Liga Nacional
Season1978–79
ChampionsMotagua (4th)
RelegatedTiburones
CONCACAF Champions' CupNone
Copa FraternidadMotagua
Real España
Olimpia
Broncos
Matches played158
Goals scored281 (1.78 per match)
Top goalscorerBernárdez (15)
All statistics correct as of 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.[1] 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.[2]

1978–79 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua[lower-alpha 1] 27 13 12 2 34 16 +18 38 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Olimpia 27 13 7 7 29 17 +12 33
3 Real España 27 8 11 8 20 17 +3 27
4 Marathón 27 7 12 8 26 26 0 26
5 Platense 27 8 10 9 21 23 −2 26 Qualified to the repechage[lower-alpha 3]
6 Broncos 27 5 16 6 17 19 −2 26
7 Universidad 27 8 10 9 17 20 −3 26
8 Vida 27 7 12 8 23 27 −4 26
9 Victoria 27 5 14 8 20 29 −9 24
10 Tiburones 27 4 10 13 20 34 −14 18 Relegated to Segunda División[lower-alpha 4]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Motagua secured final spot as regular season winner.
  2. ↑ Top five qualify to final round.
  3. ↑ Extra match required between Platense and Broncos to decide fifth place.
  4. ↑ Tiburones relegated.

Fifth place playoff

12 October 1978 Playoff Broncos 0–1 Platense El Progreso, Yoro
(UTC−06:00) Awarded to Broncos[3] Flores Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
  • Broncos advanced to Pentagonal on awarded points.

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 8 5 3 0 14 6 +8 13 Qualified to the Final[lower-alpha 1]
2 Motagua 8 4 1 3 12 8 +4 9
3 Olimpia 8 2 4 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Broncos 8 2 4 2 12 13 −1 8
5 Marathón 8 0 2 6 3 15 −12 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Real España qualified to final as winner of Pentagonal.

Final

28 January 1979 2nd leg Real España 1–4 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Bailey Reyes
Maradiaga		 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Top scorer

  • Honduras Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua) with 15 goals

Squads

Broncos
Honduras German "Loco" Guzmán Costa Rica Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Honduras Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Marathón
Argentina Daniel Argelio Romero Honduras Óscar Machigua Honduras René "Maravilla" Suazo
Honduras Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Honduras Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Honduras Manuel Rodríguez
Honduras David Sánchez Honduras Tomás Wood Honduras Manuel Doblado
Honduras Leónidas Nolasco Argentina Erick Cabalceta Honduras Rigoberto Castro
Honduras Richard Kenneth Payne Honduras Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Honduras Roberto Bailey
Honduras Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Honduras Francisco Javier Toledo Honduras Julio "Ruso" Bonilla
Honduras Ricardo Nuila Honduras Osman Peña Honduras Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
Honduras Mario López Honduras Carlos "Calín" Morales Uruguay Iván Ramos
Honduras Félix Concepción Carranza Honduras Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias Honduras Celso Fredy Güity
Honduras Porfirio Armando Betancourt Honduras Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
Motagua
Nicaragua Roger Mayorga Honduras Alcides Morales Brazil Roberto Abrussezze
Honduras Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez Honduras Carlos Mejía Honduras Marco Tulio "Coyol" López
Honduras Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Honduras Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante Honduras Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Honduras René "Kun Fu" Velásquez Honduras Camilo Mejía Honduras Juan Ramón Aguilar
Honduras Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Honduras Marco Tulio Andino Honduras Roxne Romero
Brazil Ennos Pereira Honduras Rigoberto Sosa Honduras Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes
Honduras Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga Honduras Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya Honduras Antonio Antonio Obando
Honduras Samuel Rivera Honduras Edgardo Sosa Honduras José Luis Zelaya
Honduras Mario Moncada Honduras Feliciano Guardado Honduras Mariano Godoy
Honduras David Bueso Honduras David Medina Argentina Alberto Centurión
Olimpia
Honduras Belarmino Rivera Honduras Francisco Zelaya Pastrana Honduras Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz
Honduras Vicente Suazo Honduras Óscar García Honduras Héctor Uclés
Honduras Víctor Romero Honduras Víctor "Calero" Lozano Honduras Óscar Batíz
Honduras Adán Amador Honduras Carlos Figueroa Honduras Manuel Gámez
Honduras Arturo Cáceres Honduras Óscar Banegas Honduras José Amador
Chile Joaquín del Arca Honduras Osmán Zelaya Honduras Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
Honduras Roger Chavarría Honduras Prudencio "Tecate" Norales Honduras Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez
Honduras Jorge Alberto "Perro" González Honduras Samuel Montoya Uruguay Walter Chávez
Chile Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño Argentina Ricardo Carreño Honduras Carlos Maldonado
Honduras Walter "Estupiñán" Amador Honduras José Antonio García Honduras Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
Platense
Honduras Arnulfo Echeverría Honduras Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Honduras Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
Honduras Danilo "Pulga" Flores Honduras Arturo Payne Chile Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén
Honduras Alex Rodríguez
Real España
Honduras Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Honduras Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Honduras Walter Jimminson
Chile Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao Honduras José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Honduras Clinton Campbell
Honduras Gustavo Portillo Honduras Junior Rashford Costly Honduras Marvin Zúniga
Brazil Alberto Ferreira da Silva Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa Honduras Jimmy James Bailey
Honduras Allan Costly Honduras Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz Honduras Jimmy Steward
Honduras Edith Hernando Contreras
Tiburones
Honduras Juan Jerezano Honduras "Yuyuga" Flores Honduras David Silva
Honduras Salustio Pacheco Honduras Alejandro Palacios Honduras "Nilo" Herrera
Honduras Edgar Alfaro Honduras Agustín Alemán Honduras Pedro Colón
Honduras José Reynaldo Villagra Honduras Domingo Martínez
Universidad
Nicaragua Roger Mayorga Honduras Otoniel Oliva Honduras Joaquín Pavón Sequeira
Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz Jiron Honduras Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá Honduras José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Victoria
Honduras Óscar Figueroa Honduras Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Brazil Camilo Bonifacio
Honduras Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent Honduras Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya Honduras David Goff
Brazil Pedro Caetano da Silva Honduras Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga Honduras Francisco Jiménez
Honduras Miguel Ángel "Primitivo" Ortiz Honduras Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz Honduras Luis Edgardo Meléndez
Vida
Honduras Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Honduras Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado Honduras Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo
Honduras Edgardo Williams Honduras Abraham Osorio Honduras Peter Buchanan
Honduras Hermenegildo Orellana Honduras César "Cesarín" Aguirre Honduras Marco Tulio "Socadito" Zelaya
Honduras Carlos Aguirre Honduras Neptally "Liebre" Guardado Honduras Carlos Johnson
Honduras Carlos Bejarano Honduras Felipe "Embajador" Sánchez Honduras Juan Dolmo Arzú
Honduras Mario Ardón Honduras Roberto "Macho" Figueroa Honduras Carlos Talbot
Honduras Manuel Gámez Honduras Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Honduras Wilfredo Rodríguez
Honduras Carlos Orlando Caballero Honduras Dennis "Bomba" Hinds Honduras Arnulfo Ardón
Honduras Matilde Selim Lacayo Honduras Carlos "Comay" Flores Honduras Jesús "Bululo" Carías
Honduras Jorge Bernárdez Honduras Jaime Morales Honduras Roberto Maradiaga

Known results

Round 1

Real España2–0Tiburones
Pavón

Pentagonal place playoff

Platense1–0Broncos

Pentagonal

Marathón1–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Real España0–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Real España4–3Broncos
Costly
Bailey
Jiminson		 Altamirano
Arzú
Cruz
San Pedro Sula
Motagua2–0Marathón
Bernárdez
López
Danlí
Real España4–2Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Marathón2–3Broncos
San Pedro Sula
Marathón0–1Real España
Bailey
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–0Motagua
Gámez
Tegucigalpa
Marathón0–3Motagua
Escalante
Godoy
Obando
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia0–0Real España
Tegucigalpa
Real España3–0Marathón
Bailey
Jimminson
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia2–0Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Motagua1–0Olimpia
Obando
Tegucigalpa
Motagua0–1Real España
Tegucigalpa
Broncos0–0Marathón
Broncos1–1Real España

Unknown rounds

19 February 1978 Victoria 1–1 Vida La Ceiba
CST Meléndez Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
7 May 1978 Tiburones 1–1 Broncos Choluteca
CST Arzú Martínez Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
2 July 1978 Motagua v Vida
CST Obando
23 July 1978 Motagua v Vida
CST Obando
10 September 1978 Broncos 1–1 Tiburones Choluteca
CST Altamirano Palacios Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
10 September 1978 Motagua 0–0 Olimpia Danlí
CST Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
15 September 1978 Vida 2–2 Universidad La Ceiba
CST Figueroa Fernández
Zavala		 Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Tiburones0–3Motagua
Maradiaga
Reyes
Centurión
Choluteca
Real España0–2Olimpia
Norales
González
San Pedro Sula
Motagua4–2Victoria
López
Reyes
Bernárdez 		Amaya
Zelaya 0' (a.g.)
Danlí
Platense2–1Broncos
El Progreso
Marathón0–1Universidad
San Pedro Sula

References

  1. ↑ RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009
  2. ↑ RSSSF.com–Copa Fraternidad–29 November 2007
  3. ↑ The 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.
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