1979 Copa Fraternidad

The Copa Fraternidad 1979 was played in two groups of six teams, the winners of each group decided the title in a double headed. It was the ninth edition of this tournament under this name.^[1]

1979 Copa Fraternidad

Tournament details
Teams	12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Aurora (2nd title)
Runners-up	Real España
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Goals scored	159 (2.52 per match)
← 1978 1980 →

Teams

Association	Team	Qualifying method	App.	Previous best
El Salvador	FAS	1978–79 Champions	2nd	Second Round (1978)
	Alianza	1978–79 Runners-up	5th	5th (1971, 1974)
	Atlético Marte	1978–79 Third place	4th	4th (1971)
	Santiagueño	1978–79 Fourth place	1st	—
Guatemala	Aurora	1978 Champions	7th	Champions (1976)
	Comunicaciones	1978 Runners-up	7th	Champions (1971)
	Cobán Imperial	1978 Third place	1st	—
	Municipal	1978 Fourth place	7th	Champions (1974, 1977)
Honduras	Motagua	1978–79 Champions	1st	—
	Real España	1978–79 Runners-up	1st	—
	Olimpia	1978–79 Third place	1st	—
	Broncos	1978–79 Fourth place	1st	—

Group I

Results

Aurora	1–0	Municipal
TBD		Nil

Olimpia	1–1	Motagua
Rigoberto Gómez 16'		Rigoberto Sosa 22'

11 February 1979

15:00

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Referee: José Andino (HON)

Alianza	2–1	Santiagueño
TBD TBD		TBD

Aurora	1–4	Santiagueño
TBD		TBD TBD TBD TBD

Municipal	2–1	Alianza
TBD TBD		TBD

Municipal	1–0	Santiagueño
TBD		Nil

Aurora	3–0	Alianza
TBD TBD TBD		Nil

Olimpia	0–1	Aurora
Nil		TBD

Motagua	1–0	Municipal
TBD		Nil

Motagua	0–1	Aurora
Nil		TBD

Olimpia	1–2	Municipal
Jorge Brand		Lijon León Armando Melgar

1979

Motagua	1–1	Alianza
TBD		TBD

2 March 1979

Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa

Olimpia	4–1	Santiagueño
TBD TBD TBD TBD		TBD

2 March 1979

Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa

Motagua	0–2	Santiagueño
Nil		Gilberto Quinteros Ever Hernández

1979

Estadio Nacional, Teguigalpa

Olimpia	2–0	Alianza
TBD TBD		Nil

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Motagua	1–0	Olimpia
Angel Obando 25'		Nil

7 March 1979

20:00

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Referee: José Andino (HON)

Santiagueño	2–2	Alianza
TBD TBD		TBD TBD

Municipal	2–1	Aurora
TBD TBD		TBD

Santiagueño	2–3	Aurora
TBD TBD		TBD TBD TBD

Alianza	0–0	Municipal
Nil		Nil

Alianza	1–0	Aurora
TBD		Nil

Santiagueño	0–0	Municipal
Nil		Nil

Aurora	0–0	Olimpia
Nil		Nil

Municipal	0–0	Motagua
Nil		Nil

Municipal	2–0	Olimpia
TBD TBD		Nil

Aurora	4–2	Motagua
TBD TBD TBD TBD		TBD TBD

Santiagueño	1–1	Olimpia
TBD		TBD

Alianza	3–2	Motagua
TBD TBD TBD		TBD TBD

Alianza	1–4	Olimpia
TBD		TBD TBD TBD TBD

Santiagueño	4–2	Motagua
TBD TBD TBD TBD		TBD TBD

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aurora	10	6	1	3	15	11	+4	13
2	Municipal	10	5	3	2	9	5	+4	13
3	Olimpia	10	3	3	4	13	10	+3	9
4	Santiagueño	10	3	3	4	17	16	+1	9
5	Alianza	10	3	3	4	11	17	−6	9
6	Motagua	10	2	3	5	10	16	−6	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1st Place playoff

Aurora	1–1	Municipal

1979

• Abandoned at 1–1 during second half of extra time; awarded 2–0 Aurora.

Group II

Results

Comunicaciones	1–0	Cobán Imperial
TBD		Nil

Atlético Marte	2–2	FAS
TBD TBD		TBD TBD

Broncos	2–1	Real España
TBD TBD		TBD

FAS	0–0	Comunicaciones
Nil		Nil

Atlético Marte	5–1	Cobán Imperial]
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD		TBD

Atlético Marte	3–2	Comunicaciones
TBD TBD TBD		TBD TBD

FAS	0–0	Cobán Imperial
Nil		Nil

Cobán Imperial	2–3	Real España
TBD TBD		TBD TBD TBD

Comunicaciones	0–0	Broncos
Nil		Nil

Comunicaciones	2–3	ReReal España
TBD TBD		TBD TBD TBD

Cobán Imperial	1–3	Broncos
TBD		TBD TBD TBD

Atlético Marte	5–3	Real España
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD		TBD TBD TBD

2 March 1979

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

FAS	1–3	Broncos
TBD		TBD TBD TBD

2 March 1979

Estadio Óscar Quiteño, Santa Ana

FAS	0–2	Real España
Nil		Walter Jimminson

1979

Atlético Marte	2–0	Broncos
Norberto Huezo Miguel Martinez		Nil

4 March 1979

Estadio Cuscatlan

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Real España	1–0	Broncos
TBD		Nil

FAS	2–1	Atlético Marte
TBD TBD		TBD

Cobán Imperial	1–0	Comunicaciones
TBD		Nil

Cobán Imperial	2–1	Atlético Marte
TBD TBD		TBD

Comunicaciones	2–1	FAS
TBD TBD		TBD

Cobán Imperial	1–1	FAS
TBD		TBD

Comunicaciones	0–0	Atlético Marte
Nil		Nil

Broncos	1–2	Comunicaciones
TBD		TBD TBD

Real España	2–1	Cobán Imperial
TBD TBD		TBD

Real España	1–1	Comunicaciones
TBD		TBD

Broncos	1–2	Cobán Imperial
TBD		TBD TBD

Broncos	0–2	FAS
Nil		TBD TBD

Real España	1–1	Atlético Marte
TBD		TBD

Real España	1–0	FAS
TBD		Nil

Broncos	0–3	Atlético Marte
Nil		TBD TBD TBD

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real España	10	6	2	2	18	14	+4	14
2	Atlético Marte	10	5	3	2	23	13	+10	13
3	Comunicaciones	10	3	4	3	10	10	0	10
4	FAS	10	2	4	4	9	12	−3	8
5	Cobán Imperial	10	3	2	5	11	17	−6	8
6	Broncos	10	3	1	6	10	15	−5	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final

Aurora	1–0	Real España
Ramon Ramírez		Nil

8 April 1979

Estadio Mateo Flores

Real España	0–0	Aurora
Nil		Nil

1979

Champion

1979 Copa Fraternidad champion
Aurora 2nd title