Honduras Football League - Liga Nacional de Fútbol

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Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras (Honduran National Professional Football League) is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening (autumn) and Closing (spring). One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso(the team with fewest points in Opening and Closing) and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso. The first 4 clubs participate in play-offs to decide the champion. The winners of the Opening and Closing competitions participate in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Two tournaments per year with identical format, each crowning one champion:

• Apertura (Opening): from July to December

• Clausura (Closing): from January to May

10 clubs participating. The League format consist of a round-robin tournament with each club playing each other twice. The top six advance to the playoffs where the clubs ranked 3rd and 4th play in a home and away series against the clubs ranked 6th and 5th respectively. The playoff winners advance to the semifinals and play against the clubs ranked 1st and 2nd. The winners of the semifinals face in a double header to crown the champion.

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Teams (alphabetical order)

Honduras Progreso

Juticalpa

Marathón

Motagua

Olimpia

Platense

Real España

Real Sociedad

UPNFM

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