1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional

LINA
Season 1987-88
Champions Olimpia
(9th title)
Relegated E.A.C.I.
CONCACAF Champions Cup Olimpia
Marathón
Top goalscorer Gilberto Leonel Machado (19)

In 1987-88, Olimpia won its ninth title in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras after beating Marathón in the final, the tournament had a regular season of 27 rounds and a final round.

Contents

1987-88 teams

Regular season

Standings Group A

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 27 15 8 4 44 24 +20 38 Qualified to the Final round
2 Olimpia 27 11 10 6 32 21 +11 32
3 Victoria 27 10 12 5 26 23 +3 32
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 the Liga de Ascenso

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
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

2nd Place playoff

November 1987
Victoria 2 – 0 Olimpia

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
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

Final

1987-12-20
Olimpia 0 – 0 Marathón Tegucigalpa


1987-12-23
Marathón 0 – 1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
Espinoza

Top scorer

Squads

E.A.C.I.

  • Miguel Angel "Payasito" Gómez
  • Geovany Rodríguez
  • Rony Galeas
  • Rigoberto Alemán
  • Juan "Ninja" Padilla Bardales
  • José Betancourt
  • Luis García
  • Noel Omar Renderos
  • Azaneth Ortiz
  • Jorge Sierra
  • Raul David Fúnez
  • Edgar Murillo
  • Jorge Sánchez
  • Víctor Hugo Salgado
  • Alirio Posas
  • Ernesto Isaula
  • Héctor Beltrán
  • Nelson Larios"Hungaro"
  • Héctor Posantes
  • César Alberto Galindo
  • Jorge Meléndez
  • Tedy Lozano
  • Cándido "Cubillo" García
  • Celio Sánchez
  • Rafael "Sietío" Torres
  • Edgardo Moradel Zapata
  • Roger "Maisón" Rosales
  • Oscar "Tigre" Carbajal
  • Walter Baca Plummer

Marathón

  • Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
  • Gilberto Leonel Machado
  • Javier Toledo
  • Pedro Midence
  • Suamy Álvarez
  • José Luis "Joche" Alvarado
  • Amílcar Lanza
  • Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales
  • Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
  • Richardson Smith
  • Herminio Villalobos
  • Marco "Tono" García
  • Pedro Geovany Midence
  • Francisco Adelmo Herrera
  • Fredy Méndez
  • Samuel Figueroa
  • Tomás Róchez
  • Oswaldo 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
  • Raul 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 Stewart
  • 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 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 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

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


Sula 1 – 1 Marathón
Amaya

Victoria 1 – 0 Olimpia La Ceiba

Round 2


Olimpia 0 – 1 Universidad Tegucigalpa

Third place playoff


Olimpia 0 – 2 Victoria

Pentagonal

11 November 1987
Real España 1 – 0 Marathón San Pedro Sula
Yearwood
21 November 1987
Marathón 2 – 1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
26 November 1987
Olimpia 0 – 0 Real España Tegucigalpa
2 December 1987
Marathón 0 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula
Chavarría
6 December 1987
Victoria 0 – 0 Sula La Ceiba
6 December 1987
Real España 1 – 4 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
Cálix Espinoza
J. Flores
J. A. Flores
10 December 1987
Olimpia 2 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa

Real España 1 – 2 Victoria San Pedro Sula

Real España 1 – 0 Sula San Pedro Sula

Marathón 0 – 0 Victoria San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds

1987-04-26
Vida 6 – 2 Motagua La Ceiba
Zelaya
Dueñas
García
Williams
Núnez
Almendárez
1987-05-20
Sula 5 – 1 Vida San Pedro Sula
1987-05-21
Olimpia 3 – 0 Victoria Tegucigalpa
D. Flores
J. Flores
Figueroa
1987-08-29
Marathón 3 – 1 Platense San Pedro Sula
Laing Luján
1987-09-27
Olimpia 2 – 3 Marathón Tegucigalpa
1987-10-25
Motagua 1 – 1 Sula
1987-10-28
Marathón 4 – 0 Universidad

Olimpia 1 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa

Marathón 1 – 1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula

E.A.C.I. 2 – 2 Vida

Motagua 0 – 1 Real España

Platense 1 – 1 Marathón

Universidad 3 – 1 Olimpia

Victoria 1 – 0 Sula

Real España 2 – 0 Platense

Marathón 1 – 0 E.A.C.I.

Universidad 3 – 0 Motagua

Vida 0 – 0 Sula

E.A.C.I. 1 – 2 Olimpia

Motagua 4 – 2 Sula

Platense 0 – 0 Vida

Universidad 1 – 0 Marathón

Victoria 1 – 1 Real España

Real España 0 – 0 Vida

Marathón 1 – 1 Platense

Olimpia 1 – 0 Universidad

Sula 2 – 0 E.A.C.I.

Victoria 0 – 0 Motagua

E.A.C.I. 1 – 1 Universidad

Real España 3 – 1 Platense

Marathón 2 – 0 Vida

Sula 2 – 2 Motagua

Victoria 0 – 0 Olimpia

Real España 3 – 2 Universidad

Platense 0 – 0 Motagua

Victoria 1 – 0 E.A.C.I.

Vida 1 – 1 Sula