The 2009–10 F.C. Motagua season was the fifty-fifth season of Motagua's professional football lifetime. It consisted of two halves, the Apertura, which ran from July to November 2009, and the Clausura, which ran from January to May 2010.[1]
| 2009–10 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Pedro Atala | |||
| Managers | Juan de Dios Castillo Ramón Maradiaga | |||
| Apertura | 4th | |||
| Clausura | Runner-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | Welcome (17) | |||
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Players
editTransfers in
edit| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
|---|---|---|
 Sergio Diduch |
— |  Hispano
|
 Mauricio Weber |
— | Victoria
|
| Romel Murillo |
— | 
|
| Eugenio Klein |
— | Alvarado
|
| Mario Gómez |
— | Victoria
|
| David Meléndez |
— |
|
 Marcelo dos Santos |
— | Platense
|
| Amado Guevara |
— |  Toronto FC
|
| Sergio Mendoza |
— | Olimpia
|
Transfers out
edit| Player | Released date | Moving to |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Morris |
— |
|
| Miguel Castillo |
— | Olimpia
|
| Jocimar Nascimento |
— | Olimpia
|
| Óscar Torlacoff |
— | Hispano
|
| José Burgos |
— |
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| Fernando Castillo |
— | Marathón
|
| Jefferson Bernárdez |
— | Hispano
|
| Guillermo Santo |
— |  Yaracuyanos
|
| Kevin Osorio |
— |
|
| Víctor Zúniga |
— |
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| Milton Palacios |
— |
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| Marvin Sánchez |
— | Hispano
|
| Levon Smith |
— |
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| Nilberto da Silva |
— |
|
Squad
edit| No. | Pos. | Player name | Date of birth and age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ricardo Canales |
30 May 1982 (aged 27) |
| 2 | DF | Gustavo Alvarado |
10 November 1990 (aged 18) |
| 3 | DF | Guillermo Díaz |
31 December 1979 (aged 29) |
| 4 | DF | Johnny Leverón |
7 February 1990 (aged 19) |
| 5 | DF | Milton Reyes |
2 May 1974 (aged 35) |
| 6 | MF | Mauricio Weber |
28 October 1982 (aged 26) |
| 7 | FW | Georgie Welcome |
9 March 1985 (aged 24) |
| 8 | MF | Jorge Claros |
8 January 1986 (aged 23) |
| 9 | FW | Shannon Welcome |
22 November 1988 (aged 20) |
| 10 | FW | Sergio Diduch |
23 October 1976 (aged 32) |
| 11 | FW | Marcelo dos Santos |
17 March 1979 (aged 30) |
| 12 | DF | Iván Guerrero |
30 November 1977 (aged 31) |
| 13 | MF | Ronald Martínez |
26 July 1990 (aged 18) |
| 14 | MF | Luís Guzmán |
19 December 1979 (aged 29) |
| 15 | DF | David Meléndez |
— |
| 15 | DF | Gabriel Balladares |
14 December 1991 (aged 17) |
| 17 | DF | Rommel Murillo |
5 November 1983 (aged 25) |
| 17 | DF | Ramón Amador |
23 January 1994 (aged 15) |
| 18 | FW | Meller Sánchez |
26 June 1988 (aged 21) |
| 19 | MF | Emilson Cruz |
24 October 1987 (aged 21) |
| 20 | MF | Amado Guevara |
2 May 1976 (aged 33) |
| 21 | DF | Emilio Izaguirre |
10 May 1986 (aged 23) |
| 22 | GK | Donaldo Morales |
13 October 1982 (aged 26) |
| 23 | MF | Daniel Lloyd |
17 October 1988 (aged 20) |
| 23 | DF | Sergio Mendoza |
23 May 1981 (aged 28) |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona |
9 February 1991 (aged 18) |
| 26 | DF | David Molina |
14 March 1988 (aged 21) |
| 27 | DF | Mario Gómez |
12 August 1981 (aged 27) |
| 28 | DF | Samir García |
10 January 1980 (aged 29) |
| 29 | MF | Eugenio Klein |
17 January 1982 (aged 27) |
| 29 | MF | Alejandro Aguiluz |
11 October 1992 (aged 16) |
| 30 | MF | Rubén Rivera |
18 May 1987 (aged 22) |
| 31 | MF | Carlos Cruz |
2 November 1990 (aged 18) |
| 32 | MF | Leonardo Isaula |
8 February 1977 (aged 32) |
| 33 | DF | Esdras Padilla |
4 September 1989 (aged 19) |
| 35 | FW | José Valladares |
16 July 1989 (aged 19) |
| 36 | MF | Javier Portillo |
10 June 1981 (aged 28) |
| 37 | GK | Eduardo Sánchez |
— |
| 43 | FW | Jairo Martínez |
14 May 1978 (aged 31) |
| – | FW | José Rivera |
— |
| – | DF | Eleazar Padilla |
— |
| – | DF | Carlos Pineda |
— |
Results
editPreseason and friendlies
edit| 19 June 2009 Friendly | Honduras U-17 | 0–4 | Motagua | La Esperanza |
Diduch  Rivera Molina Valladares |
| 11 July 2009 Friendly | Honduras U-17 | 0–2 | Motagua | Siguatepeque |
| Klein |
| 11 July 2009 Friendly | Honduras U-20 | 1–2 | Motagua | Siguatepeque |
| Rojas 8' |
Welcome 9' Diduch |
| 30 December 2009 Friendly | Alianza  | 1–2 | Motagua | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| CST | Zelaya 44' |
61' (pen.) Diduch 70' dos Santos |
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 700 |
| 9 January 2010 Friendly | Juventud Otoreño B | 0–8 | Motagua | Jesús de Otoro, Intibucá |
| CST | Rivera Suazo Gómez Sánchez Alvarado Padilla |
| 9 January 2010 Friendly | Juventud Otoreño | 2–7 | Motagua | Jesús de Otoro, Intibucá |
| CST | Smith Palacios |
dos Santos Leverón Welcome Diduch Weber |
| 17 January 2010 Friendly | Social Sol | 1–2 | Motagua | Olanchito, Yoro |
| CST | Romero 19' |
51' Welcome 56' Martínez |
Stadium: Estadio San Jorge |
| 23 January 2010 Friendly | D.C. United  | 4–2 | Motagua | Miami, United States |
| EST | Gros 6' Gómez 34'Emílio 65'DeRoux 74' |
23' V. Bernárdez 90' J. Bernárdez |
Stadium: Tropical Park |
Apertura
editDuring the preseason, several members of the team suffered from food poisoning, complaining of stomach pain and four of them were admitted to a clinic. Iván Guerrero, Johnny Leverón, Romel Murillo and Carlos Padilla, were the players that were taken to the hospital due to severe dehydration. The rest of the team took a medical evaluation at the headquarters of the club. Following this incident, the coach Juan de Dios Castillo suspended training for a couple of days.[2]
| 19 July 2009 Round 1 | Motagua | 2–0 | Real Juventud | Tegucigalpa |
| Isaula 35' Welcome 53' |
Attendance: 2,946 Referee: Rolando Hernández |
| 22 July 2009 Round 2 | Motagua | 3–1 | Deportes Savio | Tegucigalpa |
| Isaula 8' 20' dos Santos 89' |
López 59' |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Marvin Matamoros |
| 26 July 2009 Round 3 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| Attendance: 11,053 Referee: Gaspar Molina |
| 2 August 2009 Round 4 | Motagua | 1–2 | Vida | Tegucigalpa |
| dos Santos 28' |
Bengtson 54' Córdoba 76' |
Attendance: 1,856 Referee: José Sandoval |
| 8 August 2009 Round 5 | Marathón | 2–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| Paz 27' Brown 75' |
Attendance: 1,374 Referee: José Molina |
| 16 August 2009 Round 6 | Platense | 2–2 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés |
| Savonek 17' Róchez 41' |
Leverón 43' Welcome 75' |
Attendance: 1,977 Referee: José Cálix |
| 23 August 2009 Round 7 | Motagua | 1–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| Isaula 78' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,659 Referee: José Molina |
| 29 August 2009 Round 8 | Victoria | 0–4 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
| Weber 12' Guzmán 26'Welcome 42'Diduch 49' |
Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Evaristo Soriano |
| 2 September 2009 Round 9 | Hispano | 2–2 | Motagua | Comayagua |
| Jiménez 27' (pen) Morales 54' |
Weber 29' Diduch 50' (pen.) |
Referee: Ronald Hernández |
| 13 September 2009 Round 10 | Real Juventud | 0–3 | Motagua | Santa Bárbara |
| Welcome 41' Diduch 56'Welcome 81' |
Attendance: 581 Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 20 September 2009 Round 11 | Deportes Savio | 0–2 | Motagua | Santa Rosa de Copán |
| Welcome 71' Welcome 82' |
Attendance: 1,194 Referee: José Sandoval |
| 4 October 2009 Round 12 | Motagua | 0–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| de Souza 85' |
Attendance: 8,803 Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 7 October 2009 Round 13 | Vida | 1–1 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
| Bengtson 68' |
Welcome 11' |
Attendance: 1,687 Referee: José Sandoval |
| 18 October 2009 Round 14 | Motagua | 2–2 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| Welcome 75' 78' |
Mejía 6' Martínez 26' |
Attendance: 2,257 Referee: Ricardo Zelaya |
| 25 October 2009 Round 15 | Motagua | 2–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| Welcome 23' Izaguirre 34' |
Attendance: 2,105 Referee: José Cálix |
| 28 October 2009 Round 16 | Real España | 1–2 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| Delgado 53' |
Diduch 27' Welcome 38' |
Attendance: 2,508 Referee: José Sandoval |
| 1 November 2009 Round 17 | Motagua | 3–0 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
| Welcome 5' 47' Leverón 69' |
Attendance: 2,792 Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 4 November 2009 Round 18 | Motagua | 1–0 | Hispano | Tegucigalpa |
| Díaz 6' |
Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
| 7 November 2009 Semifinals | Olimpia | 0–1 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| Diduch 41' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,408 Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 10 November 2009 Semifinals | Motagua | 0–2 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Rojas 14' Turcios 85' |
Attendance: Not reported Referee: Benigno Pineda |
- Motagua 1–2 Olimpia on aggregate.
Clausura
editThe 2009–10 Clausura season for C.D. Motagua was somewhat bittersweet, they manage to finish on first position in the Regular season, an honor not accomplished since December 2001; they overcame in Semifinals beating C.D. Platense with difficulties; however lost in the Final against Club Deportivo Olimpia in spite of having shown great football.
| 30 January 2010 Round 1 | Victoria | 1–0 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
| 19:30 | Copete 89' |
Attendance: 3,589 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI
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| 3 February 2010 Round 2 | Motagua | 3–1 | Real Juventud | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | dos Santos 38' 90' Welcome 78' |
Grant 52' |
Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Wilson Matute |
| 6 February 2010 Round 3 | Marathón | 3–4 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| 19:30 | Ramírez 57' (pen.) Palacios 75'Mejía 82' |
Welcome 12' Norales 38' (o.g.)dos Santos 41'Aguiluz 88' |
Attendance: 3,034 Referee: José Pineda |
| 14 February 2010 Round 4 | Hispano | 3–1 | Motagua | Comayagua |
| Flores 25' 60' (pen.) 86' |
Guevara 79' |
Attendance: 4,829 Referee: Armando Castro |
| 17 February 2010 Round 5 | Motagua | 1–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Leverón 37' |
Attendance: 2,676 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
| 21 February 2010 Round 6 | Vida | 0–1 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
| 15:00 | Diduch 45+3' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Mario Moncada |
| 28 February 2010 Round 7 | Motagua | 1–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | dos Santos 60' |
Attendance: 16,673 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
| 7 March 2010 Round 8 | Platense | 2–1 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés |
| 15:00 | Róchez 33' Kurley 81' |
Díaz 90' |
Attendance: 3,668 Referee: Ricardo Zelaya |
| 11 March 2010 Round 9 | Motagua | 1–1 | Deportes Savio | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Welcome 45+1' |
Smith 10' |
Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Wilson Matute |
| 14 March 2010 Round 10 | Motagua | 3–0 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | Welcome 12' Diduch 14' 56' |
Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Miguel Torres |
| 17 March 2010 Round 11 | Real Juventud | 0–3 | Motagua | Santa Bárbara |
| Welcome 17' 30' Weber 62' |
Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza |
| 21 March 2010 Round 12 | Motagua | 1–0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | Welcome 32' |
Attendance: 4,019 Referee: José Molina |
| 28 March 2010 Round 13 | Motagua | 1–0 | Hispano | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | Diduch 13' |
Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Erick Andino |
| 31 March 2010 Round 14 | Real España | 2–1 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| 19:30 | Pavón 39' (pen.) 73' |
Delgado 22' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Ricardo Zelaya |
| 7 April 2010 Round 15 | Motagua | 3–2 | Vida | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Welcome 25' Guevara 38'Guerrero 64' |
Bangtson 50' 71' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza |
| 11 April 2010 Round 16 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | Attendance: 11,824 Referee: Armando Castro |
| 14 April 2010 Round 17 | Motagua | 3–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Mendoza 14' dos Santos 81'Martínez 90' |
Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
| 17 April 2010 Round 18 | Deportes Savio | 0–0 | Motagua | Santa Rosa de Copán |
| Attendance: 2,260 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
| 25 April 2010 Semifinals | Platense | 2–2 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés |
| 15:00 | Roóches 49' 63' |
dos Santos 14' Guevara 16' |
Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 28 April 2010 Semifinals | Motagua | 0–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Attendance: 6,159 Referee: Marlon Muñoz |
- Motagua 2–2 Platense on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season performance.
| 2 May 2010 Final | Olimpia | 3–1 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | Tilguath 23' Rojas 40' 58' |
dos Santos 73' |
Attendance: 14,178 Referee: Armando Castro |
| 8 May 2010 Final | Motagua | 1–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Welcome 38' |
Attendance: 16,299 Referee: Benigno Pineda |
- Motagua 2–3 Olimpia on aggregate.
References
edit- ^ DIEZ.hn – Motagua inicia hoy pretemporada en Siguatepeque – 2010-01-03
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Deshidratados 4 jugadores del ciclón azul Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine – 2009-06-22