1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 23rd edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Real C.D. España won the title[1] after defeating Club Deportivo Olimpia in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Liga Nacional
Season1988–89
ChampionsReal España (5th)
RelegatedUniversidad
CONCACAF Champions' CupReal España
Olimpia
Matches played158
Goals scored268 (1.7 per match)
Top goalscorerMathews (8)
Alonso (8)
Lobo (8)
Centeno (8)
All statistics correct as of 24 December 1988.

1988–89 teams
  • Platense played their home games at Estadio Francisco Morazán due to renovations at Estadio Excélsior.[2]

Regular season

Standings Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 27 10 12 5 25 17 +8 32 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Marathón 27 7 14 6 21 17 +4 28
3 Victoria 27 7 12 8 21 21 0 26
4 Curacao 27 5 13 9 21 31 −10 23
5 Platense 27 5 12 10 21 28 −7 22
Source:
Notes:
  1. Olimpia and Marathón qualified to the Final round.

Standings Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España[lower-alpha 1] 27 13 10 4 32 19 +13 36 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Motagua 27 10 12 5 26 18 +8 32
3 Vida 27 9 9 9 19 18 +1 27
4 Sula 27 7 9 11 28 34 −6 23
5 Universidad 27 7 7 13 15 26 −11 21 Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Real España clinched final spot as Regular season winner.
  2. Real España, Motagua and Vida qualified to Final round.
  3. Universidad relegated to Segunda División.

Reply for 2nd place
19 October 1988 ReplayOlimpia2–0MotaguaTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Norales
Flores 		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Final round

Pentagonal standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 8 4 4 0 8 3 +5 12 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Real España 8 3 4 1 7 3 +4 10
3 Motagua 8 2 4 2 4 6 −2 8
4 Vida 8 2 2 4 6 9 −3 6
5 Marathón 8 1 2 5 8 12 −4 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Olimpia qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

Final
14 December 1988 1st legOlimpia2–0Real EspañaTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Contreras
Flores 		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Gonzalo Tejada
24 December 1988 2nd legReal España2–0 (a.e.t.)OlimpiaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
Anariba
Ávila 		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez
Real España
Olimpia
  • Real España 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate. Real España champions on better regular season record.
Liga Nacional
1988–89 Champion
Real España
5th title

Top scorers

Squads
Curacao
Constantino Reyes Calos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo Eduardo Bennett
César Martínez Edgar Murillo Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante
Samuel Chávez Iván Guerra Francisco "Pancho" González
Nelson "Namasigüe" Guevara Jeremías "Burrito" González Marco Tulio "Pollo" Suazo
Juan Antonio "Zurdo" Aguilar
Marathón
Dangelo Bautista Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero Francisco Adelmo Herrera
José Luis "Joche" Alvarado Porfirio Armando Betancourt José Ulloa Villatoro
Eduardo Laing Óscar Gerardo "Maradona" Cruz Pedro Geovany Midence
Jorge Suamy Álvarez José Manuel Enamorado Díaz Jorge Chévez
Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias Luis Cornet
Neptally Turcios Leonel Machado Aparicio Colón
Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo
Motagua
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Miguel Antonio Mathews Sargent Fabricio "Amapala" Pérez
Hernaín Arzú Donaldo "Martillo" Guillén Reyes Gilberto Yearwood
Juan Gómez Ortiz José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez Geraldo da Silva
Olimpia
Óscar Banegas Belarmino Rivera Juan Carlos "Rata" Contreras
Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga Prudencio Norales Vicente Daniel Viera
Ramón Fernández Riera Jorge Manuel "Bugy" Ulate Santos "Indio" Ruiz
Antonio "Flaco" Hernández Danilo Galindo Fernando Tovar
Eugenio Dolmo Flores Alex Pineda Chacón Raúl Martínez Sambulá
Javier Flores Luis Jaime Patrocinio Sierra
Juan Carlos Pineda Chacón Daniel Zapata Rudy Alberto Williams
Nahúm Espinoza Erick Fú Lanza Darío Mejía
Juan Carlos Espinoza Carlos "Gigio" Maldonado
Platense
Raúl Centeno Gamboa Antonio "Machangay" Amaya López Jorge Arita Neals
Fernando Nuila Margarito Bernárdez
Real España
Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos
Geovany Gayle Alarcón Ildefonso Bonilla Jorge López Silva
Rubén Alonso Nelson Benavídez Esteban Pitío Centeno
Juan Ramón "Montuca" Castro Edith Hernando Contreras Carlos Fernando Landa
Allan Anthony Costly Alex Geovany Ávila Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya
Nahamán Humberto González Juan Manuel "Nito" Anariba "Yuca" López
Karl Antonio Roland Enrique Daniel Uberty García Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo
Rigoberto "Rigo" González Luis "Gavilán" Cálix Junior Rashford Costly
Carlos Reyes Carlos Orlando Caballero
Sula
Lorenzo Crisanto Batiz Amílcar Lowe Gregorio Flores
Mario Bustillo Óscar "Tigre" Carbajal Manuel Reyes Meraz
Fernando Nuila Danilo "Pilo" Henríquez Marco "Choreta" Ordóñez
Luis Alonso Zúniga Carlos Aguilar Bonilla Dennis Caballero
Óscar "Pito Loco" López Catarino Amaya Marco "Toñito" Gómez
Rigoberto Castillo Emilio "Chespirito" Hernández Johnny Williams
José Luis "Pili" Aguirre Roger Javier Valladares Mauricio Camacho
Universidad
Gerardo "Cholo" Villalobos César Adonis Flores Víctor Martín Castro
Victoria
Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte Jorge Alberto "Bala" Bennett Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
Carlos Roberto "Condorito" Mejía Alvarenga Ramón Berckling
Vida
Raúl David Fúnez Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez Rudy Pine Pack
José Emilio Martínez Jorge Ernesto Pineda Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna
José Danilo Carías Figueroa René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez Carlos Ramírez

Known results

Round 1
Victoria1–0Curacao
Bennett
La Ceiba
Marathón0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula

Relegation playoffs
Curacao1–2Sula
Tegucigalpa
Sula0–0Vida
San Pedro Sula

Pentagonal
Real España0–1Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Marathón0–0Real España
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia0–0Motagua
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–2Olimpia
Cornet Sierra
Fernández
San Pedro Sula
Vida1–2Motagua
La Ceiba
Motagua0–2Marathón
Machado
Castillo
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Real España
Tegucigalpa
Marathón0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–2Real España
Tegucigalpa
Real España0–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Real España3–2Marathón
Uberty
Alonzo
Cálix 		Machado
Cornet
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Olimpia
Pérez Contreras
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia2–1Marathón
Contreras
Flores 		Laing
Tegucigalpa

Unknown rounds
Real España2–1Sula
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–0Vida
Tegucigalpa
Real España1–2Vida
Uberti
San Pedro Sula
Vida4–1Platense
La Ceiba
Olimpia2–0Curacao
Tegucigalpa
Real España1–1Marathón
San Pedro Sula
Marathón2–0Curacao
San Pedro Sula
Curacao1–1Sula
Tegucigalpa
Sula1–1Universidad
San Pedro Sula
Platense1–0Victoria
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Curacao
Tegucigalpa
Sula1–3Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Real España6–2Sula
Anariba
Landa
Chavarría 		Valladares
San Pedro Sula
Motagua3–0Universidad
Reyes
Yearwood
Tegucigalpa

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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