1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional

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{{infobox football league season

| competition = Liga Nacional

| season = 1988–89

| logo =

| winners = Real España (5th)

| relegated = Universidad

| continentalcup1 = CONCACAF Champions' Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Real España
Olimpia

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| league topscorer = Mathews (8)
Alonso (8)
Lobo (8)
Centeno (8)

| total goals = 268

| matches = 158

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| prevseason = 1987–88

| nextseason = 1989–90

| updated = 24 December 1988

}}

The 1988–89 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 23rd edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament was the same as the 1987-88 season. This edition was a rematch of the 22st edition final. Real C.D. España successfully defeated [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hondhist.html RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95] – 11 December 2009 Club Deportivo Olimpia in the final. Title holder and runner-up qualified for berths to the 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

1988–89 teams

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Regular season

=Standings Group A=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=OLI|name_OLI=Olimpia

|team2=MAR|name_MAR=Marathón

|team3=VIC|name_VIC=Victoria

|team4=CUR|name_CUR=Curacao

|team5=PLA|name_PLA=Platense

|win_OLI=10|draw_OLI=12|loss_OLI=5|gf_OLI=25|ga_OLI=17

|win_MAR=7|draw_MAR=14|loss_MAR=6|gf_MAR=21|ga_MAR=17

|win_VIC=7|draw_VIC=12|loss_VIC=8|gf_VIC=21|ga_VIC=21

|win_CUR=5|draw_CUR=13|loss_CUR=9|gf_CUR=21|ga_CUR=31

|win_PLA=5|draw_PLA=12|loss_PLA=10|gf_PLA=21|ga_PLA=28

|col_QF=#D0F0C0|text_QF=Qualified to the Final round

|result1=QF|result2=QF

|note_res_QF=Olimpia and Marathón qualified to the Final round.

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Standings Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=RES|name_RES=Real España

|team2=MOT|name_MOT=Motagua

|team3=VID|name_VID=Vida

|team4=SUL|name_SUL=Sula

|team5=BUN|name_BUN=Universidad

|win_RES=13|draw_RES=10|loss_RES=4|gf_RES=32|ga_RES=19

|win_MOT=10|draw_MOT=12|loss_MOT=5|gf_MOT=26|ga_MOT=18

|win_VID=9|draw_VID=9|loss_VID=9|gf_VID=19|ga_VID=18

|win_SUL=7|draw_SUL=9|loss_SUL=11|gf_SUL=28|ga_SUL=34

|win_BUN=7|draw_BUN=7|loss_BUN=13|gf_BUN=15|ga_BUN=26

|note_RES=Real España clinched final spot as Regular season winner.

|col_QF=#D0F0C0|text_QF=Qualified to the Final round

|result1=QF|result2=QF|result3=QF

|note_res_QF=Real España, Motagua and Vida qualified to Final round.

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to Segunda División

|result5=R

|note_res_R=Universidad relegated to Segunda División.

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Reply for 2nd place=

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| date = 19 October 1988

| time =

| round = Replay

| team1 = Olimpia

| score = 2–0

| report =

| team2 = Motagua

| goals1 = Norales {{goal|}}
Flores {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán

| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

}}

Final round

=Pentagonal standings=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=OLI|name_OLI=Olimpia

|team2=RES|name_RES=Real España

|team3=MOT|name_MOT=Motagua

|team4=VID|name_VID=Vida

|team5=MAR|name_MAR=Marathón

|win_OLI=4|draw_OLI=4|loss_OLI=0|gf_OLI=8|ga_OLI=3

|win_RES=3|draw_RES=4|loss_RES=1|gf_RES=7|ga_RES=3

|win_MOT=2|draw_MOT=4|loss_MOT=2|gf_MOT=4|ga_MOT=6

|win_VID=2|draw_VID=2|loss_VID=4|gf_VID=6|ga_VID=9

|win_MAR=1|draw_MAR=2|loss_MAR=5|gf_MAR=8|ga_MAR=12

|col_QF=#D0F0C0|text_QF=Qualified to the Final round

|result1=QF

|note_res_QF=Olimpia qualified to Final as Pentagonal winner.

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Final=

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| date = 14 December 1988

| time =

| round = 1st leg

| team1 = Olimpia

| score = 2–0

| report =

| team2 = Real España

| goals1 = Contreras {{goal|}}
Flores {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán

| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

| attendance =

| referee = Gonzalo Tejada

| nobars = Y

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 24 December 1988

| time =

| round = 2nd leg

| team1 = Real España

| score = 2–0 (a.e.t.)

| report =

| team2 = Olimpia

| goals1 = Anariba {{goal|}}
Ávila {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = San Pedro Sula, Cortés

| stadium = Estadio Francisco Morazán

| attendance =

| referee = Rodolfo Martínez

| nobars = Y

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| pattern_ra = _black_stripes_thin1

| pattern_b = _blackstripes_thin4

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| socks = 000000

| title = Real España

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GK{{flagicon|URU}} Jorge López
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Marco Anariba
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Karl Roland
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Allan Costly
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Emilson Soto
MF{{flagicon|HON}} José Fúnez
MF{{flagicon|HON}} Luis Cálix
MF{{flagicon|URU}} Carlos Reyes
MF{{flagicon|HON}} Nahamán González
FW{{flagicon|HON}} Juan Anariba{{suboff
}

|-

| FW || || {{flagicon|URU}} Rubén Alonso || || {{suboff|}}

|-

| colspan = 3 | Substitutions:

|-

| FW || || {{flagicon|HON}} Alex Ávila || || {{subon|}}

|-

| MF || || {{flagicon|HON}} Carlos Caballero || || {{subon|}}

|-

| colspan = 3 | Manager:

|-

| colspan = 3 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Flavio Ortega

|}

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| colspan = 4 |

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GK{{flagicon|HON}} Óscar Banegas
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Daniel Zapata
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Danilo Galindo
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Alejandro Ruiz
DF{{flagicon|HON}} Rudy Williams
MF{{flagicon|HON}} Erick Fú Lanza{{sent off|0|87}}
MF{{flagicon|HON}} Nahúm Espinoza{{suboff
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|-

| MF || || {{flagicon|URU}} Vicente Viera

|-

| FW || || {{flagicon|URU}} Juan Contreras

|-

| FW || || {{flagicon|HON}} Juan Flores

|-

| FW || || {{flagicon|HON}} Javier Flores || || {{suboff|}}

|-

| colspan = 3 | Substitutions:

|-

| FW || || {{flagicon|HON}} Eugenio Dolmo || || {{subon|}}

|-

| MF || || {{flagicon|HON}} Fernando Tovar || || {{subon|}}

|-

| colspan = 3 | Manager:

|-

| colspan = 3 | {{flagicon|URU}} Estanislao Malinowski

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  • Real España 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate. Real España champions on better regular season record.

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Liga Nacional
1988–89 Champion
Real España
5th title

Top scorers

  • {{flagicon|HON}} Miguel Mathews (Motagua) with 8 goals
  • {{flagicon|URU}} Rubén Alonso (Real España) with 8 goals
  • {{flagicon|HON}} Carlos H. Lobo (Curacao) with 8 goals
  • {{flagicon|HON}} Raúl Centeno Gamboa (Platense) with 8 goals

Squads

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! width="900" colspan="3" | Curacao

{{flagicon|HON}} Constantino Reyes

| {{flagicon|HON}} Calos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo

| {{flagicon|HON}} Eduardo Bennett

{{flagicon|HON}} César Martínez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Edgar Murillo

| {{flagicon|HON}} Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante

{{flagicon|HON}} Samuel Chávez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Iván Guerra

| {{flagicon|HON}} Francisco "Pancho" González

{{flagicon|HON}} Nelson "Namasigüe" Guevara

| {{flagicon|HON}} Jeremías "Burrito" González

| {{flagicon|HON}} Marco Tulio "Pollo" Suazo

{{flagicon|HON}} Juan Antonio "Zurdo" Aguilar
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! colspan="3" | Marathón

{{flagicon|HON}} Dangelo Bautista

| {{flagicon|HON}} Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero

| {{flagicon|HON}} Francisco Adelmo Herrera

{{flagicon|HON}} José Luis "Joche" Alvarado

| {{flagicon|HON}} Porfirio Armando Betancourt

| {{flagicon|HON}} José Ulloa Villatoro

{{flagicon|HON}} Eduardo Laing

| {{flagicon|HON}} Óscar Gerardo "Maradona" Cruz

| {{flagicon|HON}} Pedro Geovany Midence

{{flagicon|HON}} Jorge Suamy Álvarez

| {{flagicon|HON}} José Manuel Enamorado Díaz

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Jorge Chévez

{{flagicon|HON}} Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales

| {{flagicon|HON}} Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Luis Cornet

{{flagicon|HON}} Neptally Turcios

| {{flagicon|HON}} Leonel Machado

| {{flagicon|HON}} Aparicio Colón

{{flagicon|HON}} Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo

|

|

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! colspan="3" | Motagua

{{flagicon|HON}} Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Miguel Antonio Mathews Sargent

| {{flagicon|HON}} Fabricio "Amapala" Pérez

{{flagicon|HON}} Hernaín Arzú

| {{flagicon|HON}} Donaldo "Martillo" Guillén Reyes

| {{flagicon|HON}} Gilberto Yearwood

{{flagicon|HON}} Juan Gómez Ortiz

| {{flagicon|HON}} José Mario "Kivo" Almendárez

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Geraldo da Silva

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! colspan="3" | Olimpia

{{flagicon|HON}} Óscar Banegas

| {{flagicon|HON}} Belarmino Rivera

| {{flagicon|URU}} Juan Carlos "Rata" Contreras

{{flagicon|HON}} Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga

| {{flagicon|HON}} Prudencio Norales

| {{flagicon|URU}} Vicente Daniel Viera

{{flagicon|PAR}} Ramón Fernández Riera

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Jorge Manuel "Bugy" Ulate

| {{flagicon|HON}} Santos "Indio" Ruiz

{{flagicon|HON}} Antonio "Flaco" Hernández

| {{flagicon|HON}} Danilo Galindo

| {{flagicon|HON}} Fernando Tovar

{{flagicon|HON}} Eugenio Dolmo Flores

| {{flagicon|HON}} Alex Pineda Chacón

| {{flagicon|HON}} Raúl Martínez Sambulá

{{flagicon|HON}} Javier Flores

| {{flagicon|URU}} Luis Jaime

| {{flagicon|HON}} Patrocinio Sierra

{{flagicon|HON}} Juan Carlos Pineda Chacón

| {{flagicon|HON}} Daniel Zapata

| {{flagicon|HON}} Rudy Alberto Williams

{{flagicon|HON}} Nahúm Espinoza

| {{flagicon|HON}} Erick Fú Lanza

| {{flagicon|HON}} Darío Mejía

{{flagicon|HON}} Juan Carlos Espinoza

| {{flagicon|HON}} Carlos "Gigio" Maldonado

|

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! colspan="3" | Platense

{{flagicon|HON}} Raúl Centeno Gamboa

| {{flagicon|HON}} Antonio "Machangay" Amaya López

| {{flagicon|HON}} Jorge Arita Neals

{{flagicon|HON}} Fernando Nuila

| {{flagicon|HON}} Margarito Bernárdez

|

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! colspan="3" | Real España

{{flagicon|HON}} Julio César "El Tile" Arzú

| {{flagicon|HON}} Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz

| {{flagicon|HON}} José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos

{{flagicon|HON}} Geovany Gayle Alarcón

| {{flagicon|HON}} Ildefonso Bonilla

| {{flagicon|URU}} Jorge López Silva

{{flagicon|URU}} Rubén Alonso

| {{flagicon|HON}} Nelson Benavídez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Esteban Pitío Centeno

{{flagicon|HON}} Juan Ramón "Montuca" Castro

| {{flagicon|HON}} Edith Hernando Contreras

| {{flagicon|HON}} Carlos Fernando Landa

{{flagicon|HON}} Allan Anthony Costly

| {{flagicon|HON}} Alex Geovany Ávila

| {{flagicon|HON}} Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya

{{flagicon|HON}} Nahamán Humberto González

| {{flagicon|HON}} Juan Manuel "Nito" Anariba

| {{flagicon|HON}} "Yuca" López

{{flagicon|HON}} Karl Antonio Roland

| {{flagicon|URU}} Enrique Daniel Uberty García

| {{flagicon|HON}} Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo

{{flagicon|HON}} Rigoberto "Rigo" González

| {{flagicon|HON}} Luis "Gavilán" Cálix

| {{flagicon|HON}} Junior Rashford Costly

{{flagicon|URU}} Carlos Reyes

| {{flagicon|HON}} Carlos Orlando Caballero

|

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! colspan="3" | Sula

{{flagicon|HON}} Lorenzo Crisanto Batiz

| {{flagicon|HON}} Amílcar Lowe

| {{flagicon|HON}} Gregorio Flores

{{flagicon|HON}} Mario Bustillo

| {{flagicon|HON}} Óscar "Tigre" Carbajal

| {{flagicon|HON}} Manuel Reyes Meraz

{{flagicon|HON}} Fernando Nuila

| {{flagicon|HON}} Danilo "Pilo" Henríquez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Marco "Choreta" Ordóñez

{{flagicon|HON}} Luis Alonso Zúniga

| {{flagicon|HON}} Carlos Aguilar Bonilla

| {{flagicon|HON}} Dennis Caballero

{{flagicon|HON}} Óscar "Pito Loco" López

| {{flagicon|HON}} Catarino Amaya

| {{flagicon|HON}} Marco "Toñito" Gómez

{{flagicon|HON}} Rigoberto Castillo

| {{flagicon|HON}} Emilio "Chespirito" Hernández

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Johnny Williams

{{flagicon|HON}} José Luis "Pili" Aguirre

| {{flagicon|HON}} Roger Javier Valladares

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Mauricio Camacho

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! colspan="3" | Universidad

{{flagicon|CRC}} Gerardo "Cholo" Villalobos

| {{flagicon|HON}} César Adonis Flores

| {{flagicon|HON}} Roberto "Chele" Barahona

{{flagicon|HON}} Fraterno Calderon

| {{flagicon|HON}} Salomón Nazzar

| {{flagicon|HON}} Juan José Craniotis

{{flagicon|ARG}} Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano

| {{flagicon|HON}} Iván Canales

| {{flagicon|HON}} Iván Ponce

{{flagicon|HON}} Jorge "Chino" Euceda

| {{flagicon|URU}} Roberto Brites

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! colspan="3" | Victoria

{{flagicon|HON}} Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte

| {{flagicon|HON}} Jorge Alberto "Bala" Bennett

| {{flagicon|HON}} Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras

{{flagicon|HON}} Carlos Roberto "Condorito" Mejía Alvarenga

| {{flagicon|HON}} Ramón Berckling

|

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! colspan="3" | Vida

{{flagicon|HON}} Raúl David Fúnez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Rudy Pine Pack

{{flagicon|HON}} José Emilio Martínez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Jorge Ernesto Pineda

| {{flagicon|HON}} Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna

{{flagicon|HON}} José Danilo Carías Figueroa

| {{flagicon|HON}} René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez

| {{flagicon|HON}} Carlos Ramírez

Known results

=Round 1=

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| date =

| time =

| team1 = Victoria

| report =

| score = 1–0

| team2 = Curacao

| goals1 = Bennett {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = La Ceiba

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 27 February 1988

| time =

| team1 = Marathón

| report =

| score = 0–0

| team2 = Motagua

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Relegation playoffs=

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| date =

| time =

| team1 = Curacao

| report =

| score = 1–2

| team2 = Sula

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date =

| time =

| team1 = Sula

| report =

| score = 0–0

| team2 = Vida

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Pentagonal=

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| date = 22 October 1988

| time =

| team1 = Real España

| report =

| score = 0–1

| team2 = Motagua

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 26 October 1988

| time =

| team1 = Marathón

| report =

| score = 0–0

| team2 = Real España

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 27 October 1988

| time =

| team1 = Olimpia

| report =

| score = 0–0

| team2 = Motagua

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 29 October 1988

| time =

| team1 = Marathón

| report =

| score = 1–2

| team2 = Olimpia

| goals1 = Cornet {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Sierra {{goal|}}
Fernández {{goal|}}

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 30 October 1988

| time =

| team1 = Vida

| report =

| score = 1–2

| team2 = Motagua

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = La Ceiba

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 3 November 1988

| time =

| team1 = Motagua

| report =

| score = 0–2

| team2 = Marathón

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Machado {{goal}}
Castillo {{goal}}

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 6 November 1988

| time =

| team1 = Olimpia

| report =

| score = 0–0

| team2 = Real España

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 10 November 1988

| time =

| team1 = Marathón

| report =

| score = 0–0

| team2 = Motagua

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 19 November 1988

| time =

| team1 = Motagua

| report =

| score = 1–2

| team2 = Real España

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 23 November 1988

| time =

| team1 = Real España

| report =

| score = 0–0

| team2 = Olimpia

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 30 November 1988

| time =

| team1 = Real España

| report =

| score = 3–2

| team2 = Marathón

| goals1 = Uberty {{goal}}
Alonzo {{goal}}
Cálix {{goal}}

| goals2 = Machado {{goal}}
Cornet {{goal}}

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 30 November 1988

| time =

| team1 = Motagua

| report =

| score = 1–1

| team2 = Olimpia

| goals1 = Pérez {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Contreras {{goal|}}

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 7 December 1988

| time =

| team1 = Olimpia

| report =

| score = 2–1

| team2 = Marathón

| goals1 = Contreras {{goal|}}
Flores {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Laing {{goal|}}

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Unknown rounds=

{{football box

| date = 2 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Real España

| report =

| score = 2–1

| team2 = Sula

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 3 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Olimpia

| report =

| score = 1–0

| team2 = Vida

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 6 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Vida

| report =

| score = 1–0

| team2 = Universidad

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = La Ceiba

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 12 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Real España

| report =

| score = 1–2

| team2 = Vida

| goals1 = Uberti {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 20 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Vida

| report =

| score = 4–1

| team2 = Platense

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = La Ceiba

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 24 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Olimpia

| report =

| score = 2–0

| team2 = Curacao

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 26 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Real España

| report =

| score = 1–1

| team2 = Marathón

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 27 March 1988

| time =

| team1 = Vida

| report =

| score = 1–0

| team2 = Victoria

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = La Ceiba

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 20 July 1988

| time =

| team1 = Marathón

| report =

| score = 2–0

| team2 = Curacao

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 4 August 1988

| time =

| team1 = Curacao

| report =

| score = 1–1

| team2 = Sula

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 31 August 1988

| time =

| team1 = Sula

| report =

| score = 1–1

| team2 = Universidad

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 17 September 1988

| time =

| team1 = Platense

| report =

| score = 1–0

| team2 = Victoria

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 18 September 1988

| time =

| team1 = Vida

| report =

| score = 0–1

| team2 = Marathón

| goals1 =

| goals2 = {{goal|}} Machado

| stadium = La Ceiba

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 29 September 1988

| time =

| team1 = Motagua

| report =

| score = 1–1

| team2 = Curacao

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 1 October 1988

| time =

| team1 = Sula

| report =

| score = 1–3

| team2 = Olimpia

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 13 October 1988

| time =

| team1 = Real España

| report =

| score = 6–2

| team2 = Sula

| goals1 = Anariba {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
Landa {{goal|}}
Chavarría {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Valladares {{goal|}} {{goal|}}

| stadium = San Pedro Sula

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date =

| time =

| team1 = Motagua

| report =

| score = 3–0

| team2 = Universidad

| goals1 = Reyes {{goal}} {{goal}}
Yearwood {{goal}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tegucigalpa

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

References

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{{Honduran Liga Nacional}}

{{1988–89 in Honduran football}}

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