2024–25 F.C. Motagua season

Motagua

2024–25 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Manager	Diego Vásquez
Stadium	Estadio Nacional
Apertura	2nd
Clausura	TBD
CONCACAF Central American Cup	Quarter-finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Auzmendi (3) All: Auzmendi (5)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 28 August 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.

The club will try to improve their 2023–24 season where they finished title-less.

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

Manufacturer		Main sponsor
Joma		Pepsi
Home	Away	Alternative	Goalkeeper

Player	Contract date	Moving from
Jhen Portillo	21 May 2024	Vida[1]
Óscar Padilla	22 May 2024	Génesis[2]
Sebastián Cardozo	9 August 2024	Progreso

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

As of 1 September 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	2	2	0	0	0
3	DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 26)	77	1	78	5	0	5
4	MF	Luis Vega	(2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 22)	24	4	28	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)	25	2	27	0	0	0
7	MF	Jorge Serrano	(1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 26)	17	5	22	1	0	1
8	MF	Walter Martínez	(1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 33)	237	5	242	23	0	23
9	FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 32)	188	6	194	105	0	105
10	MF	Yeison Mejía	(1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 26)	35	6	41	7	1	8
11	FW	Agustín Auzmendi	(1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 27)	41	6	47	26	3	29
12	MF	Raúl Santos	(1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 31)	202	5	207	7	0	7
14	MF	Carlos Argueta	(1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 25)	38	4	42	3	1	4
15	MF	Edwin Maldonado	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 30)	41	1	42	0	0	0
16	MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 31)	242	3	245	4	0	4
17	DF	Jhen Portillo	(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 21)	0	5	5	0	0	0
19	GK	Jonathan Rougier	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 36)	235	1	236	1	0	1
21	MF	Rodrigo Gómez	(1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 31)	17	5	22	1	0	1
22	FW	Edwin Munguía	(2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18)	1	0	1	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	5	147	0	0	0
26	MF	Denis Meléndez	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 28)	26	6	32	1	0	1
29	FW	Rodrigo Auzmendi	(2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 23)	7	5	12	1	2	3
32	MF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 22)	83	2	85	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	2	5	0	0	0
35	DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 26)	125	3	128	5	0	5
38	FW	Mathías Vásquez	(2006-12-15)15 December 2006 (aged 17)	1	0	1	1	0	1
42	MF	Jonathan Argueta	—	0	2	2	0	0	0
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	3	99	10	0	10
Manager		Diego Vásquez	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 52)	26 November 2023 –

As of 1 September 2024

Goalkeeper	Years evaluated	Games	Goals	Per.
Jonathan Rougier	2017–present	236	238	1.008
Marlon Licona	2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present	147	159	1.082

As of 26 July 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.

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

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.

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'

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'

F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup as the third best placed non-champion from the 2023–24 domestic league.^[3]

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

24–26 Sep 2024 Quarterfinals	Motagua	v	Herediano	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Herediano v Motagua

1–3 Oct 2024 Quarterfinals	Herediano	v	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

As of 1 September 2024

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