The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results
Real C.D. España 1–0
C.D. Real Sociedad and
Atlético Choloma 4–2
C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July. On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder
Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0. On 28 October,
Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating
Platense F.C. 0–1 at
Estadio Excélsior in
Puerto Cortés.
C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand,
C.D. Motagua–Real España and
C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma had to play a playoff round. The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored. Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history, having won one each in the previous two. The first match in
La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0.
Regular season Standings Results :
As of 11 November 2012 • Originally
Vida 1–0 Real España and
Victoria 1–2 Vida. Due to the illegal participation of Vida's midfielder
Luis Jaramillo in both matches, Real España and Victoria were granted each a 3–0 win.
Final round Second round Motagua vs Real España } } ---- } } •
Motagua won 7–3 on aggregate score. Marathón vs Atlético Choloma } ---- } } •
Marathón 2–2 Atlético Choloma on aggregate score; Atlético Choloma advanced on away goals. Semifinals Olimpia vs Atlético Choloma ---- } – •
Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score. Victoria vs Motagua } ---- } – •
Victoria 3–3 Motagua on aggregate score. Victoria advanced on better regular season performance. Final Olimpia vs Victoria } || || } ---- •
Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate score. Top goalscorers :
As of 16 December 2012 •
10 goals: :
Roger Rojas (
Olimpia) •
8 goals: :
Óscar Torlacoff (
Atlético Choloma) :
Aldo Oviedo (
Atlético Choloma) •
7 goals: :
Mauricio Copete (
Victoria) :
Jonatan Hansen (
Real España) •
5 goals: :
Osnaldo Hernández (
Real Sociedad) :
Shannon Welcome (
Vida) :
Mitchel Brown (
Marathón) :
Román Castillo (
Deportes Savio) :
Elmer Zelaya (
Vida) :
Osman Hernández (
Atlético Choloma) •
4 goals: :
Juan Mejía (
Olimpia) :
Amado Guevara (
Motagua) :
Nery Medina (
Motagua) :
Mario Berríos (
Marathón) :
Georgie Welcome (
Motagua) :
Ramiro Bruschi (
Olimpia) :
Carlos Discua (
Motagua) :
Leonardo Isaula (
Atlético Choloma) •
3 goals: :
Elroy Smith (
Vida) :
Charles Córdoba (
Atlético Choloma) :
Carlos Mejía (
Olimpia) :
Mariano Acevedo (
Marathón) :
Julio Rodríguez (
Real España) :
Johnny Leverón (
Motagua) :
Rubén Licona (
Victoria) : César Oseguera (
Motagua) :
Víctor Ortiz (
Victoria) :
Jerry Palacios (
Platense) :
Marco Vega (
Marathón) :
Eddie Hernández (
Motagua) •
2 goals: : Ian Osorio (
Platense) :
Marcelo Souza (
Deportes Savio) :
Elkin González (
Real Sociedad) :
Reynaldo Tilguath (
Olimpia) :
Luis Lobo (
Real España) :
Melvin Valladares (
Motagua) :
Douglas Caetano (
Olimpia) :
Javier Portillo (
Olimpia) :
Stiven Jiménez (
Platense) :
Aly Arriola (
Deportes Savio) :
Carlos Morán (
Motagua) :
Néstor Martínez (
Vida) :
Cholby Martínez (
Vida) :
Sebastián Rosano (
Olimpia) :
Ever Alvarado (
Real España) : Jorge Lozano (
Vida) :
Leonardo Benedith (
Vida) :
Rony Flores (
Marathón) :
Allan Lalín (
Real España) :
Jonathan Reyes (
Marathón) :
Wilmer Crisanto (
Victoria) :
Juan García (
Olimpia) •
1 goal: :
Johnny Barrios (
Atlético Choloma) :
Marco Mejía (
Deportes Savio) :
Júnior Sandoval (
Marathón) :
Bayron Méndez (
Platense) :
Jairo Puerto (
Real España) :
Roby Norales (
Motagua) :
José Meza (
Marathón) :
John Beaumont (
Deportes Savio) :
Luis Santamaría (
Atlético Choloma) : Luis Castro (
Marathón) :
José Casildo (
Platense) :
Edder Delgado (
Real España) :
Romário Pinto (
Deportes Savio) :
Alexander López (
Olimpia) :
Brayan Beckeles (
Olimpia) :
David Molina (
Motagua) :
Eder Arias (
Victoria) :
Johnny Palacios (
Olimpia) :
Juan Cárcamo (
Real Sociedad) :
Júnior Lacayo (
Victoria) :
Selvin Tinoco (
Deportes Savio) :
Luciano Emílio (
Olimpia) :
Danilo Turcios (
Real Sociedad) :
Porciano Ávila (
Vida) : Johny Galdámez (
Deportes Savio) :
Carlos Valle (
Real Sociedad) :
Mario Romero (
Victoria) :
Christian Altamirano (
Marathón) : Francisco López (
Platense) :
José Escalante (
Olimpia) :
Óscar Fortín (
Deportes Savio) :
Jesús Navas (
Vida) :
Rony Morales (
Platense) :
Jorge Campbell (
Atlético Choloma) :
Jerry Díaz (
Platense) :
Jorge Cardona (
Platense) :
Samuel Córdova (
Victoria) :
Jaime Rosales (
Platense) :
Salvador Peña (
Real Sociedad) :
Irvin Reyna (
Olimpia) :
Félix Crisanto (
Victoria) :
Marvin Sánchez (
Atlético Choloma) :
Adán Ramírez (
Real Sociedad) :
Rigoberto Padilla (
Victoria) :
Walter Hernández (
Platense) :
Bryan Castro (
Deportes Savio) :
Sergio Bica (
Real España) :
Chestyn Onofre (
Vida) :
Rubén Matamoros (
Real Sociedad) :
Orlin Peralta (
Vida) : Ney Costa (
Vida) :
Hilder Colón (
Real España) :
Gerson Rodas (
Real España) •
1 own goal: :
Porciano Ávila (
Vida) :
David Molina (
Motagua) : Wilson Güity (
Atlético Choloma) :
Johnny Barrios (
Atlético Choloma) ==Clausura==