1947 Honduran Amateur League
Football league season
| Season | 1947 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 July–5 October 1947 |
| Champions | Victoria |
← none 1948 → All statistics correct as of 26 March 2011. | |
The 1947 Honduran football season was the first edition of the Amateur League, won by C.D. Victoria, after winning the championship round against F.C. Motagua and C.D. Marathón.[1] Victoria was managed by Francisco Detari and some of the club's famous players at that time were Héctor Briza, Julián Fiallos, Mario Artica, Félix Chimilio and Leonardo Godoy. The trophy was known as the Winston Churchill Cup and was delivered by British Prime Minister Rees John Sowler.
Regional champions
| Regional championship | Champions |
|---|---|
| Atlántida | Victoria |
| Cortés | Marathón |
| Francisco Morazán | Motagua |
Known results
Motagua v Olimpia
| July or August 1947 | Motagua | 4–3 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| CST |
National championship round
Played in a double round-robin format between the regional champions. Also known as the Triangular.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Motagua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Marathón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Known results
Victoria's lineup
- Héctor Baiza
- Leonidas Ruiz
- Félix Chimilio
- Manuel Vega
- Julián Fiallos
- James Sticker
- Óscar Johnson
- Rich James
- José Castro
- Salomón Cáceres
- Antonio Fiallos
- Abraham Benedit
- Maximiliano García
- Leonardo Godoy
- Ernesto Castillo
- Carlos Sosa
- Felipe Valencia
- Edgardo Galindo
- Cirilo Everet
- Rolando Soto
References
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine – 19 January 2012
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Olimpia vs Motagua en los campeonatos olvidados de 1947 a 1964 – 22 August 2016
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