1968–69 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua
1968–69 season
Chairman Pedro Atala Simón
Manager Juan Colecchio
League Winner
Cup Winner
Top goalscorer Abrussezze (16)
Home colours
← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 C.D. Motagua season was C.D. Motagua's 4th season in the Honduran Liga Nacional and the 18th overall. Motagua was able to achieve both domestic League and Cup, thus becoming the first Honduran club to win a double.

Contents

League

Main article: 1968–69 Honduran Liga Nacional

After three season of poor performance, the club strengthened its squad with well talented Brazilian players, one of them being Roberto Abrussezze who finished top goal-scorer at the end of the season. On 9 March 1969, Motagua secured its first ever professional national championship in the 1–1 draw against all-time archrivals C.D. Olimpia; that result made them unreachable in the standings.[1]

Squad

No. Pos. Player DoB Caps Goals
1 GK Salvador Dubois – – 0
2 DF Lenard Welch – – –
3 DF Marco Banegas – – –
4 DF Elio Banegas – – –
5 DF Roberto Jerez – – –
6 FW Roberto Abruzzesse 29 March 1948 (aged 20) – –
7 FW Geraldo Baptista – – –
8 MF Pedro Colón – – –
9 – Fermín Navarro – – –
10 FW Óscar Hernández – – –
11 DF Nelson Benavídez – – –
12 – Julio Meza – – –
13 DF Alfonso Navarro – – –
14 – Yaponá de Souza – 0 0
15 FW Pedro da Silva – 0 0
16 – Jesús Castillo – – –
17 MF Rubén Guifarro – – –
18 FW Mario Artica – 0 0
19 – Rino Fanconi – – –
20 – Mariano Godoy – – –
21 – Juan Ramos – – –
22 – Marco González – – –
23 – Linauro di Paula – 0 0

Transfer in

No. Pos. Player Moving from
7 FW Geraldo Baptista –
14 – Yaponá de Souza –
15 FW Pedro da Silva –
18 FW Mario Artica none
23 FW Linauro di Paula –

Transfer out

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 27 17 5 5 45 23 +22 39 Champions
2 Olimpia 27 14 8 5 45 20 +25 36
3 Platense 27 15 6 6 40 21 +19 36

Matches

Regular season

Some matches missing, will include when available.

Cup

Main article: 1968 Honduran Cup

The 1968 Honduran Cup was the first knock-out tournament played in Honduran football, Motagua were seeded in Group A along Atlético Indio, C.D. Atlético Español, C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Victoria from which they advanced to the semifinals; once there, they faced Atlético Indio who defeated 1–0. On 8 December 1968, Motagua captured its first official cup by overcoming C.D. España 4–3 in the final match at Estadio Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula.

Matches

Group A

Semifinal

Final

References

  1. ^ Motagua.com – Historia – Parte 1 – 19 February 2008

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