2018–19 F.C. Motagua season explained

Club:Motagua
Season:2018–19
Manager:Diego Vásquez
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Eduardo Atala
Chrtitle:Chairman
Stadium:Nacional
League:Apertura
League Result:Winners
League2:Clausura
League2 Result:Winners
Cup1:Honduran Cup
Cup1 Result:Round of 64
Cup2:CONCACAF League
Cup2 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:Moreira (23)
Season Topscorer:Moreira (23)
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Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20
Updated:2 June 2019

The 2018–19 season is F.C. Motagua's 72nd season in existence and the club's 53rd consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. As runners-up of both Apertura and Clausura last season, the club is looking for their 16th and 17th league title. They also competed for the 2018 Honduran Cup and the 2018 CONCACAF League.[1]

Overview

Coach Diego Vásquez will be leading the team for his 10th consecutive tournament. Last season, Vásquez reached 200 consecutive games as Motagua's manager, a club's and league record. The club started the season on 22 July with a shocking 1–2 defeat against Las Delicias F.C. in the 2018 Honduran Cup, making this the second time in a row they fall through the first round against a Liga Mayor club at such tournament.[2] On 1 November 2018, the club lost 2–3 on aggregate against C.S. Herediano in the final series of the 2018 CONCACAF League.[3] This marked the first time in history that the club qualified to a final in a tournament organized by CONCACAF. With the defeat, Motagua failed to qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Thanks to their outstanding participation in the first half of the season, coach Vásquez, as well as players Jonathan Rougier, Juan Montes and Rubilio Castillo were nominated at the 2018 CONCACAF Awards.[4] On 16 December 2018, the club conquered their 16th national title with a 2–1 aggregate score over their city rivals Club Deportivo Olimpia in the Apertura final series,[5] a win which gave them the right to qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF League. For their second year in a row, the club was voted as the best Honduran team according to Uruguayan newspaper El País.[6] In the Clausura tournament, Motagua repeated and once again lifted the trophy with a 3–2 win on aggregate over their city opponents Olimpia in the final series.[7]

Kits

The 2018–19 home, away and third kits were published on 24 June. On 5 December, the club released a special retro edition commemorating the 90th anniversary.[8]

Players

Transfers in

Player Contract date Moving from
13 June 2018[9] Honduras Progreso
27 June 2018[10] Defensores de Belgrano
28 June 2018[11] Ferro Carril Oeste
4 July 2018 Honduras Progreso
25 July 2018[12] Real Sociedad
11 January 2019 Villa Dálmine

Transfers out

Player Released date Moving to
6 June 2018[13] Juventud Unida U.
27 June 2018[14] Marathón
4 July 2018[15] Olimpia
4 July 2018 Vida
11 July 2018 Real España
18 July 2018 Lobos BUAP
21 December 2018[16] Alajuelense
3 January 2019 Vida[17]
4 January 2019 Juticalpa
25 January 2019 Saprissa[18]
7 March 2019 Loudoun United
8 March 2019 Colorado S. Switchbacks

Squad

Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored
GK July 1, 2018 23 0 23 0 0 0
GK July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF July 1, 2018 174 42 216 10 2 12
3 DF July 1, 2018 159 7 166 3 0 3
4 MF July 1, 2018 0 23 23 0 1 1
5 DF July 1, 2018 72 22 94 4 4 8
6 MF July 1, 2018 146 36 182 10 0 10
7 MF July 1, 2018 96 29 125 26 8 34
8 MF July 1, 2018 37 35 72 8 1 9
9 FW July 1, 2018 138 16 154 76 8 84
10 MF July 1, 2018 0 35 35 0 2 2
11 FW July 1, 2018 70 23 93 15 1 16
12 MF July 1, 2018 27 30 57 0 0 0
14 DF July 1, 2018 39 5 44 0 0 0
15 MF July 1, 2018 3 0 3 0 0 0
16 MF July 1, 2018 108 33 141 1 0 1
17 MF July 1, 2018 7 42 49 0 1 1
18 DF July 1, 2018 171 28 199 16 2 18
19 GK July 1, 2018 55 37 92 0 0 0
21 FW July 1, 2018 0 44 44 0 21 21
FW July 1, 2018 19 15 34 4 3 7
FW July 1, 2018 0 18 18 0 7 7
23 MF July 1, 2018 7 3 10 0 0 0
24 DF July 1, 2018 220 35 255 10 0 10
25 GK July 1, 2018 70 9 79 0 0 0
26 DF July 1, 2018 4 2 6 0 0 0
27 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW July 1, 2018 1 5 6 0 1 1
30 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF July 1, 2018 0 12 12 0 0 0
32 MF July 1, 2018 0 2 2 0 0 0
34 FW July 1, 2018 85 41 126 12 10 22
35 DF July 1, 2018 15 9 24 0 0 0
39 MF July 1, 2018 0 1 1 0 0 0
49 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 MF July 1, 2018 0 4 4 0 0 0
Manager July 1, 2018 23 November 2013–
RESERVES TEAM
Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored
36 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 FW July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 GK July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 MF July 1, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalkeeper's action

Goalkeeper Years evaluated
align=left 2017–2019 92 83 0.902
align=left 2010–2017, 2018–2019 79 92 1.165
align=left 2011–2015, 2016–2018 23 28 1.217

International caps

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2018–19 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player Team Event Caps Goals
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align=center 0 align=center 0
align=center 0 align=center 0
align=center 5 align=center 1
align=center 0 align=center 0
align=center 0 align=center 0
align=center 3 align=center 0
align=center 4 align=center 2
align=center 2 align=center 0
align=center 4 align=center 0
align=center 5 align=center 0
align=center 3 align=center 0
align=center 4 align=center 0
align=center 4 align=center 1
align=center 7 align=center 7
align=center 3 align=center 0
align=center 6 align=center 1
align=center 3 align=center 0
align=center 2 align=center 0
align=center 0 align=center 0
align=center 5 align=center 2
align=center 2 align=center 0
align=center 4 align=center 0
align=center 4 align=center 0
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Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Honduran Cup

See main article: article and 2018 Honduran Cup.

CONCACAF League

See main article: article and 2018 CONCACAF League.

By round

Statistics

Competition
League 46 26 11 9 73 32 +41 22 9 64.49%
Honduran Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 0 0 0.00%
CONCACAF League 8 6 0 2 13 7 +6 4 1 75.00%
Others 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 2 0 53.33%
Totals 60 34 13 13 94 46 +48 28 10 63.89%

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estos son los representantes de Honduras para torneos de Concacaf 2018-2019. ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. 19 May 2018.
  2. Web site: ¡Otra vez eliminados! La 'maldición' de Motagua en la Copa Presidente . Diez.hn . . 22 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Herediano strike late to win 2018 SCL and earn SCCL berth . CONCACAFLeague.com . . 1 November 2018.
  4. Web site: About the Concacaf Awards . CONCACAF.com . . 11 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Motagua resistió en la final y se consagró en el Apertura . Goal.com . . 16 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Motagua fue el mejor equipo de Honduras en 2018, según encuesta en Uruguay - Diario El Heraldo . ElHeraldo.hn . . 1 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Olimpia vs Motagua, gran Final de Honduras (0-1): resumen y gol. . As.com . . 2 June 2019.
  8. Web site: Motagua se enorgullecen en presentar la camisa conmemorativa del 90 aniversario . Motagua.com . . 5 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Carlos 'Mango' Sánchez, es el nuevo fichaje de Motagua . ElHeraldo.hn . . 13 June 2018.
  10. Web site: OFICIAL: Motagua confirma el fichaje del argentino Matías Galvaliz . Diez.hn . . 27 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Paraguayo Roberto Moreira es nuevo jugador de Motagua . Diez.hn . . 28 June 2018.
  12. Web site: Motagua sorprende contratando al volante Sergio Peña . LaPrensa.hn . . 25 July 2018.
  13. Web site: Mayenfisch primera baja de Motagua . LaTribuna.hn . . 6 June 2018.
  14. Web site: Bombazo: Marathón anuncia fichaje de Carlos Discua . LaPrensa.hn . . 27 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Deybi Flores firma con Olimpia . LaTribuna.hn . . 4 July 2018.
  16. Web site: Henry Figueroa se despide del campeón Motagua . Goal.com . . 21 December 2018.
  17. Web site: Eddie Hernández y Harold Fonseca, cedidos del Motagua al Vida . HonduDiario.com . Hondudiario . 3 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Saprissa y Motagua llegan a un acuerdo por Rubilio Castillo . TeleTica.com . . 22 January 2019.

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