Amateur League
Season1947
Dates6 July–5 October 1947
ChampionsVictoria
← 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

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

1947 Motagua 1–2 Victoria
CST
1947 Motagua 2–0 Victoria
CST
1947 Victoria 2–1 Marathón
CST
1947 Victoria 5–4 Marathón
CST

Victoria's lineup

References

  1. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine – 19 January 2012
  2. ^ DiarioMas.hn – Olimpia vs Motagua en los campeonatos olvidados de 1947 a 1964 – 22 August 2016
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