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 edit

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Morazán[a] 30 14 11 5 39 28 +11 39 Qualified to the Final round[b]
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 30 6 13 11 34 41 −7 25
10 Universidad 30 6 11 13 21 26 −5 23 Relegated to Segunda División[c]
11 Platense 30 4 10 16 26 44 −18 18
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

Pentagonal standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 11[a] Forced to a replay[b]
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[a]
5 Atlético Morazán 8 0 3 5 2 12 −10 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 edit

18 October 1981 Replay Motagua 0–1 Vida San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00   31' Mendoza Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
  • Vida won Replay and advanced to the Final.

Final edit

28 October 1981 2nd leg Vida 1–0 Atlético Morazán La Ceiba, Atlántida
Mendoza   67' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 7,965
Referee: Jorge Irías
  • Vida won 4–1 on aggregated score.

Top scorer edit

  •   Luis O. Altamirano (Broncos) with 15 goals

Squads edit

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 de San Pedro Sula
  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 edit

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

Known results edit

Week 1 edit

Week 2 edit

Week 3 edit

Week 4 edit

Week 5 edit

Week 6 edit

Week 7 edit

Week 29 edit

Pentagonal edit

11 October 1981 Broncos v Motagua Choluteca
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Note: Broncos didn't show up. Points awarded to Motagua

Regular season edit

1 July 1981 Marathón 2–1 Olimpia San 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]

Unknown rounds edit

References edit

  1. ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009
  2. ^ "Las 'corridas' históricas de clubes hondureños en partidos oficiales". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 6 September 2018.