Motagua

Full name	Club Deportivo Motagua
Nickname(s)	Aguilas Azules Ciclón Azul
Founded	August 29, 1928
Ground	Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Capacity	35,000
Chairman	Pedro Atala
Manager	Ramon Mariadiaga
League	Liga Profesional de Honduras
Apertura 2005	05-06 Clausura, 10th
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Motagua is a Honduran football club, located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and plays in the Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. The club is one of the most successful and renowned of Honduras. The club was founded August 29, 1928. Image File history File links Motagua120x81. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino is a multi-use stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. ... Tegucigalpa, population 1,435,000 (2003) (metro. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... Liga Profesional de Honduras is the first division league in Honduras. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tegucigalpa, population 1,435,000 (2003) (metro. ... Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino is a multi-use stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Foundation

August 29, 1928 by idea of Marco Antonio Ponce and supported by Marco Antonio Rosa in meeting celebrated at home of Mrs. Martha Vélez Widowed of Branches; located al side of the Bank of London and Montreal, who taking advantage of that the clubs America, Honduras, Athletic and Aguila had disintegrated they decided to call to all the players of these teams forming thus the joint one Motagua, in the same meeting the Board of directors headed by Marco Antonio Rose and the doctor Alejandro Lara followed by another group of personalities were elected, this board of directors supported the teams of Female Basketball, Baseball and Athletics.

First Game

Against the Tejeros del España of the Neighborhood Guanacaste November 25, 1928 in the soccer court the Island and the result was 1 x 1. The central referee of the encounter was Herasmo Velásquez and the captain of the Motagua was Constantine Gálvez "Tatino".

First Coach: Daniel Bustillo

History

The club "blue", was founded August 29, 1928 by idea of the poet Marco Antonio Ponce and supported by Marco Antonio Rosa, and is a fusion of them disintegrated teams America, Honduras, Athletic and Aguila; that being inspired in the river Motagua that in those times was in dispute with Guatemala they gave origin al "Cyclone", and is nowadays one of the teams with but achievements, but popular and oldest of Honduras. Image File history File links Motagua90x90. ...

The capital club is one of the best of Honduras and Central America and already has accumulated many championships, being also an old acquaintance of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, where has participated in diverse opportunities although yet has not been able to arrive a final hostess; in 1986 had her but noticeable action al to achieve the fifth position. The CONCACAF Champions Cup is the annual international football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America and the Caribbean). ...

In 1965 it debuted in National League, was a 18 of July in the city of La Ceiba against the "red" of the Vida, where they succumbed 1 x 4. It was to 3 years later of the inauguration of the Professional League that achieved their first national title in 1968 under the management of the Honduran Rodolfo Godoy. Liga Profesional de Honduras is the first division league in Honduras. ... La Ceiba with Pico Bonito in the background La Ceiba is the third largest city of Honduras, containing about 250,000 people. ... Vida is an Honduran soccer club based in La Ceiba, Honduras. ... Liga Profesional de Honduras is the first division league in Honduras. ...

It repeated in 1970 and 1973, being this one of the better times of the "Ciclón Azul". Pitifully in 1972 the national championship was declared nil, depriving him to Motagua to be judged the title that it had almost in the market, since carried an almost insurmountable advantage on its escort to few dates of the end.

After having achieved the title of the regular returns in 1978, Motagua classifies to the playoffs, obliged to play the finals where they raise their quarter cup.

Honduras sees its dream carried out and classifies to a world cup of soccer where does history, carrying as base to Motagua and Real España. Real Club Deportivo España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the first division in San Pedro Sula, Cortés department, Honduras. ...

They passed 13 long years until in the season 1991-1992 savored again a championship in one of the ends but recalled by the standard "blue". In 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1998 it achieves four subtitles of the discontinued Tournament of Cup.

Junior Izaguirre celebrates after scoring a goal that gave Motagua its last title on December 2001

In the season 1997-1998 the league brings to our feet the innovative opening tournaments system and closure, and Motagua he manages to judge both, being this the first one double championnship in the history of the motagüenses, double championship that was repeated barely 2 years but late achieving the opening and closure of 1999-2000. Some months before in January of the '99 there was consecrated as champion of the SuperCopa al to gain him in the finals to Platense of Puerto Cortes. Image File history File links Junior_Izaguirre. ... Image File history File links Junior_Izaguirre. ... Platense is a Honduran soccer club thats based on Puerto Cortes, Honduras. ... Puerto Cortés is a city in the Cortés department of Honduras. ...

In the 2000 again Motagua is base of the selection, in this occasion of the Sub-23 and Honduras achieves for the first time in its history its pair to some Olympic games.

The last title, Motagua achieved it in December of the 2001 being done of a perfect campaign, gaining the 2 parts, the playoffs and the final.

In their soccer record, Motagua was crowned in 26 opportunities, this numbre includes the tournaments amateurs and professional, and is one of the clubs that has more glory they have given to our soccer forming players of high level that have known to behead in our different national selections, as in foreign clubs.

Presidents

• Marco Antonio Rosa
• Edgardo Zúniga
• Manuel Caceres
• Celestino Caceres
• Gonzalo Carías
• Cesar Romero
• Antonio Urquía
• Juda Guzmán
• Silverio Henriquez
• Lurio Martínez
• Carlos Arriaga
• Carlos Amador
• Carlos Crúz
• Mario Rivera López
• Joaquín Gonzales
• Octasiano Valerio
• Horacio Fortín
• Saturnino Vidaurreta
• Heriberto Gómez
• Tulio Bueso
• Fausto Flores
• Gustavo Adolfo Alvarado
• Pedro Atala
• Salvador Lamas
• Juan Angel Arias
• Cristobal Simón
• Francisco Zepeda
• Leónidas Rosa Bautista
• Jorge Abudoj
• Eduardo Atala
• Marco Túlio Gutierrez
• Javier Atala
• Pedro Atala (current)

Managers

• Esteban Kovacs
• Lurio Martínez
• Manuel Bonilla
• Juan Velásquez
• Carlos Padilla
• Roger Rojas
• Rodolfo Godoy
• Angel Ramon Rodríguez
• Elmer Romero
• Alfonso Navarro
• Néstor Matamala
• Carlos Jurado
• Ramón Maradiaga
• José Treviño
• Alejandro Dominguez
• Hernaín Arzú
• Edwin Pavón
• Javier Padilla

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Notable players

César Augusto "El Nene" Obando; 1992 World's Top scorer according to the IFFHS

• Zacarias Arzú 1937-1955
• Ruben Guifarro
• Alfonso Ucles Sierra
• Ernesto "Culuco" Henriquez
• Armando Caceres Vijil 1928-1940
• Armando Sosa "Majoncho" 1937-1954
• Raul Barahona "Joyo Chele" 1938-1956
• Rigoberto Castro "Coyote" 1944-1955
• Rodolfo Trinidad Ramirez "Popo" Godoy 1949-1952
• Hernesto Henrrquez "Caluco" 1954-1965
• Fermin Navarro "Min" 1960-1971
• Oscar Hernandez "Martillo" 1968-1975
• Angel Antonio Obando 1973-1986
• Ramon Maradiaga "Primitivo" 1974-1989
• Cesar Augusto Obando "Nene" 1988-1994, 2001
• Amado Guevara
• Milton Reyes
• Nery Medina

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Fixtures & Results

• Motagua 5 vs 3 Alajuela
• Motagua 2 vs 0 Platense
• Motagua 2 vs 0 Hispano
• Motagua 0 vs 4 Marathon
• Motagua 3 vs 0 Victoria
• Motagua 1 vs 0 Olimpia
• Motagua 0 vs 1 Real España
• Motagua 2 vs 1 Vida
• Motagua 1 vs 0 Valencia
• Motagua 1 vs 1 Universidad
• Motagua 1 vs 2 Platense
• Motagua - vs - Hispano
• Motagua - vs - Marathon
• Motagua - vs - Victoria
• Motagua - vs - Olimpia
• Motagua - vs - Universidad
• Motagua - vs - Real España
• Motagua - vs - Vida
• Motagua - vs - Valencia

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Honours

Nacional Level

• Champions at Liga Amateur de Honduras: 14

1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954

• Champions at Liga Profesional de Honduras: 10

1968-1969, 1970-1971, 1973, 1978, 1991-1992, 1997-1998 Ap., 1997-1998 Cl., 1999-2000 Ap., 1999-2000 Cl., 2001-2002 Ap.

• Runner Up at Liga Profesional de Honduras: 7

1969-1970, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1990, 1993-1994, 2002-2003 Cl.

• Champions at Super Copa: 1

1997-1998

• Runner Up at Honduran Cup: 4

1993, 1995, 1997, 1998

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Internacional Level

• 3rd place at UNCAF Club Tournament: 1

2002

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Current Squads

19/February/2006: Motagua 1x0 Olimpia

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No. Position Player 1 GK Hugo Rolando Caballero 2   Pedro Fernández Velásquez 3 DF Elmer Montoya 4 DF Reinaldo Clavasquín 5 DF Milton Reyes 6 DF Oscar Roberto Bernández 7   Víctor Mena 8 MF Juan Manuel Coello 9 FW Elvis Scott 10   Francisco Soares de Souza 11 FW Marcelo Ferreira 12   Carlos René Lino Suazo 13   Erick Alberto Mondrágon 14   Luis Ernesto Guzmán

No. Position Player 15   Juan Jose Tablada 16   Edy Rafael Vásquez 17 MF Mario Roberto Chirinos 18   Rony Morales 19 FW Oscar Torlacoff 21   Emilio Izaguirre 22 GK Donaldo Morales 23 FW Pedrinho 24 DF Víctor Bernández 25 DF Javier Martínez 26   Jorge Belarmino Reyes 27   Diogo Fernándes 28   Samir Garcia 29   Jerry Palacios

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Squad Changes During 2005/06 Season

(unfinished) In:

• Pedrinho - Signed From Real España
• Torlacoff - Signed From Universidad

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• Elvis Scott - Loaned To Beijing Hyundai
• Victor Mena - Loaned To Beijing Hyundai

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External links

• Official Website
• Other Website
  • Alternate Website
  • Fan Site in Spanish