In 1978-79 Motagua won its fourth championship in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras

Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...

 after beating Real España

Real C.D. España

Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras.-History:...

 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

Broncos Club Deportivo Broncos Club Deportivo Broncos was a Honduran soccer club based on Choluteca, Honduras. Due to financial problems, the club sold its franchise to Universidad and became Broncos UNAH after the 1981-82 season.-League performance:... Marathón Club Deportivo Marathón Club Deportivo Marathón is an Honduran football club which currently plays in the in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in San Pedro Sula.-History:... Motagua Club Deportivo Motagua Club Deportivo Motagua is a Honduran football club, located in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, and plays in the Honduran top division at the Estadio Nacional. The club is one of the most successful and renowned of Honduras... Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino... Platense Club Deportivo Platense Club Deportivo Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Puerto Cortés, Cortés. The club was founded on 4 July 1960.-History:According to the records available, the following people attended Club Platense: René Paíz, Roger Riera, Roberto Mejía, Roosevelt Garbut, Manuel Flores, Héctor...

Real España Real C.D. España Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras.-History:... Tiburones (promoted) Universidad Pumas UNAH Pumas UNAH or simply Universidad was an Honduran football club. They changed their name to Broncos UNAH twice in 1982–83 and 2006–07 and played in Choluteca those two seasons... Victoria Club Deportivo Victoria This article is about Honduran club, for the Spanish club see CD Victoria.Club Deportivo Victoria is an Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been champions once and runners-up once.-History:... Vida Club Deportivo y Social Vida Club Deportivo y Social Vida, or simply Vida, is an Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been champion twice and runner up 3 times.-History:...

Standings

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• Motagua secured final spot as regular season winner.
• Top five qualify to final round.
• Extra match required between Platense and Broncos to decide fifth place.
• Tiburones relegated.

Fifth place playoff

• Broncos advanced to Pentagonal on awarded points.

Pentagonal standings

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• Real España qualified to final as winner of Pentagonal.

Final

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Broncos

German "Loco" Guzmán Carlos Luis "Macho" Arrieta

Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz

Marathón

Daniel Argelio Romero Óscar Machigua René "Maravilla" Suazo Exequiel "Estupiñán" García Hernán Santiago García Martínez Manuel Rodríguez David Sánchez Tomás Wood Manuel Doblado Leónidas Nolasco Erick Cabalceta Rigoberto Castro Richard Kenneth Payne Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla

Ramón "Albañil" Osorio Francisco Javier Toledo Julio "Ruso" Bonilla Ricardo Nuila Osman Peña Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández Mario López Carlos "Calín" Morales Iván Ramos Félix Concepción Carranza Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias Celso Fredy Güity Porfirio Armando Betancourt Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez

Motagua

Roger Mayorga Alcides Morales Roberto Abrussezze Salvador "Pichini" Bernárdez Carlos Mejía Marco Tulio "Coyol" López Francisco "Pantera" Velásquez Roberto "Muñiña" Escalante Héctor "Lin" Zelaya René "Kun Fu" Velásquez Camilo Mejía Juan Ramón Aguilar Rubén Guifarro Marco Tulio Andino Roxne Romero

Ennos Pereira Rigoberto Sosa Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes Ramón Enrique "Primitivo" Maradiaga Chávez Héctor "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya Antonio Antonio Obando Samuel Rivera Edgardo Sosa José Luis Zelaya Mario Moncada Feliciano Guardado Mariano Godoy David Bueso David Medina Alberto Centurión

Olimpia

Belarmino Rivera Francisco Zelaya Pastrana Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz Vicente Suazo Óscar García Héctor Uclés Víctor Romero Víctor "Calero" Lozano Óscar Batíz Adán Amador Carlos Figueroa Manuel Gámez Arturo Cáceres Óscar Banegas José Amador

Joaquín del Arca Osmán Zelaya Ramón "Pilín" Brand Roger Chavarría Prudencio "Tecate" Norales Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez Jorge Alberto "Perro" González Samuel Montoya Walter Chávez Mario Hernán Juviny Carreño Ricardo Carreño Carlos Maldonado Walter "Estupiñán" Amador José Antonio García Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir

Platense

Arnulfo Echeverría Manuel de Jesús Fuentes Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner Danilo "Pulga" Flores

Arturo Payne Rubén Rodríguez Peña Llantén Alex Rodríguez

Real España

Julio César "El Tile" Arzú Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina Walter Jimminson Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega Clinton Campbell Gustavo Portillo Junior Rashford Costly

Marvin Zúniga Alberto Ferreira da Silva José Luis Cruz Figueroa Jimmy James Bailey Allan Costly Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz Jimmy Stewart Edith Hernando Contreras

Tiburones

Juan Jerezano "Yuyuga" Flores David Silva Salustio Pacheco Alejandro Palacios "Nilo" Herrera

Edgar Alfaro Agustín Alemán Pedro Colón José Reynaldo Villagra Domingo Martínez

Universidad

Roger Mayorga Otoniel Oliva Joaquín Pavón Sequeira

Mauricio Cruz Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar

Victoria

Óscar Figueroa Reynaldo Mejía Ortega Camilo Bonifacio Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya David Goff

Pedro Caetano da Silva Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga Francisco Jiménez Miguel Ángel "Primitivo" Ortiz Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz Luis Edgardo Meléndez

Vida

Gustavo Adolfo "Gorcha" Collins Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado Carlos Humberto "Papeto" Lobo Edgardo Williams Abraham Osorio Peter Buchanan Hermenegildo Orellana César "Cesarín" Aguirre Marco Tulio "Socadito" Zelaya Carlos Aguirre Neptaly "Liebre" Guardado Carlos Johnson Carlos Bejarano Felipe "Embajador" Sánchez Juan Dolmo Arzú

Mario Ardón Roberto "Macho" Figueroa Carlos Talbot Manuel Gámez Enrique "Palanca" Mendoza Wilfredo Rodríguez Carlos Orlando Caballero Dennis "Bomba" Hinds Arnulfo Ardón Matilde Selim Lacayo Carlos "Comay" Flores Jesús "Bululo" Carías Jorge Bernárdez Jaime Morales Roberto Maradiaga

Round 1

Pentagonal place playoff

Pentagonal

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