2008–09 C.D. Motagua season

For the 2008–09 C.D. Motagua season, F.C. Motagua played in three competitions, the Apertura tournament, the Clausura, and they were also invited to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.

Motagua
2008–09 season
ChairmanPedro Atala
ManagerJaime de la Pava
Apertura4th
Clausura8th
Copa SudamericanaFirst stage
Top goalscorerTorlacoff (8)

Apertura

The 2008–09 Apertura Motagua season was the fifty-third season of the Motagua professional football lifetime. Motagua were looking for the 12th championship. They also attended the 2008 Copa Sudamericana because of Deportivo Saprissa's withdrawal due to the match-day fixtures collide with CONCACAF Champions League's. For this season Motagua were full with families. Miguel Castillo and Fernando Castillo are brothers, Eleazar Padilla and Esdras Padilla are brothers, Rubén Antonio Rivera and José Carlos Rivera are brothers, Víctor Bernárdez, Jefferson Bernárdez and Oscar Bernárdez are cousins, Shannon Welcome and Georgie Welcome are cousins. Jaime de la Pava replaced Ramón Maradiaga after he left to coach Guatemala national football team. Edmilson da Silva Melo was cut off the team since he received an injury that would leave him out for the rest of the tournament. On 11 September Luis Rodas and Roy Posas were cut off the team due to indecent behavior under the influence of alcohol.

Squad

  • The players in bold have senior international caps.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HON Ricardo Canales
2 DF  HON Steven Morris
3 DF  URU Guillermo Díaz
4 DF  HON Roy Posas
5 MF  HON Reynaldo Tilguath (VC)
6 DF  HON Óscar Bernárdez
7 FW  HON Georgie Welcome
8 MF  HON Miguel Castillo
9 FW  HON Shannon Welcome
10 FW  BRA Jocimar Nascimento
11 FW  URU Óscar Torlacoff
12 MF  HON José Burgos
13 MF  HON Ronald Martínez
14 MF  HON Luis Guzmán
15 MF  BRA Nilberto da Silva
17 MF  HON Fernando Castillo
18 MF  HON Meller Sánchez
19 DF  HON Emilson Cruz
21 DF  HON Emilio Izaguirre
22 GK  HON Donaldo Morales
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  HON Daniel Facussé
24 DF  HON Víctor Bernárdez (C)
26 DF  HON David Molina
27 FW  HON Jefferson Bernárdez
28 DF  HON Samir García
29 FW  HON José Rivera
30 MF  HON Rubén Rivera
31 FW  HON Luis Rodas
32 MF  HON Jorge Claros (VC)
33 DF  HON Esdras Padilla
34 DF  HON Aarón Bardales
35 FW  HON José Valladares
36 MF  HON Kevin Osorio
40 MF  HON Víctor Zúniga
42 MF  HON Milton Palacios
43 FW  HON Jairo Martínez
GK  HON Levon Smith
DF  HON Víctor Mena
DF  HON Eleazar Padilla
DF  HON Carlos Pineda

Transfer in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  URU Guillermo Díaz (From Juventud de Las Piedras)
5 MF  HON Reynaldo Tilguath (From Olimpia)
7 FW  HON Georgie Welcome (From Arsenal)
9 FW  HON Shannon Welcome (From Arsenal)
12 MF  HON José Burgos (From Olimpia)
15 DF  BRA Nilberto da Silva (From Marathón)
18 MF  HON Meller Sánchez (From Motagua B)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  HON Emilson Cruz (From Motagua B)
33 DF  HON Esdras Padilla (From Hispano)
GK  HON Levon Smith (From Arsenal)
DF  HON Víctor Mena (From Hispano)
DF  HON Eleazar Padilla (From Hispano)
DF  HON Carlos Pineda (From Motagua B)

Transfer out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  COL Santiago de Alba (To San Francisco)
5 DF  HON Milton Reyes (Free agent)
12 MF  HON Rubén Matamoros (To Hispano)
15 MF  HON Walter López (To Platense)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  PAN José Justavino (To Arabe Unido)
19 DF  HON Osman Chávez (To Platense)
32 FW  HON Luis Rodas (To Suchitepéquez)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 18 10 6 2 33 18 +15 38[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Marathón 18 9 5 4 26 20 +6 32
3 Motagua 18 9 3 6 24 21 +3 30
4 Olimpia 18 8 5 5 19 17 +2 29
5 Deportes Savio 18 8 5 5 24 19 +5 28[lower-alpha 2]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Real España +2 points.
  2. Deportes Savio −1 point.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAA
ResultWWDDDWLWLLWWLWWWLL
Source: Motagua
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season

28 June 2008 Friendly Hispano 2–2 Motagua Comayagua
Isaula  24'  ?' Rodas  26'
Rivera
29 June 2008 Friendly Atlético Independiente 0–4 Motagua Siguatepeque
Nascimento
Castillo
Valladares
2 July 2008 Friendly Motagua 3–0 San Isidro Danlí
Tilguath
Posas
5 July 2008 Friendly Deportes Savio 0–2 Motagua Siguatepeque
Torlacoff  22'
Castillo  63'
9 July 2008 Friendly Real España 0–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
Sánchez
12 July 2008 Friendly Heneca 0–2 Motagua San Lorenzo
Valladares
Welcome
13 July 2008 Friendly Nacaome All-Star 0–7 Motagua Nacaome
Castillo
Torlacoff
Tilguath
Welcome
da Silva
20 July 2008 Friendly Motagua 2–1 Ocotal Danlí
Torlacoff  24'
Nascimento  63'
Isaula  90'

Regular season

26 July 2008 Round 1 Victoria 0–4 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Rivera  25'
Torlacoff  31'  46'
Castillo  66'
Attendance: 3,355
Referee: Armando Castro
Note: Coach Jaime de la Pava made his official debut in front of the club.
31 July 2008 Round 2 Motagua 2–1 Hispano Danlí
14:00 Torlacoff  6'
Arzú  73' (o.g.)
Cabecao  71' Attendance: 1,363
Referee: José Sandoval
3 August 2008 Round 3 Real Juventud 1–1 Motagua Santa Bárbara
14:00 Gómez  24' Nascimento  56' Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
6 August 2008 Round 4 Motagua 0–0 Real España Danlí
14:00 Attendance: 2,090
Referee: José Molina
9 August 2008 Round 5 Vida 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Vargas  21' da Silva  29' Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
11 September 2008 Round 6 Motagua 2–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
19:30 Nascimento  54'
Welcome  72'
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Benigno Pineda
23 August 2008 Round 7 Marathón 4–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Norales  21'
Martínez  61'
Núñez  67'
Sabillón  80'
Attendance: 2,187
Referee: José Molina
24 September 2008 Round 8 Motagua 1–0 Platense Tegucigalpa
19:30 Nascimento  60' Attendance: 916
Referee: Mario Moncada
7 September 2008 Round 9 Motagua 0–2 Deportes Savio Tegucigalpa
16:00 Núñez  38'
Róchez  68'
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Ronald Hernández
15 September 2008 Round 10 Motagua 0–4 Victoria Danlí
14:00 Cárcamo  11'
Morán  37'  90+1'
Weber  85'
Attendance: 1,330
21 September 2008 Round 11 Hispano 1–3 Motagua Comayagua
17:00 Isaula  81' Nascimento  10'
Torlacoff  83'  88'
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Benigno Pineda
28 September 2008 Round 12 Motagua 2–1 Real Juventud Siguatepeque
15:30 Tilguath  50'
Nascimento  66'
del Cid  21' Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Marlon Muñoz
4 October 2008 Round 13 Real España 3–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Medina  22'  25'
Ferreira  76'
Tilguath  28'
Molina  30'
Attendance: 5,436
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
5 November 2008 Round 14 Motagua 1–0 Vida Tegucigalpa
19:30 Molina  24' Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Wilson Matute
2 November 2008 Round 15 Olimpia 0–2 Motagua Tegucigalpa
16:00 Bernárdez  82'
Welcome  87'
Attendance: 10,760
Referee: Óscar Moncada
9 November 2008 Round 16 Motagua 2–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
16:00 Welcome  15'
Torlacoff  81'
Attendance: 4,836
Referee: Mario Moncada
16 November 2008 Round 17 Platense 1–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés
15:00 Zepeda  27' Attendance: 1,326
22 November 2008 Round 18 Deportes Savio 2–1 Motagua Santa Rosa de Copán
15:00 Zepeda  30'  88' Valladares  84' Attendance: 1,920
Referee: José Molina

Semifinals

27 November 2008 1st leg Motagua 1–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
19:30 Castillo  64' Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Geovany Mendoza
3 December 2008 2nd leg Marathón 1–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Norales  57' Attendance: 7,643
Referee: Óscar Moncada
  • Marathón 1–1 Motagua on aggregate; Motagua eliminated due to lower position in the Regular season.

Clausura

The 2008-09 Clausura F.C. Motagua season was the fifty-fourth season of the Motagua professional football lifetime. Motagua were looking for the 12th league championship. After finishing in semifinals they were looking to become champions next year by signing big names such as Amado Guevara, Ramón Núñez, Marvin Sánchez, Banny Lozano, Javier Portillo, Leonardo Isaula, bringing back Osman Chavez and signing the internationals Mario Jardel, Guillermo Santo and Alberto Blanco. Also they will be losing important starting players, Victor Bernardez, Miguel Castillo and Fernando Castillo. The club's idol, Amado Guevara, joined on a loan because of MLS break. In order to sign more foreign players, Motagua wanted to naturalize Óscar Torlacoff and/or not enroll Nilberto da Silva because of his injury that leaves him off for half of the season.

Squad

  • The players in bold have senior international caps.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HON Ricardo Canales (VC)
2 DF  HON Steven Morris
3 DF  URU Guillermo Díaz
4 DF  HON Johnny Leverón
5 MF  HON Reynaldo Tilguath (VC)
6 DF  HON Leonardo Isaula
7 FW  HON Georgie Welcome
8 MF  HON Miguel Castillo
9 FW  HON Shannon Welcome
10 FW  BRA Jocimar Nascimento
11 FW  URU Óscar Torlacoff
12 MF  HON José Burgos
13 MF  HON Ronald Martínez
14 MF  HON Luis Guzmán
17 MF  HON Fernando Castillo
18 MF  HON Meller Sánchez
19 DF  HON Emilson Cruz
20 MF  HON Amado Guevara (C)
21 DF  HON Emilio Izaguirre
22 GK  HON Donaldo Morales
23 MF  HON Daniel Facussé
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  HON David Molina
27 FW  HON Jefferson Bernárdez
29 MF  ARG Guillermo Santo
30 MF  HON Rubén Rivera
32 MF  HON Jorge Claros
33 DF  HON Esdras Padilla
34 DF  HON Aarón Bardales
35 FW  HON José Valladares
36 MF  HON Javier Portillo
40 MF  HON Víctor Zúniga
42 MF  HON Milton Palacios
43 FW  HON Jairo Martínez
44 MF  HON Marvin Sánchez
FW  HON José Rivera
MF  HON Kevin Osorio
GK  HON Levon Smith
DF  HON Víctor Mena
DF  HON Eleazar Padilla
DF  HON Carlos Pineda
DF  BRA Nilberto da Silva

Transfer in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  HON Johnny Leverón (Free agent)
6 MF  HON Leonardo Isaula (From Hispano)
20 MF  HON Amado Guevara (From Toronto FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF  ARG Guillermo Santo (From Chacarita Juniors)
36 MF  HON Javier Portillo (From Hispano)
44 MF  HON Marvin Sánchez (From Platense)

Transfer out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF  HON Óscar Bernárdez (To Vida)
24 DF  HON Víctor Bernárdez (To Anderlecht)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  HON Samir García (To Motagua B)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Deportes Savio 18 5 5 8 17 21 4 20
7 Real Juventud 18 4 7 7 15 21 6 19
8 Motagua 18 4 7 7 13 21 8 19
9 Platense 17 4 6 7 20 26 6 18[lower-alpha 1]
10 Hispano 17 3 2 12 18 37 19 11[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source:
Notes:
  1. The match between Platense and Hispano from Round 18 was not played due to lack of interest.

Pre-season

28 December 2008 Friendly Hispano 1–2 Motagua Comayagua
14:00 Membreño Burgos
Bernárdez
28 December 2008 Friendly Hispano 1–4 Motagua Comayagua
16:00 Ruiz Nascimento
Welcome

Regular season

11 January 2009 Round 1 Motagua 0–0 Real Juventud Tegucigalpa
16:00 Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Luis Flores
18 January 2009 Round 2 Deportes Savio 0–0 Motagua Santa Rosa de Copán
14:00 Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Miguel Torres
25 January 2009 Round 3 Motagua 1–0 Hispano Comayagua
16:00 Torlacoff  89' (pen.) Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Armando Castro
1 February 2009 Round 4 Vida 0–0 Motagua La Ceiba
15:30 Attendance: 2,594
Referee: José Molina
8 February 2009 Round 5 Motagua 1–0 Real España Tegucigalpa
16:00 Welcome  67' Attendance: 3,778
Referee: Óscar Moncada
15 February 2009 Round 6 Olimpia 1–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa
16:00 Thomas  76' (pen.) Attendance: 9,463
Referee: José Molina
22 February 2009 Round 7 Motagua 0–1 Marathón Tegucigalpa
16:00 Palacios  55' Attendance: 2,798
25 February 2009 Round 8 Platense 4–3 Motagua Puerto Cortés
19:30 Lozano  15' (pen.)
Ramírez  38'  45'
Ruiz  63'
Cruz  5'
Torlacoff  35' (pen.)
Welcome  75'
Attendance: 1,287
1 March 2009 Round 9 Victoria 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba
15:00 Morán  75' Welcome  72' Attendance: 1,662
8 March 2009 Round 10 Real Juventud 1–1 Motagua Santa Bárbara
14:00 Córdoba  78' Molina  45' Attendance: 1,159
11 March 2009 Round 11 Motagua 0–2 Deportes Savio Tegucigalpa
16:00 Díaz  81' (o.g.)
Costa  87'
Attendance: 1,281
14 March 2009 Round 12 Hispano 1–2 Motagua Tegucigalpa
19:30 Díaz  86' (o.g.) Welcome  6'
Isaula  65'
Attendance: 1,137
22 March 2009 Round 13 Motagua 0–0 Vida Tegucigalpa
16:00 Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
4 April 2009 Round 14 Real España 0–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 Attendance: 2,133
Referee: Benigno Pineda
16 April 2009 Round 15 Motagua 0–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
16:00 Calderón  70' Attendance: 7,358
Referee: Mario Moncada
19 April 2009 Round 16 Marathón 6–3 Motagua San Pedro Sula
18:00 Scott  20'  50'
Chávez  42'
Mejía  44'
Sabillón  67'
Núñez  85'
Lloyd  11'
Rivera  52'
Díaz  72'
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Marlon Muñoz
26 April 2009 Round 17 Motagua 1–0 Platense Tegucigalpa
15:30 Izaguirre  17' Attendance: 1,930
2 May 2009 Round 18 Motagua 0–3 Victoria Tegucigalpa
15:30 Güity  18'
Copete  32'
Discua  45'
Attendance: 859

2008 Copa Sudamericana

On June 2008 CONMEBOL announced the participation of F.C. Motagua in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana as invitee. At that time Motagua was the Central American team with the best performance achieved at the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and were not taking part in the next season.[1]

First Round

19 August 2008 1st leg Arsenal 4–0 Motagua Buenos Aires
20:30 Leguizamón  41' (pen.)  73'
Mosquera  76'
Sava  80'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fernando Cabrera (URU)
4 September 2008 2nd leg Motagua 1–2 Arsenal Tegucigalpa
21:10 Nascimento  18' Gómez  25'
Coria  78' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
  • Motagua 1–6 Arsenal on aggregate.

References

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