2015–16 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua
2015–16 season
Chairman
Manager	Diego Vásquez
Apertura	Runner-up
Clausura	Semifinalist
Cup	Quarterfinalist
Supercup	Canceled
CONCACAF Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Silva (15); All: Silva (18)
Highest home attendance	16,528
Lowest home attendance	1,156
Average home league attendance	4,004
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →
	All statistics correct as of 15 May 2016.

The 2015–16 season was F.C. Motagua's 69th season in existence and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football.

Overview[]

This season, the club were looking for its 14th league and 2nd domestic cup; as well as it first CONCACAF Champions League. On 7 July, former president took charge of the club for his second term after was forced to resign due to legal matters.^[1] On 20 October, a 1–1 draw against Club América meant an early elimination from the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.^[2] The Apertura tournament ended with the silver medal when they lost to C.D. Honduras Progreso on penalty shoot-outs after a 4–4 aggregated score in 210 minutes of play.^[3] For the Clausura tournament, the club announced that they will be playing all their home games on Saturdays in the evening, instead of the traditional Sundays in the afternoon; seeking for a better response from their local fans.^[4] On 31 December, Uruguayan newspaper announced the results of the annual survey which decides the best teams, players and managers of each Latin American country for 2015, and Motagua, was selected as the best 2015 team in Honduras.^[5] For their second season in a row, the team was unsuccessful on conquering the Honduran Cup as they lost to Juticalpa F.C. in the quarterfinals.^[6] In the Clausura tournament, they were unable to qualify to their fourth consecutive final under Diego Vásquez's management when they fall short in the semifinals against city rivals Club Deportivo Olimpia.^[7]

Players[]

Transfers in[]

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Erick Andino	25 May 2015	Victoria^[8]
Félix Crisanto	17 June 2015	Victoria^[9]
Santiago Vergara	23 June 2015	Independiente N.
Héctor Castellanos	24 June 2015	Victoria^[10]
	26 June 2015	Valle^[11]
Eddie Hernández	16 August 2015	Correcaminos^[12]
	11 January 2016	Jaguares de UPNFM
	12 January 2016	Olimpia^[13]

Transfers out[]

Player	Released date	Moving to
Carlos Discua	25 May 2015	Alajuelense^[14]
Ricardo Rosales	26 May 2015	Godoy Cruz
Marlon Ramírez	28 May 2015	TBD
	28 May 2015	Vida
	28 May 2015	TBD
Klifox Bernárdez	June 2015	Juticalpa
Júnior Padilla	2 July 2015	Victoria^[15]
Rubilio Castillo	4 September 2015	Correcaminos^[16]
	28 December 2015	Olimpia^[17]
	28 December 2015	TBD
	5 January 2016	Real España^[18]
Eddie Hernández	20 February 2016	Qingdao Jonoon^[19]

Squad[]

Statistics as of 15 May 2016
Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				14/15	15/16	T	14/15	15/16	T
1	GK	Sebastián Portigliatti	(1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 30)	51	28	79	0	0	0
2	DF	Juan Montes	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 29)	48	41	89	1	3	4
3	DF	Henry Figueroa	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 22)	70	28	98	2	0	2
4	DF	Júnior Izaguirre	(1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 35)	364	34	398	37	0	37
5	DF	Marcelo Pereira	(1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 20)	9	13	22	0	1	1
6	MF	Reinieri Mayorquín	(1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 25)	43	30	73	2	3	5
7	MF	Erick Andino	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 25)	0	33	33	0	10	10
8	DF	Orlin Peralta	(1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 25)	44	18	62	0	0	0
9	FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 23)	63	3	66	34	1	35
10	FW	Israel Silva	(1981-06-24)24 June 1981 (aged 34)	14	37	51	2	15	17
11	FW	Lucas Gómez	(1987-10-06)6 October 1987 (aged 27)	42	27	69	16	13	29
12	DF		(1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 21)	67	1	68	2	0	2
12	MF		(1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Irvin Reyna	(1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 28)	55	36	91	1	1	2
15	MF	Maylor Núñez	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 18)	2	0	2	0	0	0
16	MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 22)	0	33	33	0	0	0
17	DF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 17)	0	1	1	0	0	0
18	DF	Wilmer Crisanto	(1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 26)	57	39	96	2	3	5
19	DF		(1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 24)	91	10	101	5	0	5
19	MF		(1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 16)	3	9	12	0	1	1
22	MF	Santiago Vergara	(1991-09-15)15 September 1991 (aged 23)	0	41	41	0	8	8
23	FW		(1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 18)	0	1	1	0	0	0
23	MF		(1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 23)	0	5	5	0	0	0
24	DF	Omar Elvir	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 25)	121	36	157	4	2	6
25	GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 24)	40	16	56	0	0	0
26	DF		(1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 19)	0	4	4	0	0	0
27	DF	Félix Crisanto	(1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 24)	0	32	32	0	1	1
28	MF		(1994-09-03)3 September 1994 (aged 20)	10	8	18	0	0	0
29	FW		(1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 19)	0	1	1	0	0	0
30	FW	Eddie Hernández	(1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 24)	35	18	53	7	11	18
31	DF		(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 18)	0	2	2	0	0	0
32	MF		(2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 14)	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK		(1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	Kevin López	(1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 19)	25	22	47	2	5	7
Manager		Diego Vásquez	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 43)	23 November 2013–

Results[]

Preseason and friendlies[]

12 July 2015 Friendly	Juticalpa	1–1 (3–5 p)	Motagua	Juticalpa, Olancho
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	37'		62' Elvir	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas
	Penalties
	Ocampo		Izaguirre Peralta Gómez Elvir López

19 July 2015 Copa Ciclón	Motagua	1–1 (4–3 p)	Saprissa	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
16:30 (UTC−06:00)	Izaguirre 15' (pen.)		75' Escoe	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
	Penalties
	Izaguirre Gómez Peralta López Montes		Imperiale Smith Rodríguez Escoe

23 July 2015 Friendly	Lepaera	1–1	Motagua	Lepaera, Lempira
(UTC−06:00)	Róchez 4'		32' Gómez	Stadium:

25 July 2015 Friendly	Graciano	1–8	Motagua	Gracias, Lempira
(UTC−06:00)			?' ?' ?' ?' Gómez ?' López ?' ?' Castellanos ?' Andino	Stadium:

26 July 2015 Friendly	Pasaquina	1–3	Motagua	La Unión, El Salvador
14:30 (UTC−06:00)	58'		17' Crisanto 23' Reyna 67' Silva	Stadium: Estadio San Sebastián

1 August 2015 Friendly	Motagua	0–1	Olimpia	New Orleans, United States
18:30 (UTC−05:00)			54' Quioto	Stadium: Tad Gormley Stadium Attendance: ≈15,000

26 January 2016 Friendly	Gimnástico	2–2 (5–4 p)	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium:

Apertura[]

16 September 2015 Week 1	Juticalpa	1–2	Motagua	Juticalpa
16:00	Caetano 19' (pen.)	Report	16' Crisanto 90+4' Gómez	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Silva 51' 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 70' 18 – W. Crisanto 19 – 22 – Vergara 65' 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 7 – Andino 51' 24 – Elvir 65' 16 – Castellanos 70'

9 August 2015 Week 2	Motagua	5–1	Victoria	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Gómez 18' Silva 32' 59' Pereira 80' Mayorquín 86'	Report	27' Vuelto	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Peralta 40' 10 – Silva 71' 11 – Gómez 18 – W. Crisanto 74' 19 – 22 – Vergara Substitutes 16 – Castellanos 40' 34 – López 71' 27 – F. Crisanto 74'

12 August 2015 Week 3	Olimpia	1–2	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Palacios 82'	Report	25' 90+2' Gómez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Silva 67' 11 – Gómez 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 19 – 22 – Vergara 65' 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 34 – López 65' 9 – Castillo 67'

15 August 2015 Week 4	Marathón	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
19:00	54' (pen.) Puerto 63'	Report	68' López	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 56' 10 – Silva 56' 11 – Gómez 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 65' 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 7 – Andino 56' 9 – Castillo 56' 34 – López 65'

23 August 2015 Week 5	Motagua	2–1	Platense	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Gómez 6' Castillo 31'	Report	29' (o.g.) Montes	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,581 Referee: Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 65' 9 – Castillo 11 – Gómez 74' 14 – Reyna 18 – Crisanto 19 – 22 – Vergara 46' Substitutes 24 – Elvir 46' 16 – Castellanos 65' 7 – Andino 74'

30 August 2015 Week 6	Honduras Progreso	4–1	Motagua	El Progreso
15:30	Acevedo 7' Tejeda 13' 18' Pereira 40' (o.g.)	Report	79' Andino	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Attendance: 3,838 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 46' 6 – Mayorquín 27' 7 – Andino 11 – Gómez 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 19 – 22 – 46' Substitutes 8 – Peralta 27' 30 – Hernández 46' 27 – F. Crisanto 46'

6 September 2015 Week 7	Motagua	2–4	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Gómez 45' 68'	Report	42' (pen.) 54' 83' Melgares 90+5' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Nelson Salgado

12 September 2015 Week 8	Motagua	5–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Hernández 10' Crisanto 45' Gómez 60' Vergara 69' Elvir 81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Armando Castro

19 September 2015 Week 9	Real España	2–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
19:00	Cardozo 9' 82' (pen.)	Report	45+2' Montes 77' (pen.) Andino	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

29 September 2015 Week 10	Motagua	2–2	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Montes 42' Andino 85' (pen.)	Report	14' 39'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,144 Referee: Gerson Almendárez

3 October 2015 Week 11	Victoria	2–2	Motagua	La Ceiba
19:00	Ortiz 55' 74'	Report	46' Vergara 87' Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Raúl Castro

11 November 2015 Week 12	Motagua	1–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Vergara 39'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

15 October 2015 Week 13	Motagua	2–0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Silva 12' 40'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Armando Castro

25 October 2015 Week 14	Platense	1–1	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
15:00	79'	Report	67' Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Nelson Salgado

28 October 2015 Week 15	Motagua	3–0	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Andino 14' 67' Mayorquín 65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

1 November 2015 Week 16	Real Sociedad	3–1	Motagua	Tocoa
14:00	Vega 8' 27' 74'	Report	64' Andino	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Erick Andino

7 November 2015 Week 17	Vida	0–0	Motagua	La Ceiba
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Miguel Torres

14 November 2015 Week 18	Motagua	7–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa
15:00	Hernández 1' 5' 47' Silva 42' López 64' 70' 88'	Report	38'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Armando Castro

29 November 2015 Semifinals	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
18:00	22'	Report	35' Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 12,087 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

5 December 2015 Semifinals	Motagua	1–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
19:00	López 84'	Report	21' Quioto	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 15,058 Referee: Armando Castro

12 December 2015 Final	Motagua	3–3	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa
19:30	Hernández 8' 27' Silva 45'	Report	4' 54' 38'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Said Martínez

19 December 2015 Final	Honduras Progreso	1–1 (4–1 p)	Motagua	El Progreso
19:15	Figueroa 32' (o.g.)	Report	6' López	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Armando Castro
	Penalties
	Arriola Sánchez Acevedo		Andino Vergara Crisanto

Clausura[]

10 January 2016 Round 1	Platense	0–2	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report	39' Vergara 67' Mayorquín	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 2,642 Referee: Miguel Torres Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 81' 7 – Andino 10 – Silva 64' 14 – Reyna 77' 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Gómez 64' 16 – Castellanos 77' 8 – Peralta 81'

16 January 2016 Round 2	Motagua	4–0	Victoria	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Montes 18' Vergara 32' Hernández 39' (pen.) Andino 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,812 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Silva 76' 14 – Reyna 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 60' 24 – Elvir 30 – Hernández 56' 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Gómez 56' 7 – Andino 60' 8 – Peralta 76'

24 January 2016 Round 3	Olimpia	1–0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Alvarado 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 12,683 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Silva 62' 14 – Reyna 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 76' 24 – Elvir 30 – Hernández 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Gómez 62' 7 – Andino 76'

30 January 2016 Round 4	Real España	1–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	64'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 81' 10 – Silva 63' 14 – Reyna 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 30 – Hernández 34 – López 71' Substitutes 7 – Andino 63' 11 – Gómez 71' 8 – Peralta 81'

6 February 2016 Round 5	Motagua	3–3	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Elvir 18' Crisanto 38' (pen.) Hernández 90+1'	Report	6' Altamirano 25' Palacios 45+1' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Miguel Torres Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 79' 8 – Peralta 11 – Gómez 88' 14 – Reyna 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 30 – Hernández Substitutes 34 – López 79' 7 – Andino 88'

12 February 2016 Round 6	Honduras Progreso	1–2	Motagua	El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 (UTC−06:00)	61' (pen.)	Report	21' Silva 66' Gómez	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Said Martínez Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Silva 82' 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 87' 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 90+4' 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 21 – 82' 16 – Castellanos 87' 23 – 90+4'

20 February 2016 Round 7	Motagua	2–0	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Gómez 12' 32'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 88' 18 – Crisanto 77' 21 – 85' 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir Substitutes 34 – López 77' 10 – Silva 85' 16 – Castellanos 88'

27 February 2016 Round 8	Motagua	1–1	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Vergara 8'	Report	65'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,961 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 81' 10 – Silva 46' 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir Substitutes 10 – Silva 46' 16 – Castellanos 81' 23 –

5 March 2016 Round 9	Marathón	3–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	5' Martínez 45' Reyes 70'	Report	86' (pen.) Gómez	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 46' 21 – 46' 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 34 – López 59' Substitutes 27 – F. Crisanto 46' 10 – Silva 46' 7 – Andino 59'

12 March 2016 Round 10	Motagua	2–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Crisanto 34' (pen.) Vergara 71'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,966 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 7 – Andino 8 – Peralta 64' 10 – Silva 85' 14 – Reyna 18 – W. Crisanto 80' 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 16 – Castellanos 64' 5 – Pereira 80' 21 – 85'

19 March 2016 Round 11	Victoria	0–2	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report	6' Silva 85' Andino	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 7 – Andino 8 – Peralta 50' 10 – Silva 86' 14 – Reyna 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 67' 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 16 – Castellanos 50' 23 – 67' 28 – 86'

2 April 2016 Round 12	Motagua	1–4	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Reyna 23'	Report	28' 71' Costly 39' Quioto 60' (pen.) Elis	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 7 – Andino 8 – Peralta 73' 10 – Silva 63' 14 – Reyna 79' 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 23 – 63' 16 – Castellanos 73' 26 – 79'

6 April 2016 Round 13	Motagua	0–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 7 – Andino 10 – Silva 77' 14 – Reyna 85' 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 82' 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 21 – 77' 26 – 82' 23 – 85'

10 April 2016 Round 14	Real Sociedad	2–0	Motagua	Tocoa, Colón
14:00 (UTC−06:00)	Vega 63' Martínez 80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Attendance: 1,851 Referee: Miguel Torres Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 8 – Peralta 68' 14 – Reyna 16 – Castellanos 21 – 22 – Vergara 65' 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto Substitutes 28 – 65' 10 – Silva 68'

16 April 2016 Round 15	Motagua	2–1	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Silva 24' 70'	Report	89' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 7 – Andino 83' 10 – Silva 11 – Gómez 53' 14 – Reyna 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 68' Substitutes 21 – 53' 18 – W. Crisanto 68' 26 – 83'

24 April 2016 Round 16	Juticalpa	4–2	Motagua	Juticalpa, Olancho
14:00 (UTC−06:00)	Flores 34' (pen.) 69' (pen.) 56' 74'	Report	9' 82' Silva Gómez	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 5,101 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 7 – Andino 8 – Peralta 46' 10 – Silva 11 – Gómez 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 79' Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto 46' 6 – Mayorquín 79'

27 April 2016 Round 17	Vida	0–2	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report	33' Silva 90+2' Andino	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 62' 8 – Peralta 10 – Silva 70' 11 – Gómez 61' 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 28 – 61' 5 – Pereira 62' 7 – Andino 70'

1 May 2016 Round 18	Motagua	2–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Silva 12' 44'	Report	37' Moreira	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 10 – Silva 85' 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto 29 – 88' 31 – Substitutes 7 – E. Andino 85' 28 – 88'

5 May 2016 Playoff	Juticalpa	1–0	Motagua	Juticalpa, Olancho
18:00 (UTC−06:00)	9'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 8 – Peralta 46' 10 – Silva 11 – Gómez 68' 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 75' 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 14 – Reyna 46' 7 – Andino 68' 24 – Elvir 75'

8 May 2016 Playoff	Motagua	3–0	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Vergara 10' Gómez 17' Andino 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 5,187 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 67' 10 – Silva 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 70' Substitutes 16 – Castellanos 67' 27 – F. Crisanto 70' 7 – Andino

12 May 2016 Semifinal	Motagua	0–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,947 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 40' 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 83' 10 – Silva 66' 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 5 – Pereira 40' 7 – Andino 66' 24 – Elvir 83'

15 May 2016 Semifinal	Olimpia	2–0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Costly 34' Quioto 43'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 14,516 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 1 – Portigliatti 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 46' 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Silva 11 – Gómez 71' 14 – Reyna 46' 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 7 – Andino 46' 24 – Elvir 46' 21 – 71'

Honduran Cup[]

7 October 2015 Round of 64		1–2	Motagua	Choluteca, Choluteca
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	36'		44' Hernández 46' Gómez 74' Peralta	Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Referee: Said Martínez

4 November 2015 Round of 32		0–1	Motagua	Cantarranas, Francisco Morazán
15:00 (UTC−06:00)			58' Silva	Stadium: Referee:

13 January 2016 Round of 16	Atlético Esperanzano	0–1	Motagua	La Esperanza, Intibucá
15:30 (UTC−06:00)			38' Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Romualdo Bueso Referee: Said Martínez Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 11 – Gómez 62' 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 70' 28 – 30 – Hernández 85' 34 – López – K. Bernárdez Substitutes 10 – Silva 62' – 70' 8 – Peralta 85'

17 February 2016 Quarterfinals	Juticalpa	0–0	Motagua	Juticalpa, Olancho
17:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 7 – Andino 90' 8 – Peralta 10 – Silva 45' 15 – Núñez 16 – Castellanos 21 – – 31' – 50' Substitutes 17 – Maldonado 31' 11 – Gómez 45' 22 – Vergara 50' 27 – Crisanto 90' 14 – Reyna

2 March 2016 Quarterfinals	Motagua	1–1	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Silva 68'		33'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 46' 7 – Andino 53' 11 – Gómez 14 – Reyna 18 – W. Crisanto 64' 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir Substitutes 10 – Silva 46' – 53' 27 – F. Crisanto 64'

Honduran Supercup[]

8 August 2015	Motagua	C	Olimpia	TBD
(UTC−06:00)

CONCACAF Champions League[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AMÉ	MOT	WAL
1	América	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7	10	Knockout stage	—	4–0	1–0
2	Motagua	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	7		1–1	—	2–0
3	Walter Ferretti	4	0	0	4	2	8	−6	0		1–3	1–2	—

Source: CONCACAF

5 August 2015 Group E	América	4–0	Motagua	Mexico City, Mexico
22:00 (UTC−05:00)	Alvarado 2' Aguilar 5' Peralta 40' Sambueza 55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)

27 August 2015 Group E	Motagua	2–0	Walter Ferretti	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00)	Crisanto 68' Hernández 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: (PUR)

24 September 2015 Group E	Walter Ferretti	1–2	Motagua	Managua, Nicaragua
18:00 (UTC−06:00)	Leguías 75'	Report	43' (pen.) Andino 90+3' Silva	Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Chris Penso (USA)

20 October 2015 Group E	Motagua	1–1	América	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00)	Andino 16'	Report	88' Arroyo	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: (SLV)

External links[]

Official website

References[]

^ ElHeraldo.hn – Eduardo Atala: “Lo haré de la mejor forma" – 7 July 2015
^ Concacaf.com – Club America draws, but advances to SCCL quarters – 21 October 2015
^ LaOpinion.com – ¡Honduras Progreso campeón al derrotar al Motagua en penales! – 19 December 2015
^ RadioHRN.hn – Motagua jugará los sábados en el próximo torneo – 26 November 2015
^ OvaciónDigital.com.uy – El chiche de Argentina es el "Muñeco" – 31 December 2015
^ LaPrensa.hn – ¡Batacazo! Juticalpa deja afuera de la Copa Presidente al Motagua
^ ElHeraldo.hn – Olimpia aplasta a Motagua y avanza sin problemas a la final ante Real Sociedad – 15 May 2016
^ LaPrensa.hn – Erick Andino es el nuevo fichaje del Motagua – 25 May 2015
^ Diez.hn – Motagua presenta a Félix Crisanto, firmó por 4 años – 17 June 2015
^ LaPrensa.hn – Héctor Castellanos firm�� con el Motagua – 24 June 2015
^ Diez.hn – Motagua presentó a Keller Andino como su quinto fichaje – 26 June 2015
^ Motagua.com – Eddie Hernández listo para integrarse al Ciclón – 16 August 2015
^ Tiempo.hn – Néstor Martínez deja el Olimpia y se uniría al Motagua – 12 January 2016
^ Nacion.com – Alajuelense ficha al hondureño Carlos Discua – 25 May 2015
^ Diez.hn – Motagua manda cedido a préstamo al Victoria a Júnior Padilla – 2 July 2015
^ ElHeraldo.hn – Rubilio Castillo jugará con Correcaminos en la B de México – 4 September 2015
^ LaPrensa.hn – Motagua separa a tres jugadores – 28 December 2015
^ RadioHouse.hn – César Oseguera se va de Motagua por temas deportivos – 5 January 2016
^ RadioHRN.hn – Eddie Hernández se va para China – 20 February 2016

[1] ElHeraldo.hn – Eduardo Atala: “Lo haré de la mejor forma" – 7 July 2015

[2] Concacaf.com – Club America draws, but advances to SCCL quarters – 21 October 2015

[3] LaOpinion.com – ¡Honduras Progreso campeón al derrotar al Motagua en penales! – 19 December 2015

[4] RadioHRN.hn – Motagua jugará los sábados en el próximo torneo – 26 November 2015

[5] OvaciónDigital.com.uy – El chiche de Argentina es el "Muñeco" – 31 December 2015

[6] LaPrensa.hn – ¡Batacazo! Juticalpa deja afuera de la Copa Presidente al Motagua

[7] ElHeraldo.hn – Olimpia aplasta a Motagua y avanza sin problemas a la final ante Real Sociedad – 15 May 2016

[8] LaPrensa.hn – Erick Andino es el nuevo fichaje del Motagua – 25 May 2015

[9] Diez.hn – Motagua presenta a Félix Crisanto, firmó por 4 años – 17 June 2015

[10] LaPrensa.hn – Héctor Castellanos firm�� con el Motagua – 24 June 2015

[11] Diez.hn – Motagua presentó a Keller Andino como su quinto fichaje – 26 June 2015

[12] Motagua.com – Eddie Hernández listo para integrarse al Ciclón – 16 August 2015

[13] Tiempo.hn – Néstor Martínez deja el Olimpia y se uniría al Motagua – 12 January 2016

[14] Nacion.com – Alajuelense ficha al hondureño Carlos Discua – 25 May 2015

[15] Diez.hn – Motagua manda cedido a préstamo al Victoria a Júnior Padilla – 2 July 2015

[16] ElHeraldo.hn – Rubilio Castillo jugará con Correcaminos en la B de México – 4 September 2015

[17] LaPrensa.hn – Motagua separa a tres jugadores – 28 December 2015

[18] RadioHouse.hn – César Oseguera se va de Motagua por temas deportivos – 5 January 2016

[19] RadioHRN.hn – Eddie Hernández se va para China – 20 February 2016

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v t F.C. Motagua
Founded in 1928 Based in Tegucigalpa
Seasons	1968–69 1997–98 1999–00 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
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	(1928–1948) Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino (1948–)
Others	Records and statistics Copa Ciclón
Honors (28)
Liga Nacional (17)	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
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 2015–16 in Honduran football
« 2014–15 2016–17 » 1 July 2015–30 June 2016
Domestic leagues	Liga Nacional Liga de Ascenso
Domestic cups	Honduran Cup ~~Honduran Supercup~~
CONCACAF club competitions	Champions League ~~Supercopa Centroamericana~~
Related to national teams	Results FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship FIFA U-17 World Cup UNCAF U-16 Tournament CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Women's football	CONCACAF U-20 Championship CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualification UNCAF Interclub Championship
Club seasons
Liga Nacional	Motagua