1968–69 C.D. Motagua season
Motagua 1968–69 football season
| 1968–69 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Pedro Atala Simón | ||
| Manager | Juan Colecchio Américo Brunner Rodolfo Godoy | ||
| League | Winner | ||
| Cup | Winner | ||
| Top goalscorer | Abrussezze (16) | ||
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← 1967–68 1969–70 → | |||
| All statistics correct as of 25 September 2011. | |||
The 1968–69 C.D. Motagua season was F.C. Motagua's 4th season in the Honduran Liga Nacional and the 18th overall. Motagua was able to achieve both domestic League and Cup, thus becoming the first Honduran club to win a double.
League
After three season of poor performance, the club strengthened its squad with well talented Brazilian players, one of them being Roberto Abrussezze who finished top goal-scorer at the end of the season. On 9 March 1969, Motagua secured its first ever professional national championship in the 1–1 draw against all-time archrivals C.D. Olimpia; that result made them unreachable in the standings.[1]
Squad
- All data is updated prior the beginning of the season.
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Salvador Dubois | (1935-08-16)16 August 1935 (aged 32) | – | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Lenard Welsh | (1935-11-13)13 November 1935 (aged 32) | – | – |
| 3 | DF | Marco Banegas | – | – | – |
| 4 | DF | Elio Banegas | – | – | – |
| 5 | DF | Roberto Jerez | – | – | – |
| 6 | FW |  Abrussezze | (1948-03-29)29 March 1948 (aged 20) | – | – |
| 7 | FW | Geraldo Baptista | – | – | – |
| 8 | MF | Pedro Colón | – | – | – |
| 9 | – | Fermín Navarro | – | – | – |
| 10 | FW | Óscar Hernández | (1950-06-10)10 June 1950 (aged 17) | – | – |
| 11 | DF | Nelson Benavídez | – | – | – |
| 12 | – | Julio Meza | – | – | – |
| 13 | DF | Alfonso Navarro | – | – | – |
| 14 | – | Yaponá de Souza | – | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Pedro da Silva | – | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | – | Jesús Castillo | – | – | – |
| 17 | MF | Rubén Guifarro | (1946-10-15)15 October 1946 (aged 21) | – | – |
| 18 | FW | Mario Blandón | – | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | – |  Rino Fanconi | – | – | – |
| 20 | – | Mariano Godoy | – | – | – |
| 21 | – | Juan Ramos | – | – | – |
| 22 | – | Marco González | – | – | – |
| 23 | – | Linauro di Paula | – | 0 | 0 |
Transfer in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | Geraldo Baptista | – |
| 14 | – | Yaponá de Souza | – |
| 15 | FW | Pedro da Silva | – |
| 18 | FW | Mario Blandón | none |
| 23 | FW | Linauro di Paula | – |
Transfer out
Standings
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motagua[a] (C) | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 39 | Qualified to the 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 2 | Olimpia[b] | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 36 | |
| 3 | Platense | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 36 | |
| 4 | Atlético Indio | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | España | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 25 |
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
(C) Champions
Notes:
Matches
Friendlies
Motagua 
v 
Guadalajara
v 
Guadalajara | 13 October 1968 Friendly | Motagua | 1–1 | Guadalajara | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Hernández  1' | 22' (o.g.) de Souza | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v León
v León | 17 October 1968 Friendly | Motagua | 0–0 | León | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Atlético Indio
| 12 December 1968 Friendly | Motagua | 1–0 | Atlético Indio | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Artica 42' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Pachuca
v Pachuca | 15 December 1968 Friendly | Motagua | 1–1 | Pachuca | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Banegas 5' | 22' dos Santos | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Olimpia
| 17 December 1968 Friendly | Motagua | 1–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Banegas 50' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Necaxa
v Necaxa | 25 May 1969 Friendly | Motagua | 0–1 | Necaxa | Tegucigalpa |
| CST | Frías | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Regular season
- Some matches missing, will include when available.
Motagua v Platense
| 7 April 1968 Round 1 | Motagua | 1–0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| 16:00 CST | Abrussezze | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Olimpia
| 23 May 1968 Round 7 | Motagua | 1–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| 16:00 CST | Cárcamo ?' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v España
| 16 June 1968 Round ? | Motagua | 1–1 | España | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| 16:00 CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Marathón v Motagua
| 11 August 1968 Round ? | Marathón | 2–2 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula, Cortés |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán |
Victoria v Motagua
| 18 August 1968 Round ? | Victoria | 0–3 | Motagua | La Ceiba, Atlántida |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
Olimpia v Motagua
| 8 September 1968 Round 16 | Olimpia | 0–2 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| 16:00 CST | Hernández Abrussezze | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Olimpia
| 9 March 1969 Round ? | Motagua | 1–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| 16:00 CST | Abrussezze | Report | Gómez | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Tomás Álvarez Starting XI
|
Motagua v Honduras
| 23 March 1969 Round ? | Motagua | 0–1 | Honduras | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Victoria
| Round ? | Motagua | 3–2 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Motagua v Victoria
| Round ? | Motagua | 0–1 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Platense v Motagua
| Round ? | Platense | 0–4 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés, Cortés |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Excélsior |
Cup
The 1968 Honduran Cup was the first knock-out tournament played in Honduran football, Motagua were seeded in Group A along Atlético Indio, C.D. Atlético Español, C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Victoria from which they advanced to the semifinals; once there, they faced Atlético Indio who defeated 1–0. On 22 December 1968, Motagua captured its first official cup by overcoming C.D. España on penalty shoot-outs in the final match at Estadio General Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula.
Matches
Group A
Semifinal
Motagua v Atlético Indio
| 19 December 1968 Semifinal | Motagua | 1–0 | Atlético Indio | Tegucigalpa |
| Baptista 55' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
Final
España v Motagua
| 22 December 1968 Final | España | 2–2 (1–2 p) | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| Greenech 59' 65' | 44' Baptista 61' Godoy | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Hidalgo   | Banegas | |||
References
- ^ Motagua.com – Historia – Parte 1 Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine – 19 February 2008
External links
- Motagua Official Website
