| Season | 1979–80 |
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| Champions | Marathón (1st) |
| Relegated | Portuario |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Marathón Universidad |
| Copa Fraternidad | Marathón Universidad Broncos Victoria |
| Matches played | 158 |
| Goals scored | 360 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Norales (15) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
The 1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 14th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Marathón won the title after defeating Universidad in the finals.[1] Both teams qualified to the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, Marathón, Universidad, C.D. Broncos and C.D. Victoria obtained berths to the 1980 Copa Fraternidad.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathón[a] | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 37 | Qualified to the Final round[b] |
| 2 | Olimpia | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 33 | |
| 3 | Broncos | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 30 | |
| 4 | Victoria | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 27 | |
| 5 | Motagua | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | Forced to playoff[c] |
| 6 | Universidad | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Platense | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 26 | |
| 8 | Real España | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 | |
| 9 | Vida | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 21 | |
| 10 | Portuario | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 19 | Relegated to Segunda División[d] |
| 17 October 1979 Playoff | Motagua | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Universidad | |
Obando  |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Qualified to the Final[a] |
| 2 | Victoria | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | Marathón | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Broncos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Olimpia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
| 9 December 1979 1st leg | Marathón | 1–0 | Universidad | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
| Bailey |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Marathón |
Universidad |
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| 16 December 1979 2nd leg | Universidad | 0–1 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| Bailey |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Universidad |
Marathón |
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Prudencio "Tecate" Norales (Olimpia) with 15 goals| Atlético Portuario | ||||
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| Eristeo Gómez
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Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte
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Aníbal Bravo
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| Carlos『Calín』Morales
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Orlando "Choloma" Rodríguez
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Ernesto Bravo
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| Edgardo Núñez
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Óscar Rolando "Martillo" Hernández
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 Roscoe Charles
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| Pablo Orellana
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Erick Cabalceta
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Ramón Cruz Colindres
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| Broncos | ||||
| German "Loco" Guzmán
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 Iván Ramos
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 Luis Alberto Escaurizza
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| Cruz Ramón Serrano "Guaya" Cruz
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| Marathón | ||||
| Jorge Phoyoú
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Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
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Hernán Santiago『Cortés』García Martínez
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| Juan Carlos Weber
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Luis Alonso Guzmán Velásquez
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Carlos Solís
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| Pablo "Payique" Espinoza
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Richard Kenneth Payne
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Alfonso Munguía
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| José Martínez
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Carlos Guevara
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Alberto Merelles
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| Arturo Payne
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Roberto Zilkiewicks
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Celso Güity
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| Porfirio Armando Betancourt
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Efraín "Pucho" Osorio
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Exequiel『Estupiñán』García
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| Ramón『Albañil』Osorio
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Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
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Félix Concepción Carranza
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| René "Maravilla" Suazo
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Camilo Mejía
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Juan Contreras
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| Jorge Sánchez
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Leónidas Nolasco
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Carlos『Calín』Morales
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| Francisco Javier Toledo
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Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
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Gilberto Leonel Machado García
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| Carlos Mejía
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| Motagua | ||||
| Héctor Ramón "Pecho de Aguila" Zelaya
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Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes
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Rigoberto Sosa
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| Héctor "Lin" Zelaya
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| Olimpia | ||||
| Raúl David Fúnez
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Prudencio "Tecate" Norales
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Ramón Antonio『Pilín』Brand
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| José Salomón "Turco" Nazzar
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Jorge Alberto "Perro" Gonzáles
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Jorge Alberto "Indio" Urquía Elvir
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| Horacio Parham Castro
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| Platense | ||||
| Juan Jerezano
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Tony Laing
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Júnior Rashford Costly
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| Tomás Cedricks Ewens "Quito" Wagner
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Edith Hernando Contreras
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Alex Rodríguez
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| Real España | ||||
| Jimmy Steward
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Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
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Antonio "Gato" Pavón Molina
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| Walter Jimminson
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 Julio del Carmen Tapia Callao
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Edelmín "Pando" Castro
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 Alberto Ferreira da Silva
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José Luis Cruz Figueroa
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José Estanislao "Tanayo" Ortega
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| Julio Roberto "Chino" Ortiz
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| Universidad | ||||
 Roger Mayorga
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"Pirata" Fernández
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Daniel "Diablo" Sambulá
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| Victoria | ||||
| Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga
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Ramón Nectaly "Liebre" Guardado
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Efraín Martínez "Diablillo" Amaya
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| José Reynaldo Villagra
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David Goff
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Francisco Jiménez
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| Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz
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Fausto Humberto "Chiva" Ruiz
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 Marco Tulio López
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| Vida | ||||
| Dennis Hinds
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Matilde Selím Lacayo
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Carlos Orlando Caballero
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| Roberto "Macho" Figueroa
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Junior Mejía
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| Vida | 3 – 1 | Platense |
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| Hinds |
| Olimpia | 1 – 0 | Marathón |
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| Marathón | 2 – 0 | Olimpia |
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| Universidad | 1 – 0 | Victoria |
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| Aguilar |
| Olimpia | 0 – 1 | Victoria |
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| Villagra |
| Victoria | 5–0 | Atlético Portuario |
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| Olimpia | 2–0 | Motagua |
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| Romero Parham |
| Universidad | 1–0 | Real España |
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| Fernández |
| Universidad | 2–0 | Motagua |
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| Fernández 1' |
| Olimpia | 2–2 | Broncos |
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| Marathón | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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| Victoria | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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| López |
| Real España | 3–2 | Motagua |
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| Castro |
| Platense | 4–1 | Broncos |
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| Olimpia | 6–2 | Atlético Portuario |
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| Norales Chavarría |
Charles Duarte |
| 5 August 1979 | Platense | 1–1 | Universidad | San Pedro Sula |
| de Tarso |
Elvir |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 2 September 1979 | Olimpia | 3–2 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
| Norales González |
Pedrinho Chavarría |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 23 September 1979 | Vida | 1–0 | Real España | La Ceiba |
| Figueroa |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| 23 September 1979 | Platense | 1–1 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| Wagner |
Centurión |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 23 September 1979 | Universidad | 4–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Platense | 0–0 | Atlético Portuario |
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| Platense | 2–1 | Atlético Portuario |
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| Platense | 1–1 | Atlético Portuario |
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| Motagua | 1–2 | Olimpia |
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| Olimpia | 2–1 | Motagua |
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On 8 April 1979, Real C.D. España played two games. They lost 1–0 against UniversidadatTegucigalpa in the domestic league and 1–0 against AurorainGuatemala for the 1979 Copa Fraternidad finals.[2]
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