Marathón

Full name	Club Deportivo Marathón
Nickname(s)	La Furia Verde Monstruo Verde Verdolagas Panza Verdes Esmeraldas
Founded	November 25, 1925
Ground	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Capacity: 45,000)
Chairman	Yankel Rosenthal
Manager	Manuel Keosseian
League	Liga Nacional de Honduras
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Marathón is an Honduran football club which currently plays in Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Cortés.

Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2.1 National Level 2.2 International Level 3 Other Important Facts 4 League and Performance 4.1 All-Time Table 4.2 36 Game Average Torneo Apertura y Clausura 2007/08 5 International competition 5.1 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 5.2 Torneo Fraternidad 5.3 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 6 All Time Top scorers 7 Current Squad 8 Former Coaches 9 References 10 External links

[edit] History

Club Deportivo Marathón was founded on November 25, 1925 in San Pedro Sula by Eloy Montes and a group of his friends.^[1] Ever since, Marathón has become one of the most prestigious clubs in Honduras winning multiple titles. They formed a rivalry in 1925 with Club Deportivo Olimpia which is known as the Superclasico (Superclasic) Clasico Nacional (National derby). This match represents the rivalry between Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, the largest cities in Honduras.

In the near future, Marathón will be the only club in Honduras to own its stadium. All the other stadiums in the league are owned by the city governments.

The Clasico Nacional (National Derby)(SuperClasico), is a Local derby played between Club Deportivo Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia. This derby dates back to the 1920s. Since one team was from San Pedro Sula and the other one from Tegucigalpa people started calling it the SuperClasico Nacional.

[edit] Honours

[edit] National Level

• Champions at Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 8

1979-80, 1985-86, 2001-02 Clausura, 2002-03 Clausura, 2004-05 Apertura, 2007-08 Apertura, 2008-09 Apertura, 2009-10 Apertura

• Runner Up at Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 11

1966-67, 1967-68, 1973-74, 1980-81, 1987-88, 2001-02 Apertura, 2003-04 Clausura, 2004-05 Clausura, 2005-06 Apertura, 2006-07 Clausura, 2007-08 Clausura.

• Champions at Honduran Cup: 1

1994-95

• Runner Up at Honduran Cup: 1

1972-73

[edit] International Level

• Third at CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1

1995

[edit] Other Important Facts

• Two Time Fourth Consecutive Honduran finals.
• Only Honduran team to defeat Argentinian club River Plate (3-1).
• Second Most Popular team in Honduras.

[edit] League and Performance

(2008-09-Present) Apertura 2009-10 Champion

[edit] All-Time Table

(From 1965-66 to 2009-10)

Seasons	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
55	2048	1412	523	479	412	1791	1491	+300

[edit] 36 Game Average Torneo Apertura y Clausura 2007/08

Points	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
72	21	09	06	54	26	28

[edit] International competition

[edit] CONCACAF Champions' Cup

• 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. 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 FC -- 2:1
  • Third Round v. CD Olimpia -- 1:2

[edit] Torneo Fraternidad

• 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)

[edit] Copa Interclubes UNCAF

• 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)
  • Quarterfinals 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)
  • Quarterfinals v. Deportivo Marquense -- 1:1, 0:1 (Marquense advanced 2:1 on aggregate)

[edit] All Time Top scorers

(As of 27 January 2008)

• Gilberto Leonel Machado: 78 goals
• Pompilio Cacho Valerio: 56 goals
• Arturo "Pacharaca" Bonilla: 54 goals
• Emil Martínez 54 goals
• Roberto "Robot" Bailey: 47 goals
• Mauro "Nayo" Caballero: 42 goals
• Jorge "Cuca" Bueso: 42 goals
• Nicolás Suazo: 42 goals
• Ciro "Palic" Castillo: 35 goals
• Arnulfo Echeverría: 34 goals
• Flavio Ortega: 30 goals

[edit] Current Squad

Apertura 2008-2009

No. Position Player 1 GK Adalid Puerto 2 DF Pastor Martínez 3 DF Astor Henríquez (captain) 4 DF Maximo Francisco Lucas 5 DF Erick Norales 6 DF Juan Carlos García 7 FW Carlos Will Mejía 8 MF Fernando Castillo 9 FW Elvis Scott 10 FW Jerry Palacios 11 MF Guillermo Ramírez 12 MF Mariano Acevedo 14 MF Orvin Paz 15 MF Walter Martínez 16 MF David Álvarez 17 MF Arnold Solórzano

No. Position Player 19 MF Mario Berríos 20 DF Mario Beata 21 FW Mario Cesar Rodríguez 22 MF Glen Brown 23 DF Mauricio Sabillón 24 MF Pompilio Mejía 25 DF Luis Santamaría 26 MF Wilmer Fuentes 27 GK Juan Obelar 28 MF Francisco Mejia 29 GK Kelvin Castillo 31 DF Israel Solís MF Reiniery Mayorquín

[edit] Former Coaches

• Manuel Keosseian
• José de la Paz Herrera
• Ramón Maradiaga
• Rubén Guifarro
• Amilcar Medrano
• José Raúl Ortiz
• Gonzalo Zelaya
• Carlos Padilla
• Juan de Dios Castillo
• Flavio Ortega
• Zubiaga

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Official Fan Website
• Spanish information

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