2017–18 C.D. Marathón season

Marathón
2017–18 season
ChairmanOrinson Amaya
ManagerHéctor Vargas
StadiumEstadio Yankel Rosenthal
Apertura1st - Semi-finals
Clausura1st - Champions
CupNot played
SupercupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Arboleda (24)
All: Arboleda (24)
Highest home attendance9,200 vs. Motagua
(19 May 2019)
All statistics correct as of 16 October 2017.

The 2017–18 season was C.D. Marathón's 67th season in existence and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The club got their 9th league title, ending an 8-year drought without league title. They also competed for the 2017 Honduran Supercup, ending as runner-ups.

Overview

Héctor Vargas was hired as new coach, after Manuel Keosseián resigned on June 6.[1]

Apertura

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Honduras HON John Bodden
29 GK Panama PAN José Calderón
– GK Honduras HON Denovan Torres
2 DF Honduras HON Bryan Barrios
12 DF Honduras HON Carlos Perdomo
4 DF Brazil BRA Caué Fernández
23 DF Honduras HON Johnny Leverón
21 DF Honduras HON Daniel Tejeda
3 DF Honduras HON Samuel Córdova
15 DF Honduras HON Kevin Espinoza
16 MF Honduras HON Allan Banegas
17 MF Honduras HON Wilmer Fuentes
38 MF Honduras HON Bryan Martínez
48 MF Honduras HON Cristian Cálix
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Honduras HON Mario Berríos
10 MF Honduras HON Joshua Vargas
6 MF Honduras HON John Paul Suazo
7 MF Honduras HON Juan Josué Rodríguez
28 MF Honduras HON Carlos Benedith
33 MF Honduras HON Óscar González
11 MF Honduras HON Víctor Berríos
20 MF Honduras HON Erick Arias
27 FW Colombia COL Justin Arboleda
24 FW Cuba CUB Yaudel Lahera
8 FW Honduras HON Júnior Lacayo
14 FW Honduras HON Darvis Argueta
22 FW Honduras HON Henry Romero
58 FW Honduras HON Bryan Castillo

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 18 11 1 6 27 21 +6 34 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 9 6 3 31 21 +10 33
3 Olimpia 18 9 4 5 27 15 +12 31 Qualification to the Second round
4 Real España 18 9 2 7 31 25 +6 29
5 Juticalpa 18 8 4 6 39 30 +9 28
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHHAA
ResultDWLWLLWWWWWLLWWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

6 August 2017 Round 1 Vida 1 – 1 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 Valerio 75' Report Arboleda 63' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
12 August 2017 Round 2 Marathón 1 – 0 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
15:30 Arboleda 90+4' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Raúl Castro
2 September 2017 Round 3 Motagua 1 – 0 Marathón Comayagua, Comayagua
18:00 Vega 44' Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Referee: Nelson Salgado
26 August 2017 Round 4 Marathón 3 – 2 Juticalpa San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Lacayo 82' 90'
Lahera 86'		 Report Tinoco 25'
Lanza 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Armando Castro
9 September 2017 Round 5 Real España 4 – 0 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Zalazar 41' (pen.)
Altamirano 73' 90'
López 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Saíd Martínez
13 September 2017 Round 6 Honduras Progreso 4 – 3 Marathón El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 López 11'
Barrios 33'
Sánchez 73'
Britto 80'		 Report Rodríguez 4' (pen.)
Arboleda 10'
Banegas 83'		 Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
17 September 2017 Round 7 Marathón 3 – 2 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Arboleda 48' 74'
Cálix 69'		 Report Costly 14'
Méndez 19'		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
23 September 2017 Round 8 Lobos UPNFM 0 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Report Vargas 28' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Armando Castro
27 September 2017 Round 9 Marathón 2 – 0 Real Sociedad San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Leverón 17'
Cálix 64'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Ángel Cruz
30 September 2017 Round 10 Marathón 1 – 0 Vida San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Arboleda 39' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Saíd Martínez
15 October 2017 Round 11 Platense 0 – 3 Marathón Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 Report Arboleda 39' (pen.)
Lahera 78'
Lacayo 88'		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
21 October 2017 Round 12 Marathón 1 – 2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Arboleda 45+3' (pen.) Report Castillo 79'
Crisanto 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Óscar Moncada
25 October 2017 Round 13 Juticalpa 3 – 0 Marathón Juticalpa, Olancho
19:00 Tinoco 42'
Lanza 45+1'
Güity 85'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas
Referee: Orlando Hernández
29 October 2017 Round 14 Marathón 1 – 0 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Lahera 64' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Raúl Castro
4 November 2017 Round 15 Marathón 1 – 0 Honduras Progreso San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Romero 88' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Erick Andino
19 November 2017 Round 16 Olimpia 0 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Arboleda 86' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Nelson Salgado
11 November 2017 Round 17 Marathón 5 – 0 Lobos UPNFM San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Romero 6'
Arboleda 53' (pen.) 66' (pen.)
Berríos 60'
Lahera 63'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Orlando Hernández
23 November 2017 Round 18 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 C.D. Marathón Tocoa, Colón
19:00 Welcome 9'
Reyes 50'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez
Referee: Armando Castro

Semifinals

13 December 2017 1st leg Real España 3 – 0 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06) Delgado 43'
Oseguera 69'
Benavidez 72'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
23 December 2017 2nd leg Marathón 3 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Lacayo 52'
Arboleda 55' (pen.) 62' (pen.)		 Report Martínez 10' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Saíd Martínez
  • Real España won 4–3 on aggregate.

Clausura

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Honduras HON John Bodden
– GK Honduras HON Denovan Torres
2 DF Honduras HON Bryan Barrios
12 DF Honduras HON Carlos Perdomo
29 DF Honduras HON Bryan Johnson
23 DF Honduras HON Johnny Leverón
21 DF Honduras HON Daniel Tejeda
3 DF Honduras HON Samuel Córdova
15 DF Honduras HON Kevin Espinoza
16 MF Honduras HON Allan Banegas
17 MF Honduras HON Wilmer Fuentes
38 MF Honduras HON Bryan Martínez
48 MF Honduras HON Cristian Cálix
30 MF Honduras HON Víctor Arauz
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Honduras HON Joshua Vargas
6 MF Honduras HON John Paul Suazo
47 MF Honduras HON Roger Iscoa
7 MF Honduras HON Juan Josué Rodríguez
28 MF Honduras HON Carlos Benedith
33 MF Honduras HON Óscar González
11 MF Honduras HON Víctor Berríos
20 MF Honduras HON Erick Arias
27 FW Colombia COL Justin Arboleda
24 FW Cuba CUB Yaudel Lahera
8 FW Honduras HON Júnior Lacayo
14 FW Honduras HON Darvis Argueta
22 FW Honduras HON Henry Romero
58 FW Honduras HON Bryan Castillo

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 18 11 4 3 35 23 +12 37 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 10 4 4 29 17 +12 34
3 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 34 19 +15 33 Qualification to the Second round
4 Real España 18 7 7 4 22 19 +3 28
5 Honduras Progreso 18 8 2 8 22 30 −8 26
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultWWDWDLLDWWWWLDWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

21 January 2018 Round 1 Platense 2 – 4 Marathón Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 Aguilar 10'
Hay 65' (pen.)		 Report Lacayo 43'
Martínez 45+1'
Romero 60'
Suazo 83'		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
24 January 2018 Round 2 Marathón 3 – 2 Lobos UPNFM San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Romero 7' 81'
Rodríguez 23'		 Report Róchez 51' 89' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Erick Andino
28 January 2018 Round 3 Olimpia 1 – 1 Marathón Comayagua, Comayagua
16:00 Chirinos 48' Report Lacayo 8' Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Referee: Manuel Zelaya
21 February 2018 Round 4 Marathón 2 – 1 Juticalpa San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Jhonson 36'
Arboleda 46'		 Report Lanza 41' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
3 February 2018 Round 5 Marathón 1 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Martínez 1' Report Vargas 90+5' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Óscar Moncada
7 February 2018 Round 6 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Marathón Tocoa, Colón
15:00 Britto 1' Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez
Referee: Marlon Díaz
11 February 2018 Round 7 Motagua 3 – 0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Martínez 20'
Castillo 36' 73' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Erick Andino
14 February 2018 Round 8 Marathón 2 – 2 Vida San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Arboleda 47'
Lacayo 61'		 Report Charles 32'
Onofre 90+3'		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Orlando Hernández
18 February 2018 Round 9 Honduras Progreso 2 – 5 Marathón El Progreso, Yoro
18:00 Arboleda 16' (o.g.)
Mencía 37'		 Report Lacayo 18' 77'
Arboleda 45+1'
Suazo 73'
Cálix 90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
25 February 2018 Round 10 Marathón 3 – 0 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Banegas 35'
Suazo 45+1'
Arboleda 76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
5 March 2018 Round 11 Lobos UPNFM 1 – 2 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
15:00 Padilla 67' Report Rodríguez 56'
Arboleda 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
11 March 2018 Round 12 Marathón 3 – 1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Leverón 66' (pen.)
Lahera 77' 84'		 Report Chirinos 47' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Nelson Salgado
17 March 2018 Round 13 Juticalpa 2 – 0 Marathón Juticalpa, Olancho
18:00 Lanza 33' (pen.)
Ramírez 70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé
Referee: David Cruz
24 March 2018 Round 14 Real España 1 – 1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Benadivez 11' Report Suazo 6' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
24 March 2018 Round 15 Marathón 3 – 1 Real Sociedad San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Leverón 48'
Lacayo 56'
Arboleda 65'		 Report Melgares 45+2' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Óscar Moncada
6 April 2018 Round 16 Marathón 2 – 1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Arboleda 70' (pen.) 80' Report Castillo 21' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
11 April 2018 Round 17 Vida 0 – 1 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:15 Report Arboleda 64' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Raúl Castro
15 April 2018 Round 18 Marathón 2 – 1 Honduras Progreso San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Rodríguez 29'
Arboleda 36' (pen.)		 Report Mencía 19' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Erick Andino

Semifinals

28 April 2018 1st leg Real España 0 – 1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06) Report Arboleda 50' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
5 May 2018 2nd leg Marathón 2 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Leverón 4' (pen.)
Lahera 50'		 Report Martínez 89' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
  • Marathón won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

13 May 2018 1st leg Motagua 1 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Discua 27' Report Martínez 41' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
19 May 2018 2nd leg Marathón 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
14:00 (UTC−06) Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Penalties
Leverón soccer ball with red X
Banegas soccer ball with check mark
Vargas soccer ball with check mark
Suazo soccer ball with check mark
Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Crisanto
soccer ball with check mark Montes
soccer ball with check mark Martínez
soccer ball with red X Pereira
soccer ball with check mark Elvir
soccer ball with red X Mayorquín

Top scorers

Player Goals
Colombia Justin Arboleda 24
Honduras Júnior Lacayo 10
Cuba Yaudel Lahera 6
Honduras Henry Romero 4
Honduras John Paul Suazo
Honduras Juan Josué Rodríguez
Honduras Johnny Leverón
Honduras Cristian Cálix 3
Honduras Allan Banegas 2
Honduras Mario Berríos* 1
Honduras Bryan Jhonson
Honduras Joshua Vargas

References

  1. ^ Diario La Prensa.hn - Primicia: Héctor Vargas, nuevo DT del Marathón en reemplazo de Keosseián – 6 June 2017