2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season 2003–04
Champions Apertura:
Real España
Clausura:
Olimpia
Relegated Real Patepluma
Copa Interclubes UNCAF Real España
Olimpia
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Danilo Tosello (13)
Clausura:
Luciano Emílio (10)

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 C.D. Olimpia respectively.[1]

Contents

2003–04 teams

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was played from August to December 2003; C.D. 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]

Regular season

Results

As of 1 December 2003
Home \ Away1 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
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

As of 1 December 2003
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

Final round

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Marathón

Real España vs Vida

Final

Olimpia vs Real España

Liga Nacional
2003–04 Apertura Champion
Real España
8th title

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.

Regular season

Results

As of 8 May 2004
Home \ Away1 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
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

As of 8 May 2004
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

Final round

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Real España

Victoria vs Marathón

Final

Olimpia vs Marathón

Liga Nacional
2003–04 Clausura Champion
Olimpia
17th title

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.

As of 8 May 2004

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[3]
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

Trivia

Universidad made only 8 goals during the Clausura tournament, a record in Liga Nacional.

External links

References

  1. ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras 2003/04 – 11 December 2009
  2. ^ HondurasFutbol.com – Campeones/Sub Campeones Liga Nacional, 1965 a la fecha – 21 December 2003
  3. ^ Real España and Olimpia qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as champions of Apertura and Clausura respectively.