2024–25 F.C. Motagua season

Motagua
2024–25 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Manager	Diego Vásquez
Stadium	Estadio Nacional
Apertura	Semifinalist
Clausura	TBD
CONCACAF Central American Cup	Play-in win
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round one
Top goalscorer	League: Auzmendi (11); All: Auzmendi (15)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 12 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season will be F.C. Motagua's 78th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Overview

The club will try to improve their 2023–24 season where they finished title-less. On 30 October 2024, F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup after defeating C.D. Águila in the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup Play-in round,^[1] thus becoming the only Honduran team to obtain such achievement.

Kits

The 2024–25 home, away and third kits were published on 25 June.

Manufacturer		Main sponsor
Joma		Pepsi
Home	Away	Alternative	Goalkeeper

Players

Transfers in

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Jhen Portillo	21 May 2024	Vida^[2]
Óscar Padilla	22 May 2024	Génesis^[3]
Sebastián Cardozo	9 August 2024	Progreso

Transfers out

Player	Released date	Moving to
Marcelo Pereira	13 June 2024	Cartaginés
Kevin Álvarez	26 June 2024	UPNFM
Juan Delgado	27 June 2024	Olancho
Wesly Decas	15 August 2024	Hapoel Ra'anana

Squad

As of 12 December 2024

Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 23/24	24/25	Total	< 23/24	24/25	Total
2	DF	Sebastián Cardozo	(1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 28)	0	12	12	0	0	0
3	DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 26)	77	7	84	5	0	5
4	MF	Luis Vega	(2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 22)	24	13	37	3	1	4
5	MF	Óscar Padilla	(1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 31)	0	5	5	0	0	0
6	DF	Ricky Zapata	(1997-11-23)23 November 1997 (aged 26)	26	12	38	0	1	1
7	MF	Jorge Serrano	(1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 26)	17	15	32	1	2	3
8	MF	Walter Martínez	(1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 33)	237	13	250	23	0	23
9	FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 32)	188	15	203	105	8	113
10	MF	Yeison Mejía	(1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 26)	35	15	50	7	1	8
11	FW	Agustín Auzmendi	(1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 27)	41	17	58	26	11	37
12	MF	Raúl Santos	(1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 31)	202	13	215	7	0	7
14	MF	Carlos Argueta	(1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 25)	38	12	50	3	1	4
15	MF	Edwin Maldonado	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 30)	41	9	50	0	0	0
16	MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 31)	242	11	253	4	0	4
17	DF	Jhen Portillo	(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 21)	0	15	15	0	0	0
19	GK	Jonathan Rougier	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 36)	235	6	241	1	0	1
21	MF	Rodrigo Gómez	(1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 31)	17	16	33	1	2	3
22	FW	Edwin Munguía	(2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18)	1	1	2	0	0	0
24	FW	Antony García	(2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 19)	7	0	7	0	0	0
25	GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 33)	142	13	155	0	0	0
26	MF	Denis Meléndez	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 28)	26	14	40	1	1	2
29	FW	Rodrigo Auzmendi	(2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 23)	7	15	22	1	7	8
32	MF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 22)	83	7	90	3	0	3
33	FW	Emilio Izaguirre	(2008-09-22)22 September 2008 (aged 15)	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	Giancarlos Sacaza	(2004-01-18)18 January 2004 (aged 20)	3	4	7	0	0	0
35	DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 26)	125	14	139	5	0	5
38	FW	Mathías Vásquez	(2006-12-15)15 December 2006 (aged 17)	1	1	2	1	0	1
42	MF	Jonathan Argueta	—	0	9	9	0	1	1
47	–	Santos Sambulá	(2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 19)	1	0	1	0	0	0
50	FW	Aaron Barrios	(2004-10-19)19 October 2004 (aged 19)	13	0	13	0	0	0
51	MF	Jordan García	(2006-03-31)31 March 2006 (aged 18)	1	0	1	0	0	0
60	GK	Daniel Paguada	(2005-10-10)10 October 2005 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	Carlos Mejía	(2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 24)	96	16	112	10	2	12
Manager		Diego Vásquez	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 52)	26 November 2023 –

Goalkeeper's action

As of 12 December 2024

Goalkeeper	Years evaluated	Games	Goals	Per.
Jonathan Rougier	2017–present	241	242	1.004
Marlon Licona	2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present	155	170	1.097

International caps

As of 19 November 2024

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2024–25 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player	Team	Event	Caps	Goals
Rubilio Castillo	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	2	0
Cristopher Meléndez	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	3	0
Raúl Santos	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	3	0
Luis Vega	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	6	0
Daniel Paguada	U-20	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	3	0
Mathías Vásquez	U-20	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	3	1

Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies

7 July 2024 Friendly	Motagua	3–0	Municipal	New Orleans, United States
20:00	Castillo 34' Auzmendi 55' Mejía 88'			Stadium: Behrman Stadium Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 72' 14 – Argueta 72' 21 – Gómez 72' 27 – Meléndez Substitutes 33 – Castellanos 72' 8 – Martínez 72' 32 – Núñez 72'

12 July 2024 Friendly	Horizon	1–2	Motagua	Houston, United States
20:00	García		21' Auzmendi 36' Mejía	Stadium: Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium Referee: Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 8 – Martínez 65' 9 – Castillo 10 – Mejía 65' 11 – Auzmendi 16 – Mejía 65' 32 – Núñez 65' 33 – Castellanos 65' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 7 – Serrano 65' 12 – Santos 65' 14 – Argueta 65' 21 – Gómez 65' 3 – Meléndez 65'

14 July 2024 Friendly	Miami United	2–4	Motagua	Hialeah, United States
17:30 EST	43' Valdés 83'		12' (pen.) 29' Castillo 45+2' Meléndez 58' Auzmendi	Stadium: Milander Park Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 65' 7 – Serrano 65' 9 – Castillo 63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 63' 14 – Argueta 21 – Gómez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 15 – Maldonado 63' 10 – Mejía 63' 32 – Núñez 65' 16 – Mejía 65'

16 July 2024 Friendly	Comunicaciones	1–1	Motagua	Hartford, United States
17:00 EST	Gordillo 25'		Auzmendi 41' Castillo	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 21 – Gómez 35 – Meléndez
Note: The game was suspended at the 58' minute due to an electric storm and was not resumed.

Apertura

26 July 2024 Week 1	Motagua	4–2	UPNFM	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Auzmendi 24' 49' 69' Auzmendi 87'	Report	45+1' Padilla 85' Peña	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 69' 9 – Castillo 79' 11 – Auzmendi 79' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 85' 16 – Castellanos 21 – Gómez 85' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 26 – Meléndez 69' 29 – Auzmendi 79' 10 – Mejía 79' 32 – Núñez 85' 42 – Argueta 85'
Note: Forward Agustín Auzmendi scored his third league hat-trick. Youngster Jonathan Argueta made his professional debut wearing jersey #42.

3 August 2024 Week 2	Real España	1–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:15	Benavídez 45+5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 5 – Padilla 46' 9 – Castillo 64' 11 – Auzmendi 14 – Argueta 73' 15 – Maldonado 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez 73' 26 – Meléndez 46' 34 – Sacaza 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 10 – Mejía 46' 77 – Mejía 46' 8 – Martínez 64' 32 – Núñez 73' 7 – Serrano 73'
Note: Óscar Padilla and Jhen Portillo made their league debuts wearing jerseys #5 and #17 respectively.

10 August 2024 Week 3	Motagua	3–1	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Auzmendi 20' (pen.) Mejía 55' Argueta 69'	Report	90+6' Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 500 Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla 8 – Martínez 75' 10 – Mejía 70' 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 26 – Meléndez 70' 29 – Auzmendi 75' 34 – Sacaza 77 – Mejía 66' Substitutes 14 – Argueta 66' 16 – Castellanos 70' 11 – Auzmendi 70' 42 – Argueta 75' 9 – Castillo 75'

18 August 2024 Week 4	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
17:15	Rodríguez 57'	Report	43' Vega Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla 9 – Castillo 67' 10 – Mejía 63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez 63' 26 – Meléndez 81' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 7 – Serrano 63' 8 – Martínez 63' 29 – Auzmendi 67' 16 – Castellanos 81'

24 August 2024 Week 5	Olancho	0–0	Motagua	Juticalpa
17:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marvin Ortiz Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla 7 – Serrano 60' 8 – Martínez 78' 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez 46' 26 – Meléndez 29 – Auzmendi 60' Substitutes 10 – Mejía 46' 9 – Castillo 60' 11 – Auzmendi 60' 77 – Mejía 78'
Note: Defender Sebastián Cardozo made his league debut wearing jersey #2.

1 September 2024 Week 6	Motagua	0–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
17:00		Report	35' Tejeda	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Luís Mejía Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 5 – Padilla 8 – Martínez 46' 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi 76' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 64' 17 – Portillo 46' 26 – Meléndez 46' Substitutes 21 – Gómez 46' 6 – Zapata 46' 10 – Mejía 46' 7 – Serrano 64' 29 – Auzmendi 76'

14 September 2024 Week 7	Génesis	0–3	Motagua	Comayagua
17:15		Report	54' Gómez 87' Castillo 90+3' Zapata	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 73' 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 64' 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 73' 14 – Argueta 64' 16 – Castellanos 82' 21 – Gómez 77 – Mejía Substitutes 12 – Santos 64' 26 – Meléndez 64' 4 – Vega 73' 9 – Castillo 73' 15 – Maldonado 82'
Note: Defender Ricky Zapata scored his first league goal for the club. Midfielder Carlos Mejía reached 100 league appearances with the club.

18 September 2024 Week 8	Motagua	3–0	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa
17:15	Castillo 27' Auzmendi 59' (pen.) 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Yony Sánchez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 9 – Castillo 80' 10 – Mejía 63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 63' 21 – Gómez 76' 35 – Meléndez 42 – Argueta 77 – Mejía Substitutes 8 – Martínez 63' 32 – Núñez 63' 7 – Serrano 76' 29 – Auzmendi 80'

22 September 2024 Week 9	Victoria	1–3	Motagua	La Ceiba
15:00	Güitty 54'	Report	44' Meléndez 69' Mejía 90' Serrano	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luís Mejía Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 7 – Serrano 8 – Martínez 73' 14 – Argueta 65' 16 – Castellanos 73' 17 – Portillo 56' 26 – Meléndez 29 – Auzmendi 65' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 6 – Zapata 56' 9 – Castillo 65' 77 – Mejía 65' 21 – Gómez 73' 15 – Maldonado 73'

28 September 2024 Week 10	UPNFM	0–2	Motagua	Choluteca
17:15		Report	24' Argueta 36' Serrano	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Selvin Brown Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez 46' 4 – Vega 7 – Serrano 65' 8 – Martínez 73' 16 – Castellanos 73' 17 – Portillo 29 – Auzmendi 32 – Núñez 42 – Argueta 77 – Mejía 65' Substitutes 34 – Sacaza 46' 10 – Mejía 65' 35 – Meléndez 65' 21 – Gómez 73' 15 – Maldonado 73'
Note: Jonathan Argueta scored his first goal for the club.

6 October 2024 Week 11	Motagua	0–4	Real España	Tegucigalpa
17:00		Report	4' García 30' Velásquez 75' Mejía 79' Bodden	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 7 – Serrano 56' 9 – Castillo 57' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Portillo 66' 21 – Gómez 26 – Meléndez 46' 35 – Meléndez 46' 77 – Mejía Substitutes 11 – Auzmendi 46' 12 – Santos 46' 8 – Martínez 56' 29 – Auzmendi 57' 10 – Mejía 66'
Note: This became the largest home defeat against Real C.D. España in league's history.

19 October 2024 Week 12	Real Sociedad	1–4	Motagua	Tocoa
19:15	Mónico 57'	Report	18' 37' Auzmendi 49' Mejía 80' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Referee: Julio Güity Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 7 – Serrano 65' 8 – Martínez 11 – Auzmendi 65' 15 – Maldonado 17 – Portillo 65' 26 – Meléndez 57' 42 – Argueta 71' 77 – Mejía Substitutes 32 – Núñez 57' 14 – Argueta 65' 29 – Auzmendi 65' 6 – Zapata 65' 35 – Meléndez 71'

26 October 2024 Week 13	Motagua	1–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
19:30	Auzmendi 90'	Report	87' Najar	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 54' 7 – Serrano 79' 11 – Auzmendi 66' 12 – Santos 21 – Gómez 26 – Meléndez 67' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía 79' Substitutes 17 – Portillo 54' 29 – Auzmendi 66' 32 – Núñez 67' 14 – Argueta 79' 10 – Mejía 79'
Note: Carlos Meléndez reached 100 official appearances with the club on all tournaments combined.

3 November 2024 Week 14	Motagua	2–2	Olancho	Tegucigalpa
17:15	Castillo 34' 54'	Report	3' Hernández 63' López	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Melissa Borjas Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 40' 6 – Zapata 9 – Castillo 69' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 16 – Castellanos 17 – Portillo 46' 21 – Gómez 69' 42 – Argueta 46' Substitutes 4 – Vega 40' 15 – Maldonado 46' 35 – Meléndez 46' 11 – Auzmendi 69' 77 – Mejía 69'

6 November 2024 Week 15	Marathón	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:00	Castillo 40' Vega 62'	Report	20' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 67' 9 – Castillo 67' 11 – Auzmendi 15 – Maldonado 67' 21 – Gómez 73' 26 – Meléndez 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía 73' Substitutes 17 – Portillo 67' 29 – Auzmendi 67' 10 – Mejía 67' 14 – Argueta 73' 8 – Martínez 73'
Note: Rubilio Castillo reached 200 league appearances with the club.

10 November 2024 Week 16	Motagua	2–1	Génesis	Tegucigalpa
19:30	Castillo 11' (pen.) 35'	Report	72' (o.g.) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 60 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 46' 9 – Castillo 79' 11 – Auzmendi 73' 15 – Maldonado 16 – Castellanos 21 – Gómez 79' 35 – Meléndez 42 – Argueta 46' Substitutes 17 – Portillo 46' 38 – Vásquez 46' 8 – Martínez 73' 29 – Auzmendi 79' 77 – Mejía 79'

24 November 2024 Week 17	Juticalpa	1–3	Motagua	Juticalpa
15:00	Meléndez 37' (pen.)	Report	64' Auzmendi 75' 86' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 15 Referee: Kelvin Pineda Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 59' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 21 – Gómez 78' 26 – Meléndez 59' 35 – Meléndez 42 – Argueta 46' 77 – Mejía 82' Substitutes 14 – Argueta 46' 10 – Mejía 59' 29 – Auzmendi 59' 15 – Maldonado 78' 32 – Núñez 82'

30 November 2024 Week 18	Motagua	5–2	Victoria	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Castillo 11' Auzmendi 37' 39' Auzmendi 76' (pen.) 90+3'	Report	45' Barrios 63' Blackburn	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Melissa Borjas Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Vega 46' 8 – Martínez 9 – Castillo 63' 10 – Mejía 63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 34 – Sacaza 42 – Argueta 77 – Mejía 85' Substitutes 16 – Castellanos 46' 29 – Auzmendi 63' 7 – Serrano 63' 22 – Munguía 85'
Note: Manager Diego Vásquez reached his 200th league win with the club

12 December 2024 Semifinals	Real España	0–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
19:30		Report	69' Meléndez 86' Gómez	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Selvin Brown Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 75' 7 – Serrano 65' 11 – Auzmendi 75' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 26 – Meléndez 85' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía 85' Substitutes 21 – Gómez 65' 9 – Castillo 75' 17 – Portillo 75' 10 – Mejía 85' 16 – Castellanos 85'

15 December 2024 Semifinals	Motagua	v	Real España	Tegucigalpa
17:00				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Clausura

Week 1

v

CONCACAF Central American Cup

F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup as the third best placed non-champion from the 2023–24 domestic league.^[4] On 30 October, the club obtained a ticket to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup after defeating Salvadorians C.D. Águila in the play-in stage.^[5]

30 July 2024 Group A	Diriangén	2–1	Motagua	Diriamba, Nicaragua
18:00	Cano 10' Copete 89'	Report	63' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén Referee: Jaime Herrera (SLV) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 46' 9 – Castillo 77' 11 – Auzmendi 84' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 58' 16 – Castellanos 21 – Gómez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 10 – Mejía 46' 5 – Padilla 58' 32 – Núñez 77' 29 – Auzmendi 84'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two teams. Defender Luis Vega scored his first international goal. Jorge Serrano, Rodrigo Gómez and Rodrigo Auzmendi made their international debuts. Defender Óscar Padilla made his official debut for the club wearing jersey #5.

6 August 2024 Group A	Motagua	3–2	San Francisco	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00	Auzmendi 16' 89' Santos 37'	Report	3' Clarke 48' Zúniga	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (NCA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 59' 7 – Serrano 77' 9 – Castillo 77' 10 – Mejía 81' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 81' 21 – Gómez 26 – Meléndez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 5 – Padilla 59' 8 – Martínez 77' 29 – Auzmendi 77' 77 – Mejía 81' 17 – Portillo 81'
Note: This was the first encounter between these two teams since 2007. Raúl Santos scored his first international goal for the club. Jhen Portillo made his first international appearance.

13 August 2024 Group A	Motagua	4–1	Tauro	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00	Castillo 45' Mejía 59' 63' Auzmendi 90+2'	Report	81' Velíz	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Víctor Rivas (USA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla 68' 7 – Serrano 77' 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi 71' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 46' 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez 68' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 10 – Mejía 46' 8 – Martínez 68' 16 – Castellanos 68' 29 – Auzmendi 71' 77 – Mejía 77'
Note: This was the first encounter between these two teams since 2022. Striker Rodrigo Auzmendi scored his first international goal.

28 August 2024 Group A	Herediano	1–1	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
20:00	Ruiz 54'	Report	29' (pen.) Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 5 – Padilla 9 – Castillo 68' 10 – Mejía 75' 11 – Auzmendi 84' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 82' 17 – Portillo 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 26 – Meléndez 68' 21 – Gómez 75' 32 – Núñez 82' 29 – Auzmendi 84'
Note: This was be the first encounter between these two teams since 2018. F.C. Motagua finished in second place in the group and advanced to the knockout stage. Defender Sebastián Cardozo made his international debut.

25 September 2024 Quarterfinals	Motagua	2–2	Herediano	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00	Gómez 3' Auzmendi 79'	Report	47' González 90+7' Rubio	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Filiberto Martínez (SLV) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 9 – Castillo 55' 10 – Mejía 76' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez 71' 26 – Meléndez 76' 35 – Meléndez 71' Substitutes 77 – Mejía 55' 8 – Martínez 71' 14 – Argueta 71' 7 – Serrano 76' 29 – Auzmendi 76'

2 October 2024 Quarterfinals	Herediano	0–0	Motagua	Cartago, Costa Rica
20:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich Referee: Fernando Hernández (MEX) Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 67' 7 – Serrano 11 – Auzmendi 76' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 76' 26 – Meléndez 76' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía 67' Substitutes 9 – Castillo 67' 17 – Portillo 67' 29 – Auzmendi 76' 10 – Mejía 76' 21 – Gómez 76'

22 October 2024 Play-in	Motagua	2–0	Águila	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00	Vega 5' Auzmendi 16'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA) Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 74' 11 – Auzmendi 74' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 21 – Gómez 68' 26 – Meléndez 68' 77 – Mejía 79' Substitutes 8 – Martínez 68' 15 – Maldonado 68' 10 – Mejía 74' 9 – Castillo 74' 35 – Meléndez 79'
Note: This was the first official encounter between these two clubs.

30 October 2024 Play-in	Águila	2–2	Motagua	San Salvador, El Salvador
18:00	Rivas 31' Medrano 68'	Report	54' Mejía 64' (pen.) Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Keylor Herrera (CRC) Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 76' 11 – Auzmendi 79' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 46' 26 – Meléndez 68' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía 79' Substitutes 3 – Meléndez 46' 16 – Castellanos 68' 17 – Portillo 76' 15 – Maldonado 79' 29 – Auzmendi 79'
Note: With a 4–2 aggregated score, F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

February 2025 Round one	Motagua	v	FC Cincinnati	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

February 2025 Round one	FC Cincinnati	v	Motagua	Cincinnati, United States
				Stadium: TQL Stadium

Statistics

As of 12 December 2024

Competition	GP	GW	GD	GL	GF	GA	GD	CS	SG	Per
Liga Nacional	19	11	4	4	39	21	+18	5	4	64.91%
CONCACAF Central American Cup	8	3	4	1	15	10	+5	2	1	54.17%
CONCACAF Champions Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Others	4	3	1	0	10	4	+6	1	0	83.33%
Totals	31	17	9	5	64	35	+29	8	5	64.52%

References

^ "FC Motagua wins Play-In series, qualified for 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
^ "Clever Portillo nuevo jugador del Motagua". Motagua.com. Motagua.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Oscar Discua segundo refuerzo de Motagua". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Alianza FC, San Francisco complete Central American Cup field". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Motagua clasifica a la Liga de Campeones de Concacaf tras empate en El Salvador". El País. El País. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "FC Motagua wins Play-In series, qualified for 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[2] "Clever Portillo nuevo jugador del Motagua". Motagua.com. Motagua.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[3] "Oscar Discua segundo refuerzo de Motagua". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[4] "Alianza FC, San Francisco complete Central American Cup field". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[5] "Motagua clasifica a la Liga de Campeones de Concacaf tras empate en El Salvador". El País. El País. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

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v t e F.C. Motagua
Founded in 1928 Based in Tegucigalpa
Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Reserve team	F.C. Motagua Reserves
Players and managers	Players Managers
Rivalries	Honduran Superclásico Motagua–Real España football rivalry Clásico de las M's
Grounds	Campo La Isla (1928–1948) Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés (1948–)
Others	Records and statistics Copa Ciclón
Honors (29)
Liga Nacional (18)	1968–69 1970–71 1973–74 1978–79 1991–92 1997–98 A 1997–98 C 1999–00 A 1999–00 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
Honduran Cup (1)	1968
Honduran Supercup (2)	1999 2017
UNCAF Interclub Cup (1)	2007
Amateur League (2)	1948 1950–51
Francisco Morazán Major League (5)	1947 1948 1950 1951 1954
Website: www.motagua.com

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Domestic leagues	Liga Nacional Liga de Ascenso Liga Mayor
Domestic cups	Honduran Cup Honduran Supercup
CONCACAF club competitions	CONCACAF Champions Cup CONCACAF Central American Cup
Related to national teams	Results FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Club seasons
Liga Nacional	Génesis Juticalpa Marathón Motagua Olancho Olimpia Real España Real Sociedad UPNFM Victoria