1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 12th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule followed by a 5-team playoff round. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title after defeating Real C.D. España in the finals.[1] It's unclear why no Honduran representation was sent to the 1978 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Liga Nacional
Season1977–78
ChampionsOlimpia (5th)
RelegatedFederal
CONCACAF Champions' CupNone
Matches played158
Goals scored294 (1.86 per match)
Top goalscorerCarreño (10)
All statistics correct as of 18 December 1977.

1977–78 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 11 12 4 30 20 +10 34 Qualified to the Final round[b]
2 Vida 27 10 12 5 27 20 +7 32
3 Real España 27 9 13 5 27 18 +9 31
4 Motagua 27 11 8 8 27 21 +6 30
5 Universidad 27 10 8 9 25 23 +2 28 Qualified to the repechage[c]
6 Broncos 27 8 12 7 26 24 +2 28
7 Marathón 27 7 10 10 22 29 −7 24
8 Victoria 27 5 12 10 17 25 −8 22
9 Platense 27 6 9 12 27 36 −9 21
10 Federal 27 4 12 11 20 32 −12 20 Relegated to the Segunda División[d]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Olimpia won regular season and clinched a spot in final match.
  2. ^ Top 5 qualify for final round.
  3. ^ Universidad and Broncos fought for 5th place.
  4. ^ Federal relegated to second division.

Reply for Final round

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Final round

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Pentagonal standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 8 4 4 0 14 5 +9 12 Qualified to the Final[a]
2 Motagua 8 3 4 1 11 9 +2 10
3 Olimpia 8 2 4 2 10 7 +3 8
4 Vida 8 1 3 4 4 10 −6 5
5 Universidad 8 2 1 5 5 13 −8 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Real España won pentagonal and clinched final spot against Olimpia.

Final

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Real España
 
 
 
 
 
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia2–0Real España
Chávez   25'
Enamorado   88'
 
 
 
 
 
Olimpia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real España
  • Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate score.
Liga Nacional
1977–78 Champion
C.D. Olimpia
5th title

Top goalscorers

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  • 10 goals:
  Mario Juvini Carreño (Motagua)
  • 8 goals:
  Prudencio Norales (Olimpia)
  • 7 goals:
  Jurandir Dosantos (Marathón)
  • 6 goals:
  Armando Valenchina (Vida)
  Daniel Sambulá (Universidad)
  Mario Mairena (Federal)
  Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua)
  Luis Walter Chávez (Olimpia)

Squads

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Broncos
  German "Loco" Guzmán   Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta   Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles
  Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Real España
  Jimmy Steward   Julio César "El Tile" Arzú   Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
  Walter Humberto Jimminson   Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao   José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
  Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén   Gustavo Portillo   Marvin Zúniga
  Alberto Ferreira da Silva   José Luis Cruz Figueroa   Jaime Villegas
  Reynaldo Mejía Ortega   Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez   Edelmín "Pando" Castro
  Gil Rodríguez
Federal
  José Alvarez   Víctor Hugo Álvarez   Roberto “Babington” Barahona
  José Rafael Irías   Marcos Lacayo   José Lanza
  Julio Meza   Mario Roberto Mairena   Enrique “Fantasma” Mendoza
  Ronald Quilter   Jerry Slosher   León Ugarte
  Orlando “Bimbo” Vásquez   Francisco “Pantera” Velásquez   Tomás Wood
  Francisco Zelaya Pastrana
Marathón
  Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández   Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez   Jurandir Dosantos
  Exequiel "Estupiñán" García   Roscoe Charles   Daniel Argelio Romero
  Carlos "Calín" Morales   Roberto Bailey   Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
  Porfirio Armando Betancourt   Ramón "Albañil" Osorio   Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
  Ricardo Nuila   Richard Kenneth Payne
Motagua
  Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga   Roger Mayorga   Mario Hernán Juvini Carreño
  Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez   Rigoberto Sosa   Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
  Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya   Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes   Ennos Pereira
  Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
Olimpia
  Belarmino Rivera   Orlando Banegas   Luis Walter Chávez
  Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz   Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez   Óscar García
  Héctor Orlando Uclés   César Bordinhao   José Ortiz
  Moisés Velásquez   Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz   René Enamorado
  Prudencio "Tecate" Norales   Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand   Net Jonhy Chavarría
  Ernesto Paes de Oliveira   Carlos "Care" Alvarado   Arturo Recarte Cáceres
  Luis Alonso Minochio   Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir   Selvin Cárcamo
  Santos "Indio" Ruíz   Vicente Suazo   Roger Chavarría
Platense
  Luis Enrique "Banana" Alvarez   Dagoberto Tejeda   Antonio "El Camalote" Dueñas
  Mario Ortega   Rafael Argeñal   Arnulfo Echeverría
  Manuel de Jesús Fuentes   Arturo Payne   Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
  Carlos "Care" Alvarado   Eduardo Laing   Erasmo “Chícharo” Guerrero
  Domingo Drummond   Rigoberto Castro   German “Cacique” Castro
  Julio “Ruso” Bonilla   Julio Álvarez
Universidad
  Roberto "Pirata" Fernández   José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar   Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Victoria
  Dagoberto Tejeda   Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga   Carlos "Cuco" Flores
  Francisco Jiménez   Jorge Irías   German Güity
  Miguel Lanza   David Goff   José Cruz
  Julio César Girón   Roberto Urbina   Benedicto Ordóñez
  Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya   José Cálix   Camilo Bonifacio
  Pedro Caetano da Silva   Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent   Miguel "Primitivo" Ortiz
  Armando Acosta   Claudio Castro   Rigoberto "Indio" Ruiz
  Santos "Coco" González   Jorge Cálix   Gustavo Amaya
  Jerry Jhonson   Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz
Vida
  Mario Ardón   Roberto "Macho" Figueroa   Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado
  Matilde Selím Lacayo   Armando Valenchina

Known results

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Round 1

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Marathón0–1Victoria
Zúñiga  
San Pedro Sula

Round 2

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27 February 1977 Motagua v Platense
CST Obando  

Round 3

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Victoria2–1Platense
Flores  
La Ceiba

Round 4

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Federal1–1Victoria
Tegucigalpa

Round 5

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Vida2–1Victoria
La Ceiba

Round 17

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Olimpia2–5Platense
Rivera   pen.'
Ortiz  
Argeñal    
Payne    
Laing  
Tegucigalpa

Round 18

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Olimpia1–1Victoria
La Ceiba

Round 27

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Vida1–1Platense
La Ceiba

Pentagonal

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Real España2–1Vida
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia2–3Motagua
Gómez  
Chavarría  
Reyes  
Pereira  
Bernárdez  
Tegucigalpa
Real España0–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–0Vida
Tegucigalpa
Motagua1–1Real España
Tegucigalpa
Real España5–0Universidad
Bailey    
Jiminson  
Tapia  
Rodríguez  
San Pedro Sula
Vida0–2Real España
Tapia  
Castro  
La Ceiba
Olimpia1–1Real España
García   Ferreira  
Tegucigalpa
Motagua0–0Olimpia
Tegucigalpa
Real España2–2Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia2–0Universidad
Olimpia1–2Universidad
Olimpia3–0Vida
Chávez  
Gómez  
Norales  
Olimpia1–1Vida
Universidad0–1Real España

Unknown rounds

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27 March 1977 Vida 4–2 Federal La Ceiba
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
12 June 1977 Motagua v Federal
CST Obando  
26 June 1977 Vida 1–1 Broncos La Ceiba
Ardón     Barbosa Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
21 August 1977 Vida 0–0 Marathón La Ceiba
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

References

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