2017–18 C.D. Marathón season

The 2017–18 season was C.D. Marathón's 67th season in existence and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The club got their 9th league title, ending an 8-year drought without league title. They also competed for the 2017 Honduran Supercup, ending as runner-ups.

Marathón
2017–18 season
ChairmanOrinson Amaya
ManagerHéctor Vargas
StadiumEstadio Yankel Rosenthal
Apertura1st - Semi-finals
Clausura1st - Champions
CupNot played
SupercupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Arboleda (24)
All: Arboleda (24)
Highest home attendance9,200 vs. Motagua
(19 May 2019)
All statistics correct as of 16 October 2017.

Overview

Héctor Vargas was hired as new coach, after Manuel Keosseián resigned on June 6.[1]

Apertura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HON John Bodden
29 GK  PAN José Calderón
– GK  HON Denovan Torres
2 DF  HON Bryan Barrios
12 DF  HON Carlos Perdomo
4 DF  BRA Caué Fernández
23 DF  HON Johnny Leverón
21 DF  HON Daniel Tejeda
3 DF  HON Samuel Córdova
15 DF  HON Kevin Espinoza
16 MF  HON Allan Banegas
17 MF  HON Wilmer Fuentes
38 MF  HON Bryan Martínez
48 MF  HON Cristian Cálix
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  HON Mario Berríos
10 MF  HON Joshua Vargas
6 MF  HON John Paul Suazo
7 MF  HON Juan Josué Rodríguez
28 MF  HON Carlos Benedith
33 MF  HON Óscar González
11 MF  HON Víctor Berríos
20 MF  HON Erick Arias
27 FW  COL Justin Arboleda
24 FW  CUB Yaudel Lahera
8 FW  HON Júnior Lacayo
14 FW  HON Darvis Argueta
22 FW  HON Henry Romero
58 FW  HON Bryan Castillo

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 18 11 1 6 27 21 +6 34 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 9 6 3 31 21 +10 33
3 Olimpia 18 9 4 5 27 15 +12 31 Qualification to the Second round
4 Real España 18 9 2 7 31 25 +6 29
5 Juticalpa 18 8 4 6 39 30 +9 28
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHHAA
ResultDWLWLLWWWWWLLWWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season
6 August 2017 Round 1 Vida 1 – 1 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 Valerio  75' Report Arboleda  63' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
12 August 2017 Round 2 Marathón 1 – 0 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department
15:30 Arboleda  90+4' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Raúl Castro
2 September 2017 Round 3 Motagua 1 – 0 Marathón Comayagua, Comayagua
18:00 Vega  44' Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Referee: Nelson Salgado
26 August 2017 Round 4 Marathón 3 – 2 Juticalpa San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Lacayo  82'  90'
Lahera  86'		 Report Tinoco  25'
Lanza  78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Armando Castro
9 September 2017 Round 5 Real España 4 – 0 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Zalazar  41' (pen.)
Altamirano  73'  90'
López  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Saíd Martínez
13 September 2017 Round 6 Honduras Progreso 4 – 3 Marathón El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 López  11'
Barrios  33'
Sánchez  73'
Britto  80'		 Report Rodríguez  4' (pen.)
Arboleda  10'
Banegas  83'		 Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
17 September 2017 Round 7 Marathón 3 – 2 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Arboleda  48'  74'
Cálix  69'		 Report Costly  14'
Méndez  19'		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
23 September 2017 Round 8 Lobos UPNFM 0 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Report Vargas  28' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Armando Castro
27 September 2017 Round 9 Marathón 2 – 0 Real Sociedad San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Leverón  17'
Cálix  64'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Ángel Cruz
30 September 2017 Round 10 Marathón 1 – 0 Vida San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Arboleda  39' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Saíd Martínez
15 October 2017 Round 11 Platense 0 – 3 Marathón Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 Report Arboleda  39' (pen.)
Lahera  78'
Lacayo  88'		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
21 October 2017 Round 12 Marathón 1 – 2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Arboleda  45+3' (pen.) Report Castillo  79'
Crisanto  89'		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Óscar Moncada
25 October 2017 Round 13 Juticalpa 3 – 0 Marathón Juticalpa, Olancho
19:00 Tinoco  42'
Lanza  45+1'
Güity  85'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas
Referee: Orlando Hernández
29 October 2017 Round 14 Marathón 1 – 0 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Lahera  64' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Raúl Castro
4 November 2017 Round 15 Marathón 1 – 0 Honduras Progreso San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Romero  88' Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Erick Andino
19 November 2017 Round 16 Olimpia 0 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Arboleda  86' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Nelson Salgado
11 November 2017 Round 17 Marathón 5 – 0 Lobos UPNFM San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Romero  6'
Arboleda  53' (pen.)  66' (pen.)
Berríos  60'
Lahera  63'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Orlando Hernández
23 November 2017 Round 18 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 C.D. Marathón Tocoa, Colón
19:00 Welcome  9'
Reyes  50'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez
Referee: Armando Castro

Semifinals
13 December 2017 1st leg Real España 3 – 0 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06) Delgado  43'
Oseguera  69'
Benavidez  72'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
23 December 2017 2nd leg Marathón 3 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Lacayo  52'
Arboleda  55' (p.)  62' (p.)		 Report Martínez  10' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Saíd Martínez
  • Real España won 4–3 on aggregate.

Clausura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HON John Bodden
– GK  HON Denovan Torres
2 DF  HON Bryan Barrios
12 DF  HON Carlos Perdomo
29 DF  HON Bryan Johnson
23 DF  HON Johnny Leverón
21 DF  HON Daniel Tejeda
3 DF  HON Samuel Córdova
15 DF  HON Kevin Espinoza
16 MF  HON Allan Banegas
17 MF  HON Wilmer Fuentes
38 MF  HON Bryan Martínez
48 MF  HON Cristian Cálix
30 MF  HON Víctor Arauz
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  HON Joshua Vargas
6 MF  HON John Paul Suazo
47 MF  HON Roger Iscoa
7 MF  HON Juan Josué Rodríguez
28 MF  HON Carlos Benedith
33 MF  HON Óscar González
11 MF  HON Víctor Berríos
20 MF  HON Erick Arias
27 FW  COL Justin Arboleda
24 FW  CUB Yaudel Lahera
8 FW  HON Júnior Lacayo
14 FW  HON Darvis Argueta
22 FW  HON Henry Romero
58 FW  HON Bryan Castillo

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 18 11 4 3 35 23 +12 37 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 10 4 4 29 17 +12 34
3 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 34 19 +15 33 Qualification to the Second round
4 Real España 18 7 7 4 22 19 +3 28
5 Honduras Progreso 18 8 2 8 22 30 −8 26
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultWWDWDLLDWWWWLDWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season
21 January 2018 Round 1 Platense 2 – 4 Marathón Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 Aguilar  10'
Hay  65' (pen.)		 Report Lacayo  43'
Martínez  45+1'
Romero  60'
Suazo  83'		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
24 January 2018 Round 2 Marathón 3 – 2 Lobos UPNFM San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Romero  7'  81'
Rodríguez  23'		 Report Róchez  51'  89' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Erick Andino
28 January 2018 Round 3 Olimpia 1 – 1 Marathón Comayagua, Comayagua
16:00 Chirinos  48' Report Lacayo  8' Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Referee: Manuel Zelaya
21 February 2018 Round 4 Marathón 2 – 1 Juticalpa San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Jhonson  36'
Arboleda  46'		 Report Lanza  41' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
3 February 2018 Round 5 Marathón 1 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Martínez  1' Report Vargas  90+5' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Óscar Moncada
7 February 2018 Round 6 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Marathón Tocoa, Colón
15:00 Britto  1' Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez
Referee: Marlon Díaz
11 February 2018 Round 7 Motagua 3 – 0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Martínez  20'
Castillo  36'  73' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Erick Andino
14 February 2018 Round 8 Marathón 2 – 2 Vida San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Arboleda  47'
Lacayo  61'		 Report Charles  32'
Onofre  90+3'		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Orlando Hernández
18 February 2018 Round 9 Honduras Progreso 2 – 5 Marathón El Progreso, Yoro
18:00 Arboleda  16' (o.g.)
Mencía  37'		 Report Lacayo  18'  77'
Arboleda  45+1'
Suazo  73'
Cálix  90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
25 February 2018 Round 10 Marathón 3 – 0 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Banegas  35'
Suazo  45+1'
Arboleda  76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
5 March 2018 Round 11 Lobos UPNFM 1 – 2 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
15:00 Padilla  67' Report Rodríguez  56'
Arboleda  85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
11 March 2018 Round 12 Marathón 3 – 1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Leverón  66' (pen.)
Lahera  77'  84'		 Report Chirinos  47' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Nelson Salgado
17 March 2018 Round 13 Juticalpa 2 – 0 Marathón Juticalpa, Olancho
18:00 Lanza  33' (pen.)
Ramírez  70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé
Referee: David Cruz
24 March 2018 Round 14 Real España 1 – 1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Benadivez  11' Report Suazo  6' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
24 March 2018 Round 15 Marathón 3 – 1 Real Sociedad San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 Leverón  48'
Lacayo  56'
Arboleda  65'		 Report Melgares  45+2' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Óscar Moncada
6 April 2018 Round 16 Marathón 2 – 1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Arboleda  70' (pen.)  80' Report Castillo  21' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
11 April 2018 Round 17 Vida 0 – 1 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:15 Report Arboleda  64' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Raúl Castro
15 April 2018 Round 18 Marathón 2 – 1 Honduras Progreso San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Rodríguez  29'
Arboleda  36' (pen.)		 Report Mencía  19' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Erick Andino

Semifinals
28 April 2018 1st leg Real España 0 – 1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06) Report Arboleda  50' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
5 May 2018 2nd leg Marathón 2 – 1 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Leverón  4' (pen.)
Lahera  50'		 Report Martínez  89' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
  • Marathón won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
13 May 2018 1st leg Motagua 1 – 1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Discua  27' Report Martínez  41' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
19 May 2018 2nd leg Marathón 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
14:00 (UTC−06) Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Penalties
Leverón
Banegas
Vargas
Suazo
Rodríguez
Johnson 		Crisanto
Montes
Martínez
Pereira
Elvir
Mayorquín

Top scorers
Player Goals
Justin Arboleda 24
Júnior Lacayo 10
Yaudel Lahera 6
Henry Romero 4
John Paul Suazo
Juan Josué Rodríguez
Johnny Leverón
Cristian Cálix 3
Allan Banegas 2
Mario Berríos* 1
Bryan Jhonson
Joshua Vargas

References
  1. Diario La Prensa.hn - Primicia: Héctor Vargas, nuevo DT del Marathón en reemplazo de Keosseián – 6 June 2017
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