The 1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 15th edition of the
Honduran Liga Nacional
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* Honduran population, see Ethnicity in Honduras
* Honduran Spanish, the language spoken in Honduras
* Honduran cuisine
* ...
. The format of the tournament remained the same as the
previous season.
Real C.D. España won the title after defeating
C.D. Marathón in a 3-series final. Both teams qualified to the
1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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. Additionally, Real España, Marathón,
Club Deportivo Olimpia
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and
C.D.S. Vida
Club Deportivo y Social Vida, or simply Vida, was a Honduran professional Association football, football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida (department), Atlántida. The club last competed in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Liga Nacional d ...
obtained berths to the
1981 Copa Fraternidad
The 1981 Copa Fraternidad was the 11th edition of the Central American football club championship organized by UNCAF, the regional governing body of Central America.
Real España won their first title by winning the final round, as Olimpia and ...
. Due to the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
's participation at the
1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the league defined that no relegation was to take place this season.
C.D. Platense which finished last, was financially penalized though.
1980–81 teams
*
Atlético Morazán
Atlético Morazán was a Honduran football club. It was based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
History
The club was promoted from the Second Division to the Liga Nacional on 23 December 1979. The club was known as ''Atlético Fusep'' at the time.
Ju ...
(
Tegucigalpa
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, ''promoted'')
*
Broncos
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(
Choluteca)
*
Marathón (
San Pedro Sula
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)
*
Motagua
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(
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
La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
)
*
Vida (
La Ceiba
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)
Regular season
Standings
* ''No relegation this season.''
Final round
Pentagonal standings
Final
Top scorer
* Luis O. Altamirano (
Broncos
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) with 13 goals
Squads
Known results
Round 1
Round 22
Pentagonal
Unknown rounds
References
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Honduras
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