1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional

Season	1965–66
Champions	Platense (1st)
Relegated	None
Matches played	90
Goals scored	265 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer	Grey (14)
Biggest home win	OLI 10–2 LSA
Highest scoring	OLI 10–2 LSA
← Amateur League 1966–67 → All statistics correct as of 23 January 1966.

The 1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the inaugural edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The season ran from 18 July 1965 to 23 January 1966. The format of the tournament consisted of a double round-robin schedule. Platense F.C. won the title after defeating España 2–0 in the last round at El Progreso.^[1]

Background

In 1964, a triangular tournament was organized between three clubs from the Liga Dionisio de Herrera between C.D.S. Vida, C.D. Victoria and C.D. Atlántida; having Vida qualified for the 1965–66 league.

1965–66 teams

Atlético Español (Tegucigalpa) España (San Pedro Sula) Honduras (El Progreso) La Salle (San Pedro Sula) Marathón (San Pedro Sula)

Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Troya (Tegucigalpa) Vida (La Ceiba)

Regular season

Standings

• As of 23 January 1966

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Platense	18	11	5	2	42	23	+19	27	No international qualification
2	Olimpia	18	10	6	2	35	14	+21	26
3	Vida	18	8	6	4	24	17	+7	22
4	Troya	18	8	6	4	18	14	+4	22
5	España	18	9	3	6	29	20	+9	21
6	Honduras	18	8	3	7	26	25	+1	19
7	Marathón	18	5	2	11	22	35	−13	12
8	La Salle	18	5	2	11	28	50	−22	12
9	Motagua	18	3	4	11	14	25	−11	10
10	Atlético Español	18	2	5	11	28	45	−17	9	No relegation

• Winners: Platense (won regular season)
• Runners-up: Olimpia
• Last: Atlético Español (no relegation)

1965–66 Liga Nacional winners
Platense 1st title

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Top scorer

• Henry Grey Fúnez (La Salle) with 14 goals

Squads

Atlético Español
José de la Paz Herrera	Jorge Rosales	Joaquín "Quin" Bulnes
Francisco "Pichingo" Gómez	Fernando "Azulejo" Bulnes	Ramón Raudales
Arturo "Caty" Uclés	Raúl Cárdenas	Jesús Flores
Rolando "Piropo" Rodríguez	Manuel "Nell" Bulnes
España
Carlos Francisco "Chico Chico" Handal	Carlos Alberto Acosta "Indio" Lara	Raúl "Ratabú" Peri
José Roberto Colón	Armando "Pitorra" Palacios	Pedro Roberto Rivas
Dolores Edmundo "Lolo" Cruz	Mariano Aguiluz	Vidal Canales
Augusto Palacios	Mario Ramón Sandoval	Héctor Gómez
Luis "Luisín" Castro	Ramón Oviedo	Salvador "Chava" Reyes
Javier Rodríguez	Insider Rodas
Honduras
Gil "Fátima" Valerio	René "Guatusa" Flores	Santos Juárez
Jorge "Burro" Deras	Domingo "Mingo" Ramos	Rolando "Indio" Chávez
Pablo Perdomo	Norris Bodden	Andrés Ávila
Pedro Deras	Getulio Millares
La Salle
Ricardo Sandoval	Víctor Henderson	Héctor Castro
Ástor Perdomo	Leonardo "Guembo" Vásquez	Ramón Hernández
Carlos "Calín" Cobos	Víctor Castro	Luis Alonso Metzgen
Ricardo Montalván	Mario "Bulla" Tróchez	Israel "Gato" Juárez
Santiago Rodríguez	Salvador Azcúnaga	Getulio Millares
Miguel "Pelo" Pavón	Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar	Henry "Quique" Grey Fúnez
Marathón
Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez	Mario Felipe "Cofra" Caballero Álvarez	Victoriano "Quinquín" Arzú
Mauro "Nayo" Caballero	Sigfrido Vargas	Ernesto "Tigre" Cabús
René "Papi" Cruz	Mario Rivera	Rafael "Abuela" Maldonado
Ernesto López	Ernesto Licona	Héctor "Torito" Chávez
Julio César "Cucaracha" Fonseca	Augusto "Avioneta" Domínguez	Andrés Arzú
Emilio Cruz	Pedro Flores	Jorge Durón
Elías Carbajal
Motagua
Porfirio Canales	Blanco	Jacobo Godoy
Nelson Benavídez	Alfonso Navarro	Marcio Ramos
Héctor "Torito" Chávez	Marcos Banegas	Elio Banegas
Mario García	Amado Castillo	Fermín "Min" Navarro
Jorge "Coqui" Berríos	Marco Tulio Callizo	Ernesto "Culuco" Henríquez
"Gorila" Martínez	Ricardo "Catín" Cárdenas	José Castillo
Olimpia
Marco Antonio "Tigrillo" Rosales	Ronald Arnox "Nox" Chessman	Raúl Suazo Lagos
Ricardo "Chendo" Reyes Rodríguez	Conrado "Chorotega" Flores	Juan "Juanín" Lanza
Reynaldo Centeno	Domingo "Toncontin" Ferrera	"Pibe" Midence
Donaldo "Coyoles" Rosales	Ricardo Taylor	Federico "Lico" Budde
Rafael Dick	Carlos "Calistrín" Suazo	Jorge Alberto Bustillo
Santiago Tercero	Roberto Crisanto "Manga" Norales
Platense
Alexander "Nina" Guillén	Víctor León Yalú	Santos "Kubala" Díaz Sanabria
Roosevelth Garbuth	Carlos "Care" Alvarado	Raúl Betancourt
Gilberto Zavala	Carlos Duarte	Héctor "Chino" Hernández
José Duarte	Félix "Mantequilla" Guerra	Francisco "Toro" Garay
Ricardo "Cañón" Fúnez	Gustavo Croisdale	Francisco "Pancho" Brocato
Pablo "Chita" Arzú	Carlos "Choloma" Romero	Tomás Máximo
Justo Prieto	José Garay	José Murillo
Julio Anderson	Alberto "Furia" Solís	Armando Doblado
Miguel Howel
Troya
Emilio Calderini
Jorge Emilio Cabrera
Vida
Tomás "Tommy" Marshall	Israel "Gato" Juárez	Morris Garden
Alberto "Campeón" Amaya	Arturo Edilson "Junia" Garden	Jesús "Pun" Fuentes
Joe Hendicks	Cristóbal "Craka" Brooks	Jesús "Shuna" Blanco
Antonio "Danto" Urbina	Óscar Banegas

Known results

Curiosities

On 24 October 1965, the match between C.D. Motagua and C.D. España was interrupted for several minutes due to a deflated ball. Since there were no additional balls, the match had to be briefly suspended while the only ball was being re-inflated in a close by gas station.^[2]

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