Clasico de las M's

El Clasico de las Emes (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 in Honduras.

Head to Head

By venue

In Tegucigalpa

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In San Pedro Sula

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In neutral venue (All in Danlí)

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By stage

In Pentagonales

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In Cuadrangulares

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In Semifinals

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In Finals

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Totals

In Regular season

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In Post season

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Overall

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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.

2001-02 Apertura

2002-03 Clausura

2007-08 Apertura

Trivia

  • First game in Liga Nacional: Marathón 2 - 0 Motagua in San Pedro Sula with two goals from Mario Rivera and Rafael Maldonado on 1965-08-01.
  • First game in Tegucigalpa: on 1965-11-21 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.
  • Games with most goals: 2009-04-19 Marathón 6 - 3 Motagua in San Pedro Sula, nine goals in total.