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Motagua
Full name	Club Deportivo Motagua
Nickname(s)	Aguilas Azules Ciclón Azul Los Mimados
Founded	August 29, 1928
Ground	Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Capacity 35,000)
Chairman	Pedro Atala
Manager	Ramón Maradiaga
League	Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
07-08 Apertura	2nd
Home colours 　 Away colours

Club Deportivo Motagua is a Honduran football club, located in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, and plays in the Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. The club is one of the most successful and renowned of Honduras. The club was founded 29 August 1928.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Foundation 1.2 First Game 1.3 Club History 1.4 League and cups performance 1.5 Longest unbeaten record 1.6 Performance in Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1.7 Appearances in International Tournaments 1.8 Motagua vs 1.8.1 Vs Olimpia 1.8.2 Vs Real España 1.8.3 Vs Marathón 1.8.4 Vs Victoria 1.9 Achievements 2 The Club 2.1 Colours and badge 2.2 Stadium 2.3 Supporters 2.4 Presidents 2.5 Managers 2.6 Notable former players 3 Current Season 3.1 Pre-Season 2007-08 3.2 Regular Season 2007-08 Apertura 3.3 Semifinals 2007-08 Apertura 3.4 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2007 3.5 Current Squads 3.5.1 2007-08 Apertura 3.5.2 Squad Changes For 2007-08 Season 3.6 Retired numbers 3.7 Statistics 2007-08 Apertura 4 External links

29 August, 1928 by idea of Marco Antonio Ponce and supported by Marco Antonio Rosa in meeting celebrated at home of Widowed Mrs. Martha Vélez de Ramos; located al side of the Bank of London and Montreal, who taking advantage of that the clubs America, Honduras, Athletic and Aguila had disintegrated they decided to call to all the players of these teams forming thus the joint one Motagua, in the same meeting the Board of directors headed by Marco Antonio Rose and the doctor Alejandro Lara followed by another group of personalities were elected, this board of directors supported the teams of Female Basketball, Baseball and Athletics.

Against the Tejeros del España of the Neighborhood Guanacaste 25 November, 1928 in the soccer court the Island and the result was 1 x 1. The central referee of the encounter was Herasmo Velásquez and the captain of the Motagua was Constantine Gálvez "Tatino".

First Coach: Daniel Bustillo

The club "blue", was founded 29 August, 1928 by idea of the poet Marco Antonio Ponce and supported by Marco Antonio Rosa, and is a fusion of the disintegrated teams America, Honduras, Atlético and Aguila; that being inspired in the Motagua river that in those times was in dispute with Guatemala they gave origin to the "Cyclone", and is nowadays one of the teams with mosr achievements, popular and oldest of Honduras.

The metropolitan club is one of the best of Honduras and Central America and already has accumulated many championships, being also an old acquaintance of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, where has participated in diverse opportunities although yet has not been able to arrive a final hostess; in 1986 had her but noticeable action al to achieve the fifth position.

In season 1965-66 it debuted in National League, on 18 July in the city of La Ceiba against the "reds" of the Vida, where they succumbed 1:4. It was to 3 years later of the inauguration of the Professional League that achieved their first national title in 1968-69 under the management of the Honduran coach Rodolfo Godoy. This year Motagua also obtained the first ever Honduran Cup, winning the double that season.

It repeated in 1970-71 and 1973-74, being this one of the better times of the "Ciclón Azul". Pitifully in 1972-73 the national championship was declared nil, depriving him to Motagua to be judged the title that it had almost in the market, since carried an almost insurmountable advantage on its escort to few dates of the end.

After having achieved the title of the regular season in 1978-79, Motagua classifies to the playoffs, obliged to play the finals where they raise their fourth cup.

The Honduras national football team sees its dream carried out and classifies to a world cup of soccer where does history, carrying as base to Motagua and Real España.

They passed 13 long years until in the season 1991-92 savored again a championship in one of the ends but recalled by the standard "blue". In 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1998 it achieves four subtitles of the discontinued Honduran Cup.

In the season 1997-98 the league brings to our feet the innovative opening tournaments system and closure, and Motagua he manages to judge both, being this the first one double championnship in the history of the motagüenses, double championship that was repeated barely 2 years but late achieving the opening and closure of 1999-2000. Some months before in January of 1999 there was crowned as champion of the Honduran Super Cup after beating in the final Platense of Puerto Cortes.

In the 2000 again Motagua is base of the selection, in this occasion of the Sub-23 and Honduras achieves for the first time in its history its pair to some Olympic games.

The last title, Motagua achieved it in December 17 of the 2006 (2006-2007 Apertura season) defeating Olimpia not letting them win their 4th consecutive final.

In their soccer record, Motagua was crowned in 27 opportunities, this number includes the tournaments amateurs and professional, and is one of the clubs that has more glory they have given to our soccer forming players of high level that have known to behead in our different national selections, as in foreign clubs.

Motagua's main rival is Olimpia.

Season	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	PTS	Cup	SuperCup
1965-66	9th	18	03	04	11	14	25	10	Not held	Not held
1966-67	9th	18	03	05	10	24	31	13	Not held	Not held
1967-68	6th	18	06	05	07	22	21	17	Not held	Not held
1968-69	Champion	27	17	05	05	45	23	39	Champion	Not held
1969-70	2nd	27	13	09	05	38	26	35	Not held	Not held
1970-71	Champion	28	13	12	03	44	19	38	Not held	Not held
1971-72	3rd	27	14	05	08	37	23	33	Not held	Not held
1972-73	abandoned	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	?	Not held
1973-74	Champion	27	13	13	01	39	15	39	Not held	Not held
1974-75	2nd	40	18	17	05	44	21	53	Not held	Not held
1975-76	3rd	34	11	18	05	32	22	40	Not held	Not held
1976-77	2nd	35	17	11	07	38	22	45	Not held	Not held
1977-78	3rd	35	14	12	09	38	30	40	Not held	Not held
1978-79	Champion	37	19	13	05	51	24	51	Not held	Not held
1979-80	6th	28	09	09	10	30	31	27	Not held	Not held
1980-81	6th	27	06	15	06	32	31	27	Not held	Not held
1981-82	3rd	39	19	11	09	49	33	49	Not held	Not held
1982-83	2nd	35	11	18	06	45	36	40	Not held	Not held
1983-84	5th	36	14	09	13	36	35	37	Not held	Not held
1984-85	5th	36	11	13	12	30	33	35	Not held	Not held
1985-86	3rd	24	07	11	06	18	23	25	Not held	Not held
1986-87	6th	28	08	12	08	30	31	28	Not held	Not held
1987-88	6th	27	09	08	10	32	37	26	Not held	Not held
1988-89	3rd	36	11	18	07	30	26	40	Not held	Not held
1989-90	3rd	35	11	13	11	34	31	35	Not held	Not held
1990-91	2nd	38	11	18	09	34	28	41	Not held	Not held
1991-92	Champion	37	17	08	12	43	33	42	Not held	Not held
1992-93	4th	35	12	13	10	51	47	37	?	Not held
1993-94	2nd	33	09	15	09	34	31	33	2nd	Not held
1994-95	5th	29	15	09	05	44	27	54	?	Not held
1995-96	4th	33	14	07	12	44	36	49	2nd	Not held
1996-97	6th	29	11	10	08	40	29	43	?	Did not enter
1997-98 A	Champion	26	13	09	04	31	21	48	2nd	Champion
1997-98 C	Champion	26	17	07	02	50	21	58	-	Not held
1998-99	3rd	22	09	07	06	29	27	34	2nd	Not held
1999-00 A	Champion	24	12	11	01	45	19	47	Not held	Not held
1999-00 C	Champion	24	11	11	02	34	23	44	Not held	Not held
2000-01 A	5th	20	07	09	04	22	18	30	Not held	Not held
2000-01 C	7th	20	02	13	05	25	29	19	Not held	Not held
2001-02 A	Champion	22	10	08	04	29	19	38	Not held	Not held
2001-02 C	8th	18	04	07	07	12	16	19	Not held	Not held
2002-03 A	5th	18	07	05	06	24	23	26	Not held	Not held
2002-03 C	2nd	22	08	09	05	24	19	35	Not held	Not held
2003-04 A	5th	18	07	03	08	22	22	24	Not held	Not held
2003-04 C	5th	16	06	05	05	22	20	23	Not held	Not held
2004-05 A	9th	18	04	06	08	20	25	18	Not held	Not held
2004-05 C	5th	18	04	11	03	18	18	23	Not held	Not held
2005-06 A	10th	18	03	05	10	16	26	14	Not held	Not held
2005-06 C	3rd	20	09	05	06	27	23	32	Not held	Not held
2006-07 A	Champion	22	11	05	06	37	26	38	Not held	Not held
2006-07 C	4th	20	10	01	09	32	30	31	Not held	Not held

32 games from round 7 of 1973-74 season to round 12 of 1974-75 season

Year	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS	+/-	Place
1999	7	1	4	2	4	6	7	-2	8th of 11
2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Didn't enter
2001	3	0	1	2	1	3	1	-2	7th of 8
2002	6	3	1	2	10	11	10	-1	3rd of 12
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Didn't enter
2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Didn't enter
2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Didn't enter
2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Didn't enter
2007	8	7	1	0	15	5	22	+10	1st of 16
Totals	24	11	7	6	30	25	40	+5	5th of 48

• Copa Interclubles UNCAF (4): (1999, 2001, 2002, 2007)
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (12): (1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2008 (Current))
• Torneo Grandes UNCAF (3): (1996 withdrew, 1997, 1998)
• CONCACAF Giants Cup (1): (2001)

#	1965-66 - 2007-08 A	GP	GW	GT	GL	GF	GA	PTS	DF
2	Motagua	174	37	72	65	137	183	183	-46

#	1965-66 - 2007-08 A	GP	GW	GT	GL	GF	GA	PTS	DF
1	Motagua	172	61	54	57	188	183	237	+5

#	1965-66 - 2006-07 C	GP	GW	GT	GL	GF	GA	PTS	DF
1	Motagua	150	52	52	46	?	?	208	?

#	1965-66 - 2006-07 C	GP	GW	GT	GL	GF	GA	PTS	DF
1	Motagua	118	41	44	33	?	?	167	?

Motagua is the second most successful club in Honduras having won 11 tournaments of the current format, long behind Olimpia that has won 20 tournaments.

• Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras (Honduran Championship)
  • Winners (11): 1968-69, 1970-71, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1991-92, 1997-98 Apertura, 1997-98 Clausura, 1999-00 Apertura, 1999-00 Clausura, 2001-02 Apertura, 2006-07 Apertura
  • Runners-up (7): 1969-70, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1982-83, 1990-91, 1993-94, 2002-03 Clausura

• Liga Amateur de Honduras (Former Honduran Championship)
  • Winners (14): 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954
  • Runners-up (4): 1947, 1949, 1953, 1959

• Torneo de Copa (Honduran Cup)
  • Winners (1): 1968-69
  • Runners-up (4): 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99

• Super Copa (Honduran Super Cup)
  • Winners (1): 1997-98

• Copa Interclubes UNCAF (Central American Cup)
  • Winners (1): 2007
  • 3rd place (1): 2002

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (North American Cup)
  • 5th place (1): 1986

Motagua's traditional colour is dark blue representing the blue waters of the Motagua River. This is because that at the time the club was founded, the Motagua River was in dispute between Honduras and Guatemala

The Motagua badge has a blue eagle. This is because one of the desitengrated club that united to become Motagua was Aguila which translates to Eagle.

Main article(s): Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa

Motagua plays their home matches on estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. The stadium is named after the Honduran president Tiburcio Carias Andino. The stadium is divided into Sol Norte, Sol Sur, Sol Centro, Preferencia, Silla and Palco. The Motaguan supporters "La Revo" are located at Sol Norte and the "Macro Azurra" sit in Sol Centro.

Motagua has many supportes throughout Honduras. Motagua has two different fan groups one which name is "Los Revolucionarios del Motagua 1928" which they call themselves "La Revo". This fan groups has "bandas" or smaller groups inside La Revo such as (from Tegucigalpa) "Los Fuser", "Los Dementes", "Escuadron 57", "Comando 21", "Los Poltershe", "Irreverentes", "Capone", "Infernales", "Danger's", (from Comayagua) "C26", (from San Pedro Sula) "Los Del Norte", (from Ceiba) "Revo Ceiba", (from Choluteca) "Revo Choluteca".

The other fan group is named "Macro Azurra" which is supported by the club. They can be easily be spotted in the stadium because they generally have always blue ballons. This group is bigger in the northern territory.

The supporters are generally neutral and don't fight with any other supporters unless they are from the UltraFiel of the Olimpia. Recently Marathon's Furia Verde has had some problems with La Revo since in the last match Marathon Motagua at Tegucigalpa some guy started to insult La Revo.

All of the "bandas" hang "mantas" or huge pieces of cloth saying their banda's name inside the stadium. Matches from Motagua against Olimpia it's illegal to hang these mantas because some of the members go to steal them and cause great scandal so police prefer banning this.

Marco Antonio Rosa Edgardo Zúniga Manuel Cáceres Celestino Cáceres Gonzalo Carías Cesar Romero Antonio Urquía Juda Guzmán Silverio Henríquez Lurio Martínez Carlos Arriaga Carlos Amador Carlos Cruz Mario Rivera López Joaquín González Octasiano Valerio Horacio Fortín

Saturnino Vidaurreta Heriberto Gómez Tulio Bueso Fausto Flores Gustavo Adolfo Alvarado Pedro Atala Simón Salvador Lamas Juan Angel Arias Cristóbal Simón Francisco Zepeda Leónidas Rosa Bautista Jorge Abudoj Eduardo Atala Marco Tulio Gutiérrez Javier Atala Pedro Atala (current)

Ernesto Henríquez Rodolfo Godoy Carlos Padilla Angel Ramón Rodríguez Hermes Romero Néstor Matamala José Luis Materas Oscar Nolasco Rubén Guifarro Gonzalo Zelaya Carlos Jurado Roberto Abrussezze

Ramón Maradiaga (Actual) Ernesto Luzardo José Treviño Luis Reyes Oscar Benítez Oscar Salgado Julio González Gilberto Yearwood Alejandro Dominguez Hernaín Arzú Edwin Pavón Javier Padilla

See also Category:Motagua players

Honduras

Ruben Guifarro Zacarías Arzú Armando Sosa Alfonso Uclés Sierra Nery Medina Armando Caceres Vijil Raul Barahona Rigoberto Castro Rodolfo Trinidad Ramírez Godoy Ernesto Henríquez

Fermín Navarro Angel Antonio Obando Héctor Zelaya Ramón Maradiaga Cesar Augusto Obando Amado Guevara Iván Guerrero Francisco Ramírez Saul Martínez Milton Reyes

(MM/DD/YY format)

• 06/??/07 Motagua 0-1 Haití (in Orlando, Florida)
• 07/05/07 Motagua 1-3 Guadalajara (MEX) (in Houston, Texas)
• 07/08/07 Motagua 2-1 Atlético Olanchano
• 07/14/07 Motagua 2-1 Atletico Independiente
• 07/15/07 Motagua 3-0 Real Juventud
• 07/??/07 Motagua 2-1 Yoro Liga Mayor All-Star Team B
• 07/??/07 Motagua 5-0 Yoro Liga Mayor All-Star Team A
• 07/28/07 Motagua - San Lorenzo All-Star Team
• 07/29/07 Motagua 0-1 Hispano (match abandoned by Hispano in last 5 minutes)
• 08/01/07 Motagua 0-0 Real España
• 08/02/07 Motagua 2-0 Lenca
• 08/05/07 Motagua 3-2 Aguila (SLV) (in San Miguel, El Salvador)

• 08/12/07 Motagua 2-0 Atlético Olanchano
• 08/19/07 Motagua 1-2 Hispano
• 08/26/07 Motagua 1-0 Deportes Savio
• 08/30/07 Motagua 0-0 Vida
• 09/02/07 Motagua 4-1 Marathon
• 09/09/07 Motagua 4-1 Shell Shockers (USA) (Friendly in New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 10/04/07 Motagua 2-1 Olimpia
• 09/16/07 Motagua 2-4 Real España
• 09/23/07 Motagua 2-3 Platense
• 10/01/07 Motagua 2-2 Victoria
• 10/07/07 Motagua 2-1 Atlético Olanchano
• 10/16/07 Motagua 1-1 Hispano
• 10/20/07 Motagua 1-1 Deportes Savio
• 10/27/07 Motagua 2-0 Vida
• 11/07/07 Motagua 0-1 Marathon
• 11/04/07 Motagua 0-0 Olimpia
• 11/10/07 Motagua 2-1 Real España
• 11/18/07 Motagua 3-1 Platense
• 11/25/07 Motagua 1-0 Victoria

• 12/01/07 Motagua 1-1 Victoria
• 12/09/07 Motagua - Victoria

• 08/07/07 Motagua 2-0 Real Estelí (NCA) (in Estelí, Nicaragua)
• 08/16/07 Motagua 3-1 Real Estelí (NCA)
• 09/18/07 Motagua 1-0 San Francisco (PAN)
• 09/22/07 Motagua 1-0 San Francisco (PAN) (in La Chorrera, Panama)
• 10/23/07 Motagua 3-1 Municipal (GUA) (in Guatemala, Guatemala)
• 10/30/07 Motagua 3-2 Municipal (GUA)
• 11/28/07 Motagua 1-1 Saprissa (CRC) (in San José, Costa Rica)
• 12/05/07 Motagua 1-0 Saprissa (CRC)

No. Position Player 1 GK Ricardo Canales 22 GK Donaldo Morales 21 DF Emilio Izaguirre DF Javier Martinez 4 DF Roy Posas DF Oscar Bernárdez 24 DF Víctor Bernárdez 2 DF Steven Morris DF David Molina 19 DF Osman Chávez 20 MF Amado Guevara 23 MF Pedrinho 5 MF Milton Reyes 8 MF Miguel Castillo 32 MF Jorge Claros 12 MF Rubén Matamoros 7 MF Steven Bryce 28 MF Samir García

No. Position Player 13 MF José Luis Grant 14 MF Luis Guzman 15 MF Walter López MF Rubén Rivera 17 MF Fernando Castillo FW Jefferson Bernárdez 31 FW Luis Rodas 9 FW Jairo Martínez 10 FW Jocimar Nascimento FW Oscar Torlacoff FW José Carlos Rivera FW Jose Justavino 28 Oscar García 36 Kevin Osorio 34 Aaron Bardales 33 Marlon Cruz Rony García

In:

• Roy Posas - Signed From Hispano
• Amado Guevara - Loaned From Chivas USA
• Luis Rodas - Signed From Achuapa / Guatemala
• Steven Morris - Promoted From Aguilas del Motagua
• Walter Lopez - Signed From Olimpia
• Osman Chávez - Signed From Platense
• Juan Carlos Rivera - Promoted From Aguilas del Motagua
• Rubén Darío Rivera - Promoted From Aguilas del Motagua
• Johnny Leverón - Signed From Free Transfer
• Steven Bryce - Signed From Free Transfer

Out:

• Saul Martinez - Loaned out
• Victor Mena - Fired
• Juan Tablada - Fired
• Marvin Paz - Fired
• David Carcamo - Fired
• Meylin Soto - Fired
• Limbert Pérez - Fired
• Edy Vasquez - Died

Main article: Retired numbers in football (soccer)

16 – Edy Vasquez, retired for 2 years in commermoration of Edy Vasquez's death

As of 1 December 2007

Pos	Regular Season Apertura	GP	GW	GD	GL	G:G	PTS	DF
2	Club Deportivo Motagua	18	9	5	4	28:19	32	+9

Pos	Semifinals Apertura	GP	GW	GD	GL	G:G	PTS	DF
1	Club Deportivo Motagua	1	0	1	0	1:1	1	0

• Scorers:
  • Jocimar Nascimento: 6 goals
  • Amado Guevara: 5 goals
  • Luis Rodas: 4 goals
  • Oscar Torlacoff: 3 goals
  • Pedro Santana: 3 goals
  • Jairo Martínez: 2 goals
  • Fernando Castillo: 1 goal
  • Víctor Bernárdez: 1 goal
  • Rubén Matamoros: 1 goal
  • Luis Guzmán: 1 goal
  • Walter López: 1 goal
  • Steven Bryce: 1 goal

• Top Goalkeepers
  • Donaldo Morales: 2 goals conceded in 2 matches (1.00 goal per match)
  • Ricardo Canales: 18 goals conceded in 17 matches (1.06 goals per match)

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