2019–20 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

Liga de Ascenso
Season2019–20
DatesAugust 2019–June 2020
ChampionsApertura: Pinares
Clausura: Delicias
PromotedNone
RelegatedTBD
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2019.

The 2019–20 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the 53rd season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 18th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The tournament is divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion.

Apertura

The Apertura tournament runs from August to December 2019. Santos F.C. qualified to a final series for their second tournament in a row. They faced C.A. Pinares,[1] who won their first title.[2]

Regular season

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Victoria 14 11 2 1 39 18 +21 35 Round of 16
2 Boca Juniors 14 6 6 2 28 15 +13 24
3 Santa Rosa 14 7 3 4 16 15 +1 24
4 Tela 14 7 3 4 22 14 +8 18
5 San Manuel 14 5 3 6 17 19 −2 18
6 Bucanero 14 3 3 8 9 20 −11 12
7 Yoro 14 2 4 8 11 26 −15 10
8 Social Sol 14 0 6 8 13 28 −15 6
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2019. Source: Diez
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pinares 14 11 1 2 34 15 +19 34 Round of 16
2 San Juan 14 9 2 3 38 21 +17 29
3 Real Juventud 14 7 1 6 24 20 +4 22
4 Lepaera 14 6 3 5 31 27 +4 21
5 Deportes Savio 14 4 4 6 20 26 −6 16
6 Atlético Esperanzano 14 4 3 7 14 29 −15 15
7 Olimpia Occidental 14 4 2 8 21 28 −7 14
8 Azacualpa 14 1 4 9 11 27 −16 7
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2019. Source: Diez
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Independiente 14 7 4 3 35 23 +12 25 Round of 16
2 Santos 14 6 6 2 25 16 +9 24
3 Atlético Choloma 14 6 6 2 22 18 +4 24
4 Parrillas One 14 5 5 4 20 16 +4 20
5 Lone 14 5 5 4 27 25 +2 20
6 Santa Cruz 14 2 7 5 19 30 −11 13
7 Villanueva 14 2 6 6 13 22 −9 12
8 Brasilia 14 2 3 9 12 23 −11 9
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2019. Source: Diez
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Génesis Huracán 14 8 4 2 31 12 +19 28 Round of 16
2 Juticalpa 14 8 4 2 24 12 +12 28
3 Olancho 14 7 2 5 26 12 +14 23
4 Broncos 14 7 2 5 23 13 +10 23
5 Estrella Roja 14 6 4 4 25 18 +7 22
6 Inter 14 6 1 7 22 34 −12 19
7 Gimnástico 14 3 3 8 12 21 −9 12
8 Delicias 14 0 2 12 1 42 −41 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2019. Source: Diez
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Postseason

Round of 16

6 November 2019 1st leg Olancho 2–3 Santos Tegucigalpa
Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Flor del Campo
9 November 2019 2nd leg Santos 0–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Olancho Siguatepeque
19:30 Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
6 November 2019 1st leg Parrillas One 3–0 Génesis Huracán San Pedro Sula
Pineda 2' 29'
Díaz 74'		 Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
9 November 2019 2nd leg Génesis Huracán 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Parrillas One Tegucigalpa
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Birichiche
6 November 2019 1st leg Atlético Choloma 3–1 Juticalpa Choloma
19:00 Zavala 17'
Santos 49' 57'		 11' Ocampo Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras
10 November 2019 2nd leg Juticalpa 2–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Atlético Choloma Juticalpa
15:00 Estupiñán 90' Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas
6 November 2019 1st leg Real Juventud 2–1 Boca Juniors Santa Bárbara
19:00 Medina 45'
Lewis 85'		 57' Welcome Stadium: Estadio Argelio Sabillón
9 November 2019 2nd leg Boca Juniors 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Real Juventud Olanchito
19:00 Stadium: Estadio San Jorge
7 November 2019 1st leg Santa Rosa 3–3 San Juan La Masica
15:00
10 November 2019 2nd leg San Juan 3–1
(6–4 agg.)		 Santa Rosa Quimistán
15:30 García 32' 42'
Arévalo 54'		 86' Stadium: Estadio Domingo Ortega
7 November 2019 1st leg Tela 1–1 Pinares Tela
15:30 Stadium: Estadio León Gómez
10 November 2019 2nd leg Pinares 0–0
(1–1 agg.)		 Tela Ocotepeque
15:00 Stadium: Estadio John F. Kennedy
Note: C.A. Pinares advanced on regular season record.
7 November 2019 1st leg Broncos 2–2 Atlético Independiente Choluteca
18:00 Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse
10 November 2019 2nd leg Atlético Independiente 2–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Broncos Siguatepeque
18:30 Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
7 November 2019 1st leg Lepaera 1–5 Victoria Lepaera
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Juan Orlando Hernández
9 November 2019 2nd leg Victoria 2–2
(7–3 agg.)		 Lepaera La Ceiba
19:30 Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Quarterfinals

14 November 2019 1st leg San Juan 2–0 Victoria Quimistán
15:30 Stadium: Estadio Domingo Ortega
Referee: Marlon Díaz
17 November 2019 2nd leg Victoria 2–2
(2–4 agg.)		 San Juan La Ceiba
10:00 Sánchez Cartagena
García		 Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Armando Castro
Note: Due to a flooded pitch, this game was moved to the following day at 10:00.
14 November 2019 1st leg Atlético Choloma 2–1 Atlético Independiente Choloma
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras
Referee: Raúl Castro
17 November 2019 2nd leg Atlético Independiente 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Atlético Choloma Siguatepeque
16:00 Torres 55'
Palma 68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
14 November 2019 1st leg Real Juventud 3–2 Pinares Santa Bárbara
19:30 Stadium: Estadio Argelio Sabillón
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
17 November 2019 2nd leg Pinares 1–0
(3–3 agg.)		 Real Juventud Ocotepeque
15:00 Sacaza 86' Stadium: Estadio John F. Kennedy
Note: C.A. Pinares advanced on regular season record.
14 November 2019 1st leg Parrillas One 0–0 Santos San Pedro Sula
20:00 Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Marvin Ortíz
16 November 2019 2nd leg Santos 0–0
(0–0 agg.)		 Parrillas One Siguatepeque
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Note: Santos F.C.S. advanced on regular season record.

Semifinals

23 November 2019 1st leg Santos 2–1 Atlético Independiente Siguatepeque
19:30 González
Riascos 		Martínez Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Referee: Óscar Moncada
1 December 2019 2nd leg Atlético Independiente 3–5
(7–4 agg.)		 Santos Siguatepeque
18:30 Rodríguez 59'
Vásquez 73'
Calderón 90+2'		 14' 29' Cabrera
18' Riascos
61' Mina
70' Elvir		 Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
24 November 2019 1st leg San Juan 2–2 Pinares Quimistán
15:30 Arévalo 65'
Mikey 90'		 38' Flores
Arizala		 Stadium: Estadio Domingo Ortega
Referee: Raúl Castro
1 December 2019 2nd leg Pinares 2–2
(4–4 agg.)		 San Juan Ocotepeque
15:00 Arizala
Solórzano 49'		 4' Arévalo
62' Castro		 Stadium: Estadio John F. Kennedy
Note: C.A. Pinares advanced on regular season record.

Final

7 December 2019 1st leg Santos 1–2 Pinares Siguatepeque
19:30 Cabrera 32' 10' V. Solórzano
46' S. Solórzano		 Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Referee: Armando Castro
15 December 2019 2nd leg Pinares 3–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Santos Ocotepeque
15:00 Solórzano 35'
Arizala 49'
Orellana 75'		 4' Riascos Stadium: Estadio John F. Kennedy
Referee: Óscar Moncada

Clausura

The Clausura tournament runs from January to May 2020.

Cuartos de final Real Juventud 1-1 Olancho Olancho 3-2 Real Juventud Delicias F.C. 2-2 Boca Junior Boca Junior 1-1 Delicias F.C. Santos F.C. 0-1 San Juan San Juan 2-3 Santos F.C. Atletico Pinares 1-1 Paris F.C. Paris F.C. 1(4)-1(3) Atletico Pinares

Semifinales Olancho 1-0 Delicias F.C. Delicias F.C. 2-1 Olancho Santos F.C. 0-0 Paris F.C. Paris F.C. 1-1 SantosF.C.

Final Delicias 2-2 Santos F.C. Santos F.C. 1-3 Delicias

Promotion

The winners of both Apertura and Clausura will face to decide the team promoted to 2020–21 Honduran Liga Nacional.

21 de June 2020 Delicias 1-1 (4-5) Real Sociedad

References

  1. ^ "Definido el día y hora del juego de ida de la final de la Liga de Ascenso en Honduras". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Atlético Pinares campeón del Ascenso". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 15 December 2019.