Liga Nacional
Season1976–77
ChampionsEspaña (3rd)
RelegatedCampamento
CONCACAF Champions' CupEspaña
Motagua
Matches played149
Goals scored269 (1.81 per match)
Top goalscorerHernández (10)

The 1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 11th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. España won the title after defeating C.D. Motagua in the finals.[1] Both teams qualified to the 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[2]

1976–77 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 España[lower-alpha 1] 27 15 8 4 32 13 +19 38 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Motagua 27 13 9 5 27 12 +15 35
3 Vida 27 14 5 8 28 19 +9 33
4 Marathón 27 9 13 5 40 28 +12 31
5 Olimpia 27 8 14 5 19 10 +9 30
6 Universidad 27 9 9 9 20 21 1 27
7 Platense 27 6 12 9 13 17 4 24
8 Federal 27 6 8 13 19 32 13 20
9 Broncos 27 4 11 12 19 36 17 19
10 Campamento 27 4 5 18 13 42 29 13 Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. España clinched final spot as regular season winner.
  2. Top four qualified to final round.
  3. Campamento relegated.

Final round

Cuadrangular standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 9 Qualified to the Final[lower-alpha 1]
2 España 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 8
3 Marathón 6 2 0 4 9 12 3 4
4 Vida 6 1 1 4 7 10 3 3
Source:
Notes:
  1. Motagua qualified to final.

Final

5 December 1976 1st leg Motagua 0–0 España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Porfirio Guerra
12 December 1976 2nd leg España 4–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST Soto 11'
Yearwood 66'
Ferreira 81'
Bailey 89'
72' Maradiaga Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 14,000 (L 55,800.92)
Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Top scorer

Squads

Broncos
Honduras Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Honduras Salustio Pacheco Honduras Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Honduras Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles Honduras Marco Tulio Rubí
Campamento
Chile Arturo Díaz Honduras Dagoberto Nayra Honduras Alex Rodríguez
Honduras José Humberto Tróchez Honduras David Silva
Real España
Honduras Jimmy Steward Honduras Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Costa Rica Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta
Honduras Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa Honduras Jaime Villegas
Honduras Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez Honduras Salvador "Vayoy" Martínez Honduras Julio César Girón
Honduras Allan Costly Honduras Gilberto Yearwood Honduras Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Honduras Edelmín "Pando" Castro Honduras José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Honduras Edy Bustillo
Brazil Alberto Ferreira da Silva Honduras Jimmy James Bailey Chile Julio Tapia
Chile Andrés Soto Araya Honduras Roberto Martínez "Roby" Arzú Honduras Gil Josué Rodríguez
Chile Rubén Rodríguez-Peña Honduras Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Honduras Walter Humberto Jimminson
Honduras Julio “Chino” Ortiz Honduras Clinton Campbell Honduras Gustavo Portillo
Argentina Luis Oswaldo Altamirano Honduras Marvin Zúniga Ecuador Jorge García Rojas
Honduras Junior Costly
Federal
Honduras Julio Meza Honduras José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres
Marathón
Honduras Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Honduras Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Argentina Daniel Argelio Romero
Costa Rica Leroy Foster Honduras Carlos "Calín" Morales Costa Rica Roscoe Charles
Honduras Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Honduras Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Honduras Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
Honduras Allan Ricardo Young Honduras Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
Motagua
Honduras Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Honduras Alfredo Hawit Banegas Brazil Jurandir dos Santos
Honduras José Maria "Chema" Durón Honduras Mariano Godoy Chile Mario Iubini
Honduras Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga Nicaragua Roger Mayorga Honduras Alcides Morales
Honduras Ronald Quilter Honduras Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes Honduras Roxne Romero
Honduras Rigoberto Sosa Honduras Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Honduras Manuel "Candado" Williams
Honduras Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya Honduras Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Honduras Carlos "Care" Alvarado Honduras Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara Honduras Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
Honduras Selvin Cárcamo Uruguay Walter Chávez Honduras Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
Honduras Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz
Platense
Honduras Carlos "Care" Alvarado Honduras Rafael Argeñal Honduras Félix Concepción Carranza
Honduras Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Honduras Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Honduras Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
Honduras Mario Ortega Honduras Arturo Payne Honduras Víctor Samuel Rivera
Universidad
Honduras José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Honduras Ricardo Nuila Honduras Pablo Candú Palma
Honduras Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Vida
Honduras Marco Antonio Marcos Peña Honduras José María "Chema" Salinas Honduras Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
Honduras Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins Honduras Oscar "Burra" Acosta Honduras Arturo "Junia" Garden
Honduras Morris Garden Honduras Mario McKoy Honduras Manuel Bernárdez Calderón
Honduras César "Cesarín" Aguirre Honduras Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez Honduras Mario Murillo
Guatemala Jesús Octavio Cifuentes Honduras Jairo López Honduras José López "Rulo" Paz
Honduras Mario Ardón Honduras Tomás "Tommy" Marshall Honduras Juan David
Honduras Edgardo Williams Honduras Vicente Suazo Honduras Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
Honduras Peter Buchanan Honduras Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Honduras Jorge Peralta
Honduras Antonio "Danto" Urbina Honduras Hermenegildo Orellana Honduras Ramón Neptaly "Liebre" Guardado
Honduras Jorge Caballero Honduras Osman Zelaya Honduras Fredy Delgado
Honduras Matilde Selím Lacayo Honduras Marco Antonio Caballero

Known results

Round 1

Marathón4–2Campamento
Foster
San Pedro Sula
MotaguaUniversidad
Williams ?' (o.g.)
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Broncos

Round 2

Olimpia1–0Universidad

Round 3

Olimpia0–1Campamento
Díaz

Round 4

Vida1–0España
La Ceiba
Platense1–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–0Campamento
Tegucigalpa

Round 5

Vida1–0Campamento
La Ceiba
Olimpia1–1Federal
Meza
Tegucigalpa

Round 6

Federal0–1Vida
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Motagua
Tegucigalpa

Round 7

VidaOlimpia
La Ceiba

Round 11

Broncos0–0Universidad
Choluteca
Marathón0–0Platense
San Pedro Sula
España1–0Motagua
Bailey
San Pedro Sula
Federal1–0Campamento
Rodríguez
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Vida
Tegucigalpa

Cuadrangular

Motagua1–0España
Tegucigalpa
España3–1Marathón
Ortega
Ferreira
Hernández
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–0Marathón
Zelaya
Tegucigalpa
Motagua2–1Vida
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–2España
Bonilla Rodríguez
San Pedro Sula
España0–1Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Marathón4–3Motagua
Morales
López
Charles
Foster
Álvarez
Obando
Maradiaga
San Pedro Sula
España2–1Vida
San Pedro Sula
Vida1–2España
La Ceiba
Vida1–1Motagua
La Ceiba

Unknown rounds

2 May 1976 Vida 3–1 Broncos La Ceiba
CST Caballero Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
27 May 1976 Motagua 2–0 Campamento
CST Jubini
Zelaya
6 June 1976 Motagua 1–0 Vida
CST
12 September 1976 Motagua 1–1 Broncos
CST

References

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