1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional
The league systems consisted of 30 rounds in the regular season, plus a final round of the top five in the regular standings. Winners of both phases played for the championship.
1981-82 teams
Regular season
Standings
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
1 |
Atlético Morazán |
30 |
14 |
11 |
5 |
39 |
28 |
+11 |
39 |
Qualified to the Final round |
2 |
Motagua |
30 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
35 |
25 |
+10 |
38 |
3 |
Vida |
30 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
32 |
26 |
+6 |
38 |
4 |
Marathón |
30 |
10 |
13 |
7 |
41 |
31 |
+10 |
33 |
5 |
Broncos |
30 |
13 |
6 |
11 |
36 |
32 |
+4 |
32 |
6 |
Real España |
30 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
38 |
36 |
+2 |
31 |
7 |
Olimpia |
30 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
32 |
35 |
−3 |
27 |
8 |
Victoria |
30 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
33 |
43 |
−10 |
26 |
9 |
Independiente Villela |
30 |
6 |
13 |
11 |
34 |
41 |
−7 |
25 |
10 |
Universidad |
30 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
21 |
26 |
−5 |
23 |
Relegated to the Second division |
11 |
Platense |
30 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
26 |
44 |
−18 |
18 |
- Top 5 qualify to Final round.
- Atlético Morazán secured Final place as Regular season winner.
- Universidad and Platense relegated to second division.
Final round
Pentagonal standings
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
1 |
Motagua |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
7 |
+7 |
11 |
Qualified to the Replay |
2 |
Vida |
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
+4 |
11 |
3 |
Marathón |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
Broncos |
8 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
−1 |
6 |
5 |
Atlético Morazán |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
−10 |
3 |
- The game between Broncos and Motagua in Choluteca on 11 October was awarded to Motagua as Broncos didn't show up.
- Motagua and Vida had to play an extra match in a neutral venue to qualify to the Final.
Replay
- Vida won Replay and advanced to the Final.
Final
1981-10-25
|
Atlético Morazán |
1 - 3 |
Vida |
San Pedro Sula
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez |
Velásquez |
|
Lacayo
Mendoza
Carías |
1981-10-28
|
Vida |
1 - 0 |
Atlético Morazán |
La Ceiba
Attendance: 7,965
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez |
Mendoza 67' (pen) |
|
|
Top scorer
- Luis O. Altamirano (Broncos) with 15 goals
Squads
Atlético Morazán
- Moisés "Tanque" Velásquez
- Francisco "Pancho" González
- José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
- Joaquín Arrastoa
|
- José Luis Cruz Figueroa
- Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
- Noel Omar Renderos
|
Broncos
- Luis O. Altamirano
- José Marcial "Canelo" Murillo
|
- Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
|
Independiente
- José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos
- Jorge Martínez
- Felipe "Nicio" Rivera
- Roberto Herrera Moreno
|
- Marco Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
- Alberto Perich
- José Ramón Hinds
- Rodolfo "Mirandinha" Smith
|
Marathón
- Albert Fay
- Darío Cribas
- Hernán Santiago García Martínez
- Oswaldo Zaldívar
- Arturo Payne
- José Angel Peña
|
- Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
- Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
- Celso Fredy Güity
- Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
- Carlos Mejía
- Gilberto Leonel Machado García
|
Motagua
- Alcides Morales
- Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño
- Héctor Ramón Chávez
|
- Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes
- José María "Chema" Durón
|
Olimpia
- Belarmino Rivera
- Óscar Banegas
- Carlos Solano
- Félix Concepción Carranza
- Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
|
- Carlos Solís
- Jorge Alberto "Perro" González
- Jorge Brand
- Nelson de Moraes
- Richard Kenneth Payne
|
Platense
- Modesto Ayestas
- Luis Baltazar Ramírez "Pelé" Zapata
- Juan Jerezano
- Carlos Roberto Deras
|
- Jorge Luis Mancía
- Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden
- Ramón Cruz Colindres
- Alex Rodríguez
|
Real España
- Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
- Didier Gutiérrez
- Hernán Zelaya
- Carlos Saúl Bonilla
- Junior Rashford Costly
- Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
- Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews
|
- Walter Jimminson
- Javier Chavarría
- Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
- Jimmy Stewart
- Edith Hernando Contreras
- Carlos Orlando Caballero
- Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
|
Universidad
- Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
- Edimar Luiz Marques
|
- José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
|
Victoria
- Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte
- Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga
- José Reynaldo Villagra
|
- Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz
- Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya
- David Goff
|
Vida
- Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez
- Martín Lacayo
- Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
- Natividad Morales Barrios
- Calos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo
- Matilde Celín Lacayo
- Junior Mejía
|
- José Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
- Jesús Carías
- Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
- Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado
- Juan Dolmo "Juanito" Arzú
- Roberto "Macho" Figueroa
|
Trivia
- There was a total of 405 goals this season, a record still unbeaten.
Known results
Round 1
|
Real España |
1 – 0 |
Victoria |
San Pedro Sula
|
Chavarría |
|
|
|
Motagua |
1 – 0 |
Platense |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
Round 29
1981-08-02
|
Atlético Morazán |
2 - 0 |
Platense |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
Pentagonal
1981-09-02
|
Motagua |
1 - 1 |
Marathón |
Tegucigalpa
|
Durón |
|
Villalobos |
1981-10-11
|
(-2) Broncos |
- |
Motagua (+2) |
Choluteca
|
|
Broncos
didn't show up |
|
1981-10-15
|
Marathón |
1 - 3 |
Motagua |
San Pedro Sula
|
Baley |
|
Juviny
Guardado
Januario |
Regular season
15 February 1981
|
Olimpia |
0 – 0 |
Independiente |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
22 February 1981
|
Marathón |
3 – 2 |
Real España |
San Pedro Sula
|
|
|
|
6 May 1981
|
Marathón |
5 – 1 |
Victoria |
San Pedro Sula
|
|
|
|
6 May 1981
|
Real España |
2 – 2 |
Platense |
San Pedro Sula
|
|
|
|
6 May 1981
|
Broncos |
4 – 3 |
Independiente |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
6 May 1981
|
Motagua |
3 – 2 |
Atlético Morazán |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
1 July 1981
|
Marathón |
2 – 1 |
Olimpia |
|
|
|
|
5 July 1981
|
Olimpia |
2 – 3 |
Atlético Morazán |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
Renderos |
22 July 1981
|
Independiente |
2 – 0 |
Real España |
San Pedro Sula
|
|
|
|
22 July 1981
|
Marathón |
1 – 1 |
Vida |
San Pedro Sula
|
|
|
|
9 August 1981
|
Olimpia |
2 – 1 |
Universidad |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
|
Motagua |
2 – 0 |
Olimpia |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
|
Motagua |
2 – 1 |
Olimpia |
Tegucigalpa
|
|
|
|
|
Marathón |
4 – 0 |
Motagua |
San Pedro Sula
|
Güity
Zaldívar
Bailey |
|
|
Unknown rounds
|
Vida |
3 - 2 |
Motagua |
La Ceiba
|
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