| Season | 1996-97 |
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| Champions | Olimpia (13th title) |
| Relegated | None |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Olimpia Platense |
| CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup | Olimpia Platense |
| Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica | Olimpia Motagua Real España |
| Top goalscorer | Denilson Costa (13) |
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1996-97 teams
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Regular season
Standings
| # | Club | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF:GA | PTS |
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| 1 | Olimpia | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40:25 | 51 |
| 2 | Victoria | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 35:24 | 47 |
| 3 | Platense | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28:20 | 47 |
| 4 | Motagua | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37:25 | 42 |
| 5 | Marathón | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31:29 | 37 |
| 6 | Real España | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 24:24 | 34 |
| 7 | Universidad | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17:27 | 28 |
| 8 | Vida | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21:33 | 28 |
| 9 | Real Maya | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 20:27 | 26 |
| 10 | Independiente | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24:43 | 23 |
- Olimpia clinched final spot as regular season winner
- Platense declared champions of 1996-97 Honduran Cup as winner of first 9 rounds
- Top 6 qualify for final round
- There was no relegation this season
Final round
Playoffs (Hexagonal)
| 1997-05-03 |
Marathón | 2 - 0 | Victoria | San Pedro Sula |
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| 1997-05-03 |
Real España | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula |
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Mendieta  |
Velásquez |
| 1997-05-04 |
Motagua | 2 - 2 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
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| 1997-05-10 |
Victoria | 2 - 0 | Marathón | La Ceiba |
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| 1997-05-11 |
Platense | 2 - 1 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés |
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| 1997-05-11 |
Olimpia | 1 - 2 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
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| Caballero |
Mariano Mendieta |
- Victoria advances as better regular season record
Triangular
| 1997-05-16 |
Real España | 1 - 1 | Victoria | San Pedro Sula |
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| 1997-05-24 |
Victoria | 1 - 0 | Platense | La Ceiba |
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| 1997-06-01 |
Platense | 3 - 1 | Real España | Puerto Cortés |
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| 1997-06-04 |
Victoria | 2 - 1 | Real España | La Ceiba |
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| 1997-06-08 |
Platense | 4 - 1 | Victoria | Puerto Cortés |
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| 1997-06-11 |
Real España | 0 - 1 | Platense | San Pedro Sula |
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Triangular standings
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Platense | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Victoria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Real España | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Final
| 1997-06-22 |
Platense | 1 - 1 | Olimpia | Puerto Cortés |
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| Cárcamo 90' |
Williams |
| 1997-06-29 |
Olimpia | 3 - 0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
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| Flores 10' Velásquez 25' 62' |
Top scorer
Denilson Costa (Motagua) with 13 goals
Squads
Independiente Villela
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Marathón
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Motagua
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Olimpia
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Platense
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Real España
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Real Maya
Nelson Rolando Rosales- Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez
Universidad
- Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez
- Marco Antonio Anariba Zepeda
Victoria
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Vida
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