1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional Explained

Competition:Liga Nacional
Season:1988–89
Winners:Real España (5th)
Relegated:Universidad
Continentalcup1:CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Real España
Olimpia
League Topscorer:Mathews (8)
Alonso (8)
Lobo (8)
Centeno (8)
Total Goals:268
Matches:158
Prevseason:1987–88
Nextseason:1989–90
Updated:24 December 1988

The 1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 23rd edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament was the same as the 1987-88 season. This edition was a rematch of the 22st edition final. Real C.D. España successfully defeated [1] Club Deportivo Olimpia in the final. Title holder and runner-up qualified for berths to the 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

1988–89 teams

Regular season

Reply for 2nd place

Final round

Final

GK Jorge López
DF Marco Anariba
DF Karl Roland
DF Allan Costly
DF Emilson Soto
MF José Fúnez
MF Luis Cálix
MF Carlos Reyes
MF Nahamán González
FW
FW
Substitutions:
FW
MF
Manager:
Flavio Ortega
GK Óscar Banegas
DF Daniel Zapata
DF Danilo Galindo
DF Alejandro Ruiz
DF Rudy Williams
MF
MF
MF Vicente Viera
FW Juan Contreras
FW Juan Flores
FW
Substitutions:
FW
MF
Manager:
Estanislao Malinowski

Top scorers

Squads

Curacao
Constantino Reyes Calos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo Eduardo Bennett
César Martínez Edgar Murillo Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante
Samuel Chávez Iván Guerra Francisco "Pancho" González
Nelson "Namasigüe" Guevara Jeremías "Burrito" González Marco Tulio "Pollo" Suazo
Juan Antonio "Zurdo" Aguilar
Marathón
Dangelo Bautista Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero Francisco Adelmo Herrera
José Luis "Joche" Alvarado Porfirio Armando Betancourt José Ulloa Villatoro
Eduardo Laing Óscar Gerardo "Maradona" Cruz Pedro Geovany Midence
Jorge Suamy Álvarez José Manuel Enamorado Díaz Jorge Chévez
Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias Luis Cornet
Neptally Turcios Leonel Machado Aparicio Colón
Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo
Motagua
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Miguel Antonio Mathews Sargent Fabricio "Amapala" Pérez
Hernaín Arzú Donaldo "Martillo" Guillén Reyes Gilberto Yearwood
Juan Gómez Ortiz José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez Geraldo da Silva
Olimpia
Óscar Banegas Belarmino Rivera Juan Carlos "Rata" Contreras
Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga Prudencio Norales Vicente Daniel Viera
Ramón Fernández Riera Jorge Manuel "Bugy" Ulate Santos "Indio" Ruiz
Antonio "Flaco" Hernández Danilo Galindo Fernando Tovar
Eugenio Dolmo Flores Alex Pineda Chacón Raúl Martínez Sambulá
Javier Flores Luis Jaime Patrocinio Sierra
Juan Carlos Pineda Chacón Daniel Zapata Rudy Alberto Williams
Nahúm Espinoza Erick Fú Lanza Darío Mejía
Juan Carlos Espinoza Carlos "Gigio" Maldonado
Platense
Raúl Centeno Gamboa Antonio "Machangay" Amaya López Jorge Arita Neals
Fernando Nuila Margarito Bernárdez
Real España
Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos
Geovany Gayle Alarcón Ildefonso Bonilla Jorge López Silva
Rubén Alonso Nelson Benavídez Esteban Pitío Centeno
Juan Ramón "Montuca" Castro Edith Hernando Contreras Carlos Fernando Landa
Allan Anthony Costly Alex Geovany Ávila Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya
Nahamán Humberto González Juan Manuel "Nito" Anariba "Yuca" López
Karl Antonio Roland Enrique Daniel Uberty García Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo
Rigoberto "Rigo" González Luis "Gavilán" Cálix Junior Rashford Costly
Carlos Reyes Carlos Orlando Caballero
Sula
Lorenzo Crisanto Batiz Amílcar Lowe Gregorio Flores
Mario Bustillo Óscar "Tigre" Carbajal Manuel Reyes Meraz
Fernando Nuila Danilo "Pilo" Henríquez Marco "Choreta" Ordóñez
Luis Alonso Zúniga Carlos Aguilar Bonilla Dennis Caballero
Óscar "Pito Loco" López Catarino Amaya Marco "Toñito" Gómez
Rigoberto Castillo Emilio "Chespirito" Hernández Johnny Williams
José Luis "Pili" Aguirre Roger Javier Valladares Mauricio Camacho
Universidad
Gerardo "Cholo" Villalobos César Adonis Flores Roberto "Chele" Barahona
Fraterno Calderon Salomón Nazzar Juan José Craniotis
Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano Iván Canales Iván Ponce
Jorge "Chino" Euceda Roberto Brites
Victoria
Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte Jorge Alberto "Bala" Bennett Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
Carlos Roberto "Condorito" Mejía Alvarenga Ramón Berckling
Vida
Raúl David Fúnez Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez Rudy Pine Pack
José Emilio Martínez Jorge Ernesto Pineda Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna
José Danilo Carías Figueroa René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez Carlos Ramírez

Known results

Unknown rounds

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hondhist.html RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95
  2. http://www.radiohouse.hn/platense-arribo-a-su-56-aniversario-de-fundacion/ RadioHouse.hn – Platense arribó a su 56 aniversario de fundación