1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional

LINA
Season	1979-80
Champions	Marathón (1st title)
Relegated	Atlético Portuario
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Marathón Universidad
Copa Fraternidad	Marathón Universidad Victoria Broncos
Top goalscorer	Prudencio "Tecate" Norales (15)
← 1978-79 1980-81 →

Following are the results of the 1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras (English: Honduran Professional National Football League) is the first and highest division of football in Honduras.

1979-80 teams

Regular season

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marathón	27	17	3	7	40	23	+17	37	Qualified to the Final round
2	Olimpia	27	13	7	7	43	36	+7	33
3	Broncos	27	11	8	8	32	27	+5	30
4	Victoria	27	10	7	10	34	30	+4	27
5	Motagua	27	9	9	9	29	29	0	27	Qualified to the repechage
6	Universidad	27	9	9	9	22	22	0	27	Qualified to the repechage
7	Platense	28	7	12	9	27	31	−4	26
8	Real España	27	7	9	11	28	23	+5	23
9	Vida	27	6	9	12	30	38	−8	21
10	Atlético Portuario	27	6	7	14	29	55	−26	19	Relegated to the Second division

Marathón clinched final spot as Regular season winner.
Top five qualify to Final round.
Extra match required between Motagua and Universidad for fifth place.
Atlético Portuario relegated to second division.

Fifth place playoff

Motagua v Universidad

1979

Motagua	1 - 2	Universidad
	After 120'

??
Honduras
Attendance: ??
Referee: ??

Final round

Pentagonal standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Universidad	8	4	4	0	7	3	+4	12	Qualified to the Final
2	Victoria	8	3	2	3	10	10	0	8
3	Marathón	8	3	1	4	12	11	+1	7
4	Broncos	8	2	3	3	8	11	−3	7
5	Olimpia	8	2	2	4	4	6	−2	6

Universidad qualified to the final as Final round winners.

Final

Marathón v Universidad

1979-12-09

Marathón	1 - 0	Universidad
Bailey

San Pedro Sula

Marathón

Universidad



GK	–	Jorge Phoyoú
RB	–	René Suazo
CB	–	Richard Payne
CB	–	Hernán García
LB	–	José Martínez
CM	–	Javier Toledo
CM	–	Alberto Merelles
AM	–	Arturo Bonilla
RF	–	Félix Carranza
CF	–	Roberto Bailey
LF	–	Jorge Bueso
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Ángel Ramón Rodríguez



GK	–	Roger Mayorga
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	Fabricio Amador
MF	–	–
FW	–	Daniel Sambulá
FW	–	–
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Alfonso Uclés

Universidad v Marathón

1979-12-16

Universidad	0 - 1	Marathón
		Bailey

Tegucigalpa

Universidad

Marathón



GK	–	Roger Mayorga
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
DF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	–
MF	–	Fabricio Amador
MF	–	–
FW	–	Daniel Sambulá
FW	–	–
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Alfonso Uclés



GK	–	Jorge Phoyoú
RB	–	René Suazo
CB	–	Richard Payne
CB	–	Hernán García
LB	–	Ramón Osorio
CM	–	Javier Toledo
CM	–	Alberto Merelles
AM	–	Arturo Bonilla
LF	–	Jorge Bueso
CF	–	Roberto Bailey
RF	–	Félix Carranza
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Ángel Ramón Rodríguez

Top scorer

Prudencio "Tecate" Norales (Olimpia) with 15 goals

Squads

Atlético Portuario
Eristeo Gómez	Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte	Aníbal Bravo
Carlos "Calín" Morales	Orlando "Choloma" Rodríguez	Ernesto Bravo
Edgardo Núñez	Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández	Roscoe Charles
Pablo Orellana	Erick Cabalceta	Ramón Cruz Colindres
Broncos
German "Loco" Guzmán	Iván Ramos	Luis Alberto Escaurizza
Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Marathón
Jorge Phoyoú	Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent	Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
Juan Carlos Weber	Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez	Carlos Solís
Pablo "Payique" Espinoza	Richard Kenneth Payne	Alfonso Munguía
José Martínez	Carlos Guevara	Alberto Merelles
Arturo Payne	Roberto Zilkiewicks	Celso Güity
Porfirio Armando Betancourt	Efraín "Pucho" Osorio	Exequiel "Estupiñán" García
Ramón "Albañil" Osorio	Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias	Félix Concepción Carranza
René "Maravilla" Suazo	Camilo Mejía	Juan Contreras
Jorge Sánchez	Leónidas Nolasco	Carlos "Calín" Morales
Francisco Javier Toledo	Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla	Gilberto Leonel Machado García
Carlos Mejía
Motagua
Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya	Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes	Rigoberto Sosa
Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Raúl David Fúnez	Prudencio "Tecate" Norales	Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar	Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles	Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
Horacio Parham Castro
Platense
Juan Jerezano	Tony Laing	Júnior Rashford Costly
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner	Edith Hernando Contreras	Alex Rodríguez
Real España
Jimmy Steward	Julio César "El Tile" Arzú	Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Walter Jimminson	Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao	Edelmín "Pando" Castro
Alberto Ferreira da Silva	José Luis Cruz Figueroa	José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
Universidad
Roger Mayorga	"Pirata" Fernández	Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Victoria
Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga	Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado	Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya
José Reynaldo Villagra	David Goff	Francisco Jiménez
Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz	Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz	Marco Tulio López
Vida
Dennis Hinds	Matilde Selím Lacayo	Carlos Orlando Caballero
Roberto "Macho" Figueroa	Junior Mejía

Known results

Round 1

Vida v Platense

Vida	3 – 1	Platense
Hinds

La Ceiba

Pentagonal

Olimpia v Marathón

28 October 1979

Olimpia	1 – 0	Marathón

Tegucigalpa

Marathón v Olimpia

11 November 1979

Marathón	2 – 0	Olimpia

San Pedro Sula

Universidad v Victoria

14 November 1979

Universidad	1 – 0	Victoria
Aguilar

Tegucigalpa

Olimpia v Victoria

18 November 1979

Olimpia	0 – 1	Victoria
		Villagra

Tegucigalpa

Unknown rounds

Victoria v Atlético Portuario

4 March 1979

Victoria	5–0	Atlético Portuario

La Ceiba

Olimpia v Motagua

11 March 1979

Olimpia	2–0	Motagua
Romero Parham

Tegucigalpa

Universidad v Real España

8 April 1979

Universidad	1–0	Real España
Fernández

Tegucigalpa

Universidad v Motagua

29 April 1979

Universidad	–	Motagua
Fernández 1'

Tegucigalpa

Olimpia v Broncos

6 May 1979

Olimpia	2–2	Broncos

Tegucigalpa

Marathón v Olimpia

14 June 1979

Marathón	1–0	Olimpia

San Pedro Sula

Victoria v Olimpia

17 June 1979

Victoria	1–0	Olimpia
López

La Ceiba

Real España v Motagua

17 June 1979

Real España	3–2	Motagua
Castro

San Pedro Sula

Platense v Broncos

15 July 1979

Platense	4–1	Broncos

San Pedro Sula

Olimpia v Atlético Portuario

22 July 1979

Olimpia	6–2	Atlético Portuario
Norales Chavarría		Charles Duarte

Tegucigalpa

Platense v Motagua

23 September 1979

Platense	1–1	Motagua
Wagner		Centurión

San Pedro Sula

Universidad v Olimpia

23 September 1979

Universidad	4–1	Olimpia

Tegucigalpa

Platense v Atlético Portuario

Platense	0–0	Atlético Portuario

Puerto Cortés

Platense v Atlético Portuario

Platense	2–1	Atlético Portuario

San Pedro Sula

Platense v Atlético Portuario

Platense	1–1	Atlético Portuario

San Pedro Sula

Motagua v Olimpia

Motagua	1–2	Olimpia

Tegucigalpa

Olimpia v Motagua

Olimpia	2–1	Motagua

Tegucigalpa

Honduran Liga Nacional

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