1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional

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]

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

1975–76 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 12 1 35 9 +26 40 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
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

Cuadrangular standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 España 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 7[lower-alpha 1] Qualified to the Final playoff
2 Motagua 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 7[lower-alpha 1]
3 Universidad 6 2 2 2 5 8 3 6
4 Olimpia 6 1 2 3 6 6 0 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. 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

Olimpia1–1España
Gómez Ortega

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

Top scorer

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

Squads

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

Trivia

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

Known results

Round 1

Round 11

PlatenseOlimpia
San Pedro Sula

Cuadrangular

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

España0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds

23 February 1975 Motagua v Vida
CST Obando
23 February 1975 Olimpia 4–1 Broncos Tegucigalpa
CST Hawit
Gómez
López
Allen
Fernandes Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
16 March 1975 Vida 2–1 Atlántida La Ceiba
CST Aguirre
Alvarado
López Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
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.
Vida 2–1 Atlántida La Ceiba
CST Alvarado
Peralta
Zelaya Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

References

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