Liga Nacional 1995-96

Week 1
Sunday, 17 September 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 4-1 Independiente Villela
[Ramón Romero, Denilson Costa, David Wendell, Álex Ávila | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 5-2-0 (15:6)
Notes: Both Denilson Costa and David Wendell scored their first league goals for the club

Week 2
Sunday, 24 September 1995
Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés. Attendance:
Platense 1-3 Motagua
[ | Denilson Costa x2, Geovany Castro]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 37-32-22 (95:70)
Notes:

Week 3
Sunday, 1 October 1995
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Vida 1-1 Motagua
[ | Nimrod Medina]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 35-41-26 (117:104)
Notes: Nimrod Medina scored his first league goal for the club

Week 4
Sunday, 8 October 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Real España
[Fabricio Pérez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 44-39-37 (121:116)
Notes:

Week 5
Sunday, 15 October 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 2-1 Motagua
[ | Fabricio Pérez]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 22-48-41 (79:109)
Notes:

Week 6
Sunday, 22 October 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-0 Broncos
[Aarón Hernández | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 15-17-3 (35:18)
Notes: Aarón Hernández scored his first league goal for the club

Week 7
Saturday, 28 October 1995
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Marathón 2-1 Motagua
[ | Presley Carson]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 38-40-28 (140:116)
Notes:

Week 8
Sunday, 5 November 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Real Maya
[Paulo de Oliveira x2 | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 6-3-1 (13:5)
Notes:

Week 9
Sunday, 12 November 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Victoria
[Alejandro Gutiérrez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 26-27-18 (92:78)
Notes: Alejandro Gutiérrez scored his first league goal for the club

Week 10
Saturday, 25 November 1995
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Independiente Villela 1-1 Motagua
[ | Geovany Castro]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 5-3-0 (16:7)
Notes:

Week 11
Saturday, 2 December 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Platense
[Mario Chirinos | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 37-33-22 (96:71)
Notes: Mario Chirinos scored his first league goal for the club

Week 12
Friday, 8 December 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 3-1 Vida
[Geovany Castro | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 36-41-26 (120:105)
Notes: Geovany Castro scored his first hat-trick for the club

Week 13
Saturday, 16 December 1995
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Real España 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 44-40-37 (121:116)
Notes:

Week 14
Friday, 22 December 1995
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 0-1 Olimpia
[ | Nerlin Membreño]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 22-48-42 (79:110)
Notes:

Week 15
Sunday, 7 January 1996
Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos, Choluteca. Attendance:
Broncos 1-1 Motagua
[ | Marco Anariba]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 15-18-3 (36:19)
Notes: Marco Anariba scored his first league goal for the club

Week 16
Friday, 19 January 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Marathón
[Marco Anariba, Edgar Sierra | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 39-40-28 (142:116)
Notes:

Week 17
Thursday, 25 January 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Real Maya 1-2 Motagua
[ | Denilson Costa, Javier Padilla]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 7-3-1 (15:6)
Notes:

Week 18
Sunday, 28 January 1996
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Victoria 3-1 Motagua
[ | Ramón Romero]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 26-27-19 (93:81)
Notes:

Week 19
Wednesday, 7 February 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-0 Independiente Villela
[Geovany Castro | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 6-3-0 (17:7)
Notes:

Week 20
Sunday, 11 February 1996
Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés. Attendance:
Platense 1-2 Motagua
[ | Geovany Castro, Marco Anariba]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 38-33-22 (98:72)
Notes:

Week 21
Sunday, 18 February 1996
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Vida 1-2 Motagua
[ | Geovany Castro x2]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 37-41-26 (122:106)
Notes:

Week 22
Sunday, 25 February 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 0-2 Real España
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 44-40-38 (121:118)
Notes:

Week 23
Sunday, 3 March 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 1-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 22-48-43 (79:111)
Notes:

Week 24
Sunday, 10 March 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 4-0 Broncos
[Geovany Castro, Fabricio Pérez, Denilson Costa, Sergio Pereira | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 16-18-3 (40:19)
Notes: Sergio Pereira scored his first league goal for the club

Week 25
Saturday, 16 March 1996
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Marathón 1-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 39-40-29 (142:117)
Notes:

Week 26
Sunday, 24 March 1996
Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila, Siguatepeque. Attendance:
Real Maya 2-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 7-3-2 (15:8)
Notes:

Week 27
Sunday, 31 March 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-2 Victoria
[Geovany Castro | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 26-27-20 (94:83)
Notes:

Standings
R  Club                      G   W   D   L   F   A   +/- Pt   Finish
1  Olimpia                   27  12  11  4   48  25  +23 47   Qualified to Wild card
2  Victoria                  27  12  10  5   38  27  +11 46   Qualified to Wild card
3  Motagua                   27  11  7   9   36  28  +8  40   Qualified to Wild card
4  Platense                  27  10  7   10  29  31  -2  37   Qualified to Wild card
5  Marathón                  27  9   9   9   32  31  +1  36   Qualified to Wild card
6  Real España               27  9   9   9   32  33  -1  36   Qualified to Wild card
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7  Real Maya                 27  6   14  7   27  27  0   32
8  Vida                      27  5   14  8   25  37  -12 29
9  Independiente Villela     27  4   15  8   24  32  -8  27
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10 Broncos                   27  3   12  12  19  39  -20 21   Relegated

Wild card - 1st leg
Sunday, 14 April 1996
Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés. Attendance:
Platense 2-1 Motagua
[Juan Craniotis, Luís Piota | Geovany Castro]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 38-33-23 (99:74)
Notes:

Wild card - 2nd leg
Thursday, 18 April 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Platense
[Geovany Castro, Luís Guifarro | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 39-33-23 (101:74)
Notes: Luís Guifarro scored his first league goal for the club

Final round - Week 1
Wednesday, 1 May 1996
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Victoria 1-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 26-27-21 (94:84)
Notes:

Final round - Week 2
Sunday, 5 May 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-1 Real España
[Ramón Romero, Mario Chirinos | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 45-40-38 (123:119)
Notes:

Final round - Week 3
Sunday, 12 May 1996
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-1 Victoria
[Denilson Costa, Geovany Castro | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 27-27-21 (96:85)
Notes:

Final round - Week 4
Wednesday, 15 May 1996
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Real España 3-1 Motagua
[Walter Aplícano, Jaime Ruíz, Camilo Bonilla 90' | Edgar Sierra]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 45-40-39 (124:122)
Notes:

Standings
R  Club                      G   W   D   L   F   A   +/- Pt   Finish
1  Real España               4   2   0   2   7   6   +1  6    Qualified to Final
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2  Victoria                  4   2   0   2   5   5   0   6
3  Motagua                   4   2   0   2   5   6   -1  6

Squad
N  Player                    Pos  DOB
10 Fabricio Pérez            DF   9 November 1968
14 Geovany Castro            FW   24 June 1969
   Hernaín Arzú              DF   13 October 1967
   Ramón Romero              MF   3 March 1973
   Álex Ávila                FW   26 December 1964
   Presley Carson            FW   20 July 1968
   Paulo de Oliveira (BRA)   -    -
   Wilmer Cruz               GK   18 December 1965
   Mario Chirinos            MF   29 July 1978
   Denilson Costa (BRA)      FW   10 June 1968
   Óscar Valencia (COL)      -    -
   Víctor Zúniga             MF   -
   David Wendell (PER)       -    -
   Edgar Sierra              MF   23 June 1973
   Marvin Fonseca            GK   -
   Juan Coello               MF   21 May 1976
   Marco Anariba             DF   18 February 1968
   Nimrod Medina             DF   26 August 1976
   Aarón Hernández           -    -
   Alejandro Gutiérrez       -    -
   Javier Padilla            DF   23 August 1963
   Sergio Pereira            -    -
   Luís Guifarro             MF   25 August 1976

Top goalscorers
N  Player                    Goals
1  Geovany Castro            14
2  Denilson Costa            6
3  Ramón Romero              3
   Fabricio Pérez            3
   Marco Anariba             3
6  Paulo de Oliveira         2
   Mario Chirinos            2
   Edgar Sierra              2
9  David Wendell             1
   Álex Ávila                1
   Nimrod Medina             1
   Aarón Hernández           1
   Presley Carson            1
   Alejandro Gutiérrez       1
   Javier Padilla            1
   Sergio Pereira            1
   Luís Guifarro             1

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