2011–12 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua 2011–12 football season
Motagua
2011–12 season
ChairmanPedro Atala
ManagerRamón Maradiaga
Luis Reyes
José Treviño
Apertura7th
ClausuraSemifinalist
CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Bengtson (11)
All: Bengtson (13)
Highest home attendance14,000
Lowest home attendance99
Average home league attendance3,235
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2012.

The 2011–12 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was F.C. Motagua's 61st season in its history; the domestic league was 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, their first official game was played on 28 July 2011.[1] Motagua, as title holders, were looking for its 13th domestic championship, and its first CONCACAF achievement. The pre-season started on 20 June 2011.[2][3]

Overview

The club announced its first signing on 29 April 2011, Honduran striker Luis López arrived for a one-year contract.[4] 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 was transferred from Guatemalan side C.S.D. Comunicaciones.[5] In the evening of 15 June 2011, midfielder Jorge Claros was shot twice in the head and clavicle by two unidentified persons who tried to steal his car in a neighbor in San Pedro Sula, Claros escaped injured but in a stable condition.[6] On 22 August, the club signed 22-year-old Colombian striker John Palacios from ASA.[7]

Motagua's first game in the league was on 7 August at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos against C.D. Necaxa losing 0–1.[8] On 16 September, due to poor performance both in the league and the Champions League, the club's president Pedro Atala took the decision to separate Ramón Maradiaga as manager;[9] leaving Luis Reyes as a temporary replacement. Three days later, on 19 September, Mexican coach José Treviño arrived as new manager for the rest of the season;[10] while Colombian striker John Palacios left the team just one month after his signing arguing differences with teammates.[11]

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.[12] On 3 October, striker Jerry Bengtson appeared 50th on The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 list published by the IFFHS.[13] 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 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 at the end of the match;[14] however, Motagua appeal to the decision and the penalization was revoked on 13 October.[15]

On 19 November, Motagua was eliminated from the postseason despite winning the last four games in a row;[16] this disqualification was the 13th in Motagua's history.

The Clausura tournament was scheduled to be played from January to May 2012. Manager José Treviño declared interest in signing Brazilian striker José Dias but later desisted; the club announced on 5 December 2011 to have signed Honduran strikers Georgie Welcome and Melvin Valladares who came from Mexican clubs Club Atlas and Dorados de Sinaloa respectively. One day later Arnold Peralta also joined from C.D.S. Vida but due to wages disagreements, the midfielder refused to sign. The Clausura fixtures were announced on 8 December, and Motagua faced C.D. Necaxa away on round 1.[17]

In December 2011, the IFFHS published a list of "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011", and Motagua's striker Jerry Bengtson appeared in the list ranked 24th.[18]

Motagua initiated the Clausura tournament with a 2–2 away draw against Necaxa at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos.[19] In round 12, Motagua defeated Real C.D. España 2–0 at Tegucigalpa, breaking their own 1974 record for the longest unbeaten start in a season,[20] streak that lasted until 5 May totaling 19 games undefeated. The qualification to the second round was acquired on 14 April at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in the 0–1 away victory over C.D. Marathón.[21] Motagua won two more games after that and became the second team in the history of the league that finished the regular season without defeats; C.D. Olimpia had already done it twice in 1969–70 and 1997–98 Clausura.[22]

As second placed at the end of the regular season, Motagua obtained an automatic ticket to the semifinals; the opponent was decided from the previous round, where Marathón beat Vida. Once in the semifinals, Motagua were unable to surpass Marathón and lost 0–2 on aggregate score,[23] this being the second consecutive time that they were prematurely eliminated. With only one defeat in the season, Motagua matched the records obtained in 1973–74 and 1999–2000 A. Also, due to great performance from both goalkeepers Donaldo Morales and Kerpo de León, Motagua broke its own record of fewest goals conceded in a season, with only 12; the previous record was 15 conceded goals in 1973–74.

In the Reserves tournament, the youth team captured the 2011–12 Clausura season.[24]

Players

Transfers in

No. Pos. Player Moving from
1 GK Uruguay Kerpo de León Honduras Vida[25]
7 MF Honduras Carlos Discua Guatemala Comunicaciones
9 FW Honduras Luis López Serbia FK Srem
33 FW Colombia John Palacios Brazil ASA
9 FW Honduras Georgie Welcome Mexico Atlas[26]
10 MF Honduras Julio de León China Shandong Luneng[27]
11 FW Honduras Melvin Valladares Mexico Dorados[28]
12 MF Honduras Luis Guzmán Honduras Necaxa[29]
13 DF Honduras Nery Medina Honduras Necaxa[30]
21 MF Honduras Alfredo Mejía Honduras Real España

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player Moving to
2 MF Honduras Gustavo Alvarado United States USA college scholarship[31]
6 MF Honduras David Álvarez Free agent[32]
9 FW Colombia Mauricio Copete Honduras Victoria[33]
31 FW Honduras Carlos Cruz United States USA college scholarship[34]
33 FW Colombia John Palacios Peru Inti Gas
3 DF Honduras René Banegas Honduras Deportes Savio[35]
5 DF Honduras Milton Reyes Retired
8 MF Honduras Jorge Claros Scotland Hibernian[36]
9 FW Honduras Luis López Guatemala Coatepeque
11 MF Guatemala Guillermo Ramírez Guatemala Heredia
12 DF Honduras Iván Guerrero United States Chicago Fire[37]
13 MF Honduras Mario Girón Honduras Atlético Choloma
15 DF Honduras Brayan García TBD
21 FW Honduras Aly Arriola Honduras Deportes Savio
29 MF Honduras Jorge Escobar TBD
30 FW Honduras Marty Wood TBD

Squad

  • Statistics as of 5 May 2012
  • Only league matches into account
No. Pos. Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored
< 10/11 11/12 Total < 10/11 11/12 Total
1 GK Uruguay Kerpo de León (1974-02-25)25 February 1974 (aged 37) 0 18 18 0 0 0
2 DF Honduras Odis Borjas (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 23) 21 30 51 0 0 0
3 DF Honduras René Banegas (1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF Honduras Héctor García (1992-03-11)11 March 1992 (aged 19) 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Honduras Júnior Izaguirre (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 31) 236 32 268 31 1 32
5 DF Honduras Milton Reyes (1974-05-02)2 May 1974 (aged 37) 284 7 291 4 0 4
6 MF Honduras Emilson Cruz (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 (aged 23) 19 10 29 0 0 0
7 MF Honduras Carlos Discua (1984-07-20)20 July 1984 (aged 26) 0 30 30 0 8 8
8 MF Honduras Jorge Claros (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 25) 150 14 164 5 1 6
9 FW Honduras Luis López (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 24) 0 7 7 0 0 0
9 FW Honduras Georgie Welcome (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 26) 76 6 82 28 1 29
10 / 34 MF Honduras Carlos Morán (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 26) 9 15 24 1 1 2
10 MF Honduras Julio de León (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 31) 0 13 13 0 2 2
11 MF Guatemala Guillermo Ramírez (1978-03-26)26 March 1978 (aged 33) 16 8 24 3 0 3
11 FW Honduras Melvin Valladares (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 26) 0 16 16 0 0 0
12 DF Honduras Iván Guerrero (1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 33) 195 15 210 5 0 5
12 DF Honduras Luís Guzmán (1980-12-19)19 December 1980 (aged 30) – 1 – 5 0 5
13 MF Honduras Mario Girón (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 21) 12 4 16 1 0 1
13 DF Honduras Nery Medina (1981-08-05)5 August 1981 (aged 29) – 11 – 5 0 5
14 FW Honduras Roby Norales (1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 20) 0 15 15 0 4 4
15 DF Honduras Brayan García (1993-03-26)26 March 1993 (aged 18) 0 5 5 0 0 0
16 DF Honduras Johnny Leverón (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 21) 52 17 69 5 1 6
17 MF Honduras Júnior Padilla (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 19) 0 18 18 0 2 2
18 MF Honduras Roger Mondragón (1989-09-20)20 September 1989 (aged 21) 14 1 15 1 0 1
19 DF Honduras Henry Figueroa (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 18) 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Honduras Amado Guevara (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 35) 192 33 225 62 4 66
21 FW Honduras Aly Arriola (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 (aged 21) 13 6 19 1 0 1
21 MF Honduras Alfredo Mejía (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 21) 0 7 7 0 0 0
22 GK Honduras Donaldo Morales (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 28) 75 19 94 0 0 0
23 DF Honduras Sergio Mendoza (1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 30) 51 28 79 3 1 4
24 DF Honduras Omar Elvir (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 21) 26 20 46 0 0 0
25 GK Honduras Marlon Licona (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 20) 9 2 11 0 0 0
26 / 5 DF Honduras David Molina (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 23) 49 28 77 3 1 4
26 MF Honduras Grodbin Benítez (1993-04-02)2 April 1993 (aged 18) 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Honduras Jerry Bengtson (1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 24) 22 32 54 15 11 26
28 MF Honduras Adán Ramírez (1986-08-28)28 August 1986 (aged 24) 20 17 37 2 0 2
29 MF Honduras Jorge Escobar (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (aged 20) 5 0 5 0 0 0
29 MF Honduras Alejandro Aguiluz (1992-10-11)11 October 1992 (aged 18) 6 0 6 1 0 1
30 FW Honduras Marty Wood (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 21) 0 1 1 0 0 0
31 DF Honduras Esdras Padilla (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 21) 35 4 39 0 0 0
32 MF Honduras Ronald Martínez (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 20) 18 21 39 1 1 2
33 FW Colombia John Palacios (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 22) 0 3 3 0 0 0
33 GK Honduras Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 17) 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Honduras Javier Norales (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 18) 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Honduras Brayan Figueroa (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 19) 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 MF Honduras Marvin Barrios (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 17) 0 5 5 0 1 1
63 / 30 MF Honduras Mishek Ávila (1992-01-12)12 January 1992 (aged 19) 0 10 10 0 1 1
– DF Honduras Yeer Gutiérrez (1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 18) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Managers Honduras Ramón Maradiaga (1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 46)
Honduras Luis Reyes (1958-03-19)19 March 1958 (aged 53)
Mexico José Treviño (1960-01-29)29 January 1960 (aged 51)

Results

Preseason and friendlies

Marquense Guatemala v Honduras Motagua
2 July 2011 Friendly Marquense Guatemala 3–1 Honduras Motagua San Marcos, Guatemala
12:00 (UTC−06:00) de Oliveira 46' 52'
Murga 59'		 Report López 73' Stadium: Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada
Attendance: 3,000
Juventud Retalteca Guatemala v Honduras Motagua
3 July 2011 Friendly Juventud Retalteca Guatemala 0–1 Honduras Motagua Retalhuleu, Guatemala
11:00 (UTC−06:00) Report Norales 83' Stadium: Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre
Attendance: 1,000
Comunicaciones Guatemala v Honduras Motagua
5 July 2011 Friendly Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–1 Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:00 (UTC−06:00) Ramírez 15'
Márquez 78'		 Report Ramírez 83' Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 1,684
Motagua v Real España
10 July 2011 Friendly Motagua 3–0 Real España San Luis, Santa Bárbara
12:00 (UTC−06:00) Guevara 41'
Ramírez 54'
Bengtson 65'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Fausto Rodríguez
Hispano v Motagua
15 July 2011 Friendly Hispano 1–0 Motagua Comayagua, Comayagua
18:00 (UTC−06:00) Torlacoff 31' Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Alianza El Salvador v Honduras Motagua
17 July 2011 Friendly Alianza El Salvador 0–0 Honduras Motagua San Salvador, El Salvador
15:00 (UTC−06:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Motagua v Olimpia
23 July 2011 Friendly Motagua 3–2 Olimpia New Orleans, United States
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Bengtson 35'
Ramírez 63'
Discua 78'		 Report Bruschi 25'
García 60'		 Stadium: Tad Gormley Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
América Mexico v Honduras Motagua
4 September 2011 Friendly América Mexico 4–1 Honduras Motagua New Orleans, United States
18:00 (UTC−06:00) Sánchez 28' 41'
Martínez 45'
Corral 78'		 Report Guerrero 57' Stadium: Tad Gormley Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Platense v Motagua
28 December 2011 Friendly Platense 1–3 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06:00) Filho 31' Leverón 18' 73'
Padilla 63'		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Atlético Choloma v Motagua
29 December 2011 Friendly Atlético Choloma 1–1 Motagua Choloma, Cortés
17:00 (UTC−06:00) Oviedo 63' Bengtson 53' Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras
Marathón v Motagua
30 December 2011 Friendly Marathón 0–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
10:00 (UTC−06:00) Guevara 55' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal

Apertura

Necaxa v Motagua
7 August 2011 Round 1 Necaxa 1–0 Motagua Choluteca
15:00 CST Bardales 17' Report Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Attendance: 4,754
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Starting XI
Atlético Choloma v Motagua
13 August 2011 Round 2 Atlético Choloma 1–1 Motagua Choloma
18:00 CST Güity 60' Report Guevara 22' Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras
Attendance: 2,090
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Marathón v Motagua
21 August 2011 Round 3 Marathón 2–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
15:30 CST Discua 31' (o.g.)
Vega 50'		 Report Bengtson 27' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 4,445
Referee: Miguel Torres
Motagua v Platense
28 August 2011 Round 4 Motagua 2–0 Platense Tegucigalpa
16:30 CST Bengtson 30' 81' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 319
Referee: José Molina
Olimpia v Motagua
9 October 2011 Round 5 Olimpia 1–1 Motagua Tegucigalpa
16:00 CST Tilguath 45' (pen.) Report Morán 25' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 6,336
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
Vida v Motagua
7 September 2011 Round 6 Vida 2–0 Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 CST Nascimento 56'
Córdoba 88'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Motagua v Real España
12 October 2011 Round 7 Motagua 0–2 Real España Tegucigalpa
19:30 CST Report Pavón 42'
Colón 88'		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Victoria v Motagua
18 September 2011 Round 8 Victoria 2–1 Motagua La Ceiba
15:00 CST Oliva 10'
Velásquez 90+2'		 Report Bengtson 35' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 877
Referee: Armando Castro
Motagua v Deportes Savio
25 September 2011 Round 9 Motagua 2–1 Deportes Savio Tegucigalpa
16:00 CST Bengtson 34'
Claros 83'		 Report Rápalo 46' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Motagua v Necaxa
2 October 2011 Round 10 Motagua 1–1 Necaxa Tegucigalpa
16:00 CST Bengtson 64' Report Medina 16' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 923
Referee: Ronald Hernández
Motagua v Atlético Choloma
5 October 2011 Round 11 Motagua 0–0 Atlético Choloma Comayagua
18:00 CST Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Erick Andino
Motagua v Marathón
16 October 2011 Round 12 Motagua 1–4 Marathón Tegucigalpa
16:00 CST Padilla 89' Report Martínez 12' 25'
Berríos 16'
Cardozo 60'		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 724
Referee: Armando Castro
Platense v Motagua
23 October 2011 Round 13 Platense 1–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés
15:00 CST Díaz 74' Report Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
Motagua v Olimpia
30 October 2011 Round 14 Motagua 0–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
16:00 CST Report Bruschi 73' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 6,042
Referee: Armando Castro
Motagua v Vida
2 November 2011 Round 15 Motagua 3–0 Vida Tegucigalpa
19:30 CST Bengtson 18' 19'
Discua 42'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 99
Referee: Miguel Torres
Real España v Motagua
5 November 2011 Round 16 Real España 0–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula
19:30 CST Report Bengtson 51' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 3,941
Referee: Raúl Castro
Motagua v Victoria
13 November 2011 Round 17 Motagua 3–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa
15:00 CST Norales 37' 86'
Ávila 67'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Deportes Savio v Motagua
19 November 2011 Round 18 Deportes Savio 0–3 Motagua Santa Rosa de Copán
19:30 CST Report Discua 43'
Guevara 47'
Norales 83'		 Stadium: Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes
Attendance: 3,337
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

Clausura

Necaxa v Motagua
8 January 2012 Round 1 Necaxa 2–2 Motagua Choluteca, Choluteca
15:00 (UTC−06:00) Licona 48' (pen.)
Urmeneta 61'		 Report Discua 10'
Leverón 32'		 Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Motagua v Platense
14 January 2012 Round 2 Motagua 1–1 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Discua 28' Report Cardona 14' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 2,839
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Real España v Motagua
21 January 2012 Round 3 Real España 1–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Pavón 65' (pen.) Report Guevara 49' Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 6,230
Referee: Armando Castro
Motagua v Atlético Choloma
29 January 2012 Round 4 Motagua 1–0 Atlético Choloma Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Molina 50' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Olimpia v Motagua
5 February 2012 Round 5 Olimpia 0–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: Armando Castro
Vida v Motagua
8 February 2012 Round 6 Vida 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Córdoba 14' Report de León 84' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 3,779
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
Motagua v Marathón
12 February 2012 Round 7 Motagua 1–1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) de León 50' Report Ramírez 88' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Raúl Castro
Victoria v Motagua
19 February 2012 Round 8 Victoria 1–2 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 (UTC−06:00) Mena 6' Report Norales 62'
Bengtson 76'		 Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Motagua v Deportes Savio
26 February 2012 Round 9 Motagua 0–0 Deportes Savio Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,169
Referee: Erick Andino
Motagua v Necaxa
4 March 2012 Round 10 Motagua 2–0 Necaxa Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Martínez 5'
Discua 52'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Armando Castro
Starting XI
Platense v Motagua
11 March 2012 Round 11 Platense 1–1 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00) López 49' Report Bengtson 71' Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Erick Andino
Motagua v Real España
17 March 2012 Round 12 Motagua 2–0 Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Discua 22' 27' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Atlético Choloma v Motagua
21 March 2012 Round 13 Atlético Choloma 0–0 Motagua Choloma, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras
Attendance: 815
Referee: Erick Andino
Motagua v Olimpia
25 March 2012 Round 14 Motagua 0–0 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
15:00 (UTC−06:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 7,303
Referee: Raúl Castro
Motagua v Vida
1 April 2012 Round 15 Motagua 1–1 Vida Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00) Padilla 79' Report Córdoba 86' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Marathón v Motagua
14 April 2012 Round 16 Marathón 0–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 (UTC−06:00) Report Mendoza 29' Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Motagua v Victoria
18 April 2012 Round 17 Motagua 2–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Discua 21'
Guevara 58'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: José Molina
Deportes Savio v Motagua
22 April 2012 Round 18 Deportes Savio 1–4 Motagua Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán
15:00 (UTC−06:00) Mejía 55' Report Izaguirre 17'
Barrios 34'
Welcome 40'
Galdámez 68' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes
Attendance: 1,699
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Marathón v Motagua
2 May 2012 Semifinals Marathón 0–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 5,795
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Motagua v Marathón
5 May 2012 Semifinals Motagua 0–2 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Report Berríos 20'
Brown 76'		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 5,732
Referee: Raúl Castro

CONCACAF Champions League

As 2010–11 Clausura league champions, F.C. Motagua qualified to the Preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. On 24 June 2011, CONCACAF announced the first stage schedule which paired Motagua against C.S.D. Municipal.[38] On 4 August 2011, Motagua advanced to the Group phase after a 4–2 score on aggregate over Municipal.[39] 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.[40] At the end of the group phase, Motagua not only were eliminated, but finished last with zero points with a sixth straight loss.[41]

Motagua Honduras v Guatemala Municipal
28 July 2011 Preliminary round Motagua Honduras 4–0 Guatemala Municipal Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00) Bengtson 42'
Borjas 56'
Guevara 68'
Ramírez 73'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Municipal Guatemala v Honduras Motagua
4 August 2011 Preliminary round Municipal Guatemala 2–0 Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 (UTC−06:00) Romero 32' 43' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ricardo Arellano (MEX)
Los Angeles Galaxy United States v Honduras Motagua
16 August 2011 Group A Los Angeles Galaxy United States 2–0 Honduras Motagua Carson, United States
19:00 (UTC−08:00) Cristman 12'
Donovan 60'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)
Morelia Mexico v Honduras Motagua
25 August 2011 Group A Morelia Mexico 4–0 Honduras Motagua Morelia, Mexico
21:00 (UTC−06:00) Márquez 2'
Rojas 50'
Jiménez 70'
Lugo 72'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Attendance: 5,463
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
Motagua Honduras v Costa Rica Alajuelense
15 September 2011 Group A Motagua Honduras 2–4 Costa Rica Alajuelense Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00) Bengtson 5'
Guevara 67'		 Report Valle 41'
McDonald 51'
Guevara 84' 85'		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (MEX)
Motagua Honduras v Mexico Morelia
22 September 2011 Group A Motagua Honduras 0–2 Mexico Morelia Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00) Report Corona 55'
Manso 58'		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 1,752
Referee: Javier Santos (PUR)
Alajuelense Costa Rica v Honduras Motagua
29 September 2011 Group A Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–0 Honduras Motagua Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 (UTC−06:00) McDonald 27' Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 9,099
Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)
Motagua Honduras v United States Los Angeles Galaxy
20 October 2011 Group A Motagua Honduras 0–1 United States Los Angeles Galaxy Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00) Report Juninho 29' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Walter López (GUA)

References

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  41. ^ CONCACAF.com–Galaxy completes CCL quarterfinal field Archived 2011-10-22 at the Wayback Machine–20 October 2011

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