Liga Nacional 1973-74

Week 1
Thursday, 18 January 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-0 Troya
[Óscar Hernández | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 3-1-5 (8:9)
Notes:

Week 2
Sunday, 21 January 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 5-0 Broncos
[Mario Blandón x3, Alfonso Gutiérrez, Óscar Hernández | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-0-0 (5:0)
Notes: Mario Blandón scored his first hat-trick for the club

Week 3
Thursday, 1 February 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 3-1 Universidad
[Mario Blandón, Rubén Guifarro, Alfonso Gutiérrez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-0-0 (3:1)
Notes:

Week 4
Sunday, 18 February 1973
Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés. Attendance:
Platense 0-1 Motagua
[ | Alfonso Gutiérrez]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 8-2-9 (18:20)
Notes:

Week 5
Sunday, 25 February 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 2-1 Motagua
[ | Ado Baptista]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 5-6-9 (17:22)
Notes:

Week 6
Thursday, 1 March 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Atlético Indio
[Óscar Hernández, Mario Blandón | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 6-6-3 (16:12)
Notes:

Week 7
Thursday, 8 March 1973
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Marathón 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 9-5-5 (33:26)
Notes:

Week 8
Thursday, 15 March 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 3-1 Vida
[Ado Baptista x2, Alfonso Gutiérrez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 9-5-5 (30:24)
Notes:

Week 9
Sunday, 15 April 1973
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
España 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 9-7-3 (22:12)
Notes:

Week 10
Sunday, 29 April 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Universidad 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-1-0 (3:1)
Notes:

Week 11
Sunday, 13 May 1973
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Vida 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 9-6-5 (30:24)
Notes:

Week 12
Sunday, 20 May 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Olimpia
[Mario Blandón | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 5-7-9 (18:23)
Notes:

Week 13
Sunday, 27 May 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-0 Platense
[Mario Blandón | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 9-2-9 (19:20)
Notes:

Week 14
Sunday, 3 June 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Troya 1-1 Motagua
[ | Mariano Godoy]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 3-2-5 (9:10)
Notes:

Week 15
Sunday, 17 June 1973
Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos, Choluteca. Attendance:
Broncos 2-4 Motagua
[ | Mario Blandón, Arnaldo Zelaya, Óscar Hernández, Rigoberto Sosa]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 2-0-0 (9:2)
Notes: Both Arnaldo Zelaya and Rigoberto Sosa scored their first goals for the club

Week 16
Thursday, 21 June 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Marathón
[Óscar Hernández | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 9-6-5 (34:27)
Notes:

Week 17
Thursday, 19 July 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 España
[Mario Blandón, Rubén Guifarro | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-7-3 (24:12)
Notes:

Week 18
Thursday, 26 July 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Atlético Indio 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 6-7-3 (16:12)
Notes:

Week 19
Sunday, 5 August 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Universidad
[Óscar Hernández, Mario Blandón | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 2-1-0 (5:1)
Notes:

Week 20
Thursday, 9 August 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-0 Troya
[Óscar Hernández, Mariano Godoy | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 4-2-5 (11:10)
Notes:

Week 21
Sunday, 12 August 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 3-2 Platense
[Mario Blandón x2, Ronald Quilter | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-2-9 (22:22)
Notes: Ronald Quilter scored his first goal for the club

Week 22
Sunday, 26 August 1973
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Marathón 0-2 Motagua
[ | Rigoberto Sosa, Mario Blandón]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-6-5 (36:27)
Notes:

Week 23
Sunday, 2 September 1973
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Vida 1-1 Motagua
[ | Mariano Godoy]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 9-7-5 (31:25)
Notes:

Week 24
Tuesday, 4 September 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 5-8-9 (18:23)
Notes:

Week 25
Thursday, 6 September 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Atlético Indio
[Mariano Godoy | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 6-8-3 (17:13)
Notes:

Week 26
Sunday, 9 September 1973
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
España 1-1 Motagua
[ | Óscar Hernández]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-8-3 (25:13)
Notes:

Week 27
Thursday, 13 September 1973
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-1 Broncos
[Héctor Zelaya | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 2-1-0 (10:3)
Notes:

Standings
R  Club                      G   W   D   L   F   A   +/- Pt   Finish
1  Motagua                   27  13  13  1   39  15  +24 39   Winners
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2  Marathón                  27  12  13  2   39  24  +15 37
3  Olimpia                   27  10  12  5   37  24  +13 32
4  España                    27  11  9   7   35  24  +11 31
5  Vida                      27  8   11  8   25  27  -2  27
6  Platense                  27  9   8   10  30  28  +2  26
7  Universidad               27  8   9   10  26  28  -2  25
8  Atlético Indio            27  7   11  9   26  29  -3  25
9  Broncos                   27  6   6   15  27  51  -24 18
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10 Troya                     27  3   4   20  16  50  -34 10   Relegated

Squad
N  Player                    Pos  DOB
   Salvador Dubois (NCA)     GK   15 August 1935
   Nelson Benavídez          -    -
   Rubén Guifarro            MF   15 October 1946
   Marcos Banegas            -    -
   Mariano Godoy             -    -
   Óscar Hernández           FW   10 June 1950
   Mario Blandón             -    -
   José Cruz                 DF   9 February 1952
   Héctor Zelaya *           -    -
   Julio Meza                -    -
   Ado Baptista (BRA)        -    -
   José Durón                -    -
   Alfonso Gutiérrez (CHI)   -    -
   Salvador Bernárdez        MF   6 January 1954
   Roger Mayorga (NCA)       GK   10 July 1946
   Ronald Quilter            -    -
   Arnaldo Zelaya            -    -
   Rigoberto Sosa            MF   12 January 1951
   Ángel Obando              FW   -
   Francisco Velásquez       GK   -
* Nicknamed "Lin", not to be confused with Héctor "Pecho de Águila" Zelaya

Top goalscorers
N  Player                    Goals
1  Mario Blandón             13
2  Óscar Hernández           8
3  Alfonso Gutiérrez         4
   Mariano Godoy             4
5  Ado Baptista              3
6  Rubén Guifarro            2
   Rigoberto Sosa            2
8  Arnaldo Zelaya            1
   Ronald Quilter            1
   Héctor Zelaya             1

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