2019–20 F.C. Motagua season

The 2019–20 season is F.C. Motagua's 73rd season in existence and the club's 54th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete for the 2019 Honduran Cup, the 2019 CONCACAF League.[1] and the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Motagua

2019–20 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Manager	Diego Vásquez
Stadium	Nacional
Apertura	Final 5 Round
Clausura	1st
Honduran Cup	Not held
CONCACAF League	Runners-up
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Moreira (15) All: Moreira (17)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2020.

Overview

Coach Diego Vásquez renewed his contract, he will be leading the team for his 12th consecutive tournament. Vásquez reached 240+ consecutive games as Motagua's manager, a club's and league record. In August 2019, the club announced the re-signing of defender Emilio Izaguirre, who returned to Motagua almost a decade later after his successful venture at Celtic F.C.. On 25 September 2019, the club officially qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through their participation at the 2019 CONCACAF League.[2] On 31 October, Motagua qualified to their 2nd straight CONCACAF League final after defeating Alianza F.C. with a 4–1 aggregated score. However, in the final series, they weren't able to conquer the tournament as they lost to Deportivo Saprissa with a 0–1 aggregate score.[3] In the Apertura tournament, Motagua was able to qualify to the Final 5 Stage (Pentagonal), however felt short against C.D. Olimpia and failed to qualify to their seventh straight final series.[4]

In the second semester of the season, F.C. Motagua faced Atlanta United FC in the Round of 16 at the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, where they couldn't advance after falling 1–4 on aggregated score.[5]

Kits

The 2019–20 home, away and third kits were published on 27 June. On 1 October, the club released an all-pink jersey to support breast cancer awareness.

Manufacturer		Main sponsor
Joma		Pepsi
Home	Away	Alternative	Goalkeeper

Players

Transfers in

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Óscar Salas	27 June 2019[6]	Juticalpa
Jack Baptiste	24 July 2019	Loudoun United
Félix Crisanto	26 July 2019[7]	BUAP
Henry Ayala	8 August 2019	Juticalpa
Emilio Izaguirre	9 August 2019[8]	Celtic
Josué Villafranca	23 December 2019	Vida
Marcelo Canales	4 January 2020[9]	Vida
Gonzalo Klusener	11 January 2020	Independiente Rivadavia
Wesly Decas	20 January 2020	Atlanta United 2
Rubilio Castillo	30 January 2020	Tondela

Transfers out

Player	Released date	Moving to
Harrinson Bernárdez	15 July 2019	Real de Minas
Éverson López	15 July 2019	Real de Minas
Josué Villafranca	28 July 2019	Vida[10]
Marcelo Estigarribia	17 December 2019[11]	Belgrano
Óscar Salas[12]	19 December 2019	Vida
Henry Ayala	19 December 2019	Platense
Carlos Sánchez	19 December 2019	Vida
Jack Baptiste	6 January 2020	Real de Minas
César Romero	6 January 2020	Real de Minas
Denil Maldonado	17 January 2020	Pachuca[13]

Squad

• Statistics as of 14 March 2020
• Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 18/19	19/20	Total	< 18/19	19/20	Total
1	GK	Hugo Caballero	5 January 1997 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Juan Montes	26 October 1985 (aged 33)	216	24	240	12	2	14
3	DF	Emilio Izaguirre	10 May 1986 (aged 33)	143	17	160	4	1	5
4	MF	Sergio Peña	9 May 1987 (aged 32)	23	27	50	1	2	3
5	DF	Marcelo Pereira	27 May 1995 (aged 24)	94	28	122	8	1	9
6	MF	Reinieri Mayorquín	13 July 1989 (aged 29)	182	19	201	10	2	12
7	MF	Erick Andino	21 July 1989 (aged 29)	125	2	127	34	0	34
8	MF	Walter Martínez	26 March 1991 (aged 28)	72	31	103	9	0	9
9	FW	Gonzalo Klusener	21 October 1983 (aged 35)	0	11	11	0	4	4
10	MF	Matías Galvaliz	6 June 1989 (aged 30)	35	26	61	2	4	6
11	FW	Marco Vega	14 April 1987 (aged 32)	93	19	112	16	4	20
12	MF	Raúl Santos	2 August 1992 (aged 26)	57	17	74	0	0	0
14	DF	Klifox Bernárdez	14 May 1997 (aged 22)	44	3	47	0	0	0
15	MF	Juan Gómez	3 April 2000 (aged 19)	0	2	2	0	0	0
16	MF	Héctor Castellanos	28 December 1992 (aged 26)	141	17	158	1	0	1
17	MF	Denil Maldonado	25 May 1998 (aged 21)	49	11	60	1	1	2
17	DF	Wesly Decas	11 August 1999 (aged 19)	0	3	3	0	0	0
18	DF	Wilmer Crisanto	24 June 1989 (aged 30)	199	23	222	18	1	19
19	GK	Jonathan Rougier	29 October 1987 (aged 31)	92	26	118	0	0	0
21	FW	Roberto Moreira	6 May 1987 (aged 32)	44	30	74	21	15	36
22	FW	Marcelo Estigarribia	10 April 1995 (aged 24)	18	20	38	7	7	14
23	MF	Jack Baptiste	20 December 1999 (aged 19)	10	3	13	0	0	0
24	DF	Omar Elvir	28 September 1989 (aged 29)	255	21	276	10	0	10
25	GK	Marlon Licona	9 February 1991 (aged 28)	79	9	88	0	0	0
26	MF	Óscar Salas	8 December 1993 (aged 25)	0	10	10	0	0	0
26	FW	Josué Villafranca	16 December 1999 (aged 19)	6	2	8	1	0	1
27	DF	Félix Crisanto	9 September 1990 (aged 28)	99	24	123	5	2	7
28	MF	Ángel Barrios	27 October 2000 (aged 18)	1	0	1	0	0	0
29	FW	Rubilio Castillo	26 November 1991 (aged 27)	154	7	161	84	5	89
30	DF	Henry Ayala	31 January 1996 (aged 23)	0	1	1	0	0	0
31	MF	Carlos Sánchez	22 August 1990 (aged 28)	12	3	15	0	0	0
31	MF	Marcelo Canales	6 January 1991 (aged 28)	0	3	3	0	0	0
32	MF	Jonathan Núñez	26 November 2001 (aged 17)	2	5	7	0	0	0
33	DF	Albert Galindo	21 October 2001 (aged 17)	0	1	1	0	0	0
34	FW	Kevin López	3 February 1996 (aged 23)	126	30	156	22	7	29
35	DF	Cristopher Meléndez	25 November 1997 (aged 21)	24	14	38	0	0	0
Manager		Diego Vásquez	3 July 1971 (aged 47)	23 November 2013–

Goalkeeper's action

• As of 14 March 2020

Goalkeeper	Years evaluated	Games	Goals	Per.
Jonathan Rougier	2017–present	118	112	0.949
Marlon Licona	2010–2017, 2018–present	88	99	1.125

International caps

• As of 17 November 2019

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2019–20 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player	Team	Event	Caps	Goals
Félix Crisanto	Adult	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League	3	0
	Adult	Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile	2	0
Marcelo Pereira	Adult	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League	1	0
	Adult	Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile	2	0
Emilio Izaguirre	Adult	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League	2	0
	Adult	Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile	1	1
Kevin López	Adult	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League	0	0
	Adult	Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile	1	0
Raúl Santos	Adult	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League	0	0
Héctor Castellanos	Adult	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League	1	0
Denil Maldonado	Adult	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League	2	0
	Adult	Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile	2	0
	Under-23	2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship	2	0
	Under-23	2019 Pan American Games	5	1
Cristopher Meléndez	Under-23	2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship	2	0
	Under-23	2019 Pan American Games	1	0

Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies

6 July 2019 Friendly	Platense	2–0	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
16:00	Volpi  66' (pen.) Velásquez  88'			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 7 – Andino 11 – Vega 14 – Bernárdez 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 34 – López
Note: Midfielder Óscar Salas made his debut for the club.

7 July 2019 Friendly	Motagua	2–0	San Carlos	Comayagua, Honduras
16:00	Martínez  19' Moreira  65'			Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Starting XI 19 – Rougier  73' 2 – Montes 4 – Mayorquín 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez  71' 10 – Andino  60' 12 – Moreira 14 – Crisanto 16 – Castellanos  73' 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Vega  60' – Salas  71' – Peña  73' 25 – Licona  73'
Note: It was the first ever match between these two clubs. F.C. Motagua won the "Copa de Campeones" (Champions Cup).

11 July 2019 Friendly	Promesas	0–8	Motagua	San Juan Pueblo
15:00				Stadium: Estadio Carlos Calderón

13 July 2019 Friendly	Hermanos Arriola	1–7	Motagua	Mezapa
	Mejía	Report	Vega Moreira Andino Estigarribia Crisanto Salas	Stadium: Cancha Santa Rosa Attendance: ~500

19 July 2019 Friendly	Motagua	2–1	Municipal Limeño	Houston, United States
20:30	Estigarribia  55'  76'		81' Galeas	Stadium: W.W. Thorne Stadium

21 July 2019 Friendly	Motagua	1–2	Municipal Limeño	New Orleans, United States
	Pereira  90+1'		Galeas Oviedo	Stadium: Tad Gormley Stadium

28 December 2019 Friendly	Panamericano	0–3	Motagua	Nacaome
16:00			Vega Martínez Villafranca	Stadium: Estadio José Elías Názar
Note: C.D. Panamericano plays in the Honduran Liga Mayor. All funds collected from the attendance were donated to some local churches.

4 January 2020 Friendly	Comayagua XI	0–9	Motagua	Comayagua
16:00			Moreira Vega Villafranca Pereira Izaguirre López	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda

Apertura

28 July 2019 Week 1	Motagua	2–1	Platense	Tegucigalpa
16:00	López  22'  28'	Report	72' Volpi	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Martínez  71' 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto  67' 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  78' 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 27 – F. Crisanto  67' 26 – Salas  71' 11 – Vega  78'
Note: Midfielder Óscar Salas made his official debut with the club. Defender Félix Crisanto reached 100 appearances with F.C. Motagua in his loan return from Lobos BUAP. Meanwhile, his cousin Wilmer Crisanto reached 200 appearances with the club.

4 August 2019 Week 2	Real España	1–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:00	Charles  90+10'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Martínez  66' 16 – Castellanos  44' 18 – W. Crisanto 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  76' 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 4 – Peña  44' 7 – Andino  66' 27 – F. Crisanto  76'
Note: Due to a 3-game ban to Real C.D. España, the game was played behind closed doors. F.C. Motagua finished the game with nine players after Juan Montes was ejected and Erick Andino suffered a severe injury.

11 August 2019 Week 3	Motagua	2–1	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Galvaliz  56' Moreira  78'	Report	27' Móvil	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Ángel Cruz Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  46' 10 – Galvaliz 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  75' 24 – Elvir  11' 27 – Crisanto 33 – Galindo 34 – López Substitutes 3 – Izaguirre  11' 8 – Martínez  46' 11 – Vega  75'
Note: Defender Emilio Izaguirre returned to F.C. Motagua after almost a ten-year career in Europe. Meanwhile, youngster Albert Galindo made his official debut for the club.

14 August 2019 Week 4	Real de Minas	4–4	Motagua	Danlí
15:30	Mejía  47'  49'  71'  79'	Report	22' Pereira  35' López  45'  90+1' Moreira	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  68' 10 – Galvaliz 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  62' 27 – Crisanto 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez  62' 35 – Meléndez  68'
Note: F.C. Motagua wasted a first half three goal advantage.

3 November 2019 Week 5	Olimpia	2–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:00	Bengoché  46'  55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 8,438 Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 25 – Licona 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Martínez  65' 12 – Santos 14 – Bernárdez  51' 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto  55' 21 – Moreira 27 – F. Crisanto 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 22 – Estigarribia  51' 34 – López  55' 26 – Salas  65'
Note: This game was scheduled to be played on 17 August, but due to the riots caused by the fans inside and outside the stadium, the game was played on November 3rd. C.D. Olimpia as home club, opted to move the game to San Pedro Sula. It was the first derby at this city since 17 December 2006.

24 August 2019 Week 6	Motagua	3–1	Vida	Comayagua
19:00	Peña  58'  82' Maldonado  74'	Report	87' Rivera	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Luís Mejía Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 11 – Vega 14 – Bernárdez 17 – Maldonado 18 – Crisanto  80' 22 – Estigarribia  46' 26 – Salas  46' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 8 – Martínez  46' 4 – Peña  46' 27 – F. Crisanto  80'
Note: This game was moved to Comayagua and was played behind closed doors due to the incidents occurred on week 5 where four fans were killed.

1 September 2019 Week 7	Motagua	1–0	Marathón	Juticalpa
16:00	Crisanto  8'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Galvaliz  64' 11 – Vega  44' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 27 – Crisanto 34 – López  85' Substitutes 22 – Estigarribia  44' 8 – Martínez  64' 35 – Meléndez  85'
Note: This was the second home game played outside Tegucigalpa due to the ban at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino. Defender Félix Crisanto scored his first goal for F.C. Motagua since 9 April 2017.

12 September 2019 Week 8	Honduras Progreso	0–1	Motagua	El Progreso
19:00		Report	50' (pen.) Moreira	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 8 – Martínez  68' 10 – Galvaliz  88' 18 – Crisanto 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia 24 – Elvir 26 – Salas  62' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 23 – Baptiste  62' 5 – Pereira  68' 34 – López  88'
Note: F.C. Motagua obtained their first away victory of the season. Defender Marcelo Pereira reached his 100th appearance for the club. Youngster Jack Baptiste reappeared since February 2019 after his loan return from Loudoun United FC.

15 September 2019 Week 9	UPNFM	0–1	Motagua	Choluteca
17:00		Report	87' Estigarribia	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Galvaliz  65' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira  78' 22 – Estigarribia 24 – Elvir 34 – López  58' Substitutes 27 – Crisanto  58' 8 – Martínez  65' 26 – Salas  78'
Note: Forward Marcelo Estigarribia scored his first goal of the season in a game which was played under an electrical storm most of the second half. With the win, F.C. Motagua reached the top of the standings.

18 September 2019 Week 10	Motagua	2–1	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Moreira  7' (pen.) Izaguirre  34'	Report	72' Britto	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Jonfy Vallecillo Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz  64' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira  71' 22 – Estigarribia 23 – Baptiste 27 – F. Crisanto  58' Substitutes 34 – López  58' 8 – Martínez  64' 18 – W. Crisanto  71'
Note: Defender Emilio Izaguirre scored his first goal for F.C. Motagua since 25 October 2009.

22 September 2019 Week 11	Motagua	3–1	UPNFM	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Galvaliz  18' Estigarribia  43' López  57'	Report	62' (pen.) Güity	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 6 – Mayorquín 10 – Galvaliz  70' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  65' 24 – Elvir 34 – López  79' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 5 – Pereira  65' 8 – Martínez  70' 18 – Crisanto  79'
Note: F.C. Motagua obtained its 6th straight win for the first time since November 2018.

28 September 2019 Week 12	Marathón	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
16:00	Martínez  6' Arriaga  85'	Report	21' Galvaliz	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz  79' 17 – Maldonado 18 – Crisanto 22 – Estigarribia  70' 24 – Elvir 34 – López  85' Substitutes 21 – Moreira  70' 26 – Salas  79' 8 – Martínez  85'
Note: With the loss, F.C. Motagua dropped to second position in the league standings.

6 October 2019 Week 13	Motagua	1–2	Olimpia	Comayagua
16:00	Estigarribia  45'	Report	29' Garrido  51' Benguché	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira  46' 6 – Mayorquín  62' 10 – Galvaliz 17 – Maldonado 18 – W. Crisanto  64' 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia 24 – Elvir Substitutes 35 – Meléndez  46' 8 – Martínez  62' 27 – F. Crisanto  64'
Note: As suggested by the National Security Department, this so considered high risk derby had to be taken outside Tegucigalpa. F.C. Motagua responded to the advise by taking the match to Comayagua. With the loss, Motagua dropped to third position.

17 October 2019 Week 14	Platense	2–3	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
19:15	Barahona  72' Volpi  81' (pen.)	Report	55' Montes  63' Vega  74' Moreira	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña  32' 6 – Mayorquín 8 – Martínez 15 – Gómez  58' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 34 – López  69' Substitutes 3 – Izaguirre  32' 11 – Vega  58' 18 – W. Crisanto  69'
Note: F.C. Motagua returned to action after an 11-day break due to the FIFA International Match Calendar. Midfielder Juan Gómez made his official debut.

20 October 2019 Week 15	Vida	1–0	Motagua	La Ceiba
19:00	Villafranca  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 10 – Galvaliz 11 – Vega  69' 12 – Santos 22 – Estigarribia 23 – Baptiste  46' 35 – Meléndez  74' Substitutes 27 – F. Crisanto  46' 26 – Salas  69' 18 – W. Crisanto  74'
Note: Despite the defeat, F.C. Motagua secured a spot in the postseason.

27 October 2019 Week 16	Motagua	1–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Estigarribia  12'	Report	20' Vuelto	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Marlon Díaz Starting XI 25 – Licona 8 – Martínez  58' 11 – Vega 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Estigarribia  46' 27 – F. Crisanto 31 – Sánchez 32 – Núñez  64' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 21 – Moreira  46' 34 – López  58' 26 – Salas  64'
Note: Forward Marco Vega reached 100 games playing for F.C. Motagua.

10 November 2019 Week 17	Real Sociedad	0–0	Motagua	Tocoa
14:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Peña 8 – Martínez 11 – Vega 12 – Santos 18 – W. Crisanto  73' 26 – Salas  68' 27 – F. Crisanto 31 – Sánchez  79' 32 – Núñez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 14 – Bernárdez  68' 15 – Gómez  73' 30 – Ayala  79'
Note: This game was pushed one week later to allow time to previous postponed games. It was the first F.C. Motagua's visit to Tocoa since March 2018. Defender Henry Ayala made his official debut for the club.

20 November 2019 Week 18	Motagua	1–1	Real de Minas	Tegucigalpa
19:30	Estigarribia  25' (pen.) Crisanto	Report	9' (pen.) Kabaev	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Peña 11 – Vega 12 – Santos 18 – Crisanto 22 – Estigarribia  46' 26 – Salas  61' 31 – Sánchez 32 – Núñez 34 – López  46' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 10 – Galvaliz  46' 21 – Moreira  46' 3 – Izaguirre  61'
Note: F.C. Motagua finished the regular season on third position.

23 November 2019 Pentagonal	Marathón	1–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:30	Discua  1' Arboleda	Report	28' Galvaliz  87' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz  75' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  67' 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto  62' Substitutes 34 – López  62' 11 – Vega  67' 8 – Martínez  75'
Note: F.C. Motagua played their first Pentagonal match since 20 June 1993

30 November 2019 Pentagonal	Olimpia	2–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:00	Benguché  2' Bengtson  52'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña  46' 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz 11 – Vega  55' 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir  25' 27 – Crisanto 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 8 – Martínez  25' 34 – López  46' 22 – Estigarribia  55'
Note: F.C. Motagua lost three consecutive Honduran Superclásicos for the first time since September 2013.

2 December 2019 Pentagonal	Motagua	5–2	Vida	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Moreira  26' López  36' Meléndez  57' (o.g.) Estigarribia  64' Crisanto  88'	Report	3' Meléndez  23' Padilla	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,885 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez  61' 10 – Galvaliz 17 – Maldonado  46' 18 – W. Crisanto 21 – Moreira  72' 22 – Estigarribia 34 – López Substitutes 27 – F. Crisanto  46' 6 – Mayorquín  61' 11 – Vega  72'
Note: This game was pushed one day further; however F.C. Motagua only had 48 hours of rest from their previous match. Winger Wilmer Crisanto scored one goal and made three assistances. Motagua reverted a 0–2 disadvantage in the 23rd minute.

8 December 2019 Pentagonal	Motagua	3–0	UPNFM	Comayagua
16:00	Estigarribia  10' Moreira  68' (pen.)  79'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre  46' 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz 12 – Santos  46' 18 – W. Crisanto  61' 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia 34 – López Substitutes 8 – Martínez  46' 27 – F. Crisanto  46' 11 – Vega  61'
Note: F.C. Motagua was forced to move this match outside Tegucigalpa. Despite the victory, they were 3 goal difference short against C.D. Olimpia in the Pentagonal stage, thus missing their chances to qualify to their seventh straight final series.

Clausura

12 January 2020 Week 1	Platense	0–3	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
16:00		Report	30' Vega  45' (o.g.) Ayala  45+1' Moreira	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Gerson Castillo Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez  73' 10 – Galvaliz 11 – Vega 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira  67' 24 – Elvir 34 – López  78' Substitutes 26 – Villafranca  67' 12 – Santos  73' 18 – Crisanto  78'
Note: For the third time in history, F.C. Motagua starts a tournament with an away victory at Estadio Excélsior, the first two happening in 2007 and 2016. During the second half, midfielder Wilmer Crisanto suffered racial chants from the local crowd.

19 January 2020 Week 2	Motagua	2–0	Real Sociedad	Comayagua
16:00	Montes  10' Vega  20'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez  70' 10 – Galvaliz  84' 11 – Vega 12 – Santos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 34 – López  74' Substitutes 16 – Castellanos  70' 18 – Crisanto  74' 31 – Canales  84'
Note: Due to repairs at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, this game was moved to Comayagua. Midfielder Marcelo Canales made his debut with the club.

25 January 2020 Week 3	Motagua	1–1	Marathón	Danlí
15:00	Klusener  59'	Report	86' Perdomo	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez  46' 9 – Klusener  77' 10 – Galvaliz 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 34 – López  87' Substitutes 16 – Castellanos  46' 26 – Villafranca  77' 18 – W. Crisanto  87'
Note: Due to repairs at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, this game was moved to Danlí. It was the fourth time F.C. Motagua faced C.D. Marathón at this venue, with a previous record of 1–2–0 (6:4) to Motagua. Forward Gonzalo Klusener made his official debut with the club, scoring the only goal for Motagua.

29 January 2020 Week 4	Vida	3–1	Motagua	La Ceiba
19:15	Aguilar  14' Guillén  49' Palma  90+5'	Report	61' Moreira	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 9 – Klusener 10 – Galvaliz 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos  46' 18 – Crisanto  46' 21 – Moreira  71' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 34 – López  46' 4 – Peña  46' 11 – Vega  71'
Note: This represented the first F.C. Motagua's lost since 30 November 2019.

2 February 2020 Week 5	Olimpia	1–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
16:00	Arboleda  22'	Report	13' Moreira  43' Klusener	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 6,062 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  82' 9 – Klusener  71' 10 – Galvaliz 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 34 – López  80' Substitutes 11 – Vega  71' 12 – Santos  80' 4 – Peña  82'
Note: Due to repairs at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, this game was moved to San Pedro Sula, making this the fourth straight Honduran Superclásico played outside Tegucigalpa. Forward Gonzalo Klusener scored his first goal in this derby.

9 February 2020 Week 6	Motagua	5–0	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Mayorquín  4' Moreira  33' (pen.)  47'  63' Castillo  73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  46' 9 – Klusener  56' 10 – Galvaliz  65' 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 34 – López Substitutes 32 – Núñez  46' 29 – Castillo  56' 8 – Martínez  65'
Note: Forward Roberto Moreira scored his third hat-trick with F.C. Motagua. All-time top scorer Rubilio Castillo returned to the club after his brief passage in Europe.

12 February 2020 Week 7	UPNFM	1–3	Motagua	Choluteca
19:00	Montoya  90+4'	Report	12' Crisanto  33' (o.g.) Montoya  54' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña  71' 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  46' 8 – Martínez 9 – Klusener  67' 27 – Crisanto 29 – Castillo 34 – López Substitutes 16 – Castellanos  46' 11 – Vega  67' 12 – Santos  71'

15 February 2020 Week 8	Motagua	1–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Castillo  43' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes  55' 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  69' 10 – Galvaliz 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 29 – Castillo  73' 34 – López Substitutes 12 – Santos  55' 3 – Izaguirre  69' 9 – Klusener  73'
Note: With the win, F.C. Motagua secured another week at the top of the standings.

22 February 2020 Week 9	Real de Minas	0–0	Motagua	Danlí
15:30		Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Referee: Ángel Cruz Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña 8 – Martínez 9 – Klusener 11 – Vega  63' 12 – Santos 18 – Crisanto  63' 31 – Canales  46' 32 – Núñez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 16 – Castellanos  46' 10 – Galvaliz  63' 21 – Moreira  63'
Note: Coach Diego Vásquez sent an alternative lineup due to their upcoming match at Atlanta United FC. It was the first scoreless tie of the tournament. Midfielder Walter Martínez reached 100 appearances with the club.

1 March 2020 Week 10	Motagua	2–3	Real de Minas	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Klusener  16' Castillo  81'	Report	26' García  30' (pen.) Rodríguez  79' Andino	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Álex Morazán Starting XI 19 – Rougier 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  46' 9 – Klusener 10 – Galvaliz 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 29 – Castillo 34 – López  63' 35 – Meléndez  46' Substitutes 21 – Moreira  46' 18 – Crisanto  46' 31 – Canales  63'

4 March 2020 Week 11	Motagua	0–0	UPNFM	Tegucigalpa
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez  75' 10 – Galvaliz 12 – Santos 17 – Decas 18 – Crisanto  68' 21 – Moreira 29 – Castillo  71' Substitutes 34 – López  68' 9 – Klusener  71' 7 – Andino  75'
Note: Youngster Wesly Decas made his official debut for the club. Forward Erick Andino reappeared after his long injury suffered back in August 2019.

7 March 2020 Week 12	Real España	0–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:30		Report	58' Klusener	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Izaguirre  68' 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  57' 9 – Klusener  76' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 17 – Decas 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 4 – Peña  57' 8 – Martínez  68' 29 – Castillo  76'
Note: Due to a musical concert, the match was played at an unusual time. Defender Reinieri Mayorquín reached 200 league appearances with the club. F.C. Motagua swept Real C.D. España in the regular season for the first time since 2009.

14 March 2020 Week 13	Motagua	4–1	Olimpia	Comayagua
15:30	Castillo  22' Mayorquín  36' López  59'  77'	Report	4' Bengtson	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 19 – Rougier 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 9 – Klusener  67' 10 – Galvaliz  76' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 17 – Decas 24 – Elvir  46' 29 – Castillo 34 – López Substitutes 3 – Izaguirre  46' 8 – Martínez  67' 27 – Crisanto  76'
Note: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this game was played behind closed doors. Also, this became the fifth straight Honduran Superclásico played outside Tegucigalpa. With a 4–1 victory, this became the fifth time in history that F.C. Motagua defeated C.D. Olimpia by a margin of 3+ goals and the first time in Liga Nacional.

22 March 2020 Week 14	Honduras Progreso	v	Motagua	El Progreso
15:30				Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti

4 April 2020 Week 15	Marathón	v	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:00				Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal

12 April 2020 Week 16	Motagua	v	Vida	Tegucigalpa
16:00				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

19 April 2020 Week 17	Real Sociedad	v	Motagua	Tocoa
14:00				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón

22 April 2020 Week 18	Motagua	v	Platense	Tegucigalpa
19:00				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Honduran Cup

Round of 64

v

Motagua

CONCACAF League

20 August 2019 Round of 16	Managua	1–2	Motagua	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00	Gallego  51'	Report	19' (o.g.) Fuentes  59' Maldonado	Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: John Pitti (PAN) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira  46' 8 – Martínez  58' 10 – Galvaliz 14 – Bernárdez 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  72' 34 – López Substitutes 27 – Crisanto  46' 6 – Mayorquín  58' 11 – Vega  72'
Note: F.C. Motagua faced Managua FC for the first time. Denil Maldonado scored his first CONCACAF competition goal.

27 August 2019 Round of 16	Motagua	1–1	Managua	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00	Moreira  37' (pen.)	Report	16' Peralta	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 4 – Peña 8 – Martínez 10 – Galvaliz  46' 11 – Vega 14 – Bernárdez 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira  68' 27 – F. Crisanto 34 – López  78' Substitutes 6 – Mayorquín  46' 22 – Estigarribia  68' 18 – W. Crisanto  78'
Note: F.C. Motagua advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to a 3–2 aggregated score. Due to a ban to Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, CONCACAF decided to relocate the game to San Pedro Sula behind closed doors.

25 September 2019 Quarterfinals	Waterhouse	0–2	Motagua	Kingston, Jamaica
21:00 EST		Report	65' Pereira  71' López	Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Reon Radix (GRN) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  77' 8 – Martínez  74' 17 – Maldonado 18 – Crisanto 21 – Moreira  86' 34 – López Substitutes 24 – Elvir  74' 23 – Baptiste  77' 22 – Estigarribia  86'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two clubs, and the first F.C. Motagua's visit to this venue since August 2018. With the win, Motagua obtained the sufficient points to qualify to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

2 October 2019 Quarterfinals	Motagua	0–0	Waterhouse	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Walter López (GUA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 4 – Peña 6 – Mayorquín  85' 10 – Galvaliz 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  79' 34 – López 35 – Meléndez  63' Substitutes 5 – Pereira  63' 8 – Martínez  79' 12 – Santos  85'
Note: With a 2–0 score on aggregate, F.C. Motagua qualified to the semifinals. Defender Raúl Santos returned from his long-lasting injury and played again since 13 March 2019.

24 October 2019 Semifinals	Alianza	1–1	Motagua	San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00	Peñaranda  45+2'	Report	4' Montes	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: José Kellys (PAN) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  86' 10 – Galvaliz  64' 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 34 – López  77' Substitutes 8 – Martínez  64' 22 – Estigarribia  77' 16 – Castellanos  86'
Note: It was the first official encounter between these two clubs since 3 April 1997.

31 October 2019 Semifinals	Motagua	3–0	Alianza	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
18:00	Vega  31' Montes  36' Estigarribia  88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Fernando Guerrero (MEX) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  76' 10 – Galvaliz  80' 11 – Vega  56' 17 – Maldonado 22 – Estigarribia 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 18 – Crisanto  56' 16 – Castellanos  76' 8 – Martínez  80'
Note: With a 4–1 score on aggregate, F.C. Motagua qualified to their second straight CONCACAF League final. Marco Vega and Marcelo Estigarribia scored their first ever international goal with the club.

7 November 2019 Final	Saprissa	1–0	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
21:30	Venegas  19'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Daneon Parchment (JAM) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 10 – Galvaliz  71' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  81' 24 – Elvir 34 – López  46' Substitutes 8 – Martínez  46' 27 – Crisanto  71' 11 – Vega  81'
Note: This was a rematch between these two clubs since the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup finals. F.C. Motagua lost at international level again after seven games, their second longest streak.

26 November 2019 Final	Motagua	0–0	Saprissa	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
21:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 24,040 Referee: César Ramos (MEX) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Izaguirre  63' 5 – Pereira  46' 10 – Galvaliz 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 21 – Moreira 22 – Estigarribia  46' 24 – Elvir 34 – López Substitutes 11 – Vega  46' 27 – Crisanto  46' 8 – Martínez  63'
Note: With a 0–1 aggregate score, F.C. Motagua lost the opportunity to lift the CONCACAF League trophy for the second straight year.

CONCACAF Champions League

18 February 2020 Round of 16	Motagua	1–1	Atlanta United	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
21:00	Moreira  34'	Report	35' Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Adonai Escobedo (MEX) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  70' 10 – Galvaliz  82' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 29 – Castillo  66' 34 – López Substitutes 9 – Klusener  66' 8 – Martínez  70' 3 – Izaguirre  82'
Note: Due to repairs to the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino this game was moved to San Pedro Sula. Striker Roberto Moreira scored his first CONCACAF Champions League goal. It was the first ever meeting between these two clubs.

25 February 2020 Round of 16	Atlanta United	3–0	Motagua	Kennesaw, United States
20:00 EST	P. Martínez  40'  83' J. Martínez  61'	Report		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Keylor Herrera (CRC) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  68' 10 – Galvaliz  58' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 21 – Moreira 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto  64' 34 – López Substitutes 9 – Klusener  58' 8 – Martínez  64' 29 – Castillo  68'
Note: It was the first ever F.C. Motagua's visit to Fifth Third Bank Stadium. With a 1–4 aggregate, the club was unable to advance to the quarterfinals.

By round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W
Position	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Statistics

• As of 14 March 2020

Competition	GP	GW	GD	GL	GF	GA	GD	CS	SG	Per
League	35	20	7	8	61	36	+25	12	7	63.81%
Honduran Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
CONCACAF League	8	3	4	1	9	4	+5	4	3	54.17%
CONCACAF Champions League	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3	0	1	16.67%
Others	8	6	0	2	32	6	+26	4	1	75.00%
Totals	53	29	12	12	103	50	+53	20	12	62.26%

External links

• Official website

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