2021–22 F.C. Motagua season

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Motagua
season
Chairman
ManagerDiego Vásquez
StadiumNacional
Apertura1st
CONCACAF LeagueFinals
Top goalscorerLeague: two players (2)
All: two players (2)
← 2020–21
 →
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2021.

The 2021–22 season will be F.C. Motagua's 75th season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the 2021 CONCACAF League.[1][2]

Overview[]

Coach Diego Vásquez renewed his contract for one year and he will be leading the team for his 16th consecutive tournament.[3][4]

Kits[]

The 2021–22 home, away and third kits were published on 15 July.

Manufacturer Main sponsor
Joma Pepsi
Home
Away
Alternative
Goalkeeper

Players[]

Transfers in[]

Player Contract date Moving from
Honduras Carlos Meléndez 21 May 2021 Honduras Vida[5]
Honduras Carlos Mejía 11 July 2021 Mexico Pumas Tabasco[6]
Honduras 22 July 2021 Honduras UPNFM[7]
Honduras 7 August 2021 Free agent
Argentina Diego Auzqui 10 August 2021 Argentina Sacachispas[8]

Transfers out[]

Player Released date Moving to
Honduras Sergio Peña 4 June 2021[9] Honduras Vida
Honduras 4 June 2021[10] TBD
Honduras Reinieri Mayorquín 7 June 2021[11] Honduras Marathón
Honduras 22 June 2021[12] Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla City
Honduras Juan Montes 28 June 2021[13] Honduras Vida

Squad[]

  • Statistics as of 19 September 2021
  • Only league matches into account
No. Pos. Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored
< 20/21 21/22 Total < 20/21 21/22 Total
1 GK Honduras (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 24) 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Honduras Carlos Meléndez (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 23) 0 5 5 0 0 0
4 MF Honduras Carlos Mejía (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 21) 0 1 1 0 0 0
5 DF Honduras Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 26) 149 6 155 9 1 10
6 MF Honduras (1998-07-05)5 July 1998 (aged 22) 0 4 4 0 0 0
7 MF Honduras Iván López (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 30) 17 7 24 3 1 4
8 MF Honduras Walter Martínez (1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 30) 140 9 149 13 2 15
9 FW Argentina Gonzalo Klusener (1983-10-21)21 October 1983 (aged 37) 46 7 53 16 2 18
10 MF Argentina Matías Galvaliz (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 32) 97 7 104 8 0 8
11 FW Honduras Marco Vega (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 34) 139 4 143 28 3 31
12 MF Honduras Raúl Santos (1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 28) 100 3 103 0 0 0
14 MF Honduras (2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 18) 0 2 2 0 0 0
15 MF Honduras (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 21) 6 6 12 0 1 1
16 MF Honduras Héctor Castellanos (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 28) 182 1 183 2 0 2
17 DF Honduras Wesly Decas (1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 21) 29 6 35 0 0 0
18 DF Honduras Diego Rodríguez (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 25) 6 4 10 0 0 0
19 GK Argentina Jonathan Rougier (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 33) 151 7 158 0 0 0
21 FW Paraguay Roberto Moreira (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 34) 110 8 118 50 1 51
22 MF Honduras (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 31) 10 4 14 1 0 1
23 MF Honduras Juan Delgado (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 28) 14 9 23 1 1 2
24 DF Honduras Omar Elvir (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 31) 305 9 314 12 0 12
25 GK Honduras Marlon Licona (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 30) 95 3 98 0 0 0
26 FW Honduras Josué Villafranca (1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 21) 16 7 23 2 1 3
27 MF Honduras Óscar García (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 31) 9 0 9 1 0 1
28 DF Honduras (2001-02-17)17 February 2001 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Honduras Carlos Fernández (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 29) 18 8 26 2 0 2
31 MF Argentina Diego Auzqui (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 31) 0 7 7 0 1 1
32 MF Honduras Jonathan Núñez (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 19) 23 1 24 1 0 1
33 DF Honduras (2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 19) 3 5 8 0 0 0
34 FW Honduras Kevin López (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 25) 188 7 195 37 2 39
35 DF Honduras Cristopher Meléndez (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 23) 67 8 75 2 1 3
40 MF Honduras (2004-04-29)29 April 2004 (aged 17) 0 1 1 0 0 0
41 DF Honduras (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (aged 19) 1 0 1 0 0 0
42 MF Honduras (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 (aged 20) 2 0 2 0 0 0
44 MF Honduras (2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 20) 2 0 2 0 0 0
45 MF Honduras (2001-05-18)18 May 2001 (aged 20) 1 0 1 0 0 0
53 FW Honduras (2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (aged 20) 1 0 1 0 0 0
54 FW Honduras (2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 17) 1 0 1 0 0 0
58 DF Honduras (2003-08-19)19 August 2003 (aged 17) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manager Argentina Diego Vásquez (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 49) 23 November 2013–

Goalkeeper's action[]

  • As of 16 September 2021
Goalkeeper Years evaluated Games Goals Per.
Argentina Jonathan Rougier 2017–present 157 147 0.936
Honduras 2021–present 1 1 1.000
Honduras Marlon Licona 2010–2017, 2018–present 98 107 1.092

International caps[]

  • As of 28 July 2021

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2021–22 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player Team Event Caps Goals
Juan Delgado Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 0
Carlos Fernández Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 0
Marlon Licona Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 0
Kevin López Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 0
Walter Martínez Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 0
Marcelo Pereira Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 0
Diego Rodríguez Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4 0
Raúl Santos Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 0
Wesly Decas Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 3 0
Carlos Meléndez Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 3 0
Cristopher Meléndez Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 3 0
Jonathan Núñez Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 1 0

Results[]

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies[]

23 July 2021 Friendly 0–9 Motagua Baton Rouge, United States
20:00 Goal Goal Moreira
Goal Vega
Goal Galvaliz
Goal Villafranca
Goal Klusener
Goal
Goal (o.g.)
Goal (o.g.)		 Stadium:
Referee:
Starting XI
25 July 2021 Friendly Florida Soccer Soldiers 1–4 Motagua New Orleans, United States
19:00 Goal Goal Moreira
Goal Klusener
Goal Villafranca		 Stadium: Pan American Stadium
Referee:
Starting XI
30 July 2021 Friendly Motagua 0–0 Olimpia Charlotte, United States
19:30 EST Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee:
Starting XI
1 August 2021 Friendly Motagua 3–2 Olimpia Harrison, United States
16:30 EST Villafranca Goal 35'
Klusener Goal 42' Goal 48'		 Goal 17'
Goal 90' Arboleda		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee:
Starting XI

Apertura[]

8 August 2021 Week 1 Motagua 3–0 Platense Tegucigalpa
16:00 Moreira Goal 20'
Goal 40'
Martínez Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: Fans were allowed to access the stadium again since March 2020. Midfielder scored his first goal for F.C. Motagua. and made their professional debuts with the club. Obando is the son of former star César Obando.
11 August 2021 Week 2 Victoria 0–1 Motagua La Ceiba
19:00 Report Goal 36' Klusener Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: This was the first encounter between these two clubs since 19 March 2016.
14 August 2021 Week 3 Marathón 2–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
15:00 Goal 79'
Costly Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: Defender Carlos Meléndez made his debut with F.C. Motagua wearing the #3 jersey. Midfielder Matías Galvaliz reached 100 league appearances with the club.
22 August 2021 Week 4 Motagua 3–2 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
16:00 Pineda Goal 8' (o.g.)
Meléndez Goal 67'
Martínez Goal 80'		 Report Goal 25' Arboleda
Goal 90+6' Hernández		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 5,544
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: Argentinian midfielder Diego Auzqui made his debut for F.C. Motagua wearing the jersey #31.
25 August 2021 Week 5 Real Sociedad 3–3 Motagua Tocoa
19:06 Goal 9'
Goal 44'
Goal 78'		 Report Goal 50' Klusener
Goal 74' Delgado
Goal 90+5' Villafranca		 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: This became the sixth straight undefeated game at this venue.
30 August 2021 Week 6 Motagua 0–0 UPNFM Tegucigalpa
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: This game was pushed one day forward as the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino was being used as a COVID-19 vaccination site.
4 September 2021 Week 7 Honduras Progreso 0–3 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:00 Report Goal 22' López
Goal 48' Goal 51' Vega		 Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: Youngster made his official debut with the club wearing jersey #14.
11 September 2021 Week 8 Real España 2–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
18:00 Vuelto Goal 57'
Rocca Goal 90+4'		 Report Goal 55' Vega Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: Defender Carlos Mejía made his official debut with the club wearing jersey #4.
16 September 2021 Week 9 Motagua 2–1 Vida Danlí
16:00 Auzqui Goal 19'
Pereira Goal 81'		 Report Goal 36' Tejeda Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee:
Starting XI
Note: Argentinian midfielder Diego Auzqui scored his first goal for F.C. Motagua.
19 September 2021 Week 10 UPNFM 2–2 Motagua Danlí
16:00 Mejía Goal 53'
Róchez Goal 62'		 Report Goal 45' I. López
Goal 75' K. López		 Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:
Starting XI
Week 11 v
Week 12 v
Week 13 v
Week 14 v
Week 15 v
Week 16 v
Week 17 v
Week 18 v

Clausura[]

v

CONCACAF League[]

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF League
23 September 2021 Round of 16 Universitario Panama 2–2 Honduras Motagua Panama City, Panama
22:00 EST Goal 18'
Goal 48'		 Report Goal 58' Goal 72' López Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá
Referee: (GUA)
Starting XI
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two sides.
30 September 2021 Round of 16 Motagua Honduras v Panama Universitario Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Statistics[]

  • As of 19 September 2021
Competition GP GW GD GL GF GA GD CS SG Per
League 10 5 3 2 18 12 +6 4 2 60.00%
CONCACAF League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Others 4 3 1 0 16 3 +13 2 1 83.33%
Totals 14 8 4 2 34 15 +19 6 3 66.67%

References[]

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  2. ^ "2021 Scotiabank Concacaf League draw to take place on June 16". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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  4. ^ "El entrenador argentino Diego Vásquez renueva su contrato con el Motagua". Swissinfo.ch. Swissinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "TNAF le da la razón al Motagua en caso de Carlos Meléndez". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Confirmado: Carlos 'Zapatilla' Mejía se convierte en fichaje del Motagua para el torneo Apertura 2021". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Motagua oficializa el fichaje del polifuncional futbolista Jason Sánchez". LaPrensa.hn. La Prensa. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Motagua hizo oficial la llegada de un mediocampista proveniente de Argentina". FutbolCentroamerica.com. Futbol Centroamerica. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Inicia la barrida: Motagua anuncia la primera baja después de la renovación de Diego Vázquez". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Segunda baja: Motagua anuncia la salida de Bayron Méndez". LaPrensa.hn. Diario La Prensa. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Reinieri Mayorquín tercera baja de Motagua". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Elmer Güity deja el Motagua entrena con un club de Bosnia y Herzegovina". Cronometro.hn. Cronómetro. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Motagua separa a su capitán Juan Pablo Montes". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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