Motagua New Orleans

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Motagua New Orleans
MotaguaNO.jpg
Full nameCD Motagua of New Orleans
Nickname(s)Blue Eagles
Founded1984
Ground Muss Bertolino Field
Kenner, LA
Capacity5,000
OwnersJohn Hamide, Tony Martinez
ManagerTony Martinez
League Gulf Coast Premier League
Website Club website

Motagua New Orleans is an American soccer club based in New Orleans, Louisiana that plays in the Gulf Coast Premier League. The team was founded in 1984 and competes in both the ISLANO and Louisiana Premier League.

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History

Motagua New Orleans was founded in 1984 by a collaboration of three family of brothers, the Serrano, Martinez and Diaz brothers. The team was managed by the Serrano brothers from 1984-1999 where they competed in the ISLANO and SELASA leagues in New Orleans. In 1999 current team manager and part owner, Mario "Tony" Martinez, gained rights as the sole owner of the team.

In 2010, Dr. John Hamide acquired part ownership of the team and formed an alliance between PDL team, Baton Rouge Capitals, which he also owned, and Motagua. Motagua New Orleans provided year-round high-level competition that allowed local Baton Rouge Capital players to stay fit for the PDL season.

In the most recent years Motagua has enjoyed success competing at both a regional and national level. They won the 2015 USASA Region III National Cup [1] which qualified them for the 2015 USASA National Cup where they lost 1-0 to RWB Adria in the semifinals. [2]

On February 3, 2016 Motagua New Orleans qualified for the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Being the first amateur team from Louisiana to do so in the US Open Cup's current format. [3]

Summaries

Team's performance at Gulf Coast Premier League.

SeasonRecordGoalsFinish
2014–157–0–148:14Winners
2015–165–2–120:7Winners
2016–1710–2–045:13Winners
20176–1–433:21Semifinalist
2018 9–1–237:20Semifinalist

Current roster

Roster submitted May 12, 2018 for the 2018 Gulf Coast Premier League Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Donaldo Morales
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Stuart Hayers
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Hamide
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scott Burris
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Chagnard
7 MF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Steven Morris
8 MF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Samir Arzú
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Reese Wilson
10 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leonardo Ferreira de Barros
11 MF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Fernando Vargas
12 DF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Carlos Palacios
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hisham Abdelaziz
15 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kier Hannity
16 MF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Carlos Ramos
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA PJ Lynch
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlos Martinez
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carson Gorecki
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gino Ray
21 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pepe Serrano
23 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Caio Cruz
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Peters
99 MF Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Saad Garadi

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the Motagua New Orleans, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Honours

Official website

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References

  1. "Kings of the South!!!". Louisiana Soccer Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. "RWB Adria Chicago - News: Bend it like MEŠA! Adria Advances to National Finals!!". rwbadria.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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