2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	2003–04
Champions	Apertura:; Real España; Clausura:; Olimpia
Relegated	Real Patepluma
UNCAF Interclub Cup	Real España; Olimpia
Top goalscorer	Apertura:; Danilo Tosello (13); Clausura:; Luciano Emílio (10)
	← 2002–03 2004–05 → All statistics correct as of 30 May 2004.

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 Club Deportivo Olimpia respectively.^[1]

2003–04 teams

Atlético Olanchano (Catacamas) promoted
Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
Platense (Puerto Cortés)
Real España (San Pedro Sula)
Real Patepluma (Santa Bárbara)
Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
Victoria (La Ceiba)
Vida (La Ceiba)

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was played from August to December 2003; Club Deportivo 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

Home \ Away	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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

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

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2003. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final round

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Marathón

4 December 2003 1st leg	Marathón	2–2	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Fernández 12' Pacini 48'		Palacios 5' Tosello 13'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

7 December 2003 2nd leg	Olimpia	3–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Ferreira 34' M. Palacios 48' Palacios 72'		Pacini 29'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 5–3 on aggregate score.

Real España vs Vida

4 December 2003 1st leg	Vida	3–1	Real España	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Paradiso 16' Brooks 58' Arzú 77'		Pavón 83'	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

7 December 2003 2nd leg	Real España	3–0	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Emílio 33' Oliva 44' Pavón 72'			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Real España won 4–3 on aggregate score.

Final

Olimpia vs Real España

14 December 2003 1st leg	Real España	2–2	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Emílio 38' 83'		Cárcamo 27' Tosello 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: Marcio Carranza

21 December 2003 2nd leg	Olimpia	0–2	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)			Santana 81' Emílio 90'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 34,515 Referee: Benigno Pineda

Olimpia

Real España



GK	–	Donaldo González
RB	–	Wilson Palacios
CB	–	Milton Palacios
SW	–	Rony Morales
LB	–	Maynor Figueroa
CM	–	Óscar Bonilla
CM	8	José Luis Pineda
CM	–	Elmer Marín
AM	18	Danilo Tosello
CF	9	Juan Manuel Cárcamo	80'
CF	19	Marcelo Ferreira	61'
Substitutions:
MF	–	Reynaldo Tilguath
FW	11	Wilmer Velásquez	61'
FW	–	Jerry Palacios	80'
Manager:
José Herrera



GK	–	Júnior Morales
RB	–	Sergio Mendoza
CB	–	José Anthony Torres
CB	–	Erick Vallecillo
LB	–	Antonio Arita
CM	–	Leonardo Isaula
CM	–	Elkin González
RM	–	Carlos Oliva	68'
LM	–	Pedro Santana
CF	20	Carlos Pavón
CF	9	Luciano Emílio
Substitutions:
MF	–	Mario Chirinos	68'
Manager:
Juan de Dios Castillo

Real España won 4–2 on aggregate score.

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

Top goalscorers

13 goals

Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

12 goals

Luciano Emílio (Real España)

10 goals

Carlos Pavón (Real España)

9 goals

Denilson Costa (Marathón)

8 goals

José Pacini (Marathón)
Pedrinho (Real España)

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

Home \ Away	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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

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^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2004. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

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

Final round

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Real España

13 May 2004 1st leg	Real España	1–4	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Emílio		Cárcamo Velásquez	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

16 May 2004 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Cárcamo		Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 5–2 on aggregate score.

Victoria vs Marathón

12 May 2004 1st leg	Marathón	2–1	Victoria	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Simovic Martínez		H. Flores	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

15 May 2004 2nd leg	Victoria	1–2	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Flores		C. Santamaría Costa	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate score.

Final

Olimpia vs Marathón

22 May 2004 1st leg	Marathón	1–1	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Martínez 70'		Cárcamo 65'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

30 May 2004 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tosello 32'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 30,254 Referee: Benigno Pineda

Olimpia

Marathón



GK	–	missing
RB	–	missing
RB	–	missing
CB	–	missing
CB	–	missing
LB	–	Maynor Figueroa
CM	–	Wilson Palacios
AM	18	Danilo Tosello
AM	–	missing
CF	11	Wilmer Velásquez
CF	–	Jerry Palacios
Substitutions:
Manager:
José de la Paz Herrera



GK	1	Víctor Coello
RB	23	Mauricio Sabillón
CB	4	Anthony Torres
CB	5	Darwin Pacheco
LB	3	Behiker Bustillo
DM	13	Dennis Ferrera
CM	24	Luis Guifarro
CM	19	Mario Berríos
AM	7	Emil Martínez
CF	17	Edgardo Simovic	59'
CF	9	Cristian Martínez
Substitutions:
FW	–	Walter Martínez	59'
Manager:
Alfonso Rendón

Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.

Liga Nacional 2003–04 Clausura champion
Olimpia 17th title

Top goalscorers

10 goals

Luciano Emílio (Real España)

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.

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^[a]
2	Real España	34	17	8	9	64	48	+16	59	Qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF^[a]
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

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2004. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Real España and Olimpia qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as champions of Apertura and Clausura respectively.

References

^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 2003/04–11 December 2009
^ HondurasFutbol.com–Campeones/Sub Campeones Liga Nacional, 1965 a la fecha Archived May 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine–21 December 2003

External links

[table_hth_UNI0.77957521135899-3] Universidad made only 8 goals during the Clausura tournament, a record in Liga Nacional.

[table_note_res_CIU0.073808069840916-4] Real España and Olimpia qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as champions of Apertura and Clausura respectively.

[1] RSSSF.com–Honduras 2003/04–11 December 2009

[2] HondurasFutbol.com–Campeones/Sub Campeones Liga Nacional, 1965 a la fecha Archived May 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine–21 December 2003

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