2016–17 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua
2016–17 season
Chairman Eduardo Atala
Manager Diego Vásquez
Apertura Semifinalist
Clausura TBD
Cup Round of 64
Top goalscorer League: Castillo (9)
All: Castillo (9)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2016.

The 2016–17 season will be C.D. Motagua's 66th season in existence and the club's 51st consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The club announced the continuation of Diego Vásquez as the team's head coach for his 4th consecutive season.[1]

Overview

This season, the club will be looking for its 14th league and 2nd domestic cup. During the preseason, a new badge was revealed which will be used starting this season.[2] On 2 July, the club's president Eduardo Atala confirmed an exhibition game against current Copa Libertadores winner and South American giants River Plate. The game was played at Orlando, United States.[3]

The Apertura schedule was unveiled on the second week of July and the club decided to return their home games on Sundays afternoon[4] after their last season experiment of playing on Saturdays seeking for better assistances didn't throw the expected results. In week 6, Motagua faced C.D. Social Sol at home; in the 50' minute (0–0), the referee decided to suspend the match due to heavy rain which caused a power outage. The remaining 40 minutes were played the following morning, landing in the club's 88th anniversary. Román Castillo who had lost his younger brother a week prior, decided the match with a late goal at the 90th+5 minute.[5] On 25 September, Motagua had to move its home game against C.D. Honduras Progreso to Catacamas due to a religious event that took place at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[6] This match at Catacamas marked history in the Honduran Liga Nacional as the first game in history officiated by a female referee.[7] On week 17, a 2–2 away tie against Real C.D. España defined Motagua's 4th place in the regular season standings and therefore, a berth to the playoffs phase.[8] Once in the playoffs, Motagua defeated C.D. Marathón away in postseason for the first time since November 1990;[9] however, the access to the semifinals didn't turned out that easy as Motagua had to rely on a late and controversial penalty to advance with a 3–3 global score.[10]

The Clausura tournament is scheduled to be played from January to May 2017.

Kit

The 2016–17 kits were officially published on 12 July, one day before their friendly meeting against River Plate. Joma stayed as the kits manufacturer for the 17th straight season and Pepsi as the main sponsor. Other sponsors include Claro, Diunsa, Gatorade and Retlan.

Manufacturer Main sponsor
Joma Pepsi
Home
Away
Alternative
Goalkeeper

Players

Transfers in

Player Contract date Moving from
Honduras Román Castillo 1 June 2016 Mexico Correcaminos UAT[11]
Honduras Arnold Meléndez 1 June 2016 Honduras Gimnástico
Honduras Harold Fonseca 7 June 2016 Honduras Juticalpa[12]
Honduras Carlos Discua 8 June 2016 Costa Rica Alajuelense[13]
Argentina Martín Pucheta 8 June 2016 Argentina Deportivo Maipú[14]
Honduras Marco Vega 25 June 2016 Honduras Real Sociedad[15]
Honduras Wesley Decas 22 July 2016 Honduras Pumas[16]
Honduras Deybi Flores 9 August 2016 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps[17]

Transfers out

Player Released date Moving to
Honduras Néstor Martínez 19 May 2016 Honduras Platense[18]
Honduras José Fiallos 19 May 2016 TBD
Honduras Keller Andino 19 May 2016 TBD
Honduras Orlin Peralta 19 May 2016 TBD
Brazil Israel Silva 25 May 2016 Honduras Marathón[19]
Argentina Lucas Gómez 31 May 2016 Costa Rica Alajuelense[20]
Argentina Sebastián Portigliatti 1 June 2016 Honduras Juticalpa[21]
Honduras Maylor Núñez 18 July 2016 Honduras Platense[22]

Squad

No. Pos. Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored
< 15/16 16/17 T < 15/16 16/17 T
1 GK Honduras Harold Fonseca 8 October 1993 (aged 22) 0 13 13 0 0 0
2 DF Honduras Juan Montes 26 October 1985 (aged 30) 89 17 106 4 4 8
3 DF Honduras Henry Figueroa 28 December 1992 (aged 23) 98 13 111 2 0 2
4 DF Honduras Júnior Izaguirre 12 August 1979 (aged 36) 358 6 364 37 0 37
5 DF Honduras Marcelo Pereira 27 May 1995 (aged 21) 22 9 31 1 0 1
6 MF Honduras Reinieri Mayorquín 13 July 1989 (aged 26) 73 13 86 5 1 6
7 MF Honduras Carlos Discua 27 September 1984 (aged 31) 140 19 159 38 4 42
8 MF Honduras Deybi Flores 16 June 1996 (aged 20) 22 4 26 0 0 0
9 FW Honduras Román Castillo 26 November 1991 (aged 24) 66 13 79 35 9 44
10 MF Honduras Erick Andino 21 July 1989 (aged 26) 33 16 49 10 4 14
11 FW Honduras Marco Vega 14 April 1987 (aged 29) 0 16 16 0 3 3
14 FW Honduras Irvin Reyna 7 June 1987 (aged 29) 91 14 105 2 0 2
15 FW Honduras Arnold Meléndez 23 August 1994 (aged 21) 7 0 7 0 0 0
16 MF Honduras Héctor Castellanos 28 December 1992 (aged 23) 33 15 48 0 0 0
17 DF Honduras Denil Maldonado 25 May 1998 (aged 18) 1 2 3 0 0 0
18 DF Honduras Wilmer Crisanto 24 June 1989 (aged 27) 96 14 110 5 3 8
19 MF Honduras Eli Reyna 11 September 1996 (aged 19) 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Honduras Foslyn Grant 4 October 1998 (aged 17) 12 2 14 1 0 1
22 MF Argentina Santiago Vergara 15 September 1991 (aged 24) 41 17 58 8 2 10
23 DF Argentina Martín Pucheta 10 February 1988 (aged 28) 0 11 11 0 0 0
24 DF Honduras Omar Elvir 28 September 1989 (aged 26) 156 19 175 6 0 6
25 GK Honduras Marlon Licona 9 February 1991 (aged 25) 56 7 63 0 0 0
26 DF Honduras Henry Güity 24 June 1996 (aged 20) 4 0 4 0 0 0
27 DF Honduras Félix Crisanto 9 September 1990 (aged 25) 32 12 44 1 2 3
28 MF Honduras Joshua Nieto 3 September 1994 (aged 21) 18 1 19 0 0 0
31 DF Honduras Klifox Bernárdez 14 May 1997 (aged 19) 2 10 12 0 0 0
32 MF Honduras Marvin Ávila 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Honduras Cristian Hernández 22 September 1996 (aged 19) 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Honduras Kevin López 3 February 1996 (aged 20) 47 10 57 7 1 8
35 DF Honduras Cristopher Meléndez 25 November 1997 (aged 18) 0 2 2 0 0 0
38 DF Honduras Harrinson Bernárdez 14 May 1997 (aged 19) 2 1 3 0 0 0
47 MF Honduras Josué Villafranca 0 1 1 0 0 0
49 FW Honduras Denilson Castillo 29 April 1998 (aged 18) 0 1 1 0 0 0
MF Honduras Wesley Decas 11 August 1999 (aged 16) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manager Argentina Diego Vásquez 3 July 1971 (aged 44) 23 November 2013–

Results

Preseason and friendlies

Apertura

Clausura

Honduran Cup

By round

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result W W D W L W L D W D D D L D L W D W
Position 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Statistics

Competition GP GW GD GL GS GC GD CS SG Per
League 21 9 7 5 34 27 +7 7 2 53.97%
Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 7 4 1 2 16 10 +6 1 2 61.90%
Totals 28 13 8 7 50 37 +13 8 4 55.95%

External links

References

  1. LaPrensa.hn – Diego Vásquez es fatificado en el Motagua – 19 May 2016
  2. Diez.hn – Motagua evoluciona su logotipo y elimina las estrellas – 20 June 2016
  3. LaPaginaMillonaria.com – Motagua será rival de River – 2 July 2016
  4. DiarioMas.hn – Motagua volverá a jugar domingos por la tarde – 11 July 2016
  5. Diez.hn – Motagua vence al Social Sol con un golazo de Rubilio Castillo y es líder en Honduras – 29 August 2016
  6. Diez.hn – Motagua se va para Catacamas, la directiva espera un llenazo – 23 September 2016
  7. ElHeraldo.hn – Una mujer árbitro pitará por primera vez un partido de Liga Nacional en Honduras – 23 September 2016
  8. Tiempo.hn – Real España rescata un empate ante Motagua en el último minuto – 5 November 2016
  9. RadioHouse.hn – Octavo cruce Motagua-Marathón, cuarta llave Real España-Real Sociedad – 20 November 2016
  10. ElHeraldo.hn – Motagua perdió 1-2 ante Marathón pero está en semifinales por el reglamento – 27 November 2016
  11. ElHeraldo.hn – El delantero Rubilio Castillo regresa a Motagua – 1 June 2016
  12. Tiempo.hn – El portero Harold Fonseca regresa a Motagua – 7 June 2016
  13. Tiempo.hn – OFICIAL: Carlos “Chino” Discua regresa al Motagua – 8 June 2016
  14. Tiempo.hn – Defensor Martin Pucheta, nuevo refuerzo del Motagua – 8 June 2016
  15. LaTribuna.hn – Motagua presentó a Marco Vega – 25 June 2016
  16. DiarioMas.hn – Diego Vázquez aclara el futuro de Wesley decas en Motagua – 22 July 2016
  17. TheProvince.com – Whitecaps loan Deybi Flores to Motagua – 9 August 2016
  18. LaPrensa.hn – Motagua anuncia las primeras bajas – 19 May 2016
  19. RadioHouse.hn – ¡Israel Silva no continuará en el Motagua! – 25 May 2016
  20. Diez.hn – Oficial: Lucas Gómez anuncia que no regresa al Motagua – 31 May 2016
  21. Diez.hn – Sebastián Portigliatti tampoco seguirá con el Motagua – 1 June 2016
  22. DiarioMas.hn – Clavasquín: Platense será protagonista – 18 July 2016
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