The 1975–76 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 10th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule followed by a 4-team playoff round. C.D. España won the title after defeating Club Deportivo Olimpia in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[1]
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | España (2nd) |
| Relegated | Atlántida |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | España Olimpia |
| Matches played | 149 |
| Goals scored | 368 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | López (11) |
← 1974–75 1976–77 → | |
1975–76 teams edit
- Atlántida (La Ceiba, promoted)
- Broncos (Choluteca)
- España (San Pedro Sula)
- Federal (Tegucigalpa)
- Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
- Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
- Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
- Platense (Puerto Cortés)
- Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
- Vida (La Ceiba)
Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia[a] | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 40 | Qualified to the Final round[b] |
| 2 | Motagua | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | España | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 31 | |
| 4 | Universidad | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 30 | |
| 5 | Platense | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 29 | |
| 6 | Broncos | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Vida | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 24 | |
| 8 | Marathón | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 23 | |
| 9 | Federal | 27 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 21 | |
| 10 | Atlántida | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 48 | −36 | 11 | Relegated to Segunda División[c] |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Olimpia secured final spot as regular season winner.
- ^ Olimpia, Motagua, España and Universidad qualified to Final round.
- ^ Atlántida relegated to second division.
Final round edit
Cuadrangular standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | España | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7[a] | Qualified to the Final playoff |
| 2 | Motagua | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Universidad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b España and Motagua played an extra match for final spot on 3 December 1975 in San Pedro Sula, the final result was 0–0 after 120 minutes, España qualified to the final as better goal difference in all rounds.
Final edit
Top scorer edit
Marco Tulio "Coyol" López (Olimpia) with 11 goals
Squads edit
| Atlántida | ||
|---|---|---|
 Óscar Acosta
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German "Niño" Bernárdez
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Arnulfo "Yuyuga" Flores
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| Eduardo Gámez
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Carlos "Papeto" Lobo
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Mario "Flecha" López
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| Camilo Mejía
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"Diablo" Ramos
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Apolonio Sambulá
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| Jorge Sierra
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Osman Zelaya
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| Broncos | ||
| Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
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Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles
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"Yeto" Montoya
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| Jacobo Sarmiento
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| Real España | ||
 Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta
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Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
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Jimmy James Bailey
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| Ramón Cano
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José Luis Cruz Figueroa
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Arnulfo Echeverría
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 Alberto Ferreira da Silva
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Walter Humberto Jimminson
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Roger Macedo
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| José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
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Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
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Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
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| José López "Rulo" Paz
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Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez
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Gil Josué Rodríguez
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| Jimmy Steward
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Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood
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| Federal | ||
| José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres
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 Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez
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Julio Meza
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 Oscar Teherán
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| Marathón | ||
| Antonio Almendárez
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Roberto Bailey
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Carlos Banegas
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| Julio "Ruso" Bonilla
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Mario Bonilla
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Mauro "Nayo" Caballero
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| Francisco Castillo
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Miguel Castillo
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Roscoe Charles
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| Miguel Chavarría
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César Augusto "Papi" Dávila Puerto
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Antonio "Camalote" Dueñas
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| Pablo "Payique" Espinoza
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Héctor Julián Fiallos
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Wilfredo Garay
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| Exequiel "Estupiñán" García
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 Reynaldo González
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Bleer Greeneech
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| Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
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Óscar McLean
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Wilfredo Medina
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| Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
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Ramón "Albañil" Osorio
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Andro Piña
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| Allard Plummer
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Jaime Ramírez Jr.
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 Daniel Argelio Romero
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| Eduardo Ruiz
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Francisco Ruiz
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Rafael "Avioneta" Sauceda
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| Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
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Luis Urbina
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Óscar Urbina
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| Gil "Fátima" Valerio
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Allan Ricardo Young
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Bertín Zelaya
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| Motagua | ||
| Víctor Hugo Alvarez
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Marcos Banegas
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Salvador Bernárdez
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| José María "Chema" Durón
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Mariano Godoy
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Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro
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| Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
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 Roger Mayorga
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Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando
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| Ronald Quilter
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Edgardo Sosa
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Rigoberto Sosa
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| Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
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Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
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| Olimpia | ||
| Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
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Selvin Cárcamo
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Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz
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| Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez
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Alfredo Hawit Banegas
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Marco Tulio "Coyol" López
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| Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
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Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz
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Samuel Santini
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| Platense | ||
| Alejandro Aguirre
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Carlos "Care" Alvarado
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Neptaly Argeñal
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| Rafael Argeñal
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Eduardo Castillo
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Martín Castillo
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| "Cacique" Castro
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"Rigo" Castro
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Ricardo Castro
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| Jhony Chavarría
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Arturo Coto
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Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
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| "Cuco" Flores
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Manuel de Jesús Fuentes
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"Toro" Garay
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| Rossvelth Garbut
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Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
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Juan Noyola
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| Mario Ortega
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Arturo Payne
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Oscar Piedrahíta
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| Roberto Rich
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Víctor Samuel Rivera
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Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén
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| Jimmy Steward
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| Universidad | ||
| Roger Macedo
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Ramón "Mon" Medina
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José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
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| Ricardo Nuila
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Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
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Roberto Virgilio Santos
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| Vida | ||
| Óscar "Burra" Acosta
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César "Cesarín" Aguirre
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Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
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| Manuel Bernárdez Calderón
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Peter Buchanan
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Jorge Caballero
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 Jesús Octavio Cifuentes
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Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
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Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
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| Juan David
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Fredy Delgado
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Arturo "Junia" Garden
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| Morris Garden
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Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado
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Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
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| Mario McKoy
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Matilde Selím Lacayo
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Jairo López
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| José López "Rulo" Paz
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Tomás "Tommy" Marshall
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Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
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| Mario Murillo
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Hermenegildo Orellana
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Marco Antonio Marcos Peña
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| Jorge Peralta
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Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez
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José María "Chema" Salinas
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| Vicente Suazo
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Antonio "Danto" Urbina
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Edgardo Williams
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| Osman Zelaya
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Trivia edit
- Atlántida from La Ceiba made only 11 points in 27 games, being this the worst record in Liga Nacional up to date.
Known results edit
Round 1 edit
| 13 February 1975 | Motagua | 2–0 | Atlántida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando  Godoy |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Round 11 edit
| Platense | – | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
Cuadrangular edit
| España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Castro |
San Pedro Sula
| Motagua | 1–0 | España |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
| Universidad | 0–4 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Final playoff edit
| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
Unknown rounds edit
| 16 February 1975 | Olimpia | 5–0 | Federal | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 23 February 1975 | Olimpia | 4–1 | Broncos | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Hawit Gómez López Allen |
Fernandes |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 9 March 1975 | Platense | 5–1 | Federal | Puerto Cortés |
| CST | Meza |
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
| 9 March 1975 | Motagua | 0–1 | España | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 April 1975 | Marathón | 0–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 10 April 1975 | Motagua | v | Federal | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 13 April 1975 | Federal | 1–1 | Universidad | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 20 April 1975 | Universidad | 5–1 | Atlántida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 18 May 1975 | Atlántida | 0–5 | Platense | La Ceiba |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 18 May 1975 | España | 4–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 29 June 1975 | Universidad | 1–0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Sambulá |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 July 1975 | Motagua | v | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 13 July 1975 | Broncos | 0–1 | Olimpia | Choluteca |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
| 31 July 1975 | Universidad | v | Federal | |
| CST |
| 3 August 1975 | Marathón | 1–1 | Atlántida | San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 24 August 1975 | Federal | 1–1 | Vida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 24 August 1975 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 12 October 1975 | Broncos | v | Atlántida | Choluteca |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos | |||
| Note: Atlántida didn't show up | ||||
| 12 October 1975 | Federal | 2–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 23 October 1975 | Vida | 2–3 | Marathón | La Ceiba San Pedro Sula |
| CST | Orellana |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Estadio General Francisco Morazán | ||
| Note: Match suspended at 15' in La Ceiba on 19 October. Remaining 75' played 4 days later in San Pedro Sula. | ||||
| Atlántida | 1–0 | Motagua | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Atlántida | 2–0 | Federal | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
References edit
- ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009