Motagua–Real España football rivalry

Motagua vs. Real España, is a classic football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Real España from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras. The Motagua–Real España classic is not as fierce as other derbies as these two teams have a good relationship with each other; from the players, to the board and the fans. However, they had played seven intense league finals, four won by Real España and three by Motagua. These two teams played the first ever final in Liga Nacional in the 1974–75 season.[1]

Motagua – Real España
First meetingEspaña 0–2 Motagua
(15 September 1965)
Latest meetingReal España 0–1 Motagua
(29 November 2020)
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total232
All-time series (Liga Nacional only)83–74–75 Motagua
Largest victoryMotagua 7–1 Real España (14 November 2015)

The finals

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Motagua and Real España had played seven finals since the beginning of the Professional League in 1965–66, 4 won by Real España and 3 by Motagua.

1974–75

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22 December 1974 1st leg Motagua 0–1 España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST   86' Pavón Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Porfirio Guerra
  • España won 1–0 on aggregate. Played in one leg.

1976–77

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12 December 1976 2nd leg España 4–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 CST Soto   11'
Yearwood   66'
Ferreira   81'
Bailey   89'
  72' Maradiaga Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 14,000 (L. 55,800.92)
Referee: Carlos Ortiz
  • España won 4–1 on aggregate.

1978–79

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  • Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

1990–91

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  • Real España won 2–1 on aggregate.

1991–92

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5 March 1992 2nd leg Motagua 1–0 Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 CST Ávila   63' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 32,299
Referee: Gonzalo Tejada
  • Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

1997–98

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  • Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

2017–18

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27 December 2017 1st leg Real España 2–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
17:30 CST Vuelto   36'   76' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 8,192
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
30 December 2017 2nd leg Motagua 2–1 (a.e.t.) Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Castillo   62'   73' (pen.)   108' Tejeda Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 13,052
Referee: Saíd Martínez
  • Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.

Head to Head

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  • As of 29 November 2020
At Tegucigalpa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Motagua 112 51 34 27 141 97 +44 136
2 Real España 112 27 34 51 97 141 −44 88
Source: [citation needed]
At San Pedro Sula
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real España 115 47 37 31 151 118 +33 131
2 Motagua 115 31 37 47 118 151 −33 99
Source: [citation needed]
At Estadio Olímpico only
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real España 18 10 5 3 30 25 +5 25
2 Motagua 18 3 5 10 25 30 −5 11
Source: [citation needed]
In neutral venue
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Motagua 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 5
2 Real España 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 5
Source: [citation needed]
Overall
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Motagua 232 83 74 75 263 252 +11 240
2 Real España 232 75 74 83 252 263 −11 224
Source: [citation needed]

Trivia

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  • First game in Liga Nacional: Held on 5 September 1965 at San Pedro Sula, Motagua defeated España 0–2 with two goals from Elio Banegas.
  • Motagua's largest home win: 7–1 in 2015–16.
  • Real España's largest away win: 2–4 in 2007–08.
  • First game at Tegucigalpa: Motagua 1–1 España in 1965–66.
  • First Real España's home win: 2–0 in 1966–67.
  • Motagua's largest away win: 0–4 in 1999–00.
  • Real España's largest home win: 5–0 in 2014–15.
  • Motagua's best goalscorer against Real España: Rubilio Castillo with 13 goals.
  • Real España's best goalscorer against Motagua: Jimmy Bailey with 10 goals.
  • Players that had score with both teams: Júnior Costly, Miguel Matthews, Gilberto Yearwood, Geovanny Ávila and Pedro Santana.

References

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  1. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 19 February 2009
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