The 1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the inaugural edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The season ran from 18 July 1965 to 23 January 1966. The format of the tournament consisted of a double round-robin schedule. Platense F.C. won the title after defeating España 2–0 in the last round at El Progreso.[1]
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.
Garden 64' Brooks 75'82' Blanco 85' Starting XI (GK) K. Brooks Zelaya Gutiérrez Banegas Maradiaga Marshall C. Brooks Blanco Rodríguez Amaya Garden Substitutes Juárez Edwards Coach Bernárdez (HON)
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Starting XI Canales (GK) Godoy Benavídez A. Navarro M. Banegas F. Navarro Chávez García Martínez Castillo E. Banegas Substitutes Yusan Ramos Coach (HON) Enríquez
On 24 October 1965, the match between F.C. 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]
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January 01, 1970
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The 1965 66 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the inaugural edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional The season ran from 18 July 1965 to 23 January 1966 The format of the tournament consisted of a double round robin schedule Platense F C won the title after defeating Espana 2 0 in the last round at El Progreso 1 Liga NacionalSeason1965 66ChampionsPlatense 1st RelegatedNoneMatches played90Goals scored265 2 94 per match Top goalscorerGrey 14 Biggest home winOLI 10 2 LSA 29 August 1965 Highest scoringOLI 10 2 LSA 29 August 1965 1964 Amateur League1966 67 All statistics correct as of 23 January 1966 Contents 1 Background 2 1965 66 teams 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Round 1 3 3 Round 2 3 4 Round 3 3 5 Round 4 3 6 Round 5 3 7 Round 6 3 8 Round 7 3 9 Round 8 4 Top scorer 5 Squads 6 Curiosities 7 ReferencesBackground editIn 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 Atlantida having Vida qualified for the 1965 66 league 1965 66 teams editAtletico Espanol Tegucigalpa Espana San Pedro Sula Honduras El Progreso La Salle San Pedro Sula Marathon San Pedro Sula Motagua Tegucigalpa Olimpia Tegucigalpa Platense Puerto Cortes Troya Tegucigalpa Vida La Ceiba Regular season editStandings edit 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 Espana 18 9 3 6 29 20 9 21 6 Honduras 18 8 3 7 26 25 1 19 7 Marathon 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 Atletico Espanol 18 2 5 11 28 45 17 9 No relegationUpdated to match es played on 23 January 1966 Source citation needed Winners Platense won regular season Runners up Olimpia Last Atletico Espanol no relegation 1965 66 Liga Nacional winners Platense1st title Round 1 edit Honduras v Atletico Espanol 18 July 1965Honduras3 0Atletico EspanolEl ProgresoDeras nbsp 5 nbsp 65 Perdomo nbsp 70 Stadium Estadio Humberto Micheletti Platense v La Salle 18 July 1965Platense6 2La SallePuerto Cortes15 00 Guerra nbsp 6 nbsp 65 nbsp 74 Betancourt nbsp 29 Zavala nbsp 69 Funez nbsp 85 nbsp 16 Henderson nbsp 84 Grey Stadium Estadio Excelsior Referee Jose Carranza Vida v Motagua 18 July 1965Vida4 1MotaguaLa CeibaGarden nbsp 64 Brooks nbsp 75 nbsp 82 Blanco nbsp 85 Starting XI GK K BrooksZelayaGutierrezBanegasMaradiaga nbsp MarshallC BrooksBlancoRodriguezAmayaGardenSubstitutes nbsp Juarez nbsp EdwardsCoachBernardez HON nbsp 9 CastilloStarting XICanales GK GodoyBenavidezA NavarroM BanegasF Navarro nbsp ChavezGarciaMartinezCastilloE BanegasSubstitutesYusan nbsp Ramos nbsp Coach HON Enriquez Stadium Estadio Nilmo Edwards Referee Raul Cubas Espana v Troya 18 July 1965Espana1 0TroyaSan Pedro SulaHandal nbsp 7 Stadium Estadio General Francisco Morazan Referee Gilberto Reyes Olimpia v Marathon 18 July 1965Olimpia3 0MarathonTegucigalpaRodriguez nbsp 8 nbsp 75 Ferrera nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Referee Concepcion Ayala Round 2 edit La Salle v Vida 25 July 1965La Salle1 2VidaSan Pedro Sula CortesPerdomo nbsp Amaya nbsp Juarez nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Espana v Marathon 25 July 1965Espana2 1MarathonSan Pedro Sula CortesHandal nbsp Cruz nbsp Caballero nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Atletico Espanol v Platense 25 July 1965Atletico Espanol1 1PlatenseTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanGomez nbsp Maximo nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Motagua v Troya 25 July 1965Motagua1 1TroyaTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanBanegas nbsp Martinez nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Honduras v Olimpia 19 September 1965Honduras1 2OlimpiaEl Progreso YoroDeras nbsp Iglesias nbsp Rosales nbsp Stadium Estadio Humberto Micheletti Round 3 edit Vida v Platense 1 August 1965Vida2 0PlatenseLa Ceiba AtlantidaGarden nbsp nbsp Stadium Estadio Nilmo Edwards La Salle v Honduras 1 August 1965La Salle1 2HondurasSan Pedro Sula CortesVasquez nbsp Avila nbsp nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Marathon v Motagua 1 August 1965Marathon2 0MotaguaSan Pedro Sula CortesRivera nbsp Maldonado nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Troya v Atletico Espanol 1 August 1965Troya2 0Atletico EspanolTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanTriminio nbsp Calderini nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Olimpia v Espana 1 August 1965Olimpia3 1EspanaTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanRodriguez nbsp Rosales nbsp Flores nbsp Cruz nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Round 4 edit Honduras v Troya 8 August 1965Honduras1 1TroyaEl Progreso YoroMillares nbsp Cabrera nbsp Stadium Estadio Humberto Micheletti Platense v Marathon 8 August 1965Platense3 0MarathonPuerto Cortes CortesGuerra nbsp nbsp Diaz nbsp Stadium Estadio Excelsior Espana v La Salle 8 August 1965Espana6 1La SalleSan Pedro Sula CortesCruz nbsp nbsp Lara nbsp nbsp Handal nbsp Castro nbsp Hernandez Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Atletico Espanol v Vida 8 August 1965Atletico Espanol0 1VidaTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanBrooks nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Olimpia v Motagua 8 August 1965Olimpia3 0MotaguaTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanSuazo nbsp Rosales nbsp Taylor nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Round 5 edit Vida v Troya 15 August 1965Vida2 0TroyaLa Ceiba AtlantidaJuarez nbsp Brooks nbsp Stadium Estadio Nilmo Edwards Espana v Honduras 15 August 1965Espana1 0HondurasSan Pedro Sula CortesRodriguez nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Marathon v La Salle 15 August 1965Marathon4 2La SalleSan Pedro Sula CortesGomez nbsp Arzu nbsp Cruz nbsp Caballero nbsp Grey nbsp nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Olimpia v Atletico Espanol 15 August 1965Olimpia0 0Atletico EspanolTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanStadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Motagua v Platense 15 August 1965Motagua0 2PlatenseTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanGaray nbsp Doblado nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Round 6 edit Platense v Espana 22 August 1965Platense3 2EspanaPuerto Cortes CortesGuerra nbsp Diaz nbsp Romero nbsp Handal nbsp Lara nbsp Stadium Estadio Excelsior Vida v Olimpia 22 August 1965Vida0 0OlimpiaLa Ceiba AtlantidaStadium Estadio Nilmo Edwards Marathon v Troya 22 August 1965Marathon0 0TroyaSan Pedro Sula CortesStadium Estadio Francisco Morazan La Salle v Atletico Espanol 22 August 1965La Salle2 0Atletico EspanolSan Pedro Sula CortesGrey nbsp Cobos nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Motagua v Honduras 22 August 1965Motagua0 1HondurasTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanMillares nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Round 7 edit Honduras v Marathon 29 August 1965Honduras2 1MarathonEl Progreso YoroMillares nbsp Chavez nbsp Fonseca nbsp Stadium Estadio Humberto Micheletti Platense v Troya 29 August 1965Platense3 1TroyaPuerto Cortes CortesRomero nbsp nbsp Arzu nbsp Martinez nbsp Stadium Estadio Excelsior Espana v Vida 29 August 1965Espana3 0VidaSan Pedro Sula CortesCruz nbsp nbsp Acosta nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Atletico Espanol v Motagua 29 August 1965Atletico Espanol2 0MotaguaTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanCardenas nbsp Gomez nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Olimpia v La Salle 29 August 1965Olimpia10 2La SalleTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanSuazo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Rosales nbsp nbsp nbsp Suazo nbsp nbsp Bustillo nbsp Grey nbsp nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Round 8 edit Vida v Honduras 5 September 1965Vida0 0HondurasLa Ceiba AtlantidaStadium Estadio Nilmo Edwards La Salle v Troya 5 September 1965La Salle1 1TroyaSan Pedro Sula CortesHernandez nbsp Calderini nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Espana v Motagua 5 September 1965Espana0 2MotaguaSan Pedro Sula CortesBanegas nbsp nbsp Stadium Estadio Francisco Morazan Atletico Espanol v Marathon 5 September 1965Atletico Espanol2 1MarathonTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanCardenas nbsp Flores nbsp Cruz nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Olimpia v Platense 5 September 1965Olimpia1 1PlatenseTegucigalpa Francisco MorazanSuazo nbsp Guerra nbsp Stadium Estadio Tiburcio Carias AndinoTop scorer edit nbsp Henry Grey Funez La Salle with 14 goalsSquads edit1965 66 squads Atletico Espanol nbsp Jose Herrera nbsp Jorge Rosales nbsp Joaquin Bulnes nbsp Francisco Gomez nbsp Fernando Bulnes nbsp Ramon Raudales nbsp Arturo Ucles nbsp Raul Cardenas nbsp Jesus Flores nbsp Rolando Rodriguez nbsp Manuel Bulnes Espana nbsp Carlos Handal nbsp Carlos Acosta nbsp Raul Peri nbsp Jose Colon nbsp Armando Palacios nbsp Pedro Rivas nbsp Dolores Cruz nbsp Mariano Aguiluz nbsp Vidal Canales nbsp Augusto Palacios nbsp Mario Sandoval nbsp Hector Gomez nbsp Luis Castro nbsp Ramon Oviedo nbsp Salvador Reyes nbsp Javier Rodriguez nbsp Insider Rodas Honduras nbsp Gil Valerio nbsp Rene Flores nbsp Santos Juarez nbsp Jorge Deras nbsp Domingo Ramos nbsp Rolando Chavez nbsp Pablo Perdomo nbsp Norris Bodden nbsp Andres Avila nbsp Pedro Deras nbsp Getulio Millares La Salle nbsp Ricando Sandoval nbsp Victor Henderson nbsp Hector Castro nbsp Astor Perdomo nbsp Leonardo Vasquez nbsp Ramon Hernandez nbsp Carlos Cobos nbsp Victor Castro nbsp Luis Metzgen nbsp Ricardo Montalvan nbsp Mario Trochez nbsp Israel Juarez nbsp Santiago Rodriguez nbsp Salvador Azcunaga nbsp Getulio Millares nbsp Miguel Pavon nbsp Adalberto Menjivar nbsp Henry Funez Marathon nbsp Martin Rodriguez nbsp Mario Caballero nbsp Victoriano Arzu nbsp Mauro Caballero nbsp Sigfrido Vargas nbsp Ernesto Cabus nbsp Rene Cruz nbsp Mario Rivera nbsp Rafael Maldonado nbsp Ernesto Lopez nbsp Ernesto Licona nbsp Hector Chavez nbsp Julio Fonseca nbsp Augusto Dominguez nbsp Andres Arzu nbsp Emilio Cruz nbsp Pedro Flores nbsp Jorge Duron nbsp Elias Carbajal Motagua nbsp Porfirio Canales nbsp Blanco nbsp Jacobo Godoy nbsp Nelson Benavidez nbsp Alfonso Navarro nbsp Marcio Ramos nbsp Hector Chavez nbsp Marcos Banegas nbsp Elio Banegas nbsp Mario Garcia nbsp Amado Castillo nbsp Fermin Navarro nbsp Jorge Berrios nbsp Marco Callizo nbsp Ernesto Henriquez nbsp Juan Martinez nbsp Ricardo Cardenas nbsp Jose Castillo Olimpia nbsp Marco Rosales nbsp Ronald Chessman nbsp Raul Suazo nbsp Ricardo Reyes nbsp Conrado Flores nbsp Juan Lanza nbsp Reyando Centeno nbsp Domingo Ferrera nbsp Pibe Midence nbsp Donaldo Rosales nbsp Ricardo Taylor nbsp Federico Budde nbsp Rafael Dick nbsp Carlos Suazo nbsp Jorge Bustillo nbsp Santiago Tercero nbsp Roberto Crisanto Platense nbsp Alexander Guillen nbsp Victor Leon nbsp Santos Diaz nbsp Roosevelth Garbuth nbsp Carlos Alvarado nbsp Raul Betancourt nbsp Gilberto Zavala nbsp Carlos Duarte nbsp Hector Hernandez nbsp Jose Duarte nbsp Felix Guerra nbsp Francisco Garay nbsp Ricardo Funez nbsp Gustavo Croisdale nbsp Francisco Brocato nbsp Pablo Arzu nbsp Carlos Romero nbsp Tomas Maximo nbsp Justo Prieto nbsp Jose Garay nbsp Jose Murillo nbsp Julio Anderson nbsp Jorge Solis nbsp Armando Doblado nbsp Miguel Howel Troya nbsp Emilio Calderini nbsp Jorge Cabrera Vida nbsp Tomas Marshall nbsp Israel Juarez nbsp Morris Garden nbsp Alberto Amaya nbsp Arturo Garden nbsp Jesus Fuentes nbsp Joe Hendicks nbsp Cristobal Brooks nbsp Jesus Blanco nbsp Antonio Urbina nbsp oscar BanegasCuriosities editOn 24 October 1965 the match between F C Motagua and C D Espana 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 edit RSSSF com Honduras 1965 66 11 December 2009 RadioHouse hn CASOS INSoLITOS DEL FUTBOL HONDURENO 13 October 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 66 Honduran Liga Nacional amp oldid 1137334935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
