The 1987–88 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 22nd edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of two groups of five followed by a 5-team playoff round. Club Deportivo Olimpia successfully defended its 1986–87 titleRSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009 in the final against runner-up C.D. Marathón. Both teams qualified for berths to the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
1987–88 teams
E.A.C.I. (Isletas) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Sula (La Lima) Universidad (Tegucigalpa, promoted) Victoria (La Ceiba) Vida (La Ceiba)
Platense played its home games at Estadio Francisco Morazán due to renovations to Estadio Excélsior.RadioHouse.hn–Platense arribó a su 56 aniversario de fundación–5 July 2016 E.A.C.I. is from Isletas but played in Olanchito.
Regular season Standings Group A
Standings Group B
2nd Place playoff
Final round Pentagonal standings
Final
GK – Erasmo GuerreroRB – Pastor MartínezCB – Aparicio ColónCB – Herminio VillalobosLB – Óscar BardalesCM – Jorge ChévezDM – Marco GarcíaCM – Richardson SmithAM – Leonel MachadoCF – Eduardo LaingCF – Ciro CastilloManager: José Herrera
GK – Óscar BanegasRB – Daniel ZapataCB – Alejandro RuízCB – Patrocinio SierraLM – Raúl Martínez SambuláDM – Erick FúCM – Eduardo Santana CM – Juan Carlos EspinozaRW – José Mario FigueroaCF – Juan FloresLW – Eugenio FloresManager: Carlos Padilla
Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate.
Top scorer Gilberto Leonel Machado (Marathón) with 19 goals
Squads E.A.C.I. Miguel Angel "Payasito" Gómez Geovany Rodríguez Rony Galeas Lincoln Gustavo Alemán Juan Alberto "Ninja" Padilla Bardales José Betancourt Luis García Omar "Carguero" Renderos Luis Azaneth Ortiz Jorge Sierra Raul David Fúnez Edgar Murillo Jorge Sánchez Víctor Hugo Salgado Alirio Posas Ernesto Isaula Héctor Beltrán Roger Omar "Maisón" Rosales Héctor Manuel Posantes César Galindo Jorge Meléndez Tedy Lozano Cándido Luis "Cubillo" García Celio Sánchez Rafael "Sietío" Torres Castro Ramón Edgardo Moradel Zapata Oscar Santiago "Tigre" Carbajal Walter Baca Plummer Marathón Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero Gilberto Leonel Machado García Javier Toledo Pedro Midence Suamy Álvarez José Luis "Joche" Alvarado Amílcar Lanza Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias Rodolfo Richardson Smith Herminio Villalobos Marco "Tono" García Pedro Geovany Midence Francisco Adelmo Herrera Fredy Méndez Samuel Figueroa Tomás Róchez Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano Jorge Chévez Fernando Figueroa Pastor Martínez Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo Eduardo Laing Aparicio Colón Óscar "Moro" Bardales Efraín "Pucho" Osorio Motagua Orlin Banegas Carneiro Da Silva Amílcar Leonel Suazo Juan Gómez Ortiz José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez Eugenio Meléndez Isidro Arriola Victor Manuel "Pechito" Zelaya Robson de Moura Manuel "Meme" Chavarria Oscar "Sapo" Hernandez Dennis Ponce Jorge Nunes Celeo "Chimpilin" Herrera Arnold López Salvador Filo Marco Tulio "Pollo" Suazo Oscar Murillo Olimpia Óscar Banegas Fernando Tovar Durón Raúl Martínez Sambulá José Antonio "Flaco" Hernández Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz Eugenio Dolmo Flores Vicente Daniel Viera Eduardo Santana Carlos "Gigio" Maldonado Patrocinio Sierra José Mario "Chueco" Figueroa Juan Carlos Espinoza Daniel Zapata Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga Erick Darío Fú Lanza Juan Flores Danilo Galindo Julio Franco Javier Flores Juan Cruz Murillo Osman Madrid Platense Jimmy Steward Arturo Johnson Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden Héctor Javier Flores Jorge Arita Neals Raúl Centeno Gamboa Carlos Luján Carlos Aguilar Bonilla Real España Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos Karl Antonio Roland Marco Antonio Anariba Zepeda Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood Junior Rashford Costly Edith Hernando Contreras Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews Juan Ramón "Montuca" Castro Nelson Benavídez Esteban Pitío Centeno Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo Javier Chavarría Edimar Luiz Marques Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón Carlos Orlando Caballero Sula Belarmino Rivera Marcos Lacayo Óscar "Tigre" Carbajal Hernán Santiago "Cortes" García Martínez Luis Alonso Zúniga Danilo "Pilo" Henríquez Marco Adolfo "Choreta" Ordóñez Fernando Nuila Dennis Caballero Óscar "Pito Loco" López Antonio "Machangay" Amaya López Marco Antonio Gómez Catarino Amaya José Manuel Enamorado Díaz Mario Bustillo Héctor Caballero Edgardo "Caco" Reyes Rigoberto Castillo Jorge Fidel "Gringo" Romero Orlando Pineda José Luis "Pili" Aguirre Universidad Juan Jerezano José Luis Cruz Figueroa Roberto "Chele" Barahona Fraterno Calderón Carlos "Carlón" Martínez Moisés "Tanque" Velázquez Juan Jose Craniotis Olvin Elvir Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano Victoria Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte Jorge Alberto "Bala" Bennett José Manuel Vaquedano Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras Carlos Roberto "Condorito" Mejía Alvarenga Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz Ramón Berckling Vida Carlos Ramírez Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez José Emilio Martínez Marco Tulio "Zocadito" Zelaya Óscar Escobar
Known results
Round 1
Round 2
Third place playoff
Pentagonal
Unknown rounds
References