2024–25 F.C. Motagua season

Motagua

2024–25 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Manager	Diego Vásquez
Stadium	Estadio Nacional
Apertura	Winners
Clausura	TBD
CONCACAF Central American Cup	Play-in win
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round one
Top goalscorer	League: Auzmendi (11) All: Auzmendi (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 12 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season will be F.C. Motagua's 78th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Overview

The club will try to improve their 2023–24 season where they finished title-less. On 30 October 2024, F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup after defeating C.D. Águila in the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup Play-in round,[1] thus becoming the only Honduran team to obtain such achievement.

Kits

The 2024–25 home, away and third kits were published on 25 June.

Manufacturer		Main sponsor
Joma		Pepsi
Home	Away	Alternative	Goalkeeper

Players

Transfers in

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Jhen Portillo	21 May 2024	Vida[2]
Óscar Padilla	22 May 2024	Génesis[3]
Sebastián Cardozo	9 August 2024	Progreso

Transfers out

Player	Released date	Moving to
Marcelo Pereira	13 June 2024	Cartaginés
Kevin Álvarez	26 June 2024	UPNFM
Juan Delgado	27 June 2024	Olancho
Wesly Decas	15 August 2024	Hapoel Ra'anana

Squad

As of 12 December 2024

• Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 23/24	24/25	Total	< 23/24	24/25	Total
2	DF	Sebastián Cardozo	(1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 28)	0	12	12	0	0	0
3	DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 26)	77	7	84	5	0	5
4	MF	Luis Vega	(2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 22)	24	13	37	3	1	4
5	MF	Óscar Padilla	(1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 31)	0	5	5	0	0	0
6	DF	Ricky Zapata	(1997-11-23)23 November 1997 (aged 26)	26	12	38	0	1	1
7	MF	Jorge Serrano	(1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 26)	17	15	32	1	2	3
8	MF	Walter Martínez	(1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 33)	237	13	250	23	0	23
9	FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 32)	188	15	203	105	8	113
10	MF	Yeison Mejía	(1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 26)	35	15	50	7	1	8
11	FW	Agustín Auzmendi	(1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 27)	41	17	58	26	11	37
12	MF	Raúl Santos	(1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 31)	202	13	215	7	0	7
14	MF	Carlos Argueta	(1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 25)	38	12	50	3	1	4
15	MF	Edwin Maldonado	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 30)	41	9	50	0	0	0
16	MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 31)	242	11	253	4	0	4
17	DF	Jhen Portillo	(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 21)	0	15	15	0	0	0
19	GK	Jonathan Rougier	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 36)	235	6	241	1	0	1
21	MF	Rodrigo Gómez	(1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 31)	17	16	33	1	2	3
22	FW	Edwin Munguía	(2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18)	1	1	2	0	0	0
24	FW	Antony García	(2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 19)	7	0	7	0	0	0
25	GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 33)	142	13	155	0	0	0
26	MF	Denis Meléndez	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 28)	26	14	40	1	1	2
29	FW	Rodrigo Auzmendi	(2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 23)	7	15	22	1	7	8
32	MF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 22)	83	7	90	3	0	3
33	FW	Emilio Izaguirre	(2008-09-22)22 September 2008 (aged 15)	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	Giancarlos Sacaza	(2004-01-18)18 January 2004 (aged 20)	3	4	7	0	0	0
35	DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 26)	125	14	139	5	0	5
38	FW	Mathías Vásquez	(2006-12-15)15 December 2006 (aged 17)	1	1	2	1	0	1
42	MF	Jonathan Argueta	—	0	9	9	0	1	1
47	–	Santos Sambulá	(2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 19)	1	0	1	0	0	0
50	FW	Aaron Barrios	(2004-10-19)19 October 2004 (aged 19)	13	0	13	0	0	0
51	MF	Jordan García	(2006-03-31)31 March 2006 (aged 18)	1	0	1	0	0	0
60	GK	Daniel Paguada	(2005-10-10)10 October 2005 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	Carlos Mejía	(2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 24)	96	16	112	10	2	12
Manager		Diego Vásquez	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 52)	26 November 2023 –

Goalkeeper's action

As of 12 December 2024

Goalkeeper	Years evaluated	Games	Goals	Per.
Jonathan Rougier	2017–present	241	242	1.004
Marlon Licona	2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present	155	170	1.097

International caps

As of 19 November 2024

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2024–25 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Player	Team	Event	Caps	Goals
Rubilio Castillo	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	2	0
Cristopher Meléndez	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	3	0
Raúl Santos	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	3	0
Luis Vega	Adult	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	6	0
Daniel Paguada	U-20	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	3	0
Mathías Vásquez	U-20	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	3	1

Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies

Motagua v Municipal

7 July 2024 Friendly	Motagua	3–0	Municipal	New Orleans, United States
20:00	Castillo 34' Auzmendi 55' Mejía 88'			Stadium: Behrman Stadium Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos  72' 14 – Argueta  72' 21 – Gómez  72' 27 – Meléndez Substitutes 33 – Castellanos  72' 8 – Martínez  72' 32 – Núñez  72'

Horizon v Motagua

12 July 2024 Friendly	Horizon	1–2	Motagua	Houston, United States
20:00	García		21' Auzmendi 36' Mejía	Stadium: Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium Referee: Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 8 – Martínez  65' 9 – Castillo 10 – Mejía  65' 11 – Auzmendi 16 – Mejía  65' 32 – Núñez  65' 33 – Castellanos  65' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 7 – Serrano  65' 12 – Santos  65' 14 – Argueta  65' 21 – Gómez  65' 3 – Meléndez  65'

Miami United v Motagua

14 July 2024 Friendly	Miami United	2–4	Motagua	Hialeah, United States
17:30 EST	43' Valdés 83'		12' (pen.) 29' Castillo 45+2' Meléndez 58' Auzmendi	Stadium: Milander Park Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata  65' 7 – Serrano  65' 9 – Castillo  63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos  63' 14 – Argueta 21 – Gómez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 15 – Maldonado  63' 10 – Mejía  63' 32 – Núñez  65' 16 – Mejía  65'

Comunicaciones v Motagua

16 July 2024 Friendly	Comunicaciones	1–1	Motagua	Hartford, United States
17:00 EST	Gordillo 25'		Auzmendi 41' Castillo	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Referee: Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 21 – Gómez 35 – Meléndez
Note: The game was suspended at the 58' minute due to an electric storm and was not resumed.

Apertura

Motagua v UPNFM

26 July 2024 Week 1	Motagua	4–2	UPNFM	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Auzmendi 24' 49' 69' Auzmendi 87'	Report	45+1' Padilla 85' Peña	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano  69' 9 – Castillo  79' 11 – Auzmendi  79' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  85' 16 – Castellanos 21 – Gómez  85' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 26 – Meléndez  69' 29 – Auzmendi  79' 10 – Mejía  79' 32 – Núñez  85' 42 – Argueta  85'
Note: Forward Agustín Auzmendi scored his third league hat-trick. Youngster Jonathan Argueta made his professional debut wearing jersey #42.

Real España v Motagua

3 August 2024 Week 2	Real España	1–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
17:15	Benavídez 45+5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 5 – Padilla  46' 9 – Castillo  64' 11 – Auzmendi 14 – Argueta  73' 15 – Maldonado 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez  73' 26 – Meléndez  46' 34 – Sacaza 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 10 – Mejía  46' 77 – Mejía  46' 8 – Martínez  64' 32 – Núñez  73' 7 – Serrano  73'
Note: Óscar Padilla and Jhen Portillo made their league debuts wearing jerseys #5 and #17 respectively.

Motagua v Real Sociedad

10 August 2024 Week 3	Motagua	3–1	Real Sociedad	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Auzmendi 20' (pen.) Mejía 55' Argueta 69'	Report	90+6' Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 500 Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla 8 – Martínez  75' 10 – Mejía  70' 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 26 – Meléndez  70' 29 – Auzmendi  75' 34 – Sacaza 77 – Mejía  66' Substitutes 14 – Argueta  66' 16 – Castellanos  70' 11 – Auzmendi  70' 42 – Argueta  75' 9 – Castillo  75'

Olimpia v Motagua

18 August 2024 Week 4	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
17:15	Rodríguez 57'	Report	43' Vega Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla 9 – Castillo  67' 10 – Mejía  63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez  63' 26 – Meléndez  81' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 7 – Serrano  63' 8 – Martínez  63' 29 – Auzmendi  67' 16 – Castellanos  81'

Olancho v Motagua

24 August 2024 Week 5	Olancho	0–0	Motagua	Juticalpa
17:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marvin Ortiz Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla 7 – Serrano  60' 8 – Martínez  78' 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez  46' 26 – Meléndez 29 – Auzmendi  60' Substitutes 10 – Mejía  46' 9 – Castillo  60' 11 – Auzmendi  60' 77 – Mejía  78'
Note: Defender Sebastián Cardozo made his league debut wearing jersey #2.

Motagua v Marathón

1 September 2024 Week 6	Motagua	0–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
17:00		Report	35' Tejeda	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Luís Mejía Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 5 – Padilla 8 – Martínez  46' 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi  76' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  64' 17 – Portillo  46' 26 – Meléndez  46' Substitutes 21 – Gómez  46' 6 – Zapata  46' 10 – Mejía  46' 7 – Serrano  64' 29 – Auzmendi  76'

Génesis v Motagua

14 September 2024 Week 7	Génesis	0–3	Motagua	Comayagua
17:15		Report	54' Gómez 87' Castillo 90+3' Zapata	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo  73' 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano  64' 10 – Mejía 11 – Auzmendi  73' 14 – Argueta  64' 16 – Castellanos  82' 21 – Gómez 77 – Mejía Substitutes 12 – Santos  64' 26 – Meléndez  64' 4 – Vega  73' 9 – Castillo  73' 15 – Maldonado  82'
Note: Defender Ricky Zapata scored his first league goal for the club. Midfielder Carlos Mejía reached 100 league appearances with the club.

Motagua v Juticalpa

18 September 2024 Week 8	Motagua	3–0	Juticalpa	Tegucigalpa
17:15	Castillo 27' Auzmendi 59' (pen.) 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Yony Sánchez Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 9 – Castillo  80' 10 – Mejía  63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos  63' 21 – Gómez  76' 35 – Meléndez 42 – Argueta 77 – Mejía Substitutes 8 – Martínez  63' 32 – Núñez  63' 7 – Serrano  76' 29 – Auzmendi  80'

Victoria v Motagua

22 September 2024 Week 9	Victoria	1–3	Motagua	La Ceiba
15:00	Güitty 54'	Report	44' Meléndez 69' Mejía 90' Serrano	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luís Mejía Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 7 – Serrano 8 – Martínez  73' 14 – Argueta  65' 16 – Castellanos  73' 17 – Portillo  56' 26 – Meléndez 29 – Auzmendi  65' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 6 – Zapata  56' 9 – Castillo  65' 77 – Mejía  65' 21 – Gómez  73' 15 – Maldonado  73'

UPNFM v Motagua

28 September 2024 Week 10	UPNFM	0–2	Motagua	Choluteca
17:15		Report	24' Argueta 36' Serrano	Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Selvin Brown Starting XI 25 – Licona 3 – Meléndez  46' 4 – Vega 7 – Serrano  65' 8 – Martínez  73' 16 – Castellanos  73' 17 – Portillo 29 – Auzmendi 32 – Núñez 42 – Argueta 77 – Mejía  65' Substitutes 34 – Sacaza  46' 10 – Mejía  65' 35 – Meléndez  65' 21 – Gómez  73' 15 – Maldonado  73'
Note: Jonathan Argueta scored his first goal for the club.

Motagua v Real España

6 October 2024 Week 11	Motagua	0–4	Real España	Tegucigalpa
17:00		Report	4' García 30' Velásquez 75' Mejía 79' Bodden	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 7 – Serrano  56' 9 – Castillo  57' 16 – Castellanos 17 – Portillo  66' 21 – Gómez 26 – Meléndez  46' 35 – Meléndez  46' 77 – Mejía Substitutes 11 – Auzmendi  46' 12 – Santos  46' 8 – Martínez  56' 29 – Auzmendi  57' 10 – Mejía  66'
Note: This became the largest home defeat against Real C.D. España in league's history.

Real Sociedad v Motagua

19 October 2024 Week 12	Real Sociedad	1–4	Motagua	Tocoa
19:15	Mónico 57'	Report	18' 37' Auzmendi 49' Mejía 80' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Referee: Julio Güity Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 7 – Serrano  65' 8 – Martínez 11 – Auzmendi  65' 15 – Maldonado 17 – Portillo  65' 26 – Meléndez  57' 42 – Argueta  71' 77 – Mejía Substitutes 32 – Núñez  57' 14 – Argueta  65' 29 – Auzmendi  65' 6 – Zapata  65' 35 – Meléndez  71'

Motagua v Olimpia

26 October 2024 Week 13	Motagua	1–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
19:30	Auzmendi 90'	Report	87' Najar	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 6 – Zapata  54' 7 – Serrano  79' 11 – Auzmendi  66' 12 – Santos 21 – Gómez 26 – Meléndez  67' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía  79' Substitutes 17 – Portillo  54' 29 – Auzmendi  66' 32 – Núñez  67' 14 – Argueta  79' 10 – Mejía  79'
Note: Carlos Meléndez reached 100 official appearances with the club on all tournaments combined.

Motagua v Olancho

3 November 2024 Week 14	Motagua	2–2	Olancho	Tegucigalpa
17:15	Castillo 34' 54'	Report	3' Hernández 63' López	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Melissa Borjas Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez  40' 6 – Zapata 9 – Castillo  69' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 16 – Castellanos 17 – Portillo  46' 21 – Gómez  69' 42 – Argueta  46' Substitutes 4 – Vega  40' 15 – Maldonado  46' 35 – Meléndez  46' 11 – Auzmendi  69' 77 – Mejía  69'

Marathón v Motagua

6 November 2024 Week 15	Marathón	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
15:00	Castillo 40' Vega 62'	Report	20' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata  67' 9 – Castillo  67' 11 – Auzmendi 15 – Maldonado  67' 21 – Gómez  73' 26 – Meléndez 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía  73' Substitutes 17 – Portillo  67' 29 – Auzmendi  67' 10 – Mejía  67' 14 – Argueta  73' 8 – Martínez  73'
Note: Rubilio Castillo reached 200 league appearances with the club.

Motagua v Génesis

10 November 2024 Week 16	Motagua	2–1	Génesis	Tegucigalpa
19:30	Castillo 11' (pen.) 35'	Report	72' (o.g.) Vásquez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 60 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata  46' 9 – Castillo  79' 11 – Auzmendi  73' 15 – Maldonado 16 – Castellanos 21 – Gómez  79' 35 – Meléndez 42 – Argueta  46' Substitutes 17 – Portillo  46' 38 – Vásquez  46' 8 – Martínez  73' 29 – Auzmendi  79' 77 – Mejía  79'

Juticalpa v Motagua

24 November 2024 Week 17	Juticalpa	1–3	Motagua	Juticalpa
15:00	Meléndez 37' (pen.)	Report	64' Auzmendi 75' 86' Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 15 Referee: Kelvin Pineda Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano  59' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 21 – Gómez  78' 26 – Meléndez  59' 35 – Meléndez 42 – Argueta  46' 77 – Mejía  82' Substitutes 14 – Argueta  46' 10 – Mejía  59' 29 – Auzmendi  59' 15 – Maldonado  78' 32 – Núñez  82'

Motagua v Victoria

30 November 2024 Week 18	Motagua	5–2	Victoria	Tegucigalpa
19:00	Castillo 11' Auzmendi 37' 39' Auzmendi 76' (pen.) 90+3'	Report	45' Barrios 63' Blackburn	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Melissa Borjas Starting XI 25 – Licona 4 – Vega  46' 8 – Martínez 9 – Castillo  63' 10 – Mejía  63' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 34 – Sacaza 42 – Argueta 77 – Mejía  85' Substitutes 16 – Castellanos  46' 29 – Auzmendi  63' 7 – Serrano  63' 22 – Munguía  85'
Note: Manager Diego Vásquez reached his 200th league win with the club

Real España v Motagua

12 December 2024 Semifinals	Real España	0–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
19:30		Report	69' Meléndez 86' Gómez	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Selvin Brown Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata  75' 7 – Serrano  65' 11 – Auzmendi  75' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 26 – Meléndez  85' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía  85' Substitutes 21 – Gómez  65' 9 – Castillo  75' 17 – Portillo  75' 10 – Mejía  85' 16 – Castellanos  85'

Motagua v Real España

15 December 2024 Semifinals	Motagua	1–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa
17:00	Auzmendi 16'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano  46' 11 – Auzmendi  61' 12 – Santos  73' 14 – Argueta 26 – Meléndez  46' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía  46' Substitutes 21 – Gómez  46' 9 – Castillo  46' 15 – Maldonado  46' 29 – Auzmendi  61' 16 – Castellanos  73'

Clausura

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Week 1

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CONCACAF Central American Cup

Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup

F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup as the third best placed non-champion from the 2023–24 domestic league.[4] On 30 October, the club obtained a ticket to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup after defeating Salvadorians C.D. Águila in the play-in stage.[5]

Diriangén v Motagua

30 July 2024 Group A	Diriangén	2–1	Motagua	Diriamba, Nicaragua
18:00	Cano 10' Copete 89'	Report	63' Vega	Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén Referee: Jaime Herrera (SLV) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano  46' 9 – Castillo  77' 11 – Auzmendi  84' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  58' 16 – Castellanos 21 – Gómez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 10 – Mejía  46' 5 – Padilla  58' 32 – Núñez  77' 29 – Auzmendi  84'
Note: This was the first ever encounter between these two teams. Defender Luis Vega scored his first international goal. Jorge Serrano, Rodrigo Gómez and Rodrigo Auzmendi made their international debuts. Defender Óscar Padilla made his official debut for the club wearing jersey #5.

Motagua v San Francisco

6 August 2024 Group A	Motagua	3–2	San Francisco	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00	Auzmendi 16' 89' Santos 37'	Report	3' Clarke 48' Zúniga	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (NCA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega  59' 7 – Serrano  77' 9 – Castillo  77' 10 – Mejía  81' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  81' 21 – Gómez 26 – Meléndez 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 5 – Padilla  59' 8 – Martínez  77' 29 – Auzmendi  77' 77 – Mejía  81' 17 – Portillo  81'
Note: This was the first encounter between these two teams since 2007. Raúl Santos scored his first international goal for the club. Jhen Portillo made his first international appearance.

Motagua v Tauro

13 August 2024 Group A	Motagua	4–1	Tauro	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00	Castillo 45' Mejía 59' 63' Auzmendi 90+2'	Report	81' Velíz	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Víctor Rivas (USA) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 4 – Vega 5 – Padilla  68' 7 – Serrano  77' 9 – Castillo 11 – Auzmendi  71' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  46' 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez  68' 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 10 – Mejía  46' 8 – Martínez  68' 16 – Castellanos  68' 29 – Auzmendi  71' 77 – Mejía  77'
Note: This was the first encounter between these two teams since 2022. Striker Rodrigo Auzmendi scored his first international goal.

Herediano v Motagua

28 August 2024 Group A	Herediano	1–1	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
20:00	Ruiz 54'	Report	29' (pen.) Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 5 – Padilla 9 – Castillo  68' 10 – Mejía  75' 11 – Auzmendi  84' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  82' 17 – Portillo 35 – Meléndez Substitutes 26 – Meléndez  68' 21 – Gómez  75' 32 – Núñez  82' 29 – Auzmendi  84'
Note: This was be the first encounter between these two teams since 2018. F.C. Motagua finished in second place in the group and advanced to the knockout stage. Defender Sebastián Cardozo made his international debut.

Motagua v Herediano

25 September 2024 Quarterfinals	Motagua	2–2	Herediano	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00	Gómez 3' Auzmendi 79'	Report	47' González 90+7' Rubio	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Filiberto Martínez (SLV) Starting XI 19 – Rougier 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 9 – Castillo  55' 10 – Mejía  76' 11 – Auzmendi 12 – Santos 17 – Portillo 21 – Gómez  71' 26 – Meléndez  76' 35 – Meléndez  71' Substitutes 77 – Mejía  55' 8 – Martínez  71' 14 – Argueta  71' 7 – Serrano  76' 29 – Auzmendi  76'

Herediano v Motagua

2 October 2024 Quarterfinals	Herediano	0–0	Motagua	Cartago, Costa Rica
20:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich Referee: Fernando Hernández (MEX) Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 3 – Meléndez 4 – Vega  67' 7 – Serrano 11 – Auzmendi  76' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  76' 26 – Meléndez  76' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía  67' Substitutes 9 – Castillo  67' 17 – Portillo  67' 29 – Auzmendi  76' 10 – Mejía  76' 21 – Gómez  76'

Motagua v Águila

22 October 2024 Play-in	Motagua	2–0	Águila	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00	Vega 5' Auzmendi 16'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA) Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano  74' 11 – Auzmendi  74' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta 21 – Gómez  68' 26 – Meléndez  68' 77 – Mejía  79' Substitutes 8 – Martínez  68' 15 – Maldonado  68' 10 – Mejía  74' 9 – Castillo  74' 35 – Meléndez  79'
Note: This was the first official encounter between these two clubs.

Águila v Motagua

30 October 2024 Play-in	Águila	2–2	Motagua	San Salvador, El Salvador
18:00	Rivas 31' Medrano 68'	Report	54' Mejía 64' (pen.) Auzmendi	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Keylor Herrera (CRC) Starting XI 25 – Licona 2 – Cardozo 4 – Vega 6 – Zapata 7 – Serrano  76' 11 – Auzmendi  79' 12 – Santos 14 – Argueta  46' 26 – Meléndez  68' 35 – Meléndez 77 – Mejía  79' Substitutes 3 – Meléndez  46' 16 – Castellanos  68' 17 – Portillo  76' 15 – Maldonado  79' 29 – Auzmendi  79'
Note: With a 4–2 aggregated score, F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Motagua v FC Cincinnati

February 2025 Round one	Motagua	v	FC Cincinnati	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

FC Cincinnati v Motagua

February 2025 Round one	FC Cincinnati	v	Motagua	Cincinnati, United States
				Stadium: TQL Stadium

Statistics

As of 12 December 2024

Competition	GP	GW	GD	GL	GF	GA	GD	CS	SG	Per
Liga Nacional	19	11	4	4	39	21	+18	5	4	64.91%
CONCACAF Central American Cup	8	3	4	1	15	10	+5	2	1	54.17%
CONCACAF Champions Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Others	4	3	1	0	10	4	+6	1	0	83.33%
Totals	31	17	9	5	64	35	+29	8	5	64.52%

References

1. "FC Motagua wins Play-In series, qualified for 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. "Clever Portillo nuevo jugador del Motagua". Motagua.com. Motagua.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
3. "Oscar Discua segundo refuerzo de Motagua". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
4. "Alianza FC, San Francisco complete Central American Cup field". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
5. "Motagua clasifica a la Liga de Campeones de Concacaf tras empate en El Salvador". El País. El País. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

External links

• Official website