The 1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 12th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a three round-robin schedule followed by a 5-team playoff round. Club Deportivo Olimpia 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 1978 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
1977–78 teams
Broncos (Choluteca) Federal (Tegucigalpa) Marathón (San Pedro Sula) Motagua (Tegucigalpa) Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) Platense (Puerto Cortés) Real España (San Pedro Sula) Universidad (Tegucigalpa) Victoria (La Ceiba, promoted) Vida (La Ceiba)
Regular season
Standings
Reply for Final round
Final round
Pentagonal standings
Final
GK – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – – Substitutions:– – –– – – Manager: Carlos Padilla
GK – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – – Substitutions:– – –– – – Manager: Carlos Cruz
GK – Belarmino Rivera DF – Santos Ruiz DF – Vicente Suazo DF – Óscar García DF – Héctor Uclés MF – Roger Chavarría MF – Ramón Brand MF – Luis Minochio FW – Prudencio Norales FW – Walter Chávez FW – Rigoberto Gómez Substitutions:– – Ángel Paz – – René Enamorado Manager: Carlos Cruz
GK – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – – Substitutions:– – –– – – Manager: Carlos Padilla
Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate score.
Liga Nacional1977–78 ChampionC.D. Olimpia5th title
Top goalscorers 10 goals: Mario Juvini Carreño (Motagua) 8 goals: Prudencio Norales (Olimpia) 7 goals: Jurandir Dosantos (Marathón) 6 goals: Armando Valenchina (Vida) Daniel Sambulá (Universidad) Mario Mairena (Federal) Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua) Luis Walter Chávez (Olimpia)
Squads Broncos German "Loco" Guzmán Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz Real España Jimmy Steward Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Walter Humberto Jimminson Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén Gustavo Portillo Marvin Zúniga Alberto Ferreira da Silva José Luis Cruz Figueroa Jaime Villegas Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Mauricio "Mozambique" Alvarez Edelmín "Pando" Castro Gil Rodríguez Federal José Alvarez Víctor Hugo Álvarez Roberto “Babington” Barahona José Rafael Irías Marcos Lacayo José Lanza Julio Meza Mario Roberto Mairena Enrique “Fantasma” Mendoza Ronald Quilter Jerry Slosher León Ugarte Orlando “Bimbo” Vásquez Francisco “Pantera” Velásquez Tomás Wood Francisco Zelaya Pastrana Marathón Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Jurandir Dosantos Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Roscoe Charles Daniel Argelio Romero Carlos "Calín" Morales Roberto Bailey Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Porfirio Armando Betancourt Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Ricardo Nuila Richard Kenneth Payne Motagua Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga Roger Mayorga Mario Hernán Juvini Carreño Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez Rigoberto Sosa Héctor "Lin" Zelaya Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes Ennos Pereira Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Olimpia Belarmino Rivera Orlando Banegas Luis Walter Chávez Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Óscar García Héctor Orlando Uclés César Bordinhao José Ortiz Moisés Velásquez Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz René Enamorado Prudencio "Tecate" Norales Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Net Jonhy Chavarría Ernesto Paes de Oliveira Carlos "Care" Alvarado Arturo Recarte Cáceres Luis Alonso Minochio Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir Selvin Cárcamo Santos "Indio" Ruíz Vicente Suazo Roger Chavarría Platense Luis Enrique "Banana" Alvarez Dagoberto Tejeda Antonio "El Camalote" Dueñas Mario Ortega Rafael Argeñal Arnulfo Echeverría Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Arturo Payne Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Carlos "Care" Alvarado Eduardo Laing Erasmo “Chícharo” Guerrero Domingo Drummond Rigoberto Castro German “Cacique” Castro Julio “Ruso” Bonilla Julio Álvarez Universidad Roberto "Pirata" Fernández José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá Victoria Dagoberto Tejeda Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga Carlos "Cuco" Flores Francisco Jiménez Jorge Irías German Güity Miguel Lanza David Goff José Cruz Julio César Girón Roberto Urbina Benedicto Ordóñez Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya José Cálix Camilo Bonifacio Pedro Caetano da Silva Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent Miguel "Primitivo" Ortiz Armando Acosta Claudio Castro Rigoberto "Indio" Ruiz Santos "Coco" González Jorge Cálix Gustavo Amaya Jerry Jhonson Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz Vida Mario Ardón Roberto "Macho" Figueroa Ramón Nectally "Liebre" Guardado Matilde Selím Lacayo Armando Valenchina
Known results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 17
Round 18
Round 27
Pentagonal
Unknown rounds
References