1968–69 Honduran Liga Nacional
| Season | 1968–69 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Motagua (1st) |
| Relegated | Atlético Español |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Motagua |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 344 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Abrussezze (16) |
← 1967–68 1969–70 → | |
The 1968–69 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 4th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule. C.D. Motagua won the title and qualified to the 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[1][2]
1968–69 teams[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motagua[a] (C) | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 39 | Qualified to the 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 2 | Olimpia[b] | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 36 | |
| 3 | Platense | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 36 | |
| 4 | Atlético Indio | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | España | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 | Marathón | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Victoria | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 21 | |
| 8 | Vida | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 21 | |
| 9 | Honduras | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 53 | −33 | 18 | |
| 10 | Atlético Español (R) | 27 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 41 | −22 | 15 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
| 1968–69 Liga Nacional champion |
|---|
| C.D. Motagua 1st title |
Top scorer[edit]
Roberto Abrussezze (Motagua) with 16 goals
Squads[edit]
| Atlético Español | ||
|---|---|---|
 Fernando "Azulejo" Bulnes
|
Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz
|
Héctor Salvador "Chava" Reyes
|
| Atlético Indio | ||
| Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
|
Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
|
Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara
|
| Real España | ||
 Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta
|
Carlos Alberto Acosta "El Indio" Lara
|
Carlos Francisco "Chico Chico" Handal
|
| Dolores Edmundo "Lolo" Cruz
|
Camilo jerez
|
Arturo Edilson "Junia" Garden
|
| Domingo "Mingo" Ramos
|
Jacobo Sarmiento
|
Jaime Villegas
|
| Roberto "Campeón" Hidalgo
|
René "Pelón" Orellana
|
Rigoberto "Aserradero" Velásquez
|
| Honduras | ||
| Alfredo Hawit Banegas
|
Jorge Alberto Suazo Marín
|
Óscar Bustamante
|
| Allan Ricardo Young
|
Marcos Peña
|
Pedro Deras
|
 Espedito Serafín
|
José López Paz
|
|
| Marathón | ||
| Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez
|
"Burro" Deras
|
René Rodríguez
|
| Alexander "Nina" Guillén
|
Shuberty "Nel" Castillo
|
Enrique "Quique" Grey Fúnez
|
| Ramón Cano
|
Gil "Fátima" Valerio
|
Mario Felipe "Cofra" Caballero Álvarez
|
| Flavio Ortega
|
Clarival Oliveira
|
José Shubert
|
| Motagua | ||
 Salvador Dubois Leiva
|
Lenard Wells
|
Marcos Banegas
|
| Roberto Jérez
|
Roberto Abrussezze
|
Geraldo Baptista
|
| Pedro Colón
|
Fermín "Min" Navarro
|
Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
|
| Ricardo “Catín” Cárdenas
|
Ado Baptista
|
Nelson Benavídez
|
| Julio Meza
|
Alfonso “Foncho” Navarro
|
Yoponón de Souza
|
| José Castillo
|
Rubén Guifarro
|
Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica
|
| Mariano Godoy
|
Marco Tulio González
|
Juan Ramos
|
| Carlos Díaz
|
Pedro Caetano da Silva
|
Humberto Maximiliano
”Piquete Amador” |
| Olimpia | ||
| Juan José "Chino" Aguilar
|
Juan Andino
|
Domingo "Toncontín" Ferrera
|
| José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
|
René Reyes "Reno" Rodríguez
|
Juan Ramón Lagos
|
| Raúl Suazo Lagos
|
Conrado "Chorotega" Flores
|
Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Murillo
|
| Donaldo "Coyoles" Rosales
|
Selvin Cárcamo
|
Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros
|
| Carlos "Calistrín" Suazo Lagos
|
Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
|
Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
|
| Platense | ||
| Carlos "Care" Alvarado
|
 Reynaldo Castro Gil
|
Eduardo "Basuka" Flashing
|
 Alfonso Zamora
|
Tomás Máximo
|
Ricardo "Cañón" Fúnez
|
| Jimmy Steward
|
Modesto Armando "Sargento" Urbina
|
Norman Castro
|
| Óscar Marino Piedrahita
|
Martín Castillo
|
Pablo "Chita" Arzú
|
| Victoria | ||
| Terencio Escobar
|
José Eduardo Castillo
|
Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
|
| Anael "Lito" Martínez
|
Luis Alonso Metzquin
|
Reynaldo Zúniga
|
| Antonio Muñoz
|
Carlos Vilorio
|
Salvador Hernández
|
| Edgardo Bustillo
|
César "Cesarín" Aguirre
|
Salvador Ramírez
|
| Roberto Martínez
|
Óscar García
|
Antonio Zapata
|
| Luis Bueso
|
Sergio Jiménez
|
René "Maravilla" Suazo
|
| Gerardo García
|
José Francisco "Jotín" Lanza
|
Gilberto Martínez
|
| Adolfo "Fito" López
|
Óscar Muñoz
|
Rigoberto Martínez
|
| Alejandro Palacios
|
Héctor Mejía
|
Manuel Bubuch
|
| Sergio "Tito" Martínez
|
Virgilio Rodríguez
|
Ciriaco Gutiérrez
|
| José Inés Izaguirre
|
Armando Motiño
|
Pablo Villegas
|
| Jesús Urbina
|
Armando Reyes
|
Carlos Brown
|
| Jorge "Chino" Suazo
|
René Bernárdez
|
|
| Vida | ||
| Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
|
Gustavo Adolfo "Gorsha" Collins
|
Óscar Banegas
|
| Mario Murillo
|
Arnaldo "Chuluyo" Zelaya
|
"Yoyu" Puerto
|
| Alberto "Campeón" Amaya
|
"Rebelde" Rodríguez
|
Cristóbal "Craka" Brooks
|
| Jesús "Pun" Fuentes
|
Gustavo Antonio "Danto" Urbina
|
Morris Garden
|
| José María "Chema" Salinas
|
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References[edit]
- ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
- ^ "Se cumplieron 50 años del primer título azul". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 13 March 2019.