2014–15 C.D. Motagua season

The 2014–15 season was F.C. Motagua's 68th season in existence and the club's 49th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football.

Motagua
2014–15 season
ChairmanJulio Gutiérrez
ManagerDiego Vásquez
AperturaChampions
ClausuraRunner-up
CupThird place
Top goalscorerLeague: Castillo (29)
All: Castillo (31)
Highest home attendance34,169
Lowest home attendance1,482
Average home league attendance5,325
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2015.

Overview

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Despite being eliminated early last season, the club's board of directors confirmed the continuity of coach Diego Vásquez for the start of the 2014–15 season.[1] On 24 April 2014, Jorge Claros, Eduardo Sosa, Víctor Ortiz and Luis Castro were separated from the club.[2] On 19 May 2014, Pedro Atala announced his resignation after 9 years as the club's president.[3] Julio Gutiérrez took charge on July. On 8 November, Júnior Izaguirre reached 300 games playing for the club, a record at the time; he also scored the winning goal that night in the 2–1 home win over C.D. Victoria. On 7 December, the club qualified for their first final after six tournaments being absent. On 20 December, with a 2–1 aggregate over C.D. Real Sociedad, Motagua conquered its 13th national title by winning the 2014–15 Apertura season.[4]

Players

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Transfers in

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Player Contract date Moving from
  Lucas Gómez 26 April 2014   Universidad de Costa Rica
  Cristian Hernández 5 January 2015   Valle
  Israel Silva 13 January 2015   Antigua
  Ricardo Rosales 29 January 2015   Godoy Cruz

Transfers out

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Player Released date Moving to
  Luis Castro 24 April 2014   Vida
  Jorge Claros 24 April 2014   Sporting Kansas City
  Víctor Ortiz 24 April 2014   Vida
  Eduardo Sosa 24 April 2014   Unión Aconquija
  José Varela 30 May 2014   Rentistas
  David Molina 7 July 2014 Retired
  Maximiliano Lombardi 11 July 2014   Los Caimanes
  Dembor Bengtson 16 January 2015   Olimpia
  Deybi Flores 24 February 2015   Vancouver Whitecaps

Squad

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  • Statistics as of 24 May 2015
A# C# Pos. Player DoB As of 2013–14 2014–15 Totals
1 1 GK   Sebastián Portigliatti (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 29) 18 0 33 0 51 0
2 2 DF   Juan Montes (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 28) 18 1 30 0 48 1
3 3 DF   Henry Figueroa (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 21) 35 1 35 1 70 2
4 4 DF   Júnior Izaguirre (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 34) 326 33 38 4 364 37
5 5 DF   Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 19) 0 0 9 0 9 0
6 6 MF   Marvin Barrios (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 20) 41 2 26 0 67 2
7 7 MF   Carlos Discua (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 29) 97 21 43 17 140 38
8 8 DF   Orlin Peralta (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 24) 22 0 22 0 44 0
9 9 FW   Román Castillo (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 22) 19 5 44 29 63 34
10 FW   Israel Silva (1981-06-24)24 June 1981 (aged 33) 0 0 14 3 14 3
11 11 FW   Lucas Gómez (1987-10-06)6 October 1987 (aged 26) 0 0 42 16 42 16
12 12 MF   Reinieri Mayorquín (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 24) 13 1 30 1 43 2
14 14 MF   Irvin Reyna (1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 27) 13 0 42 1 55 1
16 16 MF   Kevin Maradiaga (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 20) 0 0 6 0 6 0
17 17 MF   Júnior Padilla (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 22) 50 4 17 0 67 4
18 18 DF   Wilmer Crisanto (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 25) 18 0 39 2 57 2
19 19 DF   César Oseguera (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 23) 56 5 35 0 91 5
21 21 MF   Klifox Bernárdez (1994-09-18)18 September 1994 (aged 19) 0 0 7 0 7 0
22 MF   Ramón Amador (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 20) 3 0 3 0 7 0
23 23 MF   Deybi Flores (1996-06-16)16 June 1996 (aged 18) 9 0 13 0 22 0
24 24 DF   Omar Elvir (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 24) 80 2 41 2 121 4
25 25 GK   Marlon Licona (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 23) 27 0 13 0 40 0
26 DF   José García (1990-12-23)23 December 1990 (aged 23) 15 0 6 0 21 0
27 FW   Dembor Bengtson (1994-09-03)3 September 1994 (aged 19) 4 0 2 0 6 0
27 MF   Ricardo Rosales (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 21) 0 0 11 1 11 1
33 GK   Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 34 FW   Kevin López (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 18) 1 1 24 1 25 2
48 FW   Arnold Meléndez (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 (aged 19) 7 0 0 0 7 0
49 28 DF   Joshua Nieto (1994-09-03)3 September 1994 (aged 19) 6 0 4 0 10 0
57 FW   Foslyn Grant (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 15) 0 0 3 0 3 0
FW   Marlon Ramírez (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 20) 0 0 4 0 4 0
GK   Cristian Hernández (1996-10-09)9 October 1996 (aged 17) 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Roy Hernández 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   Maylor Núñez (1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 17) 0 0 2 0 2 0
Manager   Diego Vásquez (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 42) 23 November 2013–

Results

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Preseason and friendlies

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20 July 2014 Friendly León Libertador 0–1 Motagua Choluteca, Choluteca
Report   81' Amador Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos

Apertura

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3 August 2014 Round 1 Real Sociedad 1–1 Motagua Tocoa, Colón
Zúniga   32' Report   37' Elvir Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Ángel Cruz
10 August 2014 Round 2 Motagua 4–1 Honduras Progreso Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Discua   35'   43'   63'
Castillo   77'
Report   Isaula
  90' Tejeda
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Marlon Díaz
Note: Carlos Discua scored F.C. Motagua's 2000th goal in the league.
17 August 2014 Round 3 Motagua 2–0 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Gómez   35'
López   78'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: Orlando Hernández
24 August 2014 Round 4 Real España 5–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Acosta   31'   47'
Figueroa   71' (o.g.)
Róchez   75'
Lobo   85'
Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
31 August 2014 Round 5 Motagua 1–4 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Gómez     64' Report   17' Quioto
  Guerra
  39'   45+2' Lozano
  58' Acevedo
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 6,185
Referee: Armando Castro
6 September 2014 Round 6 Vida 0–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
Report   17' Gómez Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 2,328
Referee: Miguel Torres
14 September 2014 Round 7 Motagua 0–1 Marathón Comayagua, Comayagua
Report   20' Martínez Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Attendance: 2,101
Referee: Armando Castro
21 September 2014 Round 8 Victoria 0–2 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
Report   42' Discua
  84' Crisanto
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Raúl Castro
1 October 2014 Round 9 Motagua 1–1 Parrillas One Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Castillo   pen.' (90+4) Report   57' Rodríguez Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,857
Referee: Geovanny Martínez
5 October 2014 Round 10 Motagua 4–1 Real Sociedad Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Gómez   8'   69'   90'
Castillo   45'
Report   28' Tobías Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: Nelson Salgado
10 October 2014 Round 11 Honduras Progreso 1–1 Motagua El Progreso, Yoro
León   21' Report   56' Gómez Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Attendance: 2,929
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
15 October 2014 Round 12 Platense 2–1 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Altamirano   17'
de León   44' (pen.)
Report   54' (pen.) Discua Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Raúl Castro
19 October 2014 Round 13 Motagua 5–0 Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Reyna   21'
Castillo   38'   81'
Mayorquín   66'
Crisanto   70'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Armando Castro
26 October 2014 Round 14 Olimpia 0–1 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Report   Discua
  45' (pen.) Castillo
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Óscar Moncada
30 October 2014 Round 15 Motagua 1–2 Vida Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Gómez   86' Report   15'   63' Hernández Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Miguel Torres
2 November 2014 Round 16 Marathón 3–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Puerto   34'
Barrios   39'
Martínez   52'
Report   55' (pen.) Izaguirre Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Erick Andino
8 November 2014 Round 17 Motagua 2–1 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Castillo   19'
Izaguirre   29' (pen.)
Report   6' Crisanto Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Miguel Torres
15 November 2014 Round 18 Parrillas One 2–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Zavala   26'
Romero   71'
Report   48' Castillo
  72' Elvir
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
20 November 2014 Playoff Platense 1–2 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Aguilar   13' Report   25' Figueroa
  45' Gómez
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Orlando Hernández
23 November 2014 Playoff Motagua 2–1 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Castillo   74'   90+2' Report   33' de León Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Orlando Hernández
30 November 2014 Semifinals Motagua 1–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Discua   21' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Said Martínez
7 December 2014 Semifinals Olimpia 1–1 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Quioto   38' Report   62' Discua Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Armando Castro
14 December 2014 Final Real Sociedad 0–0 Motagua Tocoa, Colón
Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón
Referee: Óscar Moncada
20 December 2014 Final Motagua 2–1 Real Sociedad Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Discua   19'
Castillo   44'
Report   36' Munguía Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 34,169
Referee: Armando Castro

Clausura

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18 January 2015 Round 1 Platense 2–2 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Osorio   16'
Cardona   63'
Report   8' Gómez
  12' Discua
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: Said Martínez
25 January 2015 Round 2 Motagua 3–4 Parrillas One Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Castillo   43'   56'
Gómez   59'
Report   44' Bermúdez
  72' Álvarez
  86' Bernárdez
  90+2' López
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 2,714
Referee: Nelson Salgado
31 January 2015 Round 3 Marathón 0–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Report   38'   45' Castillo Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 4,025
Referee: Said Martínez
22 February 2015 Round 4 Motagua 3–1 Honduras Progreso Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Discua   5'
Izaguirre   48' (pen.)
Castillo   70'
Report   64' Arriola Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,922
Referee: Nelson Salgado
15 February 2015 Round 5 Olimpia 3–1 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Quioto   47'
Leguizamón   61'
Elis   90'
Report   4' Castillo Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 7,927
Referee: Raúl Castro
18 February 2015 Round 6 Victoria 2–2 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
Crisanto   19'
Andino   39'
Report   24' Castillo
  75' Silva
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 1,419
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
1 March 2015 Round 7 Motagua 2–2 Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Gómez   68'
Discua   89'
Report   8' (pen.) Cardozo
  25' Martínez
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
7 March 2015 Round 8 Vida 0–3 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
Report   29' Discua
  44' Castillo
  55' (pen.) Gómez
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Raúl Castro
11 March 2015 Round 9 Motagua 3–2 Real Sociedad Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Matute   6' (o.g.)
Discua   86'
Silva   90+2'
Report   27' Munguía
  41' (pen.) Clark
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Manuel Zelaya
15 March 2015 Round 10 Motagua 2–0 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Castillo   39'
Gómez   43'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 2,575
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
21 March 2015 Round 11 Parrillas One 1–2 Motagua Siguatepeque, Comayagua
Rodríguez   27' Report   12'   65' Castillo Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Raúl Castro
5 April 2015 Round 12 Motagua 3–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Castillo   29'
Gómez   45+1'
Rosales   90+2'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Óscar Moncada
8 April 2015 Round 13 Honduras Progreso 0–1 Motagua El Progreso, Yoro
Report   72' Castillo Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Attendance: 1,606
Referee: Erick Andino
12 April 2015 Round 14 Motagua 1–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Discua   45' Report   90' Lozano Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 11,025
Referee: Óscar Moncada
15 April 2015 Round 15 Motagua 3–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Discua   41'
Castillo   49'   85'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,708
Referee: Armando Castro
18 April 2015 Round 16 Real España 1–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Cardozo   67' Report   23' Discua
  60' Silva
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 3,766
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
25 April 2015 Round 17 Motagua 2–1 Vida Comayagua, Comayagua
Castillo   40'
Izaguirre   90' (pen.)
Report   73' Riascos Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Said Martínez
2 May 2015 Round 18 Real Sociedad 1–0 Motagua Tocoa, Colón
Batiz   16' Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón
Attendance: 3,984
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
13 May 2015 Semifinals Victoria 1–0 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
Andino   67' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 2,830
Referee: Raúl Castro
16 May 2015 Semifinals Motagua 3–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Gómez   17'
Castillo   25'   54'
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 3,798
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
20 May 2015 Final Motagua 1–2 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Discua   87' Report   8' (pen.)   27' Lozano Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
24 May 2015 Final Olimpia 0–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Honduran Cup

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7 February 2015 Round of 64 Alianza de Becerra 0–1 Motagua San Francisco, Olancho
  30' Núñez Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Hawit Banegas
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:
Starting XI
25 February 2015 Round of 32 Atlético Calvario 1–4 Motagua Langue, Valle
Flores   86'   9' Padilla
  46'   61' Castillo
  51' López
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Alberto Arias
Referee:
Starting XI
18 March 2015 Round of 16 Atlético Olanchano 1–4 Motagua Catacamas, Olancho
Jiménez   15'   6' Gómez
  51' Rosales
  77' Silva
  88' (pen.) Izaguirre
Stadium: Estadio Rubén Guifarro
Referee:
Starting XI
25 March 2015 Quarterfinals Atlético Esperanzano 3–2 Motagua La Esperanza, Intibucá
Flores   22'
Ramos   25'
Garay   84' (pen.)
  37' Silva
  87' (pen.) Izaguirre
Stadium: Estadio Romualdo Bueso
Referee:
Starting XI
28 March 2015 Quarterfinals Motagua 3–0 Atlético Esperanzano Catacamas, Olancho
Reyna   29'
Elvir   45'
Gómez   61'
Stadium: Estadio Rubén Guifarro
Referee:
Starting XI
1 April 2015 Semifinals Platense 2–1 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Aguilar   34'
Lalín   49'
  85' Izaguirre Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee:
Starting XI
29 April 2015 Semifinals Motagua 1–1 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Izaguirre   59' (pen.)   74' (pen.) Abadía Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Starting XI
8 May 2015 Third Place Motagua 4–3 Villanueva Siguatepeque, Comayagua
Izaguirre   ?' (pen.)
Grant   46'
Rosales   57'
Crisanto   80' (pen.)
  45'   69' Zelaya
  55' Oseguera
Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Starting XI
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References

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  1. ^ "Motagua.com – Junta Directiva ratifica a Diego Vásquez como DT". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  2. ^ "Motagua.com – Primeras bajas para el próximo torneo". Archived from the original on 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  3. ^ "Motagua.com – Comunicado Oficial Sobre la Presidencia de Motagua". Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  4. ^ "Motagua.com – Motagua Campeón: La "13" es de la buena suerte". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-22.