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.LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 19 February 2009 Both teams qualified to the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.RSSSF.com – Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009
1974–75 teams
Atlético Indio (Tegucigalpa) C.D. Broncos (Choluteca) C.D. España (San Pedro Sula) C.D. Federal (Tegucigalpa, promoted) C.D. Marathón (San Pedro Sula) C.D. Motagua (Tegucigalpa) C.D. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) C.D. Platense (Puerto Cortés) Universidad (Tegucigalpa) C.D.S. Vida (La Ceiba)
Regular season
Standings
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
Cuadrangular standings
Draws were decided by penalty kicks, 2 points for winner and 1 point for loser.
Final
Liga Nacional1974–75 ChampionC.D. España1st title
Top scorer Rubén Rodríguez (Platense) with 15 goalsRadioHouse.hn – Récords de Liga Nacional en 15 de septiembre – 15 September 2015
Squads Atlético Indio Amílcar "Verde" Aceituno Víctor Hugo Álvarez Luis Brand Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Marco Antonio Calderón Ricardo Calona Pedro "Poquitito" Carbajal Miguel Angel Escalante Jorge "Cruz Azul" Escoto "Yuyuga" Flores Joaquín Enrique "Quicón" Fonseca Francisco "Panchón" Guerra Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Joaquín "Alianza" Maldonado Carlos Arturo Matute David Levy McCalla Aquiles Mendoza Héctor "Yeto" Montoya Oscar Nolasco Roy Posas Orlando "Calavera" Rodríguez Expedito Serafín Jorge Sierra Edgardo Sosa Ramón Ugarte José Armando Ayala Broncos Wilfredo Caballero Wilson Fernández Da Silva Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles Marco Tulio Gonzales Javier "el Uno" Rodríguez Jacobo Sarmiento Jose Boanerges Villalobos Moreno Real España Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Jimmy James Bailey Julio Campos José Edelmín "Pando" Castro Carlos Roberto Consany Dagoberto Cubero César Augusto Dávila Puerto Arnulfo Echeverría Alberto Ferreira da Silva Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina José López "Rulo" Paz Washington Pereira Gil Josué Rodríguez Jaime Villegas Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood Federal Ramón Bustillo Roberto "Toto" Cáceres Pedro Caetano Da Silva Arturo del Carmen Díaz Dagoberto Espinal Leroy Foster Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Gustavo Izaguirre Carlos Arturo Matute Julio Meza Manuel "Micobrinco" Rodríguez Oscar Teherán Domingo "Yuyo" Tróchez Orlando "Bimbo" Vásquez Francisco Zelaya Pastrana Marathón Rafael Argeñal Mauro "Nayo" Caballero Miguel Angel "Pianito" Castro Linauro Di Paula Julio César "Cucaracha" Fonseca Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Alberto Mancía Wilfredo Medina Allard Plummer Daniel Argelio Romero Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Allan Ricardo Young Motagua Marcos Banegas Mario Blandón "Tanque" Artica José Luis Cruz Figueroa Salvador Dubois Leiva José María "Chema" Durón Mariano Godoy Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Roger Mayorga Angel Antonio "Toño" Obando Ronald Quilter Rigoberto Sosa Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Arnaldo "Chuluyo" Zelaya Héctor "Lin" Zelaya Olimpia Dennis Allen Selvin Cárcamo Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz Óscar García Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Alfredo Hawit Banegas Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz Manuel "Candado" Williams Samuel Sentini Platense Alejandro Aguirre Carlos "Care" Alvarado Argeñal Rafael Argeñal Eduardo Castillo Martín Castillo "Cacique" Castro "Rigo" Castro Ricardo Castro Jhony Chavarría Arturo Coto Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner "Cuco" Flores Manuel de Jesús Fuentes "Toro" Garay Rossvelth Garbut "Che" Guerrero Juan Noyola Mario Ortega Arturo Payne Oscar Piedrahíta Roberto Rich Samuel Rivera Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén Jimmy Steward Universidad Santos "Cocodrilo" González Roger Macedo David Levy McCalla Ramón "Mon" Medina José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Ricardo Nuila Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá Roberto Virgilio Santos Vida Óscar "Burra" Acosta César "Cesarín" Aguirre Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto Manuel Bernárdez Calderón Peter Buchanan Jorge Caballero Jesús Octavio Cifuentes Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins Juan David Fredy Delgado Arturo "Junia" Garden Morris Garden Ramón Neptally "Liebre" Guardado Dennis "Bomba" Hinds Mario McKoy Matilde Selím Lacayo Jairo López José López "Rulo" Paz Tomás "Tommy" Marshall Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Mario Murillo Hermenegildo Orellana Marco Antonio Marcos Peña Jorge Peralta Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez José María "Chema" Salinas Vicente Suazo Antonio "Danto" Urbina Edgardo Williams Osman Zelaya
Known results
Round 1
Round 7
Round 12
Unknown rounds
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.
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