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2021–22 F.C. Motagua season

The 2021–22 season was F.C. Motagua's 75th season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the 2021 CONCACAF League and the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.[1][2]

Motagua
2021–22 season
ChairmanEduardo Atala
ManagersDiego Vásquez
César Obando
Hernán Medina
StadiumEstadio Nacional
AperturaSemifinalist
ClausuraWinners
CONCACAF LeagueFinalist
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Moreira (13)
All: Moreira (17)
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2022.

Overview edit

Coach Diego Vásquez renewed his contract for one year and lead the team for his 16th consecutive tournament.[3][4] Due to poor results in both domestic and international fronts, he was sacked during the Clausura tournament. He broke a league record of 350 consecutive games as manager. He was temporarily recplaced by interim coach and former star César Obando and subsequently by Argentinian manager Hernán Medina, who mnaged to win the Clausura title.[5]

Kits edit

The 2021–22 home, away and third kits were published on 15 July.

Manufacturer Main sponsor
Joma Pepsi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alternative
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper

Players edit

Transfers in edit

Player Contract date Moving from
  Carlos Meléndez 21 May 2021   Vida[6]
  Carlos Mejía 11 July 2021   Pumas Tabasco[7]
  Jason Sánchez 22 July 2021   UPNFM[8]
  Alex Bahr 7 August 2021 Free agent
  Diego Auzqui 10 August 2021   Sacachispas[9]
  Ángel Tejeda 5 January 2022   Vida[10]
  Lucas Baldunciel 14 January 2022   Real Tomayapo[11]
  Franco Olego 16 January 2022   Olimpo[12]
  Denil Maldonado 8 February 2022   Everton[13]

Transfers out edit

Player Released date Moving to
  Sergio Peña 4 June 2021[14]   Vida
  Bayron Méndez 4 June 2021[15] TBD
  Reinieri Mayorquín 7 June 2021[16]   Marathón
  Elmer Güity 22 June 2021[17]   Tuzla City
  Juan Montes 28 June 2021[18]   Vida
  Carlos Fernández 11 December 2021[19]   Venados
  Gonzalo Klusener 16 December 2021[20]   Atlanta
  Matías Galvaliz 17 December 2021[21]   Guastatoya
  Marco Vega 7 January 2022[22]   Victoria
  Kevin López 11 January 2022[23]   Comunicaciones

Squad edit

  • Statistics as of 29 May 2022
  • Only league matches into account
No. Pos. Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored
< 20/21 21/22 Total < 20/21 21/22 Total
1 GK   Hugo Caballero (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 24) 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF   Denil Maldonado (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 23) 60 20 80 2 1 3
3 DF   Carlos Meléndez (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 23) 0 14 14 0 3 3
4 MF   Carlos Mejía (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 21) 0 24 24 0 4 4
5 DF   Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 26) 149 32 181 9 2 11
6 MF   Jason Sánchez (1998-07-05)5 July 1998 (aged 22) 0 9 9 0 0 0
7 MF   Iván López (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 30) 17 39 56 3 6 9
8 MF   Walter Martínez (1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 30) 140 18 158 13 3 16
9 FW   Gonzalo Klusener (1983-10-21)21 October 1983 (aged 37) 46 18 64 16 4 20
9 FW   Franco Olego (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 34) 0 13 13 0 2 2
10 MF   Matías Galvaliz (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 32) 97 14 111 8 0 8
11 FW   Marco Vega (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 34) 139 10 149 28 3 31
11 FW   Ángel Tejeda (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 30) 0 18 18 0 2 2
12 MF   Raúl Santos (1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 28) 100 31 131 0 1 1
14 MF   Geovanni Bueso (2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 18) 0 2 2 0 0 0
15 MF   Juan Gómez (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 21) 6 8 14 0 1 1
16 MF   Héctor Castellanos (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 28) 182 21 203 2 0 2
17 DF   Wesly Decas (1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 21) 29 35 64 0 1 1
18 DF   Diego Rodríguez (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 25) 6 16 22 0 1 1
19 GK   Jonathan Rougier (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 33) 151 24 175 0 0 0
21 FW   Roberto Moreira (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 34) 110 41 151 50 13 63
22 MF   Jesse Moncada (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 31) 10 33 43 1 3 4
23 MF   Juan Delgado (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 28) 14 41 55 1 3 4
24 DF   Omar Elvir (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 31) 305 29 334 12 0 12
25 GK   Marlon Licona (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 30) 95 22 117 0 0 0
26 FW   Josué Villafranca (1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 21) 16 29 45 2 5 7
27 MF   Óscar García (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 31) 9 17 26 1 1 2
28 DF   Alexander Bahr (2001-02-17)17 February 2001 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   Carlos Fernández (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 29) 18 16 34 2 0 2
30 DF   Osmar Gonzales (2000-09-07)7 September 2000 (aged 20) 0 1 1 0 0 0
31 MF   Diego Auzqui (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 31) 0 31 31 0 1 1
32 MF   Jonathan Núñez (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 19) 23 23 46 1 0 1
33 DF   Albert Galindo (2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 19) 3 7 10 0 0 0
34 FW   Kevin López (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 25) 188 15 203 37 10 47
34 MF   Lucas Baldunciel (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 29) 0 12 12 0 0 0
35 DF   Cristopher Meléndez (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 23) 67 24 91 2 2 4
40 MF   Yostin Obando (2004-04-29)29 April 2004 (aged 17) 0 8 8 0 0 0
41 DF   Marvin Ávila (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (aged 19) 1 0 1 0 0 0
42 MF   Arnold Álvarez (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 (aged 20) 2 0 2 0 0 0
44 MF   Danilo Palacios (2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 20) 2 0 2 0 0 0
45 MF   Ariel Flores (2001-05-18)18 May 2001 (aged 20) 1 0 1 0 0 0
53 FW   Eduardo Arriola (2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (aged 20) 1 0 1 0 0 0
54 FW   Andy Hernández (2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 17) 1 1 2 0 0 0
58 DF   Breyner Maradiaga (2003-08-19)19 August 2003 (aged 17) 0 4 4 0 0 0
59 FW   José Oliva (2005-05-16)16 May 2005 (aged 16) 0 2 2 0 0 0
Managers   Diego Vásquez (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 49) 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022
  César Obando (interim) (1969-10-26)26 October 1969 (aged 51) 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022
  Hernán Medina (1974-09-05)5 September 1974 (aged 46) 24 March 2022 –

Goalkeeper's action edit

  • As of 29 May 2022
Goalkeeper Years evaluated Games Goals Per.
  Jonathan Rougier 2017–2022 175 165 0.943
  Hugo Caballero 2021–2022 1 1 1.000
  Marlon Licona 2010–2017, 2018–2022 117 123 1.051

International caps edit

  • As of 13 June 2022

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2021–22 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player Team Event Caps Goals
Héctor Castellanos Adult 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League 2 0
Wesly Decas Adult 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 0
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League 2 0
Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 3 0
Juan Delgado Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 0
Friendly v Colombia 1 0
Omar Elvir Adult 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 0
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League 2 0
Friendly v Colombia 1 0
Iván López Adult Friendly v Colombia 1 0
Kevin López Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 0
Denil Maldonado Adult 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 0
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League 3 0
Walter Martínez Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 0
Carlos Meléndez Adult 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 0
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League 3 0
Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 3 0
Cristopher Meléndez Adult 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 1 0
Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 3 0
Marcelo Pereira Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 0
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League 1 0
Diego Rodríguez Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4 0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 0
Friendly v Colombia 1 0
Raúl Santos Adult 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 0
Friendly v Colombia 1 0
Ángel Tejeda Adult 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 1
Jonathan Núñez Under-23 2020 Summer Olympics 1 0

Results edit

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies edit

23 July 2021 Friendly HUEFA Soccer League 0–9 Motagua Baton Rouge, United States
20:00     Moreira
  Vega
  Galvaliz
  Villafranca
  Klusener
  Bueso
  (o.g.)
  (o.g.)		 Stadium: Olympia Stadium
Referee:
Starting XI
25 July 2021 Friendly Florida Soccer Soldiers 1–4 Motagua New Orleans, United States
19:00     Moreira
  Klusener
  Villafranca		 Stadium: Pan American Stadium
Referee:
Starting XI
30 July 2021 Friendly Motagua 0–0 Olimpia Charlotte, United States
19:30 EST Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee:
Starting XI
1 August 2021 Friendly Motagua 3–2 Olimpia Harrison, United States
16:30 EST Villafranca   35'
Klusener   42'   48'		   17' Altamirano
  90' Arboleda		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee:
Starting XI

Apertura edit

8 August 2021 Week 1 Motagua 3–0 Platense Tegucigalpa
16:00 Moreira   20'
Gómez   40'
Martínez   70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Jefferson Escobar
Starting XI
Note: Fans were allowed to access the stadium again since March 2020. Midfielder Juan Gómez scored his first goal for F.C. Motagua. Jason Sánchez and Yostin Obando made their professional debuts with the club. Obando is the son of former star César Obando.
11 August 2021 Week 2 Victoria 0–1 Motagua La Ceiba
19:00 Report   36' Klusener Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Starting XI
Note: This was the first encounter between these two clubs since 19 March 2016.
14 August 2021 Week 3 Marathón 2–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
15:00 Castillo   79'
Costly   90'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Starting XI
Note: Defender Carlos Meléndez made his debut with F.C. Motagua wearing the #3 jersey. Midfielder Matías Galvaliz reached 100 league appearances with the club.
22 August 2021 Week 4 Motagua 3–2 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
16:00 Pineda   8' (o.g.)
Meléndez   67'
Martínez   80'		 Report   25' Arboleda
  90+6' Hernández		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 5,544
Referee: Selvin Brown
Starting XI
Note: Argentinian midfielder Diego Auzqui made his debut for F.C. Motagua wearing the jersey #31.
25 August 2021 Week 5 Real Sociedad 3–3 Motagua Tocoa
19:06 Gutiérrez   9'
Antúnez   44'
Rocha   78'		 Report   50' Klusener
  74' Delgado
  90+5' Villafranca		 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón
Referee: Luís Mejía
Starting XI
Note: This became the sixth straight undefeated game at this venue.
30 August 2021 Week 6 Motagua 0–0 UPNFM Tegucigalpa
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Armando Castro
Starting XI
Note: This game was pushed one day forward as the Estadio Nacional was being used as a COVID-19 vaccination site.
4 September 2021 Week 7 Honduras Progreso 0–3 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:00 Report   22' López
  48'   51' Vega		 Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Marvin Ortiz
Starting XI
Note: Youngster Geovanni Bueso made his official debut with the club wearing jersey #14.
11 September 2021 Week 8 Real España 2–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
18:00 Vuelto   57'
Rocca   90+4'		 Report   55' Vega Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Selvin Brown
Starting XI
Note: Defender Carlos Mejía made his official debut with the club wearing jersey #4.
16 September 2021 Week 9 Motagua 2–1 Vida Danlí
16:00 Auzqui   19'
Pereira   81'		 Report   36' Tejeda Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Starting XI
Note: Argentinian midfielder Diego Auzqui scored his first goal for F.C. Motagua.
19 September 2021 Week 10 UPNFM 2–2 Motagua Danlí
16:00 Mejía   53'
Róchez   62'		 Report   45' I. López
  75' K. López		 Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jefferson Escobar
Starting XI
6 November 2021 Week 11 Olimpia 0–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Starting XI
3 October 2021 Week 12 Motagua 5–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa
16:00 López   24'   33'   71'
Pereira   65'
Villafranca   82'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Melvin Herrera
Starting XI
Note: Kevin López completed his first ever hat-trick with F.C. Motagua. Forward José Oliva made his debut with the club.
9 October 2021 Week 13 Platense 2–3 Motagua Puerto Cortés
19:00 Gutiérrez   66' (pen.)
Aranda   87'		 Report   2' Klusener
  31' I. López
  53' (pen.) K. López		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Starting XI
17 October 2021 Week 14 Motagua 2–1 Marathón Tegucigalpa
16:00 Meléndez   36'
López   63'		 Report   69' Solano Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Jefferson Escobar
Starting XI
Note: Defender Carlos Meléndez scored his first goal with the club.
24 October 2021 Week 15 Motagua 5–1 Real Sociedad Tegucigalpa
16:00 Meléndez   9'
López   14'
Mejía   67'
Delgado   70'
Rodríguez   86'		 Report   82' Figueroa Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: José Valladares
Starting XI
Note: Midfielder Carlos Mejía and defender Diego Rodríguez scored their first goals with F.C. Motagua.
27 October 2021 Week 16 Vida 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba
19:15 Palma   32' Report   45' Klusener Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Jefferson Escobar
Starting XI
30 October 2021 Week 17 Motagua 0–1 Real España Tegucigalpa
19:00 Report   90+5' Rocca Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Starting XI
9 November 2021 Week 18 Motagua 3–2 Honduras Progreso Tegucigalpa
19:00 Moncada   9'
Moreira   21'
Villafranca   59'		 Report   34' (o.g.) Santos
  70' Sacaza		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Starting XI
Note: F.C. Motagua finished the regular season in 4th place for the 13th time on their history.
18 November 2021 Play-offs UPNFM 1–2 Motagua Danlí
19:05 Ramírez   90+7' (pen.) Report   50'   57' López Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Nelson Salgado
Starting XI
Note: Forward Kevin López scored twice and reached 200 league games playing for F.C. Motagua.
20 November 2021 Play-offs Motagua 3–1 UPNFM Tegucigalpa
18:10 López   1'
Moreira   37'
Villafranca   79'		 Report   15' Mejía Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Luís Mejía
Starting XI
Note: With a 5–2 win on aggregate, F.C. Motagua qualified to their 13th straight semifinal stage, and their 31st overall.
4 December 2021 Semifnals Motagua 1–1 Real España Tegucigalpa
19:00 García   90+4' (o.g.) Report   31' García Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Selvin Brown
Starting XI
Note: This is the fifth time in history these two sides face in a semifinal stage, having won two each in the previous four.
11 December 2021 Semifnals Real España 2–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:00 Rocca   61'
Pereira   64' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Starting XI
Note: With a 1–3 loss on aggregate, F.C. Motagua failed in their journey to their 18th league title.

Clausura edit

19 January 2022 Week 1 Honduras Progreso 2–1 Motagua El Progreso
19:15 Heráldez   54'
Guevara   90+2'		 Report   3' Moreira Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Starting XI
Note: A late goal on injury time, prevented F.C. Motagua to start the Clausura tournament with points. Forwards Ángel Tejeda and Franco Olego made their debuts for the club wearing jerseys 11 and 9 respectively.
23 January 2022 Week 2 Motagua 0–0 Vida Danlí
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Álex Morazán
Starting XI
Note: Defender Osmar Gonzales made his debut with the club with jersey #30. Still win-less as of week 2 for the first time since 2017.
5 February 2022 Week 3 Real España 1–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:00 Denis   16' Report   5' Meléndez
  20' Tejeda		 Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Starting XI
Note: Argentinian midfielder Lucas Baldunciel made his debit with jersey #34. Forward Tejeda scored his first goal with F.C. Motagua.
8 February 2022 Week 4 Motagua 1–0 Victoria Danlí
15:00 Olego   89' Report Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Starting XI
Note: Forward Franco Olego scored his first goal for the team.
12 February 2022 Week 5 Olimpia 1–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:00 Velásquez   86' Report   12' Moreira Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Nelson Salgado
Starting XI
Note: Goalkeeper Marlon Licona reached 100 league games with F.C. Motagua.
20 February 2022 Week 6 UPNFM 0–0 Motagua Danlí
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Starting XI
27 February 2022 Week 7 Motagua 2–0 Platense Tegucigalpa
16:00 Olego   23'
Moreira   82'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Álex Morazán
Starting XI
Note: This was manager's Diego Vásquez last match leading the team. Vásquez broke a club's and league's record of 8 plus years and 350 consecutive games as coach.
2 March 2022 Week 8 Motagua 2–1 Marathón Tegucigalpa
19:00 Moreira   77' (pen.)   90+3' Report   87' Solano Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Starting XI
Note: Former star César Obando made his professional debut as interim coach.
6 March 2022 Week 9 Real Sociedad 2–1 Motagua Tocoa
15:00 Martínez   58'
Martínez   88'		 Report   40' Decas Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón
Referee: Selvin Brown
Starting XI
Note: Defender Wesly Decas scored his first goal for F.C. Motagua.
13 March 2022 Week 10 Motagua 0–2 Real España Tegucigalpa
17:00 Report   23' Chávez
  53' Lacayo		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Starting XI
19 March 2022 Week 11 Vida 2–0 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Agámez   38'
Aguilar   66'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Starting XI
2 April 2022 Week 12 Victoria 1–0 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Lahera   41' Report Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Starting XI
Note: New manager Hernán Medina made his debut with F.C. Motagua.
6 April 2022 Week 13 Motagua 1–2 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
19:00 Delgado   87' Report   62' Arboleda
  69' Chirinos		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Starting XI
Note: F.C. Motagua lost five stright games for the first time since 2005.
10 April 2022 Week 14 Motagua 2–0 UPNFM Tegucigalpa
16:00 López   19'
Meléndez   59'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Jefferson Escobar
Starting XI
Note: Coach Hernán Medina obtained his first victory in front of the club.
13 April 2022 Week 15 Marathón 0–3 Motagua San Pedro Sula
15:06 Report   56' Moreira
  84'   90+2' Mejía		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Referee: Armando Castro
Starting XI
Note: This was the largest away victory against C.D. Marathón since 1978.
20 April 2022 Week 16 Motagua 3–2 Honduras Progreso Tegucigalpa
17:00 Moncada   31'
Martínez   66'
García   76'		 Report   82' Martínez
  86' Martínez		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Álex Morazán
Starting XI
24 April 2022 Week 17 Platense 0–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Starting XI
Note: With this scoreless draw, Platense F.C. was officially relegated to Liga de Ascenso.
30 April 2022 Week 18 Motagua 6–0 Real Sociedad Tegucigalpa
19:00 Gutiérrez   15' (o.g.)
Maldonado   36'
Moreira   55'
Mejía   61'
Villafranca   69'
Montoya   75' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Armando Castro
Starting XI
Note: F.C. Motagua finished the regular season in 4th place. This was the fifth time in Motagua's history winning a match with a margin of six goals or more.
4 May 2022 Play-offs Vida 0–3 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Report   50' López
  73' Santos
  78' Moncada		 Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Álex Morazán
Starting XI
Note: This is the second time in league history that these two clubs faced in this phase. Defender Raúl Santos scored his first league goal for F.C. Motagua.
8 May 2022 Play-offs Motagua 0–0 Vida Tegucigalpa
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Starting XI
Note: With a 3–0 score on aggregate, F.C. Motagua advanced to their 14th semifinal in a row. Midfielder Héctor Castellanos reached 200 league games with the club.
12 May 2022 Semifinals Motagua 1–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
19:00 Moreira   24' Report   22' Chirinos Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Starting XI
Note: This is the 13th encounter between these two teams in a semifinal stage.
15 May 2022 Semifinals Olimpia 0–1 Motagua Tegucigalpa
17:00 Report   5' Moreira Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Starting XI
Note: With a 2–1 win on aggregate, F.C. Motagua advanced to their 27th final in league's history.
22 May 2022 Final Motagua 3–0 Real España Tegucigalpa
17:00 Moreira   29'
Tejeda   53'
López   85'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Starting XI
29 May 2022 Final Real España 2–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula
15:00 García   38'
Rocca   44'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Selvin Brown
Starting XI
Note: With a 3–2 win on aggregate, F.C. Motagua obtained their 18th league title.

CONCACAF League edit

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF League
23 September 2021 Round of 16 Universitario   2–2   Motagua Panama City, Panama
22:00 EST González   18'
Triana   48'		 Report   58'   72' López Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá
Referee: Julio Luna (GUA)
Starting XI
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two sides.
30 September 2021 Round of 16 Motagua   1–0   Universitario Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:15 CST Decas   39' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Óscar Mejía (MEX)
Starting XI
Note: With a 3–2 aggregated score, F.C. Motagua advanced to the next round. Defender Wesly Decas scored his first international goal with the club.
21 October 2021 Quarterfinals Marathón   0–2   Motagua San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 CST Report   6' Auzqui
  63' Klusener		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Walter López (GUA)
Starting XI
Note: This was the first international encounter between these two sides since 2002.
2 November 2021 Quarterfinals Motagua   2–0   Marathón Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:15 CST Moreira   81'   87' Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Daneon Parchment (JAM)
Starting XI
Note: F.C. Motagua advanced to the semifinals with a 4–0 aggregated score and qualified to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.
24 November 2021 Semifinals Forge   2–2   Motagua Hamilton, Canada
20:00 EST Navarro   83'
Awuah   90+4'		 Report   43' López
  64' Pereira		 Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (MEX)
Starting XI
Note: This was the first ever F.C. Motagua's encounter against Forge FC, the first one against a Canadian side in this competition and the first one against a Canadian rival in CONCACAF's competitions since 2010.
1 December 2021 Semifinals Motagua   0–0   Forge Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00 CST Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: José Torres (PUR)
Starting XI
Note: Thanks to their two away goals, F.C. Motagua qualified to their 3rd CONCACAF League's final in history.
8 December 2021 Final Motagua   1–2   Comunicaciones Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 CST Moreira   41' Report   22' Aparicio
  79' Anangonó		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Oshang Nation (JAM)
Starting XI
Note: This was the 17th encounter between these two teams in official matches, and their first one since 2020.
14 December 2021 Final Comunicaciones   4–2   Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 CST Anangonó   42'   45+1'   66'
Lacayo   54'		 Report   4' Moreira
  27' Vega		 Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (MEX)
Starting XI
Note: For the third time, F.C. Motagua felt short to be crowned in this competition by losing 3–6 on aggregated score.

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
17 February 2022 Round of 16 Motagua   0–0   Seattle Sounders FC San Pedro Sula
20:00 CST Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (MEX)
Starting XI
Note: This was the first ever match against Seattle Sounders FC and the first one against an MLS team since 2020.
24 February 2022 Round of 16 Seattle Sounders FC   5–0   Motagua Seattle, United States
19:45 PST Lodeiro   33'
Roldan   47'
Morris   56'
Rowe   62'
Chú   74'		 Report Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 28,954
Referee: Iván Cisneros (SLV)
Starting XI
Note: F.C. Motagua suffered their biggest defeat in international competition in their history. After the elimination, the club's Board of Directors decided to separate manager Diego Vásquez after a record 8+ years as DT. Vásquez would be managing his last game in their next league match.

Statistics edit

  • As of 29 May 2022
Competition GP GW GD GL GF GA GD CS SG Per
League 46 23 12 11 76 44 +32 18 13 58.70%
CONCACAF League 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2 4 1 50.00%
CONCACAF Champions League 2 0 1 1 0 5 –5 1 2 16.67%
Others 4 3 1 0 16 3 +13 2 1 83.33%
Totals 60 29 17 14 104 62 +42 25 17 57.78%

References edit

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External links edit

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