2007–08 C.D. Motagua season
In the 2007–08 season Motagua won their first international trophy in the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, and were the league's runner-up in the Apertura tournament being beaten by C.D. Marathón. They were the only team to beat C.D. Victoria, doing so twice. In the Clausura tournament they reached the Semifinals.[1] They also competed in the last CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
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Chairman | Pedro Atala | ||
Manager | Maradiaga, Pineda, and Clavasquín | ||
Apertura | Runner–up | ||
Clausura | 4th | ||
UNCAF Interclub Cup | Winners | ||
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Nascimento (10) All: Nascimento (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 35,000~ | ||
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Squad
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No. | Pos. | Player name | Date of birth and age |
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1 | GK | Ricardo Canales | 30 May 1982 (aged 25) |
2 | DF | Steven Morris | 14 April 1986 (aged 21) |
3 | DF | Javier Martínez | 6 December 1971 (aged 35) |
4 | DF | Roy Posas | 14 March 1984 (aged 23) |
5 | DF | Milton Reyes | 2 May 1974 (aged 33) |
6 | DF | Óscar Bernárdez | 30 December 1983 (aged 23) |
7 | MF | Steven Bryce | 16 August 1977 (aged 29) |
8 | MF | Miguel Castillo | 30 September 1983 (aged 23) |
9 | FW | Jairo Martínez | 14 May 1978 (aged 29) |
10 | FW | Jocimar Nascimento | 18 January 1979 (aged 28) |
11 | FW | Óscar Torlacoff | 22 December 1973 (aged 33) |
12 | MF | Rubén Matamoros | 19 August 1982 (aged 24) |
13 | MF | José Grant | 8 April 1983 (aged 24) |
14 | MF | Luis Guzmán | 19 December 1980 (aged 26) |
15 | MF | Walter López | 1 September 1977 (aged 29) |
17 | MF | Fernando Castillo | 11 December 1984 (aged 22) |
19 | DF | Osman Chávez | 29 July 1984 (aged 22) |
20 | MF | Amado Guevara | 2 May 1976 (aged 31) |
21 | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | 10 May 1986 (aged 21) |
22 | GK | Donaldo Morales | 13 October 1982 (aged 24) |
23 | FW | Pedro Santana | 8 February 1973 (aged 34) |
24 | DF | Víctor Bernárdez | 24 May 1982 (aged 25) |
25 | GK | Rony García | 13 November 1982 (aged 24) |
26 | DF | David Molina | 14 March 1988 (aged 19) |
27 | FW | Jefferson Bernárdez | 27 March 1987 (aged 20) |
28 | DF | Óscar García | 10 January 1980 (aged 27) |
29 | FW | José Rivera | 11 July 1988 (aged 18) |
30 | MF | Rubén Rivera | 18 May 1987 (aged 20) |
31 | FW | Luis Rodas | 3 January 1985 (aged 22) |
32 | MF | Jorge Claros | 8 January 1986 (aged 21) |
33 | DF | Marlon Cruz | – |
34 | DF | Aarón Bardales | 3 December 1985 (aged 21) |
35 | FW | José Valladares | 16 July 1989 (aged 17) |
36 | MF | Kevin Osorio | 12 July 1987 (aged 19) |
Apertura
Motagua played its first official game of the season at home with a 2–0 victory over Atlético Olanchano.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marathón | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 35 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 32 | |
3 | Victoria | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 31 | |
4 | Olimpia | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 27 | |
5 | Deportes Savio | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 22 |
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Regular season
12 August 2007 Round 1 | Motagua | 2–0 | Atlético Olanchano | Tegucigalpa |
Nascimento Guevara |
Attendance: 3,460 |
26 August 2007 Round 3 | Motagua | 1–0 | Deportes Savio | Tegucigalpa |
Rodas 57' | Attendance: 3,026 |
2 September 2007 Round 5 | Motagua | 4–1 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Castillo 1' Rodas 23' Guevara 66' Bernárdez 77' |
Martínez 53' | Attendance: 5,541 |
4 October 2007 Round 6 | Olimpia | 1–2 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
19:30 | Núñez 24' | López 7' Nascimento 73' |
Attendance: 17,799 |
15 September 2007 Round 7 | Motagua | 2–4 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
19:30 | Rodas 10' Guevara 23' |
Peña 1' Fretes 44' Ferreira 60' 87' |
Attendance: 5,651 |
23 September 2007 Round 8 | Platense | 3–2 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés |
15:00 | dos Santos 24' 75' Zelaya 85' |
Santana 52' Rodas 70' |
Attendance: 2,081 |
1 October 2007 Round 9 | Victoria | 2–2 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
Solís 89' 90+3' | Nascimento 16' Matamoros 84' |
Attendance: 5,020 |
7 October 2007 Round 10 | Atlético Olanchano | 1–2 | Motagua | Catacamas |
Salinas 15' | Torlacoff 25' Nascimento 74' |
Attendance: 3,082 |
16 October 2007 Round 11 | Motagua | 1–1 | Hispano | Tegucigalpa |
Rodas 6' | Güity 40' | Attendance: 1,675 |
20 October 2007 Round 12 | Deportes Savio | 1–1 | Motagua | Santa Rosa de Copán |
Róchez 60' | Santana 44' | Attendance: 3,850 |
27 October 2007 Round 13 | Motagua | 2–0 | Vida | Tegucigalpa |
19:30 | Torlacoff 3' 4' | Attendance: 1,737 |
7 November 2007 Round 14 | Marathón | 1–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
19:30 | Brown 23' | Attendance: 4,603 |
4 November 2007 Round 15 | Motagua | 0–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Attendance: 15,950 |
10 November 2007 Round 16 | Real España | 1–2 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
19:30 | Valladares 58' | Martínez 70' Nascimento 78' |
Attendance: 1,945 |
18 November 2007 Round 17 | Motagua | 3–1 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Martínez 44' Bryce 61' Santana 82' |
dos Santos 3' | Attendance: 2,050 |
25 November 2007 Round 18 | Motagua | 1–0 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Nascimento 72' | Attendance: 5,014 |
Semifinals
1 December 2007 1st leg | Victoria | 1–1 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
19:30 | Rosales 20' | Guevara 2' | Attendance: 9,634 Referee: José Molina |
9 December 2007 2nd leg | Motagua | 2–0 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Rodas 42' Guevara 75' |
Attendance: 11,899 Referee: Ricardo Zelaya |
- Motagua won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
16 December 2007 1st leg | Motagua | 0–0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Attendance: 16,042 Referee: José Molina |
22 December 2007 2nd leg | Marathón | 2–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
19:30 | Brown 1' Scott 78' |
Attendance: 26,596 Referee: Ricardo Zelaya |
- Motagua lost 0–2 on aggregate.
Clausura
Motagua reached the semifinals. The team had to play some of their home games at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco in Danlí due to major repairs to the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino for the 2010 World Cup qualification.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Marathón | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 30 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
3 | Real España | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 | |
4 | Motagua | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | |
5 | Hispano | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 26 | |
6 | Victoria | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
Matches by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Regular season
13 January 2008 Round 1 | Motagua | 2–0 | Atlético Olanchano | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Torlacoff 64' Rodas 90+4' |
Attendance: 1,909 |
20 January 2008 Round 2 | Motagua | 2–0 | Hispano | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Bernárdez 2' Nascimento 74' |
Attendance: 2,529 |
27 January 2008 Round 3 | Olimpia | 0–1 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Nascimento 54' | Attendance: 11,934 |
30 January 2008 Round 4 | Motagua | 1–1 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
19:30 | Nascimento 89' | Morán 30' | Attendance: 2,441 |
2 February 2008 Round 5 | Marathón | 2–1 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
19:30 | de Vasconselos 68' Ferreira 90+2' |
Nascimento 50' | Attendance: 2,475 |
10 February 2008 Round 6 | Deportes Savio | 0–0 | Motagua | Santa Rosa de Copán |
Attendance: 4,033 |
17 February 2008 Round 7 | Motagua | 2–1 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Torlacoff 73' Rodas 79' |
Caetano 87' | Attendance: 4,473 |
23 February 2008 Round 8 | Vida | 2–1 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
19:30 | Hernández 12' Cardozo 87' |
Nascimento 90+1' | Attendance: 3,347 |
2 March 2008 Round 9 | Platense | 1–0 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés |
15:00 | dos Santos 58' | Attendance: 3,793 |
8 March 2008 Round 10 | Atlético Olanchano | 1–0 | Motagua | Catacamas |
Marín 78' | Attendance: 3,574 |
16 March 2008 Round 12 | Motagua | 2–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Torlacoff 27' Bernárdez 65' |
Velásquez 32' | Attendance: 15,627 |
6 April 2008 Round 14 | Motagua | 3–3 | Marathón | Danlí |
16:00 | Guevara 36' Izaguirre 76' Torlacoff 90' |
Furtado 47' Mayorquín 59' da Silva 71' |
Attendance: 4,716 |
13 April 2008 Round 15 | Motagua | 2–0 | Deportes Savio | Danlí |
Castillo 16' Nascimento 56' |
19 April 2008 Round 16 | Real España | 2–1 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
19:30 | Pavón 32' 81' | Nascimento 16' |
27 April 2008 Round 17 | Motagua | 2–0 | Vida | Danlí |
15:00 | Nascimento Castillo |
Attendance: 2,099 |
Semifinals
7 May 2008 1st leg | Motagua | 1–4 | Olimpia | Danlí |
15:00 | Matamoros 47' | Bruschi 21' Thomas 49' R. Núñez 54' M. Núñez 76' |
Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Mario Moncada |
10 May 2008 2nd leg | Olimpia | 3–1 | Motagua | Comayagua |
19:00 | Turcios 19' Bruschi 42' Velásquez 62' |
Nacimento 37' | Referee: Beningno Pineda |
- Motagua lost 2–7 on aggregate.
2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup
As champions in the 2006–07 Apertura season, F.C. Motagua had the right to participate in the Central American club championship in 2007. Under the management of DT Ramón Maradiaga, the team achieved a record 7 wins and 1 drawn in a total of 8 games, and won their first international trophy.[2]
First round
7 August 2007 1st leg | Real Estelí | 0–2 | Motagua | Estelí |
Matamoros 8' Nascimento 76' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gerald Henry (BLZ) |
16 August 2007 2nd leg | Motagua | 3–1 | Real Estelí | Tegucigalpa |
Castillo 30' Torlacoff 45' Rodas 54' |
Vega 86' | Attendance: 3,254 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV) |
- Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
18 September 2007 1st leg | Motagua | 1–0 | San Francisco | Tegucigalpa |
Bryce 32' | Attendance: 2,515 Referee: Walter López (GUA) |
26 September 2007 2nd leg | San Francisco | 0–1 | Motagua | La Chorrera |
Rodas 85' | Referee: Alexandro Jiménez (CRC) |
- Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
23 October 2007 1st leg | Municipal | 1–3 | Motagua | Guatemala City |
Ponciano 56' | Guevara 27' 86' Nascimento 73' |
Referee: Alexandro Jiménez (CRC) |
30 October 2007 2nd leg | Motagua | 3–2 | Municipal | Tegucigalpa |
Nascimento 10' Chávez 41' Bernárdez 65' |
Ramírez 11' Romero 36' |
Attendance: 6,784 Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN) |
- Motagua won 6–3 on aggregate.
Final
28 November 2007 1st leg | Saprissa | 1–1 | Motagua | San José |
Alpízar 8' | García 49' | Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA) |
5 December 2007 1st leg | Motagua | 1–0 | Saprissa | Tegucigalpa |
Nascimento 60' | Attendance: 34,254 Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV) |
- Motagua won 2–1 on aggregate.
2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
After winning the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, F.C. Motagua obtained one of the three Central American tickets to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. On 17 December 2008 CONCACAF announced the pairs for the Quarterfinals, leaving Motagua in the bracket against reigning champions C.F. Pachuca.[3]
Quarterfinals
11 March 2008 1st leg | Motagua | 0–0 | Pachuca | Tegucigalpa |
Attendance: 35,846 Referee: Elmar Rodas (GUA) |
19 March 2008 2nd leg | Pachuca | 1–0 | Motagua | Pachuca |
Montes 43' | Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
- Motagua lost 0–1 on aggregate.
References
- RSSSF.com – Honduras 2007/08
- RSSSF.com–Central American Club Competitions 2007/08
- "CONCACAF.com–2008 Champions' Cup". Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2010-06-15.