The 2015–16 season was F.C. Motagua's 69th season in existence and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football.
Overview This season, the club were looking for its 14th league and 2nd domestic cup; as well as it first CONCACAF Champions League. On 7 July, former president Eduardo Atala took charge of the club for his second term after Julio Gutiérrez was forced to resign due to legal matters.ElHeraldo.hn – Eduardo Atala: “Lo haré de la mejor forma" – 7 July 2015 On 20 October, a 1–1 draw against Club América meant an early elimination from the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.Concacaf.com – Club America draws, but advances to SCCL quarters – 21 October 2015 The Apertura tournament ended with the silver medal when they lost to C.D. Honduras Progreso on penalty shoot-outs after a 4–4 aggregated score in 210 minutes of play.LaOpinion.com – ¡Honduras Progreso campeón al derrotar al Motagua en penales! – 19 December 2015 For the Clausura tournament, the club announced that they will be playing all their home games on Saturdays in the evening, instead of the traditional Sundays in the afternoon; seeking for a better response from their local fans.RadioHRN.hn – Motagua jugará los sábados en el próximo torneo – 26 November 2015 On 31 December, Uruguayan newspaper Ovación Digital announced the results of the annual survey which decides the best teams, players and managers of each Latin American country for 2015, and Motagua, was selected as the best 2015 team in Honduras.OvaciónDigital.com.uy – El chiche de Argentina es el "Muñeco" – 31 December 2015 For their second season in a row, the team was unsuccessful on conquering the Honduran Cup as they lost to Juticalpa F.C. in the quarterfinals.LaPrensa.hn – ¡Batacazo! Juticalpa deja afuera de la Copa Presidente al Motagua In the Clausura tournament, they were unable to qualify to their fourth consecutive final under Diego Vásquez's management when they fall short in the semifinals against city rivals Club Deportivo Olimpia.ElHeraldo.hn – Olimpia aplasta a Motagua y avanza sin problemas a la final ante Real Sociedad – 15 May 2016
Players Transfers in Player Contract date Moving from Erick Andino 25 May 2015 VictoriaLaPrensa.hn – Erick Andino es el nuevo fichaje del Motagua – 25 May 2015 Félix Crisanto 17 June 2015 VictoriaDiez.hn – Motagua presenta a Félix Crisanto, firmó por 4 años – 17 June 2015 Santiago Vergara 23 June 2015 Independiente N. Héctor Castellanos 24 June 2015 VictoriaLaPrensa.hn – Héctor Castellanos firmó con el Motagua – 24 June 2015 Keller Andino 26 June 2015 ValleDiez.hn – Motagua presentó a Keller Andino como su quinto fichaje – 26 June 2015 Eddie Hernández 16 August 2015 CorrecaminosMotagua.com – Eddie Hernández listo para integrarse al Ciclón – 16 August 2015 José Fiallos 11 January 2016 Jaguares de UPNFM Néstor Martínez 12 January 2016 OlimpiaTiempo.hn – Néstor Martínez deja el Olimpia y se uniría al Motagua – 12 January 2016
Transfers out Player Released date Moving to Carlos Discua 25 May 2015 AlajuelenseNacion.com – Alajuelense ficha al hondureño Carlos Discua – 25 May 2015 Ricardo Rosales 26 May 2015 Godoy Cruz Marlon Ramírez 28 May 2015 TBD Kevin Maradiaga 28 May 2015 Vida Ramón Amador 28 May 2015 TBD Klifox Bernárdez June 2015 Juticalpa Júnior Padilla 2 July 2015 VictoriaDiez.hn – Motagua manda cedido a préstamo al Victoria a Júnior Padilla – 2 July 2015 Rubilio Castillo 4 September 2015 CorrecaminosElHeraldo.hn – Rubilio Castillo jugará con Correcaminos en la B de México – 4 September 2015 Marvin Barrios 28 December 2015 OlimpiaLaPrensa.hn – Motagua separa a tres jugadores – 28 December 2015 Pedro García 28 December 2015 TBD César Oseguera 5 January 2016 Real EspañaRadioHouse.hn – César Oseguera se va de Motagua por temas deportivos – 5 January 2016 Eddie Hernández 20 February 2016 Qingdao JonoonRadioHRN.hn – Eddie Hernández se va para China – 20 February 2016
Squad Statistics as of 15 May 2016 Only league matches into account Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored 1 GK Sebastián Portigliatti 51 28 79 0 0 0 2 DF Juan Montes 48 41 89 1 3 4 3 DF Henry Figueroa 70 28 98 2 0 2 4 DF Júnior Izaguirre 364 34 398 37 0 37 5 DF Marcelo Pereira 9 13 22 0 1 1 6 MF Reinieri Mayorquín 43 30 73 2 3 5 7 MF Erick Andino 0 33 33 0 10 10 8 DF Orlin Peralta 44 18 62 0 0 0 9 FW Rubilio Castillo 63 3 66 34 1 35 10 FW Israel Silva 14 37 51 3 15 18 11 FW Lucas Gómez 42 27 69 16 13 29 DF Marvin Barrios 67 1 68 2 0 2 MF José Fiallos 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 FW Irvin Reyna 55 36 91 1 1 2 15 MF Maylor Núñez 2 0 2 0 0 0 16 MF Héctor Castellanos 0 33 33 0 0 0 17 DF Denil Maldonado 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 DF Wilmer Crisanto 57 39 96 2 3 5 DF César Oseguera 91 10 101 5 0 5 MF Eli Reyna 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 FW Foslyn Grant 3 9 12 0 1 1 22 MF Santiago Vergara 0 41 41 0 8 8 FW Pedro García 0 1 1 0 0 0 MF Néstor Martínez 0 5 5 0 0 0 24 DF Omar Elvir 121 36 157 4 2 6 25 GK Marlon Licona 40 16 56 0 0 0 26 DF Henry Güity 0 4 4 0 0 0 27 DF Félix Crisanto 0 32 32 0 1 1 28 MF Joshua Nieto 10 8 18 0 0 0 29 FW Keller Andino 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 FW Eddie Hernández 35 18 53 7 11 18 31 DF Harrison Bernárdez 0 2 2 0 0 0 32 MF Everson López 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 GK Cristian Hernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 FW Kevin López 25 22 47 2 5 7 Manager Diego Vásquez 23 November 2013–
Results Preseason and friendlies
Apertura
Clausura
Honduran Cup
Honduran Supercup
CONCACAF Champions League
External links Official website
References