1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional

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.

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)

1987–88 teams

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Regular season

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Standings Group A

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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

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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

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November 1987 Replay Victoria 2–0 Olimpia

Final round

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Pentagonal standings

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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

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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

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Squads

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

Known results

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Round 1

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

Round 2

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Olimpia0–1Universidad
Tegucigalpa

Third place playoff

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Olimpia0–2Victoria

Pentagonal

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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

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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

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