C.D. Marathón

Marathón

Full name	Club Deportivo Marathon
Nickname(s)	El Monstruo Verde Los Panzas Verdes Verdolagas Esmeraldas Sinfonía Verde
Founded	November 25, 1925
Ground	Estadio Yankel Rosenthal, San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Capacity: 15,000)
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 the in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in San Pedro Sula.

History

Marathón in the '80s

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. A rivalry formed in 1925 with C.D. 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.

Fans of Marathón

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 National 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 and the team that has won the most derbys is Olimpia.

Honours

National Level

• 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

Runners-up (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.

• Honduran Cup: 1

1994

Runners-up (1): 1972

International Level

• CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

1995 - Third

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.

League and Performance

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

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

36 Game Average Torneo Apertura y Clausura 2007/08

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

International competition

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. C.D. 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

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)

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)

Quarter-Finals 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)

Quarter-Finals v. Deportivo Marquense -- 1:1, 0:1 (Marquense advanced 2:1 on aggregate)

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)

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Shane Moody-Orio 2 DF Pastor Martínez 3 DF Astor Henríquez (captain) 4 DF Marlon Peña 5 DF Erick Norales 8 MF Reinieri Mayorquín 9 FW Claudio Cardozo 12 MF Mariano Acevedo 13 FW Víctor Alfonso Moncada 14 MF Orvin Paz 15 FW Marco Tulio Vega 19 MF Mario Berríos 21 MF Mario Cesar Rodríguez 22 DF Quiarol Arzu 24 FW Jonathan Reyes

No. Position Player 26 MF Wilmer Fuentes 27 GK Orlin Vallecillo 30 FW Kurt Cárcamo 35 MF Luis Berríos 36 DF Edwin Javier Rivera 77 MF Emil Martínez – DF Rommel Murillo – DF Dennis Suazo – DF Luis Fernando Palacios – DF Allan Gutiérrez – MF Bani Lozano – FW Rogério – FW Héctor Acuña – FW Christian Altamirano

Former coaches

• Manuel Keosseian
• José de la Paz Herrera (1987), (2001-2002)
• Ramón Maradiaga
• Rubén Guifarro
• Amilcar Medrano
• José Raúl Ortiz
• Gonzalo Zelaya (1985)
• Carlos Padilla
• Enrique Grey (1973)
• Ramon Rodriguez (1979)
• Juan de Dios Castillo (2005-2006)
• Flávio Ortega (2003)
• Zubiaga
• Nicolás Suazo
• José Luis Mattera (1980)
• Aranghel Gigov
• Jaime Ramírez
• Omar Muraco
• Hector Mejia (1966-1967)
• Alfonso Rendón (2003)
• Nicolás Suazo (2004)

References

1. ^ "Monstruo sediento" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 2007-08-10. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928075745/http://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/2007/torneo_apertura_2006_2007/monstruo_sediento. Retrieved 2007-08-11. 

External links

• Official Website
• Official Fan Website
• Spanish information