1970–71 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season1970–71
ChampionsMotagua (2nd)
RelegatedVictoria
CONCACAF Champions' CupMotagua
Olimpia
Matches played136
Goals scored333 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerAlvarado (16)

The 1970–71 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 6th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua won the title and qualified to the 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup along with runners-up Club Deportivo Olimpia.[1]

1970–71 teams[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 27 13 11 3 43 18 +25 37[a] Qualified to the 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Olimpia 27 16 5 6 43 19 +24 37[a]
3 Marathón 27 12 8 7 35 25 +10 32
4 España 27 10 10 7 36 29 +7 30
5 Vida 27 10 10 7 38 32 +6 30
6 Platense 27 8 11 8 25 29 −4 27
7 Atlético Indio 27 8 7 12 29 34 −5 23
8 Atlético Español 27 6 9 12 29 47 −18 21
9 Lempira de Guaruma 27 5 9 13 25 44 −19 19
10 Victoria 27 3 8 16 28 54 −26 14 Relegated to the Segunda División[b]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Motagua and Olimpia to play an extra match for the title.
  2. ^ Victoria relegated to second division.

Championship playoff[edit]

25 April 1971 Playoff Motagua 1–1 (a.e.t.) Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Colón 117' Brand 96' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 16,680 (L40,223)[2]
Referee: Roberto Morales
Motagua
Olimpia
  • Motagua champions as better regular season record.

Top scorer[edit]

  • Honduras Carlos Alvarado (Vida) with 16 goals

Squads[edit]

Atlético Español
Brazil Roberto Abrussezze Honduras Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz Brazil Flavio Ortega
Atlético Indio
Honduras Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Brazil Espedito Serafín
Lempira de Guaruma
Honduras Jairo López Alcerro Honduras Melchor Argeñal Honduras Dagoberto Cubero
Honduras César Augusto Dávila Puerto Honduras Robert Anthony "Charola" Gaynor Honduras Amílcar "Mica" López
Honduras Samuel de Jesús "Chamel" Tejada Honduras Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
Marathón
Honduras Roberto Bailey Honduras Mario Felipe "Cofra" Caballero Álvarez Honduras Mauro "Nayo" Caballero
Honduras Ramón "Moncho" Cano Honduras Arnulfo Echeverría Honduras Alexander "Nina" Guillén
Honduras Dennis "Plitis" Lagos Honduras Alberto Mancía Honduras Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez
Honduras Gil "Fátima" Valerio Honduras Allan Ricardo Young
Motagua
Honduras Héctor "Chorro" Acosta Honduras Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica Honduras Marcos Banegas
Honduras Nelson Benavídez Honduras Ramón "Poquitito" Carbajal Honduras Ricardo "Catín" Cárdenas
Honduras Pedro Colón Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa Brazil Pedro Caetano Da Silva
Brazil Linauro Di Paula Nicaragua Salvador Dubois Leiva Chile Hernán Godoy
Honduras Mariano Godoy Honduras Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Chile Alfonso Gutiérrez
Honduras Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Honduras Tomás Máximo Honduras Julio Meza
Honduras Alfonso "Foncho" Navarro Honduras Salustio Pacheco Honduras Alberto "Furia" Solís
Honduras Arnaldo "Chuluyo" Zelaya
Olimpia
Honduras Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara Honduras Fernando "Azulejo" Bulnes Honduras Selvin Cárcamo
Honduras Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Murillo Honduras Juan Isidro "Juanín" Lanza Honduras Juan Ventura "La Gata" López
Honduras Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros Honduras Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza Honduras Roberto Crisanto "Manga" Norales
Honduras Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Honduras José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Honduras Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz
Honduras Donaldo "Coyoles" Rosales Honduras Raúl Suazo Lagos Honduras Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
Honduras Manuel Candado Williams
Platense
Honduras Carlos "Care" Alvarado Honduras Martín Castillo Honduras Norman Castro
Colombia Reynaldo Castro Gil Honduras Javier Duarte Honduras Ricardo "Cañón" Fúnez
Honduras Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Colombia Oscar Marino Piedrahíta Honduras Jimmy Steward
Honduras Modesto Armando "Sargento" Urbina
Real España
Honduras Carlos Alberto Acosta "El Indio" Lara Costa Rica Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Honduras José Enrique "Coneja" Cardona
Honduras Dolores Edmundo "Lolo" Cruz Honduras Roberto "Campeón" Hidalgo Honduras Mario "Pelola" López
Honduras Domingo "Mingo" Ramos Honduras Jacobo Sarmiento Honduras Rigoberto "Aserradero" Velásquez
Honduras Jaime Villegas
Victoria
Honduras César "Cesarín" Aguirre Honduras René Bernárdez Honduras Carlos Brown
Honduras Manuel Bubuch Honduras Luis Bueso Honduras Edgardo Bustillo
Honduras José Eduardo Castillo Honduras Terencio Escobar Honduras Gerardo García
Honduras Óscar García Honduras Ciriaco Gutiérrez Honduras Salvador Hernández
Honduras José Inés Izaguirre Honduras Sergio Jiménez Honduras José Francisco "Jotín" Lanza
Honduras Adolfo "Fito" López Honduras Anael "Lito" Martínez Honduras Gilberto Martínez
Honduras Rigoberto Martínez Honduras Roberto Martínez Honduras Sergio "Tito" Martínez
Honduras Héctor Mejía Honduras Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Honduras Luis Alonso Metzquin
Honduras Armando Motiño Honduras Antonio Muñoz Honduras Óscar Muñoz
Honduras Alejandro Palacios Honduras Salvador Ramírez Honduras Armando Reyes
Honduras Virgilio Rodríguez Honduras Jorge "Chino" Suazo Honduras René "Maravilla" Suazo
Honduras Jesús Urbina Honduras Pablo Villegas Honduras Carlos Vilorio
Honduras Antonio Zapata Honduras Reynaldo Zúniga
Vida
Honduras Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto Honduras Manuel Bernárdez Calderón Honduras Arturo Edilson "Junia" Garden
Honduras Morris Garden Honduras José López Paz Honduras Marcos Peña
Honduras José María "Chema" Salinas

Known results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Atlético Español0–3Vida
Alvarado

Round 4[edit]

España1–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula

Round 27[edit]

Motagua4–0Marathón
Hernández
Blandón
Godoy
Tegucigalpa

Unknown rounds[edit]

19 July 1970 Marathón 3–0 Platense San Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
19 July 1970 Motagua 1–1 Atlético Indio Tegucigalpa
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
2 August 1970 Motagua 4–2 Victoria Tegucigalpa
Blandón
da Silva
Godoy
Hernández 		Martínez
Lanza		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
16 August 1970 España 1–2 Vida San Pedro Sula
Sevilla Alvarado Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Vida0–0Victoria
La Ceiba
Platense0–0Lempira
San Pedro Sula
España0–0Marathón
San Pedro Sula
Atlético Español2–0Atlético Indio
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–0Motagua
Paz ?' (pen.)
Tegucigalpa
Marathón2–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Motagua5–0Atlético Español
da Silva
Blandón
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–2Vida
Rosales Bernárdez
Paz
Tegucigalpa
Victoria1–0Atlético Español
La Ceiba
Lempira2–3Vida
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia3–1Victoria
Urquía
Suazo 		Mejía
Tegucigalpa
Victoria4–4Lempira
Aguirre
Suazo 		López
Gaynor
Perdomo
La Ceiba
Lempira2–1Victoria
Tejada
San Pedro Sula
España0–4Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
España2–1Platense
Villegas 90'
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Lempira
Godoy Tejada
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia2–1Vida
Tegucigalpa
Motagua3–1España
Blandón
Guifarro
Godoy 		Acosta
Tegucigalpa
España2–0Lempira
Greenech
Cruz
San Pedro Sula
Lempira0–2España
Sevilla
Cardona
San Pedro Sula
España1–0Lempira
Sarmiento
San Pedro Sula

References[edit]

  1. ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
  2. ^ "Inolvidable gol de Pedro Colón…". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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