The 1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 23rd edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament was the same as the 1987-88 season. This edition was a rematch of the 22st edition final. Real C.D. España successfully defeated [1] Club Deportivo Olimpia in the final. Title holder and runner-up qualified for berths to the 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Liga Nacional
Season1988–89
ChampionsReal España (5th)
RelegatedUniversidad
CONCACAF Champions' CupReal España
Olimpia
Matches played158
Goals scored268 (1.7 per match)
Top goalscorerMathews (8)
Alonso (8)
Lobo (8)
Centeno (8)
All statistics correct as of 24 December 1988.

1988–89 teams

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Regular season

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Standings Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 27 10 12 5 25 17 +8 32 Qualified to the Final round[a]
2 Marathón 27 7 14 6 21 17 +4 28
3 Victoria 27 7 12 8 21 21 0 26
4 Curacao 27 5 13 9 21 31 −10 23
5 Platense 27 5 12 10 21 28 −7 22
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Olimpia and Marathón qualified to the Final round.

Standings Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España[a] 27 13 10 4 32 19 +13 36 Qualified to the Final round[b]
2 Motagua 27 10 12 5 26 18 +8 32
3 Vida 27 9 9 9 19 18 +1 27
4 Sula 27 7 9 11 28 34 −6 23
5 Universidad 27 7 7 13 15 26 −11 21 Relegated to Segunda División[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Real España clinched final spot as Regular season winner.
  2. ^ Real España, Motagua and Vida qualified to Final round.
  3. ^ Universidad relegated to Segunda División.

Reply for 2nd place

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19 October 1988 Replay Olimpia 2–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Norales  
Flores  
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Final round

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Pentagonal standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 8 4 4 0 8 3 +5 12 Qualified to the Final round[a]
2 Real España 8 3 4 1 7 3 +4 10
3 Motagua 8 2 4 2 4 6 −2 8
4 Vida 8 2 2 4 6 9 −3 6
5 Marathón 8 1 2 5 8 12 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Olimpia qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

Final

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Real España
 
 
 
 
 
Olimpia
  • Real España 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate. Real España champions on better regular season record.
Liga Nacional
1988–89 Champion
Real España
5th title

Top scorers

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Squads

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Curacao
  Constantino Reyes   Calos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo   Eduardo Bennett
  César Martínez   Edgar Murillo   Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante
  Samuel Chávez   Iván Guerra   Francisco "Pancho" González
  Nelson "Namasigüe" Guevara   Jeremías "Burrito" González   Marco Tulio "Pollo" Suazo
  Juan Antonio "Zurdo" Aguilar
Marathón
  Dangelo Bautista   Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero   Francisco Adelmo Herrera
  José Luis "Joche" Alvarado   Porfirio Armando Betancourt   José Ulloa Villatoro
  Eduardo Laing   Óscar Gerardo "Maradona" Cruz   Pedro Geovany Midence
  Jorge Suamy Álvarez   José Manuel Enamorado Díaz   Jorge Chévez
  Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales   Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias   Luis Cornet
  Neptally Turcios   Leonel Machado   Aparicio Colón
  Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo
Motagua
  Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez   Miguel Antonio Mathews Sargent   Fabricio "Amapala" Pérez
  Hernaín Arzú   Donaldo "Martillo" Guillén Reyes   Gilberto Yearwood
  Juan Gómez Ortiz   José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez   Geraldo da Silva
Olimpia
  Óscar Banegas   Belarmino Rivera   Juan Carlos "Rata" Contreras
  Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga   Prudencio Norales   Vicente Daniel Viera
  Ramón Fernández Riera   Jorge Manuel "Bugy" Ulate   Santos "Indio" Ruiz
  Antonio "Flaco" Hernández   Danilo Galindo   Fernando Tovar
  Eugenio Dolmo Flores   Alex Pineda Chacón   Raúl Martínez Sambulá
  Javier Flores   Luis Jaime   Patrocinio Sierra
  Juan Carlos Pineda Chacón   Daniel Zapata   Rudy Alberto Williams
  Nahúm Espinoza   Erick Fú Lanza   Darío Mejía
  Juan Carlos Espinoza   Carlos "Gigio" Maldonado
Platense
  Raúl Centeno Gamboa   Antonio "Machangay" Amaya López   Jorge Arita Neals
  Fernando Nuila   Margarito Bernárdez
Real España
  Julio César "El Tile" Arzú   Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz   José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos
  Geovany Gayle Alarcón   Ildefonso Bonilla   Jorge López Silva
  Rubén Alonso   Nelson Benavídez   Esteban Pitío Centeno
  Juan Ramón "Montuca" Castro   Edith Hernando Contreras   Carlos Fernando Landa
  Allan Anthony Costly   Alex Geovany Ávila   Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya
  Nahamán Humberto González   Juan Manuel "Nito" Anariba   "Yuca" López
  Karl Antonio Roland   Enrique Daniel Uberty García   Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo
  Rigoberto "Rigo" González   Luis "Gavilán" Cálix   Junior Rashford Costly
  Carlos Reyes   Carlos Orlando Caballero
Sula
  Lorenzo Crisanto Batiz   Amílcar Lowe   Gregorio Flores
  Mario Bustillo   Óscar "Tigre" Carbajal   Manuel Reyes Meraz
  Fernando Nuila   Danilo "Pilo" Henríquez   Marco "Choreta" Ordóñez
  Luis Alonso Zúniga   Carlos Aguilar Bonilla   Dennis Caballero
  Óscar "Pito Loco" López   Catarino Amaya   Marco "Toñito" Gómez
  Rigoberto Castillo   Emilio "Chespirito" Hernández   Johnny Williams
  José Luis "Pili" Aguirre   Roger Javier Valladares   Mauricio Camacho
Universidad
  Gerardo "Cholo" Villalobos   César Adonis Flores   Roberto "Chele" Barahona
  Fraterno Calderon   Salomón Nazzar   Juan José Craniotis
  Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano   Iván Canales   Iván Ponce
  Jorge "Chino" Euceda   Roberto Brites
Victoria
  Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte   Jorge Alberto "Bala" Bennett   Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
  Carlos Roberto "Condorito" Mejía Alvarenga   Ramón Berckling
Vida
  Raúl David Fúnez   Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez   Rudy Pine Pack
  José Emilio Martínez   Jorge Ernesto Pineda   Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna
  José Danilo Carías Figueroa   René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez   Carlos Ramírez

Known results

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Round 1

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Victoria1–0Curacao
Bennett  
La Ceiba
Marathón0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula

Relegation playoffs

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Curacao1–2Sula
Tegucigalpa
Sula0–0Vida
San Pedro Sula

Pentagonal

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Real España0–1Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Marathón0–0Real España
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia0–0Motagua
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–2Olimpia
Cornet   Sierra  
Fernández  
San Pedro Sula
Vida1–2Motagua
La Ceiba
Motagua0–2Marathón
Machado  
Castillo  
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Real España
Tegucigalpa
Marathón0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–2Real España
Tegucigalpa
Real España0–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Real España3–2Marathón
Uberty  
Alonzo  
Cálix  
Machado  
Cornet  
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Olimpia
Pérez   Contreras  
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia2–1Marathón
Contreras  
Flores  
Laing  
Tegucigalpa

Unknown rounds

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Real España2–1Sula
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–0Vida
Tegucigalpa
Vida1–0Universidad
La Ceiba
Real España1–2Vida
Uberti  
San Pedro Sula
Vida4–1Platense
La Ceiba
Olimpia2–0Curacao
Tegucigalpa
Real España1–1Marathón
San Pedro Sula
Vida1–0Victoria
La Ceiba
Marathón2–0Curacao
San Pedro Sula
Curacao1–1Sula
Tegucigalpa
Sula1–1Universidad
San Pedro Sula
Platense1–0Victoria
San Pedro Sula
Vida0–1Marathón
  Machado
La Ceiba
Motagua1–1Curacao
Tegucigalpa
Sula1–3Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Real España6–2Sula
Anariba        
Landa  
Chavarría  
Valladares    
San Pedro Sula
Motagua3–0Universidad
Reyes    
Yearwood  
Tegucigalpa

References

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