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]
| 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 → | |
1975–76 teams
- 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
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:
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
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:
Notes:
- 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
| Olimpia | 1–1 | España |
|---|---|---|
Gómez  |
Ortega |
Referee: Julio Mejía
| España | 2–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| 13 February 1975 | Motagua | 2–0 | Atlántida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando Godoy |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Round 11
| Platense | – | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
Cuadrangular
| España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Castro |
San Pedro Sula
| Motagua | 1–1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Obando |
López |
Tegucigalpa
| Motagua | 1–0 | España |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| Olimpia | 0–2 | España |
|---|---|---|
| Paz Lagos |
Tegucigalpa
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
| Olimpia | 1–2 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez |
Hernández Godoy |
San Pedro Sula
| Universidad | 0–4 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Final playoff
| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
Unknown rounds
| 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 |
| 16 March 1975 | Vida | 2–1 | Atlántida | La Ceiba |
| CST | Aguirre Alvarado |
López |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 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. | ||||
| Vida | 1–0 | Atlántida | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Aguirre |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Vida | 2–1 | Atlántida | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Alvarado Peralta |
Zelaya |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Atlántida | 1–0 | Motagua | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Atlántida | 2–0 | Federal | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
References
- RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
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