1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season1987–88
ChampionsOlimpia (9th)
RelegatedE.A.C.I.
CONCACAF Champions' CupOlimpia
Marathón
Matches played158
Goals scored304 (1.92 per match)
Top goalscorerMachado (19)

The 1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 22nd edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of two groups of five followed by a 5-team playoff round. Club Deportivo Olimpia successfully defended its 1986–87 title[1] in the final against runner-up C.D. Marathón. Both teams qualified for berths to the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

1987–88 teams

Regular season

Standings Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón[a] 27 15 8 4 44 24 +20 38 Qualified to the Final round[b]
2 Olimpia 27 11 10 6 32 21 +11 32[c]
3 Victoria 27 10 12 5 26 23 +3 32[c]
4 Platense 27 5 12 10 18 25 −7 22
5 E.A.C.I. 27 3 10 14 16 33 −17 16 Relegated to Segunda División[d]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Marathón clinched Final spot as regular season winner.
  2. ^ Marathón, Olimpia and Victoria qualified to the Final round.
  3. ^ a b Extra match between Olimpia and Victoria required to decide second place.
  4. ^ E.A.C.I. relegated to second division.

Standings Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 27 13 9 5 33 19 +14 35 Qualified to the Final round[a]
2 Sula 27 6 16 5 22 18 +4 28
3 Motagua 27 9 8 10 32 37 −5 26
4 Vida 27 6 9 12 23 33 −10 21
5 Universidad 27 4 12 11 23 36 −13 20
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Real España and Sula qualified to the Final round.

2nd Place playoff

November 1987 Replay Victoria 2–0 Olimpia

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 8 4 3 1 12 5 +7 11 Qualified to the Final[a]
2 Real España 8 3 3 2 6 7 −1 9
3 Sula 8 2 4 2 2 2 0 8
4 Marathón 8 3 1 4 8 6 +2 7
5 Victoria 8 1 3 4 4 12 −8 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Olimpia qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

Final

20 December 1987 1st leg Olimpia 0–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
23 December 1987 2nd leg Marathón 0–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
86' Espinoza Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Marathón
Olimpia
  • Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate.

Top scorer

  • Honduras Gilberto Leonel Machado (Marathón) with 19 goals

Squads

E.A.C.I.
Honduras Miguel Angel "Payasito" Gómez Honduras Geovany Rodríguez Honduras Rony Galeas
Honduras Lincoln Gustavo Alemán Honduras Juan Alberto "Ninja" Padilla Bardales Honduras José Betancourt
Honduras Luis García Honduras Omar "Carguero" Renderos Honduras Luis Azaneth Ortiz
Honduras Jorge Sierra Honduras Raul David Fúnez Honduras Edgar Murillo
Honduras Jorge Sánchez Honduras Víctor Hugo Salgado Honduras Alirio Posas
Honduras Ernesto Isaula Honduras Héctor Beltrán Honduras Roger Omar "Maisón" Rosales
Honduras Héctor Manuel Posantes Honduras César Galindo Honduras Jorge Meléndez
Honduras Tedy Lozano Honduras Cándido Luis "Cubillo" García Honduras Celio Sánchez
Honduras Rafael "Sietío" Torres Castro Honduras Ramón Edgardo Moradel Zapata
Honduras Oscar Santiago "Tigre" Carbajal Honduras Walter Baca Plummer
Marathón
Honduras Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero Honduras Gilberto Leonel Machado García Honduras Javier Toledo
Honduras Pedro Midence Honduras Suamy Álvarez Honduras José Luis "Joche" Alvarado
Honduras Amílcar Lanza Honduras Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales Honduras Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
Honduras Rodolfo Richardson Smith Honduras Herminio Villalobos Honduras Marco "Tono" García
Honduras Pedro Geovany Midence Honduras Francisco Adelmo Herrera Costa Rica Fredy Méndez
Honduras Samuel Figueroa Honduras Tomás Róchez Argentina Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano
Costa Rica Jorge Chévez Honduras Fernando Figueroa Honduras Pastor Martínez
Honduras Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo Honduras Eduardo Laing Honduras Aparicio Colón
Honduras Óscar "Moro" Bardales Honduras Efraín "Pucho" Osorio
Motagua
Honduras Orlin Banegas Brazil Carneiro Da Silva Honduras Amílcar Leonel Suazo
Honduras Juan Gómez Ortiz Honduras José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez Honduras Eugenio Meléndez
Honduras Isidro Arriola Honduras Victor Manuel "Pechito" Zelaya Brazil Robson de Moura
Honduras Manuel "Meme" Chavarria Honduras Oscar "Sapo" Hernandez Honduras Dennis Ponce
Brazil Jorge Nunes Honduras Celeo "Chimpilin" Herrera Honduras Arnold López
Brazil Salvador Filo Honduras Marco Tulio "Pollo" Suazo Honduras Oscar Murillo
Olimpia
Honduras Óscar Banegas Honduras Fernando Tovar Durón Honduras Raúl Martínez Sambulá
Honduras José Antonio "Flaco" Hernández Honduras Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz Honduras Eugenio Dolmo Flores
Uruguay Vicente Daniel Viera Brazil Eduardo Santana Honduras Carlos "Gigio" Maldonado
Honduras Patrocinio Sierra Uruguay José Mario "Chueco" Figueroa Honduras Juan Carlos Espinoza
Honduras Daniel Zapata Honduras Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga Honduras Erick Darío Fú Lanza
Honduras Juan Flores Honduras Danilo Galindo Uruguay Julio Franco
Honduras Javier Flores Honduras Juan Cruz Murillo Honduras Osman Madrid
Platense
Honduras Jimmy Steward Honduras Arturo Johnson Honduras Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden
Honduras Héctor Javier Flores Honduras Jorge Arita Neals Honduras Raúl Centeno Gamboa
Argentina Carlos Luján Honduras Carlos Aguilar Bonilla
Real España
Honduras Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Honduras Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz Honduras José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos
Honduras Karl Antonio Roland Honduras Marco Antonio Anariba Zepeda Honduras Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood
Honduras Junior Rashford Costly Honduras Edith Hernando Contreras Honduras Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews
Honduras Juan Ramón "Montuca" Castro Honduras Nelson Benavídez Honduras Esteban Pitío Centeno
Honduras Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo Honduras Javier Chavarría Brazil Edimar Luiz Marques
Honduras Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón Honduras Carlos Orlando Caballero
Sula
Honduras Belarmino Rivera Honduras Marcos Lacayo Honduras Óscar "Tigre" Carbajal
Honduras Hernán Santiago "Cortes" García Martínez Honduras Luis Alonso Zúniga Honduras Danilo "Pilo" Henríquez
Honduras Marco Adolfo "Choreta" Ordóñez Honduras Fernando Nuila Honduras Dennis Caballero
Honduras Óscar "Pito Loco" López Honduras Antonio "Machangay" Amaya López Honduras Marco Antonio Gómez
Honduras Catarino Amaya Honduras José Manuel Enamorado Díaz Honduras Mario Bustillo
Honduras Héctor Caballero Honduras Edgardo "Caco" Reyes Honduras Rigoberto Castillo
Honduras Jorge Fidel "Gringo" Romero Honduras Orlando Pineda Honduras José Luis "Pili" Aguirre
Universidad
Honduras Juan Jerezano Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa Honduras Roberto "Chele" Barahona
Honduras Fraterno Calderón Honduras Carlos "Carlón" Martínez Honduras Moisés "Tanque" Velázquez
Honduras Juan Jose Craniotis Honduras Olvin Elvir Argentina Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano
Victoria
Honduras Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte Honduras Jorge Alberto "Bala" Bennett Honduras José Manuel Vaquedano
Honduras Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras Honduras Carlos Roberto "Condorito" Mejía Alvarenga Honduras Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz
Honduras Ramón Berckling
Vida
Honduras Carlos Ramírez Honduras Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez Honduras Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna
Honduras Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Honduras José Emilio Martínez Honduras Marco Tulio "Zocadito" Zelaya
Honduras Óscar Escobar

Known results

Round 1

Sula1–1Marathón
Amaya
Victoria1–0Olimpia
La Ceiba
Motagua1–2Marathón
Machado
Tegucigalpa

Round 2

Olimpia0–1Universidad
Tegucigalpa

Third place playoff

Olimpia0–2Victoria

Pentagonal

Real España1–0Marathón
Yearwood
San Pedro Sula
Marathón2–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia0–0Real España
Tegucigalpa
Marathón0–1Real España
Chavarría
San Pedro Sula
Victoria0–0Sula
La Ceiba
Real España1–4Olimpia
Cálix Espinoza
J. Flores
J. A. Flores
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia2–1Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Real España1–2Victoria
San Pedro Sula
Real España1–0Sula
San Pedro Sula
Marathón0–0Victoria
San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds

Real España1–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Marathón4–1Vida
Machado
La Ceiba
Vida6–2Motagua
Zelaya
Dueñas
García
Williams 		Núnez
Almendárez
La Ceiba
Sula5–1Vida
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia3–0Victoria
D. Flores
J. Flores
Figueroa
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–0Real España
Viera
Tegucigalpa
Marathón3–1Platense
Laing Luján
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia2–3Marathón
Machado
Lanza
Tegucigalpa
Motagua1–1Sula
90+' Nuila
Tegucigalpa
Referee: José Fuentes
Marathón4–0Universidad
Real España1–0Sula
Costly
Olimpia1–1Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
E.A.C.I.2–2Vida
Motagua0–1Real España
Platense1–1Marathón
Universidad3–1Olimpia
Victoria1–0Sula
Real España2–0Platense
Marathón1–0E.A.C.I.
Universidad3–0Motagua
Vida0–0Sula
E.A.C.I.1–2Olimpia
Motagua4–2Sula
Platense0–0Vida
Universidad1–0Marathón
Victoria1–1Real España
Real España0–0Vida
Marathón1–1Platense
Machado
Olimpia1–0Universidad
Sula2–0E.A.C.I.
Victoria0–0Motagua
E.A.C.I.1–1Universidad
Real España3–1Platense
Marathón2–0Vida
Sula2–2Motagua
Victoria0–0Olimpia
Real España3–2Universidad
Platense0–0Motagua
Victoria1–0E.A.C.I.
Vida1–1Sula

References

  1. ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009
  2. ^ RadioHouse.hn–Platense arribó a su 56 aniversario de fundación–5 July 2016