1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 8th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua won the title on 9 September 1973 in the 1–1 away draw against C.D. España and qualified to the 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup along with runners-up C.D. Marathón.[1]

Liga Nacional
Season1973–74
ChampionsMotagua (3rd)
RelegatedTroya
CONCACAF Champions' CupMotagua
Marathón
Matches played135
Goals scored300 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerBlandón (13)
Plummer (13)

1973–74 teams

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Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua[a] 27 13 13 1 39 15 +24 39 Qualified to the 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Marathón[b] 27 12 13 2 39 24 +15 37
3 Olimpia 27 10 12 5 37 24 +13 32
4 España 27 11 9 7 35 24 +11 31
5 Vida 27 8 11 8 25 27 −2 27
6 Platense 27 9 8 10 30 28 +2 26
7 Universidad 27 8 9 10 26 28 −2 25
8 Atlético Indio 27 7 11 9 26 29 −3 25
9 Broncos 27 6 6 15 27 51 −24 18
10 Troya 27 3 4 20 16 50 −34 10 Relegated to Segunda División[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Motagua 1973–74 champions.
  2. ^ Marathón runner-up.
  3. ^ Troya relegated.

Top scorers

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Squads

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Atlético Indio
  Amílcar "Verde" Aceituno   Víctor Hugo Álvarez   Luis Brand
  Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand   Marco Antonio Calderón   Ricardo Calona
  Pedro "Poquitito" Carbajal   Miguel Angel Escalante   Jorge "Cruz Azul" Escoto
  "Yuyuga" Flores   Joaquín Enrique "Quicón" Fonseca   Francisco "Panchón" Guerra
  Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez   Marco Tulio "Coyol" López   Joaquín "Alianza" Maldonado
  Carlos Arturo Matute   David Levy McCalla   Aquiles Mendoza
  Héctor "Yeto" Montoya   Oscar Nolasco   Roy Posas
  Orlando "Calavera" Rodríguez   Expedito Serafín   Jorge Sierra
  Edgardo Sosa   Ramón Ugarte
Broncos
  "Coquí" Berríos   Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez   Jorge Alberto "Perro" González
  Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
España
  "Mozambique" Alvarez   Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta   Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
  "Roby" Arzú   Dagoberto Cubero   César Augusto Dávila Puerto
  Linauro Di Paula   Arnulfo Echeverría   Flavio Ortega
  José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega   Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina   Domingo "Mingo" Ramos
  Gil Rodríguez   Jacobo Sarmiento   Rigoberto "Aserradero" Velásquez
  Jaime Villegas
Marathón
  Roberto Bailey   Ramón Cano   Alexander "Nina" Guillén
  Alberto Mancía   Wilfredo Medina   Allard Plummer
  Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez   Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla   Gil "Fátima" Valerio
  Allan Ricardo Young
Motagua
  Marcos Banegas   Adilson Batista   Nelson Benavídez
  Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez   Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica   José Luis Cruz Figueroa
  Salvador Dubois Leiva   José María "Chema" Durón   Mariano Godoy
  Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro   Alfonso "Garrinchita" Gutiérrez   Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
  Roger Mayorga   Julio Meza   Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando
  Ronald Quilter   Rigoberto Sosa   Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
  Arnaldo "Chuluyo" Zelaya   Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
  Selvin Cárcamo   Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros   Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
  Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza   Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz   Raúl Suazo Lagos
  Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir   Samuel Sentini
Platense
  Carlos "Care" Alvarado   Miguel "Miguelín" Bernárdez   Martín Castillo
  Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner   Manuel de Jesús Fuentes   Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
  Mario Ortega   Oscar Marino Piedrahíta   Jimmy Steward
Troya
  Geraldo Baptista
Universidad
  Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz   Roger Macedo   Ramón "Mon" Medina
  José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Vida
  Óscar "Burra" Acosta   César "Cesarín" Aguirre   Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
  Manuel Bernárdez Calderón   Peter Buchanan   Jorge Caballero
  Jesús Octavio Cifuentes   Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins   Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
  Juan David   Fredy Delgado   Arturo "Junia" Garden
  Morris Garden   Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado   Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
  Matilde Selím Lacayo   Jairo López   José López "Rulo" Paz
  Tomás "Tommy" Marshall   Mario McKoy   Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
  Mario Murillo   Hermenegildo Orellana   Marco Antonio Marcos Peña
  Jorge Peralta   Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez   José María "Chema" Salinas
  Vicente Suazo   Antonio "Danto" Urbina   Edgardo Williams
  Osman Zelaya

Known results

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Round 1

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Broncos3–4Universidad
Choluteca
Platense2–4España
Bernárdez  
Puerto Cortés

Round 6

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Olimpia2–1Motagua
Rodríguez  
Brand  
Baptista  
Tegucigalpa

Round 20

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Marathón1–2Platense
San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds

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Motagua5–0Broncos
Tegucigalpa
VidaUniversidad
Garden  
OlimpiaUniversidad
Tegucigalpa
España3–2Broncos
San Pedro Sula
España2–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Marathón2–2Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Platense1–0Olimpia
Puerto Cortés
España0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–1Atlético Indio
Tegucigalpa
Broncos1–0Olimpia
Choluteca
Olimpia1–1Motagua
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Universidad
Gómez     Netto
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Motagua2–0España
Guifarro  
Blandón  
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Platense
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia5–0Troya
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia2–1Broncos
Rodríguez  
Banegas  
Portillo  
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–0Olimpia
Lagos  
San Pedro Sula
Motagua2–0Troya
Batista  
Durón  
Tegucigalpa
España1–1Motagua
Ortega     Hernández
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Broncos
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia5–0Troya
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–0Broncos
Marathón2–2España
San Pedro Sula

References

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