1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional 1978–79 Motagua (4th) Tiburones CONCACAF Champions' Cup None Copa Fraternidad MotaguaReal EspañaOlimpiaBroncos Bernárdez (15) 281 158 1977–78 1979–80 28 January 1979 The 1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 13th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua 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 1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Nevertheless, Motagua, Real España, Olimpia and Broncos obtained berths to the 1979 Copa Fraternidad.RSSSF.com–Copa Fraternidad–29 November 2007 1978–79 teams Broncos (Choluteca) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Tiburones (Choluteca, promoted) Universidad (Tegucigalpa) Victoria (La Ceiba) Vida (La Ceiba) Regular season Standings main WDL QR 2 MOT Motagua OLI Olimpia RES Real España MAR Marathón PLA Platense BRO Broncos BUN Universidad VID Vida VIC Victoria TIB Tiburones 13 12 2 34 15 13 7 7 29 17 8 11 8 20 17 7 12 8 26 26 8 10 9 21 23 5 16 6 17 19 8 10 9 17 20 7 12 8 23 27 5 14 8 20 29 4 10 13 20 34 Motagua secured final spot as regular season winner. #D0F0C0 Qualified to the Final round QF QF QF QF Top five qualify to final round. #AAF0D1 Qualified to the repechage RP RP Extra match required between Platense and Broncos to decide fifth place. #FFCCCC Relegated to Segunda División R Tiburones relegated. complete Fifth place playoff Playoff 12 October 1978 (UTC−06:00) Broncos 0–1 Awarded to BroncosThe game was suspended at 85' as Platense retired for not accepting a late penalty against them; the league decided to award the points to Broncos. Platense Flores El Progreso, Yoro Estadio Humberto Micheletti Y Broncos advanced to Pentagonal on awarded points. Final round Pentagonal standings main WDL QR 2 RES Real España MOT Motagua OLI Olimpia BRO Broncos MAR Marathón 5 3 0 14 6 4 1 3 12 8 2 4 2 6 5 2 4 2 12 13 0 2 6 3 15 #D0F0C0 Qualified to the Final QF Real España qualified to final as winner of Pentagonal. complete Final 25 January 1979 1st leg Motagua 1–0 Real España Bernárdez Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Y 28 January 1979 2nd leg Real España 1–4 Motagua Bailey Reyes Maradiaga San Pedro Sula, Cortés Estadio Francisco Morazán Carlos Ortiz Y Top scorer HON Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua) with 15 goals Squads Broncos HON German "Loco" Guzmán CRC Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta HON Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz Marathón ARG Daniel Argelio Romero HON Óscar Machigua HON René "Maravilla" Suazo HON Exequiel "Estupiñán" García HON Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez HON Manuel Rodríguez HON David Sánchez HON Tomás Wood HON Manuel Doblado HON Leónidas Nolasco ARG Erick Cabalceta HON Rigoberto Castro HON Richard Kenneth Payne HON Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla HON Roberto Bailey HON Ramón "Albañil" Osorio HON Francisco Javier Toledo HON Julio "Ruso" Bonilla HON Ricardo Nuila HON Osman Peña HON Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández HON Mario López HON Carlos "Calín" Morales URU Iván Ramos HON Félix Concepción Carranza HON Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias HON Celso Fredy Güity HON Porfirio Armando Betancourt HON Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Motagua NCA Roger Mayorga HON Alcides Morales BRA Roberto Abrussezze HON Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez HON Carlos Mejía HON Marco Tulio "Coyol" López HON Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez HON Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante HON Héctor "Lin" Zelaya HON René "Kun Fu" Velásquez HON Camilo Mejía HON Juan Ramón Aguilar HON Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro HON Marco Tulio Andino HON Roxne Romero BRA Ennos Pereira HON Rigoberto Sosa HON Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes HON Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga HON Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya HON Antonio Antonio Obando HON Samuel Rivera HON Edgardo Sosa HON José Luis Zelaya HON Mario Moncada HON Feliciano Guardado HON Mariano Godoy HON David Bueso HON David Medina ARG Alberto Centurión Olimpia HON Belarmino Rivera HON Francisco Zelaya Pastrana HON Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz HON Vicente Suazo HON Óscar García HON Héctor Uclés HON Víctor Romero HON Víctor "Calero" Lozano HON Óscar Batíz HON Adán Amador HON Carlos Figueroa HON Manuel Gámez HON Arturo Cáceres HON Óscar Banegas HON José Amador CHI Joaquín del Arca HON Osmán Zelaya HON Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand HON Roger Chavarría HON Prudencio "Tecate" Norales HON Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez HON Jorge Alberto "Perro" González HON Samuel Montoya URU Walter Chávez CHI Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño ARG Ricardo Carreño HON Carlos Maldonado HON Walter "Estupiñán" Amador HON José Antonio García HON Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir Platense HON Arnulfo Echeverría HON Manuel de Jesús Fuentes HON Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner HON Danilo "Pulga" Flores HON Arturo Payne CHI Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén HON Alex Rodríguez Real España HON Julio César "El Tile" Arzú HON Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina HON Walter Jimminson CHI Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao HON José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega HON Clinton Campbell HON Gustavo Portillo HON Junior Rashford Costly HON Marvin Zúniga BRA Alberto Ferreira da Silva HON José Luis Cruz Figueroa HON Jimmy James Bailey HON Allan Costly HON Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz HON Jimmy Steward HON Edith Hernando Contreras Tiburones HON Juan Jerezano HON "Yuyuga" Flores HON David Silva HON Salustio Pacheco HON Alejandro Palacios HON "Nilo" Herrera HON Edgar Alfaro HON Agustín Alemán HON Pedro Colón HON José Reynaldo Villagra HON Domingo Martínez Universidad NCA Roger Mayorga HON Otoniel Oliva HON Joaquín Pavón Sequeira NCA Mauricio Cruz Jiron HON Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá HON José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Victoria HON Óscar Figueroa HON Reynaldo Mejía Ortega BRA Camilo Bonifacio HON Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent HON Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya HON David Goff BRA Pedro Caetano da Silva HON Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga HON Francisco Jiménez HON Miguel Ángel "Primitivo" Ortiz HON Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz HON Luis Edgardo Meléndez Vida HON Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins HON Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado HON Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo HON Edgardo Williams HON Abraham Osorio HON Peter Buchanan HON Hermenegildo Orellana HON César "Cesarín" Aguirre HON Marco Tulio "Socadito" Zelaya HON Carlos Aguirre HON Neptally "Liebre" Guardado HON Carlos Johnson HON Carlos Bejarano HON Felipe "Embajador" Sánchez HON Juan Dolmo Arzú HON Mario Ardón HON Roberto "Macho" Figueroa HON Carlos Talbot HON Manuel Gámez HON Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza HON Wilfredo Rodríguez HON Carlos Orlando Caballero HON Dennis "Bomba" Hinds HON Arnulfo Ardón HON Matilde Selim Lacayo HON Carlos "Comay" Flores HON Jesús "Bululo" Carías HON Jorge Bernárdez HON Jaime Morales HON Roberto Maradiaga Known results Round 1 Real España 2–0 Tiburones Pavón Pentagonal place playoff Platense 1–0 Broncos Pentagonal 1978-10-22 Marathón 1–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula 1978-10-26 Real España 0–0 Olimpia San Pedro Sula 1978-10-28 Real España 4–3 Broncos Costly Bailey Jiminson Altamirano Arzú Cruz San Pedro Sula 1978-10-29 Motagua 2–0 Marathón Bernárdez López Danlí 1978-11-05 Real España 4–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula 1978-11-09 Marathón 2–3 Broncos San Pedro Sula 1978-11-12 Marathón 0–1 Real España Bailey San Pedro Sula 1978-11-12 Olimpia 1–0 Motagua Gámez Tegucigalpa 1978-11-19 Marathón 0–3 Motagua Escalante Godoy Obando San Pedro Sula 1979-01-07 Olimpia 0–0 Real España Tegucigalpa 1979-01-10 Real España 3–0 Marathón Bailey Jimminson San Pedro Sula 1979-01-14 Olimpia 2–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa 1979-01-17 Motagua 1–0 Olimpia Obando Tegucigalpa 1979-01-21 Motagua 0–1 Real España Tegucigalpa Broncos 0–0 Marathón Broncos 1–1 Real España Unknown rounds 19 February 1978 CST Victoria 1–1 Vida Meléndez La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards Y 5 March 1978 CST Broncos 0–1 Tiburones Herrera Choluteca Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Y 29 March 1978 CST Marathón 3–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula Estadio General Francisco Morazán Y 9 April 1978 CST Platense 2–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y 9 April 1978 CST Tiburones 1–2 Marathón Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Y 23 April 1978 CST Platense 1–1 Marathón Puerto Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y 23 April 1978 CST Motagua Tiburones Obando Y 30 April 1978 CST Motagua Universidad Obando Y 7 May 1978 CST Tiburones 1–1 Broncos Arzú Martínez Choluteca Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Y 7 May 1978 CST Marathón 1–0 Real España Peña El Progreso Estadio Humberto Micheletti Y 14 May 1978 CST Motagua 1–0 Olimpia Bernárdez Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Y 21 May 1978 CST Motagua Broncos Obando Y 4 June 1978 CST Platense 1–2 Real España Puerto Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y 25 June 1978 CST Olimpia 0–1 Marathón Osorio Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Y 2 July 1978 CST Motagua Vida Obando Y 23 July 1978 CST Motagua Vida Obando Y 31 July 1978 CST Motagua 2–1 Universidad Danlí Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Y 6 August 1978 CST Broncos 1–1 Motagua Guardado Bernárdez Choluteca Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Y 6 August 1978 CST Platense 1–0 Marathón Castillo Puerto Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y 6 August 1978 CST Olimpia 0–0 Universidad Danlí Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Y 27 August 1978 CST Motagua 4–0 Platense Reyes Maradiaga Bernárdez Danlí Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Y 10 September 1978 CST Broncos 1–1 Tiburones Altamirano Palacios Choluteca Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Y 10 September 1978 CST Real España 3–0 Marathón Bailey Tapia Portillo El Progreso Estadio Humberto Micheletti Y 10 September 1978 CST Motagua 0–0 Olimpia Danlí Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Y 15 September 1978 CST Vida 2–2 Universidad Figueroa Fernández Zavala "Pelón" Zavala La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards Y 24 September 1978 Tiburones 0–3 Motagua Maradiaga Reyes Centurión Choluteca 1 October 1978 Real España 0–2 Olimpia Norales González San Pedro Sula 3 October 1978 Motagua 4–2 Victoria López Reyes Bernárdez Amaya Zelaya 0 a.g. Danlí 12 October 1978 Platense 2–1 Broncos El Progreso Marathón 0–1 Universidad San Pedro Sula References Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras seasons 1 Honduras