1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional
Football league season
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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.
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olimpia (9th) |
| Relegated | E.A.C.I. |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Olimpia Marathón |
| Matches | 158 |
| Goals | 304 (1.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Machado (19) |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → | |
1987–88 teams
- 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.
Regular season
Standings Group A
| 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] |
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[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 |
- Real España and Sula qualified to the Final round.
2nd Place playoff
Final round
Pentagonal standings
- Olimpia qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.
Final
| 20 December 1987 1st leg | Olimpia | 0–0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 23 December 1987 2nd leg | Marathón | 0–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
 86' Espinoza |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
      Marathón
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Olimpia
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- 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 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 | |||
Known results
Round 1
| Sula | 1–1 | Marathón |
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| Amaya |
| Victoria | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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La Ceiba
| Motagua | 1–2 | Marathón |
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| Machado |
Tegucigalpa
Round 2
| Olimpia | 0–1 | Universidad |
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Tegucigalpa
Third place playoff
| Olimpia | 0–2 | Victoria |
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Pentagonal
| Real España | 1–0 | Marathón |
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| Yearwood |
San Pedro Sula
| Marathón | 2–1 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Real España |
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Tegucigalpa
| Marathón | 0–1 | Real España |
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| Chavarría |
San Pedro Sula
| Victoria | 0–0 | Sula |
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La Ceiba
| Real España | 1–4 | Olimpia |
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| Cálix |
Espinoza J. Flores J. A. Flores |
San Pedro Sula
| Olimpia | 2–1 | Marathón |
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Tegucigalpa
| Real España | 1–2 | Victoria |
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San Pedro Sula
| Real España | 1–0 | Sula |
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San Pedro Sula
| Marathón | 0–0 | Victoria |
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San Pedro Sula
Unknown rounds
| Real España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
| Marathón | 4–1 | Vida |
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| Machado |
La Ceiba
| Vida | 6–2 | Motagua |
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| Zelaya Dueñas García Williams |
Núnez Almendárez |
La Ceiba
| Sula | 5–1 | Vida |
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San Pedro Sula
| Olimpia | 3–0 | Victoria |
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| D. Flores J. Flores Figueroa |
Tegucigalpa
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Real España |
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| Viera |
Tegucigalpa
| Marathón | 3–1 | Platense |
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| Laing |
Luján |
San Pedro Sula
| Olimpia | 2–3 | Marathón |
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| Machado Lanza |
Tegucigalpa
| Motagua | 1–1 | Sula |
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| 90+' Nuila |
Tegucigalpa
Referee: José Fuentes
| Marathón | 4–0 | Universidad |
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| Real España | 1–0 | Sula |
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| Costly |
| Olimpia | 1–1 | Marathón |
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Tegucigalpa
| Marathón | 1–1 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
| E.A.C.I. | 2–2 | Vida |
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| Motagua | 0–1 | Real España |
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| Platense | 1–1 | Marathón |
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| Universidad | 3–1 | Olimpia |
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| Victoria | 1–0 | Sula |
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| Real España | 2–0 | Platense |
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| Marathón | 1–0 | E.A.C.I. |
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| Universidad | 3–0 | Motagua |
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| Vida | 0–0 | Sula |
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| E.A.C.I. | 1–2 | Olimpia |
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| Motagua | 4–2 | Sula |
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| Platense | 0–0 | Vida |
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| Universidad | 1–0 | Marathón |
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| Victoria | 1–1 | Real España |
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| Real España | 0–0 | Vida |
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| Marathón | 1–1 | Platense |
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| Machado |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Universidad |
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| Sula | 2–0 | E.A.C.I. |
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| Victoria | 0–0 | Motagua |
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| E.A.C.I. | 1–1 | Universidad |
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| Real España | 3–1 | Platense |
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| Marathón | 2–0 | Vida |
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| Sula | 2–2 | Motagua |
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| Victoria | 0–0 | Olimpia |
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| Real España | 3–2 | Universidad |
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| Platense | 0–0 | Motagua |
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| Victoria | 1–0 | E.A.C.I. |
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| Vida | 1–1 | Sula |
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