2001–02 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season 2001–02
Champions Apertura: Motagua
Clausura: Marathón
Relegated Deportes Savio
Copa Interclubes UNCAF Motagua
Marathón
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Honduras Enrique Renau (8)
Clausura:
Brazil Marcelo Ferreira (13)
Biggest home win Victoria 4-1 Deportes Savio
(19 September 2001)
Marathón 4-1 Universidad
(26 January 2002)
Olimpia 4-1 Universidad
(13 April 2002)
Marathón 4-1 Olimpia
(23 May 2002)
Biggest away win Marathón 0-5 Real España
(2 December 2001)
Deportes Savio 2-6 Platense
(10 February 2002)
Highest scoring Marathón 6-3 Victoria
(22 September 2001)

All statistics correct as of 26 May 2002.

The 2001–02 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was divided into two phases, the Apertura tournament which lasted from September to December 2001, and the Clausura tournament which was played from January to May 2002. C.D. Motagua and C.D. Marathón each lifted one trophy obtaining the 39th and 40th national championship respectively in the history of the league.[1] This was the fourth season under the Apertura and Clausura format.

2001–02 teams

Apertura

The Apertura tournament started on 7 September 2001 in La Ceiba with a 2–1 Victoria's home win over last season runners Olimpia. After 18 rounds Motagua, Marathón, Platense, and Olimpia qualified to the Final round to fight for the title.

Regular season

Standings

As of 2 December 2001
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 18 8 8 2 22 13 +9 32 Qualified to the Final round
2 Marathón 18 8 7 3 28 22 +6 31
3 Platense 18 7 6 5 16 14 +2 27
4 Olimpia 18 6 7 5 25 18 +7 25
5 Real España 18 5 9 4 21 15 +6 24
6 Victoria 18 5 9 4 28 26 +2 24
7 Vida 18 3 11 4 20 23 3 20
8 Real Comayagua 18 3 10 5 22 27 5 19
9 Universidad 18 3 6 9 20 31 11 15
10 Deportes Savio 18 1 9 8 19 32 13 12

Results

As of 2 December 2001
Home \ Away[1] SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA COM RES UNI VIC VID
Deportes Savio 03 11 02 11 22 11 10 33 01
Marathón 33 00 12 11 10 05 33 63 11
Motagua 21 21 20 10 20 33 01 11 20
Olimpia 33 01 00 00 22 00 20 12 22
Platense 10 01 00 13 12 10 21 21 20
Real Comayagua 11 22 01 03 00 10 12 11 10
Real España 10 01 11 10 10 22 20 00 11
Universidad 30 00 12 03 01 22 33 14 11
Victoria 41 02 10 21 01 22 00 11 11
Vida 00 01 22 11 22 33 10 21 22

Source: RSSSF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Semifinals

Motagua vs Olimpia

9 December 2001
16:00 (UTC−06:00)
Motagua 4 – 2 Olimpia
García  26'
Pacini  32'  39'
Mejía  87'
Video report Velásquez  5'
Costa  37'
Marathón vs Platense

5 December 2001
19:30 (UTC−06:00)
Platense 1 – 2 Marathón
Fernández  23' Correia  5'
González  79'

8 December 2001
19:30 (UTC−06:00)
Marathón 1 – 1 Platense
Cacho  58' Fernández  38'

Final

Motagua vs Marathón

12 December 2001
19:30 (UTC−06:00)
Marathón 1 – 0 Motagua
Rosales  69' (pen.)
Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula

Attendance: 14,283
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Marathón
Motagua
GK 21 Honduras Juan Centeno
RB 23 Honduras Mauricio Sabillón
CB 8 Honduras Jaime Rosales
CB 3 Honduras Behiker Bustillo
CB 4 Honduras Lenín Suárez
LB 6 Honduras Nigel Zúniga
RM 20 Honduras Carlos Oliva
CM 24 Honduras Luis Guifarro
LM 11 Honduras Mario López  72'
SS 10 Honduras Enrique Renau
CF 17 Honduras Pompilio Cacho
Substitutions:
MF 22 Honduras Emil Martínez  72'
Manager:
Honduras José Herrera
GK Argentina Diego Vásquez
RB Honduras Ninrrol Medina (C)
CB Honduras Jorge Lozano
CB Honduras Mario Chirinos
LB 4 Honduras Júnior Izaguirre  80'
RM 13 Honduras Elmer Mejía
CM Honduras Marlon Nolasco  60'
CM Honduras Ramón Romero
LM 19 Honduras Danilo Turcios
CF 29 Argentina José Pacini
CF 26 Argentina Marcelo Verón
Substitutions:
MF Argentina Ariel Leyes  60'
DF Honduras Milton Reyes  80'
Manager:
Honduras Gilberto Yearwood

16 December 2001
16:00 (UTC−06:00)
Motagua 3 – 2 Marathón
Pacini  22'
Izaguirre  44' (pen.)  56' (pen.)
Video report Rosales  18' (pen.)
Oliva  81'
  Penalties  
Leyes
Medina
Pacini
Turcios
Izaguirre
5 – 3 Cacho
Zúniga
Oliva
Martínez
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 20,423
Referee: Óscar Bardales
Motagua
Marathón
GK 18 Honduras Noel Valladares
RB Honduras Milton Reyes
CB Honduras Ninrrol Medina (C)
CB Honduras Jorge Lozano
LB 4 Honduras Júnior Izaguirre
RM Honduras Marlon Nolasco  76'
CM Honduras Ramón Romero  46'
CM 19 Honduras Danilo Turcios
LM 7 Honduras Róbel Bernárdez
CF 29 Argentina José Pacini
CF 26 Argentina Marcelo Verón Red card 12'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Honduras Elmer Mejía  46'
MF Argentina Ariel Leyes  76'
Manager:
Honduras Gilberto Yearwood
GK 21 Honduras Juan Centeno
RB 23 Honduras Mauricio Sabillón
CB 8 Honduras Jaime Rosales
CB 3 Honduras Behiker Bustillo
CB 4 Honduras Lenín Suárez Red card 43'
LB 6 Honduras Nigel Zúniga
CM 20 Honduras Carlos Oliva
CM 24 Honduras Luis Guifarro  77'
AM 10 Honduras Enrique Renau  58'
CF 9 Brazil Ricardo Correia  59'
CF 17 Honduras Pompilio Cacho
Substitutions:
MF 22 Honduras Emil Martínez  58'
FW 25 Honduras Jimmy González  59'
MF 11 Honduras Mario López  77'
Manager:
Honduras José Herrera
Liga Nacional
2001–02 Apertura Champion
C.D. Motagua
10th title

Squads

Deportes Savio
Honduras Wilmer "Superman" Cruz Honduras Clayd Lester Marson Honduras Juan García
Honduras Marlon Monge Honduras José "Runga" Piota Honduras Wilmer Ramos
Honduras José Suazo Honduras Marlon Barnica Honduras Delvin Andino
Marathón
Honduras Jaime Rosales Honduras Mauricio Sabillón Honduras Pompilio Cacho
Honduras Emil Martínez Honduras Juan Pablo Centeno Argentina Fernando Regules
Honduras Narciso "Kalusha" Fernández Honduras Darwin Pacheco Honduras Mario Berríos
Honduras Behiker Bustillo Honduras Enrique Reneau Honduras Jimmy González
Honduras Óscar Vargas Honduras Dennis Ferrera Honduras Douglas Murillo
Brazil Ricardo Correia Honduras Luis Guifarro Honduras Camilo Bonilla
Honduras Mario López Honduras Lenín Suárez Honduras Nigel Zúniga
Honduras Carlos Oliva
Motagua
Honduras Elmer Montoya Honduras Júnior Izaguirre Honduras Mauricio "Pipo" Castro
Argentina José Pacini Honduras Noel Valladares Honduras Juan Raudales
Argentina Marcelo Verón Honduras Mario Chirinos Honduras Ricky García
Honduras Jorge "Tata" Lozano Honduras César "Nene" Obando Honduras Elmer "Burrito" Mejía
Honduras Robel Bernárdez Honduras Marlon Nolasco Honduras Francisco Ramírez
Honduras Milton "Jocón" Reyes Honduras Faussy Rodríguez Honduras Ramón Romero
Honduras Dennis Salgado Honduras Danilo Turcios Argentina Diego Vásquez
Honduras Nimrod Medina
Olimpia
Argentina Danilo Tosello Panama Donaldo González Honduras Wilmer Velásquez
Honduras Donis Escober Brazil Denilson Costa Uruguay Hugo Domínguez
Argentina Gustavo Fuentes Honduras Hendry Thomas Brazil Marcelo Ferreira
Honduras Merlyn Membreño Honduras Fabio Ulloa Argentina Diego de Rosa
Honduras Carlos Paes
Platense
Argentina Diego Fernández Honduras Jorge Zapata Honduras Ángel "Búfalo" Hill
Honduras Elmer Zelaya Honduras Fabricio Pérez Panama Ricardo James
Honduras Edgar Álvarez Honduras Clifford Laing Panama José Anthony Torres
Honduras Víctor Coello Honduras Pablo Medina Honduras Mario Beata
Real España
Honduras Erick Vallecillo Honduras Marlon José Peña Honduras Milton "Chocolate" Flores
Honduras David Cárcamo Honduras Júnior Morales Honduras Héctor Gutiérrez
Real Comayagua
Honduras Rudy Williams
Universidad
Honduras Héctor Cardona Honduras Marlon Hernández Honduras Mario Herrera
Honduras Luis "Bombero" Ramírez
Victoria
Honduras Ricardo Gabriel "Gato" Canales Honduras John Bodden Honduras Carlos Lino
Honduras Carlos Discua Honduras Ronald "Cuervo" Maradiaga Honduras Mauricio Figueroa
Honduras Jorge Pineda Honduras Luis Lagos Honduras Carlos "Tatín" Morán
Honduras Miguel "Gallo" Mariano Honduras Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda Honduras Mario Chávez
Vida
Honduras Jonathan Bush Sanders Honduras Luis Perdomo Honduras Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera
Honduras Jorge Ocampo Honduras Saynor Álvarez Honduras Marvin Brown
Honduras Justo Norales

Top goalscorers

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Clausura

The Clausura tournament was the second part of the 2001–02 season in Liga Nacional; the league games started on 19 January 2002 in La Ceiba with an unexpected 0–3 C.D. Victoria's home defeat against Deportes Savio. The previous champions C.D. Motagua was unable to qualify to the Final round and C.D. Marathón earned its first title after 20 long years.

Regular season

Standings

As of 12 May 2002
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 31 16 +15 33 Qualified to the Final round
2 Platense 18 9 4 5 35 25 +10 31
3 Marathón 18 8 5 5 27 21 +6 29
4 Victoria 18 6 7 5 19 21 2 25
5 Real España 18 5 8 5 16 15 +1 23
6 Universidad 18 5 8 5 13 18 5 23
7 Deportes Savio 18 6 3 9 19 25 6 21
8 Motagua 18 4 7 7 12 16 4 19
9 Vida 18 3 10 5 16 21 5 19
10 Real Comayagua 18 4 4 10 20 30 10 16

Results

As of 12 May 2002
Home \ Away[1] SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA COM RES UNI VIC VID
Deportes Savio 02 00 23 26 03 01 30 00 10
Marathón 00 10 02 11 31 21 41 33 22
Motagua 03 11 21 10 01 01 20 01 11
Olimpia 12 31 00 23 32 10 41 20 11
Platense 31 21 31 03 31 11 01 31 00
Real Comayagua 30 01 22 03 31 11 03 11 12
Real España 01 21 02 00 24 20 00 00 30
Universidad 10 21 00 00 00 20 00 11 00
Victoria 03 02 10 11 13 20 11 20 20
Vida 21 01 00 11 32 11 11 11 12

Source: RSSSF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Victoria

Platense vs Marathón

Final

Olimpia vs Marathón

23 May 2002
19:30 (UTC−06:00)
Marathón 4 – 1 Olimpia
Zúniga  44' (pen.)
Renau  49'  52'
Vargas  85'
Tosello  60'
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
San Pedro Sula

Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Oscar Bardales
Marathón
Olimpia
GK 1 Honduras Víctor Coello
RB 23 Honduras Mauricio Sabillón  85'
CB 8 Honduras Jaime Rosales
CB 5 Honduras Darwin Pacheco
LB 6 Honduras Nigel Zúniga
CM 19 Honduras Mario Berríos
CM 24 Honduras Luis Guifarro
RM 20 Honduras Carlos Oliva
LM 7 Honduras Emil Martínez  70'
SS 10 Honduras Enrique Renau
CF 17 Honduras Pompilio Cacho  46'
Substitutions:
FW Honduras Óscar Vargas  46'
DF - Honduras Douglas Murillo  70'
DF - Honduras Walter López  85'
Manager:
Honduras José Herrera
GK Honduras Donis Escober
RB Honduras Wilson Palacios
CB Honduras Fabio Ulloa
CB Honduras Gerson Vásquez
LB 5 Honduras Mario Beata
DM Honduras Merlyn Membreño  79'
DM 8 Honduras José Luis Pineda
RM 10 Argentina Diego de Rosa
AM 18 Argentina Danilo Tosello
LM - Honduras Narciso Fernández  46'
CF 11 Honduras Wilmer Velásquez  66'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Argentina Gustavo Fuentes  46'
FW 19 Brazil Denilson Costa  66'
DF - Honduras Limber Pérez  79'
Manager:
Honduras Edwin Pavón

26 May 2002
16:00 (UTC−06:00)
Olimpia 1 – 0 Marathón
Fuentes  7'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 15,187
Referee: Argelio Sabillón
Olimpia
Marathón
GK - Honduras Donis Escober
RB Honduras Gerson Vásquez
CB Honduras Fabio Ulloa  57'
CB Honduras Mario Beata
CB 5 Honduras Merlyn Membreño  46'
LB Honduras Edwin Avila
CM 8 Honduras José Luis Pineda
CM 18 Argentina Danilo Tosello
RF 19 Brazil Denilson Costa
CF 9 Argentina Gustavo Fuentes
LF 11 Honduras Wilmer Velásquez  76'
Substitutions:
DF Honduras Francis Reyes  46'
DF Honduras Wilson Palacios  57'
MF 10 Argentina Diego de Rosa  76'
Manager:
Honduras Edwin Pavón
GK 1 Honduras Víctor Coello
RB Honduras Walter López  88'
CB 4 Honduras Lenín Suárez
CB 5 Honduras Darwin Pacheco
LB 6 Honduras Nigel Zúniga
CM 19 Honduras Mario Berríos
CM 24 Honduras Luis Guifarro Yellow cardYellow cardRed card
RM 20 Honduras Carlos Oliva  62'
LM 7 Honduras Emil Martínez
SS 10 Honduras Enrique Renau
CF 9 Honduras Elvis Scott  75'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Honduras Mario López  62'
FW 17 Honduras Pompilio Cacho  75'
DF 23 Honduras Mauricio Sabillón  88'
Manager:
Honduras José Herrera
Liga Nacional
2001–02 Clausura Champion
C.D. Marathón
3rd title

Squads

Deportes Savio
Honduras Wilmer "Superman" Cruz Honduras Clayd Lester Marson Honduras Juan García
Honduras Marlon Monge Honduras Marlon Banica Honduras Wilmer Ramos
Honduras José Suazo Honduras Delvin Andino Honduras Gerson Norales
Honduras Dadson Díaz Honduras Juan Trejo Honduras Carlos Güity
Honduras Meilin Soto Honduras Walter "Gualala" Trejo Honduras Glendon Cruz
Honduras Marvin Morán Honduras Cristian Rodríguez Argentina Patricio Negreira
Marathón
Honduras Jaime Rosales Honduras Mauricio Sabillón Honduras Pompilio Cacho
Honduras Emil Martínez Honduras Juan Pablo Centeno Argentina Fernando Regules
Honduras Orvin "Pato" Cabrera Honduras Darwin Pacheco Honduras Mario Berríos
Honduras Behiker Bustillo Honduras Enrique Reneau Honduras Jimmy González
Honduras Óscar Vargas Honduras Dennis Ferrera Honduras Douglas Murillo
Honduras Elvis Scott Honduras Luis Guifarro Honduras Camilo Bonilla
Honduras Mario López Honduras Lenín Suárez Honduras Nigel Zúniga
Honduras Víctor Coello Honduras Leonardo Morales Honduras Carlos Oliva
Argentina Ariel Leyes Honduras Walter López
Motagua
Honduras Elmer Montoya Honduras Júnior Izaguirre Honduras Mauricio "Pipo" Castro
Argentina José Pacini Honduras Noel Valladares Honduras Juan Raudales
Argentina Hugo Domínguez Honduras Mario Chirinos Honduras Ricky García
Honduras Jorge "Tata" Lozano Honduras César "Nene" Obando Honduras Elmer "Burrito" Mejía
Honduras Robel Bernárdez Honduras Marlon Nolasco Honduras Francisco Ramírez
Honduras Milton "Jocón" Reyes Honduras Faussy Rodríguez Honduras Ramón Romero
Honduras Nimrod Medina Honduras Carlos Paes de Oliveira
Olimpia
Argentina Danilo Tosello Panama Donaldo González Honduras Wilmer Velásquez
Honduras Donis Escober Brazil Denilson Costa Honduras Mario Beata
Argentina Gustavo Fuentes Honduras Hendry Thomas Honduras Gerson Vásquez
Honduras Merlyn Membreño Honduras Fabio Ulloa Argentina Diego de Rosa
Honduras Limber Pérez Honduras Francis Reyes Honduras Narciso "Kalusha" Fernández
Platense
Argentina Diego Fernández Honduras Jorge Zapata Honduras Ángel "Búfalo" Hill
Honduras Elmer Zelaya Honduras Reynaldo Tilguath Panama Ricardo James
Honduras Anael Figueroa Honduras Clifford Laing Panama José Anthony Torres
Honduras Júnior Morales Honduras Pablo Medina Brazil Marcelo Ferreira
Real España
Honduras Erick Vallecillo Honduras Marlon José Peña Honduras Milton "Chocolate" Flores
Honduras David Cárcamo Honduras Héctor Gutiérrez Honduras Reynaldo Clavasquin
Honduras Marco "Maco" Mejía
Real Comayagua
Honduras Rudy Williams
Universidad
Honduras Héctor Cardona Honduras Marlon Hernández Honduras Mario Herrera
Honduras Luis "Bombero" Ramírez
Victoria
Honduras Ricardo Gabriel "Gato" Canales Honduras John Bodden Honduras Carlos Lino
Honduras Carlos Discua Honduras Ronald "Cuervo" Maradiaga Honduras Mauricio Figueroa
Honduras Jorge Pineda Honduras Luis Lagos Honduras Carlos "Tatín" Morán
Honduras Miguel "Gallo" Mariano Honduras Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda Honduras Mario Chávez
Vida
Honduras Jonathan Bush Sanders Honduras Luis Perdomo Honduras Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera
Honduras Jorge Ocampo Honduras Saynor Álvarez Honduras Marvin Brown
Honduras Justo Norales

Top goalscorers

13 goals

10 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Relegation table

As of 12 May 2002
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 36 16 12 8 55 43 +12 60 Qualified to the 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF
2 Olimpia 36 15 13 8 56 34 +22 58
3 Platense 36 16 10 10 51 39 +12 58
4 Motagua 36 12 15 9 34 29 +5 51 Qualified to the 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF
5 Victoria 36 11 16 9 47 47 0 49
6 Real España 36 10 17 9 37 30 +7 47
7 Vida 36 6 21 9 36 44 8 39
8 Universidad 36 8 14 14 33 49 16 38
9 Real Comayagua 36 7 14 15 42 57 15 35
10 Deportes Savio 36 7 12 17 38 57 19 33 Relegated to the 2002–03 Liga de Ascenso

References

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