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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 edit

Main article: 1968–69 Honduran Liga Nacional

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 edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

Standings edit

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 edit

Friendlies edit

13 October 1968 Friendly Motagua   1–1   Guadalajara Tegucigalpa
CST Hernández   1'   22' (o.g.) de Souza Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
17 October 1968 Friendly Motagua   0–0   León Tegucigalpa
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
12 December 1968 Friendly Motagua 1–0 Atlético Indio Tegucigalpa
CST Artica   42' 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
25 May 1969 Friendly Motagua   0–1   Necaxa Tegucigalpa
CST   Frías Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Regular season edit

Some matches missing, will include when available.
7 April 1968 Round 1 Motagua 1–0 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Abrussezze   Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
23 May 1968 Round 7 Motagua 1–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Cárcamo   ?' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
16 June 1968 Round ? Motagua 1–1 España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
11 August 1968 Round ? Marathón 2–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
18 August 1968 Round ? Victoria 0–3 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
CST Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
8 September 1968 Round 16 Olimpia 0–2 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST   Hernández
  Abrussezze		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
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
23 March 1969 Round ? Motagua 0–1 Honduras Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Round ? Motagua 3–2 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Round ? Motagua 0–1 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Round ? Platense 0–4 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
CST Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Cup edit

Main article: 1968 Honduran Cup

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 edit

Group A edit

Semifinal edit

19 December 1968 Semifinal Motagua 1–0 Atlético Indio Tegucigalpa
Baptista   55' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Final edit

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 edit

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

External links edit

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