| Competition: | Liga Nacional |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Winners: | Apertura: Olimpia Clausura: Marathón |
| Relegated: | Victoria |
| Continentalcup1: | UNCAF Interclub Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Olimpia Marathón |
| League Topscorer: | Apertura: Marcelo Ferreira (15)Clausura: Denilson Costa (10) Pompilio Cacho (10) Luciano Emílio (10) |
| Total Goals: | 448 |
| Matches: | 192 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Platense 5-0 Real Maya (11 August 2002) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Vida 0-6 Marathón (5 April 2003) |
| Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
| Updated: | 1 June 2003 |
The 2002–03 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 37th edition since the intervention of the professional league in Honduran football. The season was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) which ran from August 2002 to June 2003.[1]
The Apertura tournament lasted from August to December 2002, C.D. Olimpia defeated C.D. Platense in the Final to secure its 16th league title.
As of 24 November 2002
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| GK | – |  Ricardo James | ||
| RB | – | Elder Valladares | ||
| CB | 4 | José Anthony Torres | ||
| LB | 3 | Ángel Hill | ||
| RM | 10 | Edgar Álvarez | ||
| CM | – | Walter Hernández | ||
| CM | – | |||
| LM | – | Reynaldo Tilguath | ||
| RW | – | |||
| CF | 9 | |||
| LW | – |  Pablo Medina | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | – | |||
| DF | – | |||
| FW | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Alberto Romero | ||||
| GK | – | Donaldo González | ||
| RB | – | Wilson Palacios | ||
| CB | – | Fabio Ulloa | ||
| CB | – | Milton Palacios | ||
| LB | – | Edwin Ávila | ||
| CM | 25 | Óscar Bonilla | ||
| CM | – | |||
| AM | 18 | Danilo Tosello | ||
| RF | – | Denilson Costa | ||
| CF | 9 | |||
| LF | 11 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | – | |||
| MF | 15 | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Juan Carlos Espinoza | ||||
| Honduras Salzburg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor "Tanqueta" Flores | Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | Carlos Escobar | |
| Juan "Montuca" Castro | Luis Ramos | Jimmy González | |
| Vinel Chamorro | |||
| Marathón | |||
| Carlos "Pupita" Güity | Mauricio Sabillón | Pompilio Cacho | |
| Emil Martínez | Juan Pablo Centeno | Víctor Coello | |
| Narciso "Kalusha" Fernández | Darwin Pacheco | Mario Berríos | |
| Behiker Bustillo | Rubén Suazo | Luis Santamaría | |
| Walter López | Anael Figueroa | Carlos Alberto Salinas | |
| Elvis Scott | Luis Guifarro | Leonardo Morales | |
| Mario López | Dennis Ferrera | Óscar Vargas | |
| Jean Carles Rosario | Lenín Suárez | Orvin "Pato" Cabrera | |
| David Cárcamo | Alfredo Cristino Jara | Lisandro Silva | |
| Silvian López | David Cáceres | Ilich Arias | |
| Motagua | |||
| Elmer Montoya | Júnior Izaguirre | Mauricio Castro | |
| José Pacini | Noel Valladares | Carlos Oliva | |
| Henry Enamorado | Nery Medina | Víctor Mena | |
| Olimpia | |||
| Danilo Tosello | Donaldo González | Wilmer Velásquez | |
| Donis Escober | Denilson Costa | Milton Palacios Suazo | |
| Wilson Palacios | Hendry Thomas | Maynor Suazo | |
| Hugo Caballero | Francis Reyes | José Luis Pineda | |
| Juan Manuel Cárcamo | Eduardo Bennett | Juan Carlos Raudales | |
| Óscar "Pescado" Bonilla | Edwin Yobani Ávila | Fabio Ulloa | |
| Platense | |||
| Marcelo Ferreira | Jorge Zapata | Marvin Sánchez | |
| Elmer Zelaya | Reynaldo Tilguath | Ricardo James | |
| Edgar Álvarez | Clifford Laing | José Anthony Torres | |
| Gustavo Scioscia | Pablo Medina | David Meléndez | |
| Jorge Espinoza | Rony Morales | Ángel "Búfalo" Hill | |
| Walter Hernández | Alex Andino | Elder Valladares | |
| Derrick Hulse | Francisco Ramírez | Elmer Blanco | |
| Real España | |||
| Nigel Zúniga | Marlon José Peña | Enrique Renau | |
| Jaime Rosales | Rafael Betine | Milton "Chocolate" Flores | |
| Júnior Morales | Erick Vallecillo | Sergio Mendoza | |
| Luciano Emílio | |||
| Real Maya/Real Patepluma | |||
| Rony Flores | Cristino Bernárdez | ||
| Universidad | |||
| Jaime Ruíz | |||
| Victoria | |||
| Ricardo Gabriel "Gato" Canales | John Bodden | Carlos Lino | |
| Carlos Discua | Ronald "Cuervo" Maradiaga | Mario Chávez | |
| José García | Luis Lagos | Carlos "Tatín" Morán | |
| Pablo Bernárdez | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda | Óscar Sorto | |
| Hesler Phillips | Miguel "Gallo" Mariano | Carlos "Calolo" Palacios | |
| Alex Roberto Bailey | Máximo Arzú | Wilmer Ramos | |
| Vida | |||
| Jonathan Bush Sanders | Luis Perdomo | Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera | |
| Jorge Ocampo | |||
15 goals
11 goals
6 goals
The Clausura tournament was played from February to June 2003. C.D. Marathón took revenge a year and a half later and defeated C.D. Motagua in the finals to claim its 4th league title.
As of 10 May 2003
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| GK | – | Henry Enamorado | ||
| CB | – | Víctor Bernárdez | ||
| CB | – | Jorge Lozano | ||
| CB | – | |||
| RWB | – | Samir García | ||
| LWB | – | Iván Guerrero | ||
| CM | – | |||
| CM | – | Víctor Mena | ||
| CM | – | Mauricio Castro | ||
| SS | 6 | Pablo Bocco | ||
| CF | 8 | Jairo Martínez | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | – | |||
| MF | – | |||
| FW | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
 Alejandro Domínguez | ||||
| GK | 1 | Víctor Coello | ||
| RB | 23 | Mauricio Sabillón | ||
| CB | 5 | Darwin Pacheco | ||
| CB | 6 | |||
| LB | 3 | Behiker Bustillo | ||
| RM | – | Walter López | ||
| CM | 20 | Narciso Fernández | ||
| CM | 24 | |||
| LM | 7 | |||
| CF | 10 | |||
| CF | 17 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | – | |||
| FW | 9 | |||
| MF | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Flavio Ortega | ||||
| GK | 1 | Víctor Coello | ||
| RB | 23 | Mauricio Sabillón | ||
| CB | 5 | Darwin Pacheco | ||
| CB | 3 | |||
| LB | 6 | Behiker Bustillo | ||
| RM | – | Walter López | ||
| CM | 20 | Narciso Fernández | ||
| CM | 24 | Luis Guifarro | ||
| LM | – | |||
| CF | 10 | Denilson Costa | ||
| CF | 17 | Pompilio Cacho | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | – | |||
| DF | 4 | Lenín Suárez | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Flavio Ortega | ||||
| GK | – | Henry Enamorado | ||
| RB | – | Samir García | ||
| CB | – | Jorge Lozano | ||
| CB | – | |||
| LB | - | Iván Guerrero | ||
| RM | – | Víctor Mena | ||
| CM | – | Robel Bernárdez | ||
| CM | – | Francisco Pavón | ||
| LM | – | Mauricio Castro | ||
| CF | – | Luis Oseguera | ||
| CF | 8 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 6 | |||
| MF | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Alejandro Domínguez | ||||
| Honduras Salzburg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor "Tanqueta" Flores | Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | Carlos Escobar | |
| Juan "Montuca" Castro | Luis Ramos | Jimmy González | |
| Vinel Chamorro | |||
| Marathón | |||
| Carlos "Pupita" Güity | Mauricio Sabillón | Pompilio Cacho | |
| Emil Martínez | Hugo Caballero | Víctor Coello | |
| Narciso "Kalusha" Fernández | Darwin Pacheco | Mario Berríos | |
| Behiker Bustillo | José Luis López | Luis Santamaría | |
| Walter López | Juan Manuel Zandoná | Carlos Alberto Salinas | |
| Denilson Costa | Luis Guifarro | José Pacini | |
| Lenín Suárez | Dennis Ferrera | Óscar Vargas | |
| Leonardo Morales | Ilich Arias | David Cáceres | |
| Antonio Arita | |||
| Motagua | |||
| Elmer Montoya | Júnior Izaguirre | Mauricio Castro | |
| Pablo Bocco | Noel Valladares | Juan Raudales | |
| Samir García | Jairo Martínez | Luis "Tanque" Oseguera | |
| Avidán Solís | Francisco Pavón | Robel Bernárdez | |
| Víctor Mena | Iván Guerrero | Henry Enamorado | |
| Jorge "Tata" Lozano | |||
| Olimpia | |||
| Danilo Tosello | Donaldo González | Wilmer Velásquez | |
| Donis Escober | Marcelo Ferreira | Milton Palacios Suazo | |
| Wilson Palacios | Hendry Thomas | Maynor Suazo | |
| Maynor Figueroa | Francis Reyes | José Luis Pineda | |
| Jerry Palacios | Óscar "Pescado" Bonilla | ||
| Platense | |||
| Francisco Ramírez | Jorge Zapata | Marvin Sánchez | |
| Elmer Zelaya | Reynaldo Tilguath | Ricardo James | |
| Ángel "Búfalo" Hill | Clifford Laing | José Anthony Torres | |
| Gustavo Scioscia | Pablo Medina | David Meléndez | |
| Rony Morales | Jorge Espinoza | ||
| Real España | |||
| Nigel Zúniga | Marlon José Peña | Enrique Renau | |
| Jaime Rosales | Rafael Betine | Milton "Chocolate" Flores | |
| Júnior Morales | Erick Vallecillo | Luciano Emílio | |
| Sergio Mendoza | Javier Martínez | Pedro Santana | |
| Real Maya/Real Patepluma | |||
| Rony Flores | Cristino Bernárdez | ||
| Universidad | |||
| Jaime Ruíz | Diego Vásquez | ||
| Victoria | |||
| Ricardo Gabriel "Gato" Canales | John Bodden | Carlos Lino | |
| Carlos Discua | Ronald "Cuervo" Maradiaga | Mario Chávez | |
| José García | Luis Lagos | Carlos "Tatín" Morán | |
| Pablo Bernárdez | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda | Óscar Sorto | |
| Hesler Phillips | Miguel "Gallo" Mariano | Carlos "Calolo" Palacios | |
| Alex Roberto Bailey | Máximo Arzú | Wilmer Ramos | |
| Walter "Pery" Martínez | Marvin Morán | Marvin Chávez | |
| Samir George | Ignacio Mejía | Johnny Rivera | |
| Dionisio Bátiz | Carlos Mena | Marlon López | |
| Norlan García | |||
| Vida | |||
| Jonathan Bush Sanders | Luis Perdomo | Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera | |
| Jorge Ocampo | Saynor Álvarez | Víctor "Muma" Bernárdez | |
10 goals
8 goals
6 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Marcelo Ferreira (Olimpia)3 goals
Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 10 May 2003, C.D. Victoria were relegated to Liga de Ascenso, however they bought Honduras Salzburg's franchise and stayed in first division.
During the Apertura tournament, C.D. Marathón hosted Real C.D. España on week 9, the match was played on 28 September and ended with a 0–2 away win to Real España. During halftime, Real España delayed more than 15 minutes and returned late to play the second half. Marathón alleged and the Board of Discipline annulled the game. A rematch was played on 13 October ending in a 0–0 draw. Such decision affected the final standings which resulted in Marathón owning the third place and sent Real España to fourth.[2]