2011–12 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua
2011–12 season
Chairman Pedro Atala
Manager Ramón Maradiaga
Luis Reyes
José Treviño
Apertura 7th
Clausura TBD
CONCACAF Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Bengtson (9)
All: Bengtson (11)
Highest home attendance 14,000
Lowest home attendance 99
Average home attendance 3,330
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran Liga Nacional will be C.D. Motagua's 61st season in its history; the domestic league will be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura started on 7 August, but due to its participation in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, their first official game was played on 28 July 2011.[1] Motagua, as title holders, will be looking for its 13th domestic championship, and its first CONCACAF achievement. The pre-season started on 20 June 2011.[2][3]

Contents

Apertura

The club announced its first signing on 29 April 2011, Honduran striker Luis López arrived for a one year contract.[4] Also, 37 year old goalkeeper Kerpo de León joined after a prominent performance at C.D.S. Vida. On 3 June, Honduran midfielder Carlos Discua was transferred from Guatemalan side C.S.D. Comunicaciones.[5] In the evening of 15 June 2011, midfielder Jorge Claros was shoot twice in the head and clavicle by two unidentified persons who tried to steal his car in a neighbor in San Pedro Sula, Claros escaped injured but in a stable condition.[6] On 22 August, the club signed 22 year old Colombian striker John Palacios from ASA.[7]

Motagua's first game in the league was on 7 August at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos against C.D. Necaxa losing 0–1.[8] On 16 August, due to poor performance both in the league and the Champions League, the club's president Pedro Atala took the decision to separate Ramón Maradiaga as manager;[9] leaving Luis Reyes as a temporary replacement. Three days later, on 19 September, Mexican coach José Treviño arrived as new manager for the rest of the season;[10] while Colombian striker John Palacios left the team just one month after his signing arguing differences with teammates.[11]

On 22 September, the club released a pink jersey to be worn on all the games from October, in a way to support the fight against breast cancer.[12] On 3 October, striker Jerry Bengtson appeared 50th on The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 list published by the IFFHS.[13] On 11 October, the Disciplinary Commission forced Motagua to play its home game against C.D. Marathón in a neutral venue due to the incidents occurred on 9 October at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in the Honduran Superclásico against C.D. Olimpia where one unidentified Motagua fan throw an object to the field injuring rival's player Carlos Mejía at the end of the match;[14] however, Motagua appeal to the decision and the penalization was revoked on 13 October.[15]

On 19 November, Motagua was eliminated from the postseason despite winning the last four games in a row;[16] this disqualification was the 13th in Motagua's history.

Squad

No. Pos. Player DoB Caps Goals
1 GK Kerpo de León 25 February 1974 (aged 37) 0 0
2 DF Odis Borjas 3 October 1987 (aged 23) 21 0
3 DF René Banegas 6 November 1990 (aged 20) 0 0
4 DF Júnior Izaguirre 12 August 1979 (aged 31) 31
5 DF Milton Reyes 2 May 1974 (aged 37) 4
6 MF Emilson Cruz 24 October 1987 (aged 23) 19 0
7 MF Carlos Discua 20 September 1984 (aged 26) 0 0
8 MF Jorge Claros 8 January 1986 (aged 25) 5
9 FW Luis López 29 August 1986 (aged 24) 0 0
10 MF Carlos Morán 19 July 1984 (aged 27) 9 1
11 MF Guillermo Ramírez 26 March 1978 (aged 33) 16 3
12 MF Iván Guerrero 30 November 1977 (aged 33) 5
13 MF Mario Girón 28 March 1990 (aged 21) 12 1
14 FW Roby Norales 25 January 1991 (aged 20) 0 0
15 DF Brayan García 26 March 1993 (aged 18) 0 0
16 DF Johnny Leverón 7 February 1990 (aged 21) 52 5
17 MF Junior Padilla 4 April 1992 (aged 19) 0 0
18 MF Roger Mondragón 20 September 1989 (aged 21) 14 1
20 MF Amado Guevara 2 May 1976 (aged 35) 60
21 FW Aly Arriola 22 September 1989 (aged 21) 13 1
22 GK Donaldo Morales 13 October 1982 (aged 28) 75 0
23 DF Sergio Mendoza 23 May 1981 (aged 30) 51 3
24 MF Omar Elvir 28 September 1989 (aged 21) 26 0
25 GK Marlon Licona 9 February 1991 (aged 20) 9 0
26 DF David Molina 14 March 1988 (aged 23) 49 3
27 FW Jerry Bengtson 8 April 1987 (aged 24) 22 15
28 MF Adán Ramírez 28 August 1986 (aged 24) 20 2
29 MF Jorge Escobar 19 March 1991 (aged 20) 5 0
30 FW Marty Wood 27 February 1990 (aged 21) 0 0
31 DF Esdras Padilla 4 September 1989 (aged 21) 35 0
32 MF Ronald Martínez 26 July 1990 (aged 21) 18 1
33 FW John Palacios 28 November 1988 (aged 22) 0 0
63 MF Mishek Ávila 0 0

Transfer in

No. Pos. Player Moving from
1 GK Kerpo de León Vida[17]
7 MF Carlos Discua Comunicaciones
9 FW Luis López FK Srem
33 FW John Palacios ASA

Transfer out

No. Pos. Player Moving to
2 MF Gustavo Alvarado USA college scholarship[18]
6 MF David Álvarez Free agent[19]
9 FW Mauricio Copete Victoria[20]
31 FW Carlos Cruz USA college scholarship[21]
33 FW John Palacios TBD

Squad stats

No. Player App.
1 de León 9 0 2 0
2 Borjas 14 0 2 0
4 Izaguirre 13 0 2 0
5 Reyes 7 0 3 0
6 Cruz 3 0 0 0
7 Discua 11 2 0 0
8 Claros 12 1 6 1
9 López 7 0 0 0
10 Morán 12 1 2 0
11 G. Ramírez 8 0 0 0
12 Guerrero 15 0 0 0
13 Girón 4 0 0 0
14 Norales 4 3 0 0
15 García 5 0 1 0
16 Leverón 8 0 0 1
17 J. Padilla 12 1 2 0
18 Mondragón 1 0 0 0
20 Guevara 16 2 2 0
21 Arriola 6 0 0 0
22 Morales 8 0 0 0
23 Mendoza 13 0 0 1
24 Elvir 5 0 0 0
25 Licona 2 0 0 0
26 Molina 12 0 1 0
27 Bengtson 14 9 4 1
28 A. Ramírez 8 0 2 0
30 Wood 1 0 0 0
31 E. Padilla 3 0 1 0
32 Martínez 10 0 4 0
33 Palacios 3 0 0 0
63 Ávila 5 1 2 1

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
6 Necaxa 18 6 5 7 16 20 −4 23
7 Motagua 18 6 4 8 20 19 +1 22 Eliminated from the Final round
8 Platense 18 6 3 9 14 23 −9 21

Matches

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ground A A A H A A H A H H H H A H H A H A
Result L D L W D L L L W D D L L L W W W W
Position 8 7 9 6 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 7

Last updated: 19 November 2011.
Source: Soccerway.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Pre-season and friendlies

Regular season

Clausura

The Clausura tournament is schedule to be played from January to May 2012. Manager José Treviño declared interest in signing Brazilian striker José Dias but later desisted; the club announced on 5 December 2011 to have signed Honduran strikers Georgie Welcome and Melvin Valladares who came from Mexican clubs Club Atlas and Dorados de Sinaloa respectively. One day later Arnold Peralta also joined from C.D.S. Vida. The Clausura fixtures were announced on 8 December, and Motagua will face C.D. Necaxa away on round 1.[22]

On December 2011, the IFFHS published a list of The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011, and Motagua's striker Jerry Bengtson appeared in the list ranked 24th.[23]

Squad

No. Pos. Player DoB Caps Goals
1 GK Kerpo de León 25 February 1974 (aged 37) 9 0
2 DF Odis Borjas 3 October 1987 (aged 24) 35 0
4 DF Júnior Izaguirre 12 August 1979 (aged 32) 31
6 MF Emilson Cruz 24 October 1987 (aged 24) 22 0
7 MF Carlos Discua 20 September 1984 (aged 27) 11 2
8 MF Jorge Claros 8 January 1986 (aged 25) 6
10 MF Carlos Morán 19 July 1984 (aged 27) 21 2
14 FW Roby Norales 25 January 1991 (aged 20) 4 3
15 DF Brayan García 26 March 1993 (aged 18) 5 0
16 DF Johnny Leverón 7 February 1990 (aged 21) 60 5
17 MF Junior Padilla 4 April 1992 (aged 19) 12 1
18 MF Roger Mondragón 20 September 1989 (aged 22) 15 1
20 MF Amado Guevara 2 May 1976 (aged 35) 62
21 MF Alfredo Mejía 3 April 1990 (aged 21) 0 0
22 GK Donaldo Morales 13 October 1982 (aged 29) 83 0
23 DF Sergio Mendoza 23 May 1981 (aged 30) 64 3
24 MF Omar Elvir 28 September 1989 (aged 22) 31 0
26 DF David Molina 14 March 1988 (aged 23) 61 3
27 FW Jerry Bengtson 8 April 1987 (aged 24) 36 24
28 MF Adán Ramírez 28 August 1986 (aged 25) 28 2
31 DF Esdras Padilla 4 September 1989 (aged 22) 38 0
32 MF Ronald Martínez 26 July 1990 (aged 21) 28 1
63 MF Mishek Ávila 5 1
FW Georgie Welcome 9 March 1985 (aged 26) 76 28
FW Melvin Valladares 14 July 1984 (aged 27) 0 0
DF Luis Guzmán 19 December 1980 (aged 31) 5
DF Nery Medina 5 August 1981 (aged 30) 5

Transfer in

No. Pos. Player Moving from
21 MF Alfredo Mejía Real España
FW Georgie Welcome Atlas[24]
FW Melvin Valladares Dorados[25]
MF Luis Guzmán Necaxa[26]
DF Nery Medina Necaxa[27]

Transfer out

No. Pos. Player Moving to
3 DF René Banegas TBD[28]
5 DF Milton Reyes Retired
9 FW Luis López Coatepeque
11 MF Guillermo Ramírez TBD
12 DF Iván Guerrero Retired[29]
13 MF Mario Girón TBD
21 FW Aly Arriola TBD
25 GK Marlon Licona TBD
29 MF Jorge Escobar TBD
30 FW Marty Wood TBD

Squad stats

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motagua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified or eliminated from the Final round
TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matches

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ground A H A H A A H A H H A H A H H A H A
Result
Position

Last updated: 8 December 2011.
Source: Soccerway.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

As 2010–11 Clausura champions in the league, Motagua qualified to the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. On 24 June 2011, CONCACAF announced the first stage schedule which paired Motagua against C.S.D. Municipal.[30] On 4 August 2011, Motagua advanced to the Group phase after a 4–2 score on aggregate over Municipal.[31] Once in the Group phase, things went upside down for Motagua and on 22 September, they were mathematically eliminated from quarterfinal contention after losing 0–2 against Monarcas Morelia at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[32] At the end of the group phase, Motagua not only were eliminated, but finished last with zero points with a sixth straight loss.[33]

Matches

Preliminary round

Group phase

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Morelia 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
3 Alajuelense 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12
4 Motagua 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 Eliminated from the Quarterfinals

References

  1. ^ CONCACAF.com – Seven clinch berths in Champions League – 16 May 2011
  2. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn – El campeón se presenta en Catacamas – 22 May 2011
  3. ^ LaTribuna.hn – Azules pasan pruebas físicas y médicas – 20 June 2011
  4. ^ RadioAmericahn.net – Motagua ficha por un año al "Comayagua" López – 29 April 2011
  5. ^ LaPrensa.hn – "Chino" Discua a Motagua – 3 June 2011
  6. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Jorge Claros, operado con éxito tras atentado – 16 June 2011
  7. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Llegó el delantero colombiano de Motagua – 22 August 2011
  8. ^ Diez.hn – Necaxa le estrenó la corona a Motagua – 7 August 2011
  9. ^ Diez.hn – Primitivo Maradiaga, fuera del Motagua – 16 August 2011
  10. ^ RadioHRN.hn – Pepe Treviño es el nuevo entrenador de Motagua – 19 September 2011
  11. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn – Palacios abandonó a Motagua – 19 September 2011
  12. ^ Diez.hn – "Estoy ilusionado de regresar a Motagua" – 22 September 2011
  13. ^ IFFHS.de – The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 – 3 October 2011
  14. ^ Tiempo.hn – Motagua multado y castigado con un juego – 11 October 2011
  15. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Levantan la sanción al estadio Nacional – 13 October 2011
  16. ^ LaTribuna.hn – Motagua murió con las botas puestas – 19 October 2011
  17. ^ Diez.hn – Kerpo de León, nuevo fichaje de Motagua – 27 May 2011
  18. ^ LaTribuna.hn – Cruz y Alvarado se van – 20 June 2011
  19. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Se va Copete y Colingo – 7 June 2011
  20. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Se va Copete y Colingo – 7 June 2011
  21. ^ LaTribuna.hn – Cruz y Alvarado se van – 20 June 2011
  22. ^ LaPrensa.hn – La Liga Nacional define el calendario del Torneo Clausura 2012 – 8 December 2011
  23. ^ IFFHS.de – The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 – 31 December 2011
  24. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn – Georgie Welcome se queda en Motagua – 4 December 2011
  25. ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Melvin Valladares, la nueva contratación de Motagua – 5 December 2011
  26. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn – "Lucho" Guzmán regresa al "nido" – 9 December 2011
  27. ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Se forma un nuevo ciclón – 12 December 2011
  28. ^ ElHeraldo.hn – El Heraldo revela la lista negra de "Pepe" Treviño – 22 November 2011
  29. ^ Diez.hn – Iván Guerrero deja al Motagua – 22 November 2011
  30. ^ CONCACAF.com – San Francisco-Seattle to open Champions League – 24 June 2011
  31. ^ CONCACAF.com – Motagua reaches CCL Group Stage despite loss – 4 August 2011
  32. ^ CONCACAF.com – Morelia eliminates Motagua from CCL 2-0 – 22 September 2011
  33. ^ CONCACAF.com – Galaxy completes CCL quarterfinal field – 20 October 2011

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