Honduran Soccer Derby of the M's
El Clasico de las M's (The "M" Derby), is a classic football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Marathon from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams from Honduras.
Head to Head
- As of 22 December, 2007
# |
In Tegucigalpa |
G |
W |
D |
L |
F:A |
PTS |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Motagua |
75 |
37 |
23 |
15 |
112:71 |
134 |
+41 |
2 |
Marathón |
75 |
15 |
23 |
37 |
71:112 |
68 |
-41 |
# |
In San Pedro Sula |
G |
W |
D |
L |
F:A |
PTS |
+/- |
1 |
Marathón |
82 |
33 |
29 |
20 |
111:83 |
128 |
+28 |
2 |
Motagua |
82 |
20 |
29 |
33 |
83:111 |
89 |
-28 |
# |
In neutral venue (both in Danlí) |
G |
W |
D |
L |
F:A |
PTS |
+/- |
1 |
Motagua |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3:1 |
4 |
+2 |
2 |
Marathón |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1:3 |
1 |
-2 |
# |
Overall |
G |
W |
D |
L |
F:A |
PTS |
+/- |
1 |
Motagua |
159 |
58 |
53 |
48 |
198:183 |
227 |
+15 |
2 |
Marathón |
159 |
48 |
53 |
58 |
183:198 |
197 |
-15 |
The Finals
Motagua and Marathon have played 3 finals. Two won by Marathón and one by Motagua. The first one was 2001-02 Apertura tournament, the second one was 2002-03 Clausura tournament and the third one on 2007-08 Apertura tournament
Season |
Winner |
Aggregated score |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
2001-02 Apertura |
Motagua |
3:3 |
Marathón |
- |
penalties |
5:3 |
penalties |
2002-03 Clausura |
Marathón |
4:1 |
Motagua |
2007-08 Apertura |
Marathón |
2:0 |
Motagua |
Trivia
- First game in Liga Nacional: Marathón 2:0 Motagua in San Pedro Sula with two goals from Mario Rivera and Rafael Maldonado in August 1, 1965.
- First game in Tegucigalpa in November 21, 1965 ended in a 4:1 victory for Motagua and the scorer were 2 from Jorge Berrios, Amado Castillo and Hector Chavez. The goal from Marathon was from Mauro "Nayo" Caballero.
- First Motagua's victory in San Pedro Sula: 1967, Marathón 1:2 Motagua with a double from Roberto Abrusezze, Mauro Caballero scored for the greens.
- Oscar "Martillo" Hernández scored 13 goals against Marathón.
- Gilberto Leonel Machado scored 14 goals against Motagua.
- There have been 25 matches just in playoffs with 9 victories for Motagua 8 Ties and 8 wins for Marathon.