2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 36th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The season was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura, being conquered by Real C.D. España and Club Deportivo Olimpia respectively.[1]

Liga Nacional
Season2003–04
ChampionsApertura:
Real España
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedReal Patepluma
UNCAF Interclub CupReal España
Olimpia
Top goalscorerApertura:
Argentina Danilo Tosello (13)
Clausura:
Brazil Luciano Emílio (10)
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2004.

2003–04 teams

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was played from August to December 2003; Club Deportivo Olimpia and Real C.D. España qualified to the Final after they eliminated C.D. Marathón and C.D.S. Vida in the semifinals; once there, Real España obtained its 8th title under the management of Juan de Dios Castillo.[2]

Results

Home \ Away OLA MAR MOT OLI PLA RES PAT UNI VIC VID
Atlético Olanchano 0–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–5 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1
Marathón 4–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–0
Motagua 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Olimpia 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
Platense 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–4 3–1 4–1 2–1 0–1
Real España 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–3
Real Patepluma 1–4 0–1 1–3 0–6 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–2
Universidad 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Victoria 0–0 0–2 2–2 2–4 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–2
Vida 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 13 4 1 40 7 +33 43 Qualified to the Final round
2 Real España 18 10 5 3 36 23 +13 35
3 Vida 18 8 5 5 23 20 +3 29
4 Marathón 18 8 4 6 21 16 +5 28
5 Motagua 18 7 3 8 22 22 0 24
6 Platense 18 5 7 6 20 23 3 22
7 Universidad 18 4 9 5 14 20 6 21
8 Victoria 18 3 7 8 19 29 10 16
9 Atlético Olanchano 18 3 6 9 20 31 11 15
10 Real Patepluma 18 2 4 12 15 40 25 10
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2003. Source:
Olimpia vs Marathón
4 December 2003 1st leg Marathón 2–2 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Fernández 12'
Pacini 48'
Palacios 5'
Tosello 13'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

  • Olimpia won 5–3 on aggregate score.
Real España vs Vida
4 December 2003 1st leg Vida 3–1 Real España La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Paradiso 16'
Brooks 58'
Arzú 77'
Pavón 83' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

  • Real España won 4–3 on aggregate score.
Olimpia vs Real España
14 December 2003 1st leg Real España 2–2 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Emílio 38' 83' Cárcamo 27'
Tosello 77' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: Marcio Carranza

21 December 2003 2nd leg Olimpia 0–2 Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Santana 81'
Emílio 90'
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 34,515
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Olimpia
Real España
  • Real España won 4–2 on aggregate score.
 Liga Nacional
2003–04 Apertura champion 
Real España
8th title

Top goalscorers

13 goals

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

Clausura

On the Clausura tournament, C.D. Olimpia won its 17th domestic league by beating C.D. Marathón in the finals; Real Patepluma withdrew before the start of the regular season and were mathematically relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.

Results

Home \ Away OLA MAR MOT OLI PLA RES UNI VIC VID
Atlético Olanchano 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–4 1–2
Marathón 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 3–0
Motagua 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1
Olimpia 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1
Platense 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–4 1–0 0–2 2–0
Real España 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–4 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
Universidad 2–0 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–0
Victoria 3–1 1–0 3–2 2–3 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–0
Vida 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 16 11 4 1 33 15 +18 37 Qualified to the Final round
2 Victoria 16 9 2 5 26 20 +6 29
3 Marathón 16 7 4 5 22 14 +8 25
4 Real España 16 7 3 6 28 25 +3 24
5 Motagua 16 6 5 5 22 20 +2 23
6 Platense 16 6 2 8 18 22 4 20
7 Atlético Olanchano 16 3 5 8 21 30 9 14
8 Vida 16 2 7 7 13 25 12 13
9 Universidad 16 3 4 9 8 20 12 13[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2004. Source:
Notes:
  1. Universidad made only 8 goals during the Clausura tournament, a record in Liga Nacional.
Olimpia vs Real España

  • Olimpia won 5–2 on aggregate score.
Victoria vs Marathón

  • Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate score.
Olimpia vs Marathón

30 May 2004 2nd leg Olimpia 1–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Tosello 32' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 30,254
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Olimpia
Marathón
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
 Liga Nacional
2003–04 Clausura champion 
Olimpia
17th title

Top goalscorers

10 goals

Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the teams with less points at the end would be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso; however, Real Patepluma withdrew from the Clausura tournament due to a financial crisis and were automatically relegated.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 34 24 8 2 73 22 +51 80 Qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF[lower-alpha 1]
2 Real España 34 17 8 9 64 48 +16 59
3 Marathón 34 15 8 11 43 30 +13 53
4 Motagua 34 13 8 13 44 42 +2 47
5 Victoria 34 12 9 13 45 49 4 45
6 Platense 34 11 9 14 38 45 7 42
7 Vida 34 10 12 12 35 44 9 42
8 Universidad 34 7 13 14 22 40 18 34
9 Atlético Olanchano 34 6 11 17 41 61 20 29
10 Real Patepluma 18 2 4 12 15 40 25 10 Relegation to the 2004–05 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2004. Source:
Notes:
  1. Real España and Olimpia qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as champions of Apertura and Clausura respectively.

References

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