The 1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 13th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Motagua won the title after defeating Real C.D. España in the finals.RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009 It's unclear why no Honduran representation was sent to the 1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Nevertheless, Motagua, Real España, Olimpia and Broncos obtained berths to the 1979 Copa Fraternidad.RSSSF.com–Copa Fraternidad–29 November 2007
1978–79 teams
Broncos (Choluteca) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Tiburones (Choluteca, promoted) Universidad (Tegucigalpa) Victoria (La Ceiba) Vida (La Ceiba)
Regular season
Standings
Fifth place playoff
Broncos advanced to Pentagonal on awarded points.
Final round
Pentagonal standings
Final
Top scorer Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua) with 15 goals
Squads Broncos German "Loco" Guzmán Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz Marathón Daniel Argelio Romero Óscar Machigua René "Maravilla" Suazo Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Manuel Rodríguez David Sánchez Tomás Wood Manuel Doblado Leónidas Nolasco Erick Cabalceta Rigoberto Castro Richard Kenneth Payne Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Roberto Bailey Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Francisco Javier Toledo Julio "Ruso" Bonilla Ricardo Nuila Osman Peña Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Mario López Carlos "Calín" Morales Iván Ramos Félix Concepción Carranza Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias Celso Fredy Güity Porfirio Armando Betancourt Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Motagua Roger Mayorga Alcides Morales Roberto Abrussezze Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez Carlos Mejía Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante Héctor "Lin" Zelaya René "Kun Fu" Velásquez Camilo Mejía Juan Ramón Aguilar Rubén "Chamaco" Guifarro Marco Tulio Andino Roxne Romero Ennos Pereira Rigoberto Sosa Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya Antonio Antonio Obando Samuel Rivera Edgardo Sosa José Luis Zelaya Mario Moncada Feliciano Guardado Mariano Godoy David Bueso David Medina Alberto Centurión Olimpia Belarmino Rivera Francisco Zelaya Pastrana Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz Vicente Suazo Óscar García Héctor Uclés Víctor Romero Víctor "Calero" Lozano Óscar Batíz Adán Amador Carlos Figueroa Manuel Gámez Arturo Cáceres Óscar Banegas José Amador Joaquín del Arca Osmán Zelaya Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Roger Chavarría Prudencio "Tecate" Norales Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Jorge Alberto "Perro" González Samuel Montoya Walter Chávez Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño Ricardo Carreño Carlos Maldonado Walter "Estupiñán" Amador José Antonio García Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir Platense Arnulfo Echeverría Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Danilo "Pulga" Flores Arturo Payne Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén Alex Rodríguez Real España Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Walter Jimminson Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Clinton Campbell Gustavo Portillo Junior Rashford Costly Marvin Zúniga Alberto Ferreira da Silva José Luis Cruz Figueroa Jimmy James Bailey Allan Costly Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz Jimmy Steward Edith Hernando Contreras Tiburones Juan Jerezano "Yuyuga" Flores David Silva Salustio Pacheco Alejandro Palacios "Nilo" Herrera Edgar Alfaro Agustín Alemán Pedro Colón José Reynaldo Villagra Domingo Martínez Universidad Roger Mayorga Otoniel Oliva Joaquín Pavón Sequeira Mauricio Cruz Jiron Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Victoria Óscar Figueroa Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Camilo Bonifacio Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya David Goff Pedro Caetano da Silva Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga Francisco Jiménez Miguel Ángel "Primitivo" Ortiz Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz Luis Edgardo Meléndez Vida Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo Edgardo Williams Abraham Osorio Peter Buchanan Hermenegildo Orellana César "Cesarín" Aguirre Marco Tulio "Socadito" Zelaya Carlos Aguirre Neptally "Liebre" Guardado Carlos Johnson Carlos Bejarano Felipe "Embajador" Sánchez Juan Dolmo Arzú Mario Ardón Roberto "Macho" Figueroa Carlos Talbot Manuel Gámez Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Wilfredo Rodríguez Carlos Orlando Caballero Dennis "Bomba" Hinds Arnulfo Ardón Matilde Selim Lacayo Carlos "Comay" Flores Jesús "Bululo" Carías Jorge Bernárdez Jaime Morales Roberto Maradiaga
Known results
Round 1
Pentagonal place playoff
Pentagonal
Unknown rounds
References