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.

Liga Nacional
Season2001–02
ChampionsApertura: Motagua
Clausura: Marathón
RelegatedDeportes Savio
Copa Interclubes UNCAFMotagua
Marathón
Top goalscorerApertura:
Honduras Enrique Renau (8)
Clausura:
Brazil Marcelo Ferreira (13)
Biggest home winVictoria 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 winMarathón 0-5 Real España
(2 December 2001)
Deportes Savio 2-6 Platense
(10 February 2002)
Highest scoringMarathón 6-3 Victoria
(22 September 2001)
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2002.

2001–02 teams

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Apertura

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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

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Standings

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2001. Source: [citation needed]

Results

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As of 2 December 2001
Home \ Away SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA COM RES UNI VIC VID
Deportes Savio 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–1
Marathón 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–5 3–3 6–3 1–1
Motagua 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–0
Olimpia 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–2
Platense 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Real Comayagua 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0
Real España 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–1
Universidad 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–4 1–1
Victoria 4–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
Vida 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

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Semifinals

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Motagua vs Olimpia
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Olimpia1–0Motagua
Fuentes   46'

  • Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.
Marathón vs Platense
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  • Marathón won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Motagua vs Marathón
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Marathón1–0Motagua
Rosales   69' (pen.)
 
 
 
 
 
Marathón
 
 
 
 
 
Motagua

Motagua3–2Marathón
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
 
 
 
 
 
Motagua
 
 
 
 
 
Marathón
  • Motagua 3–3 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua won 5–3 on penalty shootouts.
Liga Nacional
2001–02 Apertura Champion
C.D. Motagua
10th title

Squads

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

Top goalscorers

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8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Clausura

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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

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Standings

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2002. Source: [citation needed]

Results

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As of 12 May 2002
Home \ Away SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA COM RES UNI VIC VID
Deportes Savio 0–2 0–0 2–3 2–6 0–3 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–0
Marathón 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 3–3 2–2
Motagua 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1
Olimpia 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–3 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–1
Platense 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–0
Real Comayagua 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–2
Real España 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–4 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–0
Universidad 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0
Victoria 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Vida 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

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Semifinals

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Olimpia vs Victoria
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Olimpia2–2Victoria
Costa   35'
Velásquez   71'
Palacios   74'
Martinez   85'
  • Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Platense vs Marathón
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Marathón2–1Platense
Renau   30'   45' C. Laing   82'
Attendance: 6260
Referee: Óscar Bardales

Platense0–0Marathón
  • Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Olimpia vs Marathón
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Marathón4–1Olimpia
Zúniga   44' (pen.)
Reneau   49'   52'
Vargas   85'
Tosello   60'
Attendance: 27,394
Referee: Óscar Bardales
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marathón
 
 
 
 
 
Olimpia

Olimpia1–0Marathón
Fuentes   7'
Attendance: 15,187
Referee: Argelio Sabillón
 
 
 
 
 
Olimpia
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marathón
  • Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate.
Liga Nacional
2001–02 Clausura Champion
C.D. Marathón
3rd title

Squads

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

Top goalscorers

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13 goals

10 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Relegation table

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2002. Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 2001/02–11 December 2009