1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional
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| 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
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- Real España clinched Final spot as regular season winner.
- Top five qualify to Final round.
- No relegation this season.
Final round
Pentagonal standings
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- 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
| Marathón | 1 - 0 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
Bailey  |
San Pedro Sula
Top scorer
Luis O. Altamirano (Broncos) with 13 goals
Squads
| Atlético Morazán | ||
|---|---|---|
 José Luis Cruz Figueroa
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José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
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Noel Omar Renderos
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| Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
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| Broncos | ||
 Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano
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 Iván Ramos
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Dennis Williams
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| Iván Guerra
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César Humberto Carranza
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Luis Rosales Brand
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| German "Loco" Guzmán
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Carlos Mondragón
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Orlando Flores
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| Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
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 Pedro Pinheiro
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Rubén Guardado
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| Marcial Bonilla
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Orlando Rodríguez
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Luis Alberto Escaurizza
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| José Marcial "Canelo" Murillo
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"Yuyuguita" Flores
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Marco Tulio Cacho
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| Samuel "Chucho" Armijo
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Marco Tulio Cárcamo
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Isidro Arriola
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| Enrique "Pilo" Soriano
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José Ramón Hinds
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Antonio Almendárez
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| Jairo Lezama
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Rigoberto "Chombo" Aguilar
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Mario López
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| Oscar "Zorro" Lezama
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| Marathón | ||
| Jorge Phoyoú
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Wilfredo Brown
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Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
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| Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
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Jorge Martínez
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Alberto Merelles
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| Francisco Javier Toledo
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Ramón "Albañil" Osorio
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Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
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| Carlos Mejía
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José Ángel Peña
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Oswaldo Zaldívar
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| Alfredo Dimaio
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Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
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Hernán Santiago "Cortés" García Martínez
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| René "Maravilla" Suazo
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José Martínez
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Juan Carlos Weber
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| Francisco Zelaya Pastrana
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Arturo Payne
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Richard Kenneth Payne
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| Félix Concepción Carranza
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Gilberto Leonel Machado García
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Celso Fredy Güity
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| Rigoberto Castro
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Rolando Padilla "Moro" Bardales
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Margarito Castillo
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| Fernando Figueroa
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Carlos Guevara
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Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
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| Juan Contreras
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Óscar Romero
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| Motagua | ||
| German "Loco" Guzmán
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 Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño
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Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes
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| Rigoberto Sosa
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Víctor Manuel Chávez
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José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
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| Olimpia | ||
| Óscar Banegas
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Darío Cribas
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Roberto Valentín "Pirata" Fernández
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| Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz
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José Batiz
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Víctor Calero Lozano
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| Rigoberto Ruiz
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Emilio Martínez
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Fredy Ríos
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| Basilio Avila
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Ramón Antonio "Pilín" Brand
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Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez
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| Raúl Cocherari
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José Luis Januario
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Jorge Alberto "Perro" González
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| Carlos Solís
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Óscar García
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Víctor Romero
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| Daniel Zapata
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Antonio Alemán
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Héctor Uclés
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| Nelson de Moraes
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Alcides Carota
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Arturo Cáceres
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| Horacio Parham Castro
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| Platense | ||
| Juan Jerezano
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Jorge Luis Mancía
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Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
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| Alex Rodríguez
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Carlos Cruz Colindres
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Antonio Laing
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| Modesto Ayestas
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| Real España | ||
| Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
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Jimmy Steward
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Clinton Campbell
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 Didier Gutiérrez
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Carlos Orlando Caballero
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Jorge Alberto Centurión
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| Walter Jimminson
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Allan Costly
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Víctor Hugo Salgado
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| Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
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Francisco García
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Marcos Campbell
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| German "Cacique" Castro
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Javier Latreza
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Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews
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| Edith Hernando Contreras
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Enrique "Fantasma" Mendoza
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Jimmy James Bailey
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| Javier Chavarría
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Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
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Jaime Villegas
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| Junior Rashford Costly
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Roberto "Sargento" Barahona
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Juan Carlos Espinoza
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| Carlos Solano
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Marcos Lacayo
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José Antonio "Gin" García
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| Oscar Velásquez
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Roscoe Charles
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Carlos Rivera
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| Edelmín "Pando" Castro
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Alberto Chedrany
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| Universidad | ||
| Raúl David Fúnez
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Olvin Elvir
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Walter "Estupiñán" Amador
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| Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
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Edimar Luiz Marques
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| Victoria | ||
| Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte
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Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga
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Francisco Jiménez
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| Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya
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José Reynaldo Villagra
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Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz
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| Benedicto Ordóñez
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Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado
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Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz
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| David Goff
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| Vida | ||
| Matilde Selím Lacayo
|
Roberto "Macho" Figueroa
|
Junior Mejía
|
Known results
Round 1
| Marathón | 1–0 | Atlético Morazán |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez |
San Pedro Sula
Round 22
| Vida | 1–0 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| Arzú |
La Ceiba
| Motagua | 3–3 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Marquinho[disambiguation needed] Carreño |
González Yanuario |
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Félix Gómez
Pentagonal
| Olimpia | 1–1 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| Olimpia | 4–0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Ríos |
Tegucigalpa
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Januario |
Tegucigalpa
| Marathón | 0–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
| Olimpia | 1–1 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Extra game |
Tegucigalpa
| Marathón | 0–0 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Extra game |
San Pedro Sula
Unknown rounds
| Vida | 1–0 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
La Ceiba
| Atlético Morazán | 4–1 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| Motagua | 2–2 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Payne |
Tegucigalpa
| Broncos | 4–0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
Choluteca
| Universidad | 3–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
Tegucigalpa
| Real España | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández |
San Pedro Sula
| Real España | 2–1 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
San Pedro Sula
| Victoria | 2–1 | Universidad |
|---|---|---|
La Ceiba