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2001–02 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Season
  
2001–02

Start date
  
2001

Relegated
  
Deportes Savio

Copa Interclubes UNCAF
  
Motagua Marathón

Location
  
Honduras

Top goalscorer
  
Apertura: Enrique Renau (8) Clausura: Marcelo Ferreira (13)

Biggest home win
  
Victoria 4-1 Deportes Savio (19 September 2001) Marathón 4-1 Universidad (26 January 2002) Olimpia 4-1 Universidad (13 April 2002) Marathón 4-1 Olimpia (23 May 2002)

Biggest away win
  
Marathón 0-5 Real España (2 December 2001) Deportes Savio 2-6 Platense (10 February 2002)

Highest scoring
  
Marathón 6-3 Victoria (22 September 2001)

Champions
  
C.D. Motagua, C.D. Marathón

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2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2001–02 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was divided into two phases, the Apertura tournament which lasted from September to December 2001, and the Clausura tournament which was played from January to May 2002. C.D. Motagua and C.D. Marathón each lifted one trophy obtaining the 39th and 40th national championship respectively in the history of the league. This was the fourth season under the Apertura and Clausura format.

Contents

Apertura

The Apertura tournament started on 7 September 2001 in La Ceiba with a 2–1 Victoria's home win over last season runners Olimpia. After 18 rounds Motagua, Marathón, Platense, and Olimpia qualified to the Final round to fight for the title.

Standings

As of 2 December 2001

Results

As of 2 December 2001

Source: RSSSF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals

Motagua vs Olimpia
  • Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.
    • Marathón vs Platense
  • Marathón won 3–2 on aggregate.

    • Final

    Motagua vs Marathón
  • Motagua 3–3 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua won 5–3 on penalty shootouts.

    • Top goalscorers

    8 goals

  • Enrique Renau (Marathón)

    • 7 goals

  • Marcelo Verón (Motagua)
  • Denilson Costa (Olimpia)

    • 6 goals

  • José Pacini (Motagua)
  • Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

    • 5 goals

  • Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
  • Pompilio Cacho (Marathón)
  • Gustavo Fuentes (Olimpia)

    • Clausura

    The Clausura tournament was the second part of the 2001–02 season in Liga Nacional; the league games started on 19 January 2002 in La Ceiba with an unexpected 0–3 C.D. Victoria's home defeat against Deportes Savio. The previous champions C.D. Motagua was unable to qualify to the Final round and C.D. Marathón earned its first title after 20 long years.

    Standings

    As of 12 May 2002

    Results

    As of 12 May 2002

    Source: RSSSF
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Semifinals

    Olimpia vs Victoria
  • Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.
    • Platense vs Marathón
  • Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.

    • Final

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

    • Top goalscorers

    13 goals

  • Marcelo Ferreira (Platense)

    • 10 goals

  • Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)

    • 7 goals

  • Gustavo Fuentes (Olimpia)
  • Elvis Scott (Marathón)

    • 6 goals

  • Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
  • Carlos Múñoz (Real Comayagua)

    • 5 goals

  • Pompilio Cacho (Marathón)
  • Enrique Reneau (Marathón)
  • Emil Martínez (Marathón)
  • Christian Martínez (Victoria)
  • Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)
  • Reynaldo Tilguath (Platense)
  • Miguel Mariano (Victoria)
  • Luis Oseguera (Victoria)

    • 4 goals

  • Clifford Laing (Platense)
  • Francisco Ramírez (Motagua)

    • 3 goals

  • Carlos Oliva (Marathón)
  • Jaime Rosales (Marathón)
  • Jorge Pineda (Victoria)
  • Carlos Güity (Vida)
  • Marco Mejía (Real España)

    • 2 goals

  • Marlon Hernández (Universidad)
  • Lester Marson (Savio)
  • Milton Palacios (Victoria)
  • Fabio Ulloa (Olimpia)
  • Francis Reyes (Olimpia)

    • 1 goal

  • Ariel Leyes (Marathón)
  • Walter López (Marathón)
  • Óscar Vargas (Marathón)
  • Nigel Zúniga (Marathón)
  • Maynor Figueroa (Victoria)

    • Relegation table

    As of 12 May 2002

    References

    2001–02 Honduran Liga Nacional Wikipedia
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