Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras

The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the highest division of football in Honduras. The league plays by the Latin American system Apertura and Clausura with ten teams.

In the 30s of the 20th century, the football experienced a surge of popularity in Honduras. In 1948, the League Mayor de Fútbol Francisco Morazán, was named after the Department to the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa ( → Francisco Morazán ), created.

CD Olimpia, CD Federal, CD Motagua, Argentina and Real CD España et al were the first clubs that played in the new league. In 1948, the first championship was played in the Estadio Tiburcio Carias recently opened Andino. The winner was the Club Deportivo Victoria; three years later, in 1951, they repeated this success. Due to the high support from the league was at this time founded the Federación Deportiva Extraescolar de Honduras, a general national sports federation, from the 1980 specialized organizations such as the current national football federation Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras ( FENAFUTH ), emerged.

In 1965, the current league was founded. Since the 1997/98 season, the season is split into Apertura and Clausura. Besides the two capital clubs CD Olimpia and CD Motagua are also Real CD España and CD Marathón, both from San Pedro Sula, as well as CDS Vida, from La Ceiba, founding members of the League. You are never been relegated as the only clubs.

Championship

All time standings

Status: It takes into account the seasons 1965/66 to 2009 / 10th