| Competition: | Liga Nacional |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Winners: | Apertura: Motagua Clausura: Marathón |
| Relegated: | Deportes Savio |
| Continentalcup1: | Copa Interclubes UNCAF |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Motagua Marathón |
| League Topscorer: | Apertura: Enrique Renau (8) Clausura:  Marcelo Ferreira (13) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Victoria 4-1 Deportes Savio (19 September 2001) Marathón 4-1 Universidad (26 January 2002) Olimpia 4-1 Universidad (13 April 2002) Marathón 4-1 Olimpia (23 May 2002) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Marathón 0-5 Real España (2 December 2001) Deportes Savio 2-6 Platense (10 February 2002) |
| Highest Scoring: | Marathón 6-3 Victoria (22 September 2001) |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
| Updated: | 26 May 2002 |
The 2001–02 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was divided into two phases, the Apertura tournament which lasted from September to December 2001, and the Clausura tournament which was played from January to May 2002. C.D. Motagua and C.D. Marathón each lifted one trophy obtaining the 39th and 40th national championship respectively in the history of the league.[1] This was the fourth season under the Apertura and Clausura format.
The Apertura tournament started on 7 September 2001 in La Ceiba with a 2–1 Victoria's home win over last season runners Olimpia. After 18 rounds Motagua, Marathón, Platense, and Olimpia qualified to the Final round to fight for the title.
As of 2 December 2001
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| GK | 21 | Juan Centeno | ||
| RB | 23 | Mauricio Sabillón | ||
| CB | 8 | Jaime Rosales | ||
| CB | 3 | Behiker Bustillo | ||
| CB | 4 | Lenín Suárez | ||
| LB | 6 | Nigel Zúniga | ||
| RM | 20 | Carlos Oliva | ||
| CM | 24 | Luis Guifarro | ||
| LM | 11 | |||
| SS | 10 | Enrique Renau | ||
| CF | 17 | Pompilio Cacho | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 22 | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| José Herrera | ||||
| GK | – |  Diego Vásquez | ||
| RB | – | Ninrrol Medina (C) | ||
| CB | – | Jorge Lozano | ||
| CB | – | Mario Chirinos | ||
| LB | 4 | |||
| RM | 13 | Elmer Mejía | ||
| CM | – | |||
| CM | – | Ramón Romero | ||
| LM | 19 | Danilo Turcios | ||
| CF | 29 | José Pacini | ||
| CF | 26 | Marcelo Verón | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | – | |||
| DF | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Gilberto Yearwood | ||||
| GK | 18 | Noel Valladares | ||
| RB | – | Milton Reyes | ||
| CB | – | Ninrrol Medina (C) | ||
| CB | – | Jorge Lozano | ||
| LB | 4 | Júnior Izaguirre | ||
| RM | – | |||
| CM | – | |||
| CM | 19 | Danilo Turcios | ||
| LM | 7 | Róbel Bernárdez | ||
| CF | 29 | José Pacini | ||
| CF | 26 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 13 | |||
| MF | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Gilberto Yearwood | ||||
| GK | 21 | |||||
| RB | 23 | Mauricio Sabillón | ||||
| CB | 8 | Jaime Rosales | ||||
| CB | 3 | Behiker Bustillo | ||||
| CB | 4 | Lenín Suárez | ||||
| LB | 6 | Nigel Zúniga | ||||
| CM | 20 | Carlos Oliva | ||||
| CM | 24 | |||||
| AM | 10 | |||||
| CF | 9 | |||||
| CF | 17 | Pompilio Cacho | ||||
| Substitutions: | ||||||
| MF | 22 | |||||
| FW | 25 | |||||
| MF | 11 | |||||
| Manager: | ||||||
| José Herrera | ||||||
| Deportes Savio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wilmer "Superman" Cruz | Clayd Lester Marson | Juan García |
| Marlon Monge | José "Runga" Piota | Wilmer Ramos |
| José Suazo | Marlon Barnica | Delvin Andino |
| Marathón | ||
| Jaime Rosales | Mauricio Sabillón | Pompilio Cacho |
| Emil Martínez | Juan Pablo Centeno | Fernando Regules |
| Narciso "Kalusha" Fernández | Darwin Pacheco | Mario Berríos |
| Behiker Bustillo | Enrique Reneau | Jimmy González |
| Óscar Vargas | Dennis Ferrera | Douglas Murillo |
| Ricardo Correia | Luis Guifarro | Camilo Bonilla |
| Mario López | Lenín Suárez | Nigel Zúniga |
| Carlos Oliva | ||
| Motagua | ||
| Elmer Montoya | Júnior Izaguirre | Mauricio "Pipo" Castro |
| José Pacini | Noel Valladares | Juan Raudales |
| Marcelo Verón | Mario Chirinos | Ricky García |
| Jorge "Tata" Lozano | César "Nene" Obando | Elmer "Burrito" Mejía |
| Robel Bernárdez | Marlon Nolasco | Francisco Ramírez |
| Milton "Jocón" Reyes | Faussy Rodríguez | Ramón Romero |
| Dennis Salgado | Danilo Turcios | Diego Vásquez |
| Nimrod Medina | ||
| Olimpia | ||
| Danilo Tosello |  Donaldo González | Wilmer Velásquez |
| Donis Escober | Denilson Costa | Hugo Domínguez |
| Gustavo Fuentes | Hendry Thomas | Marcelo Ferreira |
| Merlyn Membreño | Fabio Ulloa | Diego de Rosa |
| Carlos Paes | ||
| Platense | ||
| Diego Fernández | Jorge Zapata | Ángel "Búfalo" Hill |
| Elmer Zelaya | Fabricio Pérez | Ricardo James |
| Edgar Álvarez | Clifford Laing | José Anthony Torres |
| Víctor Coello | Pablo Medina | Mario Beata |
| Real España | ||
| Erick Vallecillo | Marlon José Peña | Milton "Chocolate" Flores |
| David Cárcamo | Júnior Morales | Héctor Gutiérrez |
| Real Comayagua | ||
| Rudy Williams | ||
| Universidad | ||
| Héctor Cardona | Marlon Hernández | Mario Herrera |
| Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | ||
| Victoria | ||
| Ricardo Gabriel "Gato" Canales | John Bodden | Carlos Lino |
| Carlos Discua | Ronald "Cuervo" Maradiaga | Mauricio Figueroa |
| Jorge Pineda | Luis Lagos | Carlos "Tatín" Morán |
| Miguel "Gallo" Mariano | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda | Mario Chávez |
| Vida | ||
| Jonathan Bush Sanders | Luis Perdomo | Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera |
| Jorge Ocampo | Saynor Álvarez | Marvin Brown |
| Justo Norales | ||
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
The Clausura tournament was the second part of the 2001–02 season in Liga Nacional; the league games started on 19 January 2002 in La Ceiba with an unexpected 0–3 C.D. Victoria's home defeat against Deportes Savio. The previous champions C.D. Motagua was unable to qualify to the Final round and C.D. Marathón earned its first title after 20 long years.
As of 12 May 2002
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| GK | 1 | Víctor Coello | ||
| RB | 23 | |||
| CB | 8 | Jaime Rosales | ||
| CB | 5 | Darwin Pacheco | ||
| LB | 6 | Nigel Zúniga | ||
| RM | 7 | |||
| CM | 24 | Luis Guifarro | ||
| LM | 19 | Mario Berríos | ||
| AM | 20 | Carlos Oliva | ||
| CF | 10 | Enrique Reneau | ||
| CF | 17 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | – | |||
| DF | – | |||
| DF | 15 | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| José Herrera | ||||
| GK | 28 |  Donis Escober | ||
| RB | – | Gerson Vásquez | ||
| CB | – | Fabio Ulloa | ||
| CB | 23 | Mario Beata | ||
| LB | 5 | |||
| RM | – | Wilson Palacios | ||
| CM | 10 | Diego de Rosa | ||
| DM | 8 | |||
| CM | 18 | Danilo Tosello | ||
| LM | – | |||
| CF | 11 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | 9 | |||
| FW | 19 | |||
| DF | – | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Edwin Pavón | ||||
| GK | 28 | Donis Escober | ||
| CB | – | |||
| CB | 23 | Mario Beata | ||
| CB | 5 | |||
| RWB | – | |||
| CM | 8 | |||
| CM | 18 | |||
| LWB | 4 | Edwin Ávila | ||
| RF | 19 | Denilson Costa | ||
| CF | 9 | |||
| LF | 11 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 7 | |||
| MF | – | |||
| MF | 10 | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Edwin Pavón | ||||
| GK | 1 | |||||
| RB | 15 | |||||
| CB | 4 | Lenín Suárez | ||||
| CB | 5 | Darwin Pacheco | ||||
| LB | 6 | Nigel Zúniga | ||||
| RM | 7 | Emil Martínez | ||||
| CM | 24 | |||||
| LM | 19 | Mario Berríos | ||||
| AM | 20 | |||||
| CF | 10 | Enrique Reneau | ||||
| CF | 9 | |||||
| Substitutions: | ||||||
| MF | 11 | |||||
| FW | 17 | |||||
| DF | 23 | |||||
| Manager: | ||||||
| José Herrera | ||||||
| Deportes Savio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wilmer "Superman" Cruz | Clayd Lester Marson | Juan García |
| Marlon Monge | Marlon Banica | Wilmer Ramos |
| José Suazo | Delvin Andino | Gerson Norales |
| Dadson Díaz | Juan Trejo | Carlos Güity |
| Meilin Soto | Walter "Gualala" Trejo | Glendon Cruz |
| Marvin Morán | Cristian Rodríguez | Patricio Negreira |
| Marathón | ||
| Jaime Rosales | Mauricio Sabillón | Pompilio Cacho |
| Emil Martínez | Juan Pablo Centeno | Fernando Regules |
| Orvin "Pato" Cabrera | Darwin Pacheco | Mario Berríos |
| Behiker Bustillo | Enrique Reneau | Jimmy González |
| Óscar Vargas | Dennis Ferrera | Douglas Murillo |
| Elvis Scott | Luis Guifarro | Camilo Bonilla |
| Mario López | Lenín Suárez | Nigel Zúniga |
| Víctor Coello | Leonardo Morales | Carlos Oliva |
| Ariel Leyes | Walter López | |
| Motagua | ||
| Elmer Montoya | Júnior Izaguirre | Mauricio "Pipo" Castro |
| José Pacini | Noel Valladares | Juan Raudales |
| Hugo Domínguez | Mario Chirinos | Ricky García |
| Jorge "Tata" Lozano | César "Nene" Obando | Elmer "Burrito" Mejía |
| Robel Bernárdez | Marlon Nolasco | Francisco Ramírez |
| Milton "Jocón" Reyes | Faussy Rodríguez | Ramón Romero |
| Nimrod Medina | Carlos Paes de Oliveira | |
| Olimpia | ||
| Danilo Tosello | Donaldo González | Wilmer Velásquez |
| Donis Escober | Denilson Costa | Mario Beata |
| Gustavo Fuentes | Hendry Thomas | Gerson Vásquez |
| Merlyn Membreño | Fabio Ulloa | Diego de Rosa |
| Limber Pérez | Francis Reyes | Narciso "Kalusha" Fernández |
| Platense | ||
| Diego Fernández | Jorge Zapata | Ángel "Búfalo" Hill |
| Elmer Zelaya | Reynaldo Tilguath | Ricardo James |
| Anael Figueroa | Clifford Laing | José Anthony Torres |
| Júnior Morales | Pablo Medina | Marcelo Ferreira |
| Real España | ||
| Erick Vallecillo | Marlon José Peña | Milton "Chocolate" Flores |
| David Cárcamo | Héctor Gutiérrez | Reynaldo Clavasquin |
| Marco "Maco" Mejía | ||
| Real Comayagua | ||
| Rudy Williams | ||
| Universidad | ||
| Héctor Cardona | Marlon Hernández | Mario Herrera |
| Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | ||
| Victoria | ||
| Ricardo Gabriel "Gato" Canales | John Bodden | Carlos Lino |
| Carlos Discua | Ronald "Cuervo" Maradiaga | Mauricio Figueroa |
| Jorge Pineda | Luis Lagos | Carlos "Tatín" Morán |
| Miguel "Gallo" Mariano | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda | Mario Chávez |
| Vida | ||
| Jonathan Bush Sanders | Luis Perdomo | Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera |
| Jorge Ocampo | Saynor Álvarez | Marvin Brown |
| Justo Norales | ||
13 goals
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
Denilson Costa (Olimpia)5 goals
Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ariel Leyes (Marathón)