The 2020–21 season was F.C. Motagua's 74th season in existence and the club's 55th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed for the 2020 CONCACAF League.
Overview As coach Diego Vásquez renewed his contract, he led the team for his 14th consecutive tournament. After two straight defeats against C.D. Olimpia and Nicaraguan side Real Estelí FC at the 2020 CONCACAF League, F.C. Motagua was unable to qualify to their second straight CONCACAF Champions League. Only one month later, the team was eliminated from domestic contention (Apertura) against Olimpia in the so called "Final de Liguilla" (Playoffs finals). In May 2021, Motagua was unable to reach another final as they lost to Olimpia in the Clausura Playoff final series in penalty shoot-outs.
Kits The 2020–21 home and away kits were published on 25 September, one day before their debut in the Apertura tournament. Unlike previous seasons, no third kit was released.
Manufacturer Main sponsor Joma Pepsi
Players Transfers in Player Contract date Moving from Bayron Méndez 1 October 2020 Real Sociedad Josué Villafranca 19 December 2020 Intercity Óscar García 15 January 2021 Real de Minas Diego Rodríguez 15 January 2021 Real de Minas Jesse Moncada 18 January 2021 Real de Minas Juan Delgado 18 January 2021 Honduras Progreso Iván López 18 January 2021 Real España Carlos Fernández 25 January 2021 Fénix Elmer Güity 1 February 2021 UPNFM
Transfers out Player Released date Moving to Marcelo Canales 22 August 2020 Honduras Progreso Erick Andino 22 August 2020 Honduras Progreso Éverson López 7 September 2020 Real de Minas Jack Baptiste 12 September 2020 Real de Minas César Romero 12 September 2020 Real de Minas Josué Villafranca 4 October 2020 Intercity Rubilio Castillo 13 January 2021 Royal Pari Wilmer Crisanto 13 January 2021 Marathón Félix Crisanto 13 January 2021 TBD Emilio Izaguirre 13 January 2021 Marathón
Squad Statistics as of 19 May 2021 Only league matches into account Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored 1 GK Hugo Caballero 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 DF Juan Montes 240 18 258 14 0 14 DF Harrinson Bernárdez 6 1 7 0 0 0 DF Elmer Güity 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 MF Sergio Peña 50 24 74 3 2 5 5 DF Marcelo Pereira 122 27 149 9 0 9 6 MF Reinieri Mayorquín 201 14 215 12 1 13 DF Emilio Izaguirre 160 16 176 5 0 5 MF Iván López 0 17 17 0 3 3 8 MF Walter Martínez 103 37 140 9 4 13 9 FW Gonzalo Klusener 11 35 46 4 12 16 10 MF Matías Galvaliz 61 36 97 6 2 8 11 FW Marco Vega 112 27 139 20 8 28 12 MF Raúl Santos 74 26 100 0 0 0 14 MF Bayron Méndez 0 8 8 0 1 1 15 MF Juan Gómez 2 4 6 0 0 0 16 MF Héctor Castellanos 158 24 182 1 1 2 17 DF Wesly Decas 3 26 29 0 0 0 DF Wilmer Crisanto 222 11 233 19 0 19 DF Diego Rodríguez 0 6 6 0 0 0 19 GK Jonathan Rougier 118 33 151 0 0 0 21 FW Roberto Moreira 74 36 110 36 14 50 22 MF Jesse Moncada 0 10 10 0 1 1 23 MF Juan Delgado 0 14 14 0 1 1 24 DF Omar Elvir 276 29 305 10 2 12 25 GK Marlon Licona 88 7 95 0 0 0 26 FW Josué Villafranca 8 8 16 1 1 2 DF Félix Crisanto 123 4 127 7 0 7 MF Óscar García 0 9 9 0 1 1 FW Rubilio Castillo 161 14 175 89 10 99 FW Carlos Fernández 0 18 18 0 2 2 32 MF Jonathan Núñez 7 16 23 0 1 1 33 DF Albert Galindo 1 2 3 0 0 0 34 FW Kevin López 156 32 188 29 8 37 35 DF Cristopher Meléndez 38 29 67 0 2 2 41 DF Marvin Ávila 0 1 1 0 0 0 42 MF Arnold Álvarez 0 2 2 0 0 0 44 MF Danilo Palacios 0 2 2 0 0 0 45 MF Ariel Flores 0 1 1 0 0 0 53 FW Eduardo Arriola 0 1 1 0 0 0 54 FW Andy Hernández 0 1 1 0 0 0 Manager Diego Vásquez 23 November 2013–
Goalkeeper's action As of 19 May 2021 Goalkeeper Years evaluated Jonathan Rougier 2017–2021 151 139 0.921 Hugo Caballero 2021–2021 1 1 1.000 Marlon Licona 2010–2017, 2018–2021 95 105 1.105
International caps As of 12 June 2021 This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2020–21 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions. Player Team Event Caps Goals Héctor Castellanos Adult Friendly v Nicaragua 1 0 Rubilio Castillo Adult Friendly v Nicaragua 1 0 Omar Elvir Adult Friendly v Guatemala 1 0 Emilio Izaguirre Adult Friendly v Nicaragua 1 0 Kevin López Adult Friendlies v Nicaragua and Greece 2 0 Walter Martínez Adult Friendlies v Belarus and Mexico 2 0 Marcelo Pereira Adult Friendlies v Nicaragua, Guatemala, Belarus, Greece and Mexico 5 0 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals 2 0 Diego Rodríguez Adult Friendlies v Belarus, Greece and Mexico 3 1 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals 2 0 Raúl Santos Adult Friendlies v Nicaragua and Guatemala 2 0 Wesly Decas Under-23 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship 5 0 Cristopher Meléndez Under-23 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship 5 0 Jonathan Núñez Under-23 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship 3 0
Results All times are local CST unless stated otherwise
Preseason and friendlies
Apertura
Clausura
CONCACAF League
By round
Statistics As of 19 May 2021 Competition League 40 25 8 7 78 35 +43 16 7 69.17% CONCACAF League 4 0 3 1 5 7 –2 0 1 25.00% Others 5 5 0 0 23 5 +18 1 0 100.00% Totals 49 30 11 8 106 47 +59 17 8 68.71%
References
External links Official website