1969–70 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional

Season	1969–70
Champions	Olimpia (3rd title)
Relegated	Progreso
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Olimpia
Top goalscorer	Flavio Ortega (18)
← 1968–69 1970–71 →

In 1969–70, Olimpia won its third title in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras unbeaten after finishing in first position in the regular season, the tournament had 27 rounds without playoffs.^[1]

1969–70 teams

Atlético Indio España Lempira (promoted) Marathón Motagua

Olimpia Platense Progreso Victoria Vida

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	27	16	11	0	38	16	+22	43	Qualified to the 1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	Motagua	27	13	9	5	38	26	+12	35
3	Marathón	27	15	4	8	57	40	+17	34
4	Vida	27	12	4	11	41	36	+5	28
5	España	27	10	8	9	29	27	+2	28
6	Platense	27	6	11	10	34	38	−4	23
7	Atlético Indio	27	8	7	12	30	38	−8	23
8	Victoria	27	7	6	14	34	51	−17	20
9	Lempira	27	7	5	15	33	45	−12	19
10	Progreso	27	5	7	15	28	45	−17	17	Relegated to the Second division

• Olimpia champions as regular season winner
• Motagua runner-up
• Progreso relegated to second division

Top scorer

• Flavio Ortega (Marathón) with 18 goals

Squads

Atlético Indio
Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
Real España
Carlos Alberto Acosta "El Indio" Lara	Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta	Dolores Edmundo "Lolo" Cruz
Roberto "Campeón" Hidalgo	Mario "Pelola" López	César Augusto Dávila Puerto
Domingo "Mingo" Ramos	Jacobo Sarmiento	Rigoberto "Aserradero" Velásquez
Jaime Villegas
Lempira
Dagoberto Cubero	Adolfo "Fito" López	Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez
Amílcar "Mica" López
Marathón
Mario Felipe "Cofra" Caballero Álvarez	Mauro "Nayo" Caballero	Arnulfo Echeverría
José Ferreira dos Santos	Alexander "Nina" Guillén	Dennis "Plitis" Lagos
Flavio Ortega	Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez	Gil "Fátima" Valerio
Motagua
Roberto Abrussezze	Elio Banegas	Marcos Banegas
Geraldo Batista	Nelson Benavídez	Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica
Federico Budde	Marco Antonio Calderón	Ricardo "Catín" Cárdenas
Jesús Castillo	Juan Manuel Coello	Pedro Colón
José Luis Cruz Figueroa	Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz	Salvador Dubois Leiva
Mariano Godoy	Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro	Alfonso "Garrinchita" Gutiérrez
Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández	Roberto Jérez	Tomás Máximo
Julio Meza	Fermín "Min" Navarro	Giuliano Neto
Edgardo Orellana	Linauro di Paula	Carlos Andrés Sanabria
Alberto "Furia" Solís	Alfonso Uclés	Lenard Wells
Olimpia
Amílcar "Verde" Aceituno	Arnulfo "Nuco" Aguilar	Juan Manuel "Chino" Aguilar
Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara	Fernando "Azulejo" Bulnes	Selvin Cárcamo
Rafael Dick	Domingo "Toncontín" Ferrera	Conrado "Chorotega" Flores
Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Murillo	Alexander "Nina" Guillén	Juan Ramón Lagos
Juan Isidro "Juanín" Lanza	Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros	Ramón "Mon" Medina
Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza	Roberto Crisanto "Manga" Norales	José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz	René Reyes "Reno" Rodríguez	Donaldo "Coyoles" Rosales
Samuel Santini	Carlos "Calistrín" Suazo Lagos	Raúl Suazo Lagos
Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
Platense
Carlos "Care" Alvarado	Pablo "Chita" Arzú	Martín Castillo
Norman Castro	Reynaldo Castro Gil	Eduardo "Basuka" Flashing
Ricardo "Cañón" Fúnez	Oscar Marino Piedrahíta	Tomás Máximo
Jimmy Steward	Modesto Armando "Sargento" Urbina	Alfonso Zamora
Progreso Honduras
Gilberto "Chorro" Acosta	Norman Castro	Jorge "Burro" Deras
Alfredo Doblado	Alfredo Hawit Banegas	José López Paz
David McCalla	Ramón Oviedo	Marcos Peña
Jorge Alberto Suazo Marín	Gil "Fátima" Valerio	Allan Ricardo Young
Victoria
César "Cesarín" Aguirre	René Bernárdez	Carlos Brown
Manuel Bubuch	Luis Bueso	Edgardo Bustillo
José Eduardo Castillo	Terencio Escobar	Gerardo García
Óscar García	Ciriaco Gutiérrez	Salvador Hernández
José Inés Izaguirre	Sergio Jiménez	José Francisco "Jotín" Lanza
Adolfo "Fito" López	Anael "Lito" Martínez	Gilberto Martínez
Rigoberto Martínez	Roberto Martínez	Sergio "Tito" Martínez
Héctor Mejía	Reynaldo Mejía Ortega	Luis Alonso Metzquin
Armando Motiño	Antonio Muñoz	Óscar Muñoz
Alejandro Palacios	Salvador Ramírez	Armando Reyes
Virgilio Rodríguez	Jorge "Chino" Suazo	René "Maravilla" Suazo
Jesús Urbina	Pablo Villegas	Carlos Vilorio
Antonio Zapata	Reynaldo Zúniga
Vida
Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto	Emilio Calderini	Manuel Bernárdez Calderón
Jesús "Pun" Fuentes	Arturo Edilson "Junia" Garden	Morris Garden
José María "Chema" Salinas	Espedito Serafín

Trivia

• Marathón made 57 goals this season, a record that is still intact.
• Honduras changed its name to Progreso.

Known results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

Round 27

Unknown rounds

References

Liga Nacional 2014–15 teams Honduras Marathón Motagua Olimpia Parrillas One Platense Real España Real Sociedad Victoria Vida Former teams Atlántida Atlético Choloma Atlético Español Atlético Indio Atlético Morazán / Juventud Morazánica Atlético Olanchano / Campamento Atlético Portuario Broncos Curacao Dandy Deportes Progreseño Deportes Savio E.A.C.I. Federal Hispano Honduras Salzburg Independiente Villela La Salle / San Pedro Lempira Necaxa Palestino Real Comayagua Real Juventud Real Maya / Real Patepluma Sula / Juventud de Sula Súper Estrella Tela Timsa / Petrotela Tiburones Troya Universidad / Broncos UNAH Valencia Verdún League system Promotion and relegation Records and statistics Reserves Top goalscorers

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