1968–69 C.D. Motagua season

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.

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.

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   Salvador Dubois (1935-08-16)16 August 1935 (aged 32) 0
2 DF   Lenard Welsh (1935-11-13)13 November 1935 (aged 32)
3 DF   Marco Banegas
4 DF   Elio Banegas
5 DF   Roberto Jerez
6 FW   Abrussezze (1948-03-29)29 March 1948 (aged 20)
7 FW   Geraldo Baptista
8 MF   Pedro Colón
9   Fermín Navarro
10 FW   Óscar Hernández (1950-06-10)10 June 1950 (aged 17)
11 DF   Nelson Benavídez
12   Julio Meza
13 DF   Alfonso Navarro
14   Yaponá de Souza 0 0
15 FW   Pedro da Silva 0 0
16   Jesús Castillo
17 MF   Rubén Guifarro (1946-10-15)15 October 1946 (aged 21)
18 FW   Mario Blandón 0 0
19   Rino Fanconi
20   Mariano Godoy
21   Juan Ramos
22   Marco González
23   Linauro di Paula 0 0

Transfer in

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No. Pos. Player Moving from
7 FW   Geraldo Baptista
14   Yaponá de Souza
15 FW   Pedro da Silva
18 FW   Mario Blandón none
23 FW   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   1–1   Guadalajara Tegucigalpa
CST Hernández   1'   22' (o.g.) de Souza Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
15 December 1968 Friendly Motagua   1–1   Pachuca Tegucigalpa
CST Banegas   5'   22' dos Santos Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
17 December 1968 Friendly Motagua 1–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
CST Banegas   50' 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

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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22 December 1968 Final España 2–2
(1–2 p)
Motagua San Pedro Sula
Greenech   59'   65'   44' Baptista
  61' Godoy
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Penalties
Hidalgo             Banegas

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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