2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional

Football league season

Liga Nacional
Season	2003–04
Champions	Apertura: Real España Clausura: Olimpia
Relegated	Real Patepluma
UNCAF Interclub Cup	Real España Olimpia
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Argentina Danilo Tosello (13) Clausura: Brazil 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

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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

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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

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Results

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Home \ Away	OLA	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	PAT	UNI	VIC
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

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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 ]}

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

Olimpia v Marathón

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

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Vida v Real España

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

Real España v Vida

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

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Olimpia vs Real España

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Real España v Olimpia

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

Olimpia v Real España

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

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

Real España won 4–2 on aggregate score.

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

Top goalscorers

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13 goals

Argentina Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

12 goals

Brazil Luciano Emílio (Real España)

10 goals

Honduras Carlos Pavón (Real España)

9 goals

Brazil Denilson Costa (Marathón)

8 goals

Argentina José Pacini (Marathón)
Brazil Pedrinho (Real España)

Clausura

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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

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Results

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Home \ Away	OLA	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	UNI	VIC
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

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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

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Semifinals

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Olimpia vs Real España

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Real España v Olimpia

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

Olimpia v Real España

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

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Marathón v Victoria

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

Victoria v Marathón

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

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Olimpia vs Marathón

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Marathón v Olimpia

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

Olimpia v Marathón

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

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

Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.

Liga Nacional 2003–04 Clausura champion
Olimpia 17th title

Top goalscorers

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10 goals

Brazil Luciano Emílio (Real España)

Relegation

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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

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^ 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

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