The 2011–12 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran Liga Nacional

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...

 will be C.D. Motagua's 61st season in its history; the domestic league will be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura started on 7 August, but due to its participation in 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...

, their first official game was played on 28 July 2011. Motagua, as title holders, will be looking for its 13th domestic championship, and its first CONCACAF

CONCACAF Champions League

The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....

 achievement. The pre-season started on 20 June 2011.

Apertura

The club announced its first signing on 29 April 2011, Honduran striker Luis López arrived for a one year contract. Also, 37 year old goalkeeper Kerpo de León joined after a prominent performance at C.D.S. Vida. On 3 June, Honduran midfielder Carlos Discua

Carlos Discua

Carlos Discua is a Honduran football player who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-Club career:...

 was transferred from Guatemalan side C.S.D. Comunicaciones. In the evening of 15 June 2011, midfielder 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....

 was shoot twice in the head and clavicle by two unidentified persons who tried to steal his car in a neighbor in San Pedro Sula

San Pedro Sula

San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

, Claros escaped injured but in a stable condition. On 22 August, the club signed 22 year old Colombian striker John Palacios from ASA

Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense

Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense, usually known by the acronym ASA , sometimes called "ASA de Arapiraca", is a Brazilian football club from Arapiraca, Alagoas state.- History :...

.

Motagua's first game in the league was on 7 August at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos

Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos

Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos is a multi-use stadium in Choluteca, Choluteca, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Broncos. The stadium holds 5,000 people....

 against C.D. Necaxa losing 0–1. On 16 August, due to poor performance both in the league and the Champions League, the club's president Pedro Atala

Pedro Atala

Pedro Atala is a Honduran business man who works at Camosa which is the John Deere distributor in Honduras. He is also president of CD Motagua along with his cousin Javier Atala. His father is Pedro Atala Simón which is an emblem in Motagua...

 took the decision to separate Ramón Maradiaga

Ramón Maradiaga

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

 as manager; leaving Luis Reyes

Luis Reyes

Luis Reyes , is a retired Honduran football player who is currently the fourth all-time scorer for C.D. Motagua. He played forward from season 1978–79 to 1984–85. He also managed Motagua in 1999–2000 Clausura winning that season.-Honors:...

 as a temporary replacement. Three days later, on 19 September, Mexican coach José Treviño

José Treviño

José Treviño is a current manager of C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-External links:...

 arrived as new manager for the rest of the season; while Colombian striker John Palacios left the team just one month after his signing arguing differences with teammates.

On 22 September, the club released a pink jersey to be worn on all the games from October, in a way to support the fight against breast cancer

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...

. On 3 October, striker 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...

 appeared 50th on The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 list published by the IFFHS

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...

. On 11 October, the Disciplinary Commission forced Motagua to play its home game against C.D. Marathón in a neutral venue due to the incidents occurred on 9 October at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :...

 in the Honduran Superclásico against C.D. Olimpia where one unidentified Motagua fan throw an object to the field injuring rival's player Carlos Mejía

Carlos Will Mejía

Carlos Will Mejía is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Olimpia. He was called up to the Honduras national football team for the first time in 2007 for the UNCAF Nations Cup.-International goals:...

 at the end of the match; however, Motagua appeal to the decision and the penalization was revoked on 13 October.

On 19 November, Motagua was eliminated from the postseason despite winning the last four games in a row; this disqualification was the 13th in Motagua's history.

Squad

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

  No.	| Pos.	| Player	| DoB	| Caps	| Goals
  1	GK	Kerpo de León	7 August 2011 (age 0)	0	0
  2	DF	Odis Borjas	7 August 2011 (age 0)	21	0
  3	DF	René Banegas	7 August 2011 (age 0)	0	0
  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:*...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	–	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...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	–	4
  6	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 2011 (age 0)	19	0
  7	MF	Carlos Discua Carlos Discua Carlos Discua is a Honduran football player who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-Club career:...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	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....	7 August 2011 (age 0)	–	5
  9	FW	Luis López	7 August 2011 (age 0)	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 :*...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	9	1
  11	MF	Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	16	3
  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 2011 (age 0)	–	5
  13	MF	Mario Girón	7 August 2011 (age 0)	12	1
  14	FW	Roby Norales	7 August 2011 (age 0)	0	0
  15	DF	Brayan García	7 August 2011 (age 0)	0	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 2011 (age 0)	52	5
  17	MF	Junior Padilla	7 August 2011 (age 0)	0	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...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	14	1
  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 2011 (age 0)	–	60
  21	FW	Aly Arriola	7 August 2011 (age 0)	13	1
  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 2011 (age 0)	75	0
  23	DF	Sergio Mendoza	7 August 2011 (age 0)	51	3
  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:...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	26	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....	7 August 2011 (age 0)	9	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 2011 (age 0)	49	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...	7 August 2011 (age 0)	22	15
  28	MF	Adán Ramírez	7 August 2011 (age 0)	20	2
  29	MF	Jorge Escobar	7 August 2011 (age 0)	5	0
  30	FW	Marty Wood	7 August 2011 (age 0)	0	0
  31	DF	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 2011 (age 0)	35	0
  32	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 2011 (age 0)	18	1
  33	FW	John Palacios	7 August 2011 (age 0)	0	0
  63	MF	Michet Ávila	–	0	0

Transfer in

	|	| Player	| Moving from
1	GK	Kerpo de León	Vida
7	MF	Carlos Discua Carlos Discua Carlos Discua is a Honduran football player who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-Club career:...	Comunicaciones
9	FW	Luis López	FK Srem FK Srem FK Srem is a football club from the city of Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia.In 2002 the team amalgamated with FK Zvezdara that was relegated from the top flight, while Srem relegated from the third level. Since 2002-03 the team plays in the Serbian First League, second national level.-History:The club...
33	FW	John Palacios	ASA Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense, usually known by the acronym ASA , sometimes called "ASA de Arapiraca", is a Brazilian football club from Arapiraca, Alagoas state.- History :...

Transfer out

	|	| Player	| Moving to
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....	USA college scholarship Scholarship A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
6	MF	David Álvarez	Free agent
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:...	Victoria
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:...	USA college scholarship Scholarship A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
33	FW	John Palacios	TBD

Squad stats

• Note: this stats include league games only
• As of 19 November 2011

  	| Player	|	|	|	|
  1	de León	9	0	2	0
  2	Borjas	14	0	2	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:*...	13	0	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...	7	0	3	0
  6	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:*...	3	0	0	0
  7	Discua Carlos Discua Carlos Discua is a Honduran football player who currently plays for C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-Club career:...	11	2	0	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....	12	1	6	1
  9	López	7	0	0	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 :*...	12	1	2	0
  11	G. Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D...	8	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...	15	0	0	0
  13	Girón	4	0	0	0
  14	Norales	4	3	0	0
  15	García	5	0	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...	8	0	0	1
  17	J. Padilla	12	1	2	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
  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:...	16	2	2	0
  21	Arriola	6	0	0	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:...	8	0	0	0
  23	Mendoza	13	0	0	1
  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:...	5	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....	2	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...	12	0	1	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...	14	9	4	1
  28	A. Ramírez	8	0	2	0
  30	Wood	1	0	0	0
  31	E. 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...	3	0	1	0
  32	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:...	10	0	4	0
  33	Palacios	3	0	0	0
  63	Ávila	5	1	2	1

Standings

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Results by round

Pre-season and friendlies

Regular season

Clausura

The Clausura tournament is schedule to be played from January to May 2012. Manager José Treviño

José Treviño

José Treviño is a current manager of C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-External links:...

 declared interest in signing Brazilian striker José Dias.

Transfer out

	|	| Player	| Moving to
3	DF	René Banegas	TBD
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...	TBD
9	FW	Luis López	TBD
11	MF	Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D...	TBD
12	DF	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...	TBD
13	MF	Mario Girón	TBD
21	FW	Aly Arriola	TBD
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....	TBD
29	MF	Jorge Escobar	TBD
30	FW	Marty Wood	TBD

Standings

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Results by round

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

As 2010–11 Clausura

2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2010–11 season in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras will be divided into two tournaments and will determine the 57th and 58th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide two berths for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League...

 champions in the league, Motagua qualified to the Preliminary Round

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round

The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round was played from July to August 2011. The first legs were played July 26–28, 2011, and the second legs were played August 2–4, 2011....

 of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. On 24 June 2011, 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...

 announced the first stage schedule which paired Motagua against C.S.D. Municipal. On 4 August 2011, Motagua advanced to the Group phase after a 4–2 score on aggregate over Municipal. Once in the Group phase, things went upside down for Motagua and on 22 September, they were mathematically eliminated from quarterfinal contention after losing 0–2 against Monarcas Morelia at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :...

. At the end of the group phase, Motagua not only were eliminated, but finished last with zero points with a sixth straight loss.

Preliminary round

• Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate score.

Group phase

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External links

• Motagua Official Website