1970–71 Honduran Liga Nacional

LINA

Season	1970-71
Champions	Motagua (2nd title)
Relegated	Victoria
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Motagua Olimpia
Top goalscorer	Carlos Alvarado (16)
← 1969-70 1971-72 →

In 1970-71, Motagua won its second title in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras after finishing in first position in the regular season along with Olimpia with 37 points, an extra match was played between these two having Motagua approaching the championship; the tournament had 27 rounds without playoffs.

1970–71 teams

Atlético Español (promoted) Atlético Indio España Lempira Marathón

Motagua Olimpia Platense Victoria Vida

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	27	13	11	3	43	18	+25	37	Qualified to the 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	Olimpia	27	16	5	6	43	19	+24	37
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	27	5	9	13	25	44	−19	19
10	Victoria	27	3	8	16	28	54	−26	14	Relegated to the Second division

• Motagua and Olimpia to play an extra match for the title.
• Victoria relegated to second division.

Championship Playoff

Playoff 25 April 1971	Motagua	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Colón  117'		Brand  96'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 15,261 Referee: Roberto Morales

Motagua

Olimpia

GK – Salvador Dubois DF – Nelson Benavídez DF – Julio Meza DF – José Cruz DF – Arnaldo Zelaya MF – Linauro di Paula MF – Rubén Guifarro MF – Hernán Godoy FW – Óscar Hernández FW – Pedro da Silva FW – Tomás Máximo Substitutions: FW – Mario Artica – – Pedro Colón Manager: Carlos Padilla

GK – Roberto Norales DF – Selvin Cárcamo DF – Miguel Matamoros DF – Juan Lanza DF – Juan López MF – Marco Mendoza MF – Ángel Paz MF – Donaldo Rosales FW – Reynaldo Mejía FW – Jorge Urquía FW – Jorge Brand Substitutions: – – Manuel Williams FW – Rigoberto Gómez Manager: José Herrera

• Motagua champions as better regular season record.

Top scorer

• Carlos Alvarado (Vida) with 16 goals

Squads

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

Known results

Round 1

Round 4

Unknown rounds

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