Liga Mayor de Honduras (Honduran Major League) is the third division of

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. It is composed of around 200 clubs divided into three different phases. The first phase is composed of local leagues based on municipalities; each league divided in a strategic way considering geography. Champions and runner-ups qualify into separate departmental leagues in a two-headder knock-out format with qualification to the regional tournament at play. The regional tournaments are a final two-headder tournament composed of the departmental league's champions and runner-ups. Each of the five regional champions obtain promotion into

Liga de Ascenso de Honduras Liga de Ascenso (Promotion League) is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as ''Segunda División'' (Second Division) and renamed ''Liga de Ascenso'' (Promotion League) on 21 July 2002. The league is divide ...

. As of 2025, the 5 regional tournaments are: Northern: Champions and runner-ups from Cortés, Atlántida, Colón, Yoro and Islas de la Bahía. Central-Orient #1: Champions and runner-ups from Francisco Morazán, Olancho and El Paraíso. Central #2: Champions and runner-ups from Comayagua, Intibucá and La Paz. Southern: Champions and runner-ups from Valle and Choluteca. Occidental: Champions and runner-ups from Copán, Lempira, Ocotepeque and Santa Bárbara.

Teams

2024-2025 The league is divided into four regional groups.

Occidental (West)

Santa Barbara

* Real Honduras F.C. ( San Luis)

Atlantico (Atlantic)

Departamental representatives for 2024-25 * Boca Junior (Tocoa, Colón) * Atlético Limeño (La Lima, Cortés) *

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(Roatán, Islas de la Bahia) *

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(San Juan Pueblo, Atlántida) *

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(El Progreso, Yoro)

Tela

Liga Mayor José Trinidad Cabañas *

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* Tela Deportivo * Los Pumas * Academia Deportiva Mingo Ramos (ADMIRA) * San Alejo Fútbol Club * San Jose Fútbol Club *

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* Villanueva FC * Cruz Azul F.C. (Honduras)

Colón

Liga Mayor Gilberto Medina de Sabá (2007/08) * Agua Caliente * Aguan Valle *

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* Atletico Juvenil * Atletico Valle *

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* Saba Deportivo * Universidad Catolica * C.D. Deportivo Atlètico Junior (Junior Football Club) Estadio El Negrtio, Honduras * Municipal Paceño F.C. (La Paz, Honduras) Estadio Roberto Suazo Cordoba

Cortés

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( Choloma) * Atlético Limeño (

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( Potrerillos) * Fuerza Aérea (

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Islas de la Bahia

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Yoro

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El Negrito El Negrito () is a town, with an urban population of 13,260 (2023), and a municipality in the department of Yoro, Honduras. Villages El Negrito has a total of 29 villages: * Aldea Paujiles Norte * Battán * Campo Perdeíz * Cerro Prieto N ...

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Sur-Centro (South-Central)

Choluteca

* Águila ( San Marcos de Colon) * Argentina Junior (

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) * Atlético Pumas ( El Triunfo) * Atlético Valle ( Choluteca) * Boca Junior (

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* Atletico Alamesa * Canada Estrellita * Deportes Concepcion * Halcones F.C. * Juventud Estudiantil * Luisiana F.C. * Real Junior Playoffs Ida Que-Finals Atlético Limeno 1 3 Juventus 1 2 Platane 1 0 Real Junior 0 1 Fas 0 2 Dole 0 2 Pumas 2 2(4) Luisiana 2 2(5) Semifinales Juventus 1 2 Real Junior 1 0 Fas 0 3 Luisiana 1 2 Final Juventus 0 3 5 Fas El Triunfo 0 2 4

Promotion Playoffs

Zona Norte

''Zona Nortes (North zone) promotion is contested between ''Grupo Occidental'' (Western Group) champions and ''Grupo Atlantico'' (Atlantic Group) champions. Incomplete list. , - , 2021-22 , , , , , , - , 2022-23 , , , ,

Zona Sur

''Zona Surs (South zone) promotion is contested between ''Grupo Oriental'' (Eastern Group) champions and ''Grupo Centro-Sur'' (South-Central Group) champions. Incomplete list.

References

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