| 2008–09 (A & C) season | ||||
| Chairman | Pedro Atala | |||
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| Manager | Jaime de la Pava | |||
| Apertura | 4th | |||
| Clausura | 8th | |||
| Copa Sudamericana | Eliminated in First stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | Torlacoff (8) | |||
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For the 2008–09 C.D. Motagua season, the team played in three competitions, the Apertura tournament, the Clausura, and they were also invited to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.
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The 2008–09 Apertura Motagua season was the fifty-third season of the Motagua professional football lifetime. Motagua were looking for the 12th championship. They also attended the 2008 Copa Sudamericana because of C.D. Saprissa's withdrawal due to the match-day fixtures collide with CONCACAF Champions League's. For this season Motagua were full with families. Miguel Castillo and Fernando Castillo are brothers, Eleazar Padilla and Esdras Padilla are brothers, Rubén Antonio Rivera and José Carlos Rivera are brothers, Víctor Bernárdez, Jefferson Bernárdez and Oscar Bernárdez are cousins, Shannon Welcome and Georgie Welcome are cousins. Jaime de la Pava replaced Ramón Maradiaga after he left to coach Guatemala national football team. Edmilson da Silva Melo was cut off the team since he received an injury that would leave him out for the rest of the tournament. On 11 September Luis Rodas and Roy Posas were cut off the team due to indecent behavior under the influence of alcohol.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 2 | Marathón | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 32 | |
| 3 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 30 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Olimpia | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 29 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L |
Source: Motagua
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
| Friendly 2008-06-21 | Motagua | 0 – 0 | Real Juventud | Siguatepeque | ||
| Friendly 2008-06-28 | Hispano | 2 – 2 | Motagua | Comayagua | ||
| Isaula 24' ?' | Rodas 26' Rivera |
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| Friendly 2008-06-29 | Atlético Independiente | 0 – 4 | Motagua | Siguatepeque | ||
| Nascimento Castillo Valladares |
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| Friendly 2008-07-02 | Motagua | 3 – 0 | San Isidro | Danlí | ||
| Tilguath Posas |
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| Friendly 2008-07-05 | Deportes Savio | 0 – 2 | Motagua | Siguatepeque | ||
| Torlacoff 22' Castillo 63' |
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| Friendly 2008-07-06 | Atlético Esperanzano | 0 – 1 | Motagua | La Esperanza | ||
| Nascimento 22' | ||||||
| Friendly 2008-07-09 | Real España | 0 – 1 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula | ||
| Sánchez | ||||||
| Friendly 2008-07-12 | Heneca | 0 – 2 | Motagua | San Lorenzo | ||
| Valladares Welcome |
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| Friendly 2008-07-13 | Nacaome All-Star | 0 – 7 | Motagua | Nacaome | ||
| Castillo Torlacoff Tilguath Welcome da Silva |
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| Friendly 2008-07-20 | Motagua | 2 – 1 | Ocotal | Danlí | ||
| Torlacoff 24' Nascimento 63' |
Isaula 90' | |||||
| Round 1 2008-07-26 | Victoria | 0 – 4 | Motagua | La Ceiba | ||
| 19:30 | Rivera 25' Torlacoff 31' 46' Castillo 66' |
Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Armando Castro |
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| Round 2 2008-07-31 | Motagua | 2 – 1 | Hispano | Danlí | ||
| 14:00 | Torlacoff 6' Arzú 73' (o.g.) |
Cabecao 71' | Attendance: 1,363 Referee: José Sandoval |
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| Round 3 2008-08-03 | Real Juventud | 1 – 1 | Motagua | Santa Bárbara | ||
| 14:00 | Gómez 24' | Nascimento 56' | Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Ricardo Zelaya |
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| Round 4 2008-08-06 | Motagua | 0 – 0 | Real España | Danlí | ||
| 14:00 | Attendance: 2,090 Referee: José Gaspar Molina |
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| Round 5 2008-08-09 | Vida | 1 – 1 | Motagua | La Ceiba | ||
| 19:30 | Vargas 21' | da Silva 29' | Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza |
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| Round 6 2008-09-11 | Motagua | 2 – 0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 19:30 | Nascimento 54' Welcome 72' |
Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
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| Round 7 2008-08-23 | Marathón | 4 – 0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula | ||
| 19:30 | Norales 21' Martínez 61' Núñez 67' Sabillón 80' |
Attendance: 2,187 Referee: José Gaspar Molina |
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| Round 8 2008-09-24 | Motagua | 1 – 0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 19:30 | Nascimento 60' | Referee: Mario Moncada |
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| Round 9 2008-09-07 | Motagua | 0 – 2 | Deportes Savio | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Núñez 38' Róchez 68' |
Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Ronald Hernández |
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| Round 10 2008-09-15 | Motagua | 0 – 4 | Victoria | Danlí | ||
| 14:00 | Cárcamo 11' Morán 37' 90+1' Weber 85' |
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| Round 11 2008-09-21 | Hispano | 1 – 3 | Motagua | Comayagua | ||
| 17:00 | Isaula 81' | Nascimento 10' Torlacoff 83' 88' |
Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
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| Round 12 2008-09-28 | Motagua | 2 – 1 | Real Juventud | Siguatepeque | ||
| 15:30 | Tilguath 50' Nascimento 66' |
del Cid 21' | Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Marlon Muñoz |
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| Round 13 2008-10-04 | Real España | 3 – 2 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula | ||
| 19:30 | Medina 22' 25' Ferreira 76' |
Tilguath 28' Molina 30' |
Attendance: 5,436 Referee: Ricardo Zelaya |
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| Round 14 2008-11-05 | Motagua | 1 – 0 | Vida | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 19:30 | Molina 24' | Attendance: 1,675 Referee: Wilson Matute |
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| Round 15 2008-11-02 | Olimpia | 0 – 2 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Bernárdez 82' Welcome 87' |
Attendance: 10,760 Referee: Oscar Moncada |
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| Round 16 2008-11-09 | Motagua | 2 – 0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Welcome 15' Torlacoff 81' |
Attendance: 4,836 Referee: Mario Moncada |
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| Round 17 2008-11-16 | Platense | 1 – 0 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés | ||
| 15:00 | Zepeda 27' | Attendance: 1,326 |
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| Round 18 2008-11-22 | Deportes Savio | 2 – 1 | Motagua | Santa Rosa de Copán | ||
| 15:00 | Zepeda 30' 88' | Valladares 84' | Attendance: 1,920 Referee: José Gaspar Molina |
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| 1st leg 2008-11-27 | Motagua | 1 – 0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 19:30 | Castillo 64' | Attendance: 7,112 Referee: Geovany Mendoza |
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| 2nd leg 2008-12-03 | Marathón | 1 – 0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula | ||
| 19:30 | Norales 57' | Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Oscar Moncada |
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The 2008-09 Clausura Motagua season will be the fifty-fourth season of the Motagua professional football lifetime. Motagua are looking for the 12th championship. After finishing in semifinals they are looking to become champions next year by signing big names such as Amado Guevara, Ramón Núñez, Marvin Sánchez, Banny Lozano, Javier Portillo, Leonardo Isaula, bringing back Osman Chavez and signing the internationals Mario Jardel, Guillermo Santo and Alberto Blanco. Also they will be losing important starting players, Victor Bernardez, Miguel Castillo and Fernando Castillo. The club's idol, Amado Guevara, joined on a loan because of MLS break. In order to sign more foreign players, Motagua wanted to naturalize Oscar Torlacoff and/or not enroll Nilberto da Silva because of his injury that leaves him off for half of the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 7 | Real Juventud | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | |
| 8 | Motagua | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 19 | Eliminated from the Final round |
| 9 | Platense | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 18 |
| Friendly 2008-12-28 | Hispano | 1 – 2 | Motagua | Comayagua | ||
| 14:00 | Membreño | Burgos Bernárdez |
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| Friendly 2008-12-28 | Hispano | 1 – 4 | Motagua | Comayagua | ||
| 16:00 | Ruiz | Nascimento Welcome |
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| Round 1 2009-01-11 | Motagua | 0 – 0 | Real Juventud | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Attendance: 3,157 Referee: Luis Flores |
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| Round 2 2009-01-18 | Deportes Savio | 0 – 0 | Motagua | Santa Rosa de Copán | ||
| 14:00 | Attendance: 1,542 Referee: Miguel Torres |
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| Round 3 2009-01-25 | Motagua | 1 – 0 | Hispano | Comayagua | ||
| 16:00 | Torlacoff 89' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,637 Referee: Armando Castro |
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| Round 4 2009-02-01 | Vida | 0 – 0 | Motagua | La Ceiba | ||
| 15:30 | Attendance: 2,594 Referee: José Gaspar Molina |
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| Round 5 2009-02-08 | Motagua | 1 – 0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Welcome 67' | Attendance: 3,778 Referee: Oscar Moncada |
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| Round 6 2009-02-15 | Olimpia | 1 – 0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Thomas 76' (pen.) | Attendance: 9,463 Referee: José Gaspar Molina |
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| Round 7 2009-02-22 | Motagua | 0 – 1 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Palacios 55' | Attendance: 2,798 |
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| Round 8 2009-02-25 | Platense | 4 – 3 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés | ||
| 19:30 | Lozano 15' (pen.) Ramírez 38' 45' Ruiz 63' |
Cruz 5' Torlacoff 35' (pen.) Welcome 75' |
Attendance: 1,287 |
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| Round 9 2009-03-01 | Victoria | 1 – 1 | Motagua | La Ceiba | ||
| 15:00 | Morán 75' | Welcome 72' | Attendance: 1,662 |
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| Round 10 2009-03-08 | Real Juventud | 1 – 1 | Motagua | Santa Bárbara | ||
| 14:00 | Córdoba 78' | Molina 45' | Attendance: 1,159 |
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| Round 11 2009-03-11 | Motagua | 0 – 2 | Deportes Savio | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Díaz 81' (o.g.) Costa 87' |
Attendance: 1,281 |
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| Round 12 2009-03-14 | Hispano | 1 – 2 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 19:30 | Díaz 86' (pen.) | Welcome 6' Isaula 65' |
Attendance: 1,137 |
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| Round 13 2009-03-22 | Motagua | 0 – 0 | Vida | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Geovani Mendoza |
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| Round 14 2009-04-04 | Real España | 0 – 0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula | ||
| 19:30 | Attendance: 2,133 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
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| Round 15 2009-04-16 | Motagua | 0 – 1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 16:00 | Calderón 70' | Attendance: 7,358 Referee: Mario Moncada |
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| Round 16 2009-04-19 | Marathón | 6 – 3 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula | ||
| 18:00 | Scott 20' 50' Chávez 42' Mejía 44' Sabillón 67' Núñez 85' |
Lloyd 11' Rivera 52' Díaz 72' |
Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Marlon Muñoz |
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| Round 17 2009-04-26 | Motagua | 1 – 0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 15:30 | Izaguirre 17' | Attendance: 1,930 |
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| Round 18 2009-05-02 | Motagua | 0 – 3 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 15:30 | Güity 18' Copete 32' Discua 45' |
Attendance: 859 |
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On June 2008 CONMEBOL announced the participation of C.D. Motagua in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana as invitee. At that time Motagua was the Central American team with the best performance achieved at the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and were not taking part in the next season. [1]
| 1st leg 2008-08-19 | Arsenal | 4 – 0 | Motagua | Buenos Aires | ||
| 20:30 | Leguizamón 41' (pen.) 73' Mosquera 76' Sava 80' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fernando Cabrera (URU) |
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| 2nd leg 2008-09-04 | Motagua | 1 – 2 | Arsenal | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 21:10 | Nascimento 18' | Gómez 25' Coria 78' (pen.) |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Juan Soto (VEN) |
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