The 2024–25 season will be F.C. Motagua's 78th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Eduardo Atala | |||
| Manager | Diego Vásquez | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Nacional | |||
| Apertura | TBD | |||
| Clausura | TBD | |||
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | TBD | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 25 June 2024. | ||||
Overview
editThe club will try to improve their 2023–24 season where they finished title-less.
Kits
editThe 2024–25 home, away and third kits were published on 25 June.
| Manufacturer | Main sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joma | Pepsi | ||
     Home
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Away
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Alternative
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 Goalkeeper
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Players
editTransfers in
edit| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
|---|---|---|
 Jhen Portillo |
21 May 2024 | Vida[1]
|
| Óscar Padilla |
22 May 2024 | Génesis[2]
|
Transfers out
edit| Player | Released date | Moving to |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Pereira |
13 June 2024 |  Cartaginés
|
| Juan Delgado |
27 June 2024 | Olancho
|
Squad
edit- As of 27 June 2024
- Only league matches into account
| No. | Pos. | Player name | Date of birth and age | Games played | Goals scored | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 23/24 | 24/25 | Total | < 23/24 | 24/25 | Total | ||||
| 2 | DF | Kevin Álvarez |
3 August 1996 (aged 27) | 33 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Meléndez |
8 December 1997 (aged 26) | 77 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | Luis Vega |
28 February 2002 (aged 22) | 24 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Ricky Zapata |
23 November 1997 (aged 26) | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  Jorge Serrano |
19 January 1998 (aged 26) | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Walter Martínez |
26 March 1991 (aged 33) | 237 | 0 | 237 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | FW | Rubilio Castillo |
26 November 1991 (aged 32) | 188 | 0 | 188 | 105 | 0 | 105 |
| 10 | MF | Yeison Mejía |
18 January 1998 (aged 26) | 35 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | FW |  Agustín Auzmendi |
1 February 1997 (aged 27) | 41 | 0 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | MF | Raúl Santos |
2 August 1992 (aged 31) | 202 | 0 | 202 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | Carlos Argueta |
6 January 1999 (aged 25) | 38 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | Edwin Maldonado |
4 March 1994 (aged 30) | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Carlos Mejía |
19 February 2000 (aged 24) | 96 | 0 | 96 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | DF | Wesly Decas |
11 August 1999 (aged 24) | 134 | 0 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | GK | Jonathan Rougier |
29 October 1987 (aged 36) | 235 | 0 | 235 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Rodrigo Gómez |
2 January 1993 (aged 31) | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | Edwin Munguía |
4 May 2006 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Antony García |
29 October 2004 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona |
9 February 1991 (aged 33) | 142 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Denis Meléndez |
22 July 1995 (aged 28) | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Cristopher Meléndez |
25 November 1997 (aged 26) | 125 | 0 | 125 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | FW | Rodrigo Auzmendi |
2 January 2001 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Jonathan Núñez |
26 November 2001 (aged 22) | 83 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | MF | Héctor Castellanos |
28 December 1992 (aged 31) | 242 | 0 | 242 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | DF | Giancarlos Sacaza |
18 January 2004 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | Mathías Vásquez |
15 December 2006 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | – | Santos Sambulá |
29 August 2004 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | Aaron Barrios |
19 October 2004 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | – | Jordan García |
31 March 2006 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | DF | Jhen Portillo |
2 December 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | MF | Óscar Padilla |
7 November 1992 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manager | Diego Vásquez |
3 July 1971 (aged 52) | 26 November 2023 – | ||||||
Goalkeeper's action
edit- As of 2 June 2024
| Goalkeeper | Years evaluated | Games | Goals | Per. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Rougier |
2017–present | 235 | 237 | 1.009 |
| Marlon Licona |
2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present | 142 | 154 | 1.085 |
International caps
edit- As of 2 June 2024
This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2024–25 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.
| Player | Team | Event | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 |
Results
editAll times are local CST unless stated otherwise
Preseason and friendlies
edit| 7 July 2024 Friendly | Motagua | v |  Municipal | New Orleans, United States |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Behrman Stadium |
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Horizon Houston  | v | Motagua | Houston, United States |
| Stadium: Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium |
| 14 July 2024 Friendly | Miami United | v | Motagua | Hialeah, United States |
| 17:30 EST | Stadium: Ted Hendricks Stadium |
| 16 July 2024 Friendly | Comunicaciones | v | Motagua | Hartford, United States |
| 17:00 EST | Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium |
Apertura
edit| Week 1 | v |
Clausura
edit| Week 1 | v |
CONCACAF Central American Cup
editF.C. Motagua qualified to the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup as the third best placed non-champion from the 2023–24 domestic league.[3]
| 30 July 2024 Group A | Diriangén  | v | Motagua | Diriamba, Nicaragua |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén | |||
| Note: This will be the first ever encounter between these two teams. | ||||
| 7 August 2024 Group A | Motagua | v | San Francisco | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Estadio Nacional | |||
| Note: This will be the first encounter between these two teams since 2007. | ||||
| 13 August 2024 Group A | Motagua | v | Tauro | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Estadio Nacional | |||
| Note: This will be the first encounter between these two teams since 2022. | ||||
| 28 August 2024 Group A | Herediano | v | Motagua | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero | |||
| Note: This will be the first encounter between these two teams since 2018. | ||||
Statistics
edit- As of 2 June 2024
| Competition | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF | GA | GD | CS | SG | Per |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
References
edit- ^ "Clever Portillo nuevo jugador del Motagua". Motagua.com. Motagua.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Discua segundo refuerzo de Motagua". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Alianza FC, San Francisco complete Central American Cup field". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 May 2024.