Club Deportivo Motagua

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Motagua
CD Motagua
Full name Club Deportivo Motagua
Nickname(s) Aguilas Azules
Ciclón Azul
Founded 29 August 1928
Ground Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino,
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Capacity 35,000
Chairman Flag of Honduras Pedro Atala
Manager Flag of Honduras Ramón Maradiaga
League Liga Nacional de Honduras
06-07 Apertura Champion
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Club Deportivo Motagua is a Honduran football club, located in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, and plays in the Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. The club is one of the most successful and renowned of Honduras. The club was founded 29 August 1928.

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[edit] History

[edit] Foundation

29 August, 1928 by idea of Marco Antonio Ponce and supported by Marco Antonio Rosa in meeting celebrated at home of Widowed Mrs. Martha Vélez de Ramos; located al side of the Bank of London and Montreal, who taking advantage of that the clubs America, Honduras, Athletic and Aguila had disintegrated they decided to call to all the players of these teams forming thus the joint one Motagua, in the same meeting the Board of directors headed by Marco Antonio Rose and the doctor Alejandro Lara followed by another group of personalities were elected, this board of directors supported the teams of Female Basketball, Baseball and Athletics.

[edit] First Game

Against the Tejeros del España of the Neighborhood Guanacaste 25 November, 1928 in the soccer court the Island and the result was 1 x 1. The central referee of the encounter was Herasmo Velásquez and the captain of the Motagua was Constantine Gálvez "Tatino".

First Coach: Daniel Bustillo

[edit] History

The club "blue", was founded 29 August, 1928 by idea of the poet Marco Antonio Ponce and supported by Marco Antonio Rosa, and is a fusion of the disintegrated teams America, Honduras, Atlético and Aguila; that being inspired in the Motagua river that in those times was in dispute with Guatemala they gave origin to the "Cyclone", and is nowadays one of the teams with mosr achievements, popular and oldest of Honduras.

The capital club is one of the best of Honduras and Central America and already has accumulated many championships, being also an old acquaintance of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, where has participated in diverse opportunities although yet has not been able to arrive a final hostess; in 1986 had her but noticeable action al to achieve the fifth position.

In season 1965-1966 it debuted in National League, on 18 July in the city of La Ceiba against the "red" of the Vida, where they succumbed 1 x 4. It was to 3 years later of the inauguration of the Professional League that achieved their first national title in 1968 under the management of the Honduran Rodolfo Godoy.

It repeated in 1970-1971 and 1973-1974, being this one of the better times of the "Ciclón Azul". Pitifully in 1972-1973 the national championship was declared nil, depriving him to Motagua to be judged the title that it had almost in the market, since carried an almost insurmountable advantage on its escort to few dates of the end.

After having achieved the title of the regular season in 1978-1979, Motagua classifies to the playoffs, obliged to play the finals where they raise their fourth cup.

The Honduras national football team sees its dream carried out and classifies to a world cup of soccer where does history, carrying as base to Motagua and Real España.

They passed 13 long years until in the season 1991-1992 savored again a championship in one of the ends but recalled by the standard "blue". In 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1998 it achieves four subtitles of the discontinued Tournament of Cup.

Junior Izaguirre celebrates after scoring a goal that gave Motagua the title on December 2001
Junior Izaguirre celebrates after scoring a goal that gave Motagua the title on December 2001

In the season 1997-1998 the league brings to our feet the innovative opening tournaments system and closure, and Motagua he manages to judge both, being this the first one double championnship in the history of the motagüenses, double championship that was repeated barely 2 years but late achieving the opening and closure of 1999-2000. Some months before in January of the '99 there was consecrated as champion of the SuperCopa al to gain him in the finals to Platense of Puerto Cortes.

In the 2000 again Motagua is base of the selection, in this occasion of the Sub-23 and Honduras achieves for the first time in its history its pair to some Olympic games.

The last title, Motagua achieved it in December 17 of the 2006 (2006-2007 apertura season) defeating Olimpia not letting them win their 4th consecutive final.

In their soccer record, Motagua was crowned in 27 opportunities, this numbre includes the tournaments amateurs and professional, and is one of the clubs that has more glory they have given to our soccer forming players of high level that have known to behead in our different national selections, as in foreign clubs.

Motagua's main rival is Olimpia.

[edit] Colours and badge

Motagua's traditional colours are dark blue, light blue, and white.

The Motagua badge has a blue eagle.

[edit] Stadium

Main article(s): Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa

Motagua plays their home matches on estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. The stadium is named after the Honduran president Tiburcio Carias Andino.

[edit] Supporters

Motagua has many supportes throughout Honduras. The biggest fan group is "Los Revolucionarios del Motagua 1928" which they call them "La Revo". This fan groups has "bandas" or smaller groups inside La Revo such as "Los Fuser", "Los Deentes", "Los Del Nortes", "RevoComayagua", "Escuadron 57", "Comando 21", "Los Poltershe", "La revo nada mas Importa", "Irreverentes", "Capone", "Infernales", "Danger's", "C26".

There is also another fangroup named "Macro Azurra" which can easily be spotted in the stadium because they generally have always blue ballons.

The supporters are generally neutral and don't fight with any other supporters unless they are from the UltraFiel of the Olimpia. Recently Marathon's Furia Verde has had some problems with La Revo since in the last match Marathon Motagua some guy started to insult La Revo.

All of the "bandas" hang "mantas" or huge pieces of cloth saying their banda's name inside the stadium.

[edit] Presidents

  • Marco Antonio Rosa
  • Edgardo Zúniga
  • Manuel Caceres
  • Celestino Caceres
  • Gonzalo Carías
  • Cesar Romero
  • Antonio Urquía
  • Juda Guzmán
  • Silverio Henriquez
  • Lurio Martínez
  • Carlos Arriaga
  • Carlos Amador
  • Carlos Crúz
  • Mario Rivera López
  • Joaquín Gonzales
  • Octasiano Valerio
  • Horacio Fortín
  • Saturnino Vidaurreta
  • Heriberto Gómez
  • Tulio Bueso
  • Fausto Flores
  • Gustavo Adolfo Alvarado
  • Pedro Atala
  • Salvador Lamas
  • Juan Angel Arias
  • Cristobal Simón
  • Francisco Zepeda
  • Leónidas Rosa Bautista
  • Jorge Abudoj
  • Eduardo Atala
  • Marco Túlio Gutierrez
  • Javier Atala
  • Pedro Atala (current)

[edit] Managers

  • Flag of Hungary Esteban Kovacs
  • Flag of Honduras Lurio Martínez
  • Flag of Honduras Manuel Bonilla
  • Flag of Honduras Juan Velásquez
  • Flag of Honduras Carlos Padilla
  • Flag of Honduras Roger Rojas
  • Flag of Honduras Rodolfo Godoy
  • Flag of Honduras Angel Ramon Rodríguez
  • Flag of Honduras Elmer Romero
  • Flag of Honduras Alfonso Navarro
  • Flag of Honduras Néstor Matamala
  • Flag of Honduras Carlos Jurado
  • Flag of Honduras Gilberto Yearwood
  • Flag of Honduras Ramón Maradiaga
  • Flag of Mexico José Treviño
  • Flag of Mexico Alejandro Dominguez
  • Flag of Honduras Hernaín Arzú
  • Flag of Honduras Edwin Pavón
  • Flag of Honduras Javier Padilla

[edit] Noted players

Listed according to when they debuted for Motagua:


[edit] League and cups performance

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PTS Cup SuperCup
1965-66 9th 18 03 04 11 14 25 10 Not held Not held
1966-67 9th 18 03 05 10 24 31 13 Not held Not held
1967-68 6th 18 06 05 07 22 21 17 Not held Not held
1968-69 Champion 27 17 05 05 45 23 39 Not held Not held
1969-70 2nd 27 13 09 05 38 26 35 Not held Not held
1970-71 Champion 28 13 12 03 44 19 38 Not held Not held
1971-72 3rd 27 14 05 08 37 23 33 Not held Not held
1972-73 abandoned - - - - - - - Not held Not held
1973-74 Champion 27 13 13 01 39 15 39 Not held Not held
1974-75 2nd 40 18 17 05 44 21 53 Not held Not held
1975-76 3rd 34 11 18 05 32 22 40 Not held Not held
1976-77 2nd 35 17 11 07 38 22 45 Not held Not held
1977-78 3rd 35 14 12 09 38 30 40 Not held Not held
1978-79 Champion 37 19 13 05 51 24 51 Not held Not held
1979-80 6th 28 09 09 10 30 31 27 Not held Not held
1980-81 6th 27 06 15 06 32 31 27 Not held Not held
1981-82 3rd 39 19 11 09 49 33 49 Not held Not held
1982-83 2nd 35 11 18 06 45 36 40 Not held Not held
1983-84 5th 36 14 09 13 36 35 37 Not held Not held
1984-85 5th 36 11 13 12 30 33 35 Not held Not held
1985-86 3rd 24 07 11 06 18 23 25 Not held Not held
1986-87 6th 28 08 12 08 30 31 28 Not held Not held
1987-88 6th 27 09 08 10 32 37 26 Not held Not held
1988-89 3rd 36 11 18 07 30 26 40 Not held Not held
1989-90 3rd 35 11 13 11 34 31 35 Not held Not held
1990-91 2nd 38 11 18 09 34 28 41 Not held Not held
1991-92 Champion 37 17 08 12 43 33 42 Not held Not held
1992-93 4th 35 12 13 10 51 47 37 ? Not held
1993-94 2nd 33 09 15 09 34 31 33 2nd Not held
1994-95 5th 29 15 09 05 44 27 54 ? Not held
1995-96 4th 33 14 07 12 44 36 49 2nd Not held
1996-97 6th 29 11 10 08 40 29 43 ? Did not enter
1997-98 [A] Champion 26 13 09 04 31 21 48 2nd Champion
1997-98 [C] Champion 26 17 07 02 50 21 58 - Not held
1998-99 3rd 22 09 07 06 29 27 34 2nd Not held
1999-00 [A] Champion 24 12 11 01 45 19 47 Not held Not held
1999-00 [C] Champion 24 11 11 02 34 23 44 Not held Not held
2000-01 [A] 5th 20 07 09 04 22 18 30 Not held Not held
2000-01 [C] 7th 20 02 13 05 25 29 19 Not held Not held
2001-02 [A] Champion 22 10 08 04 29 19 38 Not held Not held
2001-02 [C] 8th 18 04 07 07 12 16 19 Not held Not held
2002-03 [A] 5th 18 07 05 06 24 23 26 Not held Not held
2002-03 [C] 2nd 22 08 09 05 24 19 35 Not held Not held
2003-04 [A] 5th 18 07 03 08 22 22 24 Not held Not held
2003-04 [C] 5th 16 06 05 05 22 20 23 Not held Not held
2004-05 [A] 9th 18 04 06 08 20 25 18 Not held Not held
2004-05 [C] 5th 18 04 11 03 18 18 23 Not held Not held
2005-06 [A] 10th 18 03 05 10 16 26 14 Not held Not held
2005-06 [C] 3rd 20 09 05 06 27 23 32 Not held Not held
2006-07 [A] Champion 22 11 05 06 37 26 38 Not held Not held

[edit] Performance in Copa Interclubes UNCAF

Year GP W T L GF GA PTS +/- Place
1999 7 1 4 2 4 6 7 -2 7th of 10
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Didn't enter
2001 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 -2 7th of 8
2002 6 3 1 2 10 11 10 -1 3rd of 12
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Didn't enter
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Didn't enter
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Didn't enter
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Didn't enter
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBA
Totals 16 4 6 6 15 20 18 -5 9th of 42

[edit] Appearances in International Tournaments

  • Copa Interclubles UNCAF (4): (1999, 2001, 2002, 2007)
  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup (11): (1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003)
  • Torneo Grandes UNCAF (3): (1996 withdrew, 1997, 1998)
  • CONCACAF Giants Cup (1): (2001)

[edit] Motagua vs

[edit] Vs Olimpia

From 1965-66 to 2006-07 Apertura Position GP GW GT GL GF GA PTS DF
Motagua 2 170 35 71 64 133 177 176 -44

[edit] Vs Real España

From 1965-66 to 2006-07 Apertura Position GP GW GT GL GF GA PTS DF
Motagua 1 166 60 54 52 182 171 234 +11

[edit] Vs Marathón

From 1965-66 to 2006-07 Apertura Position GP GW GT GL GF GA PTS DF
Motagua 1 148 51 52 45  ?  ? 205  ?

[edit] Vs Victoria

From 1965-66 to 2006-07 Apertura Position GP GW GT GL GF GA PTS DF
Motagua 1 116 40 44 32  ?  ? 164  ?

[edit] Fixtures & Results 2006-07

[edit] Pre-Season

[edit] Regular-Season Apertura

[edit] Semifinal Apertura

[edit] Final Apertura

[edit] Pre-Season

[edit] Regular-Season Clausura

[edit] Honours

[edit] National Level

1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954
1968-1969, 1970-1971, 1973-1974, 1978-1979, 1991-1992, 1997-1998 Ap., 1997-1998 Cl., 1999-2000 Ap., 1999-2000 Cl., 2001-2002 Ap., 2006-2007 Ap.
1969-1970, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1990-1991, 1993-1994, 2002-2003 Cl.
1997-1998
1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1998-1999

[edit] International Level

1986
2002

[edit] Current Squads

[edit] Clausura 2006-2007

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Honduras GK Ricardo Gabriel Canales Lanza
2 Flag of Honduras DF Pedro Fernández Velásquez
3 Flag of Honduras DF Javier Omar Martínez Jaime
4 Flag of Honduras FW David Antonio Cárcamo Barahona
5 Flag of Honduras MF Milton Alexander Reyes Galeas
6 Flag of Honduras DF Oscar Roberto Bernárdez Bernárdez
7 Flag of Honduras DF Victor Humberto Mena Dolmo
9 Flag of Honduras FW Jairo Manfredo Martínez Puerto
11 Flag of Uruguay FW Oscar Horacio Torlacoff Acosta
12 Flag of Honduras MF Rubén Jhancarlos Matamoros Montoya
13 Flag of Honduras MF José Luís Grant Martínez
14 Flag of Honduras DF Luís Ernesto Guzmán Rodríguez
15 Flag of Honduras MF Juan José Tablada
16 Flag of Honduras MF Edy Rafael Vásquez Andrade
17 Flag of Honduras MF Fernando Antonio Castillo Flores
17 Flag of Honduras DF Erick Fernando Solórzano Chávez
18 Flag of Honduras FW Marvin Alexander Paz Hernández
No. Position Player
19 Flag of Honduras FW Saúl Asael Martínez
21 Flag of Honduras DF Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
22 Flag of Honduras GK Donaldo Antonio Morales
23 Flag of Brazil MF Pedro Aparecido Santana
24 Flag of Honduras DF Victor Salvador Bernárdez Blanco
25 Flag of Honduras GK Rony Manuel García Palencia
26 Flag of Honduras FW David Alejandro Molina Guerra
27 Flag of Honduras FW Jefferson Bernández
29 Flag of Honduras FW Meilin Antonio Soto Valladares
30 Flag of Honduras DF Limber Omar Pérez Mauricio
31 Flag of Honduras DF Luís René Rodas Medina
32 Flag of Honduras MF Jorge Aarón Claros Juárez
33 Flag of Honduras MF Marlon Geovanny Cruz Cruz
34 Flag of Honduras MF Bayardo Aarón Bardales Gonzáles
35 Flag of Honduras MF René Gamaliel Moncada Cárdenas
36 Flag of Honduras MF Kevin Joel Osorio Izcoa

[edit] Squad Changes For 2006/07 Season

In:

  • Flag of Honduras Meilyn Soto - Signed From Hispano
  • Flag of Honduras Marvin Paz - Signed From Hispano
  • Flag of Honduras Rubén Matamoros - Signed From Valencia
  • Flag of Honduras Ivis Palmer - Signed From Valencia
  • Flag of Honduras Límbert Pérez - Signed From Real España
  • Flag of Honduras Fabio Ulloa - Signed From Águila
  • Flag of Honduras Erick Solórzano - Signed From Arsenal
  • Flag of Brazil Josimar do Nacimiento - Signed From

Out:

  • Flag of Honduras Hugo Caballero - Released to free transfer
  • Flag of Honduras Carlos Lino - Released to free transfer
  • Flag of Brazil Francisco Soarez - Released to free transfer
  • Flag of Honduras Elmer Montoya - Released to free transfer
  • Flag of Brazil Marcelo Ferreira - Released to free transfer
  • Flag of Honduras Fabio Ulloa - Signed by Águila

[edit] Statistics 2006/07 Apertura

As of 17 December 2006

Regular Season 2006-07 A Pos Pts P W D L F A
Club Deportivo Motagua 2 31 18 9 4 5 27 22
Semifinal 2006-07 A Pos Pts P W D L F A
Club Deportivo Motagua 1 3 2 1 0 1 6 2
Final 2006-07 A Pos Pts P W D L F A
Club Deportivo Motagua 1 4 2 1 1 0 4 2
  • Scorers:
    • Pedro Santana - 8 goals
    • Jairo Martínez - 8 goals
    • Jocimar Nascimento - 7 goals
    • Oscar Torlacoff - 3 goals
    • Víctor Bernárdez - 3 goals (1 OG)
    • Luis Rodas - 2 goals
    • Javier Martínez - 2 goals (1 OG)
    • Luis Guzmán - 2 goals
    • Marvin Paz - 1 goal
    • Pedro Fernández - 1 goal
    • Edy Vásquez - 1 goal
    • Milton Reyes - 1 goal
  • Top Goalkeepers
    • Ricardo Canales - 14 goals conceded In 17 Matches (0.82 goals per match)
    • Donaldo Morales - 12 goals conceded In 5 Matches (2.40 goals per match)

[edit] Statistics 2006/07 Clausura

As of 1 March 2007

Regular Season 2006-07 C Pos P W T L F A Pts
Club Deportivo Motagua 3 9 5 0 4 15 14 15
  • Scorers:
    • Oscar Torlacoff - 5 goals
    • Jairo Martínez - 2 goals
    • Jefferson Bernárdez - 2 goal
    • Fernando Castillo - 1 goal
    • Jocimar Nacimento - 1 goal
    • Milton Reyes - 1 goal
    • Jorge Claros - 1 goal
    • Víctor Bernárdez - 1 goal
    • Pedro Santana - 1 goal
    • Saul Martínez - 1 goal
  • Top Goalkeepers
    • Donaldo Morales - 1 goal conceded In 1 Match (1.00 goal per match)
    • Ricardo Canales - 13 goals conceded In 8 Matches (1.63 goals per match)

[edit] External links


 
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