F.C. Motagua

Motagua

Full name	Futbol Club Motagua
Nicknames	Ciclón Azul (Blue Cyclone) Aguilas (eagles) Azul Profundo (Deep Blue) Los Mimados (The Loved Ones)
Founded	29 August 1928;97 years ago (1928-08-29)
Ground	Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
Capacity	35,000
President	Eduardo Atala
Coach	Diego Vásquez
League	Liga Nacional
2024 Apertura	Regular phase: 2nd Final phase: Winners
Website	www.motagua.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Club de Fútbol Motagua (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈtaɣwa] ), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, ^[1] is a professional association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. ^[2]

F.C. Motagua was founded as Club Deportivo Motagua on 29 August 1928. The club competes in the Honduran top division playing its home games at the Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés. The club is one of the most successful and renowned in Honduras.

History

The club was founded on 29 August 1928. Three previous clubs, América, Honduras Atlética and Águila, were in the process of falling apart. Marco Antonio Ponce and Marco Antonio Rosa called a meeting and proposed that the clubs unite to form a new club, Motagua (named for a nearby river). After the success of the meeting, a board of directors was appointed.

The first game was played on 25 November 1928, against Tejeros del España at La Isla. ^[3] Constantine Gálvez "Tatino" was the captain and Daniel Bustillo was the manager. The team fought to a 1–1 draw.

The first international game was played on 9 April 1939 against Costa Rican side Orión at the San Felipe field in Tegucigalpa; Motagua were managed by Honduran coach Lurio Martínez and won the match 3–0 with three goals from "Gorgojo" Ramos. ^[4]

Professional Era

The team debuted professionally in the 1965–66 season. It took them only three years to win their first-ever championship. Under the leadership of manager Rodolfo Godoy, Motagua surged past two-time defending champions Olimpia to win the 1968–69 title, with 39 points to the Olimpia's 36. Godoy's club completed the double that season by winning the first-ever Honduran Cup.

This was the beginning of a long run at or near the top of the table for Motagua; they finished second behind Olimpia in 1969–70, then won the 1970–71 crown. That last season ended with Motagua and Olimpia level on points, with Motagua hoisting the crown on goal difference. They would likely have won a third championship in 1972–73, as they led the table halfway through the season. However, the season was cancelled at its midway point, and the records expunged.

The rest of the 1970s remained a good time for Motagua. They won titles in 1973–74 and 1978–79, while finishing second in 1974–75 and 1976–77. The club had become established as one of the nation's strongest, and when the Honduras national football team qualified to the World Cup Finals, they featured five Motagua players.

However, the 1980s were not as strong. Between 1979 and 1992, the club was locked out of the Honduran crown. It wasn't until the end of the 1991–92 season that the drought was over. They claimed that title by beating Real España 1–0 in the championship playoffs. With the drought broken, Motagua began winning titles regularly. They claimed the Honduran Cup in 1993 and 1995, then claimed an unexpected championship in the 1998 Apertura, beating Real España 5–2 on aggregate in the championship final. They repeated as champions that October, beating Olimpia 1–0.

They did it again in 1999–2000, beating Olimpia on penalties in both the Apertura and Clausura finals. They added another title in the 2002 Apertura, beating Marathón on penalties in a thrilling 5–3 shootout. After a drought of nearly five years, Motagua returned to the top with a title in the 2006 Apertura (over Olimpia) and 2011 Clausura (again over Olimpia).

In 2013, a new golden age began. Diego Vásquez, a veteran Honduran keeper who had played in two stints for Motagua, took over. In just his second full season, Vasquez steered Motagua to the 2014 Apertura crown, beating Real Sociedad 2–1 in the championship final (Rubilio Castillo's header was the winner). Three near misses followed, but in 2016–2017, Vasquez would lead the team to new heights.

It started with the 2016 Apertura. After taking 4th in the regular season, Motagua battled their way through the quarterfinals and semi-finals (beating Olimpia). Then they held off Platense 2–1 on aggregate to win the Apertura title. In the Clausura, they finished 2nd in the regular season, then stormed to the title, crushing Honduras Progreso 7–1 on aggregate.

Vasquez, who remains Motagua's manager, is the longest tenured manager in the history of Honduras's top-flight; he has managed 200 consecutive matches with Las Aguilas.

Overall, between both amateur and professional seasons, Motagua has won 27 titles. They have won 16 professional titles. The club has participated in all Honduran top division seasons since its inception in 1965 and is one of the few unrelegated teams.

The club

Colours and badges

Home: 1928–present	Home: 1984	Home: 1988	Away: 2003	Away: 2007–09	Away: 2010–11	Away: 2011–12
Alternative: 2011–13	Away: 2013–14	Away: 2014–15	Away: 2015–16	Alternative: 2014–16	Away: 2017–18	Alternative: 2017–18

1980's–2016	1990's	2010–13	2013–14

Motagua's traditional colour is dark blue representing the blue waters of the Motagua River. This is because at the time the club was founded, the Motagua River was in dispute between Honduras and Guatemala. Since 2011, Motagua has worn pink jerseys for all their games during the month of October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Motagua badge has a blue eagle. This is because one of the three clubs that united to become Motagua was named CD Águila, or Eagle in Spanish.

Stadium

Main article: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

Motagua plays their home matches at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa. The stadium is named after Honduran football player and manager Chelato Uclés. The stadium is divided into Sol Norte, Sol Sur, Sol Centro, Preferencia, Silla and Palco. The Motaguan supporters "La Revo" are located at Sol Norte and the "Macro Azurra" sits in Sol Centro.

Traditions

There are some traditions within the Motagua institution.

Debuting players– When a new player debuts, he must shave his head. This is optional, most of the players that do shave are recently promoted from the reserve team or are young of age.

Supporters

Motagua has many supporters throughout Honduras. Motagua has one Barra Brava and three other supporters' groups. The barra brava is "Los Revolucionarios del Motagua 1928", who call themselves "La Revo". This fan group has "bandas" or smaller groups inside La Revo such as (from Tegucigalpa) "Los Fuser", "Los Dementes", "Escuadron 57", "Comando 21", "Los Poltershe", "Irreverentes", "Capone", "Infernales", "Danger's", "Anarkia", etc. (from Comayagua) "C26", (from San Pedro Sula) "Los Del Norte", (from La Ceiba) "Revo Ceiba", (from Choluteca) "Revo Choluteca", (from El Progreso) "Revo Progreso", (from Siguatepeque) "Revo Sigua". All of the "bandas" hang "mantas" or huge pieces of cloth saying their banda's name inside the stadium. They also hang one with the barra's website and many of Che Guevara. Matches from Motagua against Olimpia it's illegal to hang these mantas because some of the members go to steal them and cause great scandal so police prefer banning this. La Revo don't cause many scandals between other barras bravas in Honduras only with Olimpia's Ultra Fiel. Throughout 2006–07 La Revo had problems with Marathon's Furia Verde but they came to peace under the same belief in all of Honduras. "Por Una Honduras Libre De Chucos" which translates to "For a Honduras free of Dirtbags" (Chucos being Olimpia). Marathon, Real España and Motagua's barra bravas all have a manta with this phrase.

Another of the biggest fan group is named "Macro Azurra" which is supported by the club. They can be easily be spotted in the stadium because they generally always have blue ballons. This group is bigger in the northern territory and is sponsored by the club and by FedEx^{[ citation needed ]}

There are also two smaller groups one being "Fortaleza Azul" and "JAH" which stands for "Justicia Amor y Humildad" which means "Justice Love and Humbleness". JAH is a religious based fan group which was founded by seven members of the Jehová es Nuestro Pastor church. JAH say that their trips are paid by God.

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor 1928–86 Unknown none 1987–89 Pepsi 1990–92 Castillo Galo 1992–93 TACA 1993–94 Esso Super Oil 1994–95 Banco Ficohsa 1996 Umbro 1997–98 ABA Sport Pepsi 1999–00 Joma 2001 Imperial 2002–present Pepsi

Period Secondary jersey sponsor 1997–1999 Fujifilm Mazda 1999–2005 Diunsa 2005–2008 Chevrolet 2008–2009 Infarma 2009–2011 Tigo 2013–2014 Volkswagen 2014–2015 TiGris 2015–present Claro

Period Third-party sponsor of the T-shirt 2007–2009 Claro 2007–2011 Gatorade 2009–2012 FedEx 2011–2014 Alinter 2013–2014 BetCris 2014–2015 Kia 2015–2018 Gatorade 2016–present Diunsa

Rivalries

Superclásico

Main article: Honduran Superclásico

El Clasico Capitalino (The Capital's Classic) or Superclásico Hondureño (Honduran Super Classic) is played between Motagua and Club Deportivo Olimpia. Their matches are also known as El Clasico Local (The Local Classic) in Tegucigalpa. There is a huge rivalry between the clubs and their fans; (La Ultra Fiel [of Olimpia] and La Revo [of Motagua]).

Clásico de las M's

El Clásico de las M's (The M's Classic) or El Derbi de las M's (The M's Derby), is a derby football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and C.D. Marathón from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras.

Motagua–Real España

Main article: Motagua–Real España football rivalry

The Motagua–Real España derby is not as fierce as the other two already mentioned as these both teams have a good relationship with each other from the players, to the board and the fans; however they had played seven intense league finals, four won by Real España and three by Motagua. It is one of the most even all-time series in the league.

Short Lived

One smaller rivalry, which might be called extinct, was against Universidad (also known as UNAH). The club named Universidad, represented the Honduran National Autonomous University in Tegucigalpa, and therefore shared the city with Motagua. This inspired a local derby until UNAH was relocated to Choluteca. UNAH, in various occasions left Motagua out of the play-offs, intensifying the rivalry. This derby can now be called extinct since Universidad were relegated to the Liga de Ascenso. The club was eventually sold to, and renamed, Universidad Pedagogica Nacional-Francisco Morázan (also known as UPNFM) (National Pedagogical University-Francisco Morázan).

Honours

Motagua is the second most successful club in Honduras having won 19 domestic leagues since the inauguration of the Honduran Liga Nacional in 1965–66. ^[5]

Domestic

• Honduran Liga Nacional
  • Winners (19): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A, 2006–07 A, 2010–11 C, 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C, 2024–25 A
  • Runners-up (16): 1969–70, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2002–03 C, 2007–08 A, 2009–10 C, 2014–15 C, 2015–16 A, 2017–18 A, 2017–18 C, 2020–21 C, 2022–23 A, 2023–24 A
• Honduran Cup
  • Winners (1): 1968
  • Runners-up (4): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
• Honduran Supercup
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2017
• Amateur era
  • Honduran Amateur League : 1948, 1950–51
  • Francisco Morazán Major League : 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954

International

Continental

• CONCACAF League
  • Runners-up (3): 2018, 2019, 2021

Regional

• UNCAF Interclub Cup
  • Winners (1): 2007

Friendly

• Copa Corona del Rosal (1): 1968
• Copa Burra Rivas (1): 2014
• Copa Amistad Padre Alberto Gauci (1): 2015
• Copa Ciclón (1): 2015

Records

See also: List of F.C. Motagua records and statistics

Performance by year

Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1965–66	9th	3–4–11 (14:25)	No play-offs		Not held				Didn't enter
1966–67	9th	5–3–10 (24:31)
1967–68	6th	6–5–7 (22:21)			Not held			Didn't enter
1968–69	Winners	17–5–5 (45:23)			Winners	Not held
1969–70	Runner-up	13–9–5 (38:26)			Not held			First round	Didn't enter
1960s record		44–26–38 (143:126)	0–0–0 (0:0)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1970–71	1st	13–11–3 (43:18)	Winners	0–1–0 (1:1)	Not held			Didn't enter
1971–72	3rd	14–5–8 (37:23)	No play-offs		Not held		Didn't enter	First round	Didn't enter
1972–73	1st	6–3–0 (18:7)			4th	Not held	Didn't enter
1973–74	Winners	13–13–1 (39:15)			Not held
1974–75	1st	18–15–3 (44:19)	Finalist	0–2–2 (1:3)			Didn't enter	Second round	Didn't enter
1975–76	2nd	9–14–4 (27:18)	Final 4 round	2–4–1 (5:4)				First round
1976–77	2nd	13–9–5 (27:12)	Finalist	4–2–2 (10:10)				Second round
1977–78	4th	11–8–8 (27:21)	Final 5 round	3–4–1 (11:9)			Didn't enter
1978–79	1st	13–12–2 (34:16)	Winners	6–1–3 (17:9)
1979–80	5th	9–9–9 (29:29)	Play-off loss	0–0–1 (1:2)			Group stage	Didn't enter
1970s record		113–96–43 (307:171)	15–14–10 (46:38)
All-time record		157–122–81 (450:297)	15–14–10 (46:38)
Combined record		172–136–91 (496:335)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1980–81	6th	6–15–6 (32:31)	Didn't enter		Not held		Didn't enter
1981–82	2nd	15–8–7 (35:25)	Final 5 round	4–3–2 (14:8)
1982–83	2nd	9–13–5 (31:28)	Final 5 round	2–5–1 (13:7)
1983–84	6th	14–8–14 (36:36)	No play-offs				Didn't enter	First round	Didn't enter
1984–85	5th	11–13–12 (30:33)	Didn't enter				Didn't enter
1985–86	2nd B	5–9–4 (12:17)	Final 4 round	2–2–2 (6:6)	Not held			Didn't enter
1986–87	3rd B	8–12–7 (27:26)	Play-off loss	0–0–1 (3:5)				Intermediate round	Didn't enter
1987–88	3rd B	9–8–10 (32:37)	Didn't enter					Didn't enter
1988–89	2nd B	10–12–5 (26:18)	Final 5 round	2–4–3 (4:8)
1989–90	2nd B	9–10–8 (29:23)	Final 5 round	2–3–3 (5:8)
1980s record		96–108–78 (290:274)	12–17–12 (45:42)
All-time record		253–230–159 (740:571)	27–31–22 (91:80)
Combined record		280–261–181 (831:651)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1990–91	5th	6–14–7 (26:23)	Finalist	5–4–2 (8:5)	Not held			Didn't enter
1991–92	1st	16–5–6 (38:19)	Winners	1–3–6 (4:14)				First round	Didn't enter
1992–93	5th	10–10–7 (41:34)	Final 5 round	2–3–3 (10:13)	Group stage	Not held		Second round
1993–94	4th	7–12–8 (28:27)	Final 3 round	2–3–1 (5:4)	Finalist			Second round
1994–95	2nd	15–9–3 (42:21)	Final 6 round	0–0–2 (2:6)	Semi-finalist			Didn't enter
1995–96	3rd	11–7–9 (36:28)	Final 3 round	3–0–3 (8:8)	2nd	Not held	withdrew	First round	Didn't enter
1996–97	4th	11–9–7 (37:25)	Final 6 round	0–1–1 (3:4)	4th		Group stage	Didn't enter
1997–98 A	2nd	10–7–3 (23:17)	Winners	3–2–1 (8:4)	2nd	Didn't enter	Group stage
1997–98 C	2nd	14–4–2 (39:15)	Winners	3–3–0 (11:6)
1998–99	2nd	7–7–4 (24:20)	Semi-finalist	2–0–2 (5:7)	2nd	Winners	Group stage
1999–2000 A	1st	10–7–1 (39:16)	Winners	2–4–0 (6:3)	Not held		Didn't enter
1999–2000 C	3rd	9–7–2 (26:17)	Winners	2–4–0 (8:6)
1990s record		126–98–59 (399:262)	25–27–21 (78:80)
All-time record		379–328–218 (1139:833)	52–58–43 (169:160)
Combined record		431–386–261 (1308:993)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
2000–01 A	2nd	7–8–3 (20:15)	Final 6 round	0–1–1 (2:3)	Not held		Group stage	Didn't enter
2000–01 C	7th	2–12–4 (23:27)	Final 6 round	0–1–1 (2:3)
2001–02 A	1st	8–8–2 (22:13)	Winners	2–0–2 (7:6)			Didn't enter
2001–02 C	8th	4–7–7 (12:16)	Didn't enter
2002–03 A	5th	7–5–6 (24:23)					3rd	First round	Didn't enter
2002–03 C	4th	8–4–6 (21:16)	Finalist	1–1–2 (5:6)
2003–04 A	5th	7–3–8 (22:22)	Didn't enter				Didn't enter
2003–04 C	5th	6–5–5 (22:20)
2004–05 A	9th	4–6–8 (20:25)
2004–05 C	5th	4–11–3 (18:18)
2005–06 A	10th	3–5–10 (16:26)
2005–06 C	4th	8–5–5 (24:20)	Semi-finalist	1–0–1 (3:3)
2006–07 A	2nd	9–4–5 (27:22)	Winners	2–1–1 (10:4)
2006–07 C	4th	10–1–7 (31:26)	Semi-finalist	0–0–2 (1:4)
2007–08 A	2nd	9–5–4 (28:19)	Finalist	1–2–1 (3:3)			Winners	Quarter-finalist	Didn't enter
2007–08 C	4th	8–3–7 (23:19)	Semi-finalist	0–0–2 (2:7)
2008–09 A	3rd	9–3–6 (24:21)	Semi-finalist	1–0–1 (1:1)	Not held			Didn't enter	First round
2008–09 C	8th	4–7–7 (13:21)	Didn't enter
2009–10 A	2nd	10–5–3 (31:14)	Semi-finalist	1–0–1 (1:2)				Didn't enter
2009–10 C	1st	11–3–4 (28:15)	Finalist	1–2–1 (4:5)
2000s record		138–110–110 (449:398)	10–8–16 (41:47)
All-time record		517–438–328 (1588:1231)	62–66–59 (210:207)
Combined record		579–504–387 (1798:1438)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF / CFU	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
2010–11 A	7th	5–6–7 (21:25)	Didn't enter		Not held			Preliminary round	Didn't enter
2010–11 C	2nd	8–7–3 (25:17)	Winners	2–1–1 (8:6)
2011–12 A	7th	6–4–8 (20:19)	Didn't enter					Group stage
2011–12 C	2nd	7–11–0 (22:10)	Semi-finalist	0–1–1 (0:2)
2012–13 A	3rd	6–8–4 (21:15)	Semi-finalist	2–2–0 (10:6)				Didn't enter
2012–13 C	7th	6–4–8 (27:23)	Didn't enter
2013–14 A	9th	5–6–7 (25:27)
2013–14 C	4th	8–5–5 (20:16)	Play-off loss	0–1–1 (1:2)
2014–15 A	3rd	8–4–6 (30:25)	Winners	4–2–0 (8:4)	3rd	Not held
2014–15 C	2nd	11–4–3 (37:21)	Finalist	1–1–2 (4:3)
2015–16 A	2nd	9–5–4 (41:25)	Finalist	0–4–0 (6:6)	Quarter-finalist	abandoned	Not held	Group stage	Didn't enter
2015–16 C	4th	9–3–6 (28:22)	Semi-finalist	1–1–2 (3:3)
2016–17 A	4th	7–7–4 (30:24)	Winners	3–2–1 (7:5)	Round of 64	Didn't enter		Didn't enter
2016–17 C	2nd	9–7–2 (35:21)	Winners	3–1–0 (11:4)
2017–18 A	2nd	9–6–3 (31:21)	Finalist	2–0–2 (5:6)	Not held	Winners	Didn't enter	Round of 16
2017–18 C	2nd	10–4–4 (29:17)	Finalist	0–4–0 (2:2)
2018–19 A	1st	11–4–3 (28:11)	Winners	3–0–1 (6:2)	Round of 64	Didn't enter	Finalist	Didn't enter
2018–19 C	3rd	9–4–5 (29:15)	Winners	3–3–0 (10:4)
2019–20 A	3rd	9–4–5 (26:21)	Final 5 round	3–0–1 (10:5)	Not held	Not held	Finalist	Round of 16
2019–20 C	1st	8–3–2 (25:10)	abandoned
2010s record		160–106–89 (550:385)	27–23–12 (91:60)
All-time record		677–544–417 (2138:1616)	89–89–71 (301:267)
Combined record		766–633–488 (2439:1883)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF / CFU	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
2020–21 A	2nd A	10–2–2 (33:10)	Finalist	3–1–2 (9:7)	Not held	Not held	Play-in round	Didn't enter	Didn't enter
2020–21 C	2nd A	9–4–1 (29:14)	Finalist	3–1–2 (7:4)
2021–22 A	4th	10–5–3 (37:20)	Semi-finalist	2–1–1 (6:5)	Not held	Not held	Finalist	Round of 16	Didn't enter
2021–22 C	4th	8–4–6 (25:16)	Winners	3–2–1 (8:3)
2022–23 A	2nd	9–5–4 (32:24)	Finalist	1–1–2 (2:4)	Not held	Not held	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist	Didn't enter
2022–23 C	5th	6–7–5 (26:24)	Playoff loss	0–1–1 (1:2)
2023–24 A	3rd	8–5–5 (32:22)	Finalist	1–4–1 (8:8)	Not held	Not held	Play-in loss	Didn't enter	Didn't enter
2023–24 C	2nd	9–7–2 (30:15)	Semi-finalist	0–1–1 (6:7)
2024–25 A	2nd	10–4–4 (37:21)	Winners	3–1–0 (5:1)	Not held	Not held	Play-in win	Qualified	Didn't enter
2024–25 C	TBD	0–0–0 (0:0)	TBD	0–0–0 (0:0)
2020s record		79–43–32 (281:166)	16–13–11 (52:41)
All-time record		755–591–446 (2417:1777)	105–102–82 (353:308)
Combined record		860–693–528 (2770:2085)

International performance

Main articles: CONCACAF Champions Cup, CONCACAF Central American Cup, CONCACAF League, CONCACAF Giants Cup, UNCAF Interclub Cup, and Copa Sudamericana

CONCACAF Champions Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1969	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	First round
1971	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5	First round
1974	4	2	1	1	3	4	–1	Second round
1975	2	1	0	1	2	3	–1	First round
1977	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
1983	2	1	0	1	3	4	–1	First round
1986	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	Intermediate round
1991	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	First round
1992	4	1	1	2	3	6	–3	Second round
1993	4	2	0	2	8	3	+5	Second round
1995	2	0	0	2	0	4	–4	First round
2003	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1	First round
2008	2	0	1	1	0	1	–1	Quarter-finalist
2010–11	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1	Preliminary round
2011–12	8	1	0	7	6	16	–10	Group stage
2015–16	4	2	1	1	5	6	–1	Group stage
2018	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	Round of 16
2020	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3	Round of 16
2022	2	0	1	1	0	5	–5	Round of 16
2023	4	0	2	2	1	7	–6	Quarter-finalist
2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualified
TOTALS	58	13	14	31	49	92	–43	—
CONCACAF Central American Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2023	8	3	2	3	12	14	–2	Play-in loss
2024	8	3	4	1	15	10	+5	Play-in win
2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualified
TOTALS	8	3	2	3	12	14	–2	—
CONCACAF League
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2018	8	6	0	2	13	7	+6	Finalist
2019	8	3	4	1	9	4	+5	Finalist
2020	4	0	3	1	5	7	–2	Quarter-finalist
2021	8	3	3	2	12	10	+2	Finalist
2022	6	2	3	1	3	1	+2	Semi-finalist
TOTALS	34	14	13	7	42	29	+13	—
CONCACAF Giants Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2001	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	First round
TOTALS	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	—
UNCAF Interclub Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1999	7	1	4	2	4	6	–2	Group stage
2001	3	0	1	2	1	3	–2	Group stage
2002	6	3	1	2	10	11	–1	Third place
2007	8	7	1	0	15	5	+10	Winners
TOTALS	24	11	7	6	30	25	+5	—
Copa Fraternidad (Unofficial)
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1979	10	2	3	5	10	16	–6	Group stage
TOTALS	10	2	3	5	10	16	–6	—
Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica (Unofficial)
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1996	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
1997	6	1	4	1	8	8	0	Group stage
1997–98	6	0	5	1	2	3	–1	Group stage
TOTALS	12	1	9	2	10	11	–1	—
Copa Sudamericana
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2008	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5	First round
TOTALS	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5	—
COMBINED RECORD	150	44	49	57	155	198	–43	—

League records

• As of 2021–22
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Fewest goals conceded in a season 12 goals in 20 games in the 2011–12 Clausura season

Most games undefeated 33 games from round 7 of 1973–74 season to round 12 of 1974–75 season

Fewest losses in a season 1 loss in the 1973–74, 1999–00 Apertura and 2011–12 Clausura seasons

Most wins in a season 18 wins in 39 games in the 1974–75 season

Most goals scored in a season 51 goals scored in the 1978–79 and 1992–93 seasons

Most losses in a season 13 losses in the 1983–84 season

Biggest defeat Motagua 0–5 Vida in the 1985–86 season, Marathón 5–0 Motagua in the 2012–13 Clausura season and Real España 5–0 Motagua in the 2014–15 Apertura season

Biggest win Motagua 7–0 Súper Estrella in the 1991–92 season

Most goals conceded in a season 47 goals conceded in the 1992–93 season

Best position in league National champions with 58 points made in 26 games in the 1997–98 Clausura season

Most goals in same match Motagua 8–2 Vida in the 1999–00 Apertura season

Fewest wins in a season 2 wins in 20 games in the 2000–01 Clausura season

Fewest goals in a season 12 goals in 18 games in the 2001–02 Clausura season

Worst position in league 10th in 18 games in the 2005–06 Apertura season

All time top scorers

• As of 2024–25 Apertura

No.	Player	Goals
1	Rubilio Castillo	113
2	Ángel Obando	77
3	Amado Guevara	70 [6]
4	Roberto Moreira	69
5	Óscar Hernández	59
6	Luis Reyes	54
7	Jairo Martínez	53
8	Carlos Discua	52
9	Mario Blandón	48
10	Geovanny Castro	40

All-time record vs. opponents

Domestic level

Main article: Honduran Liga Nacional records and statistics

International level

• Updated 30 October 2024

Opponent	First meeting	Last Meeting	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Águila	23 Oct 2024	30 Oct 2024	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Alajuelense	25 Apr 1992	31 Aug 2023	7	0	1	6	6	21	−15
Alianza	2 Mar 1979	4 Nov 2020	7	1	5	1	10	8	+2
América	5 Aug 2015	20 Oct 2015	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4
Árabe Unido	18 Dec 2002	18 Dec 2002	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Arsenal	19 Aug 2008	4 Sep 2008	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
Atlanta United FC	18 Feb 2020	25 Feb 2020	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3
Atlético Marte	4 May 1986	18 May 1986	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
Aurora	25 Feb 1979	20 Nov 1997	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3
Belmopan Bandits	31 Jul 2018	7 Aug 2018	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Cartaginés	5 May 1974	19 May 1974	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Cibao	17 Aug 2022	24 Aug 2022	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Comunicaciones	27 Jul 1986	14 Dec 2021	18	4	10	4	20	23	–3
Diriangén	30 Jul 2024	30 Jul 2024	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
Forge	24 Nov 2021	1 Dec 2021	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Herediano	4 May 1975	2 Oct 2024	7	2	3	2	7	9	−2
Independiente	23 Sep 2023	3 Oct 2023	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Juventus	26 Jun 1993	18 Jul 1999	4	2	2	0	9	2	+7
LA Galaxy	16 Mar 2003	20 Oct 2011	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4
Luis Ángel Firpo	24 Feb 1999	25 Jul 1999	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Managua	20 Aug 2019	27 Aug 2019	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Marathón	1 Nov 2002	2 Nov 2021	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Morelia	25 Aug 2011	22 Sep 2011	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Municipal	21 Jun 1974	4 Aug 2011	10	4	2	4	11	11	0
NY Pancyprian-Freedoms	10 Apr 1983	26 Apr 1983	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Olancho	17 Aug 2023	17 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Olimpia	11 Feb 1979	11 Oct 2022	5	1	2	2	2	4	–2
Pachuca	11 Mar 2008	16 Mar 2023	4	0	3	1	1	2	−1
Pembroke Hamilton	31 Aug 1986	6 Sep 1986	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2
Portmore United	23 Aug 2018	30 Aug 2018	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3
Real España	29 Nov 1997	29 Nov 1997	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Real Estelí	7 Aug 2007	9 Dec 2020	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4
San Francisco	18 Sep 2007	6 Aug 2024	3	3	0	0	5	2	+3
Santiagueño	4 Mar 1979	1 Apr 1979	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
Saprissa	25 Apr 1969	1 Nov 2023	19	1	7	11	9	31	−22
Seattle Sounders FC	17 Feb 2022	24 Feb 2022	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5
Sporting San Miguelito	9 Aug 2023	9 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Tauro	17 Aug 2001	13 Aug 2024	7	3	2	2	9	5	+4
Tijuana	21 Feb 2018	27 Feb 2018	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Toronto	27 Jul 2010	3 Aug 2010	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
UANL	5 Apr 2023	13 Apr 2023	2	0	0	2	0	6	–6
Universitario	23 Sep 2021	30 Sep 2021	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Verdes	2 Aug 2023	2 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
Walter Ferretti	27 Aug 2015	24 Sep 2015	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Waterhouse	25 Sep 2019	2 Oct 2019	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Totals			158	47	53	58	170	208	–38

• Friendly matches not included.
• Games decided by penalty shootout are counted as ties.

Current season

Main article: 2024–25 F.C. Motagua season

Squad

First-team squad

As of September 2025 ^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   URU Sebastián Cardozo 3 DF   HON Carlos Meléndez 4 DF   HON Luis Vega 5 MF   HON Óscar Padilla 6 DF   HON Riky Zapata 7 FW   PAN Jorge Serrano 8 MF   HON Denis Meléndez 10 FW   ARG Rodrigo Gómez — FW   URU Maicol Cabrera 12 DF   HON Marcelo Santos (captain) 14 DF   HON Carlos Argueta — FW   BRA John Kleber — MF   HON Luis Meléndez 17 DF   HON Jhen Portillo 19 GK   HON Luis Ortiz

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   HON Yoel Castillo 22 FW   HON Edwin Munguía 23 MF   HON Jonathan Núñez 25 GK   HON Marlon Licona 26 DF   HON Luis Crisanto 27 MF   HON Jefryn Macías 31 GK   USA John Turcios 34 DF   HON Giancarlo Sacaza 35 DF   HON Cristopher Meléndez 38 FW   HON Mathías Vásquez 42 FW   HON Jonathan Argueta 50 MF   HON Cristopher Flores 51 DF   HON Jordan García 59 FW   HON José Albino 77 FW   HON Carlos Mejía

Reserve team

Main article: F.C. Motagua Reserves

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 42 DF   HON Jonathan Argueta 45 MF   HON Cristhopher Flores 51 DF   HON Jordan García

No. Pos. Nation Player 55 MF   HON Abner Ávila 60 GK   HON Daniel Paguada 62 MF   HON Johan Navas

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   HON Enrique Facussé (at Juticalpa until 30 June 2025) — DF   HON Kevin Álvarez (at Lobos UPNFM until 30 June 2025)

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football

16 – Edy Vásquez, retired for 2 years (2007–09) in memorian of Edy Vásquez's death.

20 – Amado Guevara, retired.

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Hernán Medina
Goalkeeping coach	Hugo Caballero
Fitness coach	Juan Miguel Bertani

Last updated: 1 July 2022
Source:

Former presidents

Marco Antonio Rosa Edgardo Zúniga Manuel Cáceres Celestino Cáceres Gonzalo Carías César Romero Antonio Urquía Juda Guzmán Silverio Henríquez Lurio Martínez Carlos Arriaga Carlos Amador Carlos Cruz Mario Rivera López Joaquín González Octasiano Valerio Horacio Fortín

Saturnino Vidaurreta Heriberto Gómez Tulio Bueso Fausto Flores Gustavo Adolfo Alvarado Pedro Atala Simón Salvador Lamas Juan Ángel Arias Cristóbal Simón Francisco Zepeda Leónidas Rosa Bautista Jorge Abudoj Eduardo Atala Marco Tulio Gutiérrez Javier Atala Pedro Atala Julio Gutiérrez (current)

Former managers

• Moni Mizzin
• Horacio Brummer (1964)
• Ernesto Henríquez (1965)
• Rodolfo Godoy (1966–67, 1969)
• Juan Colechio (1968)
• José Herrera (1969)
• Carlos Padilla (1970–74)
• Ángel Rodríguez (1976)
• Hermes Romero (1977)
• Néstor Matamala (1978)
• Rodolfo Godoy (1980)
• José Materas (1981)
• Carlos Padilla (1982, 1983–90)
• Óscar Nolasco (1985)
• Rubén Guifarro (1985–87)
• Gonzalo Zelaya (1987)
• Carlos Jurado (1990)
• Ángel Rodríguez (1991–93)
• Roberto Abruzzesse (1993)
• Ramón Maradiaga (1993–95)
• Carlos Jurado (1995–96)
• Ernesto Luzardo (1996)
• Ramón Maradiaga (1997–99)
• José Treviño (1999–00)
• Luis "Chito" Reyes (2000)
• Óscar Benítez (2000–01)
• Óscar "Cocli" Salgado (2001)
• Julio González (2001)
• Gilberto Yearwood (2001–02)
• Alejandro Domínguez (2003)
• Hernaín Arzú (2003)
• Flavio Ortega (2004)
• Edwin Pavón (2005)
• Javier Padilla (2005)
• Germán Cornejo (2005)
• Ramón Maradiaga (2006–07)
• Jorge Pineda (2008)
• Reynaldo Clavasquín (2008)
• Jaime de la Pava (2008–09)
• Juan Castillo (2009)
• Ramón Maradiaga (July 2009 – Sept 11)
• Luis "Chito" Reyes (2011)
• José Treviño (Sept 2011–12)
• Reynaldo Clavasquín (2012–13)
• Juan Castillo (2013)
• Risto Vidaković (2013)
• Milton Reyes (2013)
• Diego Vásquez (2014– February 2022)
• César "Nene" Obando (February 2022- March 2022)
• Hernán "La Tota" Medina (March 2022- 2023)
• Ninrol Medina (2023)
• César Vigevani (September 2023 - 'Present')

Notable former players

See also Category:F.C. Motagua players

References

1. "¡Sorpresa! El Motagua modifica su nombre". La Prensa. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
2. "Reducen sanción y multa al Motagua por muerte de hinchas | elsalvador.com". Archived from the original on 4 July 2017.
3. Motagua.com – MOTAGUA UN SENTIMIENTO ENTRE EL PUEBLO Archived 19 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine  – 14 April 2012
4. LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine  – 7 September 2011
5. www.CICLONHN.com / futmun : Motagua Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
6. Amado cerca de ser el máximo goleador azul Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine  – La Prensa (in Spanish)
7. "FC MOTAGUA". F.C. Motagua. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links

• Official website
• LaRevo1928 – official supporters' site (archived)