Liga Mayor de Futbol de Honduras
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Liga Mayor de Honduras is the third division of football in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

. The champion is promoted to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras
Liga de Ascenso de Honduras
Liga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002...

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Teams

There are many groups within each department. Winners of each departmental division meet up in a pentagonal group depending on their regional zone (North Western or South Eastern).

Liga Intermedia Jose Napoleon Bonilla de La Lima (2007/08)
  • Guerreros Reservas
  • Jerusalem
  • Marsella
  • Parillas One
  • Real Madrid
  • Sitraterco
  • Villareal


Liga Mayor Carlos A. Turnbull de La Lima (2007/08)
  • Atletico Limenos
  • Barcelona
  • Campos Dos
  • Cordova
  • Juventud Olimpica
  • Producciones Associados
  • S.D. Aguilas
  • Union Chotepeña


Liga Mayor Gilberto Medina de Sabá (2007/08)
  • Agua Caliente
  • Aguan Valle
  • Aguila
  • Atletico Juvenil
  • Atletico Valle
  • Elixir
  • Inter
  • Saba Deportivo
  • Universidad Catolica

Cortes

Winners from each group and best loser play a quadrangular. The winner from this quadrangular plays against winners from other quadrangulars in Zona Noroccidental
Group A
  • Atlético Infop
    Atlético Infop
    Atlético Infop is a Honduran football club based on Choloma, Honduras. The club was defeated by Atlético Gualala in the Liga Mayor de Honduras promotion playoff and missed the right to be promoted to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras....

     (Choloma
    Choloma
    Choloma is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. The mayor is Polo Crivelli. It is now the third largest city in Honduras.Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to cheap labor which has helped the municipality's economy. As a result of this fast food joints like Pizza Hut,...

    )
  • Atlético Limeño (La Lima
    La Lima
    La Lima is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. It is home to the corporate headquarters of the Tela Railroad Company, a subsidiary of Chiquita. The city is divided into two halves, La Lima Vieja, located on the western side of the Chamelecon River, and La Lima Nueva, located on...

    )
  • Brasilia
  • Esfuerzo Pirata
  • Honduritas
  • Productores Asociados
  • San Manuel Junior
  • Sicilia

Group B
  • Atlético Potrerillos (Potrerillos
    Potrerillos
    Potrerillos may refer to:* Potrerillos, Cortés, a municipality in Honduras* Potrerillos, Mendoza, a touristic area in Mendoza Province, Argentina...

    )
  • Fuerza Aérea (San Pedro Sula
    San Pedro Sula
    San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

    )
  • Juventus
  • Municipal Calán
  • Nacional
  • Real Cofradía (Cofradia
    Cofradia
    Cofradia is a town in northwestern Honduras, in the Naco Valley, 24 km from the city of San Pedro Sula.- Physical and political geography :The limits of Cofradia are:* To the north, the Sierra del Merendón* To the south, the river Chamelecon...

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  • Real Yojoa
  • Río Lindo

Group C
  • AquaFinca
  • Fuerzas Básicas (Puerto Cortes
    Puerto Cortés
    -Geography:It is on the Caribbean Sea coast, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, at 15.85° N, 87.94° W. It has a natural bay.It is Honduras's main sea port and it is considered the most important seaport in Central America...

    )
  • Platense Jr. (San Pedro Sula
    San Pedro Sula
    San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

    )
  • PSA
  • Pumas
  • San Ramón (Puerto Cortes
    Puerto Cortés
    -Geography:It is on the Caribbean Sea coast, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, at 15.85° N, 87.94° W. It has a natural bay.It is Honduras's main sea port and it is considered the most important seaport in Central America...

    )

Liga Mayor José Trinidad Cabañas
  • Cerro Porteño
  • Ferro-Bahia
  • Impacto
  • Real Mallorca
  • San Alejo
  • Tela Deportivo

From Puerto Cortes, Cortes

  • Atletico Buenos Aires
  • Atletico De Leon
  • Atletico Portuario
  • Atletico Santos
  • Barcelona
  • Celta
  • Fuerza Basica
  • La Junta Juventus
  • Morelia
  • Municipalidad
  • Pumas
  • San Ramon
  • Suyapa
  • Union Porteña (UNPOR)
  • Valencia

Choluteca

  • Águila (San Marcos de Colon
    San Marcos de Colón
    San Marcos de Colón is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca, and lies on the border with Nicaragua.The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Estelí, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucicalpa....

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  • Argentina Junior (Marcovia
    Marcovia
    Marcovia is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca....

    )
  • Atlético Pumas (El Triunfo
    El Triunfo
    El Triunfo , formerly known as Boca de los Sapos , is a town located in Guayas, Ecuador, near the Cañar province. It is the seat of El Triunfo Canton, created in 1983....

    )
  • Atlético Valle (Choluteca
    Choluteca, Choluteca
    Choluteca is a municipality and the capital city of the Honduran department of the same name. Situated in southern Honduras between El Salvador and Nicaragua, the city is generally considered the regional center of southern Honduras and is a major transit point on the Pan-American Highway. It...

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  • Boca Junior (Marcovia
    Marcovia
    Marcovia is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca....

    )
  • Danubio (Morolica)
  • Fas (El Triunfo
    El Triunfo
    El Triunfo , formerly known as Boca de los Sapos , is a town located in Guayas, Ecuador, near the Cañar province. It is the seat of El Triunfo Canton, created in 1983....

    )
  • Independiente (Monjaras)
  • Inst. Mateo Molina (Pespire
    Pespire
    Pespire is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca....

    )
  • León Libertador (Choluteca
    Choluteca, Choluteca
    Choluteca is a municipality and the capital city of the Honduran department of the same name. Situated in southern Honduras between El Salvador and Nicaragua, the city is generally considered the regional center of southern Honduras and is a major transit point on the Pan-American Highway. It...

    )
  • Mar Azul (Monjaras)
  • Pinares (San Marcos de Colon
    San Marcos de Colón
    San Marcos de Colón is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca, and lies on the border with Nicaragua.The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Estelí, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucicalpa....

    )
  • Real Pespirense (Pespire
    Pespire
    Pespire is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca....

    )

Other Teams

  • Atletico Alamesa
  • Canada Estrellita
  • Deportes Concepcion
  • Halcones
  • Juventud Estudiantil
  • Luisiana F.C.
  • Real Junior

Zona Noroccidental

Year Winner Score Runner-up
2005-06 Olimpia Occidental
Olimpia Occidental
Olimpia Occidental is a Honduran soccer club based on La Entrada, Honduras. The club currently plays in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras.-Squad:...

1-1
0-0
1-1
Penalties: 4-3
Hibueras
2006-07 Atlético Gualala
Atlético Gualala
Atlético Gualala is a Honduran football club based on Gualala, Honduras. The club defeated Atlético Infop in the Liga Mayor de Honduras promotion playoff and was promoted to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras to fill the place of the relegated Deportes Concepción....

0-0
0-0
1-1
Penalties: 4-3
Atlético Infop
Atlético Infop
Atlético Infop is a Honduran football club based on Choloma, Honduras. The club was defeated by Atlético Gualala in the Liga Mayor de Honduras promotion playoff and missed the right to be promoted to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras....

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