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The 2001–02 season in the
Honduran Liga Nacional Honduran may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Honduras * Hondurans, persons from Honduras or of Honduran descent * Honduran population, see Ethnicity in Honduras * Honduran Spanish, the language spoken in Honduras * Honduran cuisine * ...
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.RSSSF.com–Honduras 2001/02
11 December 2009 This was the fourth season under the
Apertura and Clausura The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split Season (sports), season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American soccer, football sports league, leagues in which the traditional association ...
format.


2001–02 teams

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Deportes Savio Deportes Savio Fútbol Club, commonly known as Deportes Savio, is a professional Honduran football club based in Santa Rosa de Copán. The club was founded in 1974, and participates in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras. In 2 ...
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Santa Rosa de Copán Santa Rosa de Copán () is a municipality in Honduras. The city of Santa Rosa de Copán is the municipal seat and the departmental capital of the Honduran department of Copán. It is located approximately above mean sea level. Santa Rosa de ...
) * Marathón (
San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...
) *
Motagua The Motagua River () is a river in Guatemala. It rises in the Western Highlands of Guatemala and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras. The Motagua River basin covers an area of and is the largest in Guatemala. The Motagua Rive ...
(
Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
) * Olimpia (
Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
) * Platense (
Puerto Cortés Puerto Cortés, originally known as Puerto de Caballos, is a port city and municipality on the north Caribbean coast of Honduras, right on the Laguna de Alvarado, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, with a natural bay. The present city w ...
) *
Real Comayagua Club Deportivo Real Comayagua was a Honduran football club based in Comayagua, Honduras. History Real Maya bought Real Comayagua's franchise for the 2002–03 season.
(
Comayagua Comayagua () is a city, municipality and old capital of Honduras, located northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula and above sea level. The accelerated growth experienced by the city of Comayagua led the municipal authoriti ...
) ''(promoted)'' *
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(
San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...
) * Universidad (
Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
) *
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
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La Ceiba La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
) *
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La Ceiba La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
)


Apertura

The Apertura tournament started on 7 September 2001 in
La Ceiba La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
with
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
's 2–1 home win over last season's runners-up Olimpia. After 18 rounds Motagua, Marathón, Platense, and Olimpia qualified to the Final round to fight for the title.


Regular season


Standings


Results

: ''As of 2 December 2001''


Final round


Semifinals


=Motagua vs Olimpia

= ---- * ''Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.''


=Marathón vs Platense

= ---- * ''Marathón won 3–2 on aggregate.''


Final


=Motagua vs Marathón

= ---- * ''Motagua 3–3 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua won 5–3 on penalty shootouts.''


Squads


Top goalscorers

8 goals * Enrique Renau ( Marathón) 7 goals * Marcelo Verón (
Motagua The Motagua River () is a river in Guatemala. It rises in the Western Highlands of Guatemala and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras. The Motagua River basin covers an area of and is the largest in Guatemala. The Motagua Rive ...
) *
Denilson Costa Denilson Costa (born 10 June 1968) is a Brazilian and naturalized Honduran football coach and former player. He is currently the second all-time top scorer in the Honduran Liga Nacional and was also the first to reach 150 goals. Now he is a t ...
( Olimpia) 6 goals *
José Pacini José Mauricio Pacini (born 8 June 1976) is an Argentine football player who most recently played for Platense F.C. in the Honduran national league. Club career He played in Honduras for several years. He started his career at Universidad in ...
(
Motagua The Motagua River () is a river in Guatemala. It rises in the Western Highlands of Guatemala and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras. The Motagua River basin covers an area of and is the largest in Guatemala. The Motagua Rive ...
) * Danilo Tosello ( Olimpia) 5 goals *
Wilmer Velásquez Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for C.D. Ol ...
( Olimpia) *
Pompilio Cacho Pompilio Cacho Valerio (born 22 December 1976) is a former Honduran football player who plays as forward. Club career A much-travelled striker, Cacho started his career at Marathón, making his debut on 2 December 1995 against Broncos, and ...
( Marathón) *
Gustavo Fuentes Gustavo Fuentes (born 8 April 1973 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Fuentes has played for some fifteen clubs during his career, which has taken him through several continents. See also * D ...
( Olimpia)


Clausura

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 La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
with an unexpected 0–3 C.D. Victoria's home defeat against
Deportes Savio Deportes Savio Fútbol Club, commonly known as Deportes Savio, is a professional Honduran football club based in Santa Rosa de Copán. The club was founded in 1974, and participates in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras. In 2 ...
. 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.


Regular season


Standings


Results

: ''As of 12 May 2002''


Final round


Semifinals


=Olimpia vs Victoria

= ---- * ''Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.''


=Platense vs Marathón

= ---- * ''Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.''


Final


=Olimpia vs Marathón

= ---- * ''Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate.''


Squads


Top goalscorers

13 goals *
Marcelo Ferreira Marcelo Bastos Ferreria (born 26 September 1965) is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the ''Star Class'' at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael. He received a bronze medal at the 2000 Sum ...
( Platense) 10 goals *
Wilmer Velásquez Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for C.D. Ol ...
( Olimpia) 7 goals *
Gustavo Fuentes Gustavo Fuentes (born 8 April 1973 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Fuentes has played for some fifteen clubs during his career, which has taken him through several continents. See also * D ...
( Olimpia) * Elvis Scott ( Marathón) 6 goals *
Denilson Costa Denilson Costa (born 10 June 1968) is a Brazilian and naturalized Honduran football coach and former player. He is currently the second all-time top scorer in the Honduran Liga Nacional and was also the first to reach 150 goals. Now he is a t ...
( Olimpia) * Carlos Múñoz (
Real Comayagua Club Deportivo Real Comayagua was a Honduran football club based in Comayagua, Honduras. History Real Maya bought Real Comayagua's franchise for the 2002–03 season.
) 5 goals *
Pompilio Cacho Pompilio Cacho Valerio (born 22 December 1976) is a former Honduran football player who plays as forward. Club career A much-travelled striker, Cacho started his career at Marathón, making his debut on 2 December 1995 against Broncos, and ...
( Marathón) * Enrique Reneau ( Marathón) *
Emil Martínez Emil José Martínez Cruz (; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for Alajuelense in the Primera ...
( Marathón) * Christian Martínez (
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
) * Danilo Tosello ( Olimpia) * Reynaldo Tilguath ( Platense) *
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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
) * Luis Oseguera (
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
) 4 goals * Clifford Laing ( Platense) * Francisco Ramírez (
Motagua The Motagua River () is a river in Guatemala. It rises in the Western Highlands of Guatemala and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras. The Motagua River basin covers an area of and is the largest in Guatemala. The Motagua Rive ...
) 3 goals *
Carlos Oliva Carlos Alberto Oliva Argueta (born 28 July 1979) is a retired Honduran football player who currently works as an evangelical pastor.Marathón) *
Jaime Rosales Jaime Heliberto Rosales Chirinos (born 8 June 1978) is a Honduran former football defender who last played for Platense. Club career Rosales started his professional career at Marathón and played for several clubs in the Honduran league. A ...
( Marathón) *
Jorge Pineda Jorge Ernesto Pineda (born 26 November 1964) is a retired Honduran football player and current football manager. He is currently married to Ena Pineda and has four daughters named Darcy, Georgina, Chelsea and another daughter from a previous re ...
(
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
) * Carlos Güity (
Vida Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missour ...
) * Marco Mejía (
Real España Real may refer to: Currencies * Argentine real * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Nature and science * Reality, the state of things as they exist, rath ...
) 2 goals *
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( Universidad) * Lester Marson ( Savio) * Milton Palacios (
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
) * Fabio Ulloa ( Olimpia) *
Francis Reyes Francis Florentino Saludo Reyes (born June 20, 1967, in Lipa City, Batangas) is a Filipino musician. He is best known for being the guitarist for the Filipino rock band the Dawn. He was the chief radio announcer and musical director for the ...
( Olimpia) 1 goal * Ariel Leyes ( Marathón) * Walter López ( Marathón) * Óscar Vargas ( Marathón) *
Nigel Zúniga Nigel Alberto Zúniga Hontar (born 9 June 1972) is a Honduran former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Known by his powerful left foot and excellent defensive and offensive work, Zúniga has excelled in his career in the Hondur ...
( Marathón) *
Maynor Figueroa Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez (born 2 May 1983) is a Honduran former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back or Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back ...
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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
)


Relegation table


References

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