1974–75 Honduran Liga Nacional

Football league season
Liga Nacional
Season1974–75
ChampionsEspaña (1st)
RelegatedAtlético Indio
CONCACAF Champions' CupEspaña
Motagua
Matches played187
Goals scored344 (1.84 per match)
Top goalscorerRodríguez-Peña (15)

The 1973–74 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 9th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a four round-robin schedule followed by a 4-team playoff round. C.D. España won the title after defeating C.D. Motagua in the final.[1] Both teams qualified to the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[2]

1974–75 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua[a] 36 18 15 3 44 19 +25 71 Qualified to the Final round[b]
2 Olimpia 36 13 18 5 28 20 +8 67
3 España 36 12 15 9 44 36 +8 58
4 Marathón 36 13 14 9 36 26 +10 55
5 Platense 36 12 13 11 41 40 +1 52
6 Broncos 36 11 12 13 28 31 −3 48
7 Federal 36 11 10 15 33 38 −5 45
8 Vida 36 6 16 14 25 41 −16 45
9 Universidad 36 9 11 16 29 36 −7 43
10 Atlético Indio 36 9 9 18 28 49 −21 38 Relegated to Segunda División[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Motagua clinched final spot as Regular season winner.
  2. ^ Top 4 qualified to Final round.
  3. ^ Atlético Indio relegated.
  • Draws were decided by penalty kicks on the first 9 rounds, 1 point for winner and 0 points for loser.
  • Draws were decided by penalty kicks from round 10 to round 36, 2 points for winner and 1 point for loser.

Final round

Cuadrangular

España v Motagua
1 December 1974 Round 1 España 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Olimpia v Marathón
1 December 1974 Round 1 Olimpia 2–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
(UTC−06:00) García
Gómez 		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Marathón v España
8 December 1974 Round 2 Marathón 0–1 España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Motagua v Olimpia
8 December 1974 Round 2 Motagua 0–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
(UTC−06:00) Williams Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
España v Olimpia
15 December 1974 Round 3 España 1–0 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Motagua v Marathón
15 December 1974 Round 3 Motagua 1–1
(?–? p)		 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Note: Marathón won by penalty shoot-outs, score missing.

Cuadrangular standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 España 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 8 Qualified to the Final[a]
2 Olimpia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Motagua 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4 Marathón 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Cuadrangular won by España and clinched final spot.
  • Draws were decided by penalty kicks, 2 points for winner and 1 point for loser.

Final

Motagua v España
22 December 1974 Final Motagua 0–1 España Tegucigalpa
15:00 CST

Starting XI
(GK) Mayorga
Durón
Quilter
Banegas
Zelaya
Godoy
Guifarro
Obando
Hernández
Blandón
downward-facing red arrow Sosa
Substitutes
upward-facing green arrow Bernárdez

Coach
Padilla (HON)		 84' Pavón

Starting XI
Arrieta (GK)
Álvarez
Villegas
Consany
Dávila
Pavón
Yearwood
Castro
Bailey downward-facing red arrow
Echeverría downward-facing red arrow
Ferreira
Substitutes
Ortega upward-facing green arrow
Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow
Coach
(HON) Herrera		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Porfirio Guerra
Note: Played in a single match.
Liga Nacional
1974–75 Champion
C.D. España
1st title

Top scorer

Squads

Atlético Indio
Honduras Amílcar "Verde" Aceituno Honduras Víctor Hugo Álvarez Honduras Luis Brand
Honduras Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Honduras Marco Antonio Calderón Honduras Ricardo Calona
Honduras Pedro "Poquitito" Carbajal Honduras Miguel Angel Escalante Honduras Jorge "Cruz Azul" Escoto
Honduras "Yuyuga" Flores Honduras Joaquín Enrique "Quicón" Fonseca Honduras Francisco "Panchón" Guerra
Chile Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Honduras Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Honduras Joaquín "Alianza" Maldonado
Honduras Carlos Arturo Matute Honduras David Levy McCalla Honduras Aquiles Mendoza
Honduras Héctor "Yeto" Montoya Honduras Oscar Nolasco Honduras Roy Posas
Honduras Orlando "Calavera" Rodríguez Brazil Expedito Serafín Honduras Jorge Sierra
Honduras Edgardo Sosa Honduras Ramón Ugarte Honduras José Armando Ayala
Broncos
Honduras Wilfredo Caballero Honduras Wilson Fernández Da Silva Honduras Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
Honduras Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles Honduras Marco Tulio Gonzales Honduras Javier "el Uno" Rodríguez
Honduras Jacobo Sarmiento Honduras Jose Boanerges Villalobos Moreno
Real España
Honduras Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez Costa Rica Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Honduras Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
Honduras Jimmy James Bailey Honduras Julio Campos Honduras José Edelmín "Pando" Castro
Brazil Carlos Roberto Consany Honduras Dagoberto Cubero Honduras César Augusto Dávila Puerto
Honduras Arnulfo Echeverría Brazil Alberto Ferreira da Silva Honduras Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
Honduras José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Honduras Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Honduras José López "Rulo" Paz
Brazil Washington Pereira Honduras Gil Josué Rodríguez Honduras Jaime Villegas
Honduras Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood
Federal
Honduras Ramón Bustillo Honduras Roberto "Toto" Cáceres Brazil Pedro Caetano Da Silva
Chile Arturo del Carmen Díaz Honduras Dagoberto Espinal Costa Rica Leroy Foster
Chile Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Honduras Gustavo Izaguirre Honduras Carlos Arturo Matute
Honduras Julio Meza Honduras Manuel "Micobrinco" Rodríguez Colombia Oscar Teherán
Honduras Domingo "Yuyo" Tróchez Honduras Orlando "Bimbo" Vásquez Honduras Francisco Zelaya Pastrana
Marathón
Honduras Rafael Argeñal Honduras Mauro "Nayo" Caballero Uruguay Miguel Angel "Pianito" Castro
Brazil Linauro Di Paula Honduras Julio César "Cucaracha" Fonseca Honduras Exequiel "Estupiñán" García
Honduras Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Honduras Alberto Mancía Honduras Wilfredo Medina
Costa Rica Allard Plummer Argentina Daniel Argelio Romero Honduras Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
Honduras Allan Ricardo Young
Motagua
Honduras Marcos Banegas Honduras Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica Honduras José Luis Cruz Figueroa
Nicaragua Salvador Dubois Leiva Honduras José María "Chema" Durón Honduras Mariano Godoy
Honduras Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Honduras Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Nicaragua Roger Mayorga
Honduras Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando Honduras Ronald Quilter Honduras Rigoberto Sosa
Honduras Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Honduras Arnaldo "Chuluyo" Zelaya Honduras Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Honduras Dennis Allen Honduras Selvin Cárcamo Honduras Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz
Honduras Óscar García Honduras Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Honduras Alfredo Hawit Banegas
Honduras Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros Honduras Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Honduras Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
Honduras Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz Honduras Manuel "Candado" Williams Honduras Samuel Sentini
Platense
Honduras Alejandro Aguirre Honduras Carlos "Care" Alvarado Honduras Neptaly Argeñal
Honduras Rafael Argeñal Honduras Eduardo Castillo Honduras Martín Castillo
Honduras "Cacique" Castro Honduras "Rigo" Castro Honduras Ricardo Castro
Honduras Jhony Chavarría Honduras Arturo Coto Honduras Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
Honduras "Cuco" Flores Honduras Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Honduras "Toro" Garay
Honduras Rossvelth Garbut Honduras "Che" Guerrero Honduras Juan Noyola
Honduras Mario Ortega Honduras Arturo Payne Colombia Oscar Piedrahíta
Honduras Roberto Rich Honduras Samuel Rivera Chile Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén
Honduras Jimmy Steward
Universidad
Uruguay Santos "Cocodrilo" González Honduras Roger Macedo Honduras David Levy McCalla
Honduras Ramón "Mon" Medina Honduras José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Honduras Ricardo Nuila
Honduras Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá Honduras Roberto Virgilio Santos
Vida
Honduras Óscar "Burra" Acosta Honduras César "Cesarín" Aguirre Honduras Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto
Honduras Manuel Bernárdez Calderón Honduras Peter Buchanan Honduras Jorge Caballero
Guatemala Jesús Octavio Cifuentes Honduras Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Honduras Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
Honduras Juan David Honduras Fredy Delgado Honduras Arturo "Junia" Garden
Honduras Morris Garden Honduras Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado Honduras Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
Honduras Mario McKoy Honduras Matilde Selím Lacayo Honduras Jairo López
Honduras José López "Rulo" Paz Honduras Tomás "Tommy" Marshall Honduras Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
Honduras Mario Murillo Honduras Hermenegildo Orellana Honduras Marco Antonio Marcos Peña
Honduras Jorge Peralta Honduras Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez Honduras José María "Chema" Salinas
Honduras Vicente Suazo Honduras Antonio "Danto" Urbina Honduras Edgardo Williams
Honduras Osman Zelaya

Known results

Round 1

Vida v Motagua
27 January 1974 Vida 0–1 Motagua La Ceiba
CST Sosa Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Round 7

Round 12

Unknown rounds

Motagua v Broncos
17 February 1974 Motagua 2–1 Broncos
CST Obando
Hernández 		Berríos
Motagua v Platense
24 February 1974 Motagua v Platense
CST Obando
España v Broncos
31 March 1974 España 1–0 Broncos San Pedro Sula
Tegucigalpa
CST Bailey Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Rolando Núñez
Note: Suspended at 45' (1–0) in San Pedro Sula on 17 March due to crowd trouble. Remaining 45 minutes were resumed on 31 March at Tegucigalpa. Result stood.
Marathón v Olimpia
31 March 1974 Marathón 0–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Carlos Cedillos
Note: Game rescheduled from 17 March due to crowd trouble at San Pedro Sula.
Vida v Platense
12 May 1974 Vida 1–2 Platense
CST
España v Platense
28 July 1974 España 1–2 Platense
CST
Platense v Motagua
4 August 1974 Platense 1–1 Motagua
CST
Platense v Olimpia
11 August 1974 Platense 2–2 Olimpia
CST
Platense v Universidad
18 August 1974 Platense 1–1 Universidad
CST
Platense v Vida
25 August 1974 Platense 1–0 Vida
CST
Motagua v España
25 August 1974 Motagua 0–0
(?–? p)		 España Tegucigalpa
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Note: España won by penalty shoot-outs, score missing.
Platense v Broncos
1 September 1974 Platense 2–0 Broncos
CST
Motagua v Broncos
12 September 1974 Motagua v Broncos
CST Obando
Platense v Federal
15 September 1974 Platense 2–1 Federal
CST
Vida v España
15 September 1974 Vida 0–3 España La Ceiba
CST Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Motagua v Vida
6 October 1974 Motagua v Vida
CST Obando
Atlético Indio v Federal
10 November 1974 Atlético Indio 2–1 Federal
CST Montoya Bustillo

Controversy

  • According to the regulations of the competition, the final series (enforced for the first time this season) were supposed to be played in a home and away format. However, after C.D. España defeated C.D. Motagua 0–1 in the first leg, they traveled back to San Pedro Sula claiming the title and went on to celebrate in front of their fan base, thus misunderstanding the newly implemented rules. Motagua's president Pedro Atala Simón in order to avoid further conflicts, desisted in playing the second leg and granted the title which at that time represented the first championship to España and to the city of San Pedro Sula itself.[4]

References

  1. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 19 February 2009
  2. ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
  3. ^ RadioHouse.hn – Récords de Liga Nacional en 15 de septiembre – 15 September 2015
  4. ^ "Séptima final entre Motagua y Real España". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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