1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 11th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. España won the title after defeating C.D. Motagua in the finals.[1] Both teams qualified to the 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[2]

Liga Nacional
Season1976–77
ChampionsEspaña (3rd)
RelegatedCampamento
CONCACAF Champions' CupEspaña
Motagua
Matches played149
Goals scored269 (1.81 per match)
Top goalscorerHernández (10)

1976–77 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 España[lower-alpha 1] 27 15 8 4 32 13 +19 38 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Motagua 27 13 9 5 27 12 +15 35
3 Vida 27 14 5 8 28 19 +9 33
4 Marathón 27 9 13 5 40 28 +12 31
5 Olimpia 27 8 14 5 19 10 +9 30
6 Universidad 27 9 9 9 20 21 1 27
7 Platense 27 6 12 9 13 17 4 24
8 Federal 27 6 8 13 19 32 13 20
9 Broncos 27 4 11 12 19 36 17 19
10 Campamento 27 4 5 18 13 42 29 13 Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. España clinched final spot as regular season winner.
  2. Top four qualified to final round.
  3. Campamento relegated.

Final round

Cuadrangular standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 9 Qualified to the Final[lower-alpha 1]
2 España 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 8
3 Marathón 6 2 0 4 9 12 3 4
4 Vida 6 1 1 4 7 10 3 3
Source:
Notes:
  1. Motagua qualified to final.

Final

5 December 1976 1st leg Motagua 0–0 España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Porfirio Guerra
12 December 1976 2nd leg España 4–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST Soto  11'
Yearwood  66'
Ferreira  81'
Bailey  89'
 72' Maradiaga Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 14,000 (L 55,800.92)
Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Top scorer

Squads

Broncos
Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Salustio Pacheco Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles Marco Tulio Rubí
Campamento
Arturo del Carmen Díaz Dagoberto Nayra Alex Rodríguez
José Humberto Tróchez David Silva
Real España
Jimmy Steward Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta
Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez José Luis Cruz Figueroa Jaime Villegas
Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez Salvador "Vayoy" Martínez Julio César Girón
Allan Costly Gilberto Yearwood Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Edelmín "Pando" Castro José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Edy Bustillo
Alberto Ferreira da Silva Jimmy James Bailey Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
Andrés Soto Araya Roberto Martínez "Roby" Arzú Gil Josué Rodríguez
Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Walter Humberto Jimminson
Julio “Chino” Ortiz Clinton Campbell Gustavo Portillo
Luis Oswaldo Altamirano Marvin Zúniga Jorge García Rojas
Junior Costly
Federal
Julio Meza José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres
Marathón
Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Daniel Argelio Romero
Leroy Foster Carlos "Calín" Morales Roscoe Charles
Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
Allan Ricardo Young Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
Motagua
Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Alfredo Hawit Banegas Jurandir dos Santos
José Maria "Chema" Durón Mariano Godoy Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño
Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga Roger Mayorga Alcides Morales
Ronald Quilter Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes Roxne Romero
Rigoberto Sosa Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Manuel "Candado" Williams
Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Carlos "Care" Alvarado Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
Selvin Cárcamo Walter Chávez Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz
Platense
Carlos "Care" Alvarado Rafael Argeñal Félix Concepción Carranza
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
Mario Ortega Arturo Payne Víctor Samuel Rivera
Universidad
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Ricardo Nuila Pablo Candú Palma
Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Vida
Marco Antonio Marcos Peña José María "Chema" Salinas Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins Oscar "Burra" Acosta Arturo "Junia" Garden
Morris Garden Mario McKoy Manuel Bernárdez Calderón
César "Cesarín" Aguirre Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez Mario Murillo
Jesús Octavio Cifuentes Jairo López José López "Rulo" Paz
Mario Ardón Tomás "Tommy" Marshall Juan David
Edgardo Williams Vicente Suazo Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
Peter Buchanan Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Jorge Peralta
Antonio "Danto" Urbina Hermenegildo Orellana Ramón Neptaly "Liebre" Guardado
Jorge Caballero Osman Zelaya Fredy Delgado
Matilde Selím Lacayo Marco Antonio Caballero

Known results

Round 1

Marathón4–2Campamento
Foster
San Pedro Sula
MotaguaUniversidad
Williams  ?' (o.g.)
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Broncos

Round 2

Olimpia1–0Universidad

Round 3

Olimpia0–1Campamento
Díaz

Round 4

Vida1–0España
La Ceiba
Platense1–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–0Campamento
Tegucigalpa

Round 5

Vida1–0Campamento
La Ceiba
Olimpia1–1Federal
Meza
Tegucigalpa

Round 6

Federal0–1Vida
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Motagua
Tegucigalpa

Round 7

VidaOlimpia
La Ceiba

Round 11

Broncos0–0Universidad
Choluteca
Marathón0–0Platense
San Pedro Sula
España1–0Motagua
Bailey
San Pedro Sula
Federal1–0Campamento
Rodríguez
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Vida
Tegucigalpa

Cuadrangular

Motagua1–0España
Tegucigalpa
España3–1Marathón
Ortega
Ferreira
Hernández
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–0Marathón
Zelaya
Tegucigalpa
Motagua2–1Vida
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–2España
Bonilla Rodríguez
San Pedro Sula
España0–1Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Marathón4–3Motagua
Morales
López
Charles
Foster
Álvarez
Obando
Maradiaga
San Pedro Sula
España2–1Vida
San Pedro Sula
Vida1–2España
La Ceiba
Vida1–1Motagua
La Ceiba

Unknown rounds

2 May 1976 Vida 3–1 Broncos La Ceiba
CST Caballero Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
6 June 1976 Motagua 1–0 Vida
CST
12 September 1976 Motagua 1–1 Broncos
CST

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.