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Deutsch2021–22 F.C. Motagua season
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Eduardo Atala | |||
| Managers | Diego Vásquez César Obando Hernán Medina | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Nacional | |||
| Apertura | Semifinalist | |||
| Clausura | Winners | |||
| CONCACAF League | Finalist | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Moreira (13) All: Moreira (17) | |||
| | ||||
| All statistics correct as of 29 May 2022. | ||||
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]
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 | 5 January 1997 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Denil Maldonado | 25 May 1998 (aged 23) | 60 | 20 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Meléndez | 8 December 1997 (aged 23) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Carlos Mejía | 19 February 2000 (aged 21) | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | Marcelo Pereira | 27 May 1995 (aged 26) | 149 | 32 | 181 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | MF | Jason Sánchez | 5 July 1998 (aged 22) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Iván López | 5 October 1990 (aged 30) | 17 | 39 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | MF | Walter Martínez | 26 March 1991 (aged 30) | 140 | 18 | 158 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | FW | Gonzalo Klusener | 21 October 1983 (aged 37) | 46 | 18 | 64 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | FW | Franco Olego | 4 May 1987 (aged 34) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Matías Galvaliz | 6 June 1989 (aged 32) | 97 | 14 | 111 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | Marco Vega | 14 April 1987 (aged 34) | 139 | 10 | 149 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | FW | Ángel Tejeda | 1 June 1991 (aged 30) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Raúl Santos | 2 August 1992 (aged 28) | 100 | 31 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Geovanni Bueso | 12 April 2003 (aged 18) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Juan Gómez | 3 April 2000 (aged 21) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Héctor Castellanos | 28 December 1992 (aged 28) | 182 | 21 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | Wesly Decas | 11 August 1999 (aged 21) | 29 | 35 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Diego Rodríguez | 6 November 1995 (aged 25) | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | GK | Jonathan Rougier | 29 October 1987 (aged 33) | 151 | 24 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |  Roberto Moreira | 6 May 1987 (aged 34) | 110 | 41 | 151 | 50 | 13 | 63 |
| 22 | MF | Jesse Moncada | 5 January 1990 (aged 31) | 10 | 33 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | MF | Juan Delgado | 21 July 1992 (aged 28) | 14 | 41 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | DF | Omar Elvir | 28 September 1989 (aged 31) | 305 | 29 | 334 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona | 9 February 1991 (aged 30) | 95 | 22 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Josué Villafranca | 16 November 1999 (aged 21) | 16 | 29 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | MF | Óscar García | 16 May 1990 (aged 31) | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | DF | Alexander Bahr | 17 February 2001 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Carlos Fernández | 17 February 1992 (aged 29) | 18 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | DF | Osmar Gonzales | 7 September 2000 (aged 20) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Diego Auzqui | 19 October 1989 (aged 31) | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Jonathan Núñez | 26 November 2001 (aged 19) | 23 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Albert Galindo | 21 October 2001 (aged 19) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Kevin López | 3 February 1996 (aged 25) | 188 | 15 | 203 | 37 | 10 | 47 |
| 34 | MF | Lucas Baldunciel | 22 March 1992 (aged 29) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Cristopher Meléndez | 25 November 1997 (aged 23) | 67 | 24 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | MF | Yostin Obando | 29 April 2004 (aged 17) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Marvin Ávila | 9 March 2002 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Arnold Álvarez | 19 January 2001 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Danilo Palacios | 11 June 2001 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Ariel Flores | 18 May 2001 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | Eduardo Arriola | 4 January 2001 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | Andy Hernández | 15 December 2003 (aged 17) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | DF | Breyner Maradiaga | 19 August 2003 (aged 17) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | FW | José Oliva | 16 May 2005 (aged 16) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Managers | Diego Vásquez | 3 July 1971 (aged 49) | 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022 | ||||||
| César Obando (interim) | 26 October 1969 (aged 51) | 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022 | |||||||
| Hernán Medina | 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.
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: |
| 25 July 2021 Friendly | Florida Soccer Soldiers | 1–4 | Motagua | New Orleans, United States |
| 19:00 | Moreira Klusener Villafranca | Stadium: Pan American Stadium Referee: |
| 30 July 2021 Friendly | Motagua | 0–0 | Olimpia | Charlotte, United States |
| 19:30 EST | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: |
| 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: |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 November 2021 Week 11 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 30 October 2021 Week 17 | Motagua | 0–1 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:00 | Report | 90+5' Rocca | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 27 February 2022 Week 7 | Motagua | 2–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 | Olego 23' Moreira 82' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Álex Morazán | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |