suazo Irving Guerrero Luis Santamaría Julián Rápalo Motagua Elmer Montoya Júnior Izaguirre Mauricio "Pipo" Castro Marcelo Dapuerto Noel Valladares Víctor "Muma" Bernárdez Néstor Holweber Henry Enamorado Rony García Derrick Hulse Nery Medina Rubén Matamoros Víctor Mena Donaldo Morales Pedro Fernández Milton "Jocón" Reyes Pompilio Cacho Eddy Vásquez Emilio Izaguirre Mario Chirinos Fernando Garrasino Abidán Solís Juan José Tablada Jairo "Kikí" Martínez Olimpia Danilo Tosello Ricardo James Wilmer Velásquez Donis Escober Luciano Emílio Mario Beata José Luis Pineda Hendry Thomas Walter López Rony Morales Fabio Ulloa Reynaldo Tilguath Marcelo Ferreira Juan Manuel Cárcamo Elmer Marín Óscar "Pescado" Bonilla Milton Palacios Wilson Palacios Elvis Scott Maynor Figueroa José Burgos Jesús Alberto Navas Nahúm Ávila Everaldo Ferreira Jerry Palacios César Velásquez Platense Alex Andino Lucio Argueta Edwin Yobani Ávila Cruz Fernando Ávila Félix Álvarez Osman Chávez Ronald del Cid José Díaz Miguel Farrera Ronald García Carlos Will Mejía David Mélendez Bryan Oliva Adalid Puerto Francisco Ramírez Carlos Salinas Marvin Sánchez Eddy Vega Edwin Zaldívar Real España Erick Vallecillo Marlon José Peña Júnior Morales Carlos Oliva Antonio Arita Leonardo Isaulas Samir Arzú Walter Hernández Elder Valladares Héctor Medina Clifford Laing Reynaldo González Pedro Santana Yermy Hernández Sergio Mendoza José Pacini Abraham Handal Pablo Iglesias Luis Castillo Gustavo López Universidad Santos Arrivillaga Alex Roberto Bailey Robel Bernárdez David Cárcamo Jorge Cardona Miguel Castillo Héctor Mauricio Cardona Héctor Enrique Cardona Hernán Contreras Carlos Discua Rony Flores Dennis Girón Mario Herrera Luis "Güicho" Guzmán Carlos Guevara Astor Henríquez Óscar Isaula Jaime López Aminadán Laínez Juan Rosa Lagos Luis Licona Elvit Martínez Justo Norales Francisco Pérez Límber Pérez Hessler Phillips Abel Rodríguez Moisés Zúñiga Valencia José Barahona Josué Guzmán Johnny Gáldameza José Álvarez Carlos Navarro Luis Miguel Ramos Eder Guzmán Meylin Soto Carlos Pérez Jaime Ruíz Gerson Martínez Ricky García Glendon Cruz Noel Flores Christian Mitry Jeffrey Brooks Mariano Echeverría Melvin Valladares Erick Chacón Nery Barrientos Santiago Autino Alberto Zapata Victoria Ricardo Gabriel "Gato" Canales John Bodden Carlos Lino Porciano Ávila Ronald "Cuervo" Maradiaga Luis Banegas Dionisio Bátiz Eduardo Bennett Carlos "Tatín" Morán Carlos Escobar Héctor "Tanqueta" Flores Mario Chávez Óscar García Fernández Nahún Güity Elvin López Alex Martínez Javier Omar Martínez Edward Mejía Ignacio Mejía Merlyn Membreño Luis "Bombero" Ramírez Néstor Reyes José Rodríguez Marvin Ortíz Vida Pedro Álvarez Christian Garden Leonardo Morales Jorge Ocampo Lenín Suárez Christian Efraín Martínez Darío Rivera José Luis García Marco "Maco" Mejía Diktmar Hernández Orvin "Pato" Cabrera Diego de Rosa Martín Paradiso Luis "Tanque" Oseguera Johnny Calderón Hernán Fúnez José Navarro Erick Norales Fabián Cuneo Nelson Andino Walter Ramírez Borghy Arbizú Jorge Claros Joel Lagos Enrique Centeno Reneau José García
Top goalscorers As of 19 December 2004 16 goals Luciano Emílio (Olimpia) 14 goals Eduardo Bennett (Victoria) 11 goals Luis Ramírez (Victoria) 10 goals Ney Costa (Atlético Olanchano) 9 goals Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia) 8 goals Edgardo Simovic (Marathón) 7 goals
Pedro Santana (Real España) Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)
6 goals
José Francisco Ramírez (Platense) José Pacini (Real España)
5 goals
Eddy Vega (Platense) Rudy Lormera (Universidad)
4 goals
Milton Núñez (Marathón) Mario Berríos (Marathón) Santiago Autino (Valencia) Charles de Oliveira (Atlético Olanchano) Carlos Morán (Victoria)
3 goals
Limbert Pérez (Universidad) Elvis Scott (Olimpia) Elmer Montoya (Motagua) Dirkmart Hernández (Vida) Edgar Nuñez (Real España) Pompilio Cacho (Motagua) Meilin Soto (Valencia) Jesús Navas (Olimpia)
2 goals
Nery Medina (Motagua) Jairo Martínez (Motagua) Luis Rodas (Motagua) Marvin Chávez (Victoria) Emil Martínez (Marathón) Walter Hernández (Real España) Enrique Renau (Vida) José Navarro (Vida) Luis Oseguera (Vida) Jorge Ocampo (Vida) Diego de Rosa (Vida) Mario Peri (Atlético Olanchano) Denilson Costa (Marathón) José Güity (Marathón) Jerry Palacios (Olimpia) Mario César Rodríguez (Platense) Lucio Argueta (Platense) Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Olimpia) Mauricio Castro (Valencia) Darwin Pacheco (Marathón)
1 goal
Mauricio Sabillón (Marathón) Nelson Morales (Victoria) Walter Martínez (Marathón) Clifford Laing (Real España)
Clausura
Regular season
Standings
Results table
Final round
Semifinals
Olimpia vs Platense
Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Marathón vs Universidad
Marathón 1–1 Universidad on aggregate; Marathón won on better regular season performance.
Final
Olimpia vs Marathón
GK 27 Donis EscoberRB – Wilson PalaciosCB – Rony Morales CB – Mario BeataCB – Maynor FigueroaCM – José Luis PinedaCM – Boniek GarcíaRM 16 Walter López LM - Dani Turcios LS 11 Wilmer Velásquez RS 9 Juan Manuel CárcamoSubstitutions:AM 18 Danilo Tosello CM - Óscar Bonilla Manager: Nahúm Espinoza
GK - Donaldo GonzálezRB 23 Mauricio Sabillón CB 4 Anthony TorresCB 5 Darwin PachecoLB 3 Behiker BustilloCM 19 Mario BerríosCM – Pablo Genovese CM 24 Luis GuifarroAM 8 Juan Yalet LS 17 Edgardo SimovicRS 11 Milton NúñezSubstitutions:RB 29 David Cáceres CM 7 Emil Martínez Manager: Nicolás Suazo
Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers As of 29 May 2005 10 goals Francisco Ramírez (Platense)
Relegation table Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
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