2007–08 C.D. Motagua season

In the 2007–08 season Motagua won their first international trophy in the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, and were the league's runner-up in the Apertura tournament being beaten by C.D. Marathón. They were the only team to beat C.D. Victoria, doing so twice. In the Clausura tournament they reached the Semifinals.[1] They also competed in the last CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Motagua
2007–08 season
ChairmanPedro Atala
ManagerMaradiaga, Pineda, and Clavasquín
AperturaRunner–up
Clausura4th
UNCAF Interclub CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions' CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Nascimento (10)
All: Nascimento (14)
Highest home attendance35,000~

Squad

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Transfer in

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   HON Steven Morris (From Motagua B)
3 DF   COL Santiago de Alba (From San Francisco)
4 DF   HON Roy Posas (From Hispano)
7 MF   CRC Steven Bryce (From Marathón)
15 MF   HON Walter López (From Olimpia)
18 MF   PAN José Justavino (From San Francisco)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   HON Osman Chávez (From Platense)
20 MF   HON Amado Guevara (From Chivas USA)
23 MF   HON Daniel Facussé (From Motagua B)
29 MF   HON José Rivera (From Motagua B)
30 MF   HON Rubén Rivera (From Motagua B)
31 FW   HON Luis Rodas (From Achuapa)

Transfer out

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   HON Javier Martínez (To Vida)
7 MF   CRC Steven Bryce (Free agent)
7 FW   HON Saúl Martínez (Released)
13 MF   HON Víctor Mena (Released)
13 MF   HON José Grant (To Victoria)
16 MF   HON Edy Vásquez (Died)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   HON Amado Guevara (To Toronto FC)
23 MF   BRA Pedro Santana (Retired)
MF   HON Juan Tablada (Released)
MF   HON Marvin Paz (Released)
MF   HON Meylin Soto (Retired)
No. Pos. Player name Date of birth and age
1 GK   Ricardo Canales (1982-05-30)30 May 1982 (aged 25)
2 DF   Steven Morris (1986-04-14)14 April 1986 (aged 21)
3 DF   Javier Martínez (1971-12-06)6 December 1971 (aged 35)
4 DF   Roy Posas (1984-03-14)14 March 1984 (aged 23)
5 DF   Milton Reyes (1974-05-02)2 May 1974 (aged 33)
6 DF   Óscar Bernárdez (1983-12-30)30 December 1983 (aged 23)
7 MF   Steven Bryce (1977-08-16)16 August 1977 (aged 29)
8 MF   Miguel Castillo (1983-09-30)30 September 1983 (aged 23)
9 FW   Jairo Martínez (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 29)
10 FW   Jocimar Nascimento (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 28)
11 FW   Óscar Torlacoff (1973-12-22)22 December 1973 (aged 33)
12 MF   Rubén Matamoros (1982-08-19)19 August 1982 (aged 24)
13 MF   José Grant (1983-04-08)8 April 1983 (aged 24)
14 MF   Luis Guzmán (1980-12-19)19 December 1980 (aged 26)
15 MF   Walter López (1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 29)
17 MF   Fernando Castillo (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 22)
19 DF   Osman Chávez (1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 22)
20 MF   Amado Guevara (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 31)
21 DF   Emilio Izaguirre (1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 21)
22 GK   Donaldo Morales (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 24)
23 FW   Pedro Santana (1973-02-08)8 February 1973 (aged 34)
24 DF   Víctor Bernárdez (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 25)
25 GK   Rony García (1982-11-13)13 November 1982 (aged 24)
26 DF   David Molina (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 19)
27 FW   Jefferson Bernárdez (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 20)
28 DF   Óscar García (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 (aged 27)
29 FW   José Rivera (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 18)
30 MF   Rubén Rivera (1987-05-18)18 May 1987 (aged 20)
31 FW   Luis Rodas (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 22)
32 MF   Jorge Claros (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 21)
33 DF   Marlon Cruz
34 DF   Aarón Bardales (1985-12-03)3 December 1985 (aged 21)
35 FW   José Valladares (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 (aged 17)
36 MF   Kevin Osorio (1987-07-12)12 July 1987 (aged 19)

Apertura

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Motagua played its first official game of the season at home with a 2–0 victory over Atlético Olanchano.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 18 10 5 3 27 16 +11 35 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 9 5 4 28 19 +9 32
3 Victoria 18 7 10 1 22 12 +10 31
4 Olimpia 18 6 9 3 19 13 +6 27
5 Deportes Savio 18 5 7 6 14 15 −1 22
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2007. Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHH
ResultWLWDWWLLDWDDWLDWWW
Position133222356224334432
Updated to match(es) played on 2007-11-25. Source: 2007–08 Apertura
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

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12 August 2007 Round 1 Motagua 2–0 Atlético Olanchano Tegucigalpa
Nascimento  
Guevara  
Attendance: 3,460
19 August 2007 Round 2 Hispano 2–1 Motagua Comayagua
Jiménez   35'   39' Guevara   68' Attendance: 3,722
26 August 2007 Round 3 Motagua 1–0 Deportes Savio Tegucigalpa
Rodas   57' Attendance: 3,026
30 August 2007 Round 4 Vida 0–0 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Attendance: 3,355
2 September 2007 Round 5 Motagua 4–1 Marathón Tegucigalpa
16:00 Castillo   1'
Rodas   23'
Guevara   66'
Bernárdez   77'
Martínez   53' Attendance: 5,541
4 October 2007 Round 6 Olimpia 1–2 Motagua Tegucigalpa
19:30 Núñez   24' López   7'
Nascimento   73'
Attendance: 17,799
15 September 2007 Round 7 Motagua 2–4 Real España Tegucigalpa
19:30 Rodas   10'
Guevara   23'
Peña   1'
Fretes   44'
Ferreira   60'   87'
Attendance: 5,651
23 September 2007 Round 8 Platense 3–2 Motagua Puerto Cortés
15:00 dos Santos   24'   75'
Zelaya   85'
Santana   52'
Rodas   70'
Attendance: 2,081
1 October 2007 Round 9 Victoria 2–2 Motagua La Ceiba
Solís   89'   90+3' Nascimento   16'
Matamoros   84'
Attendance: 5,020
7 October 2007 Round 10 Atlético Olanchano 1–2 Motagua Catacamas
Salinas   15' Torlacoff   25'
Nascimento   74'
Attendance: 3,082
16 October 2007 Round 11 Motagua 1–1 Hispano Tegucigalpa
Rodas   6' Güity   40' Attendance: 1,675
20 October 2007 Round 12 Deportes Savio 1–1 Motagua Santa Rosa de Copán
Róchez   60' Santana   44' Attendance: 3,850
27 October 2007 Round 13 Motagua 2–0 Vida Tegucigalpa
19:30 Torlacoff   3'   4' Attendance: 1,737
7 November 2007 Round 14 Marathón 1–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Brown   23' Attendance: 4,603
4 November 2007 Round 15 Motagua 0–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
16:00 Attendance: 15,950
10 November 2007 Round 16 Real España 1–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Valladares   58' Martínez   70'
Nascimento   78'
Attendance: 1,945
18 November 2007 Round 17 Motagua 3–1 Platense Tegucigalpa
16:00 Martínez   44'
Bryce   61'
Santana   82'
dos Santos   3' Attendance: 2,050
25 November 2007 Round 18 Motagua 1–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa
16:00 Nascimento   72' Attendance: 5,014

Semifinals

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1 December 2007 1st leg Victoria 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Rosales   20' Guevara   2' Attendance: 9,634
Referee: José Molina
9 December 2007 2nd leg Motagua 2–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa
16:00 Rodas   42'
Guevara   75'
Attendance: 11,899
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
  • Motagua won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

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16 December 2007 1st leg Motagua 0–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
16:00 Attendance: 16,042
Referee: José Molina
22 December 2007 2nd leg Marathón 2–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Brown   1'
Scott   78'
Attendance: 26,596
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
  • Motagua lost 0–2 on aggregate.

Clausura

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Motagua reached the semifinals. The team had to play some of their home games at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco in Danlí due to major repairs to the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino for the 2010 World Cup qualification.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Marathón 18 9 3 6 30 23 +7 30 Qualification to the Semifinals
3 Real España 18 8 4 6 26 22 +4 28
4 Motagua 18 8 3 7 23 19 +4 27
5 Hispano 18 7 5 6 24 25 −1 26
6 Victoria 18 6 6 6 17 17 0 24
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Matches by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHAAHAAAAHAHHAHH
ResultWWWDLDWLLLLWLDWLWW
Position111111113574766644
Updated to match(es) played on 2007-11-25. Source: 2007–08 Clausura
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

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13 January 2008 Round 1 Motagua 2–0 Atlético Olanchano Tegucigalpa
16:00 Torlacoff   64'
Rodas   90+4'
Attendance: 1,909
20 January 2008 Round 2 Motagua 2–0 Hispano Tegucigalpa
16:00 Bernárdez   2'
Nascimento   74'
Attendance: 2,529
27 January 2008 Round 3 Olimpia 0–1 Motagua Tegucigalpa
16:00 Nascimento   54' Attendance: 11,934
30 January 2008 Round 4 Motagua 1–1 Victoria Tegucigalpa
19:30 Nascimento   89' Morán   30' Attendance: 2,441
2 February 2008 Round 5 Marathón 2–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 de Vasconselos   68'
Ferreira   90+2'
Nascimento   50' Attendance: 2,475
10 February 2008 Round 6 Deportes Savio 0–0 Motagua Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 4,033
17 February 2008 Round 7 Motagua 2–1 Real España Tegucigalpa
16:00 Torlacoff   73'
Rodas   79'
Caetano   87' Attendance: 4,473
23 February 2008 Round 8 Vida 2–1 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Hernández   12'
Cardozo   87'
Nascimento   90+1' Attendance: 3,347
2 March 2008 Round 9 Platense 1–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés
15:00 dos Santos   58' Attendance: 3,793
8 March 2008 Round 10 Atlético Olanchano 1–0 Motagua Catacamas
Marín   78' Attendance: 3,574
2 April 2008 Round 11 Hispano 2–0 Motagua Comayagua
Jiménez   30'
Morales   69'
16 March 2008 Round 12 Motagua 2–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
16:00 Torlacoff   27'
Bernárdez   65'
Velásquez   32' Attendance: 15,627
29 March 2008 Round 13 Victoria 2–0 Motagua La Ceiba
Chávez   60'   90'
6 April 2008 Round 14 Motagua 3–3 Marathón Danlí
16:00 Guevara   36'
Izaguirre   76'
Torlacoff   90'
Furtado   47'
Mayorquín   59'
da Silva   71'
Attendance: 4,716
13 April 2008 Round 15 Motagua 2–0 Deportes Savio Danlí
Castillo   16'
Nascimento   56'
19 April 2008 Round 16 Real España 2–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Pavón   32'   81' Nascimento   16'
27 April 2008 Round 17 Motagua 2–0 Vida Danlí
15:00 Nascimento   44'
Castillo   90'
Attendance: 2,099
3 May 2008 Round 18 Motagua 3–1 Platense Danlí
15:00 Torlacoff   6'
Valladares   9'
Bernárdez   21'
Córdova   4' Attendance: 4,217

Semifinals

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7 May 2008 1st leg Motagua 1–4 Olimpia Danlí
15:00 Matamoros   47' Bruschi   21'
Thomas   49'
R. Núñez   54'
M. Núñez   76'
Attendance: 5,291
Referee: Mario Moncada
10 May 2008 2nd leg Olimpia 3–1 Motagua Comayagua
19:00 Turcios   19'
Bruschi   42'
Velásquez   62'
Nacimento   37' Referee: Beningno Pineda
  • Motagua lost 2–7 on aggregate.

2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup

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As champions in the 2006–07 Apertura season, F.C. Motagua had the right to participate in the Central American club championship in 2007. Under the management of DT Ramón Maradiaga, the team achieved a record 7 wins and 1 drawn in a total of 8 games, and won their first international trophy.[2]

Matches

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First round

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7 August 2007 1st leg Real Estelí   0–2   Motagua Estelí
Matamoros   8'
Nascimento   76'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerald Henry (BLZ)
16 August 2007 2nd leg Motagua   3–1   Real Estelí Tegucigalpa
Castillo   30'
Torlacoff   45'
Rodas   54'
Vega   86' Attendance: 3,254
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
  • Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

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18 September 2007 1st leg Motagua   1–0   San Francisco Tegucigalpa
Bryce   32' Attendance: 2,515
Referee: Walter López (GUA)
Starting XI
26 September 2007 2nd leg San Francisco   0–1   Motagua La Chorrera
Rodas   85' Referee: Alexandro Jiménez (CRC)
  • Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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23 October 2007 1st leg Municipal   1–3   Motagua Guatemala City
Ponciano   56' Guevara   27'   86'
Nascimento   73'
Referee: Alexandro Jiménez (CRC)
30 October 2007 2nd leg Motagua   3–2   Municipal Tegucigalpa
Nascimento   10'
Chávez   41'
Bernárdez   65'
Ramírez   11'
Romero   36'
Attendance: 6,784
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
  • Motagua won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

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28 November 2007 1st leg Saprissa   1–1   Motagua San José
Alpízar   8' García   49' Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
Starting XI
5 December 2007 1st leg Motagua   1–0   Saprissa Tegucigalpa
Nascimento   60' Attendance: 34,254
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
  • Motagua won 2–1 on aggregate.

2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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After winning the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, F.C. Motagua obtained one of the three Central American tickets to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. On 17 December 2008 CONCACAF announced the pairs for the Quarterfinals, leaving Motagua in the bracket against reigning champions C.F. Pachuca.[3]

Matches

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Quarterfinals

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11 March 2008 1st leg Motagua   0–0   Pachuca Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 35,846
Referee: Elmar Rodas (GUA)
19 March 2008 2nd leg Pachuca   1–0   Motagua Pachuca
Montes   43' Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)
Starting XI
  • Motagua lost 0–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras 2007/08
  2. ^ RSSSF.com–Central American Club Competitions 2007/08
  3. ^ "CONCACAF.com–2008 Champions' Cup". Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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