1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	1965–66
Champions	Platense (1st title)
Relegated	None
CONCACAF Champions Cup	None
Top goalscorer	Henry Grey Fúnez (14)
Biggest home win	Olimpia 10-2 La Salle (29 August 1965)
Highest scoring	Olimpia 10-2 La Salle (29 August 1965)
← 1964 Amateur League 1966–67 →

The 1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the inaugural season of the Honduran Liga Nacional, Platense won the tournament after winning the 18 rounds,^[1] they were mathematically declared champions on 23 January 1966 after defeating 2–0 España in the last round at El Progreso.

Background

In 1964, a triangular tournament was organized between three clubs from the Liga Dionisio de Herrera between C.D.S. Vida, C.D. Victoria and C.D. Atlántida; having Vida qualified for the 1965–66 league.

1965–66 teams

Regular season

Round 1

18 July 1965	Honduras	3 – 0	Atlético Español	El Progreso, Yoro
	Deras 5' Perdomo			Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

18 July 1965	Platense	6 – 2	La Salle	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
	Betancourt Guerra Zavala Fúnez		Henderson Grey	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

18 July 1965	Vida	4 – 1	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
	Garden Brooks Blanco		Castillo 5'	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

18 July 1965	España	1 – 0	Troya	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Handal			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

18 July 1965	Olimpia	3 – 0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Reyes Ferrera			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Round 2

25 July 1965	La Salle	1 – 2	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Perdomo		Amaya Juárez	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

25 July 1965	España	2 – 1	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Handal Cruz		Caballero	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

25 July 1965	Atlético Español	1 – 1	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Gómez		Máximo	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

25 July 1965	Motagua	1 – 1	Troya	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Banegas		Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

19 September 1965	Honduras	1 – 2	Olimpia	El Progreso, Yoro
	Deras		Iglesias Rosales	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

Round 3

1 August 1965	Vida	2 – 0	Platense	La Ceiba, Atlántida
	Garden			Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

1 August 1965	La Salle	1 – 2	Honduras	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Vásquez		Avila	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

1 August 1965	Marathón	2 – 0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Rivera Maldonado			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

1 August 1965	Troya	2 – 0	Atlético Español	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Triminio Calderini			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

1 August 1965	Olimpia	3 – 1	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Rodríguez Rosales Flores		Cruz	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Round 4

8 August 1965	Honduras	1 – 1	Troya	El Progreso, Yoro
	Millares		Cabrera	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

8 August 1965	Platense	3 – 0	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
	Guerra Díaz			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

8 August 1965	España	6 – 1	La Salle	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Cruz Lara Handal Castro		Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

8 August 1965	Atlético Español	0 – 1	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
			Brooks	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

8 August 1965	Olimpia	3 – 0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Suazo Rosales Taylor			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Round 5

15 August 1965	Vida	2 – 0	Troya	La Ceiba, Atlántida
	Juárez Brooks			Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

15 August 1965	España	1 – 0	Honduras	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Rodríguez			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

15 August 1965	Marathón	4 – 2	La Salle	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Gómez Arzú Cruz Caballero		Grey	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

15 August 1965	Olimpia	0 – 0	Atlético Español	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

15 August 1965	Motagua	0 – 2	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
			Garay Doblado	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Round 6

22 August 1965	Platense	3 – 2	España	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
	Guerra Díaz Romero		Handal Lara	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

22 August 1965	Vida	0 – 0	Olimpia	La Ceiba, Atlántida
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

22 August 1965	Marathón	0 – 0	Troya	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

22 August 1965	La Salle	2 – 0	Atlético Español	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Fúnez Cobos			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

22 August 1965	Motagua	0 – 1	Honduras	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
			Millares	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Round 7

29 August 1965	Honduras	2 – 1	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
	Millares Chávez		Fonseca	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

29 August 1965	Platense	3 – 1	Troya	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
	Romero Arzú		Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

29 August 1965	España	3 – 0	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Cruz Acosta			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

29 August 1965	Atlético Español	2 – 0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Cárdenas Gómez			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

29 August 1965	Olimpia	10 – 2	La Salle	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Suazo Rosales Suazo Bustillo		Grey	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Round 8

5 September 1965	Vida	0 – 0	Honduras	La Ceiba, Atlántida
				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

5 September 1965	La Salle	1 – 1	Troya	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
	Hernández		Calderini	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

5 September 1965	España	0 – 2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
			Banegas	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

5 September 1965	Atlético Español	2 – 1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Cárdenas Flores		Cruz	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

5 September 1965	Olimpia	1 – 1	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
	Suazo		Guerra	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Standings

As of 23 January 1966


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Platense	18	11	5	2	42	23	+19	27	No international qualification
2	Olimpia	18	10	6	2	35	14	+21	26
3	Vida	18	8	6	4	24	17	+7	22
4	Troya	18	8	6	4	18	14	+4	22
5	España	18	9	3	6	29	20	+9	21
6	Honduras	18	8	3	7	26	25	+1	19
7	Marathón	18	5	2	11	22	35	−13	12
8	La Salle	18	5	2	11	28	50	−22	12
9	Motagua	18	3	4	11	14	25	−11	10
10	Atlético Español	18	2	5	11	28	45	−17	9	No relegation

1965–66 Honduran Champion
Platense 1st title

Champions: Platense (won regular season)
Runner-Up: Olimpia
Last: Atlético Español (no relegation)

Top scorer

Henry Grey Fúnez (La Salle) with 14 goals

Squads

Atlético Español
José de la Paz Herrera	Jorge Rosales	Joaquín "Quin" Bulnes
Francisco "Pichingo" Gómez	Fernando "Azulejo" Bulnes	Ramón Raudales
Arturo "Caty" Uclés	Raúl Cárdenas	Jesús Flores
Rolando "Piropo" Rodríguez	Manuel "Nell" Bulnes
España
Carlos Francisco "Chico Chico" Handal	Carlos Alberto Acosta "Indio" Lara	Raúl "Ratabú" Peri
José Roberto Colón	Armando "Pitorra" Palacios	Pedro Roberto Rivas
Dolores Edmundo "Lolo" Cruz	Mariano Aguiluz	Vidal Canales
Augusto Palacios	Mario Ramón Sandoval	Héctor Gómez
Luis "Luisín" Castro	Ramón Oviedo	Salvador "Chava" Reyes
Javier Rodríguez	Insider Rodas
Honduras
Gil "Fátima" Valerio	René "Guatusa" Flores	Santos Juárez
Jorge "Burro" Deras	Domingo "Mingo" Ramos	Rolando "Indio" Chávez
Pablo Perdomo	Norris Bodden	Andrés Ávila
Pedro Deras	Getulio Millares
La Salle
Ricardo Sandoval	Víctor Henderson	Héctor Castro
Ástor Perdomo	Leonardo "Guembo" Vásquez	Ramón Hernández
Carlos "Calín" Cobos	Víctor Castro	Luis Alonso Metzgen
Ricardo Montalván	Mario "Bulla" Tróchez	Israel "Gato" Juárez
Santiago Rodríguez	Salvador Azcúnaga	Getulio Millares
Miguel "Pelo" Pavón	Adalberto "Chino" Menjívar	Enrique "Quique" Grey Fúnez
Marathón
Martín "Piruleta" Rodríguez	Mario Felipe "Cofra" Caballero Álvarez	Victoriano "Quinquín" Arzú
Mauro "Nayo" Caballero	Sigfrido Vargas	Ernesto "Tigre" Cabús
René "Papi" Cruz	Mario Rivera	Rafael "Abuela" Maldonado
Ernesto López	Ernesto Licona	Héctor "Torito" Chávez
Julio César "Cucaracha" Fonseca	Augusto "Avioneta" Domínguez	Andrés Arzú
Emilio Cruz	Pedro Flores	Jorge Durón
Elías Carbajal
Motagua
Porfirio Canales	Blanco	Jacobo Godoy
Nelson Benavídez	Alfonso Navarro	Marcio Ramos
Héctor "Torito" Chávez	Marcos Banegas	Elio Banegas
Mario García	Amado Castillo	Fermín "Min" Navarro
Jorge "Coqui" Berríos	Marco Tulio Callizo	Ernesto "Culuco" Henríquez
"Gorila" Martínez	Ricardo "Catín" Cárdenas	José Castillo
Olimpia
Marco Antonio "Tigrillo" Rosales	Ronald Arnox "Nox" Chessman	Raúl Suazo Lagos
Ricardo "Chendo" Reyes Rodríguez	Conrado "Chorotega" Flores	Juan "Juanín" Lanza
Reynaldo Centeno	Domingo "Toncontin" Ferrera	"Pibe" Midence
Donaldo "Coyoles" Rosales	Ricardo Taylor	Federico "Lico" Budde
Rafael Dick	Carlos "Calistrín" Suazo	Jorge Alberto Bustillo
Santiago Tercero	Roberto Crisanto "Manga" Norales
Platense
Alexander "Nina" Guillén	Víctor León Yalú	Santos "Kubala" Díaz Sanabria
Roosevelth Garbuth	Carlos "Care" Alvarado	Raúl Betancourt
Gilberto Zavala	Carlos Duarte	Héctor "Chino" Hernández
José Duarte	Félix "Mantequilla" Guerra	Francisco "Toro" Garay
Ricardo "Cañón" Fúnez	Gustavo Croisdale	Francisco "Pancho" Brocato
Pablo "Chita" Arzú	Carlos "Choloma" Romero	Tomás Máximo
Justo Prieto	José Garay	José Murillo
Julio Anderson	Alberto "Furia" Solís	Armando Doblado
Miguel Howel
Troya
Emilio Calderini
Jorge Emilio Cabrera
Vida
Tomás "Tommy" Marshall	Israel "Gato" Juárez	Morris Garden
Alberto "Campeón" Amaya	Arturo Edilson "Junia" Garden	Jesús "Pun" Fuentes
Joe Hendicks	Cristóbal "Craka" Brooks	Jesús "Shuna" Blanco
Antonio "Danto" Urbina	Óscar Banegas

Known results

Round 9	Honduras	2–3	Platense	El Progreso, Yoro
EST				Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

17 October 1965 Round 10	Platense	5–3	Honduras	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
EST				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Round 11	Troya	0–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
EST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

21 November 1965 Round 12	España	1–1	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
EST	Cruz		Taylor	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

21 November 1965 Round 12	Motagua	4–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
EST	Berríos Castillo Chávez		Caballero	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Round 12	La Salle	2–3	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
EST				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Round 13	Platense	1–1	Vida	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
EST				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Round 14	Platense	2–1	Atlético Español	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
EST				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Round 15	Platense	1–0	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
EST				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

2 January 1966 Round 16	Marathón	2–5	Platense	El Progreso, Yoro
EST				Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

2 January 1966 Round 17	Platense	1–2	Olimpia	El Progreso, Yoro
EST	Arzú		Reyes Rosales	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

23 January 1966 Round 18	España	1–2	Platense	El Progreso, Yoro
EST	Peri		Guerra Díaz	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

23 January 1966 Round 18	Atlético Español	1–2	La Salle	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
EST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

23 January 1966 Round 18	Olimpia	1–2	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
EST	Rodríguez		Blanco Brooks	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Alfonso Guzmán

17 October 1965	Marathón	2–0	Vida	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
EST				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

21 October 1965	Vida	0–1	España	La Ceiba, Atlántida
EST				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

24 October 1965	Motagua	1–1	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
EST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

7 November 1965	La Salle	2–1	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
EST	Fúnez		Taylor	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

28 November 1965	España	3–0	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
EST	Handal Acosta			Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

19 December 1965	Platense	5–1	Marathón	El Progreso, Yoro
EST				Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

	Platense	1–1	Vida	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
EST				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Curiosities

On 24 October 1965, the match between C.D. Motagua and C.D. España was interrupted for several minutes due to a deflated ball. Since there were no additional balls, the match had to be briefly suspended while the only ball was being re-inflated in a close by gas station.^[2]

References

↑ RSSSF.com – Honduras 1965/66 – 11 December 2009
↑ RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO – 13 October 2016

Honduran Liga Nacional

2016–17 teams

Former teams

Seasons

1960s	← Amateur League 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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