1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional

Football league season

Liga Nacional
Season	1977–78
Champions	Olimpia (5th)
Relegated	Federal
CONCACAF Champions' Cup	None
Matches played	158
Goals scored	294 (1.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Carreño (10)
← 1976–77 1978–79 → All statistics correct as of 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.^[1] 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia^[a]	27	11	12	4	30	20	+10	34	Qualified to the Final round^[b]
2	Vida	27	10	12	5	27	20	+7	32
3	Real España	27	9	13	5	27	18	+9	31
4	Motagua	27	11	8	8	27	21	+6	30
5	Universidad	27	10	8	9	25	23	+2	28	Qualified to the repechage^[c]
6	Broncos	27	8	12	7	26	24	+2	28	Qualified to the repechage^[c]
7	Marathón	27	7	10	10	22	29	−7	24
8	Victoria	27	5	12	10	17	25	−8	22
9	Platense	27	6	9	12	27	36	−9	21
10	Federal	27	4	12	11	20	32	−12	20	Relegated to the Segunda División^[d]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Olimpia won regular season and clinched a spot in final match.
^ Top 5 qualify for final round.
^ Universidad and Broncos fought for 5th place.
^ Federal relegated to second division.

Reply for Final round

Broncos v Universidad

2 October 1977 Playoff	Broncos	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Universidad	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real España	8	4	4	0	14	5	+9	12	Qualified to the Final^[a]
2	Motagua	8	3	4	1	11	9	+2	10
3	Olimpia	8	2	4	2	10	7	+3	8
4	Vida	8	1	3	4	4	10	−6	5
5	Universidad	8	2	1	5	5	13	−8	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Real España won pentagonal and clinched final spot against Olimpia.

Final

11 December 1977

(UTC−06:00)

1st leg

Real España	0–0	Olimpia

Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula, Cortés

Referee: José Andino

Real España

Olimpia



GK	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Carlos Padilla



GK	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Carlos Cruz

18 December 1977

(UTC−06:00)

2nd leg

Olimpia	2–0	Real España
Chávez 25' Enamorado 88'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán

Attendance: 23,923

Referee: German Palma

Olimpia

Real España



GK	–	Belarmino Rivera
DF	–	Santos Ruiz
DF	–	Vicente Suazo
DF	–	Óscar García
DF	–	Héctor Uclés
MF	–	Roger Chavarría
MF	–	Ramón Brand
MF	–	Luis Minochio
FW	–	Prudencio Norales
FW	–	Walter Chávez
FW	–	Rigoberto Gómez
Substitutions:
–	–	Ángel Paz
–	–	René Enamorado
Manager:
Carlos Cruz



GK	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Carlos Padilla

Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate score.

Liga Nacional 1977–78 Champion
C.D. Olimpia 5th title

Top goalscorers

10 goals:

Mario Juvini Carreño (Motagua)

8 goals:

Prudencio Norales (Olimpia)

7 goals:

Jurandir Dosantos (Marathón)

6 goals:

Armando Valenchina (Vida)

Daniel Sambulá (Universidad)

Mario Mairena (Federal)

Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua)

Luis Walter Chávez (Olimpia)

Squads

Broncos
German "Loco" Guzmán	Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta	Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles
Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Real España
Jimmy Steward	Julio César "El Tile" Arzú	Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Walter Humberto Jimminson	Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao	José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén	Gustavo Portillo	Marvin Zúniga
Alberto Ferreira da Silva	José Luis Cruz Figueroa	Jaime Villegas
Reynaldo Mejía Ortega	Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez	Edelmín "Pando" Castro
Gil Rodríguez
Federal
José Alvarez	Víctor Hugo Álvarez	Roberto “Babington” Barahona
José Rafael Irías	Marcos Lacayo	José Lanza
Julio Meza	Mario Roberto Mairena	Enrique “Fantasma” Mendoza
Ronald Quilter	Jerry Slosher	León Ugarte
Orlando “Bimbo” Vásquez	Francisco “Pantera” Velásquez	Tomás Wood
Francisco Zelaya Pastrana
Marathón
Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández	Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez	Jurandir Dosantos
Exequiel "Estupiñán" García	Roscoe Charles	Daniel Argelio Romero
Carlos "Calín" Morales	Roberto Bailey	Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
Porfirio Armando Betancourt	Ramón "Albañil" Osorio	Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
Ricardo Nuila	Richard Kenneth Payne
Motagua
Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga	Roger Mayorga	Mario Hernán Juvini Carreño
Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez	Rigoberto Sosa	Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya	Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes	Ennos Pereira
Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
Olimpia
Belarmino Rivera	Orlando Banegas	Luis Walter Chávez
Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz	Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez	Óscar García
Héctor Orlando Uclés	César Bordinhao	José Ortiz
Moisés Velásquez	Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz	René Enamorado
Prudencio "Tecate" Norales	Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand	Net Jonhy Chavarría
Ernesto Paes de Oliveira	Carlos "Care" Alvarado	Arturo Recarte Cáceres
Luis Alonso Minochio	Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir	Selvin Cárcamo
Santos "Indio" Ruíz	Vicente Suazo	Roger Chavarría
Platense
Luis Enrique "Banana" Alvarez	Dagoberto Tejeda	Antonio "El Camalote" Dueñas
Mario Ortega	Rafael Argeñal	Arnulfo Echeverría
Manuel de Jesús Fuentes	Arturo Payne	Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
Carlos "Care" Alvarado	Eduardo Laing	Erasmo “Chícharo” Guerrero
Domingo Drummond	Rigoberto Castro	German “Cacique” Castro
Julio “Ruso” Bonilla	Julio Álvarez
Universidad
Roberto "Pirata" Fernández	José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar	Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Victoria
Dagoberto Tejeda	Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga	Carlos "Cuco" Flores
Francisco Jiménez	Jorge Irías	German Güity
Miguel Lanza	David Goff	José Cruz
Julio César Girón	Roberto Urbina	Benedicto Ordóñez
Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya	José Cálix	Camilo Bonifacio
Pedro Caetano da Silva	Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent	Miguel "Primitivo" Ortiz
Armando Acosta	Claudio Castro	Rigoberto "Indio" Ruiz
Santos "Coco" González	Jorge Cálix	Gustavo Amaya
Jerry Jhonson	Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz
Vida
Mario Ardón	Roberto "Macho" Figueroa	Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado
Matilde Selím Lacayo	Armando Valenchina

Known results

Round 1

20 February 1977

Marathón	0–1	Victoria
		Zúñiga

San Pedro Sula

Round 2

Victoria v Real España

27 February 1977	Victoria	v	Real España	La Ceiba
CST				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Motagua v Platense

27 February 1977	Motagua	v	Platense
CST	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

Olimpia v Motagua

20 March 1977	Olimpia	1–0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
	García			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Vida v Federal

27 March 1977	Vida	4–2	Federal	La Ceiba
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

España v Olimpia

17 April 1977	España	0–1	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Broncos v Motagua

1 May 1977	Broncos	2–1	Motagua	Choluteca
				Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos

Vida v Marathón

15 May 1977	Vida	3–0	Marathón	La Ceiba
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Federal v Vida

5 June 1977	Federal	1–1	Vida	Tegucigalpa
			Ardón	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Motagua v Federal

12 June 1977	Motagua	v	Federal
CST	Obando

Olimpia v Real España

19 June 1977	Olimpia	0–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Vida v Broncos

26 June 1977	Vida	1–1	Broncos	La Ceiba
	Ardón		Barbosa	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Olimpia v Universidad

7 August 1977	Olimpia	4–0	Universidad
	Gómez Bran Chavarría Chávez

Broncos v Universidad

21 August 1977	Broncos	0–0	Universidad	Choluteca
				Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos

Vida v Marathón

21 August 1977	Vida	0–0	Marathón	La Ceiba
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Platense v Victoria

21 August 1977	Platense	0–1	Victoria	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Real España v Olimpia

21 August 1977	Real España	0–0	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Olimpia v Motagua

28 August 1977	Olimpia	2–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
	Uclés Norales		Bernárdez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Platense v Federal

18 September 1977	Platense	3–0	Federal	San Pedro Sula
	Payne Alvarez Echeverría			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Victoria v Universidad

	Victoria	0–1	Universidad	La Ceiba
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Motagua v Platense

	Motagua	3–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia v Motagua

	Olimpia	1–2	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia v Universidad

Olimpia

1–1

Universidad

Olimpia v Universidad

Olimpia

1–0

Universidad

Olimpia v Vida

Olimpia

1–1

Vida

Olimpia v Vida

Olimpia

1–0

Vida

Olimpia v Vida

Olimpia

2–0

Vida

Olimpia v Federal

Olimpia

1–1

Federal

Olimpia v Federal

Olimpia

0–0

Federal

Olimpia v Federal

Olimpia

1–1

Federal

Olimpia v Broncos

Olimpia

1–2

Broncos

Olimpia v Broncos

Olimpia

2–1

Broncos

Olimpia v Broncos

Olimpia

2–0

Broncos

Olimpia v Marathón

Olimpia

2–1

Marathón

Olimpia v Marathón

Olimpia

0–0

Marathón

Olimpia v Marathón

Olimpia

0–1

Marathón

Olimpia v Victoria

Olimpia

2–1

Victoria

Olimpia v Victoria

Olimpia

0–0

Victoria

Marathón v Federal

Marathón

3–2

Federal

Vida v Federal

Vida

4–2

Federal

References

^ RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009

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