1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 8th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua won the title on 9 September 1973 in the 1–1 away draw against C.D. España and qualified to the 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup along with runners-up C.D. Marathón.[1]

Liga Nacional
Season1973–74
ChampionsMotagua (3rd)
RelegatedTroya
CONCACAF Champions' CupMotagua
Marathón
Matches played135
Goals scored300 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerBlandón (13)
Plummer (13)

1973–74 teams

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua[lower-alpha 1] 27 13 13 1 39 15 +24 39 Qualified to the 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Marathón[lower-alpha 2] 27 12 13 2 39 24 +15 37
3 Olimpia 27 10 12 5 37 24 +13 32
4 España 27 11 9 7 35 24 +11 31
5 Vida 27 8 11 8 25 27 −2 27
6 Platense 27 9 8 10 30 28 +2 26
7 Universidad 27 8 9 10 26 28 −2 25
8 Atlético Indio 27 7 11 9 26 29 −3 25
9 Broncos 27 6 6 15 27 51 −24 18
10 Troya 27 3 4 20 16 50 −34 10 Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Motagua 1973–74 champions.
  2. Marathón runner-up.
  3. Troya relegated.

Top scorers
  • Mario Blandón Artica (Motagua) with 13 goals
  • Allard Plummer (Marathón) with 13 goals

Squads
Atlético Indio
Amílcar "Verde" Aceituno Víctor Hugo Álvarez Luis Brand
Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Marco Antonio Calderón Ricardo Calona
Pedro "Poquitito" Carbajal Miguel Angel Escalante Jorge "Cruz Azul" Escoto
"Yuyuga" Flores Joaquín Enrique "Quicón" Fonseca Francisco "Panchón" Guerra
Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Joaquín "Alianza" Maldonado
Carlos Arturo Matute David Levy McCalla Aquiles Mendoza
Héctor "Yeto" Montoya Oscar Nolasco Roy Posas
Orlando "Calavera" Rodríguez Expedito Serafín Jorge Sierra
Edgardo Sosa Ramón Ugarte
Broncos
"Coquí" Berríos Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Jorge Alberto "Perro" González
Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
España
"Mozambique" Alvarez Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
"Roby" Arzú Dagoberto Cubero César Augusto Dávila Puerto
Linauro Di Paula Arnulfo Echeverría Flavio Ortega
José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Domingo "Mingo" Ramos
Gil Rodríguez Jacobo Sarmiento Rigoberto "Aserradero" Velásquez
Jaime Villegas
Marathón
Roberto Bailey Ramón Cano Alexander "Nina" Guillén
Alberto Mancía Wilfredo Medina Allard Plummer
Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Gil "Fátima" Valerio
Allan Ricardo Young
Motagua
Marcos Banegas Adilson Batista Nelson Benavídez
Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica José Luis Cruz Figueroa
Salvador Dubois Leiva José María "Chema" Durón Mariano Godoy
Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Alfonso "Garrinchita" Gutiérrez Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
Roger Mayorga Julio Meza Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando
Ronald Quilter Rigoberto Sosa Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
Arnaldo "Chuluyo" Zelaya Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Selvin Cárcamo Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz Raúl Suazo Lagos
Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir Samuel Sentini
Platense
Carlos "Care" Alvarado Miguel "Miguelín" Bernárdez Martín Castillo
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
Mario Ortega Oscar Marino Piedrahíta Jimmy Steward
Troya
Geraldo Baptista
Universidad
Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz Roger Macedo Ramón "Mon" Medina
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Vida
Óscar "Burra" Acosta César "Cesarín" Aguirre Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
Manuel Bernárdez Calderón Peter Buchanan Jorge Caballero
Jesús Octavio Cifuentes Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
Juan David Fredy Delgado Arturo "Junia" Garden
Morris Garden Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
Matilde Selím Lacayo Jairo López José López "Rulo" Paz
Tomás "Tommy" Marshall Mario McKoy Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
Mario Murillo Hermenegildo Orellana Marco Antonio Marcos Peña
Jorge Peralta Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez José María "Chema" Salinas
Vicente Suazo Antonio "Danto" Urbina Edgardo Williams
Osman Zelaya

Known results

Round 1
Broncos3–4Universidad
Choluteca
Platense2–4España
Bernárdez
Puerto Cortés

Round 6
Olimpia2–1Motagua
Rodríguez
Brand 		Baptista
Tegucigalpa

Round 20
Marathón1–2Platense
San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds
Motagua5–0Broncos
Tegucigalpa
Vida–Universidad
Garden
Olimpia–Universidad
Tegucigalpa
España3–2Broncos
San Pedro Sula
España2–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Marathón2–2Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Platense1–0Olimpia
Puerto Cortés
España0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–1Atlético Indio
Tegucigalpa
Broncos1–0Olimpia
Choluteca
Olimpia1–1Motagua
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Motagua2–0España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Platense
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia5–0Troya
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia2–1Broncos
Rodríguez
Banegas 		Portillo
Tegucigalpa
Motagua2–0Troya
Batista
Durón
Tegucigalpa
España1–1Motagua
Ortega Hernández
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Broncos
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia5–0Troya
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–0Broncos
Marathón2–2España
San Pedro Sula

References
  1. RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
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