1989–90 Honduran Liga Nacional

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.

Liga Nacional
Season1989–90
ChampionsOlimpia (10th)
RelegatedCuracao
CONCACAF Champions' CupOlimpia
Real España
Matches played160
Goals scored280 (1.75 per match)
Top goalscorerÁvila (13)
All statistics correct as of 10 January 1990.

1989–90 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[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:
  1. ^ Olimpia clinched Final spot as Regular season winner.
  2. ^ Olimpia, Marathón and Platense qualified to 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 27 12 12 3 31 16 +15 36 Qualified to the Final round[a]
2 Motagua 27 9 10 8 29 23 +6 28
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:
  1. ^ Real España and Motagua qualified to Final round.
  2. ^ Sula, Vida and Platense to play a Triangular for relegation.

Final round

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Relegation playoffs

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

Relegation standings

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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

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

Final

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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

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Squads

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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

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Round 1

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Sula0–1Real España
Caballero  
San Pedro Sula
Platense2–0Súper Estrella
San Pedro Sula

Pentagonal

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Olimpia0–0Real España
Tegucigalpa
Motagua0–0Olimpia
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Motagua2–0Marathón
Villalobos    
Tegucigalpa
Motagua0–2Real España
Tegucigalpa
Motagua1–0Victoria
Villalobos
Tegucigalpa
Real España2–0Marathón
Caballero  
Anariba  
San Pedro Sula
Real España2–2Olimpia
Avila  
Caballero  
Zapata  
Espinoza  
San Pedro Sula
Marathón1–1Motagua
Valerio   Matthews  
San Pedro Sula
Marathón0–1Platense
Laing  
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia4–1Motagua
Laje      
Pineda  
Villalobos  
San Pedro Sula
Marathón0–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Real España1–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
MarathónReal España
canceled
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia2–0Victoria
Victoria1–1Marathón
Victoria1–0Olimpia
VictoriaMotagua
canceled
La Ceiba

Unknown rounds

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Motagua1–1Platense
Villalobos  
Tegucigalpa
Motagua0–1Vida
Peri  
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Sula
Róchez  
Tegucigalpa
Real España1–1Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Victoria1–1Marathón
Lanza  
La Ceiba
Olimpia3–0Vida
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–1Sula
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–2Olimpia
Tegucigalpa
Súper Estrella5–2Curacao
Danlí
Motagua2–1Vida
Mckenzie  
Tegucigalpa

References

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