Liga Nacional 2001-02

Apertura - Week 1
Sunday, 9 September 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-0 Platense
[Francisco Ramírez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 46-42-29 (136:103)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 2
Saturday, 15 September 2001
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Vida 2-2 Motagua
[ | Marcelo Verón x2]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 52-44-28 (161:121)
Notes: Marcelo Verón scored his first league goal for the club

Apertura - Week 3
Wednesday, 19 September 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 3-3 Real España
[José Pacini x2, Marcelo Verón | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 55-51-42 (160:144)
Notes: José Pacini scored his first league goal for the club

Apertura - Week 4
Saturday, 22 September 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Real Comayagua
[Ricky García, Júnior Izaguirre | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-0-0 (2:0)
Notes: Ricky García scored his first league goal for the club

Apertura - Week 5
Saturday, 29 September 2001
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Victoria 1-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 36-37-24 (126:109)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 6
Thursday, 4 October 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-1 Marathón
[Francisco Ramírez x2 | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 47-47-34 (162:138)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 7
Wednesday, 10 October 2001
Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes, Santa Rosa de Copán. Attendance:
Deportes Savio 1-1 Motagua
[ | Júnior Izaguirre]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-4-0 (7:6)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 8
Saturday, 13 October 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Universidad 1-2 Motagua
[ | José Pacini, Marcelo Verón]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 33-21-18 (87:63)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 9
Thursday, 18 October 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Olimpia
[Marcelo Verón, Ramón Romero | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 28-61-52 (101:141)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 10
Sunday, 21 October 2001
Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés. Attendance:
Platense 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 46-43-29 (136:103)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 11
Sunday, 28 October 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Vida
[Ramón Romero, Marcelo Verón | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 53-44-28 (163:121)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 12
Wednesday, 31 October 2001
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Real España 1-1 Motagua
[ | Danilo Turcios]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 55-52-42 (161:145)
Notes: Danilo Turcios scored his first league goal for the club

Apertura - Week 13
Sunday, 4 November 2001
Comayagua. Attendance:
Real Comayagua 0-1 Motagua
[ | Júnior Izaguirre]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 2-0-0 (3:0)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 14
Wednesday, 7 November 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Victoria
[Ariel Leyes | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 36-38-24 (127:110)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 15
Saturday, 10 November 2001
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Marathón 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 47-48-34 (162:138)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 16
Sunday, 18 November 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-1 Deportes Savio
[Marcelo Verón, Danilo Turcios | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 2-4-0 (9:7)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 17
Wednesday, 21 November 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 0-1 Universidad
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 33-21-19 (87:64)
Notes:

Apertura - Week 18
Sunday, 2 December 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 28-62-52 (101:141)
Notes: 

Standings
R  Club                      G   W   D   L   F   A   +/- Pt   Finish
1  Motagua                   18  8   8   2   22  13  +9  32   Qualified to Semifinals
2  Marathón                  18  8   7   3   28  22  +6  31   Qualified to Semifinals
3  Platense                  18  7   6   5   16  14  +2  27   Qualified to Semifinals
4  Olimpia                   18  6   7   5   25  18  +7  25   Qualified to Semifinals
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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

Apertura - Semifinals - 1st leg
Thursday, 6 December 2001 (19:30)
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 1-0 Motagua
[Gustavo Fuentes 46' | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 28-62-53 (101:142)
Notes:

Apertura - Semifinals - 2nd leg
Sunday, 9 December 2001 (16:00)
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 4-2 Olimpia
[Ricky García 26', José Pacini 32', 39', Elmer Mejía 87' | Wilmer Velásquez 5', Denilson Costa 37' ]
Starting XI:
DT: Gilberto Yearwood
Referee: Óscar Bardales
New record: 29-62-53 (105:144)
Notes:

Apertura - Final - 1st leg
Wednesday, 12 December 2001 (19:30)
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance: 14,283
Marathón 1-0 Motagua
[Jaime Rosales 69' pen | ]
Starting XI:
DT: Gilberto Yearwood
Referee: Benigno Pineda
New record: 47-48-35 (162:139)
Notes:

Apertura - Final - 2nd leg
Sunday, 16 December 2001
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: 20,423
Motagua 3-2 (aet, 5-3 pen) Marathón
[José Pacini 22', Júnior Izaguirre 44' pen, 56' pen | Jaime Rosales 18' pen, Carlos Oliva 81']
Penalty shoot-outs: (1-0) Ariel Leyes
                    (1-0) Pompilio Cacho
                    (2-0) Nimrod Medina
                    (2-1) Nígel Zúniga
                    (3-1) José Pacini
                    (3-2) Carlos Oliva
                    (4-2) Danilo Turcios
                    (4-3) Emil Martínez
                    (5-3) Júnior Izaguirre
Starting XI: 18 Noel Valladares (GK)
             4  Júnior Izaguirre
             7  Róbel Bernárdez
             19 Danilo Turcios
             26 Marcelo Verón
             29 José Pacini
                Milton Reyes
                Nimrod Medina
                Mario Chirinos
                Ramón Romero (13 Elmer Mejía)
                Marlon Nolasco (Ariel Leyes)
DT: Gilberto Yearwood
Referee: Óscar Bardales
New record: 48-48-35 (165:141)
Notes:


Clausura - Week 1 Sunday, 20 January 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 1-1 Marathón [Gerardo Valladares | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: Gilberto Yearwood New record: 48-49-35 (166:142) Notes: Gerardo Valladares scored his first league goal for the club Clausura - Week 2 Sunday, 27 January 2002 Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes, Santa Rosa de Copán. Attendance: Deportes Savio 0-0 Motagua [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Gilberto Yearwood Referee: New record: 2-5-0 (9:7) Notes: Clausura - Week 3 Sunday, 3 February 2002 Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés. Attendance: Platense 3-1 Motagua [ | Hugo Domínguez] Starting XI: DT: Gilberto Yearwood Referee: New record: 46-43-30 (137:106) Notes: Hugo Domínguez scored his first league goal for the club Clausura - Week 4 Wednesday, 13 February 2002 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance: Real España 0-2 Motagua [ | Marlon Nolasco, Mauricio Pacini] Starting XI: DT: Gilberto Yearwood Referee: New record: 56-52-42 (163:145) Notes: Clausura - Week 5 Sunday, 17 February 2002 Comayagua. Attendance: Real Comayagua 2-2 Motagua [ | Júnior Izaguirre, Mauricio Castro] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 2-1-0 (5:2) Notes: Mauricio Castro scored his first league goal for the club Clausura - Week 6 Sunday, 24 February 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Universidad 0-0 Motagua [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 33-22-19 (87:64) Notes: Clausura - Week 7 Sunday, 3 March 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 0-1 Victoria [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 36-38-25 (127:111) Notes: Clausura - Week 8 Sunday, 10 March 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 1-1 Vida [Júnior Izaguirre | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 53-45-28 (164:122) Notes: Clausura - Week 9 Thursday, 21 March 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Olimpia 0-0 Motagua [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 29-63-53 (105:144) Notes: Clausura - Week 10 Saturday, 23 March 2002 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance: Marathón 1-0 Motagua [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 48-49-36 (166:143) Notes: Clausura - Week 11 Sunday, 7 April 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 0-3 Deportes Savio [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 2-5-1 (9:10) Notes: Clausura - Week 12 Sunday, 14 April 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 1-0 Platense [Ricky García | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 47-43-30 (138:106) Notes: Clausura - Week 13 Wednesday, 17 April 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 0-1 Real España [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 56-52-43 (163:146) Notes: Clausura - Week 14 Saturday, 20 April 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 0-1 Real Comayagua [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 2-1-1 (5:3) Notes: Clausura - Week 15 Wednesday, 24 April 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 2-0 Universidad [Marlon Nolasco, José Pacini | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 34-22-19 (89:64) Notes: Clausura - Week 16 Saturday, 27 April 2002 Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance: Victoria 1-0 Motagua [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 36-38-26 (127:112) Notes: Clausura - Week 17 Sunday, 5 May 2002 Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance: Vida 0-0 Motagua [ | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 53-46-28 (164:122) Notes: Clausura - Week 18 Sunday, 12 May 2002 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance: Motagua 2-1 Olimpia [Elmer Montoya, Ricky García | ] Starting XI: DT: Referee: New record: 30-63-53 (107:145) Notes: Elmer Montoya scored his first league goal for the club Standings R Club G W D L F A +/- Pt Finish 1 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 31 16 +15 33 Qualified to Semifinals 2 Platense 18 9 4 5 35 25 +10 31 Qualified to Semifinals 3 Marathón 18 8 5 5 27 21 +6 29 Qualified to Semifinals 4 Victoria 18 6 7 5 19 21 -2 25 Qualified to Semifinals ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 Squad N Player Pos DOB 1 Diego Vásquez (ARG) GK 3 July 1971 4 Júnior Izaguirre DF 12 August 1979 5 Milton Reyes DF 2 May 1974 6 Nimrod Medina DF 26 August 1976 11 Francisco Ramírez FW 10 July 1976 15 Ricky García MF 27 July 1971 19 Juan Raudales DF 15 July 1979 21 Hugo Caballero GK 14 November 1974 Mario Chirinos MF 29 July 1978 Elmer Montoya DF 10 December 1977 Carlos Salinas MF 20 September 1978 Ramón Romero MF 3 March 1973 Robel Bernárdez MF 8 June 1972 Noel Valladares FW 3 May 1977 Elmer Mejía MF 23 June 1978 César Obando MF 26 October 1969 Marlon Nolasco MF 11 July 1980 Hugo Domínguez (ARG) FW 9 May 1977 José Pacini (ARG) FW 8 June 1976 Jorge Lozano MF 19 June 1978 Faussy Rodríguez MF 4 April 1981 Mauricio Castro MF 11 August 1981 Víctor Bernárdez DF 24 May 1982 Ariel Leyes (ARG) MF 10 April 1974 Marcelo Verón (ARG) FW 8 January 1978 Danilo Turcios MF 8 May 1978 Dennis Salgado - - Carlos Paes MF 29 May 1978 Top goalscorers N Player Goals 1 José Pacini 8 2 Júnior Izaguirre 7 Marcelo Verón 7 4 Ricky García 4 5 Francisco Ramírez 3 6 Ramón Romero 2 Danilo Turcios 2 Marlon Nolasco 2 9 Ariel Leyes 1 Elmer Mejía 1 Gerardo Valladares 1 Hugo Domínguez 1 Mauricio Castro 1 Elmer Montoya 1 Home