2023–24 F.C. Motagua season

Motagua
2023–24 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Managers	Ninrrol Medina; César Vigevani; Diego Vásquez
Stadium	Estadio Nacional
Apertura	Finalist
Clausura	TBD
CONCACAF Central American Cup	Play-in loss
Top goalscorer	League: Auzmendi (16); All: Auzmendi (23)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 27 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season will be F.C. Motagua's 77th season in existence and the club's 58th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup.

Overview edit

The club will try to improve their 2022–23 season where they finished title-less. On 5 September, manager Ninrrol Medina was sacked due to poor results and was replaced by Argentinian coach César Vigevani.^[1]

Kits edit

The 2023–24 home, away and third kits were published on 27 July.

Manufacturer		Main sponsor
Joma		Pepsi
Home	Away	Alternative	Goalkeeper

Players edit

Transfers in edit

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Carlos Argueta	8 May 2023	Vida
Denis Meléndez	8 May 2023	Vida
Ricky Zapata	8 May 2023	Real Sociedad
Luis Vega	15 May 2023	Marathón^[2]
Yeison Mejía	1 June 2023	Real España
Agustín Auzmendi	12 June 2023	Olancho^[3]
Jairo Róchez	21 June 2023	UPNFM^[4]
José Escalante	27 June 2023	Cavalry^[5]
Antony García	27 July 2023	Vida^[6]
José Barreto	7 August 2023	Santa Tecla
Edwin Munguía	29 November 2023	Vida
Marlon Licona	28 December 2023	Victoria
Cristopher Meléndez	3 January 2024	UPNFM
Jorge Serrano	3 January 2024	Independiente^[7]
Héctor Castellanos	5 January 2024	Olancho
Rodrigo Gómez	26 January 2024	Independiente Petrolero
Rubilio Castillo	26 January 2024	Nantong Zhiyun
Rodrigo Auzmendi	29 January 2024	San Marcos de Arica

Transfers out edit

Player	Released date	Moving to
Roberto Moreira	12 May 2023	Génesis^[8]
Santiago Montoya	21 May 2023	TBD
Eddie Hernández	26 May 2023	Mohammedan
Christian Gutiérrez	6 June 2023	TBD
Gaspar Triverio	10 June 2023	Victoria
Héctor Castellanos	14 June 2023	Real España^[9]
Diego Rodríguez	19 June 2023	Victoria^[10]
Juan Obregón	23 June 2023	Pittsburgh Riverhounds^[11]
Yostin Obando	8 July 2023	Olancho
Cristopher Meléndez	8 July 2023	UPNFM
Marlon Licona	9 August 2023	Victoria
Iván López	26 October 2023	Marathón^[12]
Lucas Campana	27 December 2023	Olancho^[13]
José Escalante	28 December 2023	TBD
Enrique Facussé	4 January 2024	Internacional
Albert Galindo	4 January 2024	Real Sociedad
Jairo Róchez	5 January 2024	UPNFM
Andy Hernández	8 January 2024	Real Sociedad

Squad edit

As of 27 January 2024

Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 22/23	23/24	Total	< 22/23	23/24	Total
1	GK	Enrique Facussé	(1998-12-30)30 December 1998 (aged 24)	0	1	1	0	0	0
2	DF	Kevin Álvarez	(1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 26)	6	17	23	0	0	0
3	DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 25)	42	21	63	4	0	4
4	MF	Luis Vega	(2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 21)	0	7	7	0	0	0
5	DF	Marcelo Pereira	(1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 28)	208	10	218	13	1	14
6	DF	Ricky Zapata	(1997-11-23)23 November 1997 (aged 25)	0	16	16	0	0	0
7	MF	Iván López	(1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 32)	95	11	106	11	1	12
7	MF	Jorge Serrano	(1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 25)	0	2	2	0	0	0
8	MF	Walter Martínez	(1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 32)	195	24	219	18	3	21
9	FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 31)	175	0	175	99	0	99
10	MF	Yeison Mejía	(1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 25)	0	21	21	0	6	6
11	FW	Agustín Auzmendi	(1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 26)	0	25	25	0	16	16
12	MF	Raúl Santos	(1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 30)	166	21	187	7	0	7
14	MF	Carlos Argueta	(1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 24)	0	22	22	0	1	1
15	MF	Edwin Maldonado	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 29)	10	18	28	0	0	0
16	MF	Carlos Mejía	(2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 23)	62	20	82	7	2	9
17	DF	Wesly Decas	(1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 23)	100	19	119	1	0	1
18	FW	Lucas Campana	(1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 30)	17	20	37	5	7	12
19	GK	Jonathan Rougier	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 35)	193	25	218	0	0	0
21	MF	José Escalante	(1995-05-29)29 May 1995 (aged 28)	0	8	8	0	0	0
21	MF	Rodrigo Gómez	(1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 30)	0	2	2	0	0	0
22	FW	Edwin Munguía	(2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Juan Delgado	(1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 30)	94	24	118	6	2	8
24	FW	Antony García	(2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 18)	0	7	7	0	0	0
26	MF	Denis Meléndez	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 27)	0	14	14	0	1	1
27	FW	Jairo Róchez	(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 32)	0	11	11	0	1	1
27	DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 25)	116	0	116	5	0	5
29	FW	Andy Hernández	(2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 19)	2	7	9	0	0	0
29	FW	Rodrigo Auzmendi	(2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 22)	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 21)	81	1	82	3	0	3
33	DF	Albert Galindo	(2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 21)	10	5	15	0	0	0
33	MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 30)	227	2	229	4	0	4
34	DF	Giancarlos Sacaza	(2004-01-18)18 January 2004 (aged 19)	1	2	3	0	0	0
38	FW	Mathías Vásquez	(2006-12-15)15 December 2006 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	–	Santos Sambulá	(2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 18)	0	1	1	0	0	0
50	FW	Aaron Barrios	(2004-10-19)19 October 2004 (aged 18)	4	9	13	0	0	0
–	GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 32)	141	0	141	0	0	0
Managers		Ninrrol Medina	(1976-08-26)26 August 1976 (aged 46)	2 February 2023 – 5 September 2023
		César Vigevani	(1974-08-30)30 August 1974 (aged 48)	5 September 2023 – 26 November 2023
		Diego Vásquez	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 51)	26 November 2023 –

Goalkeeper's action edit

As of 27 January 2024

Goalkeeper	Years evaluated	Games	Goals	Per.
Jonathan Rougier	2017–present	218	221	1.014
Marlon Licona	2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present	141	153	1.085
Enrique Facussé	2023–present	1	3	3.000

International caps edit

As of 29 October 2023

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2023–24 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player	Team	Event	Caps	Goals
Raúl Santos	Adult	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup	1	0
Enrique Facussé	U-23	2023 Pan American Games	2	0
Antony García	U-23	2023 Pan American Games	3	1
Luis Vega	U-23	2023 Pan American Games	3	0
Samuel Elvir	U-23	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	3	0
Jonathan Núñez	U-23	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	3	1

Results edit

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies edit

14 July 2023 Friendly	Comunicaciones	1–0	Motagua	Jonesboro, United States
19:00 EST	Fracchia 80'			Stadium: Tara Stadium Referee: Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 7 – López 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 16 – Mejía 21 – Escalante 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez

16 July 2023 Friendly	Motagua	2–3	Municipal	Charlotte, United States
17:30 EST	Auzmendi 70' López 90+3'		59' Archila 78' Fuentes 90' Altán	Stadium: RRHS Stadium Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 14 – Argueta 16 – Mejía 18 – Campana 21 – Escalante 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 27 – Róchez

21 July 2023 Friendly	Comunicaciones	1–2	Motagua	Hartford, United States
19:00 EST	López 40'		21' Mejía 90' Auzmendi	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Referee: Starting XI 1 – Facussé 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 7 – López 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 16 – Mejía 21 – Escalante 26 – Meléndez 29 – Hernández

23 July 2023 Friendly	Motagua	1–1	Olimpia	Chester, United States
18:30 EST	Delgado 63'		58' Benguché	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Starting XI 19 – Rougier 5 – Pereira 7 – López 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 16 – Mejía 21 – Escalante 26 – Meléndez 29 – Hernández 35' Substitutes 23 – Delgado 35'

Apertura edit

30 July 2023 Week 1	Motagua	1–1	UPNFM	Tegucigalpa
16:00	Pereira 84'	Report	41' Róchez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 7 – López 11 – Auzmendi 16 – Mejía 71' 21 – Escalante 60' 23 – Delgado 46' 27 – Róchez 60' 32 – Núñez 13' 33 – Galindo Substitutes 15 – Maldonado 13' 8 – Martínez 46' 6 – Zapata 60' 14 – Argueta 60' 18 – Campana 71'
Note: Agustín Auzmendi, José Escalante, Jairo Róchez, Ricky Zapata and Carlos Argueta made their official debuts for the club

5 August 2023 Week 2	Génesis	0–0	Motagua	Comayagua
15:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Julio Güity Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 6 – Zapata 7 – López 57' 8 – Martínez 73' 10 – Mejía 73' 11 – Auzmendi 78' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 46' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 16 – Mejía 46' 27 – Róchez 57' 29 – Hernández 73' 15 – Maldonado 73' 50 – Barrios 78'
Note: Midfielder Yeison Mejía made his league debut for the club wearing jersey #10.

13 August 2023 Week 3	Motagua	3–0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
17:00	López 42' Mejía 53' Meléndez 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 63' 6 – Zapata 7 – López 63' 8 – Martínez 64' 10 – Mejía 78' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 23 – Delgado 29 – Hernández 46' Substitutes 16 – Mejía 46' 27 – Róchez 63' 4 – Vega 63' 26 – Meléndez 64' 21 – Escalante 78'
Note: Midfielder Denis Meléndez scored his first goal in his first ever league appearance for the club. Also, midfielder Luis Vega made his official F.C. Motagua's debut. And, midfielder Yeison Mejía scored his first league goal.

20 August 2023 Week 4	Vida	3–3	Motagua	La Ceiba
18:00	Tellas 36' (pen.) Canales 47' Colón 49'	Report	38' Mejía 40' Róchez 74' (o.g.) Bernárdez	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 1 – Facussé 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 8 – Martínez 14 – Argueta 58' 15 – Maldonado 16 – Mejía 21 – Escalante 58' 27 – Róchez 67' 33 – Galindo 58' 50 – Barrios 67' Substitutes 6 – Zapata 58' 10 – Mejía 58' 12 – Santos 58' 11 – Auzmendi 67' 7 – López 67'
Note: Goalkeeper Enrique Facussé made his professional debut for the club. Forward Jairo Róchez scored his first ever goal for F.C. Motagua.

26 August 2023 Week 5	Motagua	0–2	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
19:00		Report	38' 50' Arboleda	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 80' 5 – Pereira 6 – Zapata 80' 7 – López 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 16 – Mejía 54' 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 54' Substitutes 18 – Campana 54' 8 – Martínez 54' 3 – Meléndez 80' 4 – Vega 80'
Note: Midfielders Iván López and Walter Martínez reached 100 and 200 league matches respectively.

3 September 2023 Week 6	Real España	3–3	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:00	Vuelto 13' Rocca 50' 90+1'	Report	31' Auzmendi 45+2' Campana 55' Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 8 – Martínez 11 – Auzmendi 85' 14 – Argueta 76' 15 – Maldonado 61' 16 – Mejía 85' 17 – Decas 18 – Campana 76' 26 – Meléndez 33 – Galindo Substitutes 23 – Delgado 61' 34 – Sacaza 76' 27 – Róchez 76' 50 – Barrios 85' 47 – Sambulá 85'
Note: Youngster Santos Sambulá made his professional debut with the club wearing jersey #47. This was the last game for manager Ninrrol Medina as he was sacked 2 days later due to poor results.

13 September 2023 Week 7	Motagua	1–0	Olancho	Danlí
18:00	Martínez 52'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 11 – Auzmendi 90+8' 14 – Argueta 15 – Maldonado 67' 16 – Mejía 67' 17 – Decas 18 – Campana 77' 26 – Meléndez Substitutes 23 – Delgado 67' 21 – Escalante 77' 27 – Róchez 77' 34 – Sacaza 90+8'
Note: This match was moved to Danlí as the Estadio Nacional was unavailable. Coach César Vigevani directed his first game as new appointed F.C. Motagua's manager. Midfielder Juan Delgado reached 100 league games with the club.

16 September 2023 Week 8	Motagua	0–0	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 5 – Pereira 7 – López 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 16 – Mejía 67' 17 – Decas 18 – Campana 67' 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez Substitutes 24 – García 67' 27 – Róchez 67'
Note: Goalkeeper Jonathan Rougier reached 200 league games with the club. Youngster Antony García made his professional debut wearing jersey #24.

20 September 2023 Week 9	Victoria	0–4	Motagua	La Ceiba
18:00		Report	23' Campana 33' 38' 57' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Referee: José Valladares Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 8 – Martínez 72' 11 – Auzmendi 72' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 17 – Decas 72' 18 – Campana 61' 23 – Delgado 24 – García 26 – Meléndez 65' Substitutes 7 – López 61' 16 – Mejía 65' 21 – Escalante 72' 27 – Róchez 72' 4 – Vega 72'
Note: Forward Agustín Auzmendi scored his first league hat-trick.

8 November 2023 Week 10	UPNFM	1–4	Motagua	Choluteca
20:00	Jean-Baptiste 31'	Report	4' 63' Auzmendi 29' Campana 38' (o.g.) Bernárdez	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 74' 3 – Meléndez 5 – Pereira 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 68' 11 – Auzmendi 74' 17 – Decas 18 – Campana 68' 23 – Delgado 24 – García 12' Substitutes 15 – Maldonado 12' 29 – Hernández 68' 16 – Mejía 68' 50 – Barrios 74' 14 – Argueta 74'

29 September 2023 Week 11	Motagua	1–0	Génesis	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Campana 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 7 – López 12 – Santos 76' 14 – Argueta 15 – Maldonado 46' 16 – Mejía 46' 17 – Decas 24 – García 46' 27 – Róchez 46' Substitutes 11 – Auzmendi 46' 23 – Delgado 46' 18 – Campana 46' 10 – Mejía 46' 8 – Martínez 76'

7 October 2023 Week 12	Marathón	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:00	Elvir 67' Guevara 70'	Report	53' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 7 – López 78' 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 74' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 17 – Decas 74' 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 58' Substitutes 15 – Maldonado 58' 74' 24 – García 74' 18 – Campana 74' 6 – Zapata 74' 16 – Mejía 78'

18 October 2023 Week 13	Motagua	3–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa
20:00	Auzmendi 25' 90+1' Campana 30' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 5 – Pereira 6 – Zapata 62' 8 – Martínez 62' 10 – Mejía 82' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 77' 14 – Argueta 18 – Campana 62' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 26 – Meléndez 62' 7 – López 62' 17 – Decas 62' 4 – Vega 77' 29 – Hernández 82'

22 October 2023 Week 14	Olimpia	3–0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
17:00	Álvarez 20' Pinto 41' 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 5 – Pereira 6 – Zapata 8 – Martínez 46' 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 69' 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 49' Substitutes 7 – López 46' 15 – Maldonado 49' 18 – Campana 69'

28 October 2023 Week 15	Motagua	4–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Auzmendi 31' Mejía 35' Campana 69' Mejía 84'	Report	66' Villa	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 5 – Pereira 30' 6 – Zapata 49' 8 – Martínez 74' 10 – Mejía 75' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 15 – Maldonado 18 – Campana 79' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 17 – Decas 30' 33 – Galindo 49' 2 – Álvarez 74' 29 – Hernández 75' 16 – Mejía 79'

5 November 2023 Week 16	Olancho	0–1	Motagua	Juticalpa
19:00		Report	24' (pen.) Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 46' 10 – Mejía 81' 11 – Auzmendi 90+3' 12 – Santos 15 – Maldonado 18 – Campana 71' 23 – Delgado 24 – García 46' Substitutes 14 – Argueta 46' 17 – Decas 46' 4 – Vega 71' 16 – Mejía 81' 50 – Barrios 90+3'

12 November 2023 Week 17	Real Sociedad	3–2	Motagua	Tocoa
17:00	González 71' Vega 73' Rocha 86'	Report	22' 78' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 3 – Meléndez 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 15 – Maldonado 46' 17 – Decas 74' 18 – Campana 62' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 6 – Zapata 46' 50 – Barrios 62' 16 – Mejía 74'

25 November 2023 Week 18	Motagua	1–3	Victoria	Tegucigalpa
17:00	Auzmendi 37' (pen.)	Report	7' (pen.) Vega 27' Aranda 78' Rodríguez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 67' 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 77' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 16 – Mejía 18 – Campana 23 – Delgado Substitutes 21 – Escalante 67' 50 – Barrios 77'
Note: After 18 rounds, F.C. Motagua finished in third place and qualified to the Play-offs stage. Coach César Vigevani was separated one day after this match and was replaced by former manager Diego Vásquez.

30 November 2023 Play-offs	Olancho	2–2	Motagua	Juticalpa
19:00	Abbott 14' Tejeda 37'	Report	12' Campana 65' Mejía	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 3 – Meléndez 46' 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 86' 11 – Auzmendi 90+6' 15 – Maldonado 17 – Decas 18 – Campana 46' 26 – Meléndez 33 – Galindo Substitutes 14 – Argueta 46' 6 – Zapata 46' 16 – Mejía 86' 50 – Barrios 90+6'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two clubs in a post-season match. Manager Diego Vásquez returned to the club as new coach.

3 December 2023 Play-offs	Motagua	1–1 (3–0 p)	Olancho	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Argueta 83'	Report	71' Monico	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 62' 3 – Meléndez 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 15 – Maldonado 46' 17 – Decas 18 – Campana 72' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 16 – Mejía 46' 77' 14 – Argueta 62' 6 – Zapata 72' 21 – Escalante 77'
Note: F.C. Motagua qualified to the semifinals after a 3–0 win on penalty shoot-outs.

6 December 2023 Semifinals	Motagua	2–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Auzmendi 18' (pen.) 56'	Report	49' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 8 – Martínez 83' 10 – Mejía 61' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 82' 15 – Maldonado 82' 17 – Decas 18 – Campana 67' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 2 – Álvarez 61' 21 – Escalante 67' 29 – Hernández 82' 26 – Meléndez 82' 27 – Róchez 83'

9 December 2023 Semifinals	Marathón	2–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:00	Zúniga 78' (pen.) 87'	Report	33' Mejía 45+2' Delgado	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Referee: Selvin Brown Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 3 – Meléndez 8 – Martínez 67' 10 – Mejía 76' 11 – Auzmendi 88' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 88' 15 – Maldonado 17 – Decas 23 – Delgado Substitutes 26 – Meléndez 67' 29 – Hernández 76' 27 – Róchez 88' 18 – Campana 88'
Note: F.C. Motagua qualified to the finals after a 4–3 aggregated score.

17 December 2023 Final	Motagua	0–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
17:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 81' 17 – Decas 23 – Delgado Substitutes 24 – García 81'

21 December 2023 Final	Olimpia	2–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
18:00	Bengtson 48' Arboleda 90+2'	Report	11' Delgado	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 90+4' 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 67' 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 17 – Decas 23 – Delgado Substitutes 15 – Maldonado 67' 11 – Campana 90+4'
Note: with a 1–2 aggregated score, F.C. Motagua failed to obtain the title.

Clausura edit

21 January 2024 Week 1	Motagua	2–2	Olancho	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Martínez 55' Mejía 72'	Report	10' Monico 42' Altamirano	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 7 – Serrano 8 – Martínez 86' 10 – Mejía 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 69' 17 – Decas 23 – Delgado 46' 33 – Castellanos 50 – Barrios 46' Substitutes 2 – Álvarez 46' 21 – Gómez 46' 16 – Mejía 69' 26 – Meléndez 86'
Note: Panamanian Jorge Serrano and Argentinian Rodrigo Gómez made their debuts with F.C. Motagua.

27 January 2024 Week 2	Real España	3–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:00	Mejía 2' Vuelto 28' Benavídez 54'	Report	15' Mejía	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 71' 3 – Meléndez 7 – Serrano 71' 8 – Martínez 65' 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 17 – Decas 23 – Delgado 45+4' 33 – Castellanos 76' Substitutes 21 – Gómez 45+4' 16 – Mejía 65' 14 – Argueta 71' 26 – Meléndez 71' 15 – Maldonado 76'

CONCACAF Central American Cup edit

2 August 2023 Group D	Verdes	0–5	Motagua	Belmopan, Belize
16:00		Report	44' (pen.) 47' 56' Auzmendi 78' López 85' Mejía	Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Josué Ugalde (CRC) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 6 – Zapata 62' 7 – López 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 73' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 82' 15 – Maldonado 21 – Escalante 46' Substitutes 8 – Martínez 46' 33 – Galindo 62' 18 – Campana 73' 16 – Mejía 82'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two sides. The club obtained their largest international away victory and their first one overall since 1993. Iván López scored his first international goal. Agustín Auzmendi also scored his first three official goals for the club and became the first ever player to score an international hat-trick for F.C. Motagua. Ricky Zapata, Yeison Mejía, Agustín Auzmendi, Carlos Argueta, Edwin Maldonado, José Escalante and Albert Galindo made their international debuts for the club.

9 August 2023 Group D	Motagua	2–0	Sporting San Miguelito	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00	Mejía 21' 60'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Julio Luna (GUA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 6 – Zapata 7 – López 86' 8 – Martínez 66' 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 83' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 46' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 16 – Mejía 46' 26 – Meléndez 66' 27 – Róchez 83' 15 – Maldonado 86'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two sides. Midfielder Yeison Mejía scored his first two official goals for F.C. Motagua. Midfielder Denis Meléndez made his official debut for the club. Forward Jairo Róchez made his international debut with the club.

17 August 2023 Group D	Motagua	1–0	Olancho	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00	Mejía 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Randy Solano (DOM) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Álvarez 5 – Pereira 75' 6 – Zapata 7 – López 79' 10 – Mejía 89' 11 – Auzmendi 75' 12 – Santos 16 – Mejía 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 89' Substitutes 27 – Róchez 75' 4 – Vega 75' 14 – Argueta 79' 15 – Maldonado 89' 8 – Martínez 89'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two Honduran sides in international contention. Midfielder Luis Vega made his international debut for the club.

31 August 2023 Group D	Alajuelense	5–1	Motagua	Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00	Navarro 5' 29' Rodríguez 37' Barrantes 64' Venegas 90+2'	Report	15' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Iván Cisneros (SLV) Starting XI 1 – Facussé 2 – Álvarez 23' 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 7 – López 71' 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 81' 21 – Escalante 81' 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 71' Substitutes 5 – Pereira 23' 8 – Martínez 71' 27 – Róchez 71' 17 – Decas 81' 14 – Argueta 81'
Note: With 9 points obtained, F.C. Motagua qualified second in their group to the quarter-finals. Goalkeeper Enrique Facussé made his international debut with the club.

26 September 2023 Quarterfinals	Motagua	1–1	Independiente	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00	Auzmendi 35'	Report	80' Hurtado	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: David Gómez (CRC) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 73' 8 – Martínez 73' 10 – Mejía 78' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 18 – Campana 73' 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 66' Substitutes 15 – Maldonado 66' 24 – García 73' 7 – López 73' 17 – Decas 73' 16 – Mejía 78'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two teams. Antony García appeared in an international game for the first time.

3 October 2023 Quarterfinals	Independiente	2–0	Motagua	Panama City, Panama
21:00 EST	Small 31' 45'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Bryan López (GUA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 10 – Mejía 76' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 46' 17 – Decas 46' 18 – Campana 23 – Delgado 26 – Meléndez 46' Substitutes 7 – López 46' 6 – Zapata 46' 8 – Martínez 46' 24 – García 76'
Note: With a 1–3 aggregated scored, F.C. Motagua failed to advance to the semifinals and was forced to play the play-in stage.

25 October 2023 Play-in	Motagua	2–2	Saprissa	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00	Auzmendi 72' 89'	Report	42' Chirinos 83' Madrigal	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Daniel Quintero (MEX) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 5 – Pereira 6 – Zapata 8 – Martínez 10 – Mejía 73' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 15 – Maldonado 54' 18 – Campana 23 – Delgado Substitutes 29 – Hernández 54' 16 – Mejía 73'

1 November 2023 Play-in	Saprissa	4–0	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
18:00	Rodríguez 2' Waston 9' Sinclair 45+1' Paradela 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Iván Cisneros (CRC) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 46' 8 – Martínez 46' 10 – Mejía 86' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 58' 15 – Maldonado 18 – Campana 86' 23 – Delgado Substitutes 2 – Álvarez 46' 17 – Decas 46' 16 – Mejía 58' 29 – Hernández 86' 50 – Barrios 86'

Statistics edit

As of 27 January 2024

Competition	GP	GW	GD	GL	GF	GA	GD	CS	SG	Per
Liga Nacional	26	9	10	7	43	35	+8	9	5	47.44%
CONCACAF Central American Cup	8	3	2	3	12	14	–2	3	2	45.83%
Others	4	1	1	2	5	6	–1	0	1	33.33%
Totals	38	13	13	12	60	55	+5	12	8	45.61%

References edit

^ "Motagua Announces Argentine César Vigevani as New Coach". breakinglatest.news. Breaking Latest News. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Motagua presenta como nuevo jugador a Luis Vega". El País. El País. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ "Motagua confirma a Agustín Auzmendi". Diario Mas. Diario Mas. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "Uno más: Motagua anuncia el fichaje del delantero Jairo Róchez". La Prensa. La Prensa. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Official: Jose Escalante Joins FC Motagua". Northern Tribune. Northern Tribune. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Confirmado: Motagua cierra su novena alta del mercado de fichajes a un día del inicio del Apertura 2023". Diario Diez. Diario Diez. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "¡Oficial! Jorge Serrano firma y ya es parte del Motagua". TVN. TVN. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "Roberto Moreira cierra su ciclo con Motagua: "Es momento de decir adiós"". El Heraldo. El Heraldo. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Héctor Castellanos se olvida del Motagua para convertirse en nuevo fichaje del Real España". El Heraldo. El Heraldo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Diego Rodríguez se olvida de Motagua y tiene nuevo equipo en la Liga Nacional". TVC. Televicentro. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Riverhounds SC signs Honduras forward Juan Carlos Obregón Jr". PittsburghSoccerNow.com. PGHSCN. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Iván 'Chino' López se va del Motagua por una contundente razón". La Prensa. La Prensa. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ "Lucas Campana se va de Motagua y tiene nuevo equipo en la Liga Nacional". La Prensa. La Prensa. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links edit

Official website

[1] "Motagua Announces Argentine César Vigevani as New Coach". breakinglatest.news. Breaking Latest News. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[2] "Motagua presenta como nuevo jugador a Luis Vega". El País. El País. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[3] "Motagua confirma a Agustín Auzmendi". Diario Mas. Diario Mas. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[4] "Uno más: Motagua anuncia el fichaje del delantero Jairo Róchez". La Prensa. La Prensa. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[5] "Official: Jose Escalante Joins FC Motagua". Northern Tribune. Northern Tribune. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[6] "Confirmado: Motagua cierra su novena alta del mercado de fichajes a un día del inicio del Apertura 2023". Diario Diez. Diario Diez. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[7] "¡Oficial! Jorge Serrano firma y ya es parte del Motagua". TVN. TVN. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[8] "Roberto Moreira cierra su ciclo con Motagua: "Es momento de decir adiós"". El Heraldo. El Heraldo. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[9] "Héctor Castellanos se olvida del Motagua para convertirse en nuevo fichaje del Real España". El Heraldo. El Heraldo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[10] "Diego Rodríguez se olvida de Motagua y tiene nuevo equipo en la Liga Nacional". TVC. Televicentro. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[11] "Riverhounds SC signs Honduras forward Juan Carlos Obregón Jr". PittsburghSoccerNow.com. PGHSCN. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[12] "Iván 'Chino' López se va del Motagua por una contundente razón". La Prensa. La Prensa. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[13] "Lucas Campana se va de Motagua y tiene nuevo equipo en la Liga Nacional". La Prensa. La Prensa. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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