F.C. Motagua

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Club de Fútbol Motagua ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a professional association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

F.C. Motagua was founded as Club Deportivo Motagua on 29 August 1928. The club competes in the Honduran top division playing its home games at the Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés. The club is one of the most successful and renowned in Honduras.

History

The club was founded on 29 August 1928. Three previous clubs, América, Honduras Atlética and Águila, were in the process of falling apart. Marco Antonio Ponce and Marco Antonio Rosa called a meeting and proposed that the clubs unite to form a new club, Motagua (named for a nearby river). After the success of the meeting, a board of directors was appointed.

The first game was played on 25 November 1928, against Tejeros del España at La Isla.<ref>Motagua.com – MOTAGUA UN SENTIMIENTO ENTRE EL PUEBLO Template:Webarchive – 14 April 2012</ref> Constantine Gálvez "Tatino" was the captain and Daniel Bustillo was the manager. The team fought to a 1–1 draw.

The first international game was played on 9 April 1939 against Costa Rican side Orión at the San Felipe field in Tegucigalpa; Motagua were managed by Honduran coach Lurio Martínez and won the match 3–0 with three goals from "Gorgojo" Ramos.<ref>LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Template:Webarchive – 7 September 2011</ref>

Professional Era

The team debuted professionally in the 1965–66 season. It took them only three years to win their first-ever championship. Under the leadership of manager Rodolfo Godoy, Motagua surged past two-time defending champions Olimpia to win the 1968–69 title, with 39 points to the Olimpia's 36. Godoy's club completed the double that season by winning the first-ever Honduran Cup.

This was the beginning of a long run at or near the top of the table for Motagua; they finished second behind Olimpia in 1969–70, then won the 1970–71 crown. That last season ended with Motagua and Olimpia level on points, with Motagua hoisting the crown on goal difference. They would likely have won a third championship in 1972–73, as they led the table halfway through the season. However, the season was cancelled at its midway point, and the records expunged.

The rest of the 1970s remained a good time for Motagua. They won titles in 1973–74 and 1978–79, while finishing second in 1974–75 and 1976–77. The club had become established as one of the nation's strongest, and when the Honduras national football team qualified to the World Cup Finals, they featured five Motagua players.

However, the 1980s were not as strong. Between 1979 and 1992, the club was locked out of the Honduran crown. It wasn't until the end of the 1991–92 season that the drought was over. They claimed that title by beating Real España 1–0 in the championship playoffs. With the drought broken, Motagua began winning titles regularly. They claimed the Honduran Cup in 1993 and 1995, then claimed an unexpected championship in the 1998 Apertura, beating Real España 5–2 on aggregate in the championship final. They repeated as champions that October, beating Olimpia 1–0.

They did it again in 1999–2000, beating Olimpia on penalties in both the Apertura and Clausura finals. They added another title in the 2002 Apertura, beating Marathón on penalties in a thrilling 5–3 shootout. After a drought of nearly five years, Motagua returned to the top with a title in the 2006 Apertura (over Olimpia) and 2011 Clausura (again over Olimpia).

In 2013, a new golden age began. Diego Vásquez, a veteran Honduran keeper who had played in two stints for Motagua, took over. In just his second full season, Vasquez steered Motagua to the 2014 Apertura crown, beating Real Sociedad 2–1 in the championship final (Rubilio Castillo's header was the winner). Three near misses followed, but in 2016–2017, Vasquez would lead the team to new heights.

It started with the 2016 Apertura. After taking 4th in the regular season, Motagua battled their way through the quarterfinals and semi-finals (beating Olimpia). Then they held off Platense 2–1 on aggregate to win the Apertura title. In the Clausura, they finished 2nd in the regular season, then stormed to the title, crushing Honduras Progreso 7–1 on aggregate.

Vasquez, who remains Motagua's manager, is the longest tenured manager in the history of Honduras's top-flight; he has managed 200 consecutive matches with Las Aguilas.

Overall, between both amateur and professional seasons, Motagua has won 27 titles. They have won 16 professional titles. The club has participated in all Honduran top division seasons since its inception in 1965 and is one of the few unrelegated teams.

The club

Colours and badges

File:Motagua90x90.png		File:C.D. Motagua badge since 2010.png	File:CD Motagua logo 2013.png
1980's–2016	1990's	2010–13	2013–14

Motagua's traditional colour is dark blue representing the blue waters of the Motagua River. This is because at the time the club was founded, the Motagua River was in dispute between Honduras and Guatemala. Since 2011, Motagua has worn pink jerseys for all their games during the month of October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Motagua badge has a blue eagle. This is because one of the three clubs that united to become Motagua was named CD Águila, or Eagle in Spanish.

Stadium

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Motagua plays their home matches at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa. The stadium is named after Honduran football player and manager Chelato Uclés. The stadium is divided into Sol Norte, Sol Sur, Sol Centro, Preferencia, Silla and Palco. The Motaguan supporters "La Revo" are located at Sol Norte and the "Macro Azurra" sits in Sol Centro.

Traditions

There are some traditions within the Motagua institution.

Debuting players– When a new player debuts, he must shave his head. This is optional, most of the players that do shave are recently promoted from the reserve team or are young of age.

Supporters

Motagua has many supporters throughout Honduras. Motagua has one Barra Brava and three other supporters' groups. The barra brava is "Los Revolucionarios del Motagua 1928", who call themselves "La Revo". This fan group has "bandas" or smaller groups inside La Revo such as (from Tegucigalpa) "Los Fuser", "Los Dementes", "Escuadron 57", "Comando 21", "Los Poltershe", "Irreverentes", "Capone", "Infernales", "Danger's", "Anarkia", etc. (from Comayagua) "C26", (from San Pedro Sula) "Los Del Norte", (from La Ceiba) "Revo Ceiba", (from Choluteca) "Revo Choluteca", (from El Progreso) "Revo Progreso", (from Siguatepeque) "Revo Sigua". All of the "bandas" hang "mantas" or huge pieces of cloth saying their banda's name inside the stadium. They also hang one with the barra's website and many of Che Guevara. Matches from Motagua against Olimpia it's illegal to hang these mantas because some of the members go to steal them and cause great scandal so police prefer banning this. La Revo don't cause many scandals between other barras bravas in Honduras only with Olimpia's Ultra Fiel. Throughout 2006–07 La Revo had problems with Marathon's Furia Verde but they came to peace under the same belief in all of Honduras. "Por Una Honduras Libre De Chucos" which translates to "For a Honduras free of Dirtbags" (Chucos being Olimpia). Marathon, Real España and Motagua's barra bravas all have a manta with this phrase.

Another of the biggest fan group is named "Macro Azurra" which is supported by the club. They can be easily be spotted in the stadium because they generally always have blue ballons. This group is bigger in the northern territory and is sponsored by the club and by FedExTemplate:Citation needed

There are also two smaller groups one being "Fortaleza Azul" and "JAH" which stands for "Justicia Amor y Humildad" which means "Justice Love and Humbleness". JAH is a religious based fan group which was founded by seven members of the Jehová es Nuestro Pastor church. JAH say that their trips are paid by God.

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Main shirt sponsor
1928–86	Unknown	none
1987–89		Pepsi
1990–92		Castillo Galo
1992–93		TACA
1993–94		Esso Super Oil
1994–95		Banco Ficohsa
1996	Umbro
1997–98	ABA Sport	Pepsi
1999–00	Joma
2001		Imperial
2002–present		Pepsi

Rivalries

Superclásico

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} El Clasico Capitalino (The Capital's Classic) or Superclásico Hondureño (Honduran Super Classic) is played between Motagua and Club Deportivo Olimpia. Their matches are also known as El Clasico Local (The Local Classic) in Tegucigalpa. There is a huge rivalry between the clubs and their fans; (La Ultra Fiel [of Olimpia] and La Revo [of Motagua]).

Clásico de las M's

El Clásico de las M's (The M's Classic) or El Derbi de las M's (The M's Derby), is a derby football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and C.D. Marathón from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras.

Motagua–Real España

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Motagua–Real España derby is not as fierce as the other two already mentioned as these both 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. It is one of the most even all-time series in the league.

Short Lived

One smaller rivalry, which might be called extinct, was against Universidad (also known as UNAH). The club named Universidad, represented the Honduran National Autonomous University in Tegucigalpa, and therefore shared the city with Motagua. This inspired a local derby until UNAH was relocated to Choluteca. UNAH, in various occasions left Motagua out of the play-offs, intensifying the rivalry. This derby can now be called extinct since Universidad were relegated to the Liga de Ascenso. The club was eventually sold to, and renamed, Universidad Pedagogica Nacional-Francisco Morázan (also known as UPNFM) (National Pedagogical University-Francisco Morázan).

Honours

Motagua is the second most successful club in Honduras having won 19 domestic leagues since the inauguration of the Honduran Liga Nacional in 1965–66.<ref>www.CICLONHN.com / futmun : Motagua Template:Webarchive</ref>

Domestic

• Honduran Liga Nacional
  • Winners (19): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A, 2006–07 A, 2010–11 C, 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C, 2024–25 A
  • Runners-up (16): 1969–70, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2002–03 C, 2007–08 A, 2009–10 C, 2014–15 C, 2015–16 A, 2017–18 A, 2017–18 C, 2020–21 C, 2022–23 A, 2023–24 A
• Honduran Cup
  • Winners (1): 1968
  • Runners-up (4): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
• Honduran Supercup
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2017
• Amateur era
  • Honduran Amateur League: 1948, 1950–51
  • Francisco Morazán Major League: 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954

International

Continental

• CONCACAF League
  • Runners-up (3): 2018, 2019, 2021

Regional

• UNCAF Interclub Cup
  • Winners (1): 2007

Friendly

• Copa Corona del Rosal (1): 1968
• Copa Burra Rivas (1): 2014
• Copa Amistad Padre Alberto Gauci (1): 2015
• Copa Ciclón (1): 2015

Records

Performance by year

Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1965–66	9th	3–4–11 (14:25)	No play-offs		Not held				Didn't enter
1966–67	9th	5–3–10 (24:31)
1967–68	6th	6–5–7 (22:21)			Not held			Didn't enter
1968–69	Winners	17–5–5 (45:23)			Winners	Not held
1969–70	Runner-up	13–9–5 (38:26)			Not held			First round	Didn't enter
1960s record		44–26–38 (143:126)	0–0–0 (0:0)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1970–71	1st	13–11–3 (43:18)	Winners	0–1–0 (1:1)	Not held			Didn't enter
1971–72	3rd	14–5–8 (37:23)	No play-offs		Not held		Didn't enter	First round	Didn't enter
1972–73	1st	Template:Tooltip			4th	Not held	Didn't enter
1973–74	Winners	13–13–1 (39:15)			Not held
1974–75	1st	18–15–3 (44:19)	Finalist	0–2–2 (1:3)			Didn't enter	Second round	Didn't enter
1975–76	2nd	9–14–4 (27:18)	Template:Tooltip	2–4–1 (5:4)				First round
1976–77	2nd	13–9–5 (27:12)	Finalist	4–2–2 (10:10)				Second round
1977–78	4th	11–8–8 (27:21)	Template:Tooltip	3–4–1 (11:9)			Didn't enter
1978–79	1st	13–12–2 (34:16)	Winners	6–1–3 (17:9)
1979–80	5th	9–9–9 (29:29)	Template:Tooltip	0–0–1 (1:2)			Group stage	Didn't enter
1970s record		113–96–43 (307:171)	15–14–10 (46:38)
All-time record		157–122–81 (450:297)	15–14–10 (46:38)
Combined record		172–136–91 (496:335)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1980–81	6th	6–15–6 (32:31)	Didn't enter		Not held		Didn't enter
1981–82	2nd	15–8–7 (35:25)	Template:Tooltip	4–3–2 (14:8)
1982–83	2nd	9–13–5 (31:28)	Template:Tooltip	2–5–1 (13:7)
1983–84	6th	14–8–14 (36:36)	No play-offs				Didn't enter	First round	Didn't enter
1984–85	5th	11–13–12 (30:33)	Didn't enter				Didn't enter
1985–86	Template:Tooltip	5–9–4 (12:17)	Template:Tooltip	2–2–2 (6:6)	Not held			Didn't enter
1986–87	Template:Tooltip	8–12–7 (27:26)	Template:Tooltip	0–0–1 (3:5)				Intermediate round	Didn't enter
1987–88	Template:Tooltip	9–8–10 (32:37)	Didn't enter					Didn't enter
1988–89	Template:Tooltip	10–12–5 (26:18)	Template:Tooltip	2–4–3 (4:8)
1989–90	Template:Tooltip	9–10–8 (29:23)	Template:Tooltip	2–3–3 (5:8)
1980s record		96–108–78 (290:274)	12–17–12 (45:42)
All-time record		253–230–159 (740:571)	27–31–22 (91:80)
Combined record		280–261–181 (831:651)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1990–91	5th	6–14–7 (26:23)	Finalist	5–4–2 (8:5)	Not held			Didn't enter
1991–92	1st	16–5–6 (38:19)	Winners	1–3–6 (4:14)				First round	Didn't enter
1992–93	5th	10–10–7 (41:34)	Template:Tooltip	2–3–3 (10:13)	Group stage	Not held		Second round
1993–94	4th	7–12–8 (28:27)	Template:Tooltip	2–3–1 (5:4)	Finalist			Second round
1994–95	2nd	15–9–3 (42:21)	Template:Tooltip	0–0–2 (2:6)	Semi-finalist			Didn't enter
1995–96	3rd	11–7–9 (36:28)	Template:Tooltip	3–0–3 (8:8)	2nd	Not held	withdrew	First round	Didn't enter
1996–97	4th	11–9–7 (37:25)	Template:Tooltip	0–1–1 (3:4)	4th		Group stage	Didn't enter
1997–98 A	2nd	10–7–3 (23:17)	Winners	3–2–1 (8:4)	2nd	Didn't enter	Group stage
1997–98 C	2nd	14–4–2 (39:15)	Winners	3–3–0 (11:6)
1998–99	2nd	7–7–4 (24:20)	Semi-finalist	2–0–2 (5:7)	2nd	Winners	Group stage
1999–2000 A	1st	10–7–1 (39:16)	Winners	2–4–0 (6:3)	Not held		Didn't enter
1999–2000 C	3rd	9–7–2 (26:17)	Winners	2–4–0 (8:6)
1990s record		126–98–59 (399:262)	25–27–21 (78:80)
All-time record		379–328–218 (1139:833)	52–58–43 (169:160)
Combined record		431–386–261 (1308:993)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
2000–01 A	2nd	7–8–3 (20:15)	Template:Tooltip	0–1–1 (2:3)	Not held		Group stage	Didn't enter
2000–01 C	7th	2–12–4 (23:27)	Template:Tooltip	0–1–1 (2:3)
2001–02 A	1st	8–8–2 (22:13)	Winners	2–0–2 (7:6)			Didn't enter
2001–02 C	8th	4–7–7 (12:16)	Didn't enter
2002–03 A	5th	7–5–6 (24:23)					3rd	First round	Didn't enter
2002–03 C	4th	8–4–6 (21:16)	Finalist	1–1–2 (5:6)
2003–04 A	5th	7–3–8 (22:22)	Didn't enter				Didn't enter
2003–04 C	5th	6–5–5 (22:20)
2004–05 A	9th	4–6–8 (20:25)
2004–05 C	5th	4–11–3 (18:18)
2005–06 A	10th	3–5–10 (16:26)
2005–06 C	4th	8–5–5 (24:20)	Semi-finalist	1–0–1 (3:3)
2006–07 A	2nd	9–4–5 (27:22)	Winners	2–1–1 (10:4)
2006–07 C	4th	10–1–7 (31:26)	Semi-finalist	0–0–2 (1:4)
2007–08 A	2nd	9–5–4 (28:19)	Finalist	1–2–1 (3:3)			Winners	Quarter-finalist	Didn't enter
2007–08 C	4th	8–3–7 (23:19)	Semi-finalist	0–0–2 (2:7)
2008–09 A	3rd	9–3–6 (24:21)	Semi-finalist	1–0–1 (1:1)	Not held			Didn't enter	First round
2008–09 C	8th	4–7–7 (13:21)	Didn't enter
2009–10 A	2nd	10–5–3 (31:14)	Semi-finalist	1–0–1 (1:2)				Didn't enter
2009–10 C	1st	11–3–4 (28:15)	Finalist	1–2–1 (4:5)
2000s record		138–110–110 (449:398)	10–8–16 (41:47)
All-time record		517–438–328 (1588:1231)	62–66–59 (210:207)
Combined record		579–504–387 (1798:1438)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF / CFU	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
2010–11 A	7th	5–6–7 (21:25)	Didn't enter		Not held			Preliminary round	Didn't enter
2010–11 C	2nd	8–7–3 (25:17)	Winners	2–1–1 (8:6)
2011–12 A	7th	6–4–8 (20:19)	Didn't enter					Group stage
2011–12 C	2nd	7–11–0 (22:10)	Semi-finalist	0–1–1 (0:2)
2012–13 A	3rd	6–8–4 (21:15)	Semi-finalist	2–2–0 (10:6)				Didn't enter
2012–13 C	7th	6–4–8 (27:23)	Didn't enter
2013–14 A	9th	5–6–7 (25:27)
2013–14 C	4th	8–5–5 (20:16)	Template:Tooltip	0–1–1 (1:2)
2014–15 A	3rd	8–4–6 (30:25)	Winners	4–2–0 (8:4)	3rd	Not held
2014–15 C	2nd	11–4–3 (37:21)	Finalist	1–1–2 (4:3)
2015–16 A	2nd	9–5–4 (41:25)	Finalist	0–4–0 (6:6)	Quarter-finalist	abandoned	Not held	Group stage	Didn't enter
2015–16 C	4th	9–3–6 (28:22)	Semi-finalist	1–1–2 (3:3)
2016–17 A	4th	7–7–4 (30:24)	Winners	3–2–1 (7:5)	Round of 64	Didn't enter		Didn't enter
2016–17 C	2nd	9–7–2 (35:21)	Winners	3–1–0 (11:4)
2017–18 A	2nd	9–6–3 (31:21)	Finalist	2–0–2 (5:6)	Not held	Winners	Didn't enter	Round of 16
2017–18 C	2nd	10–4–4 (29:17)	Finalist	0–4–0 (2:2)
2018–19 A	1st	11–4–3 (28:11)	Winners	3–0–1 (6:2)	Round of 64	Didn't enter	Finalist	Didn't enter
2018–19 C	3rd	9–4–5 (29:15)	Winners	3–3–0 (10:4)
2019–20 A	3rd	9–4–5 (26:21)	Template:Tooltip	3–0–1 (10:5)	Not held	Not held	Finalist	Round of 16
2019–20 C	1st	8–3–2 (25:10)	abandoned
2010s record		160–106–89 (550:385)	27–23–12 (91:60)
All-time record		677–544–417 (2138:1616)	89–89–71 (301:267)
Combined record		766–633–488 (2439:1883)
Regular season			Post season		Cup	Supercup	UNCAF / CFU	CONCACAF	CONMEBOL
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
2020–21 A	Template:Tooltip	10–2–2 (33:10)	Template:Tooltip	3–1–2 (9:7)	Not held	Not held	Play-in round	Didn't enter	Didn't enter
2020–21 C	Template:Tooltip	9–4–1 (29:14)	Template:Tooltip	3–1–2 (7:4)
2021–22 A	4th	10–5–3 (37:20)	Semi-finalist	2–1–1 (6:5)	Not held	Not held	Finalist	Round of 16	Didn't enter
2021–22 C	4th	8–4–6 (25:16)	Winners	3–2–1 (8:3)
2022–23 A	2nd	9–5–4 (32:24)	Finalist	1–1–2 (2:4)	Not held	Not held	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist	Didn't enter
2022–23 C	5th	6–7–5 (26:24)	Template:Tooltip	0–1–1 (1:2)
2023–24 A	3rd	8–5–5 (32:22)	Finalist	1–4–1 (8:8)	Not held	Not held	Play-in loss	Didn't enter	Didn't enter
2023–24 C	2nd	9–7–2 (30:15)	Semi-finalist	0–1–1 (6:7)
2024–25 A	2nd	10–4–4 (37:21)	Winners	3–1–0 (5:1)	Not held	Not held	Play-in win	Qualified	Didn't enter
2024–25 C	TBD	0–0–0 (0:0)	TBD	0–0–0 (0:0)
2020s record		79–43–32 (281:166)	16–13–11 (52:41)
All-time record		755–591–446 (2417:1777)	105–102–82 (353:308)
Combined record		860–693–528 (2770:2085)

International performance

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CONCACAF Champions Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1969	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	First round
1971	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5	First round
1974	4	2	1	1	3	4	–1	Second round
1975	2	1	0	1	2	3	–1	First round
1977	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
1983	2	1	0	1	3	4	–1	First round
1986	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	Intermediate round
1991	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	First round
1992	4	1	1	2	3	6	–3	Second round
1993	4	2	0	2	8	3	+5	Second round
1995	2	0	0	2	0	4	–4	First round
2003	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1	First round
2008	2	0	1	1	0	1	–1	Quarter-finalist
2010–11	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1	Preliminary round
2011–12	8	1	0	7	6	16	–10	Group stage
2015–16	4	2	1	1	5	6	–1	Group stage
2018	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	Round of 16
2020	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3	Round of 16
2022	2	0	1	1	0	5	–5	Round of 16
2023	4	0	2	2	1	7	–6	Quarter-finalist
2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualified
TOTALS	58	13	14	31	49	92	–43	—
CONCACAF Central American Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2023	8	3	2	3	12	14	–2	Play-in loss
2024	8	3	4	1	15	10	+5	Play-in win
2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualified
TOTALS	8	3	2	3	12	14	–2	—
CONCACAF League
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2018	8	6	0	2	13	7	+6	Finalist
2019	8	3	4	1	9	4	+5	Finalist
2020	4	0	3	1	5	7	–2	Quarter-finalist
2021	8	3	3	2	12	10	+2	Finalist
2022	6	2	3	1	3	1	+2	Semi-finalist
TOTALS	34	14	13	7	42	29	+13	—
CONCACAF Giants Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2001	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	First round
TOTALS	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	—
UNCAF Interclub Cup
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1999	7	1	4	2	4	6	–2	Group stage
2001	3	0	1	2	1	3	–2	Group stage
2002	6	3	1	2	10	11	–1	Third place
2007	8	7	1	0	15	5	+10	Winners
TOTALS	24	11	7	6	30	25	+5	—
Copa Fraternidad (Unofficial)
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1979	10	2	3	5	10	16	–6	Group stage
TOTALS	10	2	3	5	10	16	–6	—
Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica (Unofficial)
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
1996	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
1997	6	1	4	1	8	8	0	Group stage
1997–98	6	0	5	1	2	3	–1	Group stage
TOTALS	12	1	9	2	10	11	–1	—
Copa Sudamericana
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Finish
2008	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5	First round
TOTALS	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5	—
COMBINED RECORD	150	44	49	57	155	198	–43	—

League records

• As of 2021–22
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All time top scorers

• As of 2024–25 Apertura

No.	Player	Goals
1	Template:Flagicon Rubilio Castillo	113
2	Template:Flagicon Ángel Obando	77
3	Template:Flagicon Amado Guevara	70<ref>Amado cerca de ser el máximo goleador azul Template:Webarchive – La Prensa Template:In lang</ref>
4	Template:Flagicon Roberto Moreira	69
5	Template:Flagicon Óscar Hernández	59
6	Template:Flagicon Luis Reyes	54
7	Template:Flagicon Jairo Martínez	53
8	Template:Flagicon Carlos Discua	52
9	Template:Flagicon Mario Blandón	48
10	Template:Flagicon Geovanny Castro	40

All-time record vs. opponents

Domestic level

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International level

• Updated 30 October 2024

Opponent	First meeting	Last Meeting	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon Águila	23 Oct 2024	30 Oct 2024	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Template:Flagicon Alajuelense	25 Apr 1992	31 Aug 2023	7	0	1	6	6	21	−15
Template:Flagicon Alianza	2 Mar 1979	4 Nov 2020	7	1	5	1	10	8	+2
Template:Flagicon América	5 Aug 2015	20 Oct 2015	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4
Template:Flagicon Árabe Unido	18 Dec 2002	18 Dec 2002	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Template:Flagicon Arsenal	19 Aug 2008	4 Sep 2008	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
Template:Flagicon Atlanta United FC	18 Feb 2020	25 Feb 2020	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3
Template:Flagicon Atlético Marte	4 May 1986	18 May 1986	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
Template:Flagicon Aurora	25 Feb 1979	20 Nov 1997	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3
Template:Flagicon Belmopan Bandits	31 Jul 2018	7 Aug 2018	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Template:Flagicon Cartaginés	5 May 1974	19 May 1974	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Template:Flagicon Cibao	17 Aug 2022	24 Aug 2022	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Template:Flagicon Comunicaciones	27 Jul 1986	14 Dec 2021	18	4	10	4	20	23	–3
Template:Flagicon Diriangén	30 Jul 2024	30 Jul 2024	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
Template:Flagicon Forge	24 Nov 2021	1 Dec 2021	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Template:Flagicon Herediano	4 May 1975	2 Oct 2024	7	2	3	2	7	9	−2
Template:Flagicon Independiente	23 Sep 2023	3 Oct 2023	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Template:Flagicon Juventus	26 Jun 1993	18 Jul 1999	4	2	2	0	9	2	+7
Template:Flagicon LA Galaxy	16 Mar 2003	20 Oct 2011	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4
Template:Flagicon Luis Ángel Firpo	24 Feb 1999	25 Jul 1999	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Template:Flagicon Managua	20 Aug 2019	27 Aug 2019	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Template:Flagicon Marathón	1 Nov 2002	2 Nov 2021	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Template:Flagicon Morelia	25 Aug 2011	22 Sep 2011	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Template:Flagicon Municipal	21 Jun 1974	4 Aug 2011	10	4	2	4	11	11	0
Template:Flagicon NY Pancyprian-Freedoms	10 Apr 1983	26 Apr 1983	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Template:Flagicon Olancho	17 Aug 2023	17 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Template:Flagicon Olimpia	11 Feb 1979	11 Oct 2022	5	1	2	2	2	4	–2
Template:Flagicon Pachuca	11 Mar 2008	16 Mar 2023	4	0	3	1	1	2	−1
Template:Flagicon Pembroke Hamilton	31 Aug 1986	6 Sep 1986	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2
Template:Flagicon Portmore United	23 Aug 2018	30 Aug 2018	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3
Template:Flagicon Real España	29 Nov 1997	29 Nov 1997	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Template:Flagicon Real Estelí	7 Aug 2007	9 Dec 2020	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4
Template:Flagicon San Francisco	18 Sep 2007	6 Aug 2024	3	3	0	0	5	2	+3
Template:Flagicon Santiagueño	4 Mar 1979	1 Apr 1979	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
Template:Flagicon Saprissa	25 Apr 1969	1 Nov 2023	19	1	7	11	9	31	−22
Template:Flagicon Seattle Sounders FC	17 Feb 2022	24 Feb 2022	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5
Template:Flagicon Sporting San Miguelito	9 Aug 2023	9 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Template:Flagicon Tauro	17 Aug 2001	13 Aug 2024	7	3	2	2	9	5	+4
Template:Flagicon Tijuana	21 Feb 2018	27 Feb 2018	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Template:Flagicon Toronto	27 Jul 2010	3 Aug 2010	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Template:Flagicon UANL	5 Apr 2023	13 Apr 2023	2	0	0	2	0	6	–6
Template:Flagicon Universitario	23 Sep 2021	30 Sep 2021	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Template:Flagicon Verdes	2 Aug 2023	2 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
Template:Flagicon Walter Ferretti	27 Aug 2015	24 Sep 2015	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Template:Flagicon Waterhouse	25 Sep 2019	2 Oct 2019	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Totals			158	47	53	58	170	208	–38

• Friendly matches not included.
• Games decided by penalty shootout are counted as ties.

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Squad

First-team squad

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Reserve team

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On loan

Retired numbers

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16 – Template:Flagicon Edy Vásquez, retired for 2 years (2007–09) in memorian of Edy Vásquez's death.

20 – Template:Flagicon Amado Guevara, retired.

Former presidents

Marco Antonio Rosa Edgardo Zúniga Manuel Cáceres Celestino Cáceres Gonzalo Carías César Romero Antonio Urquía Juda Guzmán Silverio Henríquez Lurio Martínez Carlos Arriaga Carlos Amador Carlos Cruz Mario Rivera López Joaquín González Octasiano Valerio Horacio Fortín

Saturnino Vidaurreta Heriberto Gómez Tulio Bueso Fausto Flores Gustavo Adolfo Alvarado Pedro Atala Simón Salvador Lamas Juan Ángel Arias Cristóbal Simón Francisco Zepeda Leónidas Rosa Bautista Jorge Abudoj Eduardo Atala Marco Tulio Gutiérrez Javier Atala Pedro Atala Julio Gutiérrez (current)

Former managers

• Template:Flagicon Horacio Brummer (1964)
• Template:Flagicon Ernesto Henríquez (1965)
• Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Godoy (1966–67, 1969)
• Template:Flagicon Juan Colechio (1968)
• Template:Flagicon José Herrera (1969)
• Template:Flagicon Carlos Padilla (1970–74)
• Template:Flagicon Ángel Rodríguez (1976)
• Template:Flagicon Hermes Romero (1977)
• Template:Flagicon Néstor Matamala (1978)
• Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Godoy (1980)
• Template:Flagicon José Materas (1981)
• Template:Flagicon Carlos Padilla (1982, 1983–90)
• Template:Flagicon Óscar Nolasco (1985)
• Template:Flagicon Rubén Guifarro (1985–87)
• Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Zelaya (1987)
• Template:Flagicon Carlos Jurado (1990)
• Template:Flagicon Ángel Rodríguez (1991–93)
• Template:Flagicon Roberto Abruzzesse (1993)
• Template:Flagicon Ramón Maradiaga (1993–95)
• Template:Flagicon Carlos Jurado (1995–96)
• Template:Flagicon Ernesto Luzardo (1996)
• Template:Flagicon Ramón Maradiaga (1997–99)
• Template:Flagicon José Treviño (1999–00)
• Template:Flagicon Luis "Chito" Reyes (2000)
• Template:Flagicon Óscar Benítez (2000–01)
• Template:Flagicon Óscar "Cocli" Salgado (2001)
• Template:Flagicon Julio González (2001)
• Template:Flagicon Gilberto Yearwood (2001–02)
• Template:Flagicon Alejandro Domínguez (2003)
• Template:Flagicon Hernaín Arzú (2003)
• Template:Flagicon Flavio Ortega (2004)
• Template:Flagicon Edwin Pavón (2005)
• Template:Flagicon Javier Padilla (2005)
• Template:Flagicon Germán Cornejo (2005)
• Template:Flagicon Ramón Maradiaga (2006–07)
• Template:Flagicon Jorge Pineda (2008)
• Template:Flagicon Reynaldo Clavasquín (2008)
• Template:Flagicon Jaime de la Pava (2008–09)
• Template:Flagicon Juan Castillo (2009)
• Template:Flagicon Ramón Maradiaga (July 2009 – Sept 11)
• Template:Flagicon Luis "Chito" Reyes (2011)
• Template:Flagicon José Treviño (Sept 2011–12)
• Template:Flagicon Reynaldo Clavasquín (2012–13)
• Template:Flagicon Juan Castillo (2013)
• Template:Flagicon Risto Vidaković (2013)
• Template:Flagicon Milton Reyes (2013)
• Template:Flagicon Diego Vásquez (2014– February 2022)
• Template:Flagicon César "Nene" Obando (February 2022- March 2022)
• Template:Flagicon Hernán "La Tota" Medina (March 2022- 2023)
• Template:Flagicon Ninrol Medina (2023)
• Template:Flagicon César Vigevani (September 2023 - 'Present')

Notable former players

See also Category:F.C. Motagua players

External links

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• LaRevo1928 – official supporters' site (archived)