1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season 1979–80
Champions Marathón (1st)
Relegated Portuario
CONCACAF Champions' Cup Marathón
Universidad
Copa Fraternidad Marathón
Universidad
Broncos
Victoria
Matches played 158
Goals scored 360 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Norales (15)
All statistics correct as of 16 December 1979.

The 1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 14th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Marathón won the title after defeating Universidad in the finals.[1] Both teams qualified to the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, Marathón, Universidad, C.D. Broncos and C.D. Victoria obtained berths to the 1980 Copa Fraternidad.

1979–80 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón[lower-alpha 1] 27 17 3 7 40 23 +17 37 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Olimpia 27 13 7 7 43 36 +7 33
3 Broncos 27 11 8 8 32 27 +5 30
4 Victoria 27 10 7 10 34 30 +4 27
5 Motagua 27 9 9 9 29 29 0 27 Forced to playoff[lower-alpha 3]
6 Universidad 27 9 9 9 22 22 0 27
7 Platense 27 7 12 8 27 31 −4 26
8 Real España 27 7 9 11 28 23 +5 23
9 Vida 27 6 9 12 30 38 −8 21
10 Portuario 27 6 7 14 29 55 −26 19 Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 4]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Marathón clinched final spot as Regular season winner.
  2. ↑ Top five qualify to Final round.
  3. ↑ Extra match required between Motagua and Universidad for fifth place.
  4. ↑ Portuario relegated to second division.

Fifth place playoff

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad 8 4 4 0 7 3 +4 12 Qualified to the Final[lower-alpha 1]
2 Victoria 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 8
3 Marathón 8 3 1 4 12 11 +1 7
4 Broncos 8 2 3 3 8 11 −3 7
5 Olimpia 8 2 2 4 4 6 −2 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Universidad qualified to the final as Final round winners.

Final

Marathón
Universidad
Universidad
Marathón

Top scorer

  • Honduras Prudencio "Tecate" Norales (Olimpia) with 15 goals

Squads

Atlético Portuario
Honduras Eristeo Gómez Honduras Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte Honduras Aníbal Bravo
Honduras Carlos "Calín" Morales Honduras Orlando "Choloma" Rodríguez Honduras Ernesto Bravo
Honduras Edgardo Núñez Honduras Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Costa Rica Roscoe Charles
Honduras Pablo Orellana Costa Rica Erick Cabalceta Honduras Ramón Cruz Colindres
Broncos
Honduras German "Loco" Guzmán Uruguay Iván Ramos Argentina Luis Alberto Escaurizza
Honduras Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Marathón
Uruguay Jorge Phoyoú Honduras Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent Honduras Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
Argentina Juan Carlos Weber Honduras Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Honduras Carlos Solís
Honduras Pablo "Payique" Espinoza Honduras Richard Kenneth Payne Honduras Alfonso Munguía
Honduras José Martínez Honduras Carlos Guevara Argentina Alberto Merelles
Honduras Arturo Payne Argentina Roberto Zilkiewicks Honduras Celso Güity
Honduras Porfirio Armando Betancourt Honduras Efraín "Pucho" Osorio Honduras Exequiel "Estupiñán" García
Honduras Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Honduras Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias Honduras Félix Concepción Carranza
Honduras René "Maravilla" Suazo Honduras Camilo Mejía Honduras Juan Contreras
Honduras Jorge Sánchez Honduras Leónidas Nolasco Honduras Carlos "Calín" Morales
Honduras Francisco Javier Toledo Honduras Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Honduras Gilberto Leonel Machado García
Honduras Carlos Mejía
Motagua
Honduras Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya Honduras Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes Honduras Rigoberto Sosa
Honduras Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Honduras Raúl David Fúnez Honduras Prudencio "Tecate" Norales Honduras Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
Honduras José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Honduras Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles Honduras Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
Honduras Horacio Parham Castro
Platense
Honduras Juan Jerezano Honduras Tony Laing Honduras Júnior Rashford Costly
Honduras Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Honduras Edith Hernando Contreras Honduras Alex Rodríguez
Real España
Honduras Jimmy Steward Honduras Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Honduras Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Honduras Walter Jimminson Chile Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao Honduras Edelmín "Pando" Castro
Brazil Alberto Ferreira da Silva Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa Honduras José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
Honduras Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
Universidad
Nicaragua Roger Mayorga Honduras "Pirata" Fernández Honduras Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Victoria
Honduras Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga Honduras Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado Honduras Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya
Honduras José Reynaldo Villagra Honduras David Goff Honduras Francisco Jiménez
Honduras Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz Honduras Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz Colombia Marco Tulio López
Vida
Honduras Dennis Hinds Honduras Matilde Selím Lacayo Honduras Carlos Orlando Caballero
Honduras Roberto "Macho" Figueroa Honduras Junior Mejía

Known results

Round 1

Vida 3 – 1 Platense
Hinds
La Ceiba

Pentagonal

Olimpia 1 – 0 Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Marathón 2 – 0 Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Universidad 1 – 0 Victoria
Aguilar
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia 0 – 1 Victoria
Villagra
Tegucigalpa

Unknown rounds

Victoria 5–0 Atlético Portuario
La Ceiba
Olimpia 2–0 Motagua
Romero
Parham
Tegucigalpa
Universidad 1–0 Real España
Fernández
Tegucigalpa
Universidad 2–0 Motagua
Fernández  1'
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia 2–2 Broncos
Tegucigalpa
Marathón 1–0 Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Victoria 1–0 Olimpia
López
La Ceiba
Real España 3–2 Motagua
Castro
San Pedro Sula
Platense 4–1 Broncos
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia 6–2 Atlético Portuario
Norales
Chavarría 		Charles
Duarte
Tegucigalpa
Platense 1–1 Motagua
Wagner Centurión
San Pedro Sula
Universidad 4–1 Olimpia
Tegucigalpa
Platense 0–0 Atlético Portuario
Puerto Cortés
Platense 2–1 Atlético Portuario
San Pedro Sula
Platense 1–1 Atlético Portuario
San Pedro Sula
Motagua 1–2 Olimpia
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia 2–1 Motagua
Tegucigalpa

Curiosities

On 8 April 1979, Real C.D. España played two games. They lost 1–0 against Universidad at Tegucigalpa in the domestic league and 1–0 against Aurora in Guatemala for the 1979 Copa Fraternidad finals.[2]

References

  1. ↑ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
  2. ↑ RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO – 13 October 2016
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