1978 Final Table: 1.Motagua 27 13 12 2 34-15 38 Qualified; Final 2.Olimpia 27 13 7 7 29-17 33 Qualified 3.Real España 27 8 11 8 20-17 27 Qualified 4.Marathón 27 7 12 8 26-26 26 Qualified 5.Platense 27 8 10 9 21-23 26 Playoff 6.Broncos 27 5 16 6 17-19 26 Playoff 7.Universidad 27 8 10 9 17-20 26 8.Vida 27 7 12 8 23-27 26 9.Victoria 27 5 14 8 20-29 24 10.Tiburones 27 4 10 13 20-34 18 Relegated Promoted: Atlético Portuario Fifth Place Match [Oct 1978] Broncos awd Platense [awarded to Broncos; abandoned at 0-1 in 85' as Platense walked off following a penalty awarded to Broncos] Pentagonal Final Table: 1.Real España 8 5 3 0 14- 6 13 Final 2.Motagua 8 4 1 3 12- 8 9 3.Olimpia 8 2 4 2 6- 5 8 4.Broncos 8 2 4 2 12-13 8 5.Marathón 8 0 2 6 3-15 2 Championship Final First Leg [Jan 25, 1979] Motagua 1-0 Real España Second Leg [Jan 28, 1979] Real España 1-4 Motagua Champions: Motagua Authors: Hans Schöggl Last updated: 11 Dec 2009 (C) Copyright Hans Schöggl and RSSSF 2009