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Marathón
2002–03 season
Chairman	Arturo Bendaña
Manager	José de la Paz Herrera, Gilberto Machado, and Rubén Guifarro (Apertura); Miguel Ángel Lemme and Flavio Ortega (Clausura)
Apertura	Third place/Semifinals
Clausura	Champion
Top goalscorer	League: Pompilio Cacho (Apertura, 5); Pompilio Cacho and Denilson Costa (Clausura, 10); All: Pompilio Cacho (15)
Highest home attendance	35,745 vs. Motagua; (1 June 2003)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 C.D. Marathón season in the Honduran football league was divided into two halves, Apertura and Clausura. Marathón was capable to win one tournament, having achieved the fourth championship in their history.^[1]

Apertura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
–	GK	ARG	Víctor Coello
–	GK	HON	Juan Centeno
–	GK	HON	Orlin Vallecillo
–	DF	HON	Mauricio Sabillón
–	DF	HON	Walter López
–	DF	HON	Darwin Pacheco
–	DF	HON	Luis Santamaría
–	DF	HON	David Cárcamo
–	DF	HON	Behiker Bustillo
–	DF	HON	Leonardo Morales
–	DF	PAR	Alfredo Jara
–	DF	HON	Lenín Suárez
–	MF	HON	Dennis Ferrera
–	MF	HON	Luis Guifarro
–	MF	HON	Mario Berríos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
–	MF	HON	Mario López
–	MF	HON	Rubén Suazo
–	MF	HON	Carlos Salinas
–	MF	HON	Emil Martínez
–	MF	HON	Carlos Güity
–	MF	HON	Narciso Fernández
–	MF	HON	Anael Figueroa
–	FW	HON	Orvin Cabrera
–	FW	HON	Pompilio Cacho
–	FW	HON	Elvis Scott
–	FW	BRA	Jean Carles Rosario
–	FW	BRA	Silvian López
–	FW	BRA	Lisandro Silva
–	FW	HON	Óscar Vargas

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Platense	18	12	5	1	42	14	+28	41	Qualified to the Final round
2	Olimpia	18	7	10	1	25	17	+8	31
3	Marathón	18	7	7	4	22	16	+6	28
4	Real España	18	6	8	4	25	18	+7	26
5	Motagua	18	7	5	6	24	23	+1	26

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

11 August 2002 Round 1	Honduras Salzburg	1 – 0	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
				Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

17 August 2002 Round 2	Marathón	1 – 1	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

25 August 2002 Round 3	Platense	2 – 0	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
	Ferreira			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

31 August 2002 Round 4	Victoria	1 – 2	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
			Scott	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

4 September 2002 Round 5	Marathón	1 – 1	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
19:30 (UTC−06)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

7 September 2002 Round 6	Marathón	3 – 0	Universidad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Cacho Pacheco			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

14 September 2002 Round 7	Motagua	2 – 2	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

22 September 2002 Round 8	Real Maya	1 – 1	Marathón	Comayagua, Comayagua
16:00 (UTC−06)			Cacho

13 October 2002 Round 9	Marathón	0 – 0	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

2 October 2002 Round 10	Marathón	1 – 1	Honduras Salzburg	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06)	Bustillo			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

7 October 2002 Round 11	Vida	0 – 3	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
			Cacho Martínez Vargas	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

12 October 2002 Round 12	Marathón	1 – 3	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

19 October 2002 Round 13	Marathón	2 – 0	Victoria	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Berríos			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

23 October 2002 Round 14	Olimpia	2 – 0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

20 November 2002 Round 15

Universidad

1 – 1

Marathón

Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán

9 November 2002 Round 16	Marathón	2 – 0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Martínez			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

16 November 2002 Round 17	Marathón	1 – 0	Real Maya	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Suárez			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

24 November 2002 Round 18	Real España	0 – 1	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Semifinals

28 November 2002 1st leg	Marathón	0 – 2	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06)	Bennett Bonilla			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

1 December 2002 2nd leg	Olimpia	0 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06)			Rosario	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 3-2 on aggregate.

Clausura