1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	1979–80
Champions	Marathón (1st)
Relegated	Portuario
CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Marathón Universidad
Copa Fraternidad	Marathón Universidad Broncos Victoria
Matches played	158
Goals scored	360 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorer	Norales (15)
← 1978–79 1980–81 → All statistics correct as of 16 December 1979.

The 1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 14th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Marathón won the title after defeating Universidad in the finals.^[1] Both teams qualified to the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, Marathón, Universidad, C.D. Broncos and C.D. Victoria obtained berths to the 1980 Copa Fraternidad.

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1979–80 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marathón^[a]	27	17	3	7	40	23	+17	37	Qualified to the Final round^[b]
2	Olimpia	27	13	7	7	43	36	+7	33
3	Broncos	27	11	8	8	32	27	+5	30
4	Victoria	27	10	7	10	34	30	+4	27
5	Motagua	27	9	9	9	29	29	0	27	Forced to playoff^[c]
6	Universidad	27	9	9	9	22	22	0	27	Forced to playoff^[c]
7	Platense	27	7	12	8	27	31	−4	26
8	Real España	27	7	9	11	28	23	+5	23
9	Vida	27	6	9	12	30	38	−8	21
10	Portuario	27	6	7	14	29	55	−26	19	Relegated to Segunda División^[d]

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Marathón clinched final spot as Regular season winner.
^ Top five qualify to Final round.
^ Extra match required between Motagua and Universidad for fifth place.
^ Portuario relegated to second division.

Fifth place playoff

17 October 1979 Playoff	Motagua	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Universidad
	Obando

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Universidad	8	4	4	0	7	3	+4	12	Qualified to the Final^[a]
2	Victoria	8	3	2	3	10	10	0	8
3	Marathón	8	3	1	4	12	11	+1	7
4	Broncos	8	2	3	3	8	11	−3	7
5	Olimpia	8	2	2	4	4	6	−2	6

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Universidad qualified to the final as Final round winners.

Final

9 December 1979 1st leg	Marathón	1–0	Universidad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Bailey			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Marathón

Universidad



GK	–	Jorge Phoyoú
RB	–	René Suazo
CB	–	Richard Payne
CB	–	Hernán García
LB	–	José Martínez
CM	–	Javier Toledo
CM	–	Alberto Merelles
AM	–	Arturo Bonilla
RF	–	Félix Carranza
CF	–	Roberto Bailey
LF	–	Jorge Bueso
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Ángel Ramón Rodríguez



GK	–	Roger Mayorga
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	Fabricio Amador
MF	–	–
FW	–	Daniel Sambulá
FW	–	–
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Alfonso Uclés

16 December 1979 2nd leg	Universidad	0–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
			Bailey	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Universidad

Marathón



GK	–	Roger Mayorga
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	Fabricio Amador
MF	–	–
FW	–	Daniel Sambulá
FW	–	–
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Alfonso Uclés



GK	–	Jorge Phoyoú
RB	–	René Suazo
CB	–	Richard Payne
CB	–	Hernán García
LB	–	Ramón Osorio
CM	–	Javier Toledo
CM	–	Alberto Merelles
AM	–	Arturo Bonilla
LF	–	Jorge Bueso
CF	–	Roberto Bailey
RF	–	Félix Carranza
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Ángel Ramón Rodríguez

Top scorer

Prudencio "Tecate" Norales (Olimpia) with 15 goals

Squads

Atlético Portuario
Eristeo Gómez	Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte	Aníbal Bravo
Carlos "Calín" Morales	Orlando "Choloma" Rodríguez	Ernesto Bravo
Edgardo Núñez	Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández	Roscoe Charles
Pablo Orellana	Erick Cabalceta	Ramón Cruz Colindres
Broncos
German "Loco" Guzmán	Iván Ramos	Luis Alberto Escaurizza
Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Marathón
Jorge Phoyoú	Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent	Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
Juan Carlos Weber	Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez	Carlos Solís
Pablo "Payique" Espinoza	Richard Kenneth Payne	Alfonso Munguía
José Martínez	Carlos Guevara	Alberto Merelles
Arturo Payne	Roberto Zilkiewicks	Celso Güity
Porfirio Armando Betancourt	Efraín "Pucho" Osorio	Exequiel "Estupiñán" García
Ramón "Albañil" Osorio	Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias	Félix Concepción Carranza
René "Maravilla" Suazo	Camilo Mejía	Juan Contreras
Jorge Sánchez	Leónidas Nolasco	Carlos "Calín" Morales
Francisco Javier Toledo	Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla	Gilberto Leonel Machado García
Carlos Mejía
Motagua
Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya	Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes	Rigoberto Sosa
Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Raúl David Fúnez	Prudencio "Tecate" Norales	Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar	Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles	Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
Horacio Parham Castro
Platense
Juan Jerezano	Tony Laing	Júnior Rashford Costly
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner	Edith Hernando Contreras	Alex Rodríguez
Real España
Jimmy Steward	Julio César "El Tile" Arzú	Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Walter Jimminson	Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao	Edelmín "Pando" Castro
Alberto Ferreira da Silva	José Luis Cruz Figueroa	José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
Universidad
Roger Mayorga	"Pirata" Fernández	Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Victoria
Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga	Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado	Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya
José Reynaldo Villagra	David Goff	Francisco Jiménez
Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz	Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz	Marco Tulio López
Vida
Dennis Hinds	Matilde Selím Lacayo	Carlos Orlando Caballero
Roberto "Macho" Figueroa	Junior Mejía

Known results

Round 1

Vida	3 – 1	Platense
Hinds

La Ceiba

Pentagonal

28 October 1979

Olimpia	1 – 0	Marathón

Tegucigalpa

11 November 1979

Marathón	2 – 0	Olimpia

San Pedro Sula

14 November 1979

Universidad	1 – 0	Victoria
Aguilar

Tegucigalpa

18 November 1979

Olimpia	0 – 1	Victoria
		Villagra

Tegucigalpa

Unknown rounds

4 March 1979

Victoria	5–0	Atlético Portuario

La Ceiba

11 March 1979

Olimpia	2–0	Motagua
Romero Parham

Tegucigalpa

8 April 1979

Universidad	1–0	Real España
Fernández

Tegucigalpa

29 April 1979

Universidad	2–0	Motagua
Fernández 1'

Tegucigalpa

6 May 1979

Olimpia	2–2	Broncos

Tegucigalpa

14 June 1979

Marathón	1–0	Olimpia

San Pedro Sula

17 June 1979

Victoria	1–0	Olimpia
López

La Ceiba

17 June 1979

Real España	3–2	Motagua
Castro

San Pedro Sula

15 July 1979

Platense	4–1	Broncos

San Pedro Sula

22 July 1979

Olimpia	6–2	Atlético Portuario
Norales Chavarría		Charles Duarte

Tegucigalpa

5 August 1979	Platense	1–1	Universidad	San Pedro Sula
	de Tarso		Elvir	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

2 September 1979	Olimpia	3–2	Victoria	Tegucigalpa
	Norales González		Pedrinho Chavarría	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

23 September 1979	Vida	1–0	Real España	La Ceiba
	Figueroa			Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

23 September 1979	Platense	1–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
	Wagner		Centurión	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

23 September 1979	Universidad	4–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Platense	0–0	Atlético Portuario

Puerto Cortés

Platense	2–1	Atlético Portuario

San Pedro Sula

Platense	1–1	Atlético Portuario

San Pedro Sula

Motagua	1–2	Olimpia

Tegucigalpa

Olimpia	2–1	Motagua

Tegucigalpa

Curiosities

On 8 April 1979, Real C.D. España played two games. They lost 1–0 against Universidad at Tegucigalpa in the domestic league and 1–0 against Aurora in Guatemala for the 1979 Copa Fraternidad finals.^[2]

References

^ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
^ RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO – 13 October 2016

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Former teams

Seasons

1960s	← Amateur League 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
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v t e 1979–80 in Honduran football
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Domestic leagues	Liga Nacional Segunda División
CONCACAF club competitions	CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1979 1980 Copa Fraternidad 1979 1980
Related to national teams	Results 1970s 1980s
Club seasons
Liga Nacional	Broncos Marathón Motagua Olimpia Platense Portuario Real España Universidad Victoria Vida

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1979–80 teams

Regular season

Standings

Fifth place playoff

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Final

Top scorer

Squads

Known results

Round 1

Pentagonal

Unknown rounds

Curiosities

References