C.D. Marathón

The club would get its first title in their history in 1979. Under orders from Ángel Ramón Rodríguez, Marathon was looking for their first championship in Honduras for the 1979 tournament. With figures like Roberto "Robot" Bailey, Arturo "Pacharaca" Bonilla, Francisco Javier Toledo, Celso Güity, Efraín "Pucho" Osorio, Ramón "Albañil" Osorio, René "Maravilla" Suazo, Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso, Félix Carranza, Jorge Phoyoú (Uruguayan), Alberto Merelles (Argentina), Juan Carlos Wéber (Argentine) and others, the club remained in first place in the regular rounds, having secured their classification to the final.

It took six years for Marathon to get a new title. This was achieved in 1983. At that time, Gonzalo Zelaya (who was champion with Sport Club and Social Vida two years earlier) of La Ceiba was the team coach. In the regular season, Marathon was second in their group behind Club Deportivo Olimpia on goal difference. In the final round, Marathon was the champion with 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss to rivals: Life, Motagua and Olimpia. In the deciding match in San Pedro Sula, in the Estadio Francisco Morazán, Marathon faced the Life. With a goal by Roy Padilla Bardales, the emerald table won 1–0 and was crowned for the second time in its history.

Marathon had a drought of nearly 17 years without any National League title. However, at the beginning of the new century, the club began having a resurgence. This is due to that, in 2001, the Honduran coach Jose de la Paz Herrera(better known as Chelato Uclés) began a renovation project on campus. Forming a team without much fame, Mr. Uclés led the Marathon again at the top; turning it again into a big team. In his second tournament (Apertura 2001) Marathon, led by Chelato's team went to the final, losing against Motagua on penalties (5–3).However, the great work of Marathon was applauded and recognized by several journalists, hobbyists and technicians in the country its offensive and attractive football. For the Clausura 2002, Marathon finally got what they desired: a championship. Finishing third in the regular rounds with 29 points, Marathon faced in the semifinals to Platense of Puerto Cortés.. In the first leg, Marathon won in San Pedro Sula 2–1 with a brace from Enrique Centeno Reneau; Platense pulled by Clifford Laing. In the first leg, Marathon tied 0–0 at Puerto Cortés and qualified for the final. For this occasion, Marathon faced Olimpia in the final, who defeated Victoria hurriedly in the semi-finals. In the first leg played in San Pedro Sula in the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, Marathon defeated Olimpia 4–1 with a penalty from Nigel Zuniga, and goals from Enrique Centeno Reneau and Óscar Vargas. The beating caused many to consider Marathon champions of Honduran football again. The then coach of Olimpia, Edwin Pavon, clarified that the end was virtually doomed. In the second leg at Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Tegucigalpa, Marathon had great support, almost seven thousand fans club traveled to the Honduran capital to support the team. Even had fans of teams like Motagua and Real Spain that joined the "green" invasion of the capital. Olimpia started winning 1–0 with annotation Gustavo Fuentes 7 minutes. It seemed that the capital team was going to go up. However, Marathon intelligently controlled the game. Finally, they ended up sinking the Olympia in their own field, to his own supporters who turned against their own team. With a smart, driven and practical football, Marathon were crowned champions of Honduras.

Just after 13 months, Marathon would again win another title. In the Clausura 2003, the "Greens" were directed by the Brazilian Flavio Ortega. Ortega replaced the Argentine Miguel Angel Lemme, who left in the middle of the tournament. Flavio Ortega lifted the team to finally put it in second place in the regular turns (only surpassed by Olimpia). In the semi-finals, Marathon faced Real España. In the first leg both teams tied 1–1; Henry Jimenez pushed Real España 1–0, but Pompilio Cacho tied for the Emeralds. In the return game, played at the Olympic Stadium in San Pedro, Real España came back to draw 1–1. Real España returned to win from a goal by Honduran George Fonseca, however, midfielder Narciso Fernández tied the game for a Marathon Olympic goal. Marathon entered the final for better position in the regular season. Marathon faced Motagua in the final. The Motagüenses eliminated Olimpia in the semi-finals, giving them even more strength to meet the final. In the final round played at the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Marathon surprised to win 1–0 with a goal from Emil Martinez (who was later expelled). With this, the Emeralds had a big advantage for the final round. In the return game, Marathon had a huge number of fans at the Estadio Olímpico (the ticket office registered 35,000 fans), the second largest in the history of La Liga Nacional. Motagua would have won with goals from Luis "Tanque" Oseguera in the 39th minute, however the forward Pompilio Cacho scored the equalizer at the end of the first half. In the second half, Marathon were up 2 goals; both scored by Brazilian Denilson Costa. With this, Marathon were champions.

The team won its fifth title in Apertura 2004. The former club player Nicolás Suazo guided them to win the championship against Olimpia in Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino. After winning the first game in San Pedro Sula, the verdolagas got the tournament after beating Olimpia in overtime thanks to two goals from Uruguayan Edgardo Simovic

On 22 December 2007, Marathón won its sixth title in the history of Honduran Liga Nacional. Under the guidance of the Uruguayan coach Manuel Keossian, the club beat Motagua in San Pedro Sula by 2–0 score after a 0–0 draw on the first leg in Tegucigalpa. Mitchel Brown (Honduran) and Erick Scott (Costa Rican) scored the winning goals for the club.

On 13 December 2008, Marathón won its seventh title in his history on Liga Nacional and the fifth one on the new century. With Manuel Keosseian again as the coach, the club beat Real España in Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano by 1–0 score in the first leg. In the second leg, both teams finished in a 1–1 draw on Estadio Francisco Morazán. Mario Berríos scored the tie goal.

Marathon faced Olimpia in the final, they had lost 1–0 in the first leg in Tegucigalpa and needed a win in order to crown themselves as champions in the return leg in San Pedro Sula. The game ended 2–0 in favor of the Verdolagas with goals from Guatemala's Guillermo Ramírez and the Honduran striker Jerry Palacios, who with this goal was crowned top scorer of the tournament. This led the Marathon to win their eighth and until now last league.

On 19 May 2018, Marathon was the new champion after 6 years on Liga Nacional of Honduras. Marathon faced Motagua 5–4 in penalties in the stadium of Yankel Rosenthal in San Pedro Sula. Under the guidance of the coach Hector Vargas, the club maintain their leadership during the entire tournament and ended up successful.

El Clásico Nacional (The National Classic) is a Honduran national football derby played between Olimpia, since one team was from Tegucigalpa and Marathón, the other one from San Pedro Sula. When Olimpia won its first national title in September 1928. At that time, Olimpia representing the central zone, won at a final series of three matches to Marathón, champion of the north. Following this end, he created a huge rivalry between these two teams to which he called the National Classic.

El Clásico de las M's (The Classic of the M's) or El Derbi de las M's (The "M" Derby), is a derby football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Marathón from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras.

El Clásico Sampedrano (The Sampedran Derby) is a Honduran football match played at least 4 times a year in the Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras by two teams: Marathón and Real España. These two teams are from San Pedro Sula, hence the name.

(From 1965 to 1966 to 2009–10)

• 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

First Round v. CSD Municipal – 0:1, 0:3 (Municipal advanced 4:0 on aggregate)

• 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

First Round v. CS Herediano – 3:0, 1:3 (Marathón advanced 4:3 on aggregate)

First Round v. CSD Comunicaciones – 1:1, 4:0 (Marathón advanced 5:1 on aggregate but withdrew after series)

• 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

First Round v. C.D Santiagueño – 4:0, 1:1 (Marathón advanced 5:1 on aggregate)

Second Round v. Cruz Azul – 3:1, 1:1 (Marathón advanced 4:1 on aggregate)

Third Round v. C.D. Atlético Marte – (Marathón withdrew)

• 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

First Round v. Alianza F.C. – 0:1, 3:2 (Alianza advanced 4:2 on penalties)

• 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Group C v. CSD Municipal – 2:0

Group C v. C.D. Águila – 1:0

Group C v. LD Alajuelense – 0:1

Third Round v. LD Alajuelense – 0:2

Third Round v. Aurora F.C. – 2:1

Third Round v. CD Olimpia – 1:2

• 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League

Preliminary round v. A.D. Isidro Metapán – 2:2, 1:2 (Marathón advanced 4:3 on aggregate)

Group A v. Cruz Azul – 2:0, 1:1 (Marathón advanced 3:1 on aggregate)

Group A v. D.C. United – 2:0, 2:4 (Marathón advanced 6:2 on aggregate)

Group A v. Saprissa – 2:1, 2:0 (Marathón advanced 3:2 on aggregate)

Quarterfinals v. Puerto Rico Islanders – 2:1, 1:0 (Islanders advanced 3:1 on aggregate)

• 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

Group B v. D.C. United – 3:1, 3:0

Group B v. San Juan Jabloteh – 3:1, 2:4

Group B v. Deportivo Toluca F.C. – 0:7, 2:0

Quarterfinals v. UNAM – 2:0, 1:6 (UNAM advanced 6:3 on aggregate)

• 1980 Torneo Fraternidad

First Round v. C.D. FAS – 1:2, 0:8 (FAS advanced 10:1 on aggregate)

• 1981 Torneo Fraternidad

First Round v. C.D. Águila – 2:1, 5:0 (Marathón advanced 7:1 on aggregate)

• 1982 Torneo Fraternidad

First Round v. Xelajú MC – 0:2, 1:1 (Xelajú MC advanced 3:1 on aggregate)

• 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF

Group C v. LD Alajuelense – 1:2

Group C v. CD Motagua – 1:2

Group C v. Tauro F.C. – 4:0

• 2003 Copa Interclubes UNCAF

Group 3 v. San Francisco F.C. – 5:0

Group 3 v. CD Olimpia – 0:0

Group 3 v. LD Alajuelense – 0:0

• 2005 Copa Interclubes UNCAF

First Round v. Parmalat FC – 3:0 (Parmalat withdrew)

Quarter-finals v. Deportivo Saprissa – 0:4, 4:0 (Saprissa advanced 5:4 on penalties)

• 2006 Copa Interclubes UNCAF

First Round v. C.D. Águila – 2:0, 1:1 (Marathón advanced 3:1 on aggregate)

Quarter-finals v. Deportivo Marquense – 1:1, 0:1 (Marquense advanced 2:1 on aggregate)

(As of 21 October 2019) Bold players are still active

#	Player	Goals	Years
1	Gilberto Machado	78	1979–1991
2	Emil Martínez	66	2001–2004, 2006–2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014–2016
3	Justin Arboleda	60	2017–2019
4	Arturo Bonilla	57[5]	1972–1985
5	Pompilio Cacho Valerio	56	1995–2003, 2005–2006
6	Roberto Bailey	47	1978–1983
7	Mauro Caballero	42	1965–1978
8	Jorge Bueso	42	1979–1989
9	Nicolás Suazo	42	1989–1994
10	Mario Berríos	40	2000–2017
11	Ciro Paulino Castillo	35	1983–1991, 1992–1997
12	Arnulfo Echeverría	34	1969–1972
13	Diego Reyes	33	2014–2016
14	Flavio Ortega	30	1968–1972
15	Mitchel Brown	30	2007, 2009, 2012, 2014
??	Edgardo Simovic	28	2004–2005
??	Carlos Oliva	25	2001–2002, 2006–2009
??	Denilson Costa	24	2003–2005
??	Luis Ramírez	24	2005, 2009, 2012, 2014
??	Jerry Palacios	20	2008–2010, 2012

(As of 20 April 2013)

#	Player	Appearances	Years
1	Mauricio Sabillón	486	1998–2009, 2010–2016
2	Mario Berríos	474	2000–2017
3	Arturo "Pacharaca" Bonilla[6]	266	1972–1985
4	Gilberto Machado	261	1979–1991
¿?	Mario Beata	229	1992–1998, 2006–2010, 2012

The historic colors for the club are green and red, in some cases, white. More recently it has promoted black. The uniform of the team has been sponsored by Joma.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player —  HON Francis Leonel Alvarado Duarte —  HON Oneil Cañas —  HON Gerardo Mejia —  HON Oscar Galeas —  HON Erick Euceda —  HON Carlos Mario Hernández —  HON Jonathan Fernando Reyes Paz —  HON Constantino Barletta —  HON Wilson Rivera (Captain) —  HON Jose Amilcar López —  HON Bonel Francisco Ávila —  HON Víctor Alfonso Moncada

No. Pos. Nation Player —  HON Ángel Omar Pineda —  HON Dagoberto Oliva Membreño —  HON Uriel Abraham Moncada —  HON David Aleman —  HON Oliver Mauricio Fúnez Guzman —  HON Samuel Cartagena —  HON Marlon Nataren —  HON Dennis Fernando Kisling —  HON Lester Romero —  HON Wilfredo Alejandro Menjivar —  HON Jose Anibal Guerra