1989–90 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	1989–90
Champions	Olimpia (10th)
Relegated	Curacao
CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Olimpia; Real España
Matches played	160
Goals scored	280 (1.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ávila (13)
	← 1988–89 1990–91 → All statistics correct as of 10 January 1990.

The 1989–90 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 24th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament was the same as the 1987-88 season and was a rematch of the 23rd edition final. Club Deportivo Olimpia successfully defended its 1989 title^[1] after defeating in the final runner-up Real C.D. España. Title holder and runner-up qualified for berths to the 1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

1989–90 teams

Platense played their home games at Estadio Francisco Morazán due to renovations at Estadio Excélsior.^[2]

Regular season

Standings Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia^[a]	27	15	10	2	39	17	+22	40	Qualified to the Final round^[b]
2	Marathón	27	10	12	5	24	24	0	32
3	Platense	27	7	11	9	20	21	−1	25
4	Victoria	27	6	12	9	0	18	−18	24
5	Súper Estrella	27	6	10	11	29	39	−10	22

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Olimpia clinched Final spot as Regular season winner.
^ Olimpia, Marathón and Platense qualified to Final round.

Standings Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real España	27	12	12	3	31	16	+15	36	Qualified to the Final round^[a]
2	Motagua	27	9	10	8	29	23	+6	28	Qualified to the Final round^[a]
3	Sula	27	4	13	10	11	18	−7	21	To Relegation playoffs^[b]
4	Vida	27	5	11	11	20	29	−9	21
5	Curacao	27	5	11	11	22	37	−15	21

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Real España and Motagua qualified to Final round.
^ Sula, Vida and Platense to play a Triangular for relegation.

Final round

Relegation playoffs

15 October 1989	Curacao	1–2	Sula	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

18 October 1989	Sula	0–0	Vida	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

29 October 1989	Vida	1–1	Curacao	La Ceiba
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Relegation standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Sula	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
9	Vida	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Curacao	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Relegated to Segunda División

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pentagonal standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real España	8	5	3	0	12	2	+10	13^[a]	Qualified to the Final^[b]
2	Olimpia	8	3	4	1	9	4	+5	10
3	Motagua	8	2	3	3	5	8	−3	7^[a]
4	Platense	8	2	2	4	3	9	−6	6^[a]
5	Marathón	8	0	4	4	2	8	−6	4^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Platense–Motagua and Real España–Marathón were canceled due to irrelevance and shared points.
^ Real España qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

Final

27 December 1989 1st leg	Real España	1–0	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Sosa			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Emiliano Ramírez

10 January 1990 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Williams 87'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 34,252 Referee: Julio López

Olimpia 1–1 Real España on aggregate; Olimpia champions as better goal difference in Regular season and Final round together.

Top scorer

Álex Geovany Ávila (Real España) with 13 goals

Squads

Marathón
Francisco Adelmo Herrera	José Luis "Joche" Alvarado	Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales
Oscar Gerardo "Maradona" Cruz	José Ulloa Villatoro	Nicolás Suazo Velásquez
Mauro Pacheco	Pastor Martínez	Neptaly Turcios
José Manuel Enamorado Díaz	Pedro Geovany Midence	Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo
Leonel Machado
Motagua
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez	Miguel Antonio Mathews Sargent	Gerardo "Cholo" Villalobos
Hernaín Arzú	Rosmán Calderón	Patrocinio Sierra Doblado
José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez
Olimpia
Óscar Banegas	Belarmino Rivera	Carlos José Laje Moreno
Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga	Eugenio Dolmo Flores	Santos "Indio" Ruiz
José Antonio "Flaco" Hernández	Javier Flores	Alex Pineda Chacón
Fernando Tovar Durón	Juan Carlos "Rata" Contreras	Vicente Daniel Viera
Juan Carlos Espinoza	Rudy Alberto Williams	Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón
Erick Darío Fú Lanza	Darío Mejía	Danilo "Pollo" Galindo
Daniel Zapata
Platense
Marco Antonio Gómez	Raúl Centeno Gamboa	Jorge Arita Neals
Real España
Jorge López Silva	Julio César "El Tile" Arzú	Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz
José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos	Alex Geovany Ávila	Marco Antonio Anariba Zepeda
Carlos Orlando Caballero	Luis "Gavilán" Cálix	Nahamán Humberto González
Juan Ramón "Montuca" Castro	Rigoberto "Rigo" González	Carlos Fernando Landa
Camilo Bonilla Paz	Erick Gerardo Gallegos
Karl Antonio Roland	Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna	Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo
Juan "Nito" Anariba	Edith Hernando Contreras	Marcelino Blanco
Sula
Fernando Nuila	Óscar "Pito Loco" López	José Luis "Pili" Aguirre
Carlos Aguilar Bonilla	Roger Javier Valladares	Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez
Luis Alonso Zúniga
Súper Estrella
Víctor Orlando Garay	Víctor Hernán Duarte
Victoria
Jorge Alberto "Bala" Bennett	Carlos Roberto "Condorito" Mejía Alvarenga	Ramón Berckling
Enrique Reneau	Mario Lanza	Jorge Manuel Ulate
Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
Vida
Carlos Ramírez	Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez	Mario Peri
Clayburn McKenzie "El Caracol"	Miguel Guity	Peter Buchanan
Rudy Pine Pack	"Maizon" Rosales	José Danilo Carías Figueroa
René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez	Jorge Ernesto Pineda

Known results

Round 1

11 March 1989

Sula	0–1	Real España
		Caballero

San Pedro Sula

15 March 1989

Platense	2–0	Súper Estrella

San Pedro Sula

Pentagonal

20 October 1989

Olimpia	0–0	Real España

Tegucigalpa

26 October 1989

Motagua	0–0	Olimpia

Tegucigalpa

29 October 1989

Olimpia	0–0	Marathón

Tegucigalpa

2 November 1989

Motagua	2–0	Marathón
Villalobos

Tegucigalpa

5 November 1989

Motagua	0–2	Real España

Tegucigalpa

12 November 1989

Motagua	1–0	Victoria
Villalobos

Tegucigalpa

15 November 1989

Real España	2–0	Marathón
Caballero Anariba

San Pedro Sula

18 November 1989

Real España	2–2	Olimpia
Avila Caballero		Zapata Espinoza

San Pedro Sula

22 November 1989

Marathón	1–1	Motagua
Valerio		Matthews

San Pedro Sula

29 November 1989

Marathón	0–1	Platense
		Laing

San Pedro Sula

2 December 1989

Olimpia	4–1	Motagua
Laje Pineda		Villalobos

San Pedro Sula

6 December 1989

Marathón	0–1	Olimpia

San Pedro Sula

13 December 1989

Real España	1–0	Motagua

San Pedro Sula

23 December 1989

Marathón	–	Real España
	canceled

San Pedro Sula

Olimpia	2–0	Victoria

Victoria	1–1	Marathón

Victoria	1–0	Olimpia

Victoria	–	Motagua
	canceled

La Ceiba

Unknown rounds

22 March 1989

Motagua	1–1	Platense
Villalobos

Tegucigalpa

18 May 1989

Motagua	0–1	Vida
		Peri

Tegucigalpa

21 May 1989

Olimpia	1–1	Sula
		Róchez

Tegucigalpa

24 May 1989

Real España	1–1	Motagua

San Pedro Sula

28 May 1989

Victoria	1–1	Marathón
Lanza

La Ceiba

4 June 1989

Olimpia	3–0	Vida

Tegucigalpa

10 June 1989

Marathón	1–1	Sula

San Pedro Sula

6 July 1989

Motagua	1–2	Olimpia

Tegucigalpa

9 July 1989

Súper Estrella	5–2	Curacao

Danlí

18 October 1989

Motagua	2–1	Vida
		Mckenzie

Tegucigalpa

References

^ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
^ RadioHouse.hn – Platense arribó a su 56 aniversario de fundación – 5 July 2016

[table_note_OLI0.65888227692753-3] Olimpia clinched Final spot as Regular season winner.

[table_note_res_QF0.65888227692753-4] Olimpia, Marathón and Platense qualified to Final round.

[table_note_res_QF0.82959234846271-5] Real España and Motagua qualified to Final round.

[table_note_res_RP0.82959234846271-6] Sula, Vida and Platense to play a Triangular for relegation.

[table_hth_PLA0.72279905887451-7] Platense–Motagua and Real España–Marathón were canceled due to irrelevance and shared points.

[table_note_res_QF0.72279905887451-8] Real España qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

[1] RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009

[2] RadioHouse.hn – Platense arribó a su 56 aniversario de fundación – 5 July 2016

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