Liga Nacional
Season1965–66
ChampionsPlatense (1st)
RelegatedNone
Matches played90
Goals 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)
All statistics correct as of 23 January 1966.

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]

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

Standings

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
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 1966. Source:
1965–66 Liga Nacional winners
Platense
1st title

Round 1

18 July 1965 Honduras 3–0 Atlético Español El Progreso
Deras 5' 65'
Perdomo 70'		 Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
18 July 1965 Platense 6–2 La Salle Puerto Cortés
15:00 Guerra 6' 65' 74'
Betancourt 29'
Zavala 69'
Fúnez 85'		 16' Henderson
84' Grey		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: José Carranza
18 July 1965 Vida 4–1 Motagua La Ceiba
Garden 64'
Brooks 75' 82'
Blanco 85'
Starting XI
(GK) K. Brooks
Zelaya
Gutiérrez
Banegas
Maradiaga
downward-facing red arrow Marshall
C. Brooks
Blanco
Rodríguez
Amaya
Garden
Substitutes
upward-facing green arrow Juárez
upward-facing green arrow Edwards
Coach
Bernárdez (HON)		 9' Castillo


Starting XI
Canales (GK)
Godoy
Benavídez
A. Navarro
M. Banegas
F. Navarro downward-facing red arrow
Chávez
García
Martínez
Castillo
E. Banegas
Substitutes
Yusan upward-facing green arrow
Ramos upward-facing green arrow
Coach
(HON) Enríquez		 Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Raúl Cubas
18 July 1965 España 1–0 Troya San Pedro Sula
Handal 7' Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Gilberto Reyes
18 July 1965 Olimpia 3–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
Rodríguez 8' 75'
Ferrera 		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Concepción Ayala

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
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 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 España 6–1 La Salle San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Cruz
Lara
Handal
Castro 		Hernández Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
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 Marathón 4–2 La Salle San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Gómez
Arzú
Cruz
Caballero 		Grey Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Round 6

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

Round 7

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

Round 8

Top scorer

  • Honduras Henry Grey Fúnez (La Salle) with 14 goals

Squads

1965–66 squads
Atlético Español
  • Honduras José Herrera
  • Honduras Jorge Rosales
  • Honduras Joaquín Bulnes
  • Honduras Francisco Gómez
  • Honduras Fernando Bulnes
  • Honduras Ramón Raudales
  • Honduras Arturo Uclés
  • Honduras Raúl Cárdenas
  • Honduras Jesús Flores
  • Honduras Rolando Rodríguez
  • Honduras Manuel Bulnes
España
  • Honduras Carlos Handal
  • Honduras Carlos Acosta
  • Honduras Raúl Peri
  • Honduras José Colón
  • Honduras Armando Palacios
  • Honduras Pedro Rivas
  • Honduras Dolores Cruz
  • Honduras Mariano Aguiluz
  • Honduras Vidal Canales
  • Honduras Augusto Palacios
  • Honduras Mario Sandoval
  • Honduras Héctor Gómez
  • Honduras Luis Castro
  • Honduras Ramón Oviedo
  • Honduras Salvador Reyes
  • Honduras Javier Rodríguez
  • Honduras Insider Rodas
Honduras
  • Honduras Gil Valerio
  • Honduras René Flores
  • Honduras Santos Juárez
  • Honduras Jorge Deras
  • Honduras Domingo Ramos
  • Honduras Rolando Chávez
  • Honduras Pablo Perdomo
  • Honduras Norris Bodden
  • Honduras Andrés Ávila
  • Honduras Pedro Deras
  • Honduras Getulio Millares
La Salle
  • Honduras Ricando Sandoval
  • Honduras Víctor Henderson
  • Honduras Héctor Castro
  • Honduras Ástor Perdomo
  • Honduras Leonardo Vásquez
  • Honduras Ramón Hernández
  • Honduras Carlos Cobos
  • Honduras Víctor Castro
  • Honduras Luis Metzgen
  • Honduras Ricardo Montalván
  • Honduras Mario Tróchez
  • Honduras Israel Juárez
  • Honduras Santiago Rodríguez
  • Honduras Salvador Azcúnaga
  • Honduras Getulio Millares
  • Honduras Miguel Pavón
  • Honduras Adalberto Menjívar
  • Honduras Henry Fúnez
Marathón
  • Honduras Martín Rodríguez
  • Honduras Mario Caballero
  • Honduras Victoriano Arzú
  • Honduras Mauro Caballero
  • Honduras Sigfrido Vargas
  • Honduras Ernesto Cabús
  • Honduras René Cruz
  • Honduras Mario Rivera
  • Honduras Rafael Maldonado
  • Honduras Ernesto López
  • Honduras Ernesto Licona
  • Honduras Héctor Chávez
  • Honduras Julio Fonseca
  • Honduras Augusto Domínguez
  • Honduras Andrés Arzú
  • Honduras Emilio Cruz
  • Honduras Pedro Flores
  • Honduras Jorge Durón
  • Honduras Elías Carbajal
Motagua
  • Honduras Porfirio Canales
  • Honduras Blanco
  • Honduras Jacobo Godoy
  • Honduras Nelson Benavídez
  • Honduras Alfonso Navarro
  • Honduras Marcio Ramos
  • Honduras Héctor Chávez
  • Honduras Marcos Banegas
  • Honduras Elio Banegas
  • Honduras Mario García
  • Honduras Amado Castillo
  • Honduras Fermín Navarro
  • Honduras Jorge Berríos
  • Honduras Marco Callizo
  • Honduras Ernesto Henríquez
  • Honduras Juan Martínez
  • Honduras Ricardo Cárdenas
  • Honduras José Castillo
Olimpia
  • Honduras Marco Rosales
  • Honduras Ronald Chessman
  • Honduras Raúl Suazo
  • Honduras Ricardo Reyes
  • Honduras Conrado Flores
  • Honduras Juan Lanza
  • Honduras Reyando Centeno
  • Honduras Domingo Ferrera
  • Honduras "Pibe" Midence
  • Honduras Donaldo Rosales
  • Honduras Ricardo Taylor
  • Honduras Federico Budde
  • Honduras Rafael Dick
  • Honduras Carlos Suazo
  • Honduras Jorge Bustillo
  • Costa Rica Santiago Tercero
  • Honduras Roberto Crisanto
Platense
  • Honduras Alexander Guillén
  • Honduras Víctor León
  • Honduras Santos Díaz
  • Honduras Roosevelth Garbuth
  • Honduras Carlos Alvarado
  • Honduras Raúl Betancourt
  • Honduras Gilberto Zavala
  • Honduras Carlos Duarte
  • Honduras Héctor Hernández
  • Honduras José Duarte
  • Honduras Félix Guerra
  • Honduras Francisco Garay
  • Honduras Ricardo Fúnez
  • Honduras Gustavo Croisdale
  • Honduras Francisco Brocato
  • Honduras Pablo Arzú
  • Honduras Carlos Romero
  • Honduras Tomás Máximo
  • Honduras Justo Prieto
  • Honduras José Garay
  • Honduras José Murillo
  • Honduras Julio Anderson
  • Honduras Jorge Solís
  • Honduras Armando Doblado
  • Honduras Miguel Howel
Troya
  • Guatemala Emilio Calderini
  • Honduras Jorge Cabrera
Vida
  • Honduras Tomás Marshall
  • Honduras Israel Juárez
  • Honduras Morris Garden
  • Honduras Alberto Amaya
  • Honduras Arturo Garden
  • Honduras Jesús Fuentes
  • Honduras Joe Hendicks
  • Honduras Cristóbal Brooks
  • Honduras Jesús Blanco
  • Honduras Antonio Urbina
  • Honduras Óscar Banegas

Curiosities

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]

References

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