The 2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 50th
Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the
previous season. The tournament began on 31 July 2015[1] and ended on 22 May 2016.
The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2015–16 season. It began on 1 August with a 1–0
C.D. Victoria's win over
Platense F.C. at
Estadio Nilmo Edwards.[11]Juticalpa F.C.'s first ever
Liga Nacional game occurred on 9 August with great success for the debs as they managed to beat
Real C.D. España with a 2–0 score. This game also served as the first ever official game at recently opened stadium
Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas.[12] On 30 August,
C.D.S. Vida defeated
Club Deportivo Olimpia with a 2–3 away score for the first time after 21 years at
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[13] That Olimpia's defeat represented their first time losing three consecutive games playing in
Tegucigalpa since
2001 and their worst season start ever with a 1–0–4 record at the moment. On 7 September, Juticalpa's
Roger Espinoza became the first coach to be sacked due to poor results.[14] On 12 September, Vida's defender
Elder Torres broke an all-time record against
C.D. Motagua for being sent off after only 8 seconds of kickoff in a match played at Tegucigalpa.[15] That same night, Olimpia's coach
Héctor Vargas reached his 400 game as a manager in the Honduran Liga Nacional since his debut in
1998.[16] On 26 September, manager
Ramón Maradiaga coached his last game with Vida leading his team in a 2–0 victory over
C.D. Real Sociedad as he was hired by the
El Salvador national football team on their quest to the
2018 FIFA World Cup.[17] On 4 October,
Malian defender
Mamadou Traoré became the first African player to score a goal in the history of the league in the Platense's 2–1 win over Vida.[18] On 7 October, Marathón's president
Yankel Rosenthal was arrested in
Miami after the
United States Department of Justice released a statement saying that he, as well as his uncle
Jaime Rosenthal and cousin
Yani Rosenthal were labeled "specially designated narcotics traffickers" under the Kingpin Act.[19] On 6 November,
C.D. Honduras Progreso clinched their first ever regular season title after defeating 1–0 Marathón at
Estadio Humberto Micheletti. On 14 November, Motagua defeated Real España 7–1 at Tegucigalpa setting a record as the largest victory against them;[20] representing also, the worst regular season finish for Real España with only 15 points of 54 possible (27.78%). On 10 December, international
midfielder and Olimpia player
Arnold Peralta was shot dead by a gunman in
La Ceiba, five days after playing his last game in the semifinals.[21] On 19 December, Honduras Progreso lifted their first league title after defeating Motagua on penalty shootouts after a 4–4 aggregate.[22]
The Clausura tournament is the second half of the 2015–16 season. The tournament started on 9 January 2016 at
Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in the 1–2
C.D. Honduras Progreso's away victory over
C.D. Marathón.[23] This Honduras Progreso's win marks their fourth consecutive victory playing in their season's inaugural game, a flawless record since their promotion in 2014.[24] For their second year in a row,
Club Deportivo Olimpia launched an exclusive yellow jersey which will be used in the month of February to show their support to the fight against
Childhood cancer.[25] On 16 February, all-time
C.D.S. Vida's top scorer
Carlos Alvarado died at the age of 65.[26] On the night of 6 April, there were two records accomplished by two players;
Javier Portillo became the player with the most red cards in the league with 14 in total. Meanwhile,
Leonardo Isaula played its 502nd match in the history of the league, breaking the previous mark left by
Rony Morales who had 501 appearances.[27] On 10 April,
C.D. Victoria consummated their relegation to
Liga de Ascenso after
Real C.D. España defeated Marathón on week 14; it was the first relegation for Victoria since
2003.[28] The season ended on 22 May 2016 as Olimpia conquered its 30th national title after defeating
C.D. Real Sociedad in the finals with a 5–2 aggregated score.[29]
Relegation is determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 10 April 2016,
C.D. Victoria officially became the team relegated to
Liga de Ascenso.