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1984–85 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1984–85 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 19th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament consisted of a four round-robin schedule followed by a 4-team playoff round. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title €“11 December 2009 after winning both rounds and qualified to the along with runners-up C.D.S. Vida. 1984–85 teams * Juventud Morazánica< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Nacional De Fútbol Profesional De Honduras
Liga Betcris de Honduras (''Honduran National Professional Football League'') is the highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening (autumn) and Closing (spring). One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso (the team with fewest points in Opening and Closing) and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso. The top four clubs participate in play-offs to decide the champion. The winners of the Opening and Closing competitions participate in the CONCACAF Champions League. History In the 1930s, football experienced a surge in popularity in the country. In 1948 with the birth of the Francisco Morazán Major Football League, the idea to organize football began to take shape. Olimpia, Federal, Motagua, Argentina and Real España are the pioneers of the Liga Mayor. In 1948 the first championship began in the recently inaugurated Estadio Tiburcio CarÃas Andino as Victoria were made champions by beating Motagua; and three years later, in 1951, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Nacional De Ascenso De Honduras
Liga de Ascenso (Promotion League) is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as ''Segunda División'' (Second Division) and renamed ''Liga de Ascenso'' (Promotion League) on 21 July 2002. The league is divided into 4 groups: ''Zona Norte y Atlántica'' (North and Atlantic Zone), ''Zona Norte y Occidente'' (North and West Zone), ''Zona Centro y Sur'' (Central and South Zone), ''Zona Sur y Oriente'' (South and East Zone). The top 2 teams of each group qualifies for the ''liguilla'' (play-offs). Each season is divided into two tournaments, ''apertura'' (opening) and ''clausura'' (closing). The champion of the opening and closing tournament, compete for the promotion to Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in a two-legged match. Two teams are relegated to Liga Mayor de Futbol de Honduras. The last team of each group face off in a playoff (North vs North and South vs South). History From 1965 to 1979 the system of promotion to the Liga Nacional wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Fúnez
José Mauricio Fúnez Barrientos (born 10 March 1959), nicknamed ''El Güicho'', is a retired Honduran football midfielder. Club career The moustached Fúnez played most of his career for Real España, whom he also skippered, in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He also played for Independiente Villela and C.D. Olimpia. International career Fúnez arrived late at the internationals scene, since he only made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. - RSSSF His final international was a May 1993 FIFA World Cup quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio César Arzú
Julio César Arzú (born 5 June 1954) a.k.a. Tile is a retired Honduran football player. Club career Nicknamed ''Tile'', Arzú has played for Honduran side Real España, in Spain for Racing de Santander and had a spell with ADET in El Salvador. With España he once kept successive clean sheets totalling 686 minutes. International career Arzú has represented Honduras at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played for the senior squad in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was their starting goalkeeper at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Finals in Spain. Personal life Arzú currently trains the female junior varsity team at Escuela Internacional Sampedrana Escuela Internacional Sampedrana, EIS is a private coeducational K-12 school located in the Lomas del Potosà neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department, Honduras. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges a .... He was briefly the Goalkeeping Coach for the national team in the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Dolmo Flores
Mario Eugenio Dolmo Flores (born 31 July 1965 in Puerto Cortés) is a retired Honduran footballer. Club career Born in Puerto Cortés, Flores began his footballing career at local side Platense. He soon arrived to renowned Olimpia, where he would make his name later leaving for Santos Laguna. In November 2012 he was nominated to become a "Guerrero de Honor" (Warrior of Honour) of Santos. He also had a season in Peru with Universitario, where he played alongside compatriot César Obando, and in Costa Rica with Alajuelense. After a few seasons back in Honduras he retired after playing on 26 May 2001 for Broncos then moved abroad again to play in El Salvador with Isidro Metapán in the 2002 Clausura. He was later dismissed by Nicaraguans Real Estelà in October 2003 and duly finished his career. He played with Alex Pineda Chacón, Danilo Galindo, Juan Carlos Espinoza, Nahúm Espinoza and Belarmino Rivera in the Olimpia and they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarmino Rivera
Belarmino Rivera Jimminson (born 1956) is a retired Honduran football player. Club career ''Nino'' Rivera played for Olimpia, Sula, Platense, Victoria and Real Maya in the Honduran national league. He made his debut with Olimpia in 1975 and finished his career with Real Maya in 1997, aged 42. His final league game was on 30 August 1997 against Marathón. He won 4 goalkeeper of the year awards, 3 with Olimpia and 1 with Sula. He was also a goalscorer when between the posts for Olimpa and Sula. He won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988 with Olimpia when he played beside Alex Pineda Chacón, Eugenio Dolmo Flores, Juan Carlos Espinoza, Danilo Galindo and Nahúm Espinoza. International career Rivera made his debut for Honduras in the late 1980s and played in and has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prudencio Norales
Prudencio Norales MartÃnez (born 20 April 1956) is a retired Honduran football midfielder who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career Nicknamed ''Tecate'', Norales also played for Olimpia. He is one of the few players who scored four goals in a Honduran league game, against Atlético Portuario in October 1979. He scored 88 goals in total in the Honduran League and scored the 500th league goal in Olimpia's history on 22 July 1979, also against Atlético Portuario. International career Norales played at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he scored the winning goal in their first game against Morocco. Norales represented Honduras in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in 2 games at the 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Espinoza (Honduran Footballer)
Juan Carlos Espinoza Zerón (born 24 August 1958) is a retired Honduran football player, who most recently was assistant manager of Real España in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. Club career He started his career at Real España but spent the majority of his career with Olimpia. He also had a short stint at Costa Rican side Alajuelense. He played with Alex Pineda Chacón, Belarmino Rivera, Eugenio Dolmo Flores, Danilo Galindo and his brother Nahúm Espinoza in the Olimpia and they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 1988. International career Espinoza made his debut for Honduras in the 1980s and has earned at least 14 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1991 and 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cups. In the 1991 Gold Cup Final, he missed the decisive penalty. His final international was a December 1994 friendly match against the United States, a game in which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Bulnes
José Fernando Bulnes Zelaya (born 21 October 1946) a.k.a. Azulejo, is a retired Honduran football defender who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career Nicknamed ''Azulejo'', Bulnes made his senior debut at 17 and played for C.D. Atlético Español, Atlético Español, Pumas UNAH, Universidad and C.D. Olimpia, Olimpia. He spent a record 20 years with Olimpia in the Honduran national league before retiring in 1985. International career Bulnes played for Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ... in the 1960s, 70s and 1980s and represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played two games at the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the age of 35. His final international was the June 1982 World Cup Finals match against Yugoslavia n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl MartÃnez Sambulá
Raúl MartÃnez Sambulá (born 14 March 1963) is a former Honduran professional football player, who made his name with the national team in the early 1990s. Club career MartÃnez Sambulá started his career at C.D. Olimpia, Olimpia and then moved abroad for a lengthy spell at Mexican side Correcaminos UAT, UA Tamaulipas. He returned to Honduras in 1994 to finish his career at C.D. Victoria, Victoria. In April 1986 he helped set Francisco Adelmo Herrera's record of 7 successive clean sheets when he scored in the 30th minute of Herrera's 8th game. International career MartÃnez Sambulá made his debut for Honduras national football team, Honduras in the late 1980s and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 1991, and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cups. His final international was an August 1996 friendly match against El Salv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AmÃlcar Leonel Suazo
AmÃlcar Leonel Suazo is a retired Honduran association football forward who played professionally in Honduras and the United States. From 1982 to 1988, Suazo played for F.C. Motagua. In 1988, he moved to the United States and signed with the Washington Diplomats of the American Soccer League. He scored six league goals that season as the Diplomats won the league title. Suazo remained with the Diplomats in 1989 and 1990. In 1990, the team played in the American Professional Soccer League. In 1994, Suazo played for the Washington Mustangs in the USISL United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the .... He was the eighth leading goal scorer that season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Suazo, Leonel Living people American Professional Soccer League players American Soccer Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alberto Reyes
Luis Alberto Reyes Nuñez (born 19 March 1958) is a retired Honduran football player who is currently the fourth all-time scorer for F.C. Motagua. Club career Nicknamed ''Chito'', Reyes played forward from season 1978–79 to 1984–85. He scored three goals in the 1979 league final. He also managed Motagua in 1999–2000 Clausura winning that season. International career Reyes was a non-playing squad member at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. He has also represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches Honours : Motagua :: League: 1978–79 :: League League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact footba ...: 1999–00 C (''as manager'') Goals scored : 1976–77: 9 goals : 1977–78: 7 goals : 1978–79: 9 goals : 1979–80: 3 goals : 1980–81: 2 goals : 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |