The 1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 12th edition of the
Honduran Liga Nacional
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* ...
. The format of the tournament consisted of a three
round-robin schedule followed by a 5-team playoff round.
Club Deportivo Olimpia
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won the title after defeating
Real C.D. España in the finals.
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.
1977–78 teams
* Broncos
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* Federal (Tegucigalpa
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)
* Marathón (San Pedro Sula
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)
* Motagua (Tegucigalpa
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)
* Olimpia (Tegucigalpa
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)
* Platense (Puerto Cortés
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)
* Real España
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(San Pedro Sula
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)
* Universidad (Tegucigalpa
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)
* Victoria
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(La Ceiba
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, ''promoted'')
* Vida (La Ceiba
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)
Regular season
Standings
Reply for Final round
Final round
Pentagonal standings
Final
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* ''Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate score.''
Top goalscorers
* 10 goals:
: Mario Juvini Carreño ( Motagua)
* 8 goals:
: Prudencio Norales ( Olimpia)
* 7 goals:
: Jurandir Dosantos ( Marathón)
* 6 goals:
: Armando Valenchina ( Vida)
: Daniel Sambulá ( Universidad)
: Mario Mairena ( Federal)
: Salvador Bernárdez ( Motagua)
: Luis Walter Chávez ( Olimpia)
Squads
Known results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 17
Round 18
Round 27
Pentagonal
Unknown rounds
References
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Honduras
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