2002–03 C.D. Marathón season

Marathón 2002–03 football season

Marathón

2002–03 season

Chairman

Arturo Bendaña

Manager

José de la Paz Herrera, Gilberto Machado, and Rubén Guifarro (Apertura)
Miguel Ángel Lemme and Flavio Ortega (Clausura)

Apertura

Third place/Semifinals

Clausura

Champion

Top goalscorer

League: Pompilio Cacho (Apertura, 5)
Pompilio Cacho and Denilson Costa (Clausura, 10)
All: Pompilio Cacho (15)

Highest home attendance

35,745 vs. Motagua
(1 June 2003)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 C.D. Marathón season in the Honduran football league was divided into two halves, Apertura and Clausura. Marathón was capable to win one tournament, having achieved the fourth championship in their history.

Apertura

Main article: 2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional § Apertura

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
–	GK	ARG	Víctor Coello
–	GK	HON	Juan Centeno
–	GK	HON	Orlin Vallecillo
–	DF	HON	Mauricio Sabillón
–	DF	HON	Walter López
–	DF	HON	Darwin Pacheco
–	DF	HON	Luis Santamaría
–	DF	HON	David Cárcamo
–	DF	HON	Behiker Bustillo
–	DF	HON	Leonardo Morales
–	DF	PAR	Alfredo Jara
–	DF	HON	Lenín Suárez
–	MF	HON	Dennis Ferrera
–	MF	HON	Luis Guifarro
–	MF	HON	Mario Berríos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
–	MF	HON	Mario López
–	MF	HON	Rubén Suazo
–	MF	HON	Carlos Salinas
–	MF	HON	Emil Martínez
–	MF	HON	Carlos Güity
–	MF	HON	Narciso Fernández
–	MF	HON	Anael Figueroa
–	FW	HON	Orvin Cabrera
–	FW	HON	Pompilio Cacho
–	FW	HON	Elvis Scott
–	FW	BRA	Jean Carles Rosario
–	FW	BRA	Silvian López
–	FW	BRA	Lisandro Silva
–	FW	HON	Óscar Vargas

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Platense	18	12	5	1	42	14	+28	41	Qualified to the Final round
2	Olimpia	18	7	10	1	25	17	+8	31
3	Marathón	18	7	7	4	22	16	+6	28
4	Real España	18	6	8	4	25	18	+7	26
5	Motagua	18	7	5	6	24	23	+1	26

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source:

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

Honduras Salzburg v Marathón

11 August 2002 Round 1	Honduras Salzburg	1 – 0	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
				Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

Marathón v Vida

17 August 2002 Round 2	Marathón	1 – 1	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Platense v Marathón

25 August 2002 Round 3	Platense	2 – 0	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
	Ferreira			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Victoria v Marathón

31 August 2002 Round 4	Victoria	1 – 2	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
			Scott	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Marathón v Olimpia

4 September 2002 Round 5	Marathón	1 – 1	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
19:30 (UTC−06)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón v Universidad

7 September 2002 Round 6	Marathón	3 – 0	Universidad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Cacho Pacheco			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Motagua v Marathón

14 September 2002 Round 7	Motagua	2 – 2	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Real Maya v Marathón

22 September 2002 Round 8	Real Maya	1 – 1	Marathón	Comayagua, Comayagua
16:00 (UTC−06)			Cacho

Marathón v Real España

13 October 2002 Round 9	Marathón	0 – 0	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón v Honduras Salzburg

2 October 2002 Round 10	Marathón	1 – 1	Honduras Salzburg	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06)	Bustillo			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Vida v Marathón

7 October 2002 Round 11	Vida	0 – 3	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
			Cacho Martínez Vargas	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Marathón v Platense

12 October 2002 Round 12	Marathón	1 – 3	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón v Victoria

19 October 2002 Round 13	Marathón	2 – 0	Victoria	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Berríos			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Olimpia v Marathón

23 October 2002 Round 14	Olimpia	2 – 0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Universidad v Marathón

20 November 2002 Round 15

Universidad

1 – 1

Marathón

Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán

Marathón v Motagua

9 November 2002 Round 16	Marathón	2 – 0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Martínez			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón v Real Maya

16 November 2002 Round 17	Marathón	1 – 0	Real Maya	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Suárez			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Real España v Marathón

24 November 2002 Round 18	Real España	0 – 1	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Semifinals

Marathón v Olimpia

28 November 2002 1st leg	Marathón	0 – 2	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06)	Bennett Bonilla			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Olimpia v Marathón

1 December 2002 2nd leg	Olimpia	0 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06)			Rosario	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 3-2 on aggregate.

Clausura

Main article: 2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional § Clausura

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	HON	Víctor Coello
–	GK	HON	Hugo Caballero
–	GK	HON	Orlin Vallecillo
–	DF	HON	Walter López
23	DF	HON	Mauricio Sabillón
6	DF	HON	José Luis López
5	DF	HON	Darwin Pacheco
–	DF	HON	David Cárcamo
–	DF	HON	Leonardo Morales
4	DF	HON	Lenín Suárez
–	DF	HON	Luis Santamaría
3	DF	HON	Behiker Bustillo
20	MF	HON	Narciso Fernández
19	MF	HON	Mario Berríos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	HON	Dennis Ferrera
24	MF	HON	Luis Guifarro
–	MF	HON	Rubén Suazo
–	MF	HON	Carlos Güity
–	MF	HON	Carlos Salinas
–	MF	HON	Ilich Arias
7	MF	HON	Emil Martínez
–	FW	ARG	Juan Manuel Zandoná
17	FW	HON	Pompilio Cacho
10	FW	BRA	Denilson Costa
9	FW	ARG	José Pacini
–	FW	HON	Óscar Vargas
–	FW	HON	David Cáceres

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	18	10	5	3	32	19	+13	35	Qualified to the Final round
2	Marathón	18	10	3	5	33	17	+16	33
3	Real España	18	9	6	3	25	15	+10	33
4	Motagua	18	7	8	3	19	13	+6	29
5	Vida	18	7	4	7	24	30	−6	25

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2003. Source:

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

Olimpia v Marathón

5 January 2003 Round 1	Olimpia	4 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Palacios Tilguath Romero Cárcamo		Palacios o.g.'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Marathón v Platense

18 January 2003 Round 2	Marathón	1 – 0	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06)	Cacho			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Real España v Marathón

26 January 2003 Round 3	Real España	1 – 1	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Emílio		Costa	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Marathón v Vida

1 February 2003 Round 4	Marathón	4 – 2	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Costa Cacho Vargas Mauricio Sabillón		Ramírez S. Arzú	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón v Real Maya

8 February 2003 Round 5	Marathón	1 – 0	Real Maya	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Honduras Salzburg v Marathón

16 February 2003 Round 6	Honduras Salzburg	1 – 0	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
19:30 (UTC−06)				Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

Marathón v Motagua

22 February 2003 Round 7	Marathón	2 – 3	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Victoria v Marathón

1 March 2003 Round 8	Victoria	0 – 0	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Universidad v Marathón

9 March 2003 Round 9	Universidad	1 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:30 (UTC−06)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Marathón v Olimpia

15 March 2003 Round 10	Marathón	1 – 0	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Platense v Marathón

23 March 2003 Round 11	Platense	3 – 2	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06)	Hulse Álvarez Argueta		Pacini Costa	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Marathón v Real España

29 March 2003 Round 12	Marathón	0 – 1	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06)			Emílio	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Vida v Marathón

5 April 2003 Round 13	Vida	0 – 6	Marathón	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:00 (UTC−06)			Cacho Salinas Costa Santamaría	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Marathón v Honduras Salzburg

9 April 2003 Round 14	Marathón	2 – 0	Honduras Salzburg	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06)	Costa Cacho (pen.)			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Real Maya v Marathón

13 April 2003 Round 15	Real Maya	0 – 4	Marathón	Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara
			Cacho Martínez Costa Pacini

Motagua v Marathón

29 April 2003 Round 16	Motagua	0 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Atlántida
16:00 (UTC−06)			Pacheco	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Marathón v Victoria

3 May 2003 Round 17	Marathón	2 – 0	Victoria	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón v Universidad

10 May 2003 Round 18	Marathón	4 – 1	Universidad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06)	Cacho Pacini			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Semifinals

Real España v Marathón

14 May 2003 1st round	Real España	1 – 1	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06)	Jiménez		Cacho	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Marathón v Real España

17 May 2003 2nd leg	Marathón	1 – 1	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06)	Fernández		Betine	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better Regular season performance.

Final

Motagua v Marathón

25 May 2003 1st leg	Motagua	0 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06)			Martínez 65'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 21,691 Referee: Óscar Bardales

Marathón v Motagua

1 June 2003 2nd leg	Marathón	3 – 1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06)	Cacho 44' Costa 60' 89'		Oseguera 40'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 35,745 Referee: Marcio Carranza

Marathón won 4–1 on aggregate.

Total scorers

Goals	Player
15	Pompilio Cacho
10	Denilson Costa*
8	Emil Martínez
7	José Pacini
6	Elvis Scott**

Only at Clausura
- Only at Apertura

References

RSSSF.com – Honduras 2002/03 – 2013-8-14

External links

Marathon Official Website Archived 2009-01-25 at the Wayback Machine

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