In the 2007–08 season Motagua won their first international trophy in the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, and were the league's runner-up in the Apertura tournament being beaten by C.D. Marathón. They were the only team to beat C.D. Victoria, doing so twice. In the Clausura tournament they reached the Semifinals.RSSSF.com – Honduras 2007/08 They also competed in the last CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Squad Transfer in
Transfer out
Player name Date of birth and age 1 GK Ricardo Canales 2 DF Steven Morris 3 DF Javier Martínez 4 DF Roy Posas 5 DF Milton Reyes 6 DF Óscar Bernárdez 7 MF Steven Bryce 8 MF Miguel Castillo 9 FW Jairo Martínez 10 FW Jocimar Nascimento 11 FW Óscar Torlacoff 12 MF Rubén Matamoros 13 MF José Grant 14 MF Luis Guzmán 15 MF Walter López 17 MF Fernando Castillo 19 DF Osman Chávez 20 MF Amado Guevara 21 DF Emilio Izaguirre 22 GK Donaldo Morales 23 FW Pedro Santana 24 DF Víctor Bernárdez 25 GK Rony García 26 DF David Molina 27 FW Jefferson Bernárdez 28 DF Óscar García 29 FW José Rivera 30 MF Rubén Rivera 31 FW Luis Rodas 32 MF Jorge Claros 33 DF Marlon Cruz – 34 DF Aarón Bardales 35 FW José Valladares 36 MF Kevin Osorio
Apertura
Motagua played its first official game of the season at home with a 2–0 victory over Atlético Olanchano.
Standings
Matches
Results by round
Regular season
Semifinals
Motagua won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Motagua lost 0–2 on aggregate.
Clausura
Motagua reached the semifinals. The team had to play some of their home games at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco in Danlí due to major repairs to the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino for the 2010 World Cup qualification.
Standings
Matches
Matches by round
Regular season
Semifinals
Motagua lost 2–7 on aggregate.
2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup As champions in the 2006–07 Apertura season, F.C. Motagua had the right to participate in the Central American club championship in 2007. Under the management of DT Ramón Maradiaga, the team achieved a record 7 wins and 1 drawn in a total of 8 games, and won their first international trophy.RSSSF.com–Central American Club Competitions 2007/08
Matches
First round
Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Motagua won 6–3 on aggregate.
Final
Motagua won 2–1 on aggregate.
2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup After winning the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, F.C. Motagua obtained one of the three Central American tickets to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. On 17 December 2008 CONCACAF announced the pairs for the Quarterfinals, leaving Motagua in the bracket against reigning champions C.F. Pachuca.
Matches
Quarterfinals
Motagua lost 0–1 on aggregate.
References
External links Motagua Official Website