Liga_Nacional_de_Fútbol_de_Honduras_1978-79
1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional
Football league season
The 1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 13th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua won the title after defeating Real C.D. España in the finals.[1] It's unclear why no Honduran representation was sent to the 1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Nevertheless, Motagua, Real España, Olimpia and Broncos obtained berths to the 1979 Copa Fraternidad.[2]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Motagua (4th) |
| Relegated | Tiburones |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | None |
| Copa Fraternidad | Motagua Real España Olimpia Broncos |
| Matches played | 158 |
| Goals scored | 281 (1.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bernárdez (15) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 →
All statistics correct as of 28 January 1979. | |
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- Broncos (Choluteca)
- Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
- Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
- Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
- Platense (Puerto Cortés)
- Real España (San Pedro Sula)
- Tiburones (Choluteca, promoted)
- Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
- Victoria (La Ceiba)
- Vida (La Ceiba)
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Motagua[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 38 | Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 2 | Olimpia | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 33 | |
| 3 | Real España | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 27 | |
| 4 | Marathón | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | |
| 5 | Platense | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 26 | Qualified to the repechage[lower-alpha 3] |
| 6 | Broncos | 27 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Universidad | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 26 | |
| 8 | Vida | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Victoria | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Tiburones | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 18 | Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 4] |
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Fifth place playoff
Broncos v Platense
| 12 October 1978 Playoff | Broncos | 0–1 | Platense | El Progreso, Yoro |
| (UTC−06:00) | Awarded to Broncos[3] | Flores  |
Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti |
- Broncos advanced to Pentagonal on awarded points.
Pentagonal standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real España | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 | Qualified to the Final[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Motagua | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Broncos | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Marathón | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 2 |
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Final
Motagua v Real España
| 25 January 1979 1st leg | Motagua | 1–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| Bernárdez |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Real España v Motagua
| 28 January 1979 2nd leg | Real España | 1–4 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
| Bailey |
Reyes Maradiaga |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Carlos Ortiz |
Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua) with 15 goals
More information Broncos, Marathón ...
| Broncos | ||
|---|---|---|
 German "Loco" Guzmán |
 Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta |
Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz |
| Marathón | ||
 Daniel Argelio Romero |
Óscar Machigua |
René "Maravilla" Suazo |
| Exequiel "Estupiñán" García |
Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez |
Manuel Rodríguez |
| David Sánchez |
Tomás Wood |
Manuel Doblado |
| Leónidas Nolasco |
Erick Cabalceta |
Rigoberto Castro |
| Richard Kenneth Payne |
Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla |
Roberto Bailey |
| Ramón "Albañil" Osorio |
Francisco Javier Toledo |
Julio "Ruso" Bonilla |
| Ricardo Nuila |
Osman Peña |
Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández |
| Mario López |
Carlos "Calín" Morales |
 Iván Ramos |
| Félix Concepción Carranza |
Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias |
Celso Fredy Güity |
| Porfirio Armando Betancourt |
Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez |
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| Motagua | ||
 Roger Mayorga |
Alcides Morales |
 Roberto Abrussezze |
| Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez |
Carlos Mejía |
Marco Tulio "Coyol" López |
| Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez |
Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante |
Héctor "Lin" Zelaya |
| René "Kun Fu" Velásquez |
Camilo Mejía |
Juan Ramón Aguilar |
| Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro |
Marco Tulio Andino |
Roxne Romero |
| Ennos Pereira |
Rigoberto Sosa |
Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes |
| Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga |
Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya |
Antonio Antonio Obando |
| Samuel Rivera |
Edgardo Sosa |
José Luis Zelaya |
| Mario Moncada |
Feliciano Guardado |
Mariano Godoy |
| David Bueso |
David Medina |
Alberto Centurión |
| Olimpia | ||
| Belarmino Rivera |
Francisco Zelaya Pastrana |
Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz |
| Vicente Suazo |
Óscar García |
Héctor Uclés |
| Víctor Romero |
Víctor "Calero" Lozano |
Óscar Batíz |
| Adán Amador |
Carlos Figueroa |
Manuel Gámez |
| Arturo Cáceres |
Óscar Banegas |
José Amador |
 Joaquín del Arca |
Osmán Zelaya |
Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand |
| Roger Chavarría |
Prudencio "Tecate" Norales |
Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez |
| Jorge Alberto "Perro" González |
Samuel Montoya |
Walter Chávez |
| Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño |
Ricardo Carreño |
Carlos Maldonado |
| Walter "Estupiñán" Amador |
José Antonio García |
Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir |
| Platense | ||
| Arnulfo Echeverría |
Manuel de Jesús Fuentes |
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner |
| Danilo "Pulga" Flores |
Arturo Payne |
Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén |
| Alex Rodríguez |
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| Real España | ||
| Julio César "El Tile" Arzú |
Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina |
Walter Jimminson |
| Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao |
José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega |
Clinton Campbell |
| Gustavo Portillo |
Junior Rashford Costly |
Marvin Zúniga |
| Alberto Ferreira da Silva |
José Luis Cruz Figueroa |
Jimmy James Bailey |
| Allan Costly |
Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz |
Jimmy Steward |
| Edith Hernando Contreras |
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| Tiburones | ||
| Juan Jerezano |
"Yuyuga" Flores |
David Silva |
| Salustio Pacheco |
Alejandro Palacios |
"Nilo" Herrera |
| Edgar Alfaro |
Agustín Alemán |
Pedro Colón |
| José Reynaldo Villagra |
Domingo Martínez |
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| Universidad | ||
| Roger Mayorga |
Otoniel Oliva |
Joaquín Pavón Sequeira |
| Mauricio Cruz Jiron |
Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá |
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar |
| Victoria | ||
| Óscar Figueroa |
Reynaldo Mejía Ortega |
Camilo Bonifacio |
| Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent |
Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya |
David Goff |
| Pedro Caetano da Silva |
Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga |
Francisco Jiménez |
| Miguel Ángel "Primitivo" Ortiz |
Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz |
Luis Edgardo Meléndez |
| Vida | ||
| Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins |
Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado |
Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo |
| Edgardo Williams |
Abraham Osorio |
Peter Buchanan |
| Hermenegildo Orellana |
César "Cesarín" Aguirre |
Marco Tulio "Socadito" Zelaya |
| Carlos Aguirre |
Neptally "Liebre" Guardado |
Carlos Johnson |
| Carlos Bejarano |
Felipe "Embajador" Sánchez |
Juan Dolmo Arzú |
| Mario Ardón |
Roberto "Macho" Figueroa |
Carlos Talbot |
| Manuel Gámez |
Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza |
Wilfredo Rodríguez |
| Carlos Orlando Caballero |
Dennis "Bomba" Hinds |
Arnulfo Ardón |
| Matilde Selim Lacayo |
Carlos "Comay" Flores |
Jesús "Bululo" Carías |
| Jorge Bernárdez |
Jaime Morales |
Roberto Maradiaga |
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Round 1
More information Real España, 2–0 ...
| Real España | 2–0 | Tiburones |
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| Pavón |
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Pentagonal place playoff
More information Platense, 1–0 ...
| Platense | 1–0 | Broncos |
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Pentagonal
More information Marathón, 1–1 ...
| Marathón | 1–1 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Real España, 0–0 ...
| Real España | 0–0 | Olimpia |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Real España, 4–3 ...
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San Pedro Sula
Danlí
More information Real España, 4–2 ...
| Real España | 4–2 | Motagua |
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San Pedro Sula
More information Marathón, 2–3 ...
| Marathón | 2–3 | Broncos |
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San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
More information Olimpia, 1–0 ...
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Motagua |
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| Gámez |
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Tegucigalpa
San Pedro Sula
More information Olimpia, 0–0 ...
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Real España |
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Tegucigalpa
San Pedro Sula
More information Olimpia, 2–0 ...
| Olimpia | 2–0 | Marathón |
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Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
More information Motagua, 0–1 ...
| Motagua | 0–1 | Real España |
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Tegucigalpa
More information Broncos, 0–0 ...
| Broncos | 0–0 | Marathón |
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More information Broncos, 1–1 ...
| Broncos | 1–1 | Real España |
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Unknown rounds
Victoria v Vida
| 19 February 1978 | Victoria | 1–1 | Vida | La Ceiba |
| CST | Meléndez | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
Broncos v Tiburones
| 5 March 1978 | Broncos | 0–1 | Tiburones | Choluteca |
| CST | Herrera |
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
Marathón v Olimpia
| 29 March 1978 | Marathón | 3–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
Platense v Motagua
| 9 April 1978 | Platense | 2–0 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
Tiburones v Marathón
| 9 April 1978 | Tiburones | 1–2 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Platense v Marathón
| 23 April 1978 | Platense | 1–1 | Marathón | Puerto Cortés |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
Motagua v Universidad
| 30 April 1978 | Motagua | v | Universidad | |
| CST | Obando |
Tiburones v Broncos
| 7 May 1978 | Tiburones | 1–1 | Broncos | Choluteca |
| CST | Arzú |
Martínez |
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
Marathón v Real España
| 7 May 1978 | Marathón | 1–0 | Real España | El Progreso |
| CST | Peña |
Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti |
Motagua v Olimpia
| 14 May 1978 | Motagua | 1–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Bernárdez |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Platense v Real España
| 4 June 1978 | Platense | 1–2 | Real España | Puerto Cortés |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
Olimpia v Marathón
| 25 June 1978 | Olimpia | 0–1 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Osorio |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Universidad
| 31 July 1978 | Motagua | 2–1 | Universidad | Danlí |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco |
Broncos v Motagua
| 6 August 1978 | Broncos | 1–1 | Motagua | Choluteca |
| CST | Guardado |
Bernárdez |
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
Platense v Marathón
| 6 August 1978 | Platense | 1–0 | Marathón | Puerto Cortés |
| CST | Castillo |
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
Olimpia v Universidad
| 6 August 1978 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Universidad | Danlí |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco |
Motagua v Platense
| 27 August 1978 | Motagua | 4–0 | Platense | Danlí |
| CST | Reyes Maradiaga Bernárdez |
Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco |
Broncos v Tiburones
| 10 September 1978 | Broncos | 1–1 | Tiburones | Choluteca |
| CST | Altamirano |
Palacios |
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
Real España v Marathón
| 10 September 1978 | Real España | 3–0 | Marathón | El Progreso |
| CST | Bailey Tapia Portillo |
Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti |
Vida v Universidad
| 15 September 1978 | Vida | 2–2 | Universidad | La Ceiba |
| CST | Figueroa |
Fernández Zavala |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
Choluteca
San Pedro Sula
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Danlí
More information Platense, 2–1 ...
| Platense | 2–1 | Broncos |
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El Progreso
More information Marathón, 0–1 ...
| Marathón | 0–1 | Universidad |
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San Pedro Sula
- RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009
- RSSSF.com–Copa Fraternidad–29 November 2007
- The game was suspended at 85' as Platense retired for not accepting a late penalty against them; the league decided to award the points to Broncos.