The 1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 16th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D.S. Vida won the title after defeating Atlético Morazán in the finals[1] and qualified to the 1982 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, Vida, Atlético Morazán, C.D. Marathón and Real C.D. España obtained berths to the 1982 Copa Fraternidad.
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vida (1st) |
| Relegated | Platense Universidad |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Vida |
| Copa Fraternidad | Vida Atlético Morazán Marathón Real España |
| Matches played | 173 |
| Goals scored | 405 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Altamirano (15) |
← 1980–81 1982–83 →
All statistics correct as of 28 October 1981. | |
1981–82 teams
editRegular season
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Morazán[a] | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 39 | Qualified to the Final round[b] |
| 2 | Motagua | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 38 | |
| 3 | Vida | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 38 | |
| 4 | Marathón | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 33 | |
| 5 | Broncos | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Real España | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Olimpia | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 27 | |
| 8 | Victoria | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | |
| 9 | Independiente | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 25 | |
| 10 | Universidad | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 23 | Relegated to Segunda División[c] |
| 11 | Platense | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 18 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Atlético Morazán secured Final place as Regular season winner.
- ^ Top 5 qualify to Final round.
- ^ Universidad and Platense relegated to second division.
Final round
editPentagonal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motagua | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11[a] | Forced to a replay[b] |
| 2 | Vida | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Marathón | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Broncos | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6[a] | |
| 5 | Atlético Morazán | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Replay
edit| 18 October 1981 Replay | Motagua | 0–1 | Vida | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
| 15:00 |  31' Mendoza |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
- Vida won Replay and advanced to the Final.
Final
edit| 25 October 1981 1st leg | Atlético Morazán | 1–3 | Vida | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
| Velásquez |
Lacayo Mendoza Carías |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Rodolfo Martínez |
| 28 October 1981 2nd leg | Vida | 1–0 | Atlético Morazán | La Ceiba, Atlántida |
| Mendoza 67' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 7,965 Referee: Jorge Irías |
- Vida won 4–1 on aggregated score.
Top scorer
edit
Luis O. Altamirano (Broncos) with 15 goals
Squads
edit| Atlético Morazán | ||
|---|---|---|
 Moisés "Tanque" Velásquez
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Francisco "Pancho" González
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José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
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 Joaquín Arrastoa
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José Luis Cruz Figueroa
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Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
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| Noel Omar Renderos
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| Broncos | ||
 Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano
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José Marcial "Canelo" Murillo
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Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
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| Independiente de San Pedro Sula | ||
| José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos
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Jorge Martínez
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Felipe "Nicio" Rivera
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| Roberto Herrera Moreno
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Marco Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
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Alberto Perich
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| José Ramón Hinds
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Rodolfo "Mirandinha" Smith
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| Marathón | ||
 Albert Fay
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Darío Cribas
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Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
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| Oswaldo Zaldívar
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Arturo Payne
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José Angel Peña
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| Herminio Villalobos
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Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
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Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
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| Celso Fredy Güity
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Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
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Carlos Mejía
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| Gilberto Leonel Machado García
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Francisco Javier Toledo
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| Motagua | ||
| Alcides Morales
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Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño
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Héctor Ramón Chávez
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| Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes
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José María "Chema" Durón
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Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya
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| Olimpia | ||
| Belarmino Rivera
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Óscar Banegas
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 Carlos Solano
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| Félix Concepción Carranza
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Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
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Carlos Solís
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| Jorge Alberto "Perro" González
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Jorge Brand
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 Nelson de Moraes
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| Richard Kenneth Payne
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| Platense | ||
| Modesto Ayestas
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 Luis Baltazar Ramírez "Pelé" Zapata
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Juan Jerezano
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| Carlos Roberto Deras
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Jorge Luis Mancía
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Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden
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| Ramón Cruz Colindres
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Alex Rodríguez
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| Real España | ||
| Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
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Didier Gutiérrez
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Hernán Zelaya
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| Carlos Saúl Bonilla
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Junior Rashford Costly
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Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
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| Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews
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Walter Humberto Jimminson Warren
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Javier Chavarría
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| Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
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Jimmy Steward
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Edith Hernando Contreras
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| Carlos Orlando Caballero
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Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
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Efraín Pucho Osorio
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| Universidad | ||
| Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
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Edimar Luiz Marques
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José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
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| Victoria | ||
| Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte
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Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga
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José Reynaldo Villagra
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| Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz
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Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya
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David Goff
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| Vida | ||
| Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez
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Martín Lacayo
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Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
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| Natividad Morales Barrios
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Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo
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Matilde Selím Lacayo
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| Junior Mejía
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José Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza
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Jesús Carías
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| Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
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Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado
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Juan Dolmo "Juanito" Arzú
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| Roberto "Macho" Figueroa
| ||
Trivia
edit- There was a total of 405 goals this season, a record still unbeaten.
Known results
editWeek 1
edit| Real España | 1–0 | Victoria | San Pedro Sula | |
| Chavarría |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| Motagua | 1–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa | |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Week 2
editWeek 3
editWeek 4
edit| Independiente | 1–1 | Platense | San Pedro Sula | |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Week 5
edit| Real España | 1–1 | Platense | San Pedro Sula | |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Week 6
editWeek 7
edit| Marathón | 1–1 | Platense | San Pedro Sula | |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Week 29
edit| 2 August 1981 | Atlético Morazán | 2–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Pentagonal
edit| 2 September 1981 | Motagua | 1–1 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| Durón |
Villalobos |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 13 September 1981 | Motagua | 2–0 | Atlético Morazán | Tegucigalpa |
| Velásquez Yubini |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 11 October 1981 | Broncos | v | Motagua | Choluteca |
| Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos | ||||
| Note: Broncos didn't show up. Points awarded to Motagua | ||||
| 15 October 1981 | Marathón | 1–3 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| Bailey |
Juviny Guardado Januario |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Regular season
edit| 15 February 1981 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Independiente | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 22 February 1981 | Marathón | 3–2 | Real España | San Pedro Sula |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 15 March 1981 | Broncos | 1–0 | Motagua | Choluteca |
| Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
| 29 April 1981 | Marathón | 4–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| Güity Zaldívar Bailey |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 6 May 1981 | Marathón | 5–1 | Victoria | San Pedro Sula |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 6 May 1981 | Real España | 2–2 | Platense | San Pedro Sula |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 6 May 1981 | Broncos | 4–3 | Independiente | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 May 1981 | Motagua | 3–2 | Atlético Morazán | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 10 May 1981 | Broncos | 2–0 | Motagua | Choluteca |
| Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
| 1 July 1981 | Marathón | 2–1 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula |
| Bailey Güity |
Alvarado |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Referee: Arnold Moeses | ||
| Note: Match suspended at 75' (2–1) as Olimpia abandoned the field after the referee disallowed a goal from Carlos Solano. Result stood.[2] | ||||
| 5 July 1981 | Olimpia | 2–3 | Atlético Morazán | Tegucigalpa |
| Renderos |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 22 July 1981 | Independiente | 2–0 | Real España | San Pedro Sula |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 22 July 1981 | Marathón | 1–1 | Vida | San Pedro Sula |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| 2 August 1981 | Motagua | 1–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| Obando |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 9 August 1981 | Olimpia | 2–1 | Universidad | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Motagua | 2–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa | |
| Obando Yanuario |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Motagua | 2–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa | |
| Obando |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Unknown rounds
edit| Vida | 3–2 | Motagua | La Ceiba | |
| Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
References
edit- ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009
- ^ "Las 'corridas' históricas de clubes hondureños en partidos oficiales". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 6 September 2018.