Season 2012–13 Champions League OlimpiaVictoria Goals scored 489 (2.45 per match) | Matches played 200 | |
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Champions Apertura:OlimpiaClausura:Olimpia | ||
The 2012–13 football season will be the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012, and will end on May 2013. C.D. Olimpia will be the reigning champions after winning the 2011–12 campaign.
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2012–13 teams
On 3 June 2012, C.D. Real Sociedad obtained the promotion to the Liga Nacional as winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso. Platense F.C. which had been relegated last season, bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise and will play in first division.
Apertura
The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results Real C.D. España 1–0 C.D. Real Sociedad and Atlético Choloma 4–2 C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July. On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0.
On 28 October, C.D. Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating Platense F.C. 0–1 at Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés. C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand, C.D. Motagua–Real España and C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma have to play a previous round.
The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored.
Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history, having won one each in the previous two. The first match in La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0.
Standings
As of 11 November 2012Results
As of 11 November 2012Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second round
Motagua vs Real España
Marathón vs Atlético Choloma
Semifinals
Olimpia vs Atlético Choloma
Victoria vs Motagua
Final
Olimpia vs Victoria
Top goalscorers
As of 16 December 2012Clausura
The Clausura tournament started on 19 January 2013, the first game was played between locals C.D. Marathón and Platense F.C. at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal. The regular season ended on 20 April 2013. C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Real Sociedad qualified directly to the semifinals after finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. The playoffs were paired with C.D. Victoria facing Deportes Savio and Marathón vs Platense.
Standings
As of 20 April 2013Results
As of 20 April 2013Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second round
Victoria vs Deportes Savio
Marathón vs Platense
Semifinals
Olimpia vs Platense
Real Sociedad vs Victoria
Final
Olimpia vs Real Sociedad
Top goalscorers
As of 19 May 2013Aggregate table
Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 20 April 2013, Atlético Choloma was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after reaching 38 points, two less than C.D.S. Vida.
As of 20 April 2013