Motagua New Orleans

Motagua New Orleans is an American soccer club based in New Orleans, Louisiana that plays in the Gulf Coast Premier League. The team was founded in 1984 and competes in both the ISLANO and Louisiana Premier League.

Motagua New Orleans
Full nameCD Motagua of New Orleans
Nickname(s)Blue Eagles
Founded1984
GroundMuss Bertolino Field
Kenner, LA
Capacity5,000
OwnersJohn Hamide, Tony Martinez
ManagerTony Martinez
LeagueGulf Coast Premier League
WebsiteClub website

History

Motagua New Orleans was founded in 1984 by a collaboration of three family of brothers, the Serrano, Martinez and Diaz brothers. The team was managed by the Serrano brothers from 1984-1999 where they competed in the ISLANO and SELASA leagues in New Orleans. In 1999 current team manager and part owner, Mario "Tony" Martinez, gained rights as the sole owner of the team.

In 2010, Dr. John Hamide acquired part ownership of the team and formed an alliance between PDL team, Baton Rouge Capitals, which he also owned, and Motagua. Motagua New Orleans provided year-round high-level competition that allowed local Baton Rouge Capital players to stay fit for the PDL season.

In the most recent years Motagua has enjoyed success competing at both a regional and national level. They won the 2015 USASA Region III National Cup[1] which qualified them for the 2015 USASA National Cup where they lost 1-0 to RWB Adria in the semifinals.[2]

On February 3, 2016 Motagua New Orleans qualified for the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Being the first amateur team from Louisiana to do so in the US Open Cup's current format.[3]

Summaries

Team's performance at Gulf Coast Premier League.

SeasonRecordGoalsFinish
2014–157–0–148:14Winners
2015–165–2–120:7Winners
2016–1710–2–045:13Winners
20176–1–433:21Semifinalist
20189–1–237:20Semifinalist

Current roster

Roster submitted May 12, 2018 for the 2018 Gulf Coast Premier League 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 Donaldo Morales
2 DF  ENG Stuart Hayers
3 DF  USA John Hamide
4 DF  USA Scott Burris
5 MF  USA Brandon Chagnard
7 MF  HON Steven Morris
8 MF  HON Samir Arzú
9 FW  ENG Reese Wilson
10 FW  BRA Leonardo Ferreira de Barros
11 MF  HON Fernando Vargas
12 DF  HON Carlos Palacios
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  USA Hisham Abdelaziz
15 MF  ENG Kier Hannity
16 MF  HON Carlos Ramos
17 DF  USA PJ Lynch
18 FW  USA Carlos Martinez
19 FW  USA Carson Gorecki
20 FW  USA Gino Ray
21 GK  USA Pepe Serrano
23 MF  BRA Caio Cruz
32 DF  USA Anthony Peters
99 MF  IRQ Saad Garadi

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the Motagua New Orleans, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Honours

Official website

References

  1. "Kings of the South!!!". Louisiana Soccer Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. "RWB Adria Chicago - News: Bend it like MEŠA! Adria Advances to National Finals!!". rwbadria.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  3. "Motagua New Orleans qualifies for the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Louisiana Premier League. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. "Motagua New Orleans qualifies for the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Louisiana Premier League. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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