1972–73 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1972–73 Honduran Liga Nacional season was expected to be the 8th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. However, on 12 August 1972, due to economic problems the tournament was cancelled after nine weeks completed.[1] It's unclear how Club Deportivo Olimpia and C.D.S. Vida obtained berths to the 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Liga Nacional
Season1972–73
ChampionsNone
RelegatedNone
CONCACAF Champions' CupOlimpia
Vida
Matches played45
Goals scored115 (2.56 per match)
All statistics correct as of 12 October 1972.

1972–73 teams

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  • Broncos bought Verdún's franchise[2]

Regular season

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Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Motagua9630187+1115
2Olimpia9522137+612
3Vida9513188+1011
4Platense9513167+911
5España9342118+310
6Atlético Indio94231013−310
7Broncos923469−37
8Troya9225619−136
9Universidad9216718−115
10Marathón91171019−93
Source: [citation needed]
  • The tournament was canceled after nine rounds.

Squads

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Atlético Indio
Amílcar "Verde" Aceituno Víctor Hugo Álvarez Luis Brand
Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand Marco Antonio Calderón Ricardo Calona
Pedro "Poquitito" Carbajal Miguel Angel Escalante Jorge "Cruz Azul" Escoto
"Yuyuga" Flores Joaquín Enrique "Quicón" Fonseca Francisco "Panchón" Guerra
Alfonso "Garrincha" Gutiérrez Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Joaquín "Alianza" Maldonado
Carlos Arturo Matute David Levy McCalla Aquiles Mendoza
Héctor "Yeto" Montoya Oscar Nolasco Roy Posas
Orlando "Calavera" Rodríguez Expedito Serafín Jorge Sierra
Edgardo Sosa Ramón Ugarte
Broncos
Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
España
Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta Dagoberto Cubero Arnulfo Echeverría
Flavio Ortega José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Domingo "Mingo" Ramos
Jacobo Sarmiento Rigoberto "Aserradero" Velásquez Jaime Villegas
Marathón
Roberto Bailey Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla Alexander "Nina" Guillén
Alberto Mancía Allard Plummer Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez
Gil "Fátima" Valerio Allan Ricardo Young
Motagua
Marcos Banegas Nelson Benavídez José Luis Cruz Figueroa
Salvador Dubois Leiva Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Julio Meza
Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
Olimpia
Arnulfo "Nuco" Aguilar Óscar Banegas Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara
Selvin Cárcamo Domingo "Toncontín" Ferrera Conrado "Chorotega" Flores
Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Juan Isidro "Juanín" Lanza Mario Mairena
Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
Roberto Crisanto "Manga" Norales Ángel Ramón "Mon" Paz German Quijano
René "Reno" Rodríguez Rolando "Piropo" Rodríguez Samuel Sentini
Raúl Suazo Lagos Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir Juan Ventura "Gata" López
Manuel "Candado" Williams
Platense
Carlos "Care" Alvarado Miguel "Miguelín" Bernárdez
Martín Castillo Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
Óscar Marino Piedrahíta Jimmy Steward
Troya
Gilberto "Chorro" Acosta Juan Manuel "Chino" Aguilar Santiago Anderson
Geraldo Baptista Jorge Emilio Cabrera Carlos Cabrera
Domingo "Toncontín" Ferrera Gerardo García José Lito Godoy
Edgardo Lagos Edgardo Lanza Camilo Mejía
Carlos Ochoa Domingo "Yuyo" Tróchez
Universidad
Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz Ramón "Mon" Medina José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
Victoria
José Dagoberto Tejeda
Vida
Carlos Humberto Alvarado Osorto Manuel Bernárdez Calderón Morris Garden
José López "Rulo" Paz Marco Antonio Marcos Peña José María "Chema" Salinas

Known results

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Marathón0–1Universidad
San Pedro Sula
Platense3–1Olimpia
Ortega
Alvarado ?' (pen.)
Gómez
Puerto Cortés
Marathón3–1Troya
San Pedro Sula
Marathón2–2España
Plummer
San Pedro Sula
Atlético Indio2–1Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Vida6–0Troya
Alvarado
Peña
La Ceiba
Olimpia2–0Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia1–0España
Olimpia4–0Troya
Tegucigalpa
Olimpia2–1Vida
Olimpia2–1Broncos
Olimpia1–1Atlético Indio
Olimpia0–0Universidad
Olimpia0–1Motagua
Tegucigalpa
Platense2–0Marathón
Puerto Cortés
Marathón1–2Vida
San Pedro Sula
Motagua5–2Marathón
Tegucigalpa
Broncos2–1Marathón
Choluteca

References

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