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1968–69 C.D. Motagua season

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Motagua
1968–69 season
ChairmanPedro Atala Simón
ManagerJuan Colecchio
Américo Brunner
Rodolfo Godoy
LeagueWinner
CupWinner
Top goalscorerAbrussezze (16)
All statistics correct as of 25 September 2011.

The 1968–69 C.D. Motagua season was F.C. Motagua's 4th season in the Honduran Liga Nacional and the 18th overall. Motagua was able to achieve both domestic League and Cup, thus becoming the first Honduran club to win a double.

League

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After three season of poor performance, the club strengthened its squad with well talented Brazilian players, one of them being Roberto Abrussezze who finished top goal-scorer at the end of the season. On 9 March 1969, Motagua secured its first ever professional national championship in the 1–1 draw against all-time archrivals C.D. Olimpia; that result made them unreachable in the standings.[1]

Squad

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  • All data is updated prior the beginning of the season.
No. Pos. Player DoB Caps Goals
1 GK Nicaragua Salvador Dubois (1935-08-16)16 August 1935 (aged 32) 0
2 DF Honduras Lenard Welsh (1935-11-13)13 November 1935 (aged 32)
3 DF Honduras Marco Banegas
4 DF Honduras Elio Banegas
5 DF Honduras Roberto Jerez
6 FW Brazil Abrussezze (1948-03-29)29 March 1948 (aged 20)
7 FW Brazil Geraldo Baptista
8 MF Honduras Pedro Colón
9 Honduras Fermín Navarro
10 FW Honduras Óscar Hernández (1950-06-10)10 June 1950 (aged 17)
11 DF Honduras Nelson Benavídez
12 Honduras Julio Meza
13 DF Honduras Alfonso Navarro
14 Brazil Yaponá de Souza 0 0
15 FW Brazil Pedro da Silva 0 0
16 Honduras Jesús Castillo
17 MF Honduras Rubén Guifarro (1946-10-15)15 October 1946 (aged 21)
18 FW Honduras Mario Blandón 0 0
19 Rino Fanconi
20 Honduras Mariano Godoy
21 Honduras Juan Ramos
22 Honduras Marco González
23 Brazil Linauro di Paula 0 0

Transfer in

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No. Pos. Player Moving from
7 FW Brazil Geraldo Baptista
14 Brazil Yaponá de Souza
15 FW Brazil Pedro da Silva
18 FW Honduras Mario Blandón none
23 FW Brazil Linauro di Paula

Transfer out

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua[a] (C) 27 17 5 5 45 23 +22 39 Qualified to the 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Olimpia[b] 27 14 8 5 45 20 +25 36
3 Platense 27 15 6 6 40 21 +19 36
4 Atlético Indio 27 12 10 5 34 24 +10 34
5 España 27 9 7 11 37 30 +7 25
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Motagua champions as regular season winner.
  2. ^ Olimpia runner-up as finishing second.

Matches

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Friendlies

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13 October 1968 Friendly Motagua Honduras 1–1 Mexico Guadalajara Tegucigalpa
CST Hernández 1' 22' (o.g.) de Souza Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
17 October 1968 Friendly Motagua Honduras 0–0 Mexico León Tegucigalpa
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Regular season

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Some matches missing, will include when available.
18 August 1968 Round ? Victoria 0–3 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
CST Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
9 March 1969 Round ? Motagua 1–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Abrussezze Report Gómez Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Tomás Álvarez
Starting XI

Cup

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The 1968 Honduran Cup was the first knock-out tournament played in Honduran football, Motagua were seeded in Group A along Atlético Indio, C.D. Atlético Español, C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Victoria from which they advanced to the semifinals; once there, they faced Atlético Indio who defeated 1–0. On 22 December 1968, Motagua captured its first official cup by overcoming C.D. España on penalty shoot-outs in the final match at Estadio General Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula.

Matches

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Group A

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Semifinal

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ Motagua.com – Historia – Parte 1 Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine – 19 February 2008
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