1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season1973–74
ChampionsMotagua (3rd)
RelegatedTroya
CONCACAF Champions' CupMotagua
Marathón
Matches played135
Goals scored300 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerBlandón (13)
Plummer (13)

The 1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 8th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua won the title on 9 September 1973 in the 1–1 away draw against C.D. España and qualified to the 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup along with runners-up C.D. Marathón.[1]

1973–74 teams[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua[a] 27 13 13 1 39 15 +24 39 Qualified to the 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Marathón[b] 27 12 13 2 39 24 +15 37
3 Olimpia 27 10 12 5 37 24 +13 32
4 España 27 11 9 7 35 24 +11 31
5 Vida 27 8 11 8 25 27 −2 27
6 Platense 27 9 8 10 30 28 +2 26
7 Universidad 27 8 9 10 26 28 −2 25
8 Atlético Indio 27 7 11 9 26 29 −3 25
9 Broncos 27 6 6 15 27 51 −24 18
10 Troya 27 3 4 20 16 50 −34 10 Relegated to Segunda División[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Motagua 1973–74 champions.
  2. ^ Marathón runner-up.
  3. ^ Troya relegated.

Top scorers[edit]

  • Honduras Mario Blandón Artica (Motagua) with 13 goals
  • Costa Rica Allard Plummer (Marathón) with 13 goals

Squads[edit]

Atlético Indio
Honduras Amílcar "Verde" Aceituno Honduras Víctor Hugo Álvarez Honduras Luis Brand
Honduras Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Honduras Marco Antonio Calderón Honduras Ricardo Calona
Honduras Pedro "Poquitito" Carbajal Honduras Miguel Angel Escalante Honduras Jorge "Cruz Azul" Escoto
Honduras "Yuyuga" Flores Honduras Joaquín Enrique "Quicón" Fonseca Honduras Francisco "Panchón" Guerra
Chile Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Honduras Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Honduras Joaquín "Alianza" Maldonado
Honduras Carlos Arturo Matute Honduras David Levy McCalla Honduras Aquiles Mendoza
Honduras Héctor "Yeto" Montoya Honduras Oscar Nolasco Honduras Roy Posas
Honduras Orlando "Calavera" Rodríguez Brazil Expedito Serafín Honduras Jorge Sierra
Honduras Edgardo Sosa Honduras Ramón Ugarte
Broncos
Honduras "Coquí" Berríos Honduras Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Honduras Jorge Alberto "Perro" González
Honduras Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
España
Honduras "Mozambique" Alvarez Costa Rica Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Honduras Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
Honduras "Roby" Arzú Honduras Dagoberto Cubero Honduras César Augusto Dávila Puerto
Brazil Linauro Di Paula Honduras Arnulfo Echeverría Brazil Flavio Ortega
Honduras José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Honduras Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Honduras Domingo "Mingo" Ramos
Honduras Gil Rodríguez Honduras Jacobo Sarmiento Honduras Rigoberto "Aserradero" Velásquez
Honduras Jaime Villegas
Marathón
Honduras Roberto Bailey Honduras Ramón Cano Honduras Alexander "Nina" Guillén
Honduras Alberto Mancía Honduras Wilfredo Medina Costa Rica Allard Plummer
Honduras Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez Honduras Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Honduras Gil "Fátima" Valerio
Honduras Allan Ricardo Young
Motagua
Honduras Marcos Banegas Brazil Adilson Batista Honduras Nelson Benavídez
Honduras Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez Honduras Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa
Nicaragua Salvador Dubois Leiva Honduras José María "Chema" Durón Honduras Mariano Godoy
Honduras Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Chile Alfonso "Garrinchita" Gutiérrez Honduras Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
Nicaragua Roger Mayorga Honduras Julio Meza Honduras Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando
Honduras Ronald Quilter Honduras Rigoberto Sosa Honduras Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
Honduras Arnaldo "Chuluyo" Zelaya Honduras Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Honduras Selvin Cárcamo Honduras Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros Honduras Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
Honduras Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza Honduras Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz Honduras Raúl Suazo Lagos
Honduras Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir Honduras Samuel Sentini
Platense
Honduras Carlos "Care" Alvarado Honduras Miguel "Miguelín" Bernárdez Honduras Martín Castillo
Honduras Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Honduras Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Honduras Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
Honduras Mario Ortega Colombia Oscar Marino Piedrahíta Honduras Jimmy Steward
Troya
Brazil Geraldo Baptista
Universidad
Honduras Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz Honduras Roger Macedo Honduras Ramón "Mon" Medina
Honduras José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Vida
Honduras Óscar "Burra" Acosta Honduras César "Cesarín" Aguirre Honduras Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
Honduras Manuel Bernárdez Calderón Honduras Peter Buchanan Honduras Jorge Caballero
Guatemala Jesús Octavio Cifuentes Honduras Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Honduras Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
Honduras Juan David Honduras Fredy Delgado Honduras Arturo "Junia" Garden
Honduras Morris Garden Honduras Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado Honduras Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
Honduras Matilde Selím Lacayo Honduras Jairo López Honduras José López "Rulo" Paz
Honduras Tomás "Tommy" Marshall Honduras Mario McKoy Honduras Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
Honduras Mario Murillo Honduras Hermenegildo Orellana Honduras Marco Antonio Marcos Peña
Honduras Jorge Peralta Honduras Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez Honduras José María "Chema" Salinas
Honduras Vicente Suazo Honduras Antonio "Danto" Urbina Honduras Edgardo Williams
Honduras Osman Zelaya

Known results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Broncos3–4Universidad
Choluteca
Platense2–4España
Bernárdez
Puerto Cortés

Round 6[edit]

Olimpia2–1Motagua
Rodríguez
Brand
Baptista
Tegucigalpa

Round 20[edit]

Marathón1–2Platense
San Pedro Sula

Unknown rounds[edit]

Motagua5–0Broncos
Tegucigalpa
VidaUniversidad
Garden
OlimpiaUniversidad
Tegucigalpa
España3–2Broncos
San Pedro Sula
España2–1Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Marathón2–2Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Platense1–0Olimpia
Puerto Cortés
España0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Olimpia1–1Atlético Indio
Tegucigalpa
Broncos1–0Olimpia
Choluteca
Olimpia1–1Motagua
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Universidad
Gómez Netto
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Motagua2–0España
Guifarro
Blandón
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–1Platense
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia5–0Troya
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia2–1Broncos
Rodríguez
Banegas
Portillo
Tegucigalpa
Marathón1–0Olimpia
Lagos
San Pedro Sula
Motagua2–0Troya
Batista
Durón
Tegucigalpa
España1–1Motagua
Ortega Hernández
San Pedro Sula
Motagua1–1Broncos
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia0–0España
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia5–0Troya
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–0Broncos
Marathón2–2España
San Pedro Sula

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