2019–20 C.D. Marathón season

The 2019–20 season will be C.D. Marathón's 69th season in existence and the club's 54rd consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The club will fight for its 10th league title, facing also the 2019 Honduran Cup, the 2019 Honduran Supercup, and the 2019 CONCACAF League.

Marathón
2019–20 season
ChairmanOrinson Amaya
ManagerHéctor Vargas
StadiumEstadio Yankel Rosenthal
AperturaTBA
ClausuraTBA
CupTBA
SupercupTBA
CONCACAF LeaguePreliminary Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlo Costly (8)
All: Carlo Costly
Justin Arboleda(8)
All statistics correct as of 4 March 2019.

Overview edit

Héctor Vargas remains as the manager; he has been in charge since the 2017–18 season.

Apertura edit

Transfers in edit

Player Contract date Moving from Position
  Frelys López 5 June 2019[1]   Honduras Progreso FW
  Azmahar Ariano 15 June 2019[2]   Tauro DF
  Mario Martínez 24 June 2019[3]   Real España MF
  Esteban Espíndola 28 June 2019[4]   Racing de Córdoba DF
  Yerson Gutiérrez 28 June 2019[5]   Honduras Progreso FW
  Noé Enamorado 13 July 2019[6]   San Juan DF
  Roberto López 16 July 2019[7]   Real España GK
  Kervin Arriaga 23 July 2019[8]   Platense MF

Transfers out edit

Player Released date Moving to Position
  Yaudel Lahera 22 May 2019[9] TBA FW/MF
  Caue Fernandes 24 May 2019[10] TBA DF
  John Bodden 5 June 2019[11]   Victoria GK
  Joshua Vargas 17 June 2019[12] TBA MF/FW
  Samuel Córdova 28 June 2019[13]   Lobos UPNFM DF

Loans out edit

Player Loan date Moving to Position
  Marlon Ramírez 18 June 2019[14]   Honduras Progreso FW
  Darvis Argueta 18 June 2019[15]   Honduras Progreso FW
  Víctor Aráuz 18 June 2019[16]   Honduras Progreso DF
  Samuel Lucas 18 June 2019[17]   Honduras Progreso DF/MF

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 14 2 2 37 12 +25 44 Advance to Pentagonal and Final
2 Marathón 18 12 4 2 39 17 +22 40 Advance to Pentagonal
3 Motagua 18 9 4 5 26 21 +5 31
4 UPNFM 18 7 5 6 24 23 +1 26
5 Vida 18 7 4 7 24 24 0 25
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2019. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches edit

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHHAHAAHHAHHAH
ResultWWDWWWLWWDWWDWW
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season edit

27 July 2019 Round 1 Marathón 2 – 0 Real de Minas San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Costly   20'
Martínez   73'
Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Jonfy Vallecillo

4 August 2019 Round 2 Vida 0 – 2 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
18:00 Report Costly   10'
Gutiérrez   66'
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

11 August 2019 Round 3 Marathón 1 – 1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 Espíndola   47' Report Lacayo   46' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Óscar Moncada

14 August 2019 Round 4 Marathón 4 – 1 Honduras Progreso San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Discua   45'
Arboleda   45+3'
Costly   58'
López   68'
Report Britto   90+2' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez



1 September 2019 Round 7 Motagua 1 – 0 Marathón Juticalpa, Olancho
16:00 Crisanto   9' Report Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas
Referee: Raúl Castro

11 September 2019 Round 8 Real Sociedad 2 – 5 Marathón Olanchito, Yoro
19:00 Abbott   38'
Melgares   41' (pen.)
Report López   18', 32'
Flores   37'
Martínez   45+3'
Costly   63'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal San Jorge

12 October 2019 Round 9 Marathón 3 – 2 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Costly   5', 9'
Discua   17'
Report Volpi   50'
Barahona   70'
Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: David Cruz

18 September 2019 Round 10 Marathón 0 – 0 Real Sociedad San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: David Cruz

22 September 2019 Round 11 Platense 0 – 4 Marathón Puerto Cortés, Cortés
16:00 Report Arboleda   45' (pen.)
Róchez   51'
Gutiérrez   75'
López   82'
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Luis Mejía

28 September 2019 Round 12 Marathón 2 – 1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 Martínez   6'
Arriaga   85'
Report Gálvaliz   21' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Melvin Matamoros

5 October 2019 Round 13 Marathón 4 – 4 Lobos UPNFM San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 Arboleda   15' (pen.), 58'
Martínez   18'
Costly   75' (pen.)
Report Pinto   11'
Güity   62'
Peña   69'
Ariano   90+3' (o.g.)
Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Jonfy Vallecillo

16 October 2019 Round 14 Real de Minas 0 – 1 Marathón Danlí, El Paraíso
15:30 Report Arboleda   34' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Melissa Borjas Pastrana

20 October 2019 Round 15 Real España 2 – 4 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
17:00 García   4'
Martínez   23'
Report Arboleda   41'
Arriaga   45+3'
Solano   66'
Costly   81'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Óscar Moncada

CONCACAF League edit

Preliminary Round edit

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01) First leg Comunicaciones   2–1   Marathón Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee:   Oshane Nation
8 August 2019 (2019-08-08) Second leg Marathón   1–1
(2–3 agg.)
  Comunicaciones San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Ismael Cornejo

Comunicaciones won 3–2 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ "Frelys López deja el Honduras Progreso y es fichado por Marathón". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Marathón anuncia el fichaje del defensor panameño, Azmahar Ariano". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Marathón oficializa el fichaje de Mario Martínez por los siguientes dos torneos". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ^ "¡OFICIA! Esteban Espíndola regresa a Honduras y ficha por Marathón". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Oficial: Yerson Gutiérrez es nuevo jugador del Marathón y se convierte en el quinto fichaje". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Marathón sigue fichando y se refuerza con lateral derecho". LaPrensa.hn. La Prensa. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. ^ "¡OFICIAL! El portero Roberto 'Pipo' López es nuevo fichaje del Marathón". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ^ "¡No a Olimpia! Marathón hace oficial el fichaje del volante Kervin Arriaga". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ^ "John Suazo y Júnior Lacayo, los primeros fichajes de Olimpia". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Marathón anuncia la baja del defensor uruguayo Caue Fernandes". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  11. ^ "John Bodden se convierte en el primer fichaje oficial del Victoria". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Platense inició pretemporada con la ilusión de ser protagonista en el Apertura 2019". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  13. ^ "UPN ficha al exMarathón Samuel "Chama" Córdova". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Marathón cede a préstamo a cuatro jugadores al Honduras Progreso y ya suma nueve bajas". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Marathón cede a préstamo a cuatro jugadores al Honduras Progreso y ya suma nueve bajas". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Marathón cede a préstamo a cuatro jugadores al Honduras Progreso y ya suma nueve bajas". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Marathón cede a préstamo a cuatro jugadores al Honduras Progreso y ya suma nueve bajas". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 18 June 2019.