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 defeated RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009 Club Deportivo Olimpia in the final. Title holder and runner-up qualified for berths to the 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
1988–89 teams
Curacao (Tegucigalpa, promoted) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Sula (La Lima) Universidad (Tegucigalpa) Victoria (La Ceiba) Vida (La Ceiba)
Platense played their home games at Estadio Francisco Morazán due to renovations at Estadio Excélsior.RadioHouse.hn – Platense arribó a su 56 aniversario de fundación – 5 July 2016
Regular season Standings Group A
Standings Group B
Reply for 2nd place
Final round
Pentagonal standings
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 – Juan Anariba FW – Rubén Alonso 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 MF – Nahúm Espinoza MF – Vicente Viera FW – Juan Contreras FW – Juan Flores FW – Javier Flores Substitutions: FW – Eugenio Dolmo MF – Fernando Tovar Manager: Estanislao Malinowski
Real España 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate. Real España champions on better regular season record.
Liga Nacional1988–89 ChampionReal España5th title
Top scorers Miguel Mathews (Motagua) with 8 goals Rubén Alonso (Real España) with 8 goals Carlos H. Lobo (Curacao) with 8 goals Raúl Centeno Gamboa (Platense) with 8 goals
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
Round 1
Relegation playoffs
Pentagonal
Unknown rounds
References