1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional Explained

Competition:Liga Nacional
Season:1979–80
Winners:Marathón (1st)
Relegated:Portuario
Continentalcup1:CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Marathón
Universidad
Continentalcup2:Copa Fraternidad
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Marathón
Universidad
Broncos
Victoria
League Topscorer:Norales (15)
Total Goals:360
Matches:158
Prevseason:1978–79
Nextseason:1980–81
Updated: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.

1979–80 teams

Regular season

Fifth place playoff

Final round

Final

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
----
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

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

Unknown rounds

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hondhist.html RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95
  2. http://www.radiohouse.hn/casos-insolitos-del-futbol-hondureno/ RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO