Motagua New Orleans was an American soccer club based in New Orleans, Louisiana that played in the Gulf Coast Premier League. The team was founded in 1984 and competed in both the ISLANO and Louisiana Premier League before folding in 2022.
History Motagua New Orleans was founded in 1984 by a collaboration of three family of brothers, the Serrano, Martinez and Diaz brothers. The team was managed by the Serrano brothers from 1984-1999 where they competed in the ISLANO and SELASA leagues in New Orleans. In 1999 current team manager and part owner, Mario "Tony" Martinez, gained rights as the sole owner of the team.
In 2010, Dr. John Hamide acquired part ownership of the team and formed an alliance between PDL team, Baton Rouge Capitals, which he also owned, and Motagua. Motagua New Orleans provided year-round high-level competition that allowed local Baton Rouge Capital players to stay fit for the PDL season.
In the most recent years Motagua has enjoyed success competing at both a regional and national level. They won the 2015 USASA Region III National Cup which qualified them for the 2015 USASA National Cup where they lost 1-0 to RWB Adria in the semifinals.
On February 3, 2016 Motagua New Orleans qualified for the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Being the first amateur team from Louisiana to do so in the US Open Cup's current format.
Summaries Team's performance at Gulf Coast Premier League. Season Record Goals Finish 2014–15 7–0–1 48:14 Winners 2015–16 5–2–1 20:7 Winners 2016–17 10–2–0 45:13 Winners 2017 6–1–4 33:21 Semifinalist 2018 9–1–2 37:20 Semifinalist
Current roster Roster submitted May 12, 2018 for the 2018 Gulf Coast Premier League
Notable former players This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the Motagua New Orleans, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team. Anthony Peters Víctor Ortiz Jaime Rosales Hendry Cordova Donaldo Morales Carlos Palacios
Honours Gulf Coast Premier League: 2016-2017 ISLANO: 1994, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Louisiana Premier League: 2014-2015, 2015-2016 USASA Region III National Cup: 2015, 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Competed in the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
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