Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1975-76
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The 1975–76 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...

 had two phases: the regular season that was played in 27 rounds and a final round, which consisted of a Cuadrangular and a Final.

1975–76 teams

  • Atlántida (promoted)
  • Broncos
    Club Deportivo Broncos
    Club Deportivo Broncos was a Honduran soccer club based on Choluteca, Honduras. Due to financial problems, the club sold its franchise to Universidad and became Broncos UNAH after the 1981-82 season.-League performance:...

  • España
    Real C.D. España
    Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras.-History:...

  • Federal
  • Marathón
    Club Deportivo Marathón
    Club Deportivo Marathón is an Honduran football club which currently plays in the in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in San Pedro Sula.-History:...

  • Motagua
    Club Deportivo Motagua
    Club Deportivo Motagua is a Honduran football club, located in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, and plays in the Honduran top division at the Estadio Nacional. The club is one of the most successful and renowned of Honduras...

  • Olimpia
    Club Deportivo Olimpia
    Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino...

  • Platense
    Club Deportivo Platense
    Club Deportivo Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Puerto Cortés, Cortés. The club was founded on 4 July 1960.-History:According to the records available, the following people attended Club Platense: René Paíz, Roger Riera, Roberto Mejía, Roosevelt Garbut, Manuel Flores, Héctor...

  • Universidad
    Pumas UNAH
    Pumas UNAH or simply Universidad was an Honduran football club. They changed their name to Broncos UNAH twice in 1982–83 and 2006–07 and played in Choluteca those two seasons...

  • Vida
    Club Deportivo y Social Vida
    Club Deportivo y Social Vida, or simply Vida, is an Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been champion twice and runner up 3 times.-History:...


  • Standings

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    • Olimpia, Motagua, España and Universidad qualified to Final round.
    • Olimpia secured final spot as regular season winner.
    • Atlántida relegated to second division.

    Cuadrangular standings

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    • España and Motagua played an extra match for final spot on 3 December 1975 in San Pedro Sula
      San Pedro Sula
      San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

      , the final result was 0–0 after 120 minutes, España qualified to the final as better goal difference in all rounds.

    Final

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    Atlántida

    Arnulfo "Yuyuga" Flores Mario "Flecha" López "Diablo" Ramos Eduardo Gámez German "Niño" Bernárdez Oscar Acosta Osman Zelaya Apolonio Sambulá Camilo Mejía Carlos "Papeto" Lobo Jorge Sierra

    Broncos

    Hernán Santiago García Martínez Jacobo Sarmiento Jorge Alberto "Perro" González "Yeto" Montoya

    España

    Jimmy Stewart Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Roger Macedo
    • Ramón Cano Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood Reynaldo Mejía Ortega
    • Ernesto "Tractor" Ramírez Walter Humberto Jimminson
    Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Alberto Ferreira da Silva José Luis Cruz Figueroa José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Arnulfo Echeverría Jimmy James Bailey Gil Josué Rodríguez José López Paz

    Federal

    Julio Meza Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez José Ernesto "Toto" Cáceres Oscar Teherán

    Marathón

    Luis Urbina Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla César Augusto "Papi" Dávila Puerto Wilfredo Medina Wilfredo Garay Francisco Castillo Mauro "Nayo" Caballero Julio "Ruso" Bonilla Roscoe Charles Óscar Urbina Allard Plummer Bleer Greeneech Carlos Banegas Miguel Castillo Jaime Ramírez Jr. Óscar McLean Antonio "Camalote" Dueñas Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Daniel Argelio Romero Andro Piña Allan Ricardo Young Gil "Fátima" Valerio Pablo "Payique" Espinoza Bertín Zelaya Héctor Julián Fiallos Francisco Ruiz Mario Bonilla Miguel Chavarría Reynaldo González Rafael "Avioneta" Sauceda Antonio Almendárez Eduardo Ruiz Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar

    Motagua

    Mariano Godoy Víctor Hugo Alvarez Antonio "Toño" Obando Rigoberto Sosa Edgardo Sosa "Lin" Zelaya Rubén Guifarro Roger Mayorga Marcos Banegas Oscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Ronald Quilter "Chema" Durón Salvador Bernárdez Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez

    Olimpia

    Samuel Santini Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Selvin Cárcamo Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Alfredo Hawit Banegas Angel Ramón Paz Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza

    Platense

    Jimmy Steward "Rigo" Castro Arturo Payne Carlos "Care" Alvarado Mario Ortega Roberto Rich Rafael Argeñal Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Martín Castillo Neptaly Argeñal "Cuco" Flores "Toro" Garay Alejandro Aguirre Eduardo Castillo Juan Noyola Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner "Cacique" Castro Oscar Piedrahíta Jhony Chavarría Rossvelth Garbut "Che" Guerrero Samuel Rivera Juan Noyola Arturo Coto Ricardo Castro

    Universidad

    Ramón "Mon" Medina Ricardo Nuila Roberto Virgilio Santos Roger Macedo Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar

    Vida

    Marcos Peña José María "Chema" Salinas
    • Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins
    • Zacarías "Frijolito" Collins
    • Oscar "Burra" Acosta Carlos Alvarado Arturo "Junia" Garden Morris Garden
    • Mario Mckoy Manuel Bernárdez Calderón César "Cesarín" Aguirre
    • Wilfredo "Wil" Rodríguez
    • Mario Murillo
    • Octavio Cifuentes
    • Jairo López
    • José "Rulo" Paz
  • Tomás Marshall
  • Juan David
  • Edgardo Williams
  • Vicente Suazo
  • Dennis "Bomba" Hinds
  • Peter Buchanan
  • José Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Jorge Peralta
  • Antonio "Danto" Urbina Hermenegildo Orellana Ramón Neptaly "Liebre" Guardado
  • Jorge Caballero
  • Osman Zelaya
  • Fredy Delgado Matilde Celín Lacayo Roberto "El Macho" Figueroa.

  • Trivia

    • Atlántida from La Ceiba made only 11 points in 27 games, being this the worst record in Liga Nacional up to date.

    Round 1

    Round 11

    Cuadrangular

    Final playoff

    Unknown rounds

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