# 2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 36th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The season was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura, being conquered by Real C.D. España and Club Deportivo Olimpia respectively.

## 2003–04 teams

* Atlético Olanchano (Catacamas) promoted
* Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
* Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
* Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
* Platense (Puerto Cortés)
* Real España (San Pedro Sula)
* Real Patepluma (Santa Bárbara)
* Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
* Victoria (La Ceiba)
* Vida (La Ceiba)

## Apertura

The Apertura tournament was played from August to December 2003; Club Deportivo Olimpia and Real C.D. España qualified to the Final after they eliminated C.D. Marathón and C.D.S. Vida in the semifinals; once there, Real España obtained its 8th title under the management of Juan de Dios Castillo.

### Regular season
#### Results

| Home \ Away | OLA | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | PAT | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Atlético Olanchano | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Marathón | 4–0 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Motagua | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Olimpia | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Platense | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Real España | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Real Patepluma | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Universidad | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Victoria | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 0–2 |
| Vida | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 7 | +33 | 43 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Real España | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 35 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Vida | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 29 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Marathón | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 28 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Motagua | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Platense | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Universidad | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 21 | |
| 8 | Victoria | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 16 | |
| 9 | Atlético Olanchano | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 15 | |
| 10 | Real Patepluma | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 10 | |

### Final round
#### Semifinals
##### Olimpia vs Marathón

* Olimpia won 5–3 on aggregate score.

##### Real España vs Vida

* Real España won 4–3 on aggregate score.

#### Final
##### Olimpia vs Real España

| Olimpia | Real España |
Donaldo González :
| RB | – | Wilson Palacios |
| CB | – | Milton Palacios |
| SW | – | Rony Morales |
| LB | – | Maynor Figueroa |
| CM | – | Óscar Bonilla |
| CM | 8 | José Luis Pineda |
| CM | – | Elmer Marín |
| AM | 18 | Danilo Tosello | |
| CF | 9 | Juan Manuel Cárcamo | 80' |
| CF | 19 | Marcelo Ferreira | 61' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | – | Reynaldo Tilguath | |
| FW | 11 | Wilmer Velásquez | 61' |
| FW | – | Jerry Palacios | 80' |
| Manager: |||
| José Herrera |||
Júnior Morales :
| RB | – | Sergio Mendoza |
| CB | – | José Anthony Torres |
| CB | – | Erick Vallecillo |
| LB | – | Antonio Arita |
| CM | – | Leonardo Isaula |
| CM | – | Elkin González |
| RM | – | Carlos Oliva | 68' |
| LM | – | Pedro Santana |
| CF | 20 | Carlos Pavón |
| CF | 9 | Luciano Emílio |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | – | Mario Chirinos | 68' |
| Manager: |||
| Juan de Dios Castillo |||
* Real España won 4–2 on aggregate score.
* Liga Nacional 2003–04 Apertura champion
* Real España 8th title

### Top goalscorers

13 goals
* Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)
12 goals
* Luciano Emílio (Real España)
10 goals
* Carlos Pavón (Real España)
9 goals
* Denilson Costa (Marathón)
8 goals
* José Pacini (Marathón)
* Pedrinho (Real España)

## Clausura

On the Clausura tournament, C.D. Olimpia won its 17th domestic league by beating C.D. Marathón in the finals; Real Patepluma withdrew before the start of the regular season and were mathematically relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.

### Regular season
#### Results

| Home \ Away | OLA | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RES | UNI | VIC | VID |
| Atlético Olanchano | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 |
| Marathón | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Motagua | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Olimpia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Platense | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Real España | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Universidad | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Victoria | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 |
| Vida | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 37 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Victoria | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 29 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Marathón | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 25 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Real España | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 24 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Motagua | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 23 | |
| 6 | Platense | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
| 7 | Atlético Olanchano | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 14 | |
| 8 | Vida | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 13 | |
| 9 | Universidad | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 13 | |
* ↑ Universidad made only 8 goals during the Clausura tournament, a record in Liga Nacional.

### Final round
#### Semifinals
##### Olimpia vs Real España

* Olimpia won 5–2 on aggregate score.

##### Victoria vs Marathón

* Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate score.

#### Final
##### Olimpia vs Marathón

| Olimpia | Marathón |
missing :
| RB | – | missing |
| RB | – | missing |
| CB | – | missing |
| CB | – | missing |
| LB | – | Maynor Figueroa |
| CM | – | Wilson Palacios |
| AM | 18 | Danilo Tosello |
| AM | – | missing |
| CF | 11 | Wilmer Velásquez |
| CF | – | Jerry Palacios |
| Substitutions: |||
| Manager: |||
| José de la Paz Herrera |||
Víctor Coello :
| RB | 23 | Mauricio Sabillón |
| CB | 4 | Anthony Torres |
| CB | 5 | Darwin Pacheco |
| LB | 3 | Behiker Bustillo |
| DM | 13 | Dennis Ferrera |
| CM | 24 | Luis Guifarro |
| CM | 19 | Mario Berríos |
| AM | 7 | Emil Martínez |
| CF | 17 | Edgardo Simovic | 59' |
| CF | 9 | Cristian Martínez |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | – | Walter Martínez | 59' |
| Manager: |||
| Alfonso Rendón |||
* Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
* Liga Nacional 2003–04 Clausura champion
* Olimpia 17th title

### Top goalscorers

10 goals
* Luciano Emílio (Real España)

## Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the teams with less points at the end would be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso; however, Real Patepluma withdrew from the Clausura tournament due to a financial crisis and were automatically relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 80 | Qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF |
| 2 | Real España | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 59 | Qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF |
| 3 | Marathón | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 53 | |
| 4 | Motagua | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 47 | |
| 5 | Victoria | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Platense | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | |
| 7 | Vida | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 42 | |
| 8 | Universidad | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 34 | |
| 9 | Atlético Olanchano | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 29 | |
| 10 | Real Patepluma | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 10 | Relegation to the 2004–05 Liga de Ascenso |
* ↑ Real España and Olimpia qualified to the 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as champions of Apertura and Clausura respectively.