2018–19 F.C. Motagua season

Motagua
2018–19 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Manager	Diego Vásquez
Stadium	Nacional
Apertura	4th
Clausura	TBD
Honduran Cup	Round of 64
CONCACAF League	Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Castillo (5); All: Castillo (8)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →
	All statistics correct as of 10 October 2018.

The 2018–19 season will be F.C. Motagua's 68th season in existence and the club's 53rd consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. As runners-up of both Apertura and Clausura last season, the club will be looking for their 16th and 17th league title. They will also compete for the 2018 Honduran Cup and the 2018 CONCACAF League.^[1]

Overview

Coach Diego Vásquez will be leading the team for his 10th consecutive tournament. Last season, Vásquez reached 200 consecutive games as Motagua's manager, a club's and league record. The club started the season on 22 July with a shocking 1–2 defeat against Las Delicias F.C. in the 2018 Honduran Cup, making this the second time in a row they fall through the first round against a Liga Mayor club at such tournament.^[2]

Kits

The 2018–19 home, away and third kits were published on 24 June.

Manufacturer		Main sponsor
Joma		Pepsi
Home	Away	Alternative	Goalkeeper

Players

Transfers in

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Carlos Sánchez	13 June 2018^[3]	Honduras Progreso
Matías Galvaliz	27 June 2018^[4]	Defensores de Belgrano
Roberto Moreira	28 June 2018^[5]	Ferro Carril Oeste
Marlon Licona	4 July 2018	Honduras Progreso
Sergio Peña	25 July 2018^[6]	Real Sociedad

Transfers out

Player	Released date	Moving to
Germán Mayenfisch	6 June 2018^[7]	Juventud Unida U.
Carlos Discua	27 June 2018^[8]	Marathón
Deybi Flores	4 July 2018^[9]	Olimpia
Foslyn Grant	4 July 2018	Vida
Denilson Castillo	11 July 2018	Real España
Félix Crisanto	18 July 2018	Lobos BUAP

Squad

Statistics as of 10 October 2018
Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 17/18	18/19	Total	< 17/18	18/19	Total
1	GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 24)	23	0	23	0	0	0
2	DF	Juan Montes	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 32)	174	10	184	10	0	10
3	DF	Henry Figueroa	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 25)	159	6	165	3	0	3
4	MF	Sergio Peña	(1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 31)	0	3	3	0	0	0
5	DF	Marcelo Pereira	(1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 23)	72	5	77	4	0	4
6	MF	Reinieri Mayorquín	(1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 28)	146	9	155	10	0	10
7	MF	Erick Andino	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 28)	96	7	103	26	2	28
8	MF	Walter Martínez	(1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 27)	37	11	48	8	0	8
9	FW	Román Castillo	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 26)	138	9	147	76	5	81
10	MF	Matías Galvaliz	(1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 29)	0	7	7	0	0	0
11	FW	Marco Vega	(1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 31)	70	8	78	15	1	16
12	MF	Raúl Santos	(1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 25)	27	11	38	0	0	0
14	DF	Klifox Bernárdez	(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 21)	39	5	44	0	0	0
15	MF	César Romero	(1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 19)	3	0	3	0	0	0
16	MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 25)	108	6	114	1	0	1
17	MF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 20)	7	9	16	0	0	0
18	DF	Wilmer Crisanto	(1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 29)	171	4	175	16	0	16
19	GK	Jonathan Rougier	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 30)	55	10	65	0	0	0
21	FW	Roberto Moreira	(1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 31)	0	11	11	0	4	4
22	FW	Javier Estupiñán	(1984-02-08)8 February 1984 (aged 34)	19	8	27	4	0	4
23	MF	Jack Baptiste	(1999-12-20)20 December 1999 (aged 18)	7	2	9	0	0	0
24	DF	Omar Elvir	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 28)	219	6	225	10	0	10
25	GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 27)	70	2	72	0	0	0
26	DF	Harrinson Bernárdez	(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 21)	4	2	6	0	0	0
28	FW	Josué Villafranca	(1999-12-16)16 December 1999 (aged 18)	1	0	1	0	0	0
29	GK	Edgardo Meléndez	(1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (aged 24)	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Marvin Ávila	(2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Carlos Sánchez	(1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 27)	0	4	4	0	0	0
32	MF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	Kevin López	(1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 22)	85	10	95	12	1	13
35	DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 20)	15	3	18	0	0	0
Manager		Diego Vásquez	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 46)	23 November 2013–
RESERVES TEAM
No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 17/18	18/19	T	< 17/18	18/19	T
36		Ángel Raudales	(2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
37		Áxel Bardales	(2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	Álex Gómez	(2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 15)	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	Ángel Barrios	(2000-10-27)27 October 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
41		Bryan Cruz	(2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
42		Brian Sierra	(2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
43		Wilfredo Torres	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	Albert Galindo	(2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
45		Kevin Álvarez	(2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	DF	Edgar Sabillón	(2000-11-18)18 November 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	MF	Juan Gómez	(2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
50		Maynor Colón	(2000-12-08)8 December 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	Maicol Zelaya	(2001-12-08)8 December 2001 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
52		Néster Martínez	(2000-01-11)11 January 2000 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
53		Arnol Álvarez	(2001-01-19)19 January 2001 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	MF	Éverson López	(2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	FW	Erick Gonzales	(2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	MF	Roney Bernárdez	(2002-06-19)19 June 2002 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
59		Carlos Banegas	(2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK	Álex Rivera	(2000-07-20)20 July 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	MF	Allan Villalta	(1999-10-22)22 October 1999 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	MF	Walter Gómez	(2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalkeeper's action

As of 10 October 2018

Goalkeeper	Years evaluated	Games	Goals	Per.
Jonathan Rougier	2017–present	65	65	1.000
Marlon Licona	2010–2017, 2018–present	72	86	1.194
Harold Fonseca	2011–2015, 2016–present	23	28	1.217

International caps

As of 11 October 2018

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2018–19 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player	Team	Event	Caps	Goals
Henry Figueroa	Adult	Friendly v United Arab Emirates	1	0
Éverson López	Under-21	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	3	0
Denil Maldonado	Under-21	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	5	1
Jack Baptiste	Under-21	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	4	0
Jack Baptiste	Under-19	2018 UNCAF U-19 Tournament	4	0
Josué Villafranca	Under-21	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	4	1
Josué Villafranca	Under-19	2018 UNCAF U-19 Tournament	6	1
Jonathan Núñez	Under-19	2018 UNCAF U-19 Tournament	0	0

Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies

15 July 2018 Friendly	Motagua	2–2 (2–4 p)	Alajuelense	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
16:00	Vega 10' Moreira 55' Sánchez		15' A. López 80' Moya	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Saíd Martínez (HON) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 46' 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Martínez 11 – Vega 63' 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 21 – Moreira 67' 24 – Elvir 70' Substitutes 34 – López 46' 25 – Licona 46' 10 – Galvaliz 46' 7 – Andino 63' 22 – Estupiñán 67' 31 – Sánchez 70'
	Penalties
	Galvaliz Andino López Estupiñán		McDonald Moya Álvarez Guevara P. López
Note: F.C. Motagua and Liga Deportiva Alajuelense faced in preseason in Costa Rica one year prior. Both teams played for the 2018 Copa Diunsa the same day of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final.

Apertura

28 July 2018 Week 1	Motagua	1–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa
20:00	Moreira 22'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Marlon Díaz Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 66' 10 – Galvaliz 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 81' 24 – Elvir 34 – López 70' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 6 – Mayorquín 66' 12 – Santos 70' 31 – Sánchez 81'
Note: This game was rescheduled from 29 July due to F.C. Motagua's compromises at the 2018 CONCACAF League. Roberto Moreira, Matías Galvaliz and Carlos Sánchez made their official debuts for the club; and Moreira scoring the winning goal.

4 August 2018 Week 2	Honduras Progreso	2–0	Motagua	El Progreso
19:15	Gutiérrez 12' Delgado 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Attendance: 808 Referee: Jonfy Vallecillo Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Martínez 11 – Vega 63' 21 – Moreira 23 – Baptiste 31 – Sánchez 34 – López 46' 35 – Meléndez 46' Substitutes 18 – Crisanto 46' 12 – Santos 46' 9 – Castillo 63'
Note: Midfielder Carlos Sánchez, now playing for F.C. Motagua, faced his previous club. This was Motagua's first defeat against C.D. Honduras Progreso since 30 August 2015 (4–1).

12 August 2018 Week 3	Motagua	1–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Castillo 6' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 4,856 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 9 – Castillo 80' 10 – Galvaliz 74' 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 90+2' 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez 74' 22 – Estupiñán 80' 23 – Baptiste 90+2'
Note: Forward Román Castillo reached his 100th goal in the league becoming the fourth all-time goal scorer. He also scored his 77th goal for F.C. Motagua and is along with Ángel Obando, the club's all-time goal scorer.

15 August 2018 Week 4	Vida	1–2	Motagua	La Ceiba
19:30	Mejía 62'	Report	26' (pen.) Moreira 72' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 9 – Castillo 82' 10 – Galvaliz 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 82' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 75' 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Vega 75' 22 – Estupiñán 82' 31 – Sánchez 82'
Note: With a late header, Román Castillo scored his 101th Liga Nacional goal and is now the league's third all-time goalscorer, just behind Wilmer Velásquez and Denilson Costa; furthermore, with 78 goals for F.C. Motagua, he became the club's single top scorer. The match was temporary suspended at '85 due to a power outage.

19 August 2018 Week 5	Motagua	0–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
16:00		Report	86' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 9,912 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 9 – Castillo 75' 10 – Galvaliz 79' 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 85' 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Vega 75' 8 – Martínez 79' 22 – Estupiñán 85'
Note: Despite the loss, F.C. Motagua stayed in second position.

26 August 2018 Week 6	Motagua	1–0	UPNFM	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Andino 65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,689 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 7 – Andino 8 – Martínez 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 59' 22 – Estupiñán 73' 26 – Bernárdez 31 – Sánchez 35 – Meléndez 28' Substitutes 17 – Maldonado 28' 10 – Galvaliz 59' 9 – Castillo 73'
Note: Considering their midweek obligations at the 2018 CONCACAF League, coach Diego Vásquez sent an alternative XI. Forward Erick Andino scored a goal exactly one year later (26 August 2017 against C.D. Honduras Progreso).

10 October 2018 Week 7	Marathón	1–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:00	Arboleda 19'	Report	37' López	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Andino 59' 9 – Castillo 76' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 68' 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez 59' 10 – Galvaliz 68' 22 – Estupiñán 76'
Note: This game was postponed due to F.C. Motagua's participation in Jamaica for the 2018 CONCACAF League. Kevin López scored his 13th goal with the club.

9 September 2018 Week 8	Motagua	5–0	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Castillo 2' 90' (pen.) Moreira 6' 48' Murillo 77' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,069 Referee: Marlon Díaz Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 9 – Castillo 10 – Galvaliz 56' 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 70' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 34 – López 76' Substitutes 8 – Martínez 56' 24 – Elvir 70' 7 – Andino 76'
Note: Forward Roberto Moreira scored his first double with the team. Román Castillo scored a penalty kick in a Panenka style.

12 September 2018 Week 9	Real de Minas	0–0	Motagua	Danlí
15:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 8 – Martínez 9 – Castillo 18' 12 – Santos 68' 16 – Castellanos 63' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Vega 18' 4 – Peña 63' 7 – Andino 68'
Note: This was F.C. Motagua's first visit to this venue since March 2011 (0–1 win over C.D. Necaxa). Forward Román Castillo was injured early in the game. It was the club's first draw of the season.

16 September 2018 Week 10	Platense	1–0	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
16:00	Rodas Nieto 82' (pen.)	Report	Montes	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 2,330 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Andino 68' 8 – Martínez 85' 11 – Vega 64' 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 16 – Castellanos 22 – Estupiñán Substitutes 21 – Moreira 64' 18 – Crisanto 68' 34 – López 85'
Note: With the loss, F.C. Motagua missed the opportunity to reach the first position. Erick Andino completed his 100th appearance with the club.

23 September 2018 Week 11	Motagua	2–0	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Crisanto Andino 76' Vega 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,424 Referee: Ángel Cruz Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 11 – Vega 12 – Santos 17 – Maldonado 18 – Crisanto 62' 22 – Estupiñán 58' 24 – Elvir 26 – Bernárdez 46' Substitutes 7 – Andino 46' 21 – Moreira 58' 34 – López 62'
Note: With the win, the club moved up to second position. Marco Vega scored his first goal of the season.

30 September 2018 Week 12	Real España	1–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
18:10	Vuelto 14'	Report	48' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 4,627 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Andino 77' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 18 – Crisanto 75' 21 – Moreira 22 – Estupiñán 46' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 9 – Castillo 46' 8 – Martínez 75' 12 – Santos 77'
Note: The match was pushed one day later to allow F.C. Motagua 72 hours of rest after their compromise at the 2018 CONCACAF League's semifinals. Román Castillo scored his 12th goal against Real C.D. España and became the all-time top goalscorer against this club. With the tie, the club improved to second position.

17 October 2018 Week 13	Motagua	v	Vida	Tegucigalpa
19:00				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Erick Andino
Note: This game was postponed to to bad weather.

14 October 2018 Week 14	Olimpia	v	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
16:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Saíd Martínez

20 October 2018 Week 15	UPNFM	v	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
18:00				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

28 October 2018 Week 16	Motagua	v	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
16:00				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

4 November 2018 Week 17	Juticalpa	v	Motagua	Juticalpa
14:00				Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas

10 November 2018 Week 18	Motagua	v	Real de Minas	Tegucigalpa
19:00				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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Honduran Cup

22 July 2018 Round of 64	Las Delicias	2–1	Motagua	San Francisco de la Paz
14:00	Rosales 84' 86'	Report	88' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Óscar Peralta Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 67' 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 46' 8 – Martínez 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 64' 21 – Moreira 46' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 22 – Estupiñán 46' 10 – Galvaliz 46' 34 – López 64' 12 – Santos 67' 31 – Sánchez
Note: Las Delicias F.C. plays in the Honduran Liga Mayor. It was the first ever encounter between these two teams and the first F.C. Motagua's visit at this venue. Motagua failed to advance from the first round in this tournament for the second year in a row.

CONCACAF League

31 July 2018 Round of 16	Motagua	2–0	Belmopan Bandits	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:06	López 47' Galvaliz 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Iván Barton (SLV) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 10 – Galvaliz 11 – Vega 46' 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 80' 31 – Sánchez 34 – López 35 – Meléndez 46' Substitutes 22 – Estupiñán 46' 18 – Crisanto 46' 12 – Santos 80'
Note: F.C. Motagua made their debut at this newly competition. It was their second official pairing against a Belizean club and their first one against Belmopan Bandits in particular.

7 August 2018 Round of 16	Belmopan Bandits	0–1	Motagua	Belmopan, Belize
18:00		Report	56' Moreira	Stadium: Isidoro Beaton Stadium Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (CRC) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Martínez 10 – Galvaliz 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 68' 34 – López 74' Substitutes 9 – Castillo 68' 18 – Crisanto 74' 81' 22 – Estupiñán 81'
Note: Roberto Moreira scored his first international goal for the club.

23 August 2018 Quarterfinals	Motagua	3–2	Portmore United	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00	Montes 6' 90+4' Castillo 24'	Report	67' Morris 81' East	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: José Kellys (PAN) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 73' 9 – Castillo 10 – Galvaliz 86' 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 62' 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez 62' 4 – Peña 73' 11 – Vega 86'
Note: Both Juan Montes and Román Castillo scored their first international goals with the club.

30 August 2018 Quarterfinals	Portmore United	0–2	Motagua	Kingston, Jamaica
21:00 EST		Report	31' 90+2' Castillo	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: David Gantar (CAN) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 51' 6 – Mayorquín 9 – Castillo 10 – Galvaliz 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez 83' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 34 – López Substitutes 5 – Pereira 51' 31 – Sánchez 83' 8 – Martínez 88'
Note: This was F.C. Motagua's first ever visit to Jamaica. Forward Román Castillo scored twice for the first time in an international event.

20 September 2018 Semifinals	Tauro	2–1	Motagua	Panama City, Panama
19:00 EST	Aguilar 12' 55' (pen.)	Report	84' Montes	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Iván Barton (SLV) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Andino 59' 10 – Galvaliz 46' 12 – Santos 59' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez 46' 24 – Elvir 59' 22 – Estupiñán 59'
Note: F.C. Motagua suffered their first loss at this competition. It was their first encounter against Tauro F.C. since 2002.

27 September 2018 Semifinals	Motagua	2–0	Tauro	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00	Moreira 42' (pen.) López 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Walter López (GUA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 69' 7 – Andino 66' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 22 – Estupiñán 85' 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez 66' 12 – Santos 69' 9 – Castillo 85'
Note: With a 3–2 aggregate score, F.C. Motagua advanced to their first ever final in a tournament organized by CONCACAF. During the second half, the game was involved with controversy after referee Walter López sent off Héctor Castellanos with a double yellow card, however, he reconsider his decision after he realized the foul was made by Erick Andino.

25 October 2018 Final	Herediano	v	Motagua	Heredia, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero

1 November 2018 Final	Motagua	v	Herediano	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

By round

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Statistics

As of 10 October 2018

Competition	GP	GW	GD	GL	GS	GC	GD	CS	SG	Per
League	12	6	3	3	14	7	+7	6	4	58.33%
Honduran Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0	0	0.00%
CONCACAF League	6	5	0	1	11	4	+7	4	0	83.33%
Others	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	33.33%
Totals	20	11	4	5	28	15	+13	10	4	61.67%

External links

Official website

References

^ "Estos son los representantes de Honduras para torneos de Concacaf 2018-2019". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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v t e F.C. Motagua
Founded in 1928 Based in Tegucigalpa
Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Reserve team	F.C. Motagua Reserves
Players and managers	Players Managers
Rivalries	Honduran Superclásico Motagua–Real España football rivalry Clásico de las M's
Grounds	Campo La Isla (1928–1948) Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés (1948–)
Others	Records and statistics Copa Ciclón
Honors (29)
Liga Nacional (18)	1968–69 1970–71 1973–74 1978–79 1991–92 1997–98 A 1997–98 C 1999–00 A 1999–00 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
Honduran Cup (1)	1968
Honduran Supercup (2)	1999 2017
UNCAF Interclub Cup (1)	2007
Amateur League (2)	1948 1950–51
Francisco Morazán Major League (5)	1947 1948 1950 1951 1954
Website: www.motagua.com

v t e 2018–19 in Honduran football
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Domestic leagues	Liga Nacional Liga de Ascenso Liga Mayor
Domestic cups	Honduran Cup Honduran Supercup
CONCACAF club competitions	CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF League UNCAF U-17 Interclub Cup
Related to national teams	Results CONCACAF Gold Cup Central American and Caribbean Games FIFA U-20 World Cup CONCACAF U-20 Championship UNCAF U-19 Tournament CONCACAF U-17 Championship UNCAF U-16 Tournament
Women's football	UNCAF Interclub Championship
Club seasons
Liga Nacional	Honduras Progreso Juticalpa Marathón Motagua Olimpia Platense Real de Minas Real España UPNFM Vida