1947 Honduran Amateur League
# 1947 Honduran Amateur League

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. 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 |

## National championship round

Played in a double round-robin format between the regional champions. Also known as the Triangular.

| 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 |

## 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
