The 2013–14 season was F.C. Motagua's 63rd season in existence and the club's 48th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The domestic league was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura was scheduled to be played in the second half of 2013, while the Clausura in the first half of 2014. Motagua were looking for its 13th domestic championship. Due to an unsuccessful 2012–13 season, the club won't have international participation.

Overview Right after being eliminated from the 2012–13 season, one of the club's director, Nelson Abdalah, announced that manager Juan Castillo would continue coaching for this season,Diez.hn – El martes se define el futuro en Motagua – 21 April 2013 nevertheless, on 20 May 2013, president Pedro Atala announced Serbian Risto Vidaković as the new club's manager.LaTribuna.hn – Vidaković, el nuevo entrenador de Motagua – 20 May 2013 On 18 September 2013, the club released their new anthem called "Mi Corazón" (My Heart) interpreted by Luis Bustillo.LaPrensa.hn – Vídeo: "Mi corazón sólo late por vos" el nuevo himno del Motagua – 19 September 2013 On 6 November, Vidaković was sacked due to poor resultsLaPrensa.hn – Risto Vidakovic, despedido del Motagua – 6 November 2013 and former player Milton Reyes took over.

Players

Transfers in Player Contract date Moving from Luis Castro 14 May 2013 MarathónElHeraldo.hn – Luis Castro, primer fichaje del Motagua – 14 May 2013 José Gutiérrez 15 May 2013 ÁguilaTiempo.hn – El salvadoreño Isidro Gutiérrez ficha con el Motagua – 15 May 2013 Juan Montes 15 May 2013 PlatenseDiez.hn – Juan Pablo Montes logra acuerdo con Motagua – 15 May 2013 Ricardo Canales 14 June 2013 Atlético CholomaDiarioMas.hn – Motagua presentó al "Gato" Canales – 14 June 2013 Orlin Peralta 26 June 2013 VidaMotagua.com – ORLIN PERALTA FIRMA 3 AÑOS CON MOTAGUA – 26 June 2013 Maximiliano Lombardi 4 July 2013 ProgresoDiez.hn – OFICIAL: Motagua ficha a volante uruguayo – 4 July 2013 José Varela 25 July 2013 Liga de LojaTiempo.hn – José Pablo Varela: "Keosseian me habló bien de Honduras" – 25 July 2013 Jorge Claros 13 August 2013 HibernianDiez.hn – "No es un retroceso jugar en Motagua" – 13 August 2013 Wilmer Crisanto 27 November 2013 VictoriaMotagua.com – Wilmer Crisanto firma con el Ciclón – 27 November 2013 Sebastián Portigliatti 2 December 2013 Jorge NewberyMotagua.com – Wilmer Crisanto firma con el Ciclón – 2 December 2013 Román Castillo 4 December 2013 Vida – 4 December 2013 Eduardo Sosa 5 December 2013 DesamparadosDiez.hn – Eduardo Sosa firmaría por un año con Motagua – 5 December 2013 Reinieri Mayorquín 9 December 2013 LepaeraLaPrensa.hn – Reinieri Mayorquín firmó por un año con Motagua – 9 December 2013 Víctor Ortiz 16 December 2013 VictoriaElHeraldo.hn – Víctor Ortiz: "Motagua es un gran reto para mí" – 16 December 2013 Irvin Reyna 26 December 2013 OlimpiaLaTribuna.hn – Irving Reyna a Motagua – 26 December 2013

Transfers out Player Released date Moving to Odis Borjas 30 April 2013 Platense Kerpo de León 30 April 2013 Retired Roger Mondragón 30 April 2013 Vida Carlos Morán 30 April 2013 Vida Jocimar Nascimento 30 April 2013 Istiqlol Dushanbe Adán Ramírez 30 April 2013 TBD Esdras Padilla 30 May 2013 TBD Eduardo Sánchez 30 May 2013 TBD Amado Guevara 13 June 2013 Icevic B (basketball) Donaldo Morales 13 June 2013 Malacateco Emilson Cruz 12 July 2013 TBD Ronald Martínez 12 July 2013 TBD Shannon Welcome 12 July 2013 Vida Nery Medina 21 July 2013 Olimpia Georgie Welcome 2 December 2013 Platense Roby Norales 2 December 2013 Vida José Gutiérrez 2 December 2013 Alianza Grodbin Benítez 2 December 2013 TBD Ricardo Canales 2 December 2013 Vida Brayan Figueroa 2 December 2013 TBD Melvin Valladares 2 December 2013 Victoria Marvin Cálix 2 December 2013 TBD Eddie Hernández 4 December 2013 Vida Alfredo Mejía 26 December 2013 Marathón

Squad Statistics as of 20 April 2014 Player 1 – GK Ricardo Canales 89 0 4 0 93 0 – 1 GK Sebastián Portigliatti 0 0 18 0 18 0 2 2 DF Juan Montes 0 0 18 1 18 1 3 3 DF Henry Figueroa 3 0 32 1 35 1 4 4 DF Júnior Izaguirre 300 32 26 1 326 33 5 5 DF David Molina 99 5 1 0 100 5 6 – MF Marvin Barrios 32 2 9 0 41 2 7 7 MF Carlos Discua 63 14 34 7 97 21 8 8 MF Jorge Claros 140 6 24 0 164 6 9 – FW Georgie Welcome 107 34 15 4 122 38 – 9 FW Román Castillo 0 0 19 5 19 5 10 10 MF Maximiliano Lombardi 0 0 33 9 33 9 11 – MF Melvin Valladares 41 6 14 1 55 7 – 11 FW Eduardo Sosa 0 0 12 1 12 1 12 – MF José Gutiérrez 0 0 9 0 9 0 – 12 MF Reinieri Mayorquín 0 0 13 1 13 1 13 – MF Grodbin Benítez 0 0 2 0 2 0 14 – FW Roby Norales 39 8 7 0 46 8 – 14 MF Irvin Reyna 0 0 13 0 13 0 15 – MF Marvin Cálix 3 0 0 0 3 0 16 16 DF Luis Castro 0 0 11 0 11 0 17 – MF Júnior Padilla 27 2 23 2 50 4 18 – DF Brayan Figueroa 12 0 5 0 17 0 – 18 DF Wilmer Crisanto 0 0 18 0 18 0 19 19 DF César Oseguera 37 3 19 2 56 5 21 – MF Alfredo Mejía 22 1 7 1 29 2 22 22 FW José Varela 0 0 29 7 29 7 23 – FW Eddie Hernández 23 7 12 0 35 7 24 24 DF Omar Elvir 73 1 7 1 80 2 25 25 GK Marlon Licona 11 0 16 0 27 0 26 26 DF José García 0 0 15 0 15 0 27 27 DF Orlin Peralta 0 0 22 0 22 0 28 – DF Carlos Turcios 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 – DF Brayan García 5 0 0 0 5 0 – 29 FW Víctor Ortiz 0 0 14 0 14 0 31 – MF Ramón Amador 3 0 0 0 3 0 33 – GK Harold Fonseca 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 – FW Arnold Meléndez 3 0 4 0 7 0 49 – DF Joshua Nieto 6 0 0 0 6 0 – – DF Santos Crisanto – 2 0 0 0 2 0 – – MF Deybi Flores 0 0 9 0 9 0 – – FW Dembor Bengtson 0 0 4 0 4 0 – – FW Kevin López 0 0 1 1 1 1 Managers Risto Vidaković 20 May 2013 – 6 November 2013 Milton Reyes (interim) 6 November 2013 – 23 November 2013 Diego Vásquez 23 November 2013–

Reserve Team Squad Statistics as of 2 December 2013 Player 28 – DF Carlos Turcios 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 – DF Brayan García 5 0 0 0 5 0 31 – MF Ramón Amador 3 0 0 0 3 0 33 – GK Harold Fonseca 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 – FW Arnold Meléndez 3 0 3 0 6 0 49 – DF Joshua Nieto 6 0 0 0 6 0

Results

Preseason and friendlies

Apertura

Clausura

External links Official website

References