| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olimpia (7th) |
| Relegated | Sula |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Olimpia Vida |
| Matches played | 192 |
| Goals scored | 355 (1.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Centeno (17) |
| ← 1983–84 1985–86 → | |
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 after winning both rounds and qualified to the 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup along with runners-up C.D.S. Vida.
1984–85 teams
- Juventud Morazánica (Tegucigalpa)
- Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
- Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
- Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
- Platense (Puerto Cortés)
- Real España (San Pedro Sula)
- Sula (La Lima, promoted)
- Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
- Victoria (La Ceiba)
- Vida (La Ceiba)
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 36 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 44 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Vida | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 42 | |
| 3 | Victoria | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 40 | |
| 4 | Marathón | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 38 | |
| 5 | Motagua | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 35 | |
| 6 | Platense | 36 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Universidad | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 34 | |
| 8 | Juventud Morazánica | 36 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Real España | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | Sula | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 28 | Relegated to the Second division |
Notes:
- Olimpia clinched a spot for final match.
- Top four qualify for final round.
- Sula relegated to second division.
Final round
Cuadrangular standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | Vida | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Victoria | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | Marathón | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
Notes:
- Olimpia automatic champions as winner of regular season and final round.
No final match was necessary.
Top scorer
Luis O. Altamirano (Universidad) with 13 goals
Squads
| Juventud Morazánica | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Oscar Villegas,
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Jorge Hibrán Maldonado
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Alfonso Ramón "Niño" López
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| Ramón Edgardo Moradel Zapata
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Francisco Pancho Gonzalez
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Kaco Reyes
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| "Tigre" Carbajal
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Choreta Ordoñez
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Crisanto Batista
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| Felix Cáceres
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 Gilberto Ramírez
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Samuel Rivera
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| Martin Lacayo
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Pedro Manzanares
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| Marathón | |||
| Erasmo "Chícharo" Guerrero
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José Luis "Joche" Alvarado
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Jorge Alberto "Cuca" Bueso Iglesias
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| Marco Antonio "Tono" García
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Oswaldo Zaldívar
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Marco Antonio Chávez
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| Delio Billonay Fajardo
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Noel Omar Renderos
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Gilberto Leonel Machado García
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| Roberto Reynaldo "Robot" Bailey Sargent
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Arturo Torres "Pacharaca" Bonilla
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Pablo Madrid
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| Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo
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Nelson Quiroz
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| Motagua | |||
| José Luis Cruz Figueroa
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Roy Arturo Padilla Bardales
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Luis Alberto "Chito" Reyes
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| Junior Rashford Costly
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Juan Gómez Ortiz
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Oscar Medina
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| Amílcar Leonel Suazo
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Frank Ponce
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| Olimpia | |||
| Juan Néstor Dorony
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Carlos Solís
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Raúl Martínez Sambulá
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| Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga
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Alejandro "Indio" Ruiz
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Arturo Recarte Cáceres
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| José Emilio Martínez
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 José Mario "Chueco" Figueroa
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Óscar Banegas
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| Bayardo Martínez
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Fernando "Azulejo" Bulnes
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Víctor Romero
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| Fernando Tovar
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Víctor López
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Armando Aguilar
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| Luis Arriola
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Daniel Zapata
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Ramón "Pilín" Bran
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| Jorge Alberto "Perro" González
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Osman Madrid
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Juan Carlos Espinoza
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| Prudencio "Tecate" Norales
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Roger Javier Valladares
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Carlos "Gigio" Maldonado
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| Belarmino Rivera
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Benito Suazo
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José González
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| Rigoberto Ruiz
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Antonio "Flaco" Hernández
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Darío Mejía
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| Mario Castellanos
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| Platense | |||
| Juan Jerezano
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Armando López "Babalaba" Bodden
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Raúl Centeno Gamboa
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| Nelson "Hungaro" Larios
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Eugenio Dolmo Flores
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Carlos Roberto Deras
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| Carlos Javier Marquez
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| Real España | |||
| Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
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José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos
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Jimmy Steward
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| Karl Antonio Roland
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Jorge Arzú
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David Maldonado
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| Manuel Fuentes López
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Carlos Orlando Caballero
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Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo
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| Nelson Benavídez
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Hernán Santiago García Martínez
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Esteban Pitío Centeno
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| Luis Laing
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Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón
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Edith Hernando Contreras
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| Miguel Antonio "Hino" Mathews
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| Sula | |||
| Raúl David Fúnez
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Marco Antonio "Machaca" Soriano
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Fernando Nuila
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| Carlos "Perro" Zavala
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Luis Alonso Zúniga
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Antonio "Machangay" Amaya López
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| José Manuel Enamorado Díaz
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Armando "Quebrado" Martínez
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Manuel de Jesús Rivera
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| Celso Fredy Güity
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Carlos Aguilar Bonilla
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| Universidad | |||
| Luis Oswaldo "Che" Altamirano
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Julián Núñez
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José Marcial "Canelo" Murillo
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| Salomón Nazzar
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Olman Flores
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Guillermo Salazar
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| Víctor Rutilio Mercadal
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Jorge "Chino" Euceda
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Nelson "La Titi" Pavón Castillo
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| Samuel "Chucho" Armijo
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Roberto "Chele" Barahona
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Víctor Romero
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| David Bueso
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| Victoria | |||
| Jorge Alberto "Camioncito" Duarte
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Carlos Ramón Monchín" Rodríguez
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Luis Azneth Ortiz
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| Luis Alonso Zelaya
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David Goff
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Luis Alonso "Chorompo" Zúniga
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| César Martínez
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Miguel Angel "Primitivo" Ortiz
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Ramón Berckling
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| Vida | |||
| Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez
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Wilson Omar Reyes Martínez
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Natividad Morales Barrios
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| Marco Tulio "Zocadito" Zelaya
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Rolando "Pipo" Valladares Laguna
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Juan Dolmo "Juanito" Arzú
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| Matilde Selím Lacayo
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Junior Mejía
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Known results
Round 1
| Juventud Morazánica | 0–1 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
Arzú  |
| Platense | 0–0 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
Cuadrangular
| Marathón | 1–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 2–0 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Zelaya |
| Vida | 3–0 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| Valladares |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Vida | 0–1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Dorony 84' (pen) |
| Olimpia | 0–0 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
Unknown rounds
| Sula | 1–1 | Juventud Morazánica |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | – | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Fuentes |
| Marathón | 4–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Motagua | 2–2 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta |
| Motagua | 1–0 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Reyes |
| Olimpia | 3–0 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | 2–0 | Sula |
|---|---|---|
| Motagua | 2–1 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| Suazo Maradiaga |
Ulruch |
| Vida | 5–1 | Juventud Morazánica |
|---|---|---|
| Real España | 1–1 | Sula |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4–0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Marathón | 2–3 | Motagua |
|---|---|---|
| Real España | 1–0 | Marathón |
|---|---|---|
| Maldonado |
| Marathón | 5–0 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Bueso García Renderos Machado |
| Vida | 2–2 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Motagua | 2–1 | Sula |
|---|---|---|
| Chavarría Costly |
Enamorado |
| Sula | 2–0 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Vindel |
| Motagua | 1–3 | Juventud Morazánica |
|---|---|---|
| Suazo |
Reyes Zapata Manzanares |
| Real España | 1–1 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Centeno |
Martínez |
| Sula | 0–1 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| Universidad | 3–2 | Olimpia |
|---|---|---|
| Vida | 3–0 | Real España |
|---|---|---|
| Vida | 3–0 | Sula |
|---|---|---|
References
- RSSSF.com–Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95–11 December 2009
- Match suspended at 85' (1–1) as Olimpia abandoned the field for not accepting a late penalty. Real España was awarded the win.
| 1984–85 in Honduran football | |
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| « 1983–84 1985–86 » 1 July 1984–30 June 1985 | |
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| Liga Nacional | |