# 2002–03 C.D. Marathón season

The 2002–03 C.D. Marathón season in the Honduran football league was divided into two halves, Apertura and Clausura. Marathón was capable to win one tournament, having achieved the fourth championship in their history.

## 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 |
| – | GK | ARG | Víctor Coello |
| – | GK | HON | Juan Centeno |
| – | GK | HON | Orlin Vallecillo |
| – | DF | HON | Mauricio Sabillón |
| – | DF | HON | Walter López |
| – | DF | HON | Darwin Pacheco |
| – | DF | HON | Luis Santamaría |
| – | DF | HON | David Cárcamo |
| – | DF | HON | Behiker Bustillo |
| – | DF | HON | Leonardo Morales |
| – | DF | PAR | Alfredo Jara |
| – | DF | HON | Lenín Suárez |
| – | MF | HON | Dennis Ferrera |
| – | MF | HON | Luis Guifarro |
| – | MF | HON | Mario Berríos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | MF | HON | Mario López |
| – | MF | HON | Rubén Suazo |
| – | MF | HON | Carlos Salinas |
| – | MF | HON | Emil Martínez |
| – | MF | HON | Carlos Güity |
| – | MF | HON | Narciso Fernández |
| – | MF | HON | Anael Figueroa |
| – | FW | HON | Orvin Cabrera |
| – | FW | HON | Pompilio Cacho |
| – | FW | HON | Elvis Scott |
| – | FW | BRA | Jean Carles Rosario |
| – | FW | BRA | Silvian López |
| – | FW | BRA | Lisandro Silva |
| – | FW | HON | Óscar Vargas |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Platense | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 41 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Olimpia | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 31 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Marathón | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 28 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Real España | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Motagua | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 | |

### Matches
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W |

#### Semifinals

* Olimpia won 3-2 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 | Víctor Coello |
| – | GK | HON | Hugo Caballero |
| – | GK | HON | Orlin Vallecillo |
| – | DF | HON | Walter López |
| 23 | DF | HON | Mauricio Sabillón |
| 6 | DF | HON | José Luis López |
| 5 | DF | HON | Darwin Pacheco |
| – | DF | HON | David Cárcamo |
| – | DF | HON | Leonardo Morales |
| 4 | DF | HON | Lenín Suárez |
| – | DF | HON | Luis Santamaría |
| 3 | DF | HON | Behiker Bustillo |
| 20 | MF | HON | Narciso Fernández |
| 19 | MF | HON | Mario Berríos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | HON | Dennis Ferrera |
| 24 | MF | HON | Luis Guifarro |
| – | MF | HON | Rubén Suazo |
| – | MF | HON | Carlos Güity |
| – | MF | HON | Carlos Salinas |
| – | MF | HON | Ilich Arias |
| 7 | MF | HON | Emil Martínez |
| – | FW | ARG | Juan Manuel Zandoná |
| 17 | FW | HON | Pompilio Cacho |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Denilson Costa |
| 9 | FW | ARG | José Pacini |
| – | FW | HON | Óscar Vargas |
| – | FW | HON | David Cáceres |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 35 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Marathón | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 33 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Real España | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 33 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Motagua | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 29 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Vida | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 25 | |

### Matches
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |

#### Semifinals

* Marathón 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better Regular season performance.

#### Final

* Marathón won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Total scorers

| Goals | Player |
| 15 | Pompilio Cacho |
| 10 | Denilson Costa* |
| 8 | Emil Martínez |
| 7 | José Pacini |
| 6 | Elvis Scott** |
* Only at Clausura
** Only at Apertura