2002–03 C.D. Marathón season

The 2002–03 C.D. Marathón season in the Honduran football league was divided into two halves, Apertura and Clausura. Marathón was capable to win one tournament, having achieved the fourth championship in their history.[1]

Marathón
2002–03 season
ChairmanArturo Bendaña
ManagerJosé de la Paz Herrera, Gilberto Machado, and Rubén Guifarro (Apertura)
Miguel Ángel Lemme and Flavio Ortega (Clausura)
AperturaThird place/Semifinals
ClausuraChampion
Top goalscorerLeague: Pompilio Cacho (Apertura, 5)
Pompilio Cacho and Denilson Costa (Clausura, 10)
All: Pompilio Cacho (15)
Highest home attendance35,745 vs. Motagua
(1 June 2003)

Apertura
Main article: 2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional § Apertura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
– GK Argentina ARG Víctor Coello
– GK Honduras HON Juan Centeno
– GK Honduras HON Orlin Vallecillo
– DF Honduras HON Mauricio Sabillón
– DF Honduras HON Walter López
– DF Honduras HON Darwin Pacheco
– DF Honduras HON Luis Santamaría
– DF Honduras HON David Cárcamo
– DF Honduras HON Behiker Bustillo
– DF Honduras HON Leonardo Morales
– DF Paraguay PAR Alfredo Jara
– DF Honduras HON Lenín Suárez
– MF Honduras HON Dennis Ferrera
– MF Honduras HON Luis Guifarro
– MF Honduras HON Mario Berríos
No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF Honduras HON Mario López
– MF Honduras HON Rubén Suazo
– MF Honduras HON Carlos Salinas
– MF Honduras HON Emil Martínez
– MF Honduras HON Carlos Güity
– MF Honduras HON Narciso Fernández
– MF Honduras HON Anael Figueroa
– FW Honduras HON Orvin Cabrera
– FW Honduras HON Pompilio Cacho
– FW Honduras HON Elvis Scott
– FW Brazil BRA Jean Carles Rosario
– FW Brazil BRA Silvian López
– FW Brazil BRA Lisandro Silva
– FW Honduras HON Óscar Vargas

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Platense 18 12 5 1 42 14 +28 41 Qualified to the Final round
2 Olimpia 18 7 10 1 25 17 +8 31
3 Marathón 18 7 7 4 22 16 +6 28
4 Real España 18 6 8 4 25 18 +7 26
5 Motagua 18 7 5 6 24 23 +1 26
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHHA
ResultLDLWDWDDDDWLWLDWWW
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season
11 August 2002 Round 1 Honduras Salzburg 1 – 0 Marathón El Progreso, Yoro
Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
17 August 2002 Round 2 Marathón 1 – 1 Vida San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
25 August 2002 Round 3 Platense 2 – 0 Marathón Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Ferreira Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
31 August 2002 Round 4 Victoria 1 – 2 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
Scott Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
4 September 2002 Round 5 Marathón 1 – 1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
19:30 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
7 September 2002 Round 6 Marathón 3 – 0 Universidad San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Cacho
Pacheco 		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
14 September 2002 Round 7 Motagua 2 – 2 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
22 September 2002 Round 8 Real Maya 1 – 1 Marathón Comayagua, Comayagua
16:00 (UTC−06) Cacho
13 October 2002 Round 9 Marathón 0 – 0 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
2 October 2002 Round 10 Marathón 1 – 1 Honduras Salzburg San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06) Bustillo Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
7 October 2002 Round 11 Vida 0 – 3 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
Cacho
Martínez
Vargas 		Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
12 October 2002 Round 12 Marathón 1 – 3 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
19 October 2002 Round 13 Marathón 2 – 0 Victoria San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Berríos Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
23 October 2002 Round 14 Olimpia 2 – 0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
20 November 2002 Round 15 Universidad 1 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
9 November 2002 Round 16 Marathón 2 – 0 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Martínez Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
16 November 2002 Round 17 Marathón 1 – 0 Real Maya San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Suárez Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
24 November 2002 Round 18 Real España 0 – 1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Semifinals
28 November 2002 1st leg Marathón 0 – 2 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06) Bennett
Bonilla 		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
1 December 2002 2nd leg Olimpia 0 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Rosario Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Olimpia won 3-2 on aggregate.

Clausura
Main article: 2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional § Clausura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Honduras HON Víctor Coello
– GK Honduras HON Hugo Caballero
– GK Honduras HON Orlin Vallecillo
– DF Honduras HON Walter López
23 DF Honduras HON Mauricio Sabillón
6 DF Honduras HON José Luis López
5 DF Honduras HON Darwin Pacheco
– DF Honduras HON David Cárcamo
– DF Honduras HON Leonardo Morales
4 DF Honduras HON Lenín Suárez
– DF Honduras HON Luis Santamaría
3 DF Honduras HON Behiker Bustillo
20 MF Honduras HON Narciso Fernández
19 MF Honduras HON Mario Berríos
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Honduras HON Dennis Ferrera
24 MF Honduras HON Luis Guifarro
– MF Honduras HON Rubén Suazo
– MF Honduras HON Carlos Güity
– MF Honduras HON Carlos Salinas
– MF Honduras HON Ilich Arias
7 MF Honduras HON Emil Martínez
– FW Argentina ARG Juan Manuel Zandoná
17 FW Honduras HON Pompilio Cacho
10 FW Brazil BRA Denilson Costa
9 FW Argentina ARG José Pacini
– FW Honduras HON Óscar Vargas
– FW Honduras HON David Cáceres

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 10 5 3 32 19 +13 35 Qualified to the Final round
2 Marathón 18 10 3 5 33 17 +16 33
3 Real España 18 8 4 6 25 15 +10 28
4 Motagua 18 8 4 6 21 16 +5 28
5 Vida 18 7 4 7 24 30 −6 25
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2003. Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHH
ResultLWDWWLLDDWLLWWWWWW
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season
5 January 2003 Round 1 Olimpia 4 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Palacios
Tilguath
Romero
Cárcamo 		Palacios o.g.' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
18 January 2003 Round 2 Marathón 1 – 0 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06) Cacho Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
26 January 2003 Round 3 Real España 1 – 1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Emílio Costa Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
1 February 2003 Round 4 Marathón 4 – 2 Vida San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Costa
Cacho
Vargas
Mauricio Sabillón 		Ramírez
S. Arzú 		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
8 February 2003 Round 5 Marathón 1 – 0 Real Maya San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
16 February 2003 Round 6 Honduras Salzburg 1 – 0 Marathón El Progreso, Yoro
19:30 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
22 February 2003 Round 7 Marathón 2 – 3 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
1 March 2003 Round 8 Victoria 0 – 0 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
9 March 2003 Round 9 Universidad 1 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:30 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
15 March 2003 Round 10 Marathón 1 – 0 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
23 March 2003 Round 11 Platense 3 – 2 Marathón Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Hulse
Álvarez
Argueta 		Pacini
Costa 		Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
29 March 2003 Round 12 Marathón 0 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06) Emílio Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
5 April 2003 Round 13 Vida 0 – 6 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:00 (UTC−06) Cacho
Salinas
Costa
Santamaría 		Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
9 April 2003 Round 14 Marathón 2 – 0 Honduras Salzburg San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06) Costa
Cacho (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
13 April 2003 Round 15 Real Maya 0 – 4 Marathón Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara
Cacho
Martínez
Costa
Pacini
29 April 2003 Round 16 Motagua 0 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Atlántida
16:00 (UTC−06) Pacheco Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
3 May 2003 Round 17 Marathón 2 – 0 Victoria San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
10 May 2003 Round 18 Marathón 4 – 1 Universidad San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06) Cacho
Pacini 		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Semifinals
14 May 2003 1st round Real España 1 – 1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06) Jiménez Cacho Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
17 May 2003 2nd leg Marathón 1 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Fernández Betine Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
  • Marathón 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better Regular season performance.

Final
25 May 2003 1st leg Motagua 0 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Martínez 65' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 21,691
Referee: Óscar Bardales
1 June 2003 2nd leg Marathón 3 – 1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06) Cacho 44'
Costa 60' 89'		 Oseguera 40' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 35,745
Referee: Marcio Carranza
  • Marathón won 4–1 on aggregate.

Total scorers
Goals Player
15 Honduras Pompilio Cacho
10 Brazil Denilson Costa*
8 Honduras Emil Martínez
7 Argentina José Pacini
6 Honduras Elvis Scott**
  • Only at Clausura
    • Only at Apertura

References
  1. RSSSF.com – Honduras 2002/03 – 2013-8-14
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