Honduras - List of Champions


A first league, the Francisco Morazán Major Football League, was organised in 1948, restricted mostly to the south of the country, with participants Olimpia, Federal, Motagua, Argentina, Real España and Victoria; the 1948 title was won by Victoria ahead of Motagua; Victoria won again in 1951, but this league is not recognised as an official national championship.

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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