1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 16th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D.S. Vida won the title after defeating Atlético Morazán in the finals[1] and qualified to the 1982 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, Vida, Atlético Morazán, C.D. Marathón and Real C.D. España obtained berths to the 1982 Copa Fraternidad.

Liga Nacional
Season1981–82
ChampionsVida (1st)
RelegatedPlatense
Universidad
CONCACAF Champions' CupVida
Copa FraternidadVida
Atlético Morazán
Marathón
Real España
Matches played173
Goals scored405 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerAltamirano (15)
All statistics correct as of 28 October 1981.

1981–82 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Morazán[lower-alpha 1] 30 14 11 5 39 28 +11 39 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Motagua 30 15 8 7 35 25 +10 38
3 Vida 30 14 10 6 32 26 +6 38
4 Marathón 30 10 13 7 41 31 +10 33
5 Broncos 30 13 6 11 36 32 +4 32
6 Real España 30 10 11 9 38 36 +2 31
7 Olimpia 30 9 9 12 32 35 3 27
8 Victoria 30 8 10 12 33 43 10 26
9 Independiente Villela 30 6 13 11 34 41 7 25
10 Universidad 30 6 11 13 21 26 5 23 Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 3]
11 Platense 30 4 10 16 26 44 18 18
Source:
Notes:
  1. Atlético Morazán secured Final place as Regular season winner.
  2. Top 5 qualify to Final round.
  3. Universidad and Platense relegated to second division.

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 11[lower-alpha 1] Forced to a replay[lower-alpha 2]
2 Vida 8 3 5 0 11 7 +4 11
3 Marathón 8 2 5 1 5 5 0 9
4 Broncos 8 0 6 2 0 1 1 6[lower-alpha 1]
5 Atlético Morazán 8 0 3 5 2 12 10 3
Source:
Notes:
  1. The game between Broncos and Motagua in Choluteca on 11 October was awarded to Motagua as Broncos didn't show up.
  2. Motagua and Vida had to play an extra match in a neutral venue to qualify to the Final.

Replay

18 October 1981 ReplayMotagua0–1VidaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00  31' Mendoza Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
  • Vida won Replay and advanced to the Final.

Final

25 October 1981 1st legAtlético Morazán1–3VidaSan Pedro Sula, Cortés
Velásquez Lacayo
Mendoza
Carías
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez
28 October 1981 2nd legVida1–0Atlético MorazánLa Ceiba, Atlántida
Mendoza  67' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 7,965
Referee: Jorge Irías
  • Vida won 4–1 on aggregated score.

Top scorer

  • Luis O. Altamirano (Broncos) with 15 goals

Squads

Atlético Morazán
Moisés "Tanque" Velásquez Francisco "Pancho" González José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
Joaquín Arrastoa José Luis Cruz Figueroa Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
Noel Omar Renderos
Broncos
Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano José Marcial "Canelo" Murillo Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Independiente Villela
José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos Jorge Martínez Felipe "Nicio" Rivera
Roberto Herrera Moreno Marco Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Alberto Perich
José Ramón Hinds Rodolfo "Mirandinha" Smith
Marathón
Albert Fay Darío Cribas Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
Oswaldo Zaldívar Arturo Payne José Angel Peña
Herminio Villalobos Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
Celso Fredy Güity Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent Carlos Mejía
Gilberto Leonel Machado García Francisco Javier Toledo
Motagua
Alcides Morales Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño Héctor Ramón Chávez
Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes José María "Chema" Durón Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya
Olimpia
Belarmino Rivera Óscar Banegas Carlos Solano
Félix Concepción Carranza Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Carlos Solís
Jorge Alberto "Perro" González Jorge Brand Nelson de Moraes
Richard Kenneth Payne
Platense
Modesto Ayestas Luis Baltazar Ramírez "Pelé" Zapata Juan Jerezano
Carlos Roberto Deras Jorge Luis Mancía Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden
Ramón Cruz Colindres Alex Rodríguez
Real España
Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Didier Gutiérrez Hernán Zelaya
Carlos Saúl Bonilla Junior Rashford Costly Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews Walter Humberto Jimminson Warren Javier Chavarría
Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Jimmy Steward Edith Hernando Contreras
Carlos Orlando Caballero Héctor "Lin" Zelaya Efraín Pucho Osorio
Universidad
Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá Edimar Luiz Marques José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Victoria
Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga José Reynaldo Villagra
Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya David Goff
Vida
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Martín Lacayo Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
Natividad Morales Barrios Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo Matilde Selím Lacayo
Junior Mejía José Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Jesús Carías
Dennis "Bomba" Hinds Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado Juan Dolmo "Juanito" Arzú
Roberto "Macho" Figueroa

Trivia

  • There was a total of 405 goals this season, a record still unbeaten.

Known results

Week 1

Real España1–0VictoriaSan Pedro Sula
Chavarría Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Independiente1–1PlatenseSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Week 5

Real España1–1PlatenseSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Week 6

Week 7

Marathón1–1PlatenseSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Week 29

Pentagonal

2 September 1981 Motagua1–1MarathónTegucigalpa
Durón Villalobos Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
11 October 1981 BroncosvMotaguaCholuteca
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Note: Broncos didn't show up. Points awarded to Motagua
15 October 1981 Marathón1–3MotaguaSan Pedro Sula
Bailey Juviny
Guardado
Januario
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Regular season

22 February 1981 Marathón3–2Real EspañaSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
29 April 1981 Marathón4–0MotaguaSan Pedro Sula
Güity
Zaldívar
Bailey
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
6 May 1981 Marathón5–1VictoriaSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
6 May 1981 Real España2–2PlatenseSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
1 July 1981 Marathón2–1OlimpiaSan Pedro Sula
Bailey
Güity
Alvarado Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Arnold Moeses
Note: Match suspended at 75' (2–1) as Olimpia abandoned the field after the referee disallowed a goal from Carlos Solano. Result stood.[2]
22 July 1981 Independiente2–0Real EspañaSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
22 July 1981 Marathón1–1VidaSan Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Unknown rounds

References

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