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 remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title[1] after defeating Real C.D. España in the finals. Both teams qualified 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

Regular season

Standings Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Olimpia[a]27151023917+2240Qualified to the Final round[b]
2Marathón27101252424032
3Platense2771192021−125
4Victoria276129018−1824
5Súper Estrella27610112939−1022
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Standings Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Real España27121233116+1536Qualified to the Final round[a]
2Motagua2791082923+628
3Sula27413101118−721To Relegation playoffs[b]
4Vida27511112029−921
5Curacao27511112237−1521
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Final round

Relegation playoffs

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

Relegation standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
8Sula211021+13
9Vida20201102
3Curacao201123−11Relegated to Segunda División
Source: [citation needed]

Pentagonal standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Real España8530122+1013[a]Qualified to the Final[b]
2Olimpia834194+510
3Motagua823358−37[a]
4Platense822439−66[a]
5Marathón804428−64[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

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

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

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

Pentagonal

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

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