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)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →
	All statistics correct as of 28 May 2017.

The 2016–17 season was F.C. Motagua's 70th 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[edit]

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 turn 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[edit]

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[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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)	398	6	404	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)	157	41	198	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[edit]

Preseason and friendlies[edit]

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

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

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'

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

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'

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

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

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[edit]

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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: Saíd 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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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: Saíd 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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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: Saíd 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'

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

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'

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'

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'

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[edit]

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'

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'

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: Saíd 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'

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

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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: Saíd 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'

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

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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

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'

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'

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'

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[edit]

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

By round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics[edit]

As of 28 May 2017

Competition	GP	GW	GD	GL	GS	GC	GD	CS	SG	Per
League	46	22	17	7	83	54	+29	15	4	60.14%
Cup	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	33.33%
Others	8	5	1	2	20	10	+10	2	2	66.67%
Totals	55	27	19	9	104	65	+39	17	6	60.61%

External links[edit]

Official website

References[edit]

^ LaPrensa.hn – Diego Vásquez es fatificado en el Motagua – 19 May 2016
^ Diez.hn – Motagua evoluciona su logotipo y elimina las estrellas – 20 June 2016
^ LaPaginaMillonaria.com – Motagua será rival de River – 2 July 2016
^ DiarioMas.hn – Motagua volverá a jugar domingos por la tarde – 11 July 2016
^ Diez.hn – Motagua vence al Social Sol con un golazo de Rubilio Castillo y es líder en Honduras – 29 August 2016
^ Diez.hn – Motagua se va para Catacamas, la directiva espera un llenazo – 23 September 2016
^ ElHeraldo.hn – Una mujer árbitro pitará por primera vez un partido de Liga Nacional en Honduras – 23 September 2016
^ Tiempo.hn – Real España rescata un empate ante Motagua en el último minuto – 5 November 2016
^ RadioHouse.hn – Octavo cruce Motagua-Marathón, cuarta llave Real España-Real Sociedad – 20 November 2016
^ ElHeraldo.hn – Motagua perdió 1-2 ante Marathón pero está en semifinales por el reglamento – 27 November 2016
^ LaPrensa.hn – Motagua elimina al Olimpia y avanza a la final del fútbol hondureño – 4 December 2016
^ Terra.com – El Motagua campeón del Apertura de Honduras al ganar la final ante Platense – 18 December 2016
^ RadioHRN.hn – Motagua campeón del Apertura Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine – 18 December 2016
^ ElHeraldo.hn – Un humilde Gremio FC eliminó a Motagua de la tercera edición de la Copa Presidente – 21 January 2017
^ Diez.hn – Real Sociedad humilla a Motagua y mantiene su hegemonía en Tocoa – 19 February 2017
^ Tiempo.hn – ¡TERRIBLE! Jugador del Motagua Santiago Vergara es diagnosticado con Leucemia – 13 March 2017
^ LaTribuna.hn – Los momentos de dolor en la final del fútbol de Honduras (Video) – 28 May 2017
^ Diez.hn – Motagua estrenará camiseta el domingo ante Olimpia – 31 March 2017
^ ElHeraldo.hn – El delantero Rubilio Castillo regresa a Motagua – 1 June 2016
^ Tiempo.hn – El portero Harold Fonseca regresa a Motagua – 7 June 2016
^ Tiempo.hn – OFICIAL: Carlos “Chino” Discua regresa al Motagua – 8 June 2016
^ Tiempo.hn – Defensor Martin Pucheta, nuevo refuerzo del Motagua – 8 June 2016
^ LaTribuna.hn – Motagua presentó a Marco Vega – 25 June 2016
^ TheProvince.com – Whitecaps loan Deybi Flores to Motagua – 9 August 2016
^ Tiempo.hn – ¡Motagua confirma contratación de arquero argentino! – 7 January 2017
^ LaPrensa.hn – Motagua anuncia las primeras bajas – 19 May 2016
^ RadioHouse.hn – ¡Israel Silva no continuará en el Motagua! – 25 May 2016
^ Diez.hn – Oficial: Lucas Gómez anuncia que no regresa al Motagua – 31 May 2016
^ Diez.hn – Sebastián Portigliatti tampoco seguirá con el Motagua – 1 June 2016
^ DiarioMas.hn – Clavasquín: Platense será protagonista – 18 July 2016

[1] LaPrensa.hn – Diego Vásquez es fatificado en el Motagua – 19 May 2016

[2] Diez.hn – Motagua evoluciona su logotipo y elimina las estrellas – 20 June 2016

[3] LaPaginaMillonaria.com – Motagua será rival de River – 2 July 2016

[4] DiarioMas.hn – Motagua volverá a jugar domingos por la tarde – 11 July 2016

[5] Diez.hn – Motagua vence al Social Sol con un golazo de Rubilio Castillo y es líder en Honduras – 29 August 2016

[6] Diez.hn – Motagua se va para Catacamas, la directiva espera un llenazo – 23 September 2016

[7] ElHeraldo.hn – Una mujer árbitro pitará por primera vez un partido de Liga Nacional en Honduras – 23 September 2016

[8] Tiempo.hn – Real España rescata un empate ante Motagua en el último minuto – 5 November 2016

[9] RadioHouse.hn – Octavo cruce Motagua-Marathón, cuarta llave Real España-Real Sociedad – 20 November 2016

[10] ElHeraldo.hn – Motagua perdió 1-2 ante Marathón pero está en semifinales por el reglamento – 27 November 2016

[11] LaPrensa.hn – Motagua elimina al Olimpia y avanza a la final del fútbol hondureño – 4 December 2016

[12] Terra.com – El Motagua campeón del Apertura de Honduras al ganar la final ante Platense – 18 December 2016

[13] RadioHRN.hn – Motagua campeón del Apertura Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine – 18 December 2016

[14] ElHeraldo.hn – Un humilde Gremio FC eliminó a Motagua de la tercera edición de la Copa Presidente – 21 January 2017

[15] Diez.hn – Real Sociedad humilla a Motagua y mantiene su hegemonía en Tocoa – 19 February 2017

[16] Tiempo.hn – ¡TERRIBLE! Jugador del Motagua Santiago Vergara es diagnosticado con Leucemia – 13 March 2017

[17] LaTribuna.hn – Los momentos de dolor en la final del fútbol de Honduras (Video) – 28 May 2017

[18] Diez.hn – Motagua estrenará camiseta el domingo ante Olimpia – 31 March 2017

[19] ElHeraldo.hn – El delantero Rubilio Castillo regresa a Motagua – 1 June 2016

[20] Tiempo.hn – El portero Harold Fonseca regresa a Motagua – 7 June 2016

[21] Tiempo.hn – OFICIAL: Carlos “Chino” Discua regresa al Motagua – 8 June 2016

[22] Tiempo.hn – Defensor Martin Pucheta, nuevo refuerzo del Motagua – 8 June 2016

[23] LaTribuna.hn – Motagua presentó a Marco Vega – 25 June 2016

[24] TheProvince.com – Whitecaps loan Deybi Flores to Motagua – 9 August 2016

[25] Tiempo.hn – ¡Motagua confirma contratación de arquero argentino! – 7 January 2017

[26] LaPrensa.hn – Motagua anuncia las primeras bajas – 19 May 2016

[27] RadioHouse.hn – ¡Israel Silva no continuará en el Motagua! – 25 May 2016

[28] Diez.hn – Oficial: Lucas Gómez anuncia que no regresa al Motagua – 31 May 2016

[29] Diez.hn – Sebastián Portigliatti tampoco seguirá con el Motagua – 1 June 2016

[30] DiarioMas.hn – Clavasquín: Platense será protagonista – 18 July 2016

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