2017–18 C.D. Marathón season

Marathón
2017–18 season
Chairman	Orinson Amaya
Manager	Héctor Vargas
Stadium	Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Apertura	1st - Semi-finals
Clausura	1st - Champions
Cup	Not played
Supercup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Arboleda (24); All: Arboleda (24)
Highest home attendance	9,200 vs. Motagua; (19 May 2019)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →
	All statistics correct as of 16 October 2017.

The 2017–18 season was C.D. Marathón's 67th season in existence and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The club got their 9th league title, ending an 8-year drought without league title. They also competed for the 2017 Honduran Supercup, ending as runner-ups.

Overview

Héctor Vargas was hired as new coach, after Manuel Keosseián resigned on June 6.^[1]

Apertura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	HON	Mario Berríos
10	MF	HON	Joshua Vargas
6	MF	HON	John Paul Suazo
7	MF	HON	Juan Josué Rodríguez
28	MF	HON	Carlos Benedith
33	MF	HON	Óscar González
11	MF	HON	Víctor Berríos
20	MF	HON	Erick Arias
27	FW	COL	Justin Arboleda
24	FW	CUB	Yaudel Lahera
8	FW	HON	Júnior Lacayo
14	FW	HON	Darvis Argueta
22	FW	HON	Henry Romero
58	FW	HON	Bryan Castillo

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marathón	18	11	1	6	27	21	+6	34	Qualification to the Semifinals
2	Motagua	18	9	6	3	31	21	+10	33	Qualification to the Semifinals
3	Olimpia	18	9	4	5	27	15	+12	31	Qualification to the Second round
4	Real España	18	9	2	7	31	25	+6	29
5	Juticalpa	18	8	4	6	39	30	+9	28

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A
Result	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

6 August 2017 Round 1	Vida	1 – 1	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00	Valerio 75'	Report	Arboleda 63'	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

12 August 2017 Round 2	Marathón	1 – 0	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
15:30	Arboleda 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Raúl Castro

2 September 2017 Round 3	Motagua	1 – 0	Marathón	Comayagua, Comayagua
18:00	Vega 44'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Nelson Salgado

26 August 2017 Round 4	Marathón	3 – 2	Juticalpa	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30	Lacayo 82' 90' Lahera 86'	Report	Tinoco 25' Lanza 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Armando Castro

9 September 2017 Round 5	Real España	4 – 0	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00	Zalazar 41' (pen.) Altamirano 73' 90' López 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Saíd Martínez

13 September 2017 Round 6	Honduras Progreso	4 – 3	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
19:15	López 11' Barrios 33' Sánchez 73' Britto 80'	Report	Rodríguez 4' (pen.) Arboleda 10' Banegas 83'	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Melvin Matamoros

17 September 2017 Round 7	Marathón	3 – 2	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30	Arboleda 48' 74' Cálix 69'	Report	Costly 14' Méndez 19'	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

23 September 2017 Round 8	Lobos UPNFM	0 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00		Report	Vargas 28'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Armando Castro

27 September 2017 Round 9	Marathón	2 – 0	Real Sociedad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30	Leverón 17' Cálix 64'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Ángel Cruz

30 September 2017 Round 10	Marathón	1 – 0	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30	Arboleda 39'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Saíd Martínez

15 October 2017 Round 11	Platense	0 – 3	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00		Report	Arboleda 39' (pen.) Lahera 78' Lacayo 88'	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

21 October 2017 Round 12	Marathón	1 – 2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00	Arboleda 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Castillo 79' Crisanto 89'	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Óscar Moncada

25 October 2017 Round 13	Juticalpa	3 – 0	Marathón	Juticalpa, Olancho
19:00	Tinoco 42' Lanza 45+1' Güity 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Referee: Orlando Hernández

29 October 2017 Round 14	Marathón	1 – 0	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00	Lahera 64'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Raúl Castro

4 November 2017 Round 15	Marathón	1 – 0	Honduras Progreso	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00	Romero 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Erick Andino

19 November 2017 Round 16	Olimpia	0 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00			Arboleda 86'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Nelson Salgado

11 November 2017 Round 17	Marathón	5 – 0	Lobos UPNFM	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00	Romero 6' Arboleda 53' (pen.) 66' (pen.) Berríos 60' Lahera 63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Orlando Hernández

23 November 2017 Round 18	Real Sociedad	2 – 0	C.D. Marathón	Tocoa, Colón
19:00	Welcome 9' Reyes 50'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Referee: Armando Castro

Semifinals

13 December 2017 1st leg	Real España	3 – 0	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06)	Delgado 43' Oseguera 69' Benavidez 72'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

23 December 2017 2nd leg	Marathón	3 – 1	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06)	Lacayo 52' Arboleda 55' (p.) 62' (p.)	Report	Martínez 10'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Saíd Martínez

Real España won 4–3 on aggregate.