Club Deportivo Marathón
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| Full name | Marathón |
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| Nickname(s) |
El Monstruo Verde (the Green Monster) Los Panzas Verdes (the Green Bellies) Verdolagas Esmeraldas (Emeralds) Sinfonía Verde (Green Symphony) |
| Founded | 25 November 1925 |
| Ground |
Estadio Yankel Rosenthal, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Arturo Bendaña |
| Manager | Jairo Rios |
| League | Liga Nacional |
| 2012–13 Apertura | 4th |
Club Deportivo Marathón is a Honduran football club, based in San Pedro Sula, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras.
Marathón holds 50 domestic cup titles, and is one of the most popular clubs in Honduras.
Club Deportivo Marathón was founded on 25 November 1925 in San Pedro Sula by Eloy Montes and a group of his friends. Ever since, Marathón has become one of the most prestigious clubs in Honduras, winning multiple titles. The Club Deportivo Marathon has its own sporting venue that has different fields for both first-division team to the bottom and even a tennis cement based foosball lit for night games. The venue has since improved through the years by the support of Friends of the Marathon Group (GAMA) and the different boards that have led to the computer.
The club would get its first title in their history in 1979. Under orders from Ángel Ramón Rodríguez, Marathon was looking for their first championship in Honduras for the 1979 tournament. With figures like Roberto "Robot" Bailey, Arturo "Pacharaca" Bonilla, Francisco Javier Toledo, Celso Güity, Efraín "Pucho" Osorio, Ramón "Albañil" Osorio, René "Maravilla" Suazo, Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso, Félix Carranza, Jorge Phoyoú (Uruguayan), Alberto Merelles (Argentina), Juan Carlos Wéber (Argentine) and others, the club remained in first place in the regular rounds, having secured their classification to the final.
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