1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional
| Season | 1976-77 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
España (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Campamento |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup |
España Motagua |
| Top goalscorer | Oscar Hernández (10) |
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← 1975-76 1977-78 → | |
In 1976-77 the Honduran National Football League had two phases: the regular season that had 27 rounds and a final round, which consisted of a Cuadrangular and a Final. España won the regular season and Motagua won the Cuadrangular, and they both played for the title.
1976-77 teams
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Regular season
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | España | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 38 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Motagua | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 35 | |
| 3 | Vida | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 33 | |
| 4 | Marathón | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 31 | |
| 5 | Olimpia | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 30 | |
| 6 | Universidad | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Platense | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Federal | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 20 | |
| 9 | Broncos | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 19 | |
| 10 | Campamento | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 42 | −29 | 13 | Relegated to the Second division |
- España clinched final spot as regular season winner.
- Top four qualified to final round.
- Campamento relegated.
Final round
Cuadrangular standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motagua | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Qualified to the Final |
| 2 | España | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Marathón | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Vida | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
- Motagua qualified to final.
Final
Top scorer
-
Oscar Hernández (Marathón) with 10 goals
Squads
| Broncos | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez |
Salustio Pacheco |
Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz |
| Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles |
Marco Tulio Rubí |
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| Campamento | ||
 Arturo del Carmen Díaz |
Dagoberto Nayra |
Alex Rodríguez |
| José Humberto Tróchez |
David Silva |
|
| Real España | ||
| Jimmy Steward |
Julio César "El Tile" Arzú |
 Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta |
| Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez |
José Luis Cruz Figueroa |
Jaime Villegas |
| Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez |
Salvador "Vayoy" Martínez |
Julio César Girón |
| Allan Costly |
Gilberto Yearwood |
Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina |
| Edelmín "Pando" Castro |
José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega |
Edy Bustillo |
 Alberto Ferreira da Silva |
Jimmy James Bailey |
Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao |
| Andrés Soto Araya |
Roberto Martínez "Roby" Arzú |
Gil Josué Rodríguez |
| Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén |
Reynaldo Mejía Ortega |
Walter Humberto Jimminson |
| Julio “Chino” Ortiz |
Clinton Campbell |
Gustavo Portillo |
 Luis Oswaldo Altamirano |
Marvin Zúniga |
 Jorge García Rojas |
| Junior Costly |
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| Federal | ||
| Julio Meza |
José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres |
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| Marathón | ||
| Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández |
Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez |
Daniel Argelio Romero |
| Leroy Foster |
Carlos "Calín" Morales |
Roscoe Charles |
| Exequiel "Estupiñán" García |
Ramón "Albañil" Osorio |
Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla |
| Allan Ricardo Young |
Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent |
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| Motagua | ||
| Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro |
Alfredo Hawit Banegas |
Jurandir dos Santos |
| José Maria "Chema" Durón |
Mariano Godoy |
Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño |
| Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga |
 Roger Mayorga |
Alcides Morales |
| Ronald Quilter |
Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes |
Roxne Romero |
| Rigoberto Sosa |
Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez |
Manuel "Candado" Williams |
| Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya |
Héctor "Lin" Zelaya |
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| Olimpia | ||
| Carlos "Care" Alvarado |
Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara |
Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand |
| Selvin Cárcamo |
 Walter Chávez |
Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza |
| Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz |
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| Platense | ||
| Carlos "Care" Alvarado |
Rafael Argeñal |
Félix Concepción Carranza |
| Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner |
Manuel de Jesús Fuentes |
Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero |
| Mario Ortega |
Arturo Payne |
Víctor Samuel Rivera |
| Universidad | ||
| José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar |
Ricardo Nuila |
Pablo Candú Palma |
| Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá |
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| Vida | ||
| Marco Antonio Marcos Peña |
José María "Chema" Salinas |
Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins |
| Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins |
Oscar "Burra" Acosta |
Arturo "Junia" Garden |
| Morris Garden |
Mario McKoy |
Manuel Bernárdez Calderón |
| César "Cesarín" Aguirre |
Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez |
Mario Murillo |
 Jesús Octavio Cifuentes |
Jairo López |
José López "Rulo" Paz |
| Mario Ardón |
Tomás "Tommy" Marshall |
Juan David |
| Edgardo Williams |
Vicente Suazo |
Dennis "Bomba" Hinds |
| Peter Buchanan |
Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza |
Jorge Peralta |
| Antonio "Danto" Urbina |
Hermenegildo Orellana |
Ramón Neptaly "Liebre" Guardado |
| Jorge Caballero |
Osman Zelaya |
Fredy Delgado |
| Matilde Selím Lacayo |
Marco Antonio Caballero | |
Known results
Round 1
22 February 1976 |
| Marathón | 4 – 2 | Campamento |
|---|---|---|
Foster  |
San Pedro Sula |
| Olimpia | 1 – 1 | Broncos |
|---|---|---|
Round 2
| Olimpia | 1 – 0 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
Round 3
| Olimpia | 0 – 1 | Campamento |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz |
Round 4
7 March 1976 |
| Vida | 1 – 0 | España |
|---|---|---|
La Ceiba |
7 March 1976 |
| Platense | 1 – 0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula |
7 March 1976 |
| Motagua | 1 – 0 | Campamento |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
Round 5
14 March 1976 |
| Vida | 1 – 0 | Campamento |
|---|---|---|
La Ceiba |
14 March 1976 |
| Olimpia | 1 – 1 | Federal |
|---|---|---|
| Meza |
Tegucigalpa |
Round 6
21 March 1976 |
| Federal | 0 – 1 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
21 March 1976 |
| Olimpia | 0 – 0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
Round 7
| Vida | – | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
La Ceiba |
Round 11
9 May 1976 |
| España | 1 – 0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey |
San Pedro Sula |
Cuadrangular
17 October 1976 |
| Motagua | 1 – 0 | España |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
7 November 1976 |
| Motagua | 2 – 1 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
9 November 1976 |
| Marathón | 1 – 2 | España |
|---|---|---|
| Bonilla |
Rodríguez |
San Pedro Sula |
21 November 1976 |
| España | 0 – 1 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula |
28 November 1976 |
| Marathón | 4 – 3 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Morales López Charles Foster |
Álvarez Obando Maradiaga |
San Pedro Sula |
Unknown rounds
26 February 1976 |
| Marathón | 0 – 2 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula |
14 March 1976 |
| Platense | 0 – 0 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula |
25 March 1976 |
| Motagua | 1 – 0 | Broncos |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
4 April 1976 |
| Motagua | 2 – 0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
8 April 1976 |
| Motagua | 2 – 0 | Federal |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
2 May 1976 |
| Vida | 3 – 1 | Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| Caballero |
La Ceiba |
2 May 1976 |
| Federal | 0 – 2 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
6 June 1976 |
| Motagua | 1 – 0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
4 July 1976 |
| Broncos | 0 – 0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Choluteca |
18 July 1976 |
| Olimpia | 2 – 0 | Campamento |
|---|---|---|
| Chávez Brand |
Tegucigalpa |
8 August 1976 |
| España | 2 – 1 | Federal |
|---|---|---|
| Meza |
San Pedro Sula |
22 August 1976 |
| Motagua | 1 – 0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Juvini |
Tegucigalpa |
5 September 1976 |
| Marathón | 7 – 0 | Campamento |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula |
12 September 1976 |
| Motagua | 1 – 1 | Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| annulled |
| Broncos | 0 – 1 | Federal |
|---|---|---|
Choluteca |
| Olimpia | 0 – 0 | Campamento |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
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