Wikipedia lists a Liga Amateur with championships as follows:
Club Runners-Up
1938 Motagua Victoria
1939 Motagua
1940 Motagua
1941 Motagua
1942 Motagua
1943 Motagua
1944 Motagua
1945 Motagua
1946 Motagua
1947 Victoria Motagua
1948 Motagua
1949 Motagua
1950 unknown
1951 Motagua
1952 Motagua
1953 unknown
1954 Motagua
1955 unknown
1956 unknown
1957 Olimpia
1958 Olimpia
1959 Olimpia
1960 Olimpia
1961 Olimpia
1962 Vida Salamar de San Lorenzo
1963 Olimpia
1964 Olimpia
It is unclear whether Victoria's 1947 championship in this competition
is identical to their 1948 title in the
Francisco Morazán Major Football League.
Prior to 1938, tournaments apparently were played as well:
Club Runners-Up
1928 Olimpia Marathón
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras (LINAFUTH) was founded on May 10, 1964; the first round of matches, part of the 1965/66 season, was played on July 18, 1965.
Club Runners-Up Manager Champions
1965/66 Platense Olimpia Carlos Padilla
1966/67 Olimpia Marathón Mario Griffin
1967/68 Olimpia Marathón Mario Griffin
1968/69 Motagua Olimpia Rodolfo Ramirez Godoy
1969/70 Olimpia (unbeaten) Motagua Carlos Suazo Lagos
1970/71 Motagua Olimpia Carlos Padilla
1971/72 Olimpia Vida Carlos Viera (Colombia)
1972/73 abandoned, no title awarded
1973 Motagua Marathón Carlos Padilla
1974 Real España 1-0 Motagua Jose de la Paz Herrera Ucles
1975/76 Real España 1-1 2-0 Olimpia Carlos Padilla
1976/77 Real España 0-0 4-1 Motagua Carlos Padilla
1977/78 Olimpia 0-0 2-0 Real España Carlos Cruz Carranza
1978/79 Motagua 1-0 4-1 Real España Nestor Matamala (Chile)
1979/80 Marathón 1-0 1-0 Universidad Angel Ramon Rodriguez
1980/81 Real España 2-0 0-1 Marathón [2-1 3rd match] Nestor Matamala (Chile)
1981/82 Vida 3-1 1-0 Atlético Morazán Roberto Gonzales Ortega
1982/83 Olimpia Motagua Jose Luis Mattera Teglia (Uruguay)
1983/84 Vida Universidad Gonzalo Zelaya
1984/85 Olimpia Vida Enrique Grey
1985/86 Marathón Vida Gonzalo Zelaya
1986/87 Olimpia Real España Nestor Matamala (Chile)
1987/88 Olimpia 0-0 1-0 Marathón Carlos Padilla
1988/89 Real España 0-2 1-0 Olimpia [1-0 extra time] Flavio Ortega (Brazil)
1989/90 Olimpia 0-1 1-0 Real España [*1] Estanislao Malinowski (Uruguay)
1990/91 Real España 0-0 2-1 Motagua Flavio Ortega (Brazil)
1991/92 Motagua 0-0 1-0 Real España Angel Ramon Rodriguez
1992/93 Olimpia [*2] Jose de la Paz Herrera Ucles
1993/94 Real España Motagua Ernesto Luzardo (Uruguay)
1994/95 Victoria 0-0 1-1 Olimpia Julio González (Uruguay)
1995/96 Olimpia 3-0 0-0 Real España Flavio Ortega (Brazil)
1996/97 Olimpia 1-1 3-0 Platense Jose de la Paz Herrera Ucles
1997/98 Motagua 3-0 2-1 Real España [Ap.] R. Maradiaga
1997/98 Motagua 0-0 1-0 Olimpia [Cl.] R. Maradiaga
1999 Olimpia 0-0 1-0 Real España Julio González (Uruguay)
1999/00 Motagua 0-0 0-0 Olimpia [6-5 pen] [Ap.] José Treviño
1999/00 Motagua 1-1 1-1 Olimpia [3-2 pen] [Cl.] Luis Reyes
2000/01 Olimpia 1-0 1-1 Platense [Ap.] Edwin Pavón
2000/01 Platense 1-0 1-1 Olimpia [Cl.] Alberto Romero
2001/02 Motagua 0-1 3-2 Marathón [5-3 pen] [Ap.] Gilberto Yearwood
2001/02 Marathón 4-1 0-1 Olimpia [Cl.] Chelato Ucles
2002/03 Olimpia 1-1 2-1 Platense [Ap.] Juan C. Espinoza
2002/03 Marathón 1-0 3-1 Motagua [Cl.] Flavio Ortega
2003/04 Real España 2-2 2-0 Olimpia [Ap.] Juan de Dios Castillo
2003/04 Olimpia 1-1 1-0 Marathón [Cl.]
2004/05 Marathón 3-2 2-1 Olimpia [Ap.]
2004/05 Olimpia 1-1 2-1 Marathón [Cl.]
2005/06 Olimpia 1-2 2-0 Marathón [Ap.]
2005/06 Olimpia 3-3 1-0 Victoria [Cl.]
2006/07 Motagua 1-1 3-1 Olimpia [Ap.]
2006/07 Real España 1-2 3-1 Marathón [Cl.]
2007/08 Marathón 0-0 2-0 Motagua [Ap.]
2007/08 Olimpia 1-1 1-0 Marathón [Cl.]
[*1] after no goals were scored in extra time, Olimpia declared champions
on better season record
[*2] Olimpia won the first stage ahead of Petrotela and the second ahead of
Marathón, thereby winning the title.
Number of Titles (52) [Runners-Up finishes (51) between square brackets]
21 [14] Olimpia
11 [ 8] Motagua
9 [ 8] Real España
6 [11] Marathón
2 [ 3] Platense
2 [ 3] Vida
1 [ 1] Victoria
[ 2] Universidad
[ 1] Atlético Morazán (aka Atlético FUSEP)
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