2001–02 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2001–02 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was divided into two phases, the Apertura tournament which lasted from September to December 2001, and the Clausura tournament which was played from January to May 2002. C.D. Motagua and C.D. Marathón each lifted one trophy obtaining the 39th and 40th national championship respectively in the history of the league. This was the fourth season under the Apertura and Clausura format.

2001–02 teams

 * Deportes Savio (Santa Rosa de Copán)
 * Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
 * Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
 * Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
 * Platense (Puerto Cortés)
 * Real Comayagua (Comayagua) (promoted)
 * Real España (San Pedro Sula)
 * Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
 * Victoria (La Ceiba)
 * Vida (La Ceiba)

Apertura
The Apertura tournament started on 7 September 2001 in La Ceiba with a 2–1 Victoria's home win over last season runners Olimpia. After 18 rounds Motagua, Marathón, Platense, and Olimpia qualified to the Final round to fight for the title.

Results

 * As of 2 December 2001

Motagua vs Olimpia

 * Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.

Marathón vs Platense

 * Marathón won 3–2 on aggregate.

Motagua vs Marathón

 * Motagua 3–3 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua won 5–3 on penalty shootouts.

Top goalscorers
8 goals 7 goals
 * Enrique Renau (Marathón)


 * 🇦🇷 Marcelo Verón (Motagua)
 * 🇧🇷 Denilson Costa (Olimpia)

6 goals


 * 🇦🇷 José Pacini (Motagua)
 * 🇦🇷 Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

5 goals


 * Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
 * Pompilio Cacho (Marathón)
 * 🇦🇷 Gustavo Fuentes (Olimpia)

Clausura
The Clausura tournament was the second part of the 2001–02 season in Liga Nacional; the league games started on 19 January 2002 in La Ceiba with an unexpected 0–3 C.D. Victoria's home defeat against Deportes Savio. The previous champions C.D. Motagua was unable to qualify to the Final round and C.D. Marathón earned its first title after 20 long years.

Results

 * As of 12 May 2002

Olimpia vs Victoria

 * Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Platense vs Marathón

 * Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.

Olimpia vs Marathón

 * Marathón won 4–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
13 goals 10 goals 7 goals
 * 🇧🇷 Marcelo Ferreira (Platense)
 * Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)


 * 🇦🇷 Gustavo Fuentes (Olimpia)
 * Elvis Scott (Marathón)

6 goals


 * 🇧🇷 Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
 * Carlos Múñoz (Real Comayagua)

5 goals


 * Pompilio Cacho (Marathón)
 * Enrique Reneau (Marathón)
 * Emil Martínez (Marathón)
 * Christian Martínez (Victoria)
 * 🇦🇷 Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)
 * Reynaldo Tilguath (Platense)
 * Miguel Mariano (Victoria)
 * Luis Oseguera (Victoria)

4 goals


 * Clifford Laing (Platense)
 * Francisco Ramírez (Motagua)

3 goals


 * Carlos Oliva (Marathón)
 * Jaime Rosales (Marathón)
 * Jorge Pineda (Victoria)
 * Carlos Güity (Vida)
 * Marco Mejía (Real España)

2 goals


 * Marlon Hernández (Universidad)
 * Lester Marson (Savio)
 * Milton Palacios (Victoria)
 * Fabio Ulloa (Olimpia)
 * Francis Reyes (Olimpia)

1 goal


 * 🇦🇷 Ariel Leyes (Marathón)
 * Walter López (Marathón)
 * Óscar Vargas (Marathón)
 * Nigel Zúniga (Marathón)
 * Maynor Figueroa (Victoria)