1987–88_Honduran_Liga_Nacional
1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional
Football league season
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 won the title[1] after defeating C.D. Marathón in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1987–88 |
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| Champions | Olimpia (9th) |
| Relegated | E.A.C.I. |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Olimpia Marathón |
| Matches played | 158 |
| Goals scored | 304 (1.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Machado (19) |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → | |
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- E.A.C.I. (Isletas)
- Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
- Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
- Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
- Platense (Puerto Cortés)
- Real España (San Pedro Sula)
- Sula (La Lima)
- Universidad (Tegucigalpa, promoted)
- Victoria (La Ceiba)
- Vida (La Ceiba)
- Platense played its home games at Estadio Francisco Morazán due to renovations to Estadio Excélsior.[2]
- E.A.C.I. is from Isletas but played in Olanchito.
Standings Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Marathón[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 38 | Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 2 | Olimpia | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 32[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 3 | Victoria | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 32[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 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[lower-alpha 4] |
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Standings Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Real España | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 35 | Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
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2nd Place playoff
Pentagonal standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Olimpia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 | Qualified to the Final[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
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Final
Olimpia v Marathón
| 20 December 1987 1st leg | Olimpia | 0–0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Marathón v Olimpia
| 23 December 1987 2nd leg | Marathón | 0–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
 86' Espinoza |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
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- Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate.
Gilberto Leonel Machado (Marathón) with 19 goals
More information E.A.C.I., Marathón ...
| E.A.C.I. | |||
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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Platense | |||
| Jimmy Steward |
Arturo Johnson |
Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden | |
| Héctor Javier Flores |
Jorge Arita Neals |
Raúl Centeno Gamboa | |
| Carlos Luján |
Carlos Aguilar Bonilla |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Vida | |||
| Carlos Ramírez |
Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez |
Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna | |
| Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez |
José Emilio Martínez |
Marco Tulio "Zocadito" Zelaya | |
| Óscar Escobar | |||
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Round 1
More information Sula, 1–1 ...
| Sula | 1–1 | Marathón |
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| Amaya |
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More information Victoria, 1–0 ...
| Victoria | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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La Ceiba
Tegucigalpa
Round 2
More information Olimpia, 0–1 ...
| Olimpia | 0–1 | Universidad |
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Tegucigalpa
Third place playoff
More information Olimpia, 0–2 ...
| Olimpia | 0–2 | Victoria |
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Pentagonal
San Pedro Sula
More information Marathón, 2–1 ...
| Marathón | 2–1 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Olimpia, 0–0 ...
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Real España |
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Tegucigalpa
More information Marathón, 0–1 ...
| Marathón | 0–1 | Real España |
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| Chavarría |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Victoria, 0–0 ...
| Victoria | 0–0 | Sula |
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La Ceiba
More information Real España, 1–4 ...
| Real España | 1–4 | Olimpia |
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| Cálix |
Espinoza J. Flores J. A. Flores |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Olimpia, 2–1 ...
| Olimpia | 2–1 | Marathón |
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Tegucigalpa
More information Real España, 1–2 ...
| Real España | 1–2 | Victoria |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Real España, 1–0 ...
| Real España | 1–0 | Sula |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Marathón, 0–0 ...
| Marathón | 0–0 | Victoria |
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San Pedro Sula
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More information Real España, 1–0 ...
| Real España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
La Ceiba
La Ceiba
More information Sula, 5–1 ...
| Sula | 5–1 | Vida |
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San Pedro Sula
Tegucigalpa
More information Olimpia, 1–0 ...
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Real España |
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| Viera |
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Tegucigalpa
San Pedro Sula
Tegucigalpa
More information Motagua, 1–1 ...
| Motagua | 1–1 | Sula |
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| 90+' Nuila |
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Tegucigalpa
Referee: José Fuentes
More information Marathón, 4–0 ...
| Marathón | 4–0 | Universidad |
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More information Real España, 1–0 ...
| Real España | 1–0 | Sula |
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| Costly |
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More information Olimpia, 1–1 ...
| Olimpia | 1–1 | Marathón |
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Tegucigalpa
More information Marathón, 1–1 ...
| Marathón | 1–1 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
More information E.A.C.I., 2–2 ...
| E.A.C.I. | 2–2 | Vida |
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More information Motagua, 0–1 ...
| Motagua | 0–1 | Real España |
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More information Platense, 1–1 ...
| Platense | 1–1 | Marathón |
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More information Universidad, 3–1 ...
| Universidad | 3–1 | Olimpia |
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More information Victoria, 1–0 ...
| Victoria | 1–0 | Sula |
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More information Real España, 2–0 ...
| Real España | 2–0 | Platense |
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More information Marathón, 1–0 ...
| Marathón | 1–0 | E.A.C.I. |
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More information Universidad, 3–0 ...
| Universidad | 3–0 | Motagua |
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More information Vida, 0–0 ...
| Vida | 0–0 | Sula |
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More information E.A.C.I., 1–2 ...
| E.A.C.I. | 1–2 | Olimpia |
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More information Motagua, 4–2 ...
| Motagua | 4–2 | Sula |
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More information Platense, 0–0 ...
| Platense | 0–0 | Vida |
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More information Universidad, 1–0 ...
| Universidad | 1–0 | Marathón |
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More information Victoria, 1–1 ...
| Victoria | 1–1 | Real España |
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More information Real España, 0–0 ...
| Real España | 0–0 | Vida |
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More information Olimpia, 1–0 ...
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Universidad |
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More information Sula, 2–0 ...
| Sula | 2–0 | E.A.C.I. |
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More information Victoria, 0–0 ...
| Victoria | 0–0 | Motagua |
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More information E.A.C.I., 1–1 ...
| E.A.C.I. | 1–1 | Universidad |
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More information Real España, 3–1 ...
| Real España | 3–1 | Platense |
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More information Marathón, 2–0 ...
| Marathón | 2–0 | Vida |
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More information Sula, 2–2 ...
| Sula | 2–2 | Motagua |
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More information Victoria, 0–0 ...
| Victoria | 0–0 | Olimpia |
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More information Real España, 3–2 ...
| Real España | 3–2 | Universidad |
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More information Platense, 0–0 ...
| Platense | 0–0 | Motagua |
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More information Victoria, 1–0 ...
| Victoria | 1–0 | E.A.C.I. |
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More information Vida, 1–1 ...
| Vida | 1–1 | Sula |
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