Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1978-79

In 1978-79 Motagua won its fourth championship in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras after beating Real España in the final. The tournament had 27 rounds in the regular season and the top five qualified to the Final round. Motagua and Real España won the regular season and the final round respectively and decided the title in a two legs final series.

1978-79 teams

* Real España qualified to final against Motagua as winner of Pentagonal.

Final

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date = 25 January 1979


team1 = Motagua flagicon|Honduras
score = 1:0
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team2 = flagicon|Honduras Real España
goals1 = Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez goal
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stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: ??
Referee: ??footballbox
date = 28 January 1979


team1 = Real España flagicon|Honduras
score = 1:4
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team2 = flagicon|Honduras Motagua
goals1 = Jimmy James Bailey goal
goals2 = Luis Reyes goal goal goal
Ramón Maradiaga goal
stadium = Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Attendance: ??
Referee: ??

Top scorer

* Salvador Bernárdez (Motagua) with 15 goals

quads

Marathón

Platense

Victoria

Vida

Known results

Round 1

* Real España 2:0 Tiburones

Pentagonal place playoff

* Platense 1:0 Broncos

Pentagonal

* 22 October, 1978 Marathón 1:1 Olimpia (In San Pedro Sula)
* 29 October, 1978 Motagua 2:0 Marathón (In Danlí)
* 5 November, 1978 Real España 4:2 Motagua (In San Pedro Sula)
* 12 November, 1978 Real España 1:0 Marathón (In San Pedro Sula)
* 12 November, 1978 Olimpia 1:0 Motagua (In Tegucigalpa)
* 10 January, 1979 Marathón 0:3 Real España (In San Pedro Sula)
* 14 January, 1979 Olimpia 2:0 Marathón (In Tegucigalpa)
* 17 January, 1979 Motagua 1:0 Olimpia (In Tegucigalpa)
* 21 January, 1979 Motagua 0:1 Real España (In Tegucigalpa)

Unknown rounds

* 9 April, 1978 Platense 2:0 Motagua (In Puerto Cortés)
* 9 April, 1978 Tiburones 1:2 Marathón (In Tegucigalpa)
* 23 April, 1978 Platense 1:1 Marathón (In Puerto Cortés)
* 23 June, 1978 Olimpia 0:1 Marathón (In Tegucigalpa)
* 31 July, 1978 Motagua 2:1 Universidad (In Danlí)
* 6 August, 1978 Platense 1:0 Marathón (In Puerto Cortés)
* 6 August, 1978 Olimpia 0:0 Universidad (In Danlí)
* 27 August, 1978 Motagua 4:0 Platense (In Danlí)
* 10 September, 1978 Motagua 0:0 Olimpia (In Danlí)
* 3 October, 1978 Motagua 4:2 Victoria (In Danlí)
* 12 October, 1978 Platense 2:1 Broncos (In El Progreso)
* Marathón 0:1 Universidad (In San Pedro Sula)
* Motagua 1:0 Olimpia (In Tegucigalpa)