1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
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.

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.

1981–82 teams

Atlético Morazán (Tegucigalpa)
Broncos (Choluteca)
Independiente (San Pedro Sula, promoted)
Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
Platense (Puerto Cortés)
Real España (San Pedro Sula)
Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
Victoria (La Ceiba)
Vida (La Ceiba)

Regular season

Standings

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	Relegated to Segunda División^[c]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Pentagonal standings

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	Forced to a replay^[b]
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:

^ ^a ^b The game between Broncos and Motagua in Choluteca on 11 October was awarded to Motagua as Broncos didn't show up.
^ Motagua and Vida had to play an extra match in a neutral venue to qualify to the Final.

Replay

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

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

Luis O. Altamirano (Broncos) with 15 goals

Squads

Atlético Morazán
Moisés "Tanque" Velásquez	Francisco "Pancho" González	José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
Joaquín Arrastoa	José Luis Cruz Figueroa	Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
Noel Omar Renderos
Broncos
Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano	José Marcial "Canelo" Murillo	Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Independiente de San Pedro Sula
José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos	Jorge Martínez	Felipe "Nicio" Rivera
Roberto Herrera Moreno	Marco Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina	Alberto Perich
José Ramón Hinds	Rodolfo "Mirandinha" Smith
Marathón
Albert Fay	Darío Cribas	Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
Oswaldo Zaldívar	Arturo Payne	José Angel Peña
Herminio Villalobos	Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla	Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
Celso Fredy Güity	Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent	Carlos Mejía
Gilberto Leonel Machado García	Francisco Javier Toledo
Motagua
Alcides Morales	Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño	Héctor Ramón Chávez
Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes	José María "Chema" Durón	Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya
Olimpia
Belarmino Rivera	Óscar Banegas	Carlos Solano
Félix Concepción Carranza	Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand	Carlos Solís
Jorge Alberto "Perro" González	Jorge Brand	Nelson de Moraes
Richard Kenneth Payne
Platense
Modesto Ayestas	Luis Baltazar Ramírez "Pelé" Zapata	Juan Jerezano
Carlos Roberto Deras	Jorge Luis Mancía	Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden
Ramón Cruz Colindres	Alex Rodríguez
Real España
Julio César "El Tile" Arzú	Didier Gutiérrez	Hernán Zelaya
Carlos Saúl Bonilla	Junior Rashford Costly	Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews	Walter Humberto Jimminson Warren	Javier Chavarría
Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina	Jimmy Steward	Edith Hernando Contreras
Carlos Orlando Caballero	Héctor "Lin" Zelaya	Efraín Pucho Osorio
Universidad
Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá	Edimar Luiz Marques	José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Victoria
Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte	Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga	José Reynaldo Villagra
Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz	Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya	David Goff
Vida
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez	Martín Lacayo	Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
Natividad Morales Barrios	Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo	Matilde Selím Lacayo
Junior Mejía	José Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza	Jesús Carías
Dennis "Bomba" Hinds	Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado	Juan Dolmo "Juanito" Arzú
Roberto "Macho" Figueroa

Trivia

There was a total of 405 goals this season, a record still unbeaten.

Known results

Week 1

	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

Platense

1–2

Broncos

Week 3

Platense

3–3

Vida

Week 4

	Independiente	1–1	Platense	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Week 5

	Real España	1–1	Platense	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Week 6

Platense

0–1

Victoria

Week 7

	Marathón	1–1	Platense	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Week 29

2 August 1981	Atlético Morazán	2–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Pentagonal

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

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

	Vida	3–2	Motagua	La Ceiba
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

References

^ 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.

[table_note_AMO0.4187154017476-2] Atlético Morazán secured Final place as Regular season winner.

[table_note_res_QF0.4187154017476-3] Top 5 qualify to Final round.

[table_note_res_R0.4187154017476-4] Universidad and Platense relegated to second division.

[table_hth_BRO0.17341825327529-5] The game between Broncos and Motagua in Choluteca on 11 October was awarded to Motagua as Broncos didn't show up.

[table_note_res_RP0.17341825327529-6] Motagua and Vida had to play an extra match in a neutral venue to qualify to the Final.

[1] RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009

[7] "Las 'corridas' históricas de clubes hondureños en partidos oficiales". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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