2001–02 Honduran Liga Nacional
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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.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Motagua Clausura: Marathón |
| Relegated | Deportes Savio |
| Copa Interclubes UNCAF | Motagua Marathón |
| Top goalscorer | 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) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motagua | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 32 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Marathón | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31 | |
| 3 | Platense | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 27 | |
| 4 | Olimpia | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 25 | |
| 5 | Real España | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Victoria | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Vida | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 20 | |
| 8 | Real Comayagua | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 19 | |
| 9 | Universidad | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 15 | |
| 10 | Deportes Savio | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2001. Source: [citation needed]
- As of 2 December 2001
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.
Marathón vs Platense
- Marathón won 3–2 on aggregate.
- Motagua 3–3 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua won 5–3 on penalty shootouts.
| Liga Nacional 2001–02 Apertura Champion |
|---|
| C.D. Motagua 10th title |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 33 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Platense | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 31 | |
| 3 | Marathón | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 29 | |
| 4 | Victoria | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 25 | |
| 5 | Real España | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Universidad | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 23 | |
| 7 | Deportes Savio | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 21 | |
| 8 | Motagua | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Vida | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 19 | |
| 10 | Real Comayagua | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2002. Source: [citation needed]
- As of 12 May 2002
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Platense vs Marathón
- Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.
- Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Liga Nacional 2001–02 Clausura Champion |
|---|
| C.D. Marathón 3rd title |
13 goals
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathón | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 60 | Qualified to the 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF |
| 2 | Olimpia | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 58 | |
| 3 | Platense | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 58 | |
| 4 | Motagua | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 51 | Qualified to the 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF |
| 5 | Victoria | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 49 | |
| 6 | Real España | 36 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 47 | |
| 7 | Vida | 36 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 39 | |
| 8 | Universidad | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 38 | |
| 9 | Real Comayagua | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 35 | |
| 10 | Deportes Savio | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 33 | Relegated to the 2002–03 Liga de Ascenso |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2002. Source: [citation needed]
- ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 2001/02–11 December 2009