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.
| 2017–18 season | ||
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| Chairman | Orinson Amaya | |
| Manager | Héctor Vargas | |
| Stadium | Estadio Yankel Rosenthal | |
| Apertura | 1st - Semi-finals | |
| Clausura | 1st - Champions | |
| Cup | Not played | |
| Supercup | Runners-up | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Arboleda (24) All: Arboleda (24) | |
| Highest home attendance | 9,200 vs. Motagua (19 May 2019) | |
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| All statistics correct as of 16 October 2017. | ||
Overview edit
Héctor Vargas was hired as new coach, after Manuel Keosseián resigned on June 6.[1]
Apertura edit
Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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: [citation needed]
Matches edit
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2017. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Regular season edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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: [citation needed]
Matches edit
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Regular season edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
