1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional 1977–78 Olimpia (5th) Federal CONCACAF Champions' Cup None Carreño (10) 294 158 1976–77 1978–79 18 December 1977 The 1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 12th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule followed by a 5-team playoff round. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title after defeating Real C.D. España in the finals.RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009 It's unclear why no Honduran representation was sent to the 1978 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. 1977–78 teams Broncos (Choluteca) Federal (Tegucigalpa) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Universidad (Tegucigalpa) Victoria (La Ceiba, promoted) Vida (La Ceiba) Regular season Standings main WDL QR 2 OLI Olimpia VID Vida RES Real España MOT Motagua BUN Universidad BRO Broncos MAR Marathón VIC Victoria PLA Platense FED Federal 11 12 4 30 20 10 12 5 27 20 9 13 5 27 18 11 8 8 27 21 10 8 9 25 23 8 12 7 26 24 7 10 10 22 29 5 12 10 17 25 6 9 12 27 36 4 12 11 20 32 Olimpia won regular season and clinched a spot in final match. #D0F0C0 Qualified to the Final round QF QF QF QF Top 5 qualify for final round. #AAF0D1 Qualified to the repechage RP RP Universidad and Broncos fought for 5th place. #FFCCCC Relegated to the Segunda División R Federal relegated to second division. complete Reply for Final round 2 October 1977 Playoff Broncos 0–0 yes Universidad San Pedro Sula, Cortés Estadio Francisco Morazán 3–5 Final round Pentagonal standings main WDL QR 2 RES Real España MOT Motagua OLI Olimpia VID Vida BUN Universidad 4 4 0 14 5 3 4 1 11 9 2 4 2 10 7 1 3 4 4 10 2 1 5 5 13 #D0F0C0 Qualified to the Final QF Real España won pentagonal and clinched final spot against Olimpia. complete Final 1st leg 11 December 1977 (UTC−06:00) Real España 0–0 Olimpia Estadio Francisco MorazánSan Pedro Sula, Cortés José Andino _black_stripes_thin1 _black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes_thin4 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 000000 000000 Real España FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Olimpia GK – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – – Substitutions:– – –– – – Manager: HON Carlos Padilla GK – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – – Substitutions:– – –– – – Manager: HON Carlos Cruz 2nd leg 18 December 1977 (UTC−06:00) Olimpia 2–0 Real España Chávez 25Enamorado 88 Estadio Tiburcio Carías AndinoTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán 23,923 German Palma FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Olimpia _black_stripes_thin1 _black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes_thin4 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 000000 000000 Real España GK – HON Belarmino Rivera DF – HON Santos Ruiz DF – HON Vicente Suazo DF – HON Óscar García DF – HON Héctor Uclés MF – HON Roger Chavarría MF – HON Ramón Brand MF – ARG Luis Minochio FW – HON Prudencio Norales FW – URU Walter Chávez FW – HON Rigoberto Gómez Substitutions:– – HON Ángel Paz – – HON René Enamorado Manager: HON Carlos Cruz GK – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – – Substitutions:– – –– – – Manager: HON Carlos Padilla Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate score. Liga Nacional1977–78 ChampionC.D. Olimpia5th title Top goalscorers 10 goals: CHI Mario Juvini Carreño (Motagua) 8 goals: HON Prudencio Norales (Olimpia) 7 goals: BRA Jurandir Dosantos (Marathón) 6 goals: BRA Armando Valenchina (Vida) HON Daniel Sambulá (Universidad) HON Mario Mairena (Federal) HON Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua) HON Luis Walter Chávez (Olimpia) Squads Broncos HON German "Loco" Guzmán CRC Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta HON Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles HON Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz Real España HON Jimmy Steward HON Julio César "El Tile" Arzú HON Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina HON Walter Humberto Jimminson CHI Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao HON José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega CHI Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén HON Gustavo Portillo HON Marvin Zúniga BRA Alberto Ferreira da Silva HON José Luis Cruz Figueroa HON Jaime Villegas HON Reynaldo Mejía Ortega HON Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez HON Edelmín "Pando" Castro HON Gil Rodríguez Federal HON José Alvarez HON Víctor Hugo Álvarez HON Roberto “Babington” Barahona HON José Rafael Irías HON Marcos Lacayo HON José Lanza HON Julio Meza HON Mario Roberto Mairena ARG Enrique “Fantasma” Mendoza HON Ronald Quilter GUA Jerry Slosher ARG León Ugarte HON Orlando “Bimbo” Vásquez HON Francisco “Pantera” Velásquez HON Tomás Wood HON Francisco Zelaya Pastrana Marathón HON Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández HON Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez BRA Jurandir Dosantos HON Exequiel "Estupiñán" García CRC Roscoe Charles ARG Daniel Argelio Romero HON Carlos "Calín" Morales HON Roberto Bailey HON Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez HON Porfirio Armando Betancourt HON Ramón "Albañil" Osorio HON Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla HON Ricardo Nuila HON Richard Kenneth Payne Motagua HON Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga NCA Roger Mayorga CHI Mario Hernán Juvini Carreño HON Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez HON Rigoberto Sosa HON Héctor "Lin" Zelaya HON Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya HON Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes BRA Ennos Pereira HON Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Olimpia HON Belarmino Rivera HON Orlando Banegas URU Luis Walter Chávez HON Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz HON Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez HON Óscar García HON Héctor Orlando Uclés BRA César Bordinhao HON José Ortiz HON Moisés Velásquez HON Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz HON René Enamorado HON Prudencio "Tecate" Norales HON Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand HON Net Jonhy Chavarría HON Ernesto Paes de Oliveira HON Carlos "Care" Alvarado HON Arturo Recarte Cáceres HON Luis Alonso Minochio HON Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir HON Selvin Cárcamo HON Santos "Indio" Ruíz HON Vicente Suazo HON Roger Chavarría Platense HON Luis Enrique "Banana" Alvarez HON Dagoberto Tejeda HON Antonio "El Camalote" Dueñas HON Mario Ortega HON Rafael Argeñal HON Arnulfo Echeverría HON Manuel de Jesús Fuentes HON Arturo Payne HON Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner HON Carlos "Care" Alvarado HON Eduardo Laing HON Erasmo “Chícharo” Guerrero HON Domingo Drummond HON Rigoberto Castro HON German “Cacique” Castro HON Julio “Ruso” Bonilla HON Julio Álvarez Universidad HON Roberto "Pirata" Fernández HON José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar HON Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá Victoria HON Dagoberto Tejeda HON Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga HON Carlos "Cuco" Flores HON Francisco Jiménez HON Jorge Irías HON German Güity HON Miguel Lanza HON David Goff HON José Cruz HON Julio César Girón HON Roberto Urbina HON Benedicto Ordóñez HON Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya HON José Cálix BRA Camilo Bonifacio BRA Pedro Caetano da Silva HON Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent HON Miguel "Primitivo" Ortiz HON Armando Acosta HON Claudio Castro HON Rigoberto "Indio" Ruiz URU Santos "Coco" González HON Jorge Cálix HON Gustavo Amaya HON Jerry Jhonson HON Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz Vida HON Mario Ardón HON Roberto "Macho" Figueroa HON Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado HON Matilde Selím Lacayo BRA Armando Valenchina Known results Round 1 20 February 1977 Marathón 0–1 Victoria Zúñiga San Pedro Sula Round 2 27 February 1977 CST Victoria Real España La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 27 February 1977 CST Motagua Platense Obando Round 3 6 March 1977 Victoria 2–1 Platense Flores La Ceiba Round 4 13 March 1977 Federal 1–1 Victoria Tegucigalpa Round 5 20 March 1977 Vida 2–1 Victoria La Ceiba Round 17 10 July 1977 Olimpia 2–5 Platense Rivera pen.Ortiz Argeñal Payne Laing Tegucigalpa Round 18 Olimpia 1–1 Victoria La Ceiba Round 27 2 October 1977 Vida 1–1 Platense La Ceiba Pentagonal 9 October 1977 Real España 2–1 Vida San Pedro Sula 9 October 1977 Olimpia 2–3 Motagua Gómez Chavarría Reyes Pereira Bernárdez Tegucigalpa 16 October 1977 Real España 0–0 Olimpia San Pedro Sula 19 October 1977 Motagua 1–0 Vida Tegucigalpa 23 October 1977 Motagua 1–1 Real España Tegucigalpa 30 October 1977 Real España 5–0 Universidad Bailey Jiminson Tapia Rodríguez San Pedro Sula 6 November 1977 15:00 Vida 0–2 Real España Tapia Castro La Ceiba 9 November 1977 Olimpia 1–1 Real España García Ferreira Tegucigalpa 13 November 1977 Motagua 0–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa 4 December 1977 Real España 2–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula Olimpia 2–0 Universidad Olimpia 1–2 Universidad Olimpia 3–0 Vida Chávez Gómez Norales Olimpia 1–1 Vida Universidad 0–1 Real España Unknown rounds 20 March 1977 Olimpia 1–0 Motagua García Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 27 March 1977 Vida 4–2 Federal La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 17 April 1977 España 0–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula Estadio Francisco Morazán 1 May 1977 Broncos 2–1 Motagua Choluteca Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos 15 May 1977 Vida 3–0 Marathón La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 5 June 1977 Federal 1–1 Vida Ardón Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 12 June 1977 CST Motagua Federal Obando 19 June 1977 Olimpia 0–0 Real España Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 26 June 1977 Vida 1–1 Broncos Ardón Barbosa Brazilian footballer La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 7 August 1977 Olimpia 4–0 Universidad Gómez Bran Chavarría Chávez 21 August 1977 Broncos 0–0 Universidad Choluteca Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos 21 August 1977 Vida 0–0 Marathón La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 21 August 1977 Platense 0–1 Victoria San Pedro Sula Estadio Francisco Morazán 21 August 1977 Real España 0–0 Olimpia San Pedro Sula Estadio Francisco Morazán 28 August 1977 Olimpia 2–1 Motagua Uclés Norales Bernárdez Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 18 September 1977 Platense 3–0 Federal Payne Alvarez Echeverría San Pedro Sula Estadio Francisco Morazán Victoria 0–1 Universidad La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards Motagua 3–0 Platense Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Olimpia 1–2 Motagua Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Olimpia 1–1 Universidad Olimpia 1–0 Universidad Olimpia 1–1 Vida Olimpia 1–0 Vida Olimpia 2–0 Vida Olimpia 1–1 Federal Olimpia 0–0 Federal Olimpia 1–1 Federal Olimpia 1–2 Broncos Olimpia 2–1 Broncos Olimpia 2–0 Broncos Olimpia 2–1 Marathón Olimpia 0–0 Marathón Olimpia 0–1 Marathón Olimpia 2–1 Victoria Olimpia 0–0 Victoria Marathón 3–2 Federal Vida 4–2 Federal References Category:Liga Nacional de 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