Liga Nacional 1979-80

Week 1
Sunday, 11 March 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 2-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 13-19-14 (36:38)
Notes:

Week 2
Sunday, 18 March 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-1 Marathón
[Ramón Maradiaga x2 | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 18-17-8 (65:46)
Notes:

Week 3
Sunday, 8 April 1979
Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés. Attendance:
Atlético Portuario 0-3 Motagua
[ | Ángel Obando x2, Luís Reyes]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-0-0 (3:0)
Notes:

Week 4
Sunday, 29 April 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 0-2 Universidad
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-7-7 (25:18)
Notes:

Week 5
Sunday, 6 May 1979
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Victoria 2-2 Motagua
[ | David Medina x2]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-4-2 (34:19)
Notes:

Week 6
Sunday, 13 May 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 3-2 Vida
[Rigoberto Sosa x2, Salvador Bernárdez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 19-15-8 (55:39)
Notes:

Week 7
Sunday, 20 May 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-0 Real España
[Salvador Bernárdez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 17-23-13 (47:43)
Notes:

Week 8
Thursday, 31 May 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 0-1 Platense
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 20-6-12 (48:32)
Notes:

Week 9
Sunday, 3 June 1979
Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos, Choluteca. Attendance:
Broncos 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-11-1 (27:12)
Notes:

Week 10
Sunday, 10 June 1979
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Vida 0-1 Motagua
[ | Salvador Bernárdez]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 20-15-8 (56:39)
Notes:

Week 11
Sunday, 17 June 1979
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Real España 3-2 Motagua
[ | Rigoberto Sosa, Salvador Bernárdez]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 17-23-14 (49:46)
Notes:

Week 12
Sunday, 1 July 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-2 Olimpia
[Eduardo Esquivel | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 13-19-15 (37:40)
Notes: Eduardo Esquivel scored his first goal for the club

Week 13
Sunday, 8 July 1979
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Atlético Portuario 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-1-0 (3:0)
Notes:

Week 14
Sunday, 15 July 1979
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Marathón 1-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 18-17-9 (65:47)
Notes:

Week 15
Sunday, 22 July 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-1 Broncos
[Jorge Centurión, Salvador Bernárdez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 11-11-1 (29:13)
Notes:

Week 16
Sunday, 29 July 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Universidad 0-1 Motagua
[ | Ángel Obando]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 11-7-7 (26:18)
Notes:

Week 17
Sunday, 5 August 1979
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba. Attendance:
Victoria 1-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 10-4-3 (34:20)
Notes:

Week 18
Sunday, 12 August 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-2 Platense
[David Medina, Salvador Bernárdez | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 20-7-12 (50:34)
Notes:

Week 19
Sunday, 19 August 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 3-3 Atlético Portuario
[Luís Reyes, Héctor Zelaya, Ramón Maradiaga | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 1-3-0 (6:3)
Notes:

Week 20
Sunday, 26 August 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 1-0 Real España
[Jorge Centurión | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 18-23-14 (50:46)
Notes:

Week 21
Sunday, 2 September 1979
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Marathón 0-0 Motagua
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 18-18-9 (65:47)
Notes:

Week 22
Sunday, 9 September 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Olimpia 2-1 Motagua
[ | Luís Reyes]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 13-19-16 (38:42)
Notes:

Week 23
Sunday, 16 September 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 0-1 Universidad
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 11-7-8 (26:19)
Notes:

Week 24
Sunday, 23 September 1979
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula. Attendance:
Platense 1-1 Motagua
[ | Jorge Centurión]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 20-8-12 (51:35)
Notes:

Week 25
Sunday, 30 September 1979
Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos, Choluteca. Attendance:
Broncos 1-1 Motagua
[ | David Bueso]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 11-11-1 (29:13)
Notes:

Week 26
Sunday, 7 October 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 2-1 Victoria
[Jorge Montenegro, Héctor Zelaya | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 11-4-3 (36:21)
Notes: Jorge Montenegro scored his first goal for the club

Week 27
Sunday, 14 October 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Motagua 0-0 Vida
[ | ]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 20-16-8 (56:39)
Notes:

Standings
R  Club                      G   W   D   L   F   A   +/- Pt   Finish
1  Marathón                  27  17  3   7   40  23  +17 37   Qualified to Final round
2  Olimpia                   27  13  7   7   43  36  +7  33   Qualified to Final round
3  Broncos                   27  11  8   8   32  27  +5  30   Qualified to Final round
4  Victoria                  27  10  7   10  34  30  +4  27   Qualified to Final round
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5  Motagua                   27  9   9   9   29  29  0   27   Playoff
6  Universidad               27  9   9   9   22  22  0   27   Playoff
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7  Platense                  27  7   12  8   27  31  -4  26
8  Real España               27  7   9   11  28  23  +5  23
9  Vida                      27  6   9   12  30  38  -8  21
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10 Atlético Portuario        27  6   7   14  29  55  -26 19   Relegated

Playoff
Wednesday, 17 October 1979
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Attendance:
Universidad 2-1 Motagua
[ | Ángel Obando]
Starting XI:
DT:
Referee:
New record: 11-7-9 (27:21)
Notes:

Squad
N  Player                    Pos  DOB
   Héctor Zelaya *           -    -
   Héctor Zelaya **          DF   12 August 1958
   Rigoberto Sosa            MF   12 January 1951
   Ángel Obando              FW   -
   Ramón Maradiaga           MF   30 October 1954
   Luís Reyes                FW   19 March 1958
   Salvador Bernárdez        MF   6 January 1954
   David Bueso               MF   5 May 1955
   David Medina              -    -
   Jorge Centurión (ARG)     -    -
   Eduardo Esquivel          -    -
   Jorge Montenegro          -    -
* Nicknamed "Lin", not to be confused with Héctor "Pecho de Águila" Zelaya
** Nicknamed "Pecho de Águila", not to be confused with Héctor "Lin" Zelaya

Top goalscorers
N  Player                    Goals
1  Salvador Bernárdez        6
2  Ángel Obando              4
3  Ramón Maradiaga           3
   Luís Reyes                3
   David Medina              3
   Rigoberto Sosa            3
   Jorge Centurión           3
8  Héctor Zelaya             2
9  Eduardo Esquivel          1
   David Bueso               1
   Jorge Montenegro          1

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