The 1967–68 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 3rd edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title and qualified to the 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[1]
| Season | 1967–68 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olimpia (2nd) |
| Relegated | Club Deportivo San Pedro |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Olimpia |
| Matches played | 91 |
| Goals scored | 257 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Garden (13) |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
1967–68 teams
edit- C.D. Atlético Español (Tegucigalpa)
- Atlético Indio (Tegucigalpa, promoted)
- C.D. España (San Pedro Sula)
- C.D. Honduras (El Progreso)
- C.D. Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
- C.D. Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
- C.D. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
- C.D. Platense (Puerto Cortés)
- C.D. San Pedro (San Pedro Sula)
- C.D.S. Vida (La Ceiba)
Regular season
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia[a] | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 27 | Qualified to the 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 2 | Marathón | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 22 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 20 | |
| 4 | Vida | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Motagua | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 17 | |
| 7 | España | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Atlético Indio | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Atlético Español | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 12 | To Relegation playoff[b] |
| 10 | Club San Pedro | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 12 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Olimpia champions as regular season winner.
- ^ Relegation playoff: Atlético Español 3–2 San Pedro. San Pedro relegated to 1968–69 Honduran Segunda División
Top scorer
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Junia Garden (Vida) with 13 goals
Squads
edit| Atlético Español | ||
|---|---|---|
| Egdomilio "Milo" Díaz
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Héctor Salvador "Chava" Reyes
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| Atlético Indio | ||
| Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
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 Gustavo Venegas
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Jorge Alberto "Cejas" Brand Guevara
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| España | ||
| Mariano Aguiluz
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Carlos Alberto Acosta "El Indio" Lara
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Vidal Canales
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| Miguel Rojas
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Dolores Edmundo "Lolo" Cruz
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René "Pelón" Orellana
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| Pedro Roberto Rivas
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Carlos Francisco "Chico Chico" Handal
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Raúl "Ratabú" Peri
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| Isidro Ávila Colón
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| Honduras | ||
| Pedro Deras
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David McCalla
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Jacobo Sarmiento
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 Reynaldo Castro Gil
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Óscar Marino Piedrahíta
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Jorge Alberto Suazo Marín
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| Marcos Peña
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Óscar Bustamante
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Domingo "Mingo" Ramos
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| Marathón | ||
| Alexander "Nina" Guillén
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Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez
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Julio César "Cucaracha" Fonseca
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| Gil "Fátima" Valerio
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Mario Felipe "Cofra" Caballero Álvarez
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José Shubert
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| Motagua | ||
 Roberto Abrussezze
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Elio Banegas
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Marcos Banegas
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| Nelson Benavídez
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Roberto Benegas
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Geraldo Baptista
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| Jorge "Coqui" Berríos
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Carbajal
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Amado Castillo
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| Jesús Castillo
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Pedro Colón
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 Salvador Dubois Leiva
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| Francisco "Panchón" Guerra
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Rubén Guifarro
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Nelson Jeréz
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| Roberto Jeréz
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Julio Meza
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Alfonso “Foncho” Navarro
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| Fermín "Min" Navarro
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Óscar Nolasco
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Marcio Ramos
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| Lenard Wells
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| Olimpia | ||
| "Coco" Zaldivar
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Donaldo "Coyoles" Rosales
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Roberto Crisanto "Manga" Norales
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| Raúl Suazo Lagos
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René "Reno" Rodríguez
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"Pipe" Barahona
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| Will García
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"Leque" Meza
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Miguel Angel "Shinola" Matamoros
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| Conrado "Chorotega" Flores
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Selvin Cárcamo
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Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
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| José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
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Domingo "Toncontín" Ferrera
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Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez
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 Walter Pearson
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Carlos "Calistrín" Suazo Lagos
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"Candado" Williams
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| "Lunarejo" Ramírez
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Juan Isidro "Juanín" Lanza
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Juan Ventura "Gata" López
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| Ángel "Mon" Paz
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Reynaldo Mejía
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Rafael Sauceda
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| Marco Antonio "Tonín" Mendoza
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| Platense | ||
| Jimmy Steward
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Modesto Armando "Sargento" Urbina
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Martín Castillo
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| Carlos "Care" Alvarado
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Eduardo "Basuka" Flashing
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Tomás Máximo
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| Ricardo "Cañón" Fúnez
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Pablo "Chita" Arzú
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| Club Deportivo San Pedro | ||
| Víctor Henderson
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Héctor Castro
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Astor Perdomo
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| Leonardo "Guembo" Vásquez
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Román Hernández
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Carlos "Calín" Cobos
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| Víctor Castro
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Luis Alonso Metzgen
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Ricardo Montalván
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| Mario "Bulla" Tróchez
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Israel "Gato" Juárez
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Santiago Rodríguez
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| Salvador Azcúnaga
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Getulio Millares
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Miguel "Pelo" Pavón
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| Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar
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Enrique "Quique" Grey Fúnez
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| Vida | ||
| Arturo Edilson "Junia" Garden
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Selvin Cárcamo
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Jesús "Pun" Fuentes
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| José María "Chema" Salinas
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Morris Garden
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Alberto "Campeón" Amaya
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| Cristóbal "Craka" Brooks
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References
edit- ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras–Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95 – 11 December 2009