List of F.C. Motagua records and statistics

F.C. Motagua is a Honduran professional football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The club was founded in 1928.^[1] Motagua currently plays in the Honduran Liga Nacional, the top tier of Honduran football. They have not been out of the top tier since 1965, the year the league was inaugurated. They have also been involved in CONCACAF football since they qualified to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1969.^[2]

This list encompasses the major honours won by Motagua and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Motagua players on the international stage.

All stats accurate as of match played 13 August 2023.

Honours

F.C. Motagua is the second most successful club in Honduras having won 18 domestic leagues since the inauguration of the Honduran Liga Nacional in 1965–66.^[3]

→ National level

• Honduran Liga Nacional

Winners (18): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 1999–2000 A, 1999–2000 C, 2001–02 A, 2006–07 A, 2010–11 C, 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C

Runners-up (14): 1969–70, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2002–03 C, 2007–08 A, 2009–10 C, 2014–15 C, 2015–16 A, 2017–18 A, 2017–18 C, 2020–21 C

• Honduran Cup

Winners (1): 1968

Runners-up (4): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998

• Honduran Supercup

Winners (2): 1999, 2017

• Honduran Amateur League

Winners (2): 1948, 1950–51

Runners-up (2): 1947, 1951–52

→ Regional level

• Francisco Morazán Major League

Winners (5): 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954

→ International level

• CONCACAF League

Runners-up (3): 2018, 2019, 2021

• UNCAF Interclub Cup

Winners (1): 2007

Third place (1): 2002

Players

See also: Category:F.C. Motagua players

200+ Appearances

Player	Years	App.
Júnior Izaguirre	1997–2005, 2011–2016	404^[4]
Omar Elvir	2010–2022	334
Ángel Obando	1972–1986	300
Milton Reyes	1997–2002, 2005–2011	291
Ramón Maradiaga	1975–1982, 1989–1990	287
Luis Reyes	1976–1985	275
Rubén Guifarro	1967–1984	260
Amado Guevara	1994–2000, 2007–2008, 2010–2013	258
Juan Montes	2013–2021	258
Ninrrol Medina	1993–2000, 2001–2002	243
Wilmer Crisanto	2014–2021	233
Héctor Castellanos	2015–2023	227
Carlos Discua	2011–2015, 2016–2018	221
Reinieri Mayorquín	2014–2021	215
Hernaín Arzú	1988–1998	212
Iván Guerrero	1996–2010, 2002–2004, 2009–2011	210
Kevin López	2014–2022	203

Top 10 scorers

Player	Years	Goals
Rubilio Castillo	2014–2018, 2020–2021	99
Ángel Obando	1972–1986	77
Roberto Moreira	2018–2023	69
Amado Guevara	1994–2000, 2007–2008, 2010–2013	72
Óscar Hernández	1968–1976	59
Luis Reyes	1976–1985	54
Jairo Martínez	1997–2000, 2002–2005, 2006–2008	53
Carlos Discua	2011–2015, 2016–2018	52
Mario Blandón	1969–1976	48

List of Hat-tricks

Jairo Martínez possesses the record of most hat-tricks for the club with a total of four.^[5] Denilson Costa remains as of today, the only player to score four goals in a single game for F.C. Motagua on 6 April 1997 against Independiente Villela.^[6]

Player^[7]^[8]	Date	Rival
Elio Banegas	7 July 1966	Platense
Roberto Abrussezze	9 July 1967	Marathón
Roberto Abrussezze	18 August 1968	Victoria
Ado Baptista	14 December 1969	Victoria
Pedro da Silva	6 September 1970	Atlético Español
Óscar Hernández	1972	missing
Mario Blandón	21 January 1973	Broncos
Luis Reyes	28 January 1979	Real España
Mario Iubini	1 June 1983	Platense
Leonel Suazo	missing	missing
Geovanny Castro	24 November 1991	Súper Estrella
César Obando	24 November 1991	Súper Estrella
Álvaro Izquierdo	27 October 1992	Vida
Presley Carson	1993	Petrotela
Álex Ávila	missing	missing
Geovanny Castro	8 December 1995	Vida
Denilson Costa (scored 4 goals)	6 April 1997	Independiente Villela
Jairo Martínez	6 September 1998	Independiente Villela
Jairo Martínez	11 April 1999	Vida
Reynaldo Clavasquín	10 October 1999	Federal
Jairo Martínez	20 March 2004	Universidad
Jairo Martínez	13 September 2006	Broncos UNAH
Carlos Discua	10 August 2014	Honduras Progreso
Lucas Gómez	5 October 2014	Real Sociedad
Eddie Hernández	14 November 2015	Real España
Rubilio Castillo	14 August 2016	Marathón
Roberto Moreira	24 February 2019	Juticalpa
Roberto Moreira	5 May 2019	Platense
Roberto Moreira	9 February 2020	Honduras Progreso
Gonzalo Klusener	27 April 2021	Platense
Kevin López	3 October 2021	Victoria

League awards

Main article: List of Honduran Liga Nacional top scorers

Top goalscorers

•   Roberto Abrussezze – 16 goals in 1968–69
•   Mario Blandón – 16 goals (shared) in 1973–74
•   Mario Carreño – 10 goals in 1977–78
•   Salvador Bernárdez – 15 goals in 1978–79
•   Miguel Matthews – 8 goals (shared) in 1988–89
•   Álex Ávila – 14 goals in 1994–95
•   Geovanny Castro – 14 goals in 1995–96
•   Denilson Costa – 13 goals in 1996–97
•   Amado Guevara – 15 goals (shared) in 1997–98 C
•   Jerry Bengtson – 15 goals in 2010–11 C
•   Rubilio Castillo – 29 goals in 2014–15

Best goalkeepers

•   Salvador Dubois – 1970–71
•   Roger Mayorga – 1973–74
•   Roger Mayorga – 1974–75
•   Alcides Morales – 1978–79
•   Alcides Morales – 1981–82
•   Marvin Henríquez – 1991–92
•   Diego Vásquez – 1997–98 A
•   Diego Vásquez – 1997–98 C
•   Ricardo Canales – 2006–07 A
•   Ricardo Canales – 2008–09 A
•   Donaldo Morales – 2012–13
•   Sebastián Portigliatti – 2014–15
•   Jonathan Rougier – 2017–18
•   Jonathan Rougier – 2018–19

Others

• Most goals scored in one season:

  Rubilio Castillo – 29 in 2014–15

• Goalkeeper with longest clean-sheet:

  Roger Mayorga – 838 minutes in 10 games in 1976^[9]

• First league scorer:

  Amado Castillo, 18 July 1965

• First Honduran Cup scorer:

missing, 1968

• First Honduran Supercup scorer:

  Juan Coello, 13 January 1999

• First international competition scorer:

  Rubén Guifarro, 1 May 1969

Managerial records

See also: Category:F.C. Motagua managers

• First ever coach:

  Daniel Bustillo – 1928

• Most successful coaches:

  Ramón Maradiaga – 4 leagues, 1 Honduran Supercup and 1 UNCAF Interclub Cup

  Diego Vásquez – 5 leagues and 1 Honduran Supercup

• Most consecutive games as coach:

  Diego Vásquez – 350 games (2014–2022)

League records

Coach	Appointment	Vacancy	Cchd	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Per
Ramón Maradiaga	1 November 2005	26 March 2008	99	45	21	33	140	115	+25	156	52.53%
Jorge Pineda	26 March 2008	21 April 2008	5	1	1	3	6	9	–3	4	26.67%
Reynaldo Clavasquín	21 April 2008	6 June 2008	4	2	0	2	7	8	–1	6	50.00%
Jaime de la Pava	6 June 2008	25 March 2009	32	13	8	11	34	33	+1	47	48.96%
Juan Castillo	25 March 2009	26 November 2009	25	12	6	7	36	26	+10	42	56.00%
Ramón Maradiaga	26 November 2009	16 September 2011	45	16	15	14	58	54	+4	63	46.67%
Luis Reyes	16 September 2011	19 September 2011	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0	0.00%
José Treviño	19 September 2011	23 October 2012	46	15	22	9	51	38	+13	67	48.55%
Reynaldo Clavasquín	23 October 2012	10 March 2013	20	8	6	6	22	18	+14	30	50.00%
Juan Castillo	10 March 2013	20 May 2013	6	3	1	2	12	11	+1	10	55.56%
Risto Vidaković	20 May 2013	6 November 2013	16	5	5	6	24	25	–1	20	41.67%
Milton Reyes	6 November 2013	23 November 2013	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	1	16.67%
Diego Vásquez	23 November 2013	27 February 2022	350	180	96	74	588	359	+229	636	60.57%
César Obando	2 March 2022	19 March 2022	4	1	0	3	3	7	–4	3	25.00%
Hernán Medina	2 April 2022	1 February 2023	39	18	10	11	61	41	+20	64	54.70%
Ninrrol Medina	4 February 2023	present	19	6	9	4	27	22	+5	27	47.37%

Team records

Matches

Category	First match			Last match
Liga Nacional	18 July 1965	vs Vida	1–4	13 August 2023	vs Marathón	3–0
Honduran Cup	1968	vs missing	m	22 July 2018	vs Las Delicias	1–2
Honduran Supercup	13 January 1999	vs Platense	1–0	2 August 2017	vs Marathón	2–1
CONCACAF Champions League	25 April 1969	vs   Saprissa	0–4	13 April 2023	vs   UANL	0–5
CONCACAF Central American Cup	2 August 2023	vs   Verdes	5–0	9 August 2023	vs   Sporting San Miguelito	2–0
CONCACAF League	31 July 2018	vs   Belmopan Bandits	2–0	11 October 2022	vs   Olimpia	0–1
CONCACAF Giants Cup	7 March 2001	vs   Comunicaciones	0–4	14 March 2001	vs   Comunicaciones	1–1
Copa Fraternidad	11 February 1979	vs   Olimpia	1–1	1979	vs   Santiagueño	2–4
Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica	19 February 1997	vs   Saprissa	0–0	11 December 1997	vs   Saprissa	0–1
UNCAF Interclub Cup	21 February 1999	vs   Juventus	0–0	5 December 2007	vs   Saprissa	1–0
Copa Sudamericana	19 August 2008	vs   Arsenal	0–4	4 September 2008	vs   Arsenal	1–2
Domestic friendly	25 November 1928	vs Tejeros del España	1–1	13 January 2023	vs Juticalpa	0–0
International friendly	9 April 1939	vs   Orión	3–0	14 January 2023	vs   Olimpia	1–1

Others:

• Biggest domestic win: Motagua 7–0 Súper Estrella, 24 November 1991
• Biggest international win: Motagua 5–0 Juventus FC, 30 June 1993. Verdes FC 0–5 Motagua, 2 August 2023
• Biggest domestic defeat: Motagua 0–5 C.D.S. Vida, 23 October 1985. C.D. Marathón 5–0 Motagua, 6 April 2013. Real C.D. España 5–0 Motagua, 24 August 2014
• Biggest international defeat: Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Motagua, 24 February 2022. Tigres UANL 5–0 Motagua, 13 April 2023

Streaks

• Longest unbeaten runs:
  • 33 games from February 1973 to April 1974
  • 23 games from November 2011 to May 2012
  • 21 games from June 1998 to January 1999
  • 21 games from February 2017 to September 2017
• Best season starter:
  • 4 games won in 1973–74^[10]
• Longest winning streak:
  • 8 games from October to December 2018
• Longest win-less run:
  • 13 games from April 2001 to July 2001

Others

• Highest home attendance: 37,371 v C.D. Olimpia, 26 August 2000
• Highest away attendance: 38,256 v C.D. Olimpia, 17 December 2006
• Lowest home attendance: 0 v several
• Lowest away attendance: 0 v several

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