las M's (The "M" Derby), is a derby football match played between F.C. Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Marathón, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras. Clásico Sampedrano El Clásico Sampedrano (The Sampedran Derby) is contested between Marathón and Real C.D. España. These two teams are from San Pedro Sula, hence the name. Support Marathón is one of the big four teams in la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras, being the second team to Honduras in terms of number of fans, being beaten only by Olimpia. IFFHS club ranking In 2009, Marathón was positioned at 234 in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics Club World Ranking, the highest a Honduran club had ever been at the time. As of 31 December 2020, Marathón is ranked at 384 out of 400, sitting behind Shanghai Shenhua F.C. of the Chinese Super League. Achievements Domestic Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras: 9 1979–80, 1985–86, Clausura 2002, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2007, Apertura 2008, Apertura 2009, Clausura 2018 Runners-up (12): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1987–88, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2005, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012. Honduran Cup: 2 1994, 2017 Runners-up: 1972 Honduran Supercup: 1 2019 Runners-up: 2017 International CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup Third-place: 1995 League and playoffs performance (1994–present) Other facts Marathón was the first team in Honduras to beat a Mexican club in an official match. In 1981, Marathón beat Cruz Azul at the Estadio Azteca 3–1, in the process becoming the first Honduran team to beat a Mexican club on home turf. The first game that Marathón held against South American opposition was in 1968, against Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia. Marathón won 3–0 in the Estadio Morazán. The last match Marathón had against a South American team was in 2002, when the Verdolagas defeated Argentinian powerhouse River Plate 3–1 at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano. Their first game against a Mexican team was in 1967, when they won over C.D. Irapuato 6–3 at the Francisco Morazán Stadium. Marathón held a game against Brazilian club Santos in 1969 which was tied 1-1. Pelé was subbed on in the second-half. Marathón in the 1960s and 1970s was known as the "foreign team executioner". This was because at this time, Honduran teams were often swept by foreigners, unlike Marathón and Olimpia. The most significant triumphs at the time were: In 1966 the