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1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season1975–76
ChampionsEspaña (2nd)
RelegatedAtlántida
CONCACAF Champions' CupEspaña
Olimpia
Matches played149
Goals scored368 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerLópez (11)

The 1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 10th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule followed by a 4-team playoff round. C.D. España won the title after defeating Club Deportivo Olimpia in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[1]

1975–76 teams

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Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia[a] 27 14 12 1 35 9 +26 40 Qualified to the Final round[b]
2 Motagua 27 9 14 4 27 18 +9 32
3 España 27 9 13 5 23 14 +9 31
4 Universidad 27 9 12 6 24 17 +7 30
5 Platense 27 9 11 7 28 18 +10 29
6 Broncos 27 10 9 8 27 24 +3 29
7 Vida 27 6 12 9 22 32 −10 24
8 Marathón 27 5 13 9 23 26 −3 23
9 Federal 27 3 15 9 21 36 −15 21
10 Atlántida 27 3 5 19 12 48 −36 11 Relegated to Segunda División[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Olimpia secured final spot as regular season winner.
  2. ^ Olimpia, Motagua, España and Universidad qualified to Final round.
  3. ^ Atlántida relegated to second division.

Final round

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Cuadrangular standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 España 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 7[a] Qualified to the Final playoff
2 Motagua 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 7[a]
3 Universidad 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 6
4 Olimpia 6 1 2 3 6 6 0 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b España and Motagua played an extra match for final spot on 3 December 1975 in San Pedro Sula, the final result was 0–0 after 120 minutes, España qualified to the final as better goal difference in all rounds.

Final

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Olimpia1–1España
Gómez Ortega

España2–0Olimpia
Ferreira
Yearwood
Referee: Carlos Roberto Ortiz Pérez

Top scorer

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  • Honduras Marco Tulio "Coyol" López (Olimpia) with 11 goals

Squads

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Atlántida
Honduras Óscar Acosta Honduras German "Niño" Bernárdez Honduras Arnulfo "Yuyuga" Flores
Honduras Eduardo Gámez Honduras Carlos "Papeto" Lobo Honduras Mario "Flecha" López
Honduras Camilo Mejía Honduras "Diablo" Ramos Honduras Apolonio Sambulá
Honduras Jorge Sierra Honduras Osman Zelaya
Broncos
Honduras Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Honduras Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles Honduras "Yeto" Montoya
Honduras Jacobo Sarmiento
Real España
Costa Rica Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Honduras Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Honduras Jimmy James Bailey
Honduras Ramón Cano Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa Honduras Arnulfo Echeverría
Brazil Alberto Ferreira da Silva Honduras Walter Humberto Jimminson Honduras Roger Macedo
Honduras José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Honduras Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Honduras Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Honduras José López "Rulo" Paz Honduras Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez Honduras Gil Josué Rodríguez
Honduras Jimmy Steward Honduras Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood
Federal
Honduras José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres Chile Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Honduras Julio Meza
Colombia Oscar Teherán
Marathón
Honduras Antonio Almendárez Honduras Roberto Bailey Honduras Carlos Banegas
Honduras Julio "Ruso" Bonilla Honduras Mario Bonilla Honduras Mauro "Nayo" Caballero
Honduras Francisco Castillo Honduras Miguel Castillo Costa Rica Roscoe Charles
Honduras Miguel Chavarría Honduras César Augusto "Papi" Dávila Puerto Honduras Antonio "Camalote" Dueñas
Honduras Pablo "Payique" Espinoza Honduras Héctor Julián Fiallos Honduras Wilfredo Garay
Honduras Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Paraguay Reynaldo González Honduras Bleer Greeneech
Honduras Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Costa Rica Óscar McLean Honduras Wilfredo Medina
Honduras Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar Honduras Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Chile Andro Piña
Costa Rica Allard Plummer Chile Jaime Ramírez Jr. Argentina Daniel Argelio Romero
Honduras Eduardo Ruiz Honduras Francisco Ruiz Honduras Rafael "Avioneta" Sauceda
Honduras Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Honduras Luis Urbina Honduras Óscar Urbina
Honduras Gil "Fátima" Valerio Honduras Allan Ricardo Young Honduras Bertín Zelaya
Motagua
Honduras Víctor Hugo Alvarez Honduras Marcos Banegas Honduras Salvador Bernárdez
Honduras José María "Chema" Durón Honduras Mariano Godoy Honduras Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro
Honduras Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Nicaragua Roger Mayorga Honduras Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando
Honduras Ronald Quilter Honduras Edgardo Sosa Honduras Rigoberto Sosa
Honduras Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Honduras Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Honduras Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Honduras Selvin Cárcamo Honduras Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz
Honduras Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Honduras Alfredo Hawit Banegas Honduras Marco Tulio "Coyol" López
Honduras Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza Honduras Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz Honduras Samuel Santini
Platense
Honduras Alejandro Aguirre Honduras Carlos "Care" Alvarado Honduras Neptaly Argeñal
Honduras Rafael Argeñal Honduras Eduardo Castillo Honduras Martín Castillo
Honduras "Cacique" Castro Honduras "Rigo" Castro Honduras Ricardo Castro
Honduras Jhony Chavarría Honduras Arturo Coto Honduras Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
Honduras "Cuco" Flores Honduras Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Honduras "Toro" Garay
Honduras Rossvelth Garbut Honduras Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero Honduras Juan Noyola
Honduras Mario Ortega Honduras Arturo Payne Colombia Oscar Piedrahíta
Honduras Roberto Rich Honduras Víctor Samuel Rivera Chile Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén
Honduras Jimmy Steward
Universidad
Honduras Roger Macedo Honduras Ramón "Mon" Medina Honduras José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Honduras Ricardo Nuila Honduras Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá Honduras Roberto Virgilio Santos
Vida
Honduras Óscar "Burra" Acosta Honduras César "Cesarín" Aguirre Honduras Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
Honduras Manuel Bernárdez Calderón Honduras Peter Buchanan Honduras Jorge Caballero
Guatemala Jesús Octavio Cifuentes Honduras Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Honduras Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
Honduras Juan David Honduras Fredy Delgado Honduras Arturo "Junia" Garden
Honduras Morris Garden Honduras Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado Honduras Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
Honduras Mario McKoy Honduras Matilde Selím Lacayo Honduras Jairo López
Honduras José López "Rulo" Paz Honduras Tomás "Tommy" Marshall Honduras Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
Honduras Mario Murillo Honduras Hermenegildo Orellana Honduras Marco Antonio Marcos Peña
Honduras Jorge Peralta Honduras Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez Honduras José María "Chema" Salinas
Honduras Vicente Suazo Honduras Antonio "Danto" Urbina Honduras Edgardo Williams
Honduras Osman Zelaya

Trivia

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  • Atlántida from La Ceiba made only 11 points in 27 games, being this the worst record in Liga Nacional up to date.

Known results

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Round 1

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Round 11

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PlatenseOlimpia
San Pedro Sula

Cuadrangular

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España1–0Olimpia
Castro
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Olimpia
Obando López
Tegucigalpa
Motagua1–0España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–2España
Paz
Lagos
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Universidad
Tegucigalpa
España0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–2Motagua
Gómez Hernández
Godoy
San Pedro Sula
Universidad0–4Olimpia

Final playoff

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España0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds

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23 February 1975 Motagua v Vida
CST Obando
12 October 1975 Broncos v Atlántida Choluteca
CST Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Note: Atlántida didn't show up
23 October 1975 Vida 2–3 Marathón La Ceiba
San Pedro Sula
CST Orellana Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Note: Match suspended at 15' in La Ceiba on 19 October. Remaining 75' played 4 days later in San Pedro Sula.

References

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