1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	1976–77
Champions	España (3rd)
Relegated	Campamento
CONCACAF Champions' Cup	España; Motagua
Matches	149
Goals	269 (1.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hernández (10)
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 11th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. España won the title after defeating C.D. Motagua in the finals.^[1] Both teams qualified to the 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.^[2]

Season1976–77

ChampionsEspaña (3rd)

RelegatedCampamento

CONCACAF Champions' CupEspaña
Motagua

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	España^[a]	27	15	8	4	32	13	+19	38	Qualified to the Final round^[b]
2	Motagua	27	13	9	5	27	12	+15	35
3	Vida	27	14	5	8	28	19	+9	33
4	Marathón	27	9	13	5	40	28	+12	31
5	Olimpia	27	8	14	5	19	10	+9	30
6	Universidad	27	9	9	9	20	21	−1	27
7	Platense	27	6	12	9	13	17	−4	24
8	Federal	27	6	8	13	19	32	−13	20
9	Broncos	27	4	11	12	19	36	−17	19
10	Campamento	27	4	5	18	13	42	−29	13	Relegated to Segunda División^[c]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	9	Qualified to the Final^[a]
2	España	6	4	0	2	9	6	+3	8
3	Marathón	6	2	0	4	9	12	−3	4
4	Vida	6	1	1	4	7	10	−3	3

5 December 1976 1st leg	Motagua	0–0	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Porfirio Guerra

12 December 1976 2nd leg	España	4–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST	Soto 11' Yearwood 66' Ferreira 81' Bailey 89'		72' Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 14,000 (L 55,800.92) Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Broncos
Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez	Salustio Pacheco	Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles	Marco Tulio Rubí
Campamento
Arturo Díaz	Dagoberto Nayra	Alex Rodríguez
José Humberto Tróchez	David Silva
Real España
Jimmy Steward	Julio César "El Tile" Arzú	Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta
Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez	José Luis Cruz Figueroa	Jaime Villegas
Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez	Salvador "Vayoy" Martínez	Julio César Girón
Allan Costly	Gilberto Yearwood	Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
Edelmín "Pando" Castro	José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega	Edy Bustillo
Alberto Ferreira da Silva	Jimmy James Bailey	Julio Tapia
Andrés Soto Araya	Roberto Martínez "Roby" Arzú	Gil Josué Rodríguez
Rubén Rodríguez-Peña	Reynaldo Mejía Ortega	Walter Humberto Jimminson
Julio “Chino” Ortiz	Clinton Campbell	Gustavo Portillo
Luis Oswaldo Altamirano	Marvin Zúniga	Jorge García Rojas
Junior Costly
Federal
Julio Meza	José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres
Marathón
Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández	Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez	Daniel Argelio Romero
Leroy Foster	Carlos "Calín" Morales	Roscoe Charles
Exequiel "Estupiñán" García	Ramón "Albañil" Osorio	Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
Allan Ricardo Young	Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
Motagua
Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro	Alfredo Hawit Banegas	Jurandir dos Santos
José Maria "Chema" Durón	Mariano Godoy	Mario Iubini
Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga	Roger Mayorga	Alcides Morales
Ronald Quilter	Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes	Roxne Romero
Rigoberto Sosa	Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez	Manuel "Candado" Williams
Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya	Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Carlos "Care" Alvarado	Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara	Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
Selvin Cárcamo	Walter Chávez	Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz
Platense
Carlos "Care" Alvarado	Rafael Argeñal	Félix Concepción Carranza
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner	Manuel de Jesús Fuentes	Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
Mario Ortega	Arturo Payne	Víctor Samuel Rivera
Universidad
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar	Ricardo Nuila	Pablo Candú Palma
Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
Vida
Marco Antonio Marcos Peña	José María "Chema" Salinas	Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins	Oscar "Burra" Acosta	Arturo "Junia" Garden
Morris Garden	Mario McKoy	Manuel Bernárdez Calderón
César "Cesarín" Aguirre	Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez	Mario Murillo
Jesús Octavio Cifuentes	Jairo López	José López "Rulo" Paz
Mario Ardón	Tomás "Tommy" Marshall	Juan David
Edgardo Williams	Vicente Suazo	Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
Peter Buchanan	Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza	Jorge Peralta
Antonio "Danto" Urbina	Hermenegildo Orellana	Ramón Neptaly "Liebre" Guardado
Jorge Caballero	Osman Zelaya	Fredy Delgado
Matilde Selím Lacayo	Marco Antonio Caballero

1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional

1976–77 teams

Regular season

Standings

Final round

Cuadrangular standings

Final

Top scorer

Squads

Known results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 11

Cuadrangular

Unknown rounds

References

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26 February 1976	Marathón	0–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
CST				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

29 February 1976	España	0–1	Campamento	San Pedro Sula
CST				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

14 March 1976	Platense	0–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
CST				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

25 March 1976	Motagua	1–0	Broncos	Tegucigalpa
CST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

4 April 1976	Motagua	2–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa
CST	Obando			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

8 April 1976	Motagua	2–0	Federal	Tegucigalpa
CST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

2 May 1976	Vida	3–1	Broncos	La Ceiba
CST	Caballero			Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

27 May 1976	Motagua	2–0	Campamento	Tegucigalpa
CST	Iubini Zelaya			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

4 July 1976	Broncos	0–0	Olimpia	Choluteca
CST				Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos

18 July 1976	Olimpia	2–0	Campamento	Tegucigalpa
CST	Chávez Brand			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

1 August 1976	Marathón	1–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
CST	Hernández		Obando	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

8 August 1976	España	2–1	Federal	San Pedro Sula
CST			Meza	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

22 August 1976	Motagua	1–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
CST	Juvini			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

29 August 1976	España	4–0	Broncos	San Pedro Sula
CST	Villegas			Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

5 September 1976	Marathón	7–0	Campamento	San Pedro Sula
CST				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

	Motagua	3–0	Universidad	Tegucigalpa
CST	Sosa Guifarro Zelaya			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino