1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional

LINA
Season	1988-89
Champions	Real España; (5th title)
Relegated	Universidad
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Real España; Olimpia
Top goalscorer	Miguel Mathews (8); Rubén Alonso (8); Carlos H. Lobo (8); Raul Centeno Gamboa (8)
	← 1987-88 1989-90 →

Following are the results of the 1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras (English: Honduran Professional National Football League) is the first and highest division of football in Honduras.

1988–89 teams

Regular season

Standings Group A

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Olimpia and Marathón qualified to the Final round.

Standings Group B

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Real España clinched final spot as Regular season winner.
Real España, Motagua and Vida qualified to Final round.
Universidad relegated to Liga de Ascenso.

Reply for 2nd place

1988-10-19

Olimpia	2 – 0	Motagua
Norales Flores

Tegucigalpa

Final round

Pentagonal standings

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Olimpia qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

Final

14 December 1988

(UTC−06:00)

1st leg

Olimpia	2 – 0	Real España
Contreras Flores

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán

Referee: Gonzalo Tejada

24 December 1988

(UTC−06:00)

2nd leg

Real España	2 – 0 (AET)	Olimpia
Anariba Ávila

Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula, Cortés

Referee: Rodolfo Martínez

Real España

Olimpia



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	–	Juan Anariba
FW	–	Rubén Alonzo
Substitutions:
FW	–	Alex Ávila
MF	–	Carlos Caballero
Manager:
Flavio Ortega



GK	–	Óscar Banegas
DF	–	Daniel Zapata
DF	–	Danilo Galindo
DF	–	Alejandro Ruiz
DF	–	Rudy Williams
MF	–	Erick Fú Lanza	87'
MF	–	Nahúm Espinoza
MF	–	Vicente Viera
FW	–	Juan Contreras
FW	–	Juan Flores
FW	–	Javier Flores
Substitutions:
FW	–	Eugenio Dolmo Flores
MF	–	Fernando Tovar
Manager:
Estanislao Malinowski

Real España 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate. Real España champions on better regular season record.

Liga Nacional 1988–89 Champion
Real España 5th title

Top scorers

Miguel Mathews (Motagua) with 8 goals
Rubén Alonso (Real España) with 8 goals
Carlos H. Lobo (Curacao) with 8 goals
Raul Centeno Gamboa (Platense) with 8 goals

Squads

Curacao
Constantino Reyes	Calos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo	Eduardo "Balín" 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 Jerónimo Yearwood
Juan Gómez Ortiz	José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez
Olimpia
Óscar Banegas	Belarmino Rivera	Juan Carlos "Rata" Contreras
Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga	Prudencio "Tecate" Norales	Vicente Daniel Viera
Ramón Fernández Riera	Jorge Manuel "Bugy" Ulate	Santos "Indio" Ruiz
Antonio "Flaco" Hernández	Danilo "Pollo" 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 Alberto Espinoza Zerón	Erick Darío 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	Víctor Martín Castro
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

Round 1

Victoria	1 – 0	Curacao
Bennett

La Ceiba

1988-02-27

Marathón	0 – 0	Motagua

San Pedro Sula

Relegation playoffs

Curacao	1 - 2	Sula

Tegucigalpa

Sula	0 - 0	Vida

San Pedro Sula

Pentagonal

22 October 1988

Real España	0 – 1	Motagua

San Pedro Sula

26 October 1988

Marathón	0 – 0	Real España

San Pedro Sula

27 October 1988

Olimpia	0 – 0	Motagua

Tegucigalpa

29 October 1988

Marathón	1 – 2	Olimpia
Cornet		Sierra Fernández

San Pedro Sula

30 October 1988

Vida	1 – 2	Motagua

La Ceiba

3 November 1988

Motagua	0 – 2	Marathón
		Machado Castillo

Tegucigalpa

6 November 1988

Olimpia	0 – 0	Real España

Tegucigalpa

10 November 1988

Marathón	0 – 0	Motagua

San Pedro Sula

19 November 1988

Motagua	1 – 2	Real España

Tegucigalpa

23 November 1988

Real España	0 – 0	Olimpia

San Pedro Sula

30 November 1988

Real España	3 – 2	Marathón
Uberty Alonzo Cálix		Machado Cornet

San Pedro Sula

30 November 1988

Motagua	1 – 1	Olimpia
Pérez		Contreras

Tegucigalpa

7 December 1988

Olimpia	2 – 1	Marathón
Contreras Flores		Laing

Tegucigalpa

Unknown rounds

2 March 1988

Real España	2–1	Sula

San Pedro Sula

3 March 1988

Olimpia	1–0	Vida

Tegucigalpa

12 March 1988

Real España	1–2	Vida
Uberti

San Pedro Sula

20 March 1988

Vida	4–1	Platense

La Ceiba

24 March 1988

Olimpia	2–0	Curacao

Tegucigalpa

26 March 1988

Real España	1–1	Marathón

San Pedro Sula

20 July 1988

Marathón	2–0	Curacao

San Pedro Sula

4 August 1988

Curacao	1–1	Sula

Tegucigalpa

31 August 1988

Sula	1–1	Universidad

San Pedro Sula

17 September 1988

Platense	1–0	Victoria

29 September 1988

Motagua	1–1	Curacao

Tegucigalpa

1 October 1988

Sula	1–3	Olimpia

San Pedro Sula

13 October 1988

Real España	6–2	Sula
Anariba Landa Chavarría		Valladares

San Pedro Sula

Motagua	3–0	Universidad
Reyes Yearwood

Tegucigalpa