1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional
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| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | España (2nd) |
| Relegated | Atlántida |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | España Olimpia |
| Matches played | 149 |
| Goals scored | 368 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | López (11) |
← 1974–75 1976–77 → | |
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
[edit]- Atlántida (La Ceiba, promoted)
- Broncos (Choluteca)
- España (San Pedro Sula)
- Federal (Tegucigalpa)
- Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
- Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
- Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
- Platense (Puerto Cortés)
- Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
- Vida (La Ceiba)
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]| 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:
Notes:
- ^ Olimpia secured final spot as regular season winner.
- ^ Olimpia, Motagua, España and Universidad qualified to Final round.
- ^ Atlántida relegated to second division.
Final round
[edit]Cuadrangular standings
[edit]| 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:
Notes:
- ^ 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
[edit]Top scorer
[edit]
Marco Tulio "Coyol" López (Olimpia) with 11 goals
Squads
[edit]| Atlántida | ||
|---|---|---|
 Óscar Acosta
|
German "Niño" Bernárdez
|
Arnulfo "Yuyuga" Flores
|
| Eduardo Gámez
|
Carlos "Papeto" Lobo
|
Mario "Flecha" López
|
| Camilo Mejía
|
"Diablo" Ramos
|
Apolonio Sambulá
|
| Jorge Sierra
|
Osman Zelaya
|
|
| Broncos | ||
| Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
|
Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles
|
"Yeto" Montoya
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| Jacobo Sarmiento
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| Real España | ||
 Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta
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Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
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Jimmy James Bailey
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| Ramón Cano
|
José Luis Cruz Figueroa
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Arnulfo Echeverría
|
 Alberto Ferreira da Silva
|
Walter Humberto Jimminson
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Roger Macedo
|
| José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
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Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
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Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
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| José López "Rulo" Paz
|
Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez
|
Gil Josué Rodríguez
|
| Jimmy Steward
|
Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood
|
|
| Federal | ||
| José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres
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 Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez
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Julio Meza
|
 Oscar Teherán
|
||
| Marathón | ||
| Antonio Almendárez
|
Roberto Bailey
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Carlos Banegas
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| Julio "Ruso" Bonilla
|
Mario Bonilla
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Mauro "Nayo" Caballero
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| Francisco Castillo
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Miguel Castillo
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Roscoe Charles
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| Miguel Chavarría
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César Augusto "Papi" Dávila Puerto
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Antonio "Camalote" Dueñas
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| Pablo "Payique" Espinoza
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Héctor Julián Fiallos
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Wilfredo Garay
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| Exequiel "Estupiñán" García
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 Reynaldo González
|
Bleer Greeneech
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| Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
|
Óscar McLean
|
Wilfredo Medina
|
| Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
|
Ramón "Albañil" Osorio
|
Andro Piña
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| Allard Plummer
|
Jaime Ramírez Jr.
|
 Daniel Argelio Romero
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| Eduardo Ruiz
|
Francisco Ruiz
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Rafael "Avioneta" Sauceda
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| Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
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Luis Urbina
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Óscar Urbina
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| Gil "Fátima" Valerio
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Allan Ricardo Young
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Bertín Zelaya
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| Motagua | ||
| Víctor Hugo Alvarez
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Marcos Banegas
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Salvador Bernárdez
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| José María "Chema" Durón
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Mariano Godoy
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Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro
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| Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
|
 Roger Mayorga
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Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando
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| Ronald Quilter
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Edgardo Sosa
|
Rigoberto Sosa
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| Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
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Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
|
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| Olimpia | ||
| Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
|
Selvin Cárcamo
|
Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz
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| Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez
|
Alfredo Hawit Banegas
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Marco Tulio "Coyol" López
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| Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
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Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz
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Samuel Santini
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| Platense | ||
| Alejandro Aguirre
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Carlos "Care" Alvarado
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Neptaly Argeñal
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| Rafael Argeñal
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Eduardo Castillo
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Martín Castillo
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| "Cacique" Castro
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"Rigo" Castro
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Ricardo Castro
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| Jhony Chavarría
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Arturo Coto
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Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
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| "Cuco" Flores
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Manuel de Jesús Fuentes
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"Toro" Garay
|
| Rossvelth Garbut
|
Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
|
Juan Noyola
|
| Mario Ortega
|
Arturo Payne
|
Oscar Piedrahíta
|
| Roberto Rich
|
Víctor Samuel Rivera
|
Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén
|
| Jimmy Steward
|
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| Universidad | ||
| Roger Macedo
|
Ramón "Mon" Medina
|
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
|
| Ricardo Nuila
|
Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
|
Roberto Virgilio Santos
|
| Vida | ||
| Óscar "Burra" Acosta
|
César "Cesarín" Aguirre
|
Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
|
| Manuel Bernárdez Calderón
|
Peter Buchanan
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Jorge Caballero
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 Jesús Octavio Cifuentes
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Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
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Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
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| Juan David
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Fredy Delgado
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Arturo "Junia" Garden
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| Morris Garden
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Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado
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Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
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| Mario McKoy
|
Matilde Selím Lacayo
|
Jairo López
|
| José López "Rulo" Paz
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Tomás "Tommy" Marshall
|
Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
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| Mario Murillo
|
Hermenegildo Orellana
|
Marco Antonio Marcos Peña
|
| Jorge Peralta
|
Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez
|
José María "Chema" Salinas
|
| Vicente Suazo
|
Antonio "Danto" Urbina
|
Edgardo Williams
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| Osman Zelaya
|
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Trivia
[edit]- Atlántida from La Ceiba made only 11 points in 27 games, being this the worst record in Liga Nacional up to date.
Known results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| 13 February 1975 | Motagua | 2–0 | Atlántida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando  Godoy |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Round 11
[edit]| Platense | – | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
Cuadrangular
[edit]| España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Castro |
San Pedro Sula
| Motagua | 1–0 | España |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
| Universidad | 0–4 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Final playoff
[edit]| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
Unknown rounds
[edit]| 16 February 1975 | Olimpia | 5–0 | Federal | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 23 February 1975 | Olimpia | 4–1 | Broncos | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Hawit Gómez López Allen |
Fernandes |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 9 March 1975 | Platense | 5–1 | Federal | Puerto Cortés |
| CST | Meza |
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
| 9 March 1975 | Motagua | 0–1 | España | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 April 1975 | Marathón | 0–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 10 April 1975 | Motagua | v | Federal | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 13 April 1975 | Federal | 1–1 | Universidad | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 20 April 1975 | Universidad | 5–1 | Atlántida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 18 May 1975 | Atlántida | 0–5 | Platense | La Ceiba |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 18 May 1975 | España | 4–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 29 June 1975 | Universidad | 1–0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Sambulá |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 July 1975 | Motagua | v | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 13 July 1975 | Broncos | 0–1 | Olimpia | Choluteca |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
| 31 July 1975 | Universidad | v | Federal | |
| CST |
| 3 August 1975 | Marathón | 1–1 | Atlántida | San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 24 August 1975 | Federal | 1–1 | Vida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 24 August 1975 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 12 October 1975 | Broncos | v | Atlántida | Choluteca |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos | |||
| Note: Atlántida didn't show up | ||||
| 12 October 1975 | Federal | 2–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 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. | ||||
| Atlántida | 1–0 | Motagua | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Atlántida | 2–0 | Federal | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
References
[edit]- ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009