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 won the title[1] after defeating C.D. Marathón in the finals. Both teams qualified 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
  • 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.

Regular season

Standings Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Marathón clinched Final spot as regular season winner.
  2. Marathón, Olimpia and Victoria qualified to the Final round.
  3. 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[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
Source:
Notes:
  1. Real España and Sula qualified to the Final round.

2nd Place playoff
November 1987 ReplayVictoria2–0Olimpia

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[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
Source:
Notes:
  1. Olimpia qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

Final
20 December 1987 1st legOlimpia0–0MarathónTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
23 December 1987 2nd legMarathón0–1OlimpiaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
 86' Espinoza Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Marathón
Olimpia
  • Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate.

Top scorer
  • Gilberto Leonel Machado (Marathón) with 19 goals

Squads
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 Azneth Ortiz
Jorge Sierra Raul David Fúnez Edgar Murillo
Jorge Sánchez Víctor Hugo Salgado Alirio Posas
Ernesto Isaula Héctor Beltrán Nelson Larios "Hungaro"
Héctor Manuel Posantes César Galindo Jorge Meléndez
Tedy Lozano Cándido Luis "Cubillo" García Celio Sánchez
Rafael "Sietío" Torres Castro Ramón Edgardo Moradel Zapata Roger Omar "Maisón" Rosales
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
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Carneiro Da Silva Amílcar Leonel Suazo
Juan Gómez Ortiz José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez Eugenio Meléndez
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
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
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
José Emilio Martínez Marco Tulio "Zocadito" Zelaya 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
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