2016–17 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua

2016–17 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Manager	Diego Vásquez
Apertura	Winners
Clausura	Winners
Cup	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Castillo (18) All: Castillo (18)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2017.

The 2016–17 season was F.C. Motagua's 66th season in existence and the club's 51st consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The club announced the continuation of Diego Vásquez as the team's head coach for his 4th consecutive season.^[1]

Overview

This season, the club fought for its 14th league and 2nd domestic cup. During the preseason, a new badge was unveiled to be used starting this season.^[2] On 2 July, the club's president Eduardo Atala confirmed an exhibition game against current Copa Libertadores winners at that time and South American giants River Plate. The game was played at Orlando, United States.^[3]

The Apertura schedule was unveiled on the second week of July and the club decided to return their home games on Sundays afternoon^[4] after their last season experiment of playing on Saturdays seeking for better assistances didn't throw the expected results. In week 6, Motagua faced C.D. Social Sol at home; in the 50' minute (0–0), the referee decided to suspend the match due to heavy rain which caused a power outage. The remaining 40 minutes were played the following morning, landing in the club's 88th anniversary. Román Castillo who had lost his younger brother a week prior, decided the match with a late goal at the 90th+5 minute.^[5] On 25 September, Motagua had to move its home game against C.D. Honduras Progreso to Catacamas due to a religious event that took place at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.^[6] This match at Catacamas marked history in the Honduran Liga Nacional as the first game ever officiated by a female referee.^[7] On week 17, a 2–2 away tie against Real C.D. España defined Motagua's 4th place in the regular season standings and therefore, a berth to the playoffs phase.^[8] Once in the playoffs, Motagua defeated C.D. Marathón away in postseason for the first time since November 1990;^[9] however, the access to the semifinals didn't turned out that easy as Motagua had to rely on a late and controversial penalty in the second leg to advance with a 3–3 global score.^[10] In the semifinals Motagua faced city rivals Club Deportivo Olimpia for another edition of the Honduran Superclásico, resulting in the fourth time these two teams meet in this stage in the last three years. With a 2–1 aggregated score, Motagua moved on and qualified to their 19th league final in history.^[11] On 18 December, Motagua obtained their 14th national championship after defeating Platense F.C. in an unprecedented final.^[12][13] It was also the first time a league title was decided at Puerto Cortés. With the win, the team secured a spot for next season's CONCACAF club competitions.

Motagua started the Clausura tournament playing at Puerto Cortés losing 1–2 against Platense. On 21 January, Motagua traveled to Goascorán to play against Gremio F.C. for the first round of the 2017 Honduran Cup, a competition which ended way too early for Motagua's aspirations as they lost in penalty shootouts against a club that plays in third division.^[14] On 8 February, Diego Vásquez broke an all-time Liga Nacional record as the coach with the most number of consecutive games leading a team, totaling 140 games, surpassing Julio González (139 with C.D. Victoria). On 19 February, Motagua suffered their biggest defeat ever in Tocoa in the 0–4 loss to C.D. Real Sociedad.^[15] This result also marked the 11th unsuccessful try to obtain a victory at this venue since Real Sociedad's promotion in 2012. On 13 March, the club announced through their social media that Argentinian midfielder Santiago Vergara was being treated in a local health center as he was diagnosed with leukemia.^[16] Once in the post-season, Motagua defeated Real España for the first time ever in a semifinal. Despite losing key players from their roster, Motagua was capable of finishing the Clausura tournament with 14 unbeaten games in a row, a performance that resulted in their 15th league championship and a season's double. The Clausura final was played against C.D. Honduras Progreso, which marked their second meeting at this stage in less than two years. Motagua established a record as the largest goal difference in a final's global score (7–1). With the win, the team secured a spot for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

Before the start of the final match against Honduras Progreso, the selling of fake tickets in the black market triggered a chaos among the fans inside and outside the stadium. Those still outside with ticket in hand precipitated towards one of the gates forming a human avalanche that killed 4 people due to asphyxiation.^[17]

Kit

The 2016–17 kits were officially published on 12 July, one day before their friendly meeting against River Plate. Joma stayed as the kits manufacturer for the 17th straight season and Pepsi as the main sponsor. Other sponsors include Claro, Diunsa, Gatorade and Retlan. In April, a special kit allusive to the 14th championship was released to be used for the rest of the season.^[18]

Manufacturer		Main sponsor
Joma		Pepsi
Home	Away	Alternative	Goalkeeper

Players

Transfers in

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Román Castillo	1 June 2016	Correcaminos UAT[19]
Arnold Meléndez	1 June 2016	Gimnástico
Harold Fonseca	7 June 2016	Juticalpa[20]
Carlos Discua	8 June 2016	Alajuelense[21]
Martín Pucheta	8 June 2016	Deportivo Maipú[22]
Marco Vega	25 June 2016	Real Sociedad[23]
Deybi Flores	9 August 2016	Vancouver Whitecaps[24]
Jonathan Rougier	7 January 2017	Pronunciamiento[25]

Transfers out

Player	Released date	Moving to
Néstor Martínez	19 May 2016	Platense[26]
José Fiallos	19 May 2016	TBD
Keller Andino	19 May 2016	TBD
Orlin Peralta	19 May 2016	TBD
Israel Silva	25 May 2016	Marathón[27]
Lucas Gómez	31 May 2016	Alajuelense[28]
Sebastián Portigliatti	1 June 2016	Juticalpa[29]
Maylor Núñez	18 July 2016	Platense[30]
Júnior Izaguirre	20 December 2016	Retired
Deybi Flores	20 December 2016	Vancouver Whitecaps
Arnold Meléndez	6 January 2017	TBD
Joshua Nieto	6 January 2017	TBD

Squad

• Statistics as of 28 May 2017
• Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 15/16	16/17	T	< 15/16	16/17	T
1	GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 22)	0	16	16	0	0	0
2	DF	Juan Montes	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 30)	89	42	131	4	4	8
3	DF	Henry Figueroa	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 23)	98	31	129	2	0	2
4	DF	Júnior Izaguirre	(1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 36)	358	6	364	37	0	37
5	DF	Marcelo Pereira	(1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 21)	22	28	50	1	2	3
6	MF	Reinieri Mayorquín	(1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 26)	73	37	110	5	3	8
7	MF	Carlos Discua	(1984-09-27)27 September 1984 (aged 31)	140	42	182	38	11	49
8	MF	Deybi Flores	(1996-06-16)16 June 1996 (aged 20)	22	5	27	0	0	0
9	FW	Román Castillo	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 24)	66	32	98	35	18	53
10	MF	Erick Andino	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26)	33	37	70	10	15	25
11	FW	Marco Vega	(1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 29)	0	37	37	0	8	8
14	FW	Irvin Reyna	(1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 29)	91	28	119	2	1	3
15	FW	Arnold Meléndez	(1994-08-23)23 August 1994 (aged 21)	7	0	7	0	0	0
16	MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 23)	33	40	73	0	1	1
17	DF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 18)	1	3	4	0	0	0
18	DF	Wilmer Crisanto	(1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 27)	96	36	132	5	7	12
19	MF	Eli Reyna	(1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	GK	Jonathan Rougier	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 28)	0	20	20	0	0	0
21	FW	Foslyn Grant	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 17)	12	4	16	1	0	1
22	MF	Santiago Vergara	(1991-09-15)15 September 1991 (aged 24)	41	31	72	8	4	12
23	DF	Martín Pucheta	(1988-02-10)10 February 1988 (aged 28)	0	20	20	0	0	0
24	DF	Omar Elvir	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 26)	156	41	197	6	2	8
25	GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 25)	56	11	67	0	0	0
26	DF	Henry Güity	(1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 20)	4	0	4	0	0	0
27	DF	Félix Crisanto	(1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 25)	32	32	64	1	4	5
28	MF	Joshua Nieto	(1994-09-03)3 September 1994 (aged 21)	18	1	19	0	0	0
31	DF	Klifox Bernárdez	(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 19)	2	24	26	0	0	0
32	MF	Marvin Ávila	(2002-03-06)6 March 2002 (aged 14)	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	Cristian Hernández	(1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	Kevin López	(1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 20)	47	22	69	7	3	10
35	DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 18)	0	7	7	0	0	0
Manager		Diego Vásquez	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 44)	23 November 2013–
RESERVES TEAM
No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 15/16	16/17	T	< 15/16	16/17	T
15	FW	Denilson Castillo	(1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 18)	0	2	2	0	0	0
36	MF	Edward Centeno	(1999-08-02)2 August 1999 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Carlos García	(1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	Harrinson Bernárdez	(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 19)	2	1	3	0	0	0
39	FW	Juan Pastrana	(2000-08-11)11 August 2000 (aged 15)	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	José Murillo	(1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	Jack Jean Baptiste	(1999-12-20)20 December 1999 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	Carlos Mayorquín	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	Wilmer Sandoval	(1998-01-04)4 January 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	GK	Elin Agurcia	(1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	Cid Bodden	(1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF	Josué Villafranca	(1999-12-16)16 December 1999 (aged 16)	0	1	1	0	0	0
48	DF	Brayan Velásquez	(1998-02-26)26 February 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	FW	Manuel Iglesias	(1999-05-23)23 May 1999 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	MF	Jonathan Galo	(1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	Óscar Romero	(1999-02-23)23 February 1999 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	Daniel Hill	(1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	MF	César Romero	(1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 17)	0	2	2	0	0	0
54	DF	Anthony Cervantes	(1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	Bayron Varela	(2000-07-01)1 July 2000 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	MF	José Canaca	(2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 16)	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	MF	Kevin Castro	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	GK	Marcos Torres	(1999-01-26)26 January 1999 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	GK	Hugo Caballero	(1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK	José Rodríguez	(1999-04-01)1 April 1999 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	MF	Jessell Pineda	(1998-04-05)5 April 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
–	FW	Hodi Bonilla	(1999-03-20)20 March 1999 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
–	FW	Erikxon Fuentes	(1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Results

Preseason and friendlies

San Lorenzo v Motagua

2 July 2016 Friendly	San Lorenzo	0–5	Motagua	San Lorenzo, Valle
15:30 CST			35' Castillo  39' Vergara  55' Andino  65' Discua  71' Reyna	Stadium: Estadio Ángel Augusto Martínez Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir Substitutes 1 – Fonseca 4 – Izaguirre 10 – Andino 14 – Reyna 27 – F. Crisanto 31 – K. Bernárdez 38 – H. Bernárdez 19 – Garrido 7 – Discua 28 – Meléndez

Honduras Progreso v Motagua

9 July 2016 Friendly	Honduras Progreso	2–2	Motagua	El Progreso, Yoro
15:00 CST			Figueroa Castillo	Stadium: Open field

Motagua v River Plate

13 July 2016 Friendly	Motagua	0–3	River Plate	Bay Lake, United States
19:00 EST			34' Andrade  84' Mora  88' Martínez	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Esteban Rosano (USA) Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín  70' 7 – Discua 10 – Andino  82' 11 – Vega 14 – Reyna  58' 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 24 – Elvir Substitutes 19 – Garrido  58' 4 – Izaguirre  70' 22 – Bernárdez  82'

Honduras U-23 v Motagua

20 July 2016 Friendly	Honduras U-23	1–2	Motagua	Comayagua, Comayagua
17:00 CST	Lozano  55'		40' (pen.) Castillo  60' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Attendance: Open gates

Motagua v Atlético Independiente

23 July 2016 Friendly	Motagua	0–2	Atlético Independiente	Amarateca, Francisco Morazán
17:00 CST				Stadium: Complejo Pedro Atala Simón Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona  46' 2 – Montes  46' 3 – Figueroa  46' 6 – Mayorquín  46' 7 – Discua  46' 9 – Castillo  46' 11 – Vega  46' 16 – Castellanos  46' 22 – Vergara  46' 23 – Pucheta  46' 24 – Elvir  46' Substitutes 33 – Hernández  46' 4 – Izaguirre  46' 10 – Andino  46' 14 – Reyna  46' 17 – Maldonado  46' 18 – W. Crisanto  46' 19 – Garrido  46' 21 – Grant  46' 27 – F. Crisanto  46' 28 – Nieto  46' 31 – Bernárdez  46'

Independiente v Motagua

25 August 2016 Friendly	Independiente	1–2	Motagua	Monjarás, Choluteca
15:00 CST			Elvir Montes	Stadium: Estadio Evaristo Najar Romero

Comayagua v Motagua

9 November 2016 Friendly	Comayagua	1–5	Motagua	Comayagua, Comayagua
19:00 CST	Torres  55'		Castillo Nieto Vega Vergara	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda

Motagua v Gimnástico

6 May 2017 Friendly	Motagua	4–0	Gimnástico	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
15:00 CST	Andino Pucheta			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: Closed gates

Apertura

Honduras Progreso v Motagua

31 July 2016 Round 1	Honduras Progreso	0–2	Motagua	El Progreso, Yoro
15:15 CST		Report	51' Mayorquín  60' Discua	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Attendance: 2,251 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 1 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín  65' 7 – Discua  76' 9 – Castillo  80' 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir Substitutes 18 – Crisanto  65' 14 – Reyna  76' 10 – Andino  80'

Motagua v Real Sociedad

7 August 2016 Round 2	Motagua	2–0	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Montes  9' Vega  40'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,667 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín  72' 7 – Discua 78' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir  67' Substitutes 31 – Bernárdez  67' 27 – Crisanto  72' 14 – Reyna  78'

Juticalpa v Motagua

10 August 2016 Round 3	Juticalpa	0–0	Motagua	Juticalpa, Olancho
18:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 6 – Mayorquín  65' 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega  72' 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara  80' 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  65' 10 – Andino  72' 31 – Bernárdez  80'

Motagua v Marathón

14 August 2016 Round 4	Motagua	3–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Castillo  14'  57' (pen.)  90+3'	Report	75' Vargas	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín  70' 7 – Discua  77' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta  46' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 4 – Izaguirre  46' 18 – Crisanto  70' 14 – Reyna  77'

Olimpia v Motagua

8 September 2016 Round 5	Olimpia	3–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 CST	Estupiñán  6'  35' Méndez  42'	Report	59' (pen.) Andino	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  46' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega  46' 16 – Castellanos 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 35 – Meléndez  22' Substitutes 10 – Andino  22' 14 – Reyna  46' 34 – López  46'

Motagua v Social Sol

29 August 2016 Round 6	Motagua	1–0	Social Sol	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
10:00 CST	Castillo  90+6'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 4,202 Referee: José Ramírez Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa  51' 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  51' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega  51' 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir Substitutes 10 – Andino  51' 18 – W. Crisanto  51' 27 – F. Crisanto  51'

Platense v Motagua

11 September 2016 Round 7	Platense	4–2	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 CST	Álvarez  16' Norales  41'  62' Montes  59'	Report	39' Montes  42' Andino	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 2,271 Referee: Said Martínez Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 7 – Discua 10 – Andino 11 – Vega 14 – Reyna 23 – Pucheta 27 – Crisanto  46' 28 – Nieto  66' 34 – López Substitutes 24 – Elvir  46' 21 – Grant  66'

Motagua v Real España

18 September 2016 Round 8	Motagua	1–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Discua  42' Andino	Report	83' Róchez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,506 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  81' 10 – Andino 11 – Vega 14 – Reyna 18 – Crisanto  78' 24 – Elvir  66' Substitutes 31 – Bernárdez  66' 34 – López  78' 22 – Vergara  81'

Vida v Motagua

21 September 2016 Round 9	Vida	0–1	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:00 CST		Report	10' Montes	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa  62' 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara  58' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 14 – Reyna  58' 23 – Pucheta  62'

Motagua v Honduras Progreso

25 September 2016 Round 10	Motagua	0–0	Honduras Progreso	Catacamas, Olancho
15:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Rubén Guifarro Attendance: 2,760 Referee: Melissa Borjas Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto  56' 21 – Grant  46' 22 – Vergara  66' 23 – Pucheta 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 11 – Vega  46' 34 – López  56' 14 – Reyna  66'

Real Sociedad v Motagua

2 October 2016 Round 11	Real Sociedad	1–1	Motagua	Tocoa, Colón
15:00 CST	Cárcamo  35'	Report	57' Crisanto	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Miguel Torres Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 10 – Andino 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 22 – Vergara  75' 23 – Pucheta  20' 34 – López  46' Substitutes 27 – Crisanto  20' 24 – Elvir  46' 14 – Reyna  75'

Motagua v Juticalpa

9 October 2016 Round 12	Motagua	2–2	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Crisanto  6' Andino  24'	Report	8' Padilla  63' (pen.) Flores	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,906 Referee: Manuel Zelaya Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín  66' 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos  73' 18 – W. Crisanto  79' 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 34 – López Substitutes 14 – Reyna  66' 8 – Flores  73' 47 – Villafranca  79'

Marathón v Motagua

15 October 2016 Round 13	Marathón	3–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 CST	Martínez  46' Silva  66' Reyes  71'	Report	5' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,713 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes  32' 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  46' 9 – Castillo 16 – Castellanos  75' 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 5 – Pereira  32' 8 – Flores  46' 11 – Vega  75'

Motagua v Olimpia

23 October 2016 Round 14	Motagua	1–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Crisanto  54' (pen.)	Report	31' Costly	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 7,918 Referee: Said Martínez Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 11 – Vega 14 – Reyna 18 – W. Crisanto  82' 22 – Vergara  74' 24 – Elvir  70' 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 31 – Bernárdez  70' 10 – Andino  74' 34 – López  82'

Social Sol v Motagua

29 October 2016 Round 15	Social Sol	3–2	Motagua	Olanchito, Yoro
19:00 CST	Urmeneta  3' Izaguirre  42' (o.g.) Antúnez  74'	Report	25' (pen.) Crisanto  71' Vergara	Stadium: Estadio San Jorge Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 3 – Figueroa 4 – Izaguirre  82' 7 – Discua 11 – Vega 14 – Reyna  46' 18 – W. Crisanto 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 34 – López  60' 38 – Bernárdez Substitutes 22 – Vergara  46' 10 – Andino  60' 35 – Meléndez  82'

Motagua v Platense

2 November 2016 Round 16	Motagua	4–2	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 CST	Discua  35'  37' Castillo  58'  66'	Report	34' Hay  87' Lobo	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,166 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 4 – Izaguirre 6 – Mayorquín  78' 7 – Discua  82' 9 – R. Castillo 10 – Andino  71' 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisantos 22 – Vergara 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 24 – Elvir  71' 14 – Reyna  78' 49 – D. Castillo  82'

Real España v Motagua

5 November 2016 Round 17	Real España	2–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Zalazar  24' Acosta  90+5'	Report	38' (pen.) Castillo  67' Vergara	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 5,035 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  88' 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino  64' 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara  76' 27 – Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 34 – López  64' 24 – Elvir  76' 11 – Vega  88'

Motagua v Vida

19 November 2016 Round 18	Motagua	4–1	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 CST	Vega  56'  64' Andino  62' López  69'	Report	53' Velásquez	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: David Cruz Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua  46' 8 – Flores 9 – Castillo  46' 10 – Andino 14 – Reyna 17 – Maldonado 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara  46' 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 11 – Vega  46' 24 – Elvir  46' 34 – López  46'

Marathón v Motagua

23 November 2016 Playoffs	Marathón	1–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Reyes  55'	Report	4' Montes  90+1' Crisanto	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Said Martínez Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  75' 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino  61' 16 – Castellanos 23 – Pucheta 27 – Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez  66' Substitutes 5 – Pereira  61' 24 – Elvir  66' 11 – Vega  75'

Motagua v Marathón

27 November 2016 Playoffs	Motagua	1–2	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Castillo  90+7' (pen.)	Report	45+3' Reyes  88' Puerto	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto  46' 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez  46' Substitutes 5 – Pereira  46' 24 – Elvir  46' 8 – Flores

Motagua v Olimpia

1 December 2016 Semifinals	Motagua	1–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 CST	Andino  57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega  55' 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara  75' 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto  76' Substitutes 10 – Andino  55' 6 – Mayorquín  75' 18 – W. Crisanto  76'

Olimpia v Motagua

4 December 2016 Semifinals	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Estupiñán  45+2'	Report	31' Pereira	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 1 – Fonseca 2 – Montes  34' 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega  57' 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara  49' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 23 – Pucheta  34' 6 – Mayorquín  49' 10 – Andino  57'

Motagua v Platense

11 December 2016 Final	Motagua	1–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Vergara  45+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 22,637 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 1 – Fonseca  72' 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto  58' 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta  64' 24 – Elvir Substitutes 27 – F. Crisanto  58' 6 – Mayorquín  64' 25 – Licona  72'

Platense v Motagua

18 December 2016 Final	Platense	1–1	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 CST	Cardona  45+1'	Report	60' Discua	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 9,033 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  46' 7 – Discua  71' 9 – Castillo 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto  59' 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 11 – Vega  46' 18 – W. Crisanto  59' 8 – Flores  71'

Clausura

Platense v Motagua

8 January 2017 Round 1	Platense	2–1	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 CST	Hay  40' Medina  84'	Report	24' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 425 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua  71' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto  46' 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir  46' Substitutes 31 – Bernárdez  46' 34 – López  46' 6 – Mayorquín  71'

Motagua v Honduras Progreso

15 January 2017 Round 2	Motagua	3–1	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Discua  1' Crisanto  4' (pen.) Vergara  27'	Report	89' López	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,907 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 6 – Mayorquín  73' 7 – Discua  58' 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 31 – Bernárdez 34 – López  79' Substitutes 15 – Castillo  58' 14 – Reyna  73' 53 – Romero  79'

Real España v Motagua

28 January 2017 Round 3	Real España	2–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Delgado  45+4' Moncada  90+5'	Report	26' Mayorquín  74' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 3,159 Referee: Said Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  56' 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara  65' 27 – F. Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez 34 – López  57' Substitutes 14 – Reyna  56' 18 – W. Crisanto  57' 24 – Elvir  65'

Motagua v Vida

1 February 2017 Round 4	Motagua	2–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 CST	Crisanto  54' Vega  63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  46' 7 – Discua  57' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 27 – F. Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  46' 10 – Andino  57' 24 – Elvir

Olimpia v Motagua

5 February 2017 Round 5	Olimpia	2–2	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Chirinos  86' Rojas  90+4'	Report	55' (pen.) Castillo  89' Andino	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,626 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes  82' 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua  63' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 24 – Elvir  73' 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 6 – Mayorquín  63' 31 – Bernárdez  73' 10 – Andino  82'

Juticalpa v Motagua

8 February 2017 Round 6	Juticalpa	0–0	Motagua	Juticalpa, Olancho
19:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 3,734 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  80' 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara  72' 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 34 – López  65' Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  65' 31 – Bernárdez  72' 14 – Reyna  80'

Motagua v Marathón

12 February 2017 Round 7	Motagua	2–0	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Reyna  22' Andino  71'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,333 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 10 – Andino 11 – Vega  85' 14 – Reyna  81' 16 – Castellanos 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 27 – F. Crisanto  67' 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  67' 6 – Mayorquín  81' 53 – Romero  85'

Real Sociedad v Motagua

19 February 2017 Round 8	Real Sociedad	4–0	Motagua	Tocoa, Colón
14:00 CST	Martínez  47'  85' Paz  53' Melgares  59'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Attendance: 1,195 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 10 – Andino 11 – Vega 14 – Reyna  63' 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto  70' 23 – Pucheta 27 – F. Crisanto  55' 31 – Bernárdez Substitutes 9 – Castillo  55' 6 – Mayorquín  63' 35 – Meléndez  70'

Motagua v Social Sol

26 February 2017 Round 9	Motagua	4–0	Social Sol	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Andino  55'  89' Castillo  70' (pen.)  83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino 11 – Vega  46' 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara  72' 23 – Pucheta 31 – Bernárdez  79' Substitutes 7 – Discua  46' 14 – Reyna  72' 24 – Elvir  79'

Motagua v Platense

1 March 2017 Round 10	Motagua	4–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:00 CST	Castillo  12'  46' Andino  68' Castellanos  70'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 940 Referee: Said Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo  70' 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto  76' 22 – Vergara  66' 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir Substitutes 6 – Mayorquín  66' 11 – Vega  70' 35 – Meléndez  76'

Honduras Progreso v Motagua

4 March 2017 Round 11	Honduras Progreso	2–2	Motagua	El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 CST	Sánchez  14' Morales  36'	Report	10' Andino  87' Crisanto	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 24 – Elvir Substitutes 6 – Mayorquín 11 – Vega 27 – F. Crisanto

Motagua v Real España

10 March 2017 Round 12	Motagua	1–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
20:00 CST	Andino  29'	Report	22' Acosta	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,943 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino  72' 14 – Reyna 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 24 – Elvir  76' 35 – Meléndez  63' Substitutes 17 – Maldonado  63' 11 – Vega  72' 31 – Bernárdez  76'

Vida v Motagua

19 April 2017 Round 13	Vida	0–1	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:00 CST		Report	79' Pereira	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  60' 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino  72' 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto Substitutes 14 – Reyna  60' 11 – Vega  72'

Motagua v Olimpia

2 April 2017 Round 14	Motagua	1–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Crisanto  87' (pen.)	Report	39' López	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,440 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 7 – Discua  80' 9 – Castillo 11 – Vega  31' 14 – Reyna  46' 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 10 – Andino  31' 6 – Mayorquín  46' 18 – W. Crisanto  80'

Motagua v Juticalpa

9 April 2017 Round 15	Motagua	3–2	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Castillo  13' Discua  46' Crisanto  57'	Report	42' (pen.) Lanza  48' Aguilar	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,093 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  78' 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino  89' 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 35 – Meléndez  70' Substitutes 34 – López  70' 14 – Reyna  78' 21 – Grant  89'

Marathón v Motagua

12 April 2017 Round 16	Marathón	1–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 CST	Barboza  73'	Report	8'  78' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,147 Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  78' 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez  86' 35 – Meléndez  24' Substitutes 21 – Grant  24' 14 – Reyna  78' 34 – López  86'

Motagua v Real Sociedad

23 April 2017 Round 17	Motagua	3–1	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Elvir  8' Crisanto  78' (pen.) Vega  90'	Report	86' Solórzano	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,957 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  90' 9 – Castillo  50' 10 – Andino 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto  66' Substitutes 11 – Vega  50' 18 – W. Crisanto  66' 34 – López  90'

Social Sol v Motagua

29 April 2017 Round 18	Social Sol	2–2	Motagua	Olanchito, Yoro
15:30 CST	Riascos  27' Lobo  83'	Report	45' (pen.) Discua  84' López	Stadium: Estadio San Jorge Attendance: 1,929 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua  46' 10 – Andino 11 – Vega 14 – Reyna 24 – Elvir 27 – Crisanto Substitutes 31 – Bernárdez  46' 34 – López

Real España v Motagua

11 May 2017 Semifinals	Real España	1–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST	Cardozo  11'	Report	14' Discua  87' López	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua 10 – Andino  76' 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto  72' Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  72' 34 – López  76'

Motagua v Real España

14 May 2017 Semifinals	Motagua	2–2	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Mayorquín  80' Elvir  88'	Report	17' Cardozo  86' Tejeda	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  85' 7 – Discua 10 – Andino 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto  63' Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  63' 34 – López 14 – Reyna  85'

Honduras Progreso v Motagua

20 May 2017 Final	Honduras Progreso	1–4	Motagua	El Progreso, Yoro
19:15 CST	Morales  24'	Report	31'  90+4' Vega  63' Andino  69' Discua	Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Óscar Moncada Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín  75' 7 – Discua 10 – Andino  71' 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto  81' Substitutes 34 – López  71' 14 – Reyna  75' 18 – W. Crisanto  81'

Motagua v Honduras Progreso

28 May 2017 Final	Motagua	3–0	Honduras Progreso	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Andino  19'  49' Discua  74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 5 – Pereira 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua 10 – Andino  73' 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir  78' 27 – F. Crisanto  68' Substitutes 18 – W. Crisanto  68' 34 – López  73' 31 – Bernárdez  78'

Honduran Cup

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Gremio v Motagua

21 January 2017 Round of 64	Gremio	1–1 (5–3 p)	Motagua	Goascorán, Valle
16:00 CST	Bernárdez  52' (o.g.)		71' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Tommy Zambrano Referee: Melvin Matamoros Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Montes 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua 11 – Vega 16 – Castellanos 18 – Crisanto 22 – Vergara 23 – Pucheta 31 – Bernárdez 34 – López
		Penalties
	Donaire Juárez Mejía Laínez undisclosed		Crisanto Reyna Discua Vergara