1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional

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]

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

1976–77 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 España[a] 27 15 8 4 32 13 +19 38 Qualified to the Final round[b]
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[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ España clinched final spot as regular season winner.
  2. ^ Top four qualified to final round.
  3. ^ Campamento relegated.

Final round

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Cuadrangular standings

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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[a]
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: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Motagua qualified to final.

Final

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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

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Squads

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

Known results

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Round 1

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

Round 2

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Olimpia1–0Universidad

Round 3

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Olimpia0–1Campamento
Díaz  

Round 4

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

Round 5

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

Round 6

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Federal0–1Vida
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Motagua
Tegucigalpa

Round 7

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VidaOlimpia
La Ceiba

Round 11

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

Cuadrangular

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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

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6 June 1976 Motagua 1–0 Vida
CST
12 September 1976 Motagua 1–1 Broncos
CST

References

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