The 2010–11 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran football league

Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...

 was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The preseason started on late June and the Regular season on 7 August 2010.

Apertura

Before the start of the season, the Honduras national football team

Honduras national football team

The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...

 competed in the 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

, a total of five Motagua players were call to contribute with the national team, these being Canales

Ricardo Canales

Ricardo Canales is a Honduran footballer who most recently played for Victoria as a goalkeeper. He made his debut in Liga Nacional on 16 May 2001 playing for Victoria against Real España...

, Guevara

Amado Guevara

Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...

, Izaguirre

Emilio Izaguirre

Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón is a Honduran footballer who plays as a left back for Scottish Premier League side Celtic and the Honduras national team. He has represented his country at the 2010 World Cup and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup....

, Mendoza and Welcome. Nevertheless, Canales was set free from the team just after returning from the tournament.

On 19 October 2010, coach Ramón Maradiaga

Ramón Maradiaga

Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez is a retired Honduran football player. Currently, he is coach of the C.D. Motagua....

 separated 8 players from the main squad due to poor performance and were send to the reserve team, these players were foreign Guillermo Díaz, Mauricio Weber

Mauricio Weber

Mauricio Weber is a Uruguayan football player that currently plays for Motagua in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. He previously played for Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, Instituto de Córdoba, Santiago Morning and Victoria....

, Charles Córdoba

Charles Córdoba

Charles Córdoba Sánchez is a Colombian footballer who plays as forward for Necaxa in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.- Motagua :...

, and Marcelo dos Santos

Marcelo dos Santos

Marcelo dos Santos mostly known as Marcelo Cabrita is a Brazilian football forward, who currently plays for Esporte Clube Santo André.He played for Jaruense, C.D. Platense and C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-References:...

, leaving the team only with domestic players. In addition, Ronald Martínez

Ronald Martínez

-Career:Martínez currently plays for C.D. Motagua, as a midfielder in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He was also part of the Honduras national football team, with which he participated in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.-Domestic goals summary:...

, Meller Sánchez, Rubén Rivera, and Javier Portillo were also dismiss.

On 4 November 2010, Motagua lost 0–2 at home against C.D.S. Vida, ending any possibilities of advancing to the Final round, this game also set a record of the lowest home attendance of all times for Motagua, with only 97 spectators.

Squad

• All data is updated prior the beginning of the season.

  No.	| Pos.	| Player	| DoB	| Caps	| Goals
  1	GK	Walter Flores	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  2	MF	Gustavo Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado is a Honduran amateur football midfielder. He played for C.D. Motagua B from 2009 to 2010 in the Honduran Liga Nacional before moving to the United States. .He was also part of the Honduras U-21 in 2010....	7 August 2010 (age 1)	3	0
  3	DF	Guillermo Díaz	7 August 2010 (age 1)	72	3
  4	MF	Roger Mondragón Roger Mondragón Roger Mondragón is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season and he scored his first goal on 11 September 2010 in La Ceiba against C.D.S...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  5	DF	Milton Reyes Milton Reyes Milton Reyes is a Honduran football player, who most recently played for Motagua.Reyes began playing professional soccer with Yoro FC of the Honduran second division in 1995. The next year he moved to Independiente Villela, where he helped the team to promotion to the first division...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	–	4
  6	MF	Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber is a Uruguayan football player that currently plays for Motagua in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. He previously played for Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, Instituto de Córdoba, Santiago Morning and Victoria....	7 August 2010 (age 1)	34	3
  7	FW	Georgie Welcome	7 August 2010 (age 1)	64	23
  8	MF	Jorge Claros Jorge Claros Jorge Claros is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for Motagua. He was a member of the national squad at the 2005 Youth World Cup in Netherlands and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....	7 August 2010 (age 1)	–	1
  9	FW	Shannon Welcome	7 August 2010 (age 1)	38	8
  10	FW	Charles Córdoba Charles Córdoba Charles Córdoba Sánchez is a Colombian footballer who plays as forward for Necaxa in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.- Motagua :...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  11	FW	Marcelo dos Santos Marcelo dos Santos Marcelo dos Santos mostly known as Marcelo Cabrita is a Brazilian football forward, who currently plays for Esporte Clube Santo André.He played for Jaruense, C.D. Platense and C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-References:...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	28	9
  12	MF	Iván Guerrero Iván Guerrero Iván Guerrero is a Honduran footballer.-Club:Guerrero began his career with Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	–	5
  13	MF	Ronald Martínez Ronald Martínez -Career:Martínez currently plays for C.D. Motagua, as a midfielder in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He was also part of the Honduras national football team, with which he participated in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.-Domestic goals summary:...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	16	1
  14	DF	Luis Guzmán	7 August 2010 (age 1)	–	3
  15	MF	Gabriel Balladares	7 August 2010 (age 1)	2	0
  16	DF	Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón is a Honduran footballer. In the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio Janeiro, he was captain of the Honduran under 17 team and scored 3 goals for his squad. He also attended the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	24	3
  17	MF	Ramón Amador	7 August 2010 (age 1)	2	0
  18	MF	Meller Sánchez	7 August 2010 (age 1)	11	0
  19	MF	Emilson Cruz Emilson Cruz Emilson Cruz is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua. He was promoted from Aguilas del Motagua by Jaime de la Pava.-External links:*...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	9	0
  20	MF	Amado Guevara Amado Guevara Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	–	53
  21	DF	Emilio Izaguirre Emilio Izaguirre Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón is a Honduran footballer who plays as a left back for Scottish Premier League side Celtic and the Honduras national team. He has represented his country at the 2010 World Cup and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.... (Sold Aug 2010 to Celtic F.C. Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... )	7 August 2010 (age 1)	143	4
  22	GK	Donaldo Morales Donaldo Morales Donaldo Antonio Morales is a Honduran football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Motagua. Donaldo has made 80+ appearances for Motagua to date. He was also called for the Honduras national football team twice in 2006 and 2011.-Honours:...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	43	0
  23	DF	Sergio Mendoza	7 August 2010 (age 1)	18	1
  25	GK	Marlon Licona Marlon Licona Marlon Licona is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Motagua in the Honduran league. Licona was part of the Honduras national under-17 football team that participated on the FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea....	7 August 2010 (age 1)	1	0
  26	DF	David Molina David Molina David Molina is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Motagua. He is also part of the U–23 Honduras national football team that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	35	3
  27	MF	Aly Arriola	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  28	DF	Samir García Samir García Samir García is a Honduran football player. He has played most of his career for C.D. Motagua as a defender.-References:...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	–	1
  29	MF	Alejandro Aguiluz Alejandro Aguiluz Alejandro Aguiluz is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua. His made his debut in the Honduran Liga Nacional on 6 February 2010 against C.D. Marathón at the age of 17, he scored the wining goal that night....	7 August 2010 (age 1)	6	1
  30	MF	Rubén Rivera	7 August 2010 (age 1)	–	2
  31	FW	Carlos Cruz Carlos Alexis Cruz Carlos Alexis Cruz is an amateur Honduran football striker, who most recently played for C.D Motagua B. He was part of the Honduras U-17 national football team which participated at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.-Domestic goals summary:...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	6	1
  32	MF	Jorge Escobar	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  33	MF	Esdras Padilla Esdras Padilla Esdras Padilla is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua alongside his brother, Eleazar Padilla. And his other brother, Rigoberto Padilla plays for Hispano...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	22	0
  34	MF	Mario Girón	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  35	FW	José Valladares José Valladares José Valladares is a Honduran football striker. He currently plays for C.D. Necaxa in the Honduran top division.-Career:Valladares made his Honduran League professional debut for C.D. Motagua on 20 January 2008, in match against Hispano F.C.. He scored his first goal against Platense on 3 May 2008...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	4	2
  36	MF	Javier Portillo	7 August 2010 (age 1)	40	0
  37	GK	Eduardo Sánchez	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  38	MF	Omar Elvir Omar Elvir Omar Elvir is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season.-Club:-References:...	7 August 2010 (age 1)	0	0
  41	MF	Christopher Bush	–	0	0
  56	FW	Javier Norales	–	0	0

Transfer in

	|	| Player	| Moving from
10	FW	Charles Córdoba Charles Córdoba Charles Córdoba Sánchez is a Colombian footballer who plays as forward for Necaxa in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.- Motagua :...	Vida

Transfer out

	|	| Player	| Moving to
1	GK	Ricardo Canales Ricardo Canales Ricardo Canales is a Honduran footballer who most recently played for Victoria as a goalkeeper. He made his debut in Liga Nacional on 16 May 2001 playing for Victoria against Real España...	Victoria
10	FW	Sergio Diduch Sergio Diduch Sergio Diduch is an Argentine association football player who currently plays for Hispano F.C. in the Honduran top division.He started his career in Honduras playing for Real España in 2005.-Honours:* Individual:-References:...	Free agent
21	DF	Emilio Izaguirre Emilio Izaguirre Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón is a Honduran footballer who plays as a left back for Scottish Premier League side Celtic and the Honduras national team. He has represented his country at the 2010 World Cup and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup....	Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
27	DF	Mario Gómez	Free agent

Squad stats

• Note: this stats include league games only.
• As of 19 November 2010.

  	| Player	|	|	|	|
  2	Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado is a Honduran amateur football midfielder. He played for C.D. Motagua B from 2009 to 2010 in the Honduran Liga Nacional before moving to the United States. .He was also part of the Honduras U-21 in 2010....	9	1	2	0
  3	Díaz	6	0	1	0
  4	Mondragón Roger Mondragón Roger Mondragón is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season and he scored his first goal on 11 September 2010 in La Ceiba against C.D.S...	13	1	2	0
  5	Reyes Milton Reyes Milton Reyes is a Honduran football player, who most recently played for Motagua.Reyes began playing professional soccer with Yoro FC of the Honduran second division in 1995. The next year he moved to Independiente Villela, where he helped the team to promotion to the first division...	10	0	4	1
  6	Weber Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber is a Uruguayan football player that currently plays for Motagua in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. He previously played for Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, Instituto de Córdoba, Santiago Morning and Victoria....	4	0	0	0
  7	G. Welcome	12	5	1	0
  8	Claros Jorge Claros Jorge Claros is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for Motagua. He was a member of the national squad at the 2005 Youth World Cup in Netherlands and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....	13	2	6	1
  9	S. Welcome	11	2	0	0
  10	Córdoba Charles Córdoba Charles Córdoba Sánchez is a Colombian footballer who plays as forward for Necaxa in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.- Motagua :...	7	1	3	0
  11	dos Santos Marcelo dos Santos Marcelo dos Santos mostly known as Marcelo Cabrita is a Brazilian football forward, who currently plays for Esporte Clube Santo André.He played for Jaruense, C.D. Platense and C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-References:...	9	1	0	0
  12	Guerrero Iván Guerrero Iván Guerrero is a Honduran footballer.-Club:Guerrero began his career with Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez...	15	0	1	0
  13	Martínez Ronald Martínez -Career:Martínez currently plays for C.D. Motagua, as a midfielder in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He was also part of the Honduras national football team, with which he participated in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.-Domestic goals summary:...	2	0	0	0
  14	Guzmán	10	2	1	0
  15	Balladares	1	0	0	0
  16	Leverón Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón is a Honduran footballer. In the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio Janeiro, he was captain of the Honduran under 17 team and scored 3 goals for his squad. He also attended the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea...	12	1	2	0
  18	Sánchez	2	0	0	0
  19	Cruz Emilson Cruz Emilson Cruz is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua. He was promoted from Aguilas del Motagua by Jaime de la Pava.-External links:*...	6	0	2	0
  20	Guevara Amado Guevara Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...	10	2	1	1
  22	Morales Donaldo Morales Donaldo Antonio Morales is a Honduran football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Motagua. Donaldo has made 80+ appearances for Motagua to date. He was also called for the Honduras national football team twice in 2006 and 2011.-Honours:...	11	0	0	0
  23	Mendoza	13	0	2	1
  25	Licona Marlon Licona Marlon Licona is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Motagua in the Honduran league. Licona was part of the Honduras national under-17 football team that participated on the FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea....	7	0	0	0
  26	Molina David Molina David Molina is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Motagua. He is also part of the U–23 Honduras national football team that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics...	13	0	3	1
  27	Arriola	7	1	0	0
  28	García Samir García Samir García is a Honduran football player. He has played most of his career for C.D. Motagua as a defender.-References:...	9	0	2	0
  30	Rivera	6	0	0	0
  31	Cruz Carlos Alexis Cruz Carlos Alexis Cruz is an amateur Honduran football striker, who most recently played for C.D Motagua B. He was part of the Honduras U-17 national football team which participated at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.-Domestic goals summary:...	3	0	1	0
  32	Escobar	2	0	0	0
  33	Padilla Esdras Padilla Esdras Padilla is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua alongside his brother, Eleazar Padilla. And his other brother, Rigoberto Padilla plays for Hispano...	5	0	0	0
  34	Girón	3	0	0	0
  35	Valladares José Valladares José Valladares is a Honduran football striker. He currently plays for C.D. Necaxa in the Honduran top division.-Career:Valladares made his Honduran League professional debut for C.D. Motagua on 20 January 2008, in match against Hispano F.C.. He scored his first goal against Platense on 3 May 2008...	1	0	0	0
  36	Portillo	8	0	1	1
  38	Elvir Omar Elvir Omar Elvir is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season.-Club:-References:...	6	0	0	0
  41	Bush	1	0	0	0
  56	Norales	1	0	0	0

Standings

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Results by round

Pre-season

Regular season

Clausura

The Clausura tournament for Motagua started on 16 January 2011 with a 1–1 draw at home against C.D. Necaxa; in this game Roger Mondragón

Roger Mondragón

Roger Mondragón is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season and he scored his first goal on 11 September 2010 in La Ceiba against C.D.S...

 suffered a serious injury on his ankle

Ankle

The ankle joint is formed where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus bone in the foot...

 at the 45th minute of play; it was estimated that Mondragón could be sidelined from 6 months to a year


On 7 January 2011 the International Federation of Football History & Statistics

International Federation of Football History & Statistics

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics is an organization that chronicles the history and records of Association football. It was founded on 27 March 1984 at Leipzig by Dr. Alfredo Pöge with the blessings of general secretary of the FIFA at the time, Dr. Helmut Käser...

 published a list of the World's Best Coach of the 1st Decade (2001–2010) and Motagua's current coach at the time, Ramón Maradiaga

Ramón Maradiaga

Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez is a retired Honduran football player. Currently, he is coach of the C.D. Motagua....

, appeared on the list ranked 167th.

At the end of the regular season, Motagua finished 2nd, earning the right to play on the Semifinals against C.D.S. Vida who finished 3rd. This was the first time in history that Motagua faced Vida in a semifinal series.

On 29 April 2011, the club made official its first signing for the next season; it was announced that the 24 year old striker Luis Alfredo López signed a one year contract.

In the semifinals, despite a 3–3 draw on aggregate against C.D.S. Vida they had the benefit of the rules and relied on its better Regular season performance. On 30 April 2011, C.D. Motagua earned a ticket to the Final after defeating Vida 3–2 in Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...

, three days before they had lost 0–1 in La Ceiba

La Ceiba

La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras...

.

Once in the Final, the wait was over and after more than four year without domestic titles, Motagua managed to beat city rivals C.D. Olimpia 5–3 on aggregate score, thanks to a magnificent performance from Jerry Bengtson

Jerry Bengtson

Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...

 who scored three goals in the series. Also, with this achievement, Motagua qualified to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League is the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 26, 2011 and will finish with the second leg of the final April 24–26, 2012. Monterrey is the defending champion...

.

Squad

• All data is updated prior the beginning of the season.

  No.	| Pos.	| Player	| DoB	| Caps	| Goals
  1	GK	Harold Fonseca	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  2	MF	Gustavo Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado is a Honduran amateur football midfielder. He played for C.D. Motagua B from 2009 to 2010 in the Honduran Liga Nacional before moving to the United States. .He was also part of the Honduras U-21 in 2010....	15 January 2011 (age 1)	12	1
  4	DF	Júnior Izaguirre Júnior Izaguirre Júnior Izaguirre is a Honduran football defender, who currently plays for Victoria after an unsuccessful campaign at Peñarol, due to an injury. He was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-External links:*...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	–	31
  5	DF	Milton Reyes Milton Reyes Milton Reyes is a Honduran football player, who most recently played for Motagua.Reyes began playing professional soccer with Yoro FC of the Honduran second division in 1995. The next year he moved to Independiente Villela, where he helped the team to promotion to the first division...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	–	4
  6	MF	David Álvarez	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  7	MF	Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  8	MF	Jorge Claros Jorge Claros Jorge Claros is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for Motagua. He was a member of the national squad at the 2005 Youth World Cup in Netherlands and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....	15 January 2011 (age 1)	–	4
  9	FW	Mauricio Copete Mauricio Copete Andrés Mauricio Copete is a Colombian footballer who plays for C.D. Victoria in the Honduran top division. He made his debut in Honduras for Victoria against Deportes Savio on 2 August 2008, scoring the winning goal.-References:...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  10	MF	Carlos Morán Carlos Morán Carlos Morán is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua. He made his debut for the national side in 2005.- External links :*...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  11	MF	Aly Arriola	15 January 2011 (age 1)	7	1
  12	MF	Iván Guerrero Iván Guerrero Iván Guerrero is a Honduran footballer.-Club:Guerrero began his career with Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	–	5
  13	MF	Mario Girón	15 January 2011 (age 1)	3	0
  15	MF	Gabriel Balladares	15 January 2011 (age 1)	3	0
  16	DF	Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón is a Honduran footballer. In the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio Janeiro, he was captain of the Honduran under 17 team and scored 3 goals for his squad. He also attended the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	36	4
  17	MF	Ramón Amador	15 January 2011 (age 1)	2	0
  18	MF	Roger Mondragón Roger Mondragón Roger Mondragón is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season and he scored his first goal on 11 September 2010 in La Ceiba against C.D.S...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	13	1
  19	MF	Emilson Cruz Emilson Cruz Emilson Cruz is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua. He was promoted from Aguilas del Motagua by Jaime de la Pava.-External links:*...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	15	0
  20	MF	Amado Guevara Amado Guevara Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	–	55
  21	MF	Odis Borjas	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  22	GK	Donaldo Morales Donaldo Morales Donaldo Antonio Morales is a Honduran football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Motagua. Donaldo has made 80+ appearances for Motagua to date. He was also called for the Honduras national football team twice in 2006 and 2011.-Honours:...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	54	0
  23	DF	Sergio Mendoza	15 January 2011 (age 1)	31	1
  24	MF	Omar Elvir Omar Elvir Omar Elvir is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season.-Club:-References:...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	6	0
  25	GK	Marlon Licona Marlon Licona Marlon Licona is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Motagua in the Honduran league. Licona was part of the Honduras national under-17 football team that participated on the FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea....	15 January 2011 (age 1)	8	0
  26	DF	David Molina David Molina David Molina is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Motagua. He is also part of the U–23 Honduras national football team that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	48	3
  27	FW	Jerry Bengtson Jerry Bengtson Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  28	MF	Adán Ramírez	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  29	MF	Alejandro Aguiluz Alejandro Aguiluz Alejandro Aguiluz is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua. His made his debut in the Honduran Liga Nacional on 6 February 2010 against C.D. Marathón at the age of 17, he scored the wining goal that night....	15 January 2011 (age 1)	6	1
  31	FW	Carlos Cruz Carlos Alexis Cruz Carlos Alexis Cruz is an amateur Honduran football striker, who most recently played for C.D Motagua B. He was part of the Honduras U-17 national football team which participated at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.-Domestic goals summary:...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	9	1
  32	MF	Jorge Escobar	15 January 2011 (age 1)	2	0
  33	MF	Esdras Padilla Esdras Padilla Esdras Padilla is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua alongside his brother, Eleazar Padilla. And his other brother, Rigoberto Padilla plays for Hispano...	15 January 2011 (age 1)	27	0
  37	GK	Eduardo Sánchez	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0
  41	MF	Christopher Bush	–	1	0
  56	FW	Javier Norales	–	1	0
  –	MF	Erick Zepeda	15 January 2011 (age 1)	0	0

Transfer in

	|	| Player	| Moving from
4	DF	Júnior Izaguirre Júnior Izaguirre Júnior Izaguirre is a Honduran football defender, who currently plays for Victoria after an unsuccessful campaign at Peñarol, due to an injury. He was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-External links:*...	Victoria
6	MF	David Álvarez	Marathón
7	MF	Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D...	Municipal
9	FW	Mauricio Copete Mauricio Copete Andrés Mauricio Copete is a Colombian footballer who plays for C.D. Victoria in the Honduran top division. He made his debut in Honduras for Victoria against Deportes Savio on 2 August 2008, scoring the winning goal.-References:...	Olimpia
10	MF	Carlos Morán Carlos Morán Carlos Morán is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua. He made his debut for the national side in 2005.- External links :*...	Victoria
21	MF	Odis Borjas	Platense
27	FW	Jerry Bengtson Jerry Bengtson Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...	Vida
28	MF	Adán Ramírez	Platense
–	MF	Erick Zepeda	Marathón

Transfer out

	|	| Player	| Moving to
3	DF	Guillermo Díaz	Free agent
6	MF	Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber is a Uruguayan football player that currently plays for Motagua in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. He previously played for Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, Instituto de Córdoba, Santiago Morning and Victoria....	Free agent
7	FW	Georgie Welcome	AS Monaco AS Monaco FC Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
9	FW	Shannon Welcome	Hispano
10	FW	Charles Córdoba Charles Córdoba Charles Córdoba Sánchez is a Colombian footballer who plays as forward for Necaxa in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.- Motagua :...	Necaxa
11	FW	Marcelo dos Santos Marcelo dos Santos Marcelo dos Santos mostly known as Marcelo Cabrita is a Brazilian football forward, who currently plays for Esporte Clube Santo André.He played for Jaruense, C.D. Platense and C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-References:...	Free agent
13	MF	Ronald Martínez Ronald Martínez -Career:Martínez currently plays for C.D. Motagua, as a midfielder in the Honduran Liga Nacional. He was also part of the Honduras national football team, with which he participated in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.-Domestic goals summary:...	Free agent
14	MF	Luis Guzmán	Necaxa
18	MF	Meller Sánchez	Free agent
28	DF	Samir García Samir García Samir García is a Honduran football player. He has played most of his career for C.D. Motagua as a defender.-References:...	Free agent
30	MF	Rubén Rivera	Free agent
35	FW	José Valladares José Valladares José Valladares is a Honduran football striker. He currently plays for C.D. Necaxa in the Honduran top division.-Career:Valladares made his Honduran League professional debut for C.D. Motagua on 20 January 2008, in match against Hispano F.C.. He scored his first goal against Platense on 3 May 2008...	Necaxa
36	MF	Javier Portillo	Vida

Squad stats

• Note: this stats include league games only.
• As of 15 May 2011

  	| Player	|	|	|	|
  2	Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado Gustavo Alvarado is a Honduran amateur football midfielder. He played for C.D. Motagua B from 2009 to 2010 in the Honduran Liga Nacional before moving to the United States. .He was also part of the Honduras U-21 in 2010....	1	0	0	0
  4	Izaguirre Júnior Izaguirre Júnior Izaguirre is a Honduran football defender, who currently plays for Victoria after an unsuccessful campaign at Peñarol, due to an injury. He was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-External links:*...	18	0	3	0
  5	Reyes Milton Reyes Milton Reyes is a Honduran football player, who most recently played for Motagua.Reyes began playing professional soccer with Yoro FC of the Honduran second division in 1995. The next year he moved to Independiente Villela, where he helped the team to promotion to the first division...	13	0	3	0
  6	Álvarez	2	0	0	0
  7	G. Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D...	16	3	4	0
  8	Claros Jorge Claros Jorge Claros is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for Motagua. He was a member of the national squad at the 2005 Youth World Cup in Netherlands and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....	15	1	6	2
  9	Copete Mauricio Copete Andrés Mauricio Copete is a Colombian footballer who plays for C.D. Victoria in the Honduran top division. He made his debut in Honduras for Victoria against Deportes Savio on 2 August 2008, scoring the winning goal.-References:...	12	1	1	0
  10	Morán Carlos Morán Carlos Morán is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua. He made his debut for the national side in 2005.- External links :*...	9	1	0	0
  11	Arriola	6	0	0	0
  12	Guerrero Iván Guerrero Iván Guerrero is a Honduran footballer.-Club:Guerrero began his career with Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez...	22	0	1	0
  13	Girón	8	1	1	0
  16	Leverón Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón is a Honduran footballer. In the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio Janeiro, he was captain of the Honduran under 17 team and scored 3 goals for his squad. He also attended the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea...	16	1	3	0
  18	Mondragón Roger Mondragón Roger Mondragón is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season and he scored his first goal on 11 September 2010 in La Ceiba against C.D.S...	1	0	0	0
  19	E. Cruz Emilson Cruz Emilson Cruz is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua. He was promoted from Aguilas del Motagua by Jaime de la Pava.-External links:*...	4	0	0	0
  20	Guevara Amado Guevara Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...	20	5	5	1
  21	Borjas	21	0	4	0
  22	Morales Donaldo Morales Donaldo Antonio Morales is a Honduran football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Motagua. Donaldo has made 80+ appearances for Motagua to date. He was also called for the Honduras national football team twice in 2006 and 2011.-Honours:...	21	0	0	0
  23	Mendoza	20	2	6	0
  24	Elvir Omar Elvir Omar Elvir is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran top division. He made its professional debut in the 2010–11 season.-Club:-References:...	20	0	0	0
  25	Licona Marlon Licona Marlon Licona is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Motagua in the Honduran league. Licona was part of the Honduras national under-17 football team that participated on the FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea....	1	0	0	0
  26	Molina David Molina David Molina is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Motagua. He is also part of the U–23 Honduras national football team that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics...	1	0	0	0
  27	Bengtson Jerry Bengtson Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...	22	15	4	0
  28	A. Ramírez	20	2	1	0
  32	Escobar	3	0	0	0
  33	Padilla Esdras Padilla Esdras Padilla is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Motagua alongside his brother, Eleazar Padilla. And his other brother, Rigoberto Padilla plays for Hispano...	8	0	1	0

Standings

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Results by round

Pre-season

Regular season

Semifinals

• Motagua 3–3 Vida on aggregate score; Motagua advances on better Regular season performance

Final

• Motagua won 5–3 on aggregate score.

2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

After two year absence from international competition, Motagua participated in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 27, 2010 and ended on April 27, 2011. Monterrey of Mexico won their first title, defeating Real Salt Lake of the United States 3-2 on aggregate in the...

 as invitee; berth originally awarded to Belizean champion, however failed CONCACAF

CONCACAF

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

 stadium requirements, so the spot vacated was awarded to Honduras (Motagua). In the Preliminary round, Motagua faced Canadians Toronto FC

Toronto FC

Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....

 being eliminated after a 2–3 aggregated score.

Preliminary round

• Motagua lost 2–3 on aggregate.

External links

• Motagua Official Website