| 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 → | |
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.
1975–76 teams
- 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
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 40 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 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 |
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
Cuadrangular standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | España | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Qualified to the Final playoff |
| 2 | Motagua | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Universidad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Notes:
- ^ 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
| Olimpia | 1–1 | España |
|---|---|---|
Gómez  |
Ortega |
| España | 2–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreira Yearwood |
Top scorer
Marco Tulio "Coyol" López (Olimpia) with 11 goals
Squads
| Atlántida | ||
|---|---|---|
| Óscar Acosta
|
German "Niño" Bernárdez
|
Arnulfo "Yuyuga" Flores
|
| Eduardo Gámez
|
Carlos "Papeto" Lobo
|
Mario "Flecha" López
|
| Camilo Mejía
|
"Diablo" Ramos
|
Apolonio Sambulá
|
| Jorge Sierra
|
Osman Zelaya
|
|
| Broncos | ||
| Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
|
Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles
|
"Yeto" Montoya
|
| Jacobo Sarmiento
|
||
| Real España | ||
 Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta
|
Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
|
Jimmy James Bailey
|
| Ramón Cano
|
José Luis Cruz Figueroa
|
Arnulfo Echeverría
|
 Alberto Ferreira da Silva
|
Walter Humberto Jimminson
|
Roger Macedo
|
| José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
|
Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
|
Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
|
| José López "Rulo" Paz
|
Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez
|
Gil Josué Rodríguez
|
| Jimmy Steward
|
Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood
|
|
| Federal | ||
| José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres
|
 Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez
|
Julio Meza
|
 Oscar Teherán
|
||
| Marathón | ||
| Antonio Almendárez
|
Roberto Bailey
|
Carlos Banegas
|
| Julio "Ruso" Bonilla
|
Mario Bonilla
|
Mauro "Nayo" Caballero
|
| Francisco Castillo
|
Miguel Castillo
|
Roscoe Charles
|
| Miguel Chavarría
|
César Augusto "Papi" Dávila Puerto
|
Antonio "Camalote" Dueñas
|
| Pablo "Payique" Espinoza
|
Héctor Julián Fiallos
|
Wilfredo Garay
|
| Exequiel "Estupiñán" García
|
 Reynaldo González
|
Bleer Greeneech
|
| Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
|
Óscar McLean
|
Wilfredo Medina
|
| Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
|
Ramón "Albañil" Osorio
|
Andro Piña
|
| Allard Plummer
|
Jaime Ramírez Jr.
|
 Daniel Argelio Romero
|
| Eduardo Ruiz
|
Francisco Ruiz
|
Rafael "Avioneta" Sauceda
|
| Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
|
Luis Urbina
|
Óscar Urbina
|
| Gil "Fátima" Valerio
|
Allan Ricardo Young
|
Bertín Zelaya
|
| Motagua | ||
| Víctor Hugo Alvarez
|
Marcos Banegas
|
Salvador Bernárdez
|
| José María "Chema" Durón
|
Mariano Godoy
|
Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro
|
| Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
|
 Roger Mayorga
|
Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando
|
| Ronald Quilter
|
Edgardo Sosa
|
Rigoberto Sosa
|
| Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
|
Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
|
|
| Olimpia | ||
| Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
|
Selvin Cárcamo
|
Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz
|
| Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez
|
Alfredo Hawit Banegas
|
Marco Tulio "Coyol" López
|
| Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
|
Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz
|
Samuel Santini
|
| Platense | ||
| Alejandro Aguirre
|
Carlos "Care" Alvarado
|
Neptaly Argeñal
|
| Rafael Argeñal
|
Eduardo Castillo
|
Martín Castillo
|
| "Cacique" Castro
|
"Rigo" Castro
|
Ricardo Castro
|
| Jhony Chavarría
|
Arturo Coto
|
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
|
| "Cuco" Flores
|
Manuel de Jesús Fuentes
|
"Toro" Garay
|
| Rossvelth Garbut
|
Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
|
Juan Noyola
|
| Mario Ortega
|
Arturo Payne
|
Oscar Piedrahíta
|
| Roberto Rich
|
Víctor Samuel Rivera
|
Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén
|
| Jimmy Steward
|
||
| Universidad | ||
| Roger Macedo
|
Ramón "Mon" Medina
|
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
|
| Ricardo Nuila
|
Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
|
Roberto Virgilio Santos
|
| 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
|
| Mario McKoy
|
Matilde Selím Lacayo
|
Jairo López
|
| José López "Rulo" Paz
|
Tomás "Tommy" Marshall
|
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
|
||
Trivia
- Atlántida from La Ceiba made only 11 points in 27 games, being this the worst record in Liga Nacional up to date.
Known results
Round 1
Motagua v Atlántida| 13 February 1975 | Motagua | 2–0 | Atlántida | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Obando Godoy |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Round 11
| Platense | – | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Cuadrangular
| España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Castro |
| Motagua | 1–1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Obando |
López |
| Motagua | 1–0 | España |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | 0–2 | España |
|---|---|---|
| Paz Lagos |
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | 1–2 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez |
Hernández Godoy |
| Universidad | 0–4 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Final playoff
| España | 0–0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
Unknown rounds
Olimpia v Federal| 16 February 1975 | Olimpia | 5–0 | Federal | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 23 February 1975 | Motagua | v | Vida | |
| CST | Obando |
| 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 |
| 16 March 1975 | Vida | 2–1 | Atlántida | La Ceiba |
| CST | Aguirre Alvarado |
López |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 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 |
| 17 August 1975 | Motagua | v | Atlántida | |
| CST | Obando |
| 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. | ||||
| Vida | 1–0 | Atlántida | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Aguirre |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Vida | 2–1 | Atlántida | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Alvarado Peralta |
Zelaya |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Marathón | 1–2 | Atlántida | San Pedro Sula | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| Atlántida | 1–0 | Motagua | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Atlántida | 2–0 | Federal | La Ceiba | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
References
- RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
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