2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional
2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 36th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional, the season was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura, being conquered by Real C.D. España and Club Deportivo Olimpia respectively.[3]
2003–04 teams
Atlético Olanchano (Catacamas) promoted
Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
Platense (Puerto Cortés)
Real España (San Pedro Sula)
Real Patepluma (Santa Bárbara)
Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
Victoria (La Ceiba)
Vida (La Ceiba)
Apertura
The Apertura tournament was played from August to December 2003; Club Deportivo Olimpia and Real C.D. España qualified to the Final after they eliminated C.D. Marathón and C.D.S. Vida in the semifinals; once there, Real España obtained its 8th title under the management of Juan de Dios Castillo.[4]
Regular season
Results
Home \ Away | OLA | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | PAT | UNI | VIC | VID |
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Atlético Olanchano | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
Marathón | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Motagua | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Olimpia | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
Platense | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Real España | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | |
Real Patepluma | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
Universidad | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Victoria | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
Vida | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpia | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 7 | +33 | 43 | Qualified to the Final round |
2 | Real España | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 35 | |
3 | Vida | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 29 | |
4 | Marathón | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 28 | |
5 | Motagua | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | |
6 | Platense | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 22 | |
7 | Universidad | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 21 | |
8 | Victoria | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 16 | |
9 | Atlético Olanchano | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 15 | |
10 | Real Patepluma | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 10 |
Final round
Semifinals
Olimpia vs Marathón
4 December 20031st leg | **Marathón** | 2–2 | **Olimpia** | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Fernández12' Pacini48' | Palacios5' Tosello13' | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
7 December 20032nd leg | **Olimpia** | 3–1 | **Marathón** | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Ferreira34' M. Palacios48' Palacios72' | Pacini29' | Stadium:Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Olimpia won 5–3 on aggregate score.
Real España vs Vida
4 December 20031st leg | **Vida** | 3–1 | **Real España** | La Ceiba, Atlántida |
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Paradiso16' Brooks58' Arzú77' | Pavón83' | Stadium:Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
7 December 20032nd leg | **Real España** | 3–0 | **Vida** | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Emílio33' Oliva44' Pavón72' | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
Real España won 4–3 on aggregate score.
Final
Olimpia vs Real España
14 December 20031st leg | **Real España** | 2–2 | **Olimpia** | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Emílio38'83' | Cárcamo27' Tosello77' (pen.) | Stadium:Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: Marcio Carranza |
21 December 20032nd leg | **Olimpia** | 0–2 | **Real España** | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Santana81' Emílio90' | Stadium:Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 34,515 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
Olimpia | Real España |
Real España won 4–2 on aggregate score.
Liga Nacional 2003–04 Apertura Champion |
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**Real España 8th title** |
Top goalscorers
13 goals
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12 goals
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10 goals
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9 goals
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8 goals
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Clausura
On the Clausura tournament, C.D. Olimpia won its 17th domestic league by beating C.D. Marathón in the finals; Real Patepluma withdrew before the start of the regular season and were mathematically relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.
Regular season
Results
Home \ Away | OLA | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | UNI | VIC | VID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlético Olanchano | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | |
Marathón | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
Motagua | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
Olimpia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
Platense | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
Real España | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
Universidad | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Victoria | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
Vida | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpia | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 37 | Qualified to the Final round |
2 | Victoria | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 29 | |
3 | Marathón | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 25 | |
4 | Real España | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 24 | |
5 | Motagua | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 23 | |
6 | Platense | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
7 | Atlético Olanchano | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 14 | |
8 | Vida | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 13 | |
9 | Universidad | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 13[1] |
Final round
Semifinals
Olimpia vs Real España
13 May 20041st leg | **Real España** | 1–4 | **Olimpia** | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Emílio | Cárcamo Velásquez | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
16 May 20042nd leg | **Olimpia** | 1–1 | **Real España** | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Cárcamo | Hernández | Stadium:Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Olimpia won 5–2 on aggregate score.
Victoria vs Marathón
12 May 20041st leg | **Marathón** | 2–1 | **Victoria** | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Simovic Martínez | H. Flores | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
15 May 20042nd leg | **Victoria** | 1–2 | **Marathón** | La Ceiba, Atlántida |
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Flores | C. Santamaría Costa | Stadium:Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate score.
Final
Olimpia vs Marathón
22 May 20041st leg | **Marathón** | 1–1 | **Olimpia** | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Martínez70' | Cárcamo65' | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
30 May 20042nd leg | **Olimpia** | 1–0 | **Marathón** | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Tosello32' | Stadium:Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 30,254 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
Olimpia | Marathón |
Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Liga Nacional 2003–04 Clausura Champion |
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**Olimpia 17th title** |
Top goalscorers
10 goals
[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x|Brazil|h15|w22|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Luciano Emílio (Real España)
Relegation
Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the teams with less points at the end would be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso; however, Real Patepluma withdrew from the Clausura tournament due to a financial crisis and were automatically relegated.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpia | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 80 | Qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF[2] |
2 | Real España | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 59 | |
3 | Marathón | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 53 | |
4 | Motagua | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 47 | |
5 | Victoria | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 45 | |
6 | Platense | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | |
7 | Vida | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 42 | |
8 | Universidad | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 34 | |
9 | Atlético Olanchano | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 29 | |
10 | Real Patepluma | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 10 | Relegation to the 2004–05 Liga de Ascenso |