1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional
| Season | 1980-81 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Real España (4th title) |
| Relegated | None |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup |
Real España Marathón |
| Copa Fraternidad |
Real España Marathón Olimpia Vida |
| Top goalscorer | Luis O. Altamirano (13) |
|
← 1979-80 1981-82 → | |
The two giants from San Pedro Sula decided the 1980-81 season, Real España winners of regular season in 27 rounds, and Marathón winner of the Pentagonal decided what has been so far the only Final disputed in three matches.
1980-81 teams
Regular season
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real España | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 34 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Vida | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 31 | |
| 3 | Marathón | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 29 | |
| 4 | Olimpia | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 29 | |
| 5 | Victoria | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 28 | |
| 6 | Motagua | 27 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Universidad | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Broncos | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Atlético Morazán | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | Platense | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 23 |
- Real España clinched Final spot as regular season winner.
- Top five qualify to Final round.
- No relegation this season.
Final round
Pentagonal standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathón | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Forced to play extra round |
| 2 | Olimpia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | Real España | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Vida | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | |
| 5 | Victoria | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 |
- Note: After a three-way tie between Marathón, Olimpia, and Real España with 11 points; and extra one-robin round was required, however all games finished leveled and the tie persisted, therefore Marathón qualified to the Final by goal difference on all rounds together.
Final
1980-12-17 |
| Real España | 2 - 1 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
Jimminson  Costly |
Pavón |
San Pedro Sula Referee: José Manuel Andino Pinel |
Top scorer
-
Luis O. Altamirano (Broncos) with 13 goals
Squads
| Atlético Morazán | ||
|---|---|---|
 José Luis Cruz Figueroa |
José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega |
Noel Omar Renderos |
| Héctor "Lin" Zelaya |
||
| Broncos | ||
| Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano |
 Iván Ramos |
Dennis Williams |
| Iván Guerra |
César Humberto Carranza |
Luis Rosales Brand |
| German "Loco" Guzmán |
Carlos Mondragón |
Orlando Flores |
| Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz |
 Pedro Pinheiro |
Rubén Guardado |
| Marcial Bonilla |
Orlando Rodríguez |
Luis Alberto Escaurizza |
| José Marcial "Canelo" Murillo |
"Yuyuguita" Flores |
Marco Tulio Cacho |
| Samuel "Chucho" Armijo |
Marco Tulio Cárcamo |
Isidro Arriola |
| Enrique "Pilo" Soriano |
José Ramón Hinds |
Antonio Almendárez |
| Jairo Lezama |
Rigoberto "Chombo" Aguilar |
Mario López |
| Oscar "Zorro" Lezama |
||
| Marathón | ||
| Jorge Phoyoú |
Wilfredo Brown |
Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias |
| Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent |
Jorge Martínez |
Alberto Merelles |
| Francisco Javier Toledo |
Ramón "Albañil" Osorio |
Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla |
| Carlos Mejía |
José Ángel Peña |
Oswaldo Zaldívar |
| Alfredo Dimaio |
Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina |
Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez |
| René "Maravilla" Suazo |
José Martínez |
Juan Carlos Weber |
| Francisco Zelaya Pastrana |
Arturo Payne |
Richard Kenneth Payne |
| Félix Concepción Carranza |
Gilberto Leonel Machado García |
Celso Fredy Güity |
| Rigoberto Castro |
Rolando Padilla "Moro" Bardales |
Margarito Castillo |
| Fernando Figueroa |
Carlos Guevara |
Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez |
| Juan Contreras |
Óscar Romero |
|
| Motagua | ||
| German "Loco" Guzmán |
 Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño |
Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes |
| Rigoberto Sosa |
Víctor Manuel Chávez |
José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar |
| Olimpia | ||
| Óscar Banegas |
Darío Cribas |
Roberto Valentín "Pirata" Fernández |
| Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz |
José Batiz |
Víctor Calero Lozano |
| Rigoberto Ruiz |
Emilio Martínez |
Fredy Ríos |
| Basilio Avila |
Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand |
Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez |
| Raúl Cocherari |
José Luis Januario |
Jorge Alberto "Perro" González |
| Carlos Solís |
Óscar García |
Víctor Romero |
| Daniel Zapata |
Antonio Alemán |
Héctor Uclés |
| Nelson de Moraes |
Alcides Carota |
Arturo Cáceres |
| Horacio Parham Castro |
||
| Platense | ||
| Juan Jerezano |
Jorge Luis Mancía |
Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner |
| Alex Rodríguez |
Carlos Cruz Colindres |
Antonio Laing |
| Modesto Ayestas |
||
| Real España | ||
| Julio César "El Tile" Arzú |
Jimmy Steward |
Clinton Campbell |
 Didier Gutiérrez |
Carlos Orlando Caballero |
Jorge Alberto Centurión |
| Walter Jimminson |
Allan Costly |
Víctor Hugo Salgado |
| Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz |
Francisco García |
Marcos Campbell |
| German "Cacique" Castro |
Javier Latreza |
Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews |
| Edith Hernando Contreras |
Enrique "Fantasma" Mendoza |
Jimmy James Bailey |
| Javier Chavarría |
Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao |
Jaime Villegas |
| Junior Rashford Costly |
Roberto "Sargento" Barahona |
Juan Carlos Espinoza |
| Carlos Solano |
Marcos Lacayo |
José Antonio "Gin" García |
| Oscar Velásquez |
Roscoe Charles |
Carlos Rivera |
| Edelmín "Pando" Castro |
Alberto Chedrany |
|
| Universidad | ||
| Raúl David Fúnez |
Olvin Elvir |
Walter "Estupiñán" Amador |
| Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá |
Edimar Luiz Marques |
|
| Victoria | ||
| Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte |
Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga |
Francisco Jiménez |
| Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya |
José Reynaldo Villagra |
Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz |
| Benedicto Ordóñez |
Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado |
Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz |
| David Goff |
||
| Vida | ||
| Matilde Selím Lacayo |
Roberto "Macho" Figueroa |
Junior Mejía |
Known results
Round 1
| Marathón | 1–0 | Atlético Morazán |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez |
San Pedro Sula |
Round 22
27 July 1980 |
| Vida | 1–0 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| Arzú |
La Ceiba |
28 July 1980 |
| Motagua | 3–3 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Marquinho Carreño |
González Yanuario |
Tegucigalpa Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Félix Gómez |
Pentagonal
14 September 1980 |
| Olimpia | 1–1 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
28 September 1980 |
| Real España | 3–1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Centurión Chavarría Caballero |
Romero |
San Pedro Sula |
5 October 1980 |
| Olimpia | 4–0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Ríos |
Tegucigalpa |
29 October 1980 |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Januario |
Tegucigalpa |
5 November 1980 |
| Marathón | 0–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula |
18 November 1980 |
| Olimpia | 1–1 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Extra game |
Tegucigalpa |
23 November 1980 |
| Marathón | 0–0 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Extra game |
San Pedro Sula |
Unknown rounds
3 March 1980 |
| Vida | 1–0 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
La Ceiba |
9 March 1980 |
| Atlético Morazán | 4–1 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
13 April 1980 |
| Motagua | 2–2 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Payne |
Tegucigalpa |
4 May 1980 |
| Broncos | 4–0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
Choluteca |
11 May 1980 |
| Universidad | 3–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa |
17 August 1980 |
| Real España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández |
San Pedro Sula |
1980 |
| Real España | 2–1 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula |
| Victoria | 2–1 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
La Ceiba |
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