2011–12 C.D. Motagua season

The 2011–12 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was F.C. Motagua's 61st season in its history; the domestic league was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura started on 7 August, but due to its participation in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, their first official game was played on 28 July 2011.[1] Motagua, as title holders, were looking for its 13th domestic championship, and its first CONCACAF achievement. The pre-season started on 20 June 2011.[2][3]

Motagua

2011–12 season
Chairman	Pedro Atala
Manager	Ramón Maradiaga Luis Reyes José Treviño
Apertura	7th
Clausura	Semifinalist
CONCACAF Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Bengtson (11) All: Bengtson (13)
Highest home attendance	14,000
Lowest home attendance	99
Average home league attendance	3,235
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2012.

Overview

The club announced its first signing on 29 April 2011, Honduran striker Luis López arrived for a one-year contract.[4] Also, 37-year-old goalkeeper Kerpo de León joined after a prominent performance at C.D.S. Vida. On 3 June, Honduran midfielder Carlos Discua was transferred from Guatemalan side C.S.D. Comunicaciones.[5] In the evening of 15 June 2011, midfielder Jorge Claros was shot twice in the head and clavicle by two unidentified persons who tried to steal his car in a neighbor in San Pedro Sula, Claros escaped injured but in a stable condition.[6] On 22 August, the club signed 22-year-old Colombian striker John Palacios from ASA.[7]

Motagua's first game in the league was on 7 August at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos against C.D. Necaxa losing 0–1.[8] On 16 September, due to poor performance both in the league and the Champions League, the club's president Pedro Atala took the decision to separate Ramón Maradiaga as manager;[9] leaving Luis Reyes as a temporary replacement. Three days later, on 19 September, Mexican coach José Treviño arrived as new manager for the rest of the season;[10] while Colombian striker John Palacios left the team just one month after his signing arguing differences with teammates.[11]

On 22 September, the club released a pink jersey to be worn on all the games from October, in a way to support the fight against breast cancer.[12] On 3 October, striker Jerry Bengtson appeared 50th on The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 list published by the IFFHS.[13] On 11 October, the Disciplinary Commission forced Motagua to play its home game against C.D. Marathón in a neutral venue due to the incidents occurred on 9 October at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in the Honduran Superclásico against C.D. Olimpia where one unidentified Motagua fan throw an object to the field injuring rival's player Carlos Mejía at the end of the match;[14] however, Motagua appeal to the decision and the penalization was revoked on 13 October.[15]

On 19 November, Motagua was eliminated from the postseason despite winning the last four games in a row;[16] this disqualification was the 13th in Motagua's history.

The Clausura tournament was scheduled to be played from January to May 2012. Manager José Treviño declared interest in signing Brazilian striker José Dias but later desisted; the club announced on 5 December 2011 to have signed Honduran strikers Georgie Welcome and Melvin Valladares who came from Mexican clubs Club Atlas and Dorados de Sinaloa respectively. One day later Arnold Peralta also joined from C.D.S. Vida but due to wages disagreements, the midfielder refused to sign. The Clausura fixtures were announced on 8 December, and Motagua faced C.D. Necaxa away on round 1.[17]

In December 2011, the IFFHS published a list of "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011", and Motagua's striker Jerry Bengtson appeared in the list ranked 24th.[18]

Motagua initiated the Clausura tournament with a 2–2 away draw against Necaxa at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos.[19] In round 12, Motagua defeated Real C.D. España 2–0 at Tegucigalpa, breaking their own 1974 record for the longest unbeaten start in a season,[20] streak that lasted until 5 May totaling 19 games undefeated. The qualification to the second round was acquired on 14 April at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in the 0–1 away victory over C.D. Marathón.[21] Motagua won two more games after that and became the second team in the history of the league that finished the regular season without defeats; C.D. Olimpia had already done it twice in 1969–70 and 1997–98 Clausura.[22]

As second placed at the end of the regular season, Motagua obtained an automatic ticket to the semifinals; the opponent was decided from the previous round, where Marathón beat Vida. Once in the semifinals, Motagua were unable to surpass Marathón and lost 0–2 on aggregate score,[23] this being the second consecutive time that they were prematurely eliminated. With only one defeat in the season, Motagua matched the records obtained in 1973–74 and 1999–2000 A. Also, due to great performance from both goalkeepers Donaldo Morales and Kerpo de León, Motagua broke its own record of fewest goals conceded in a season, with only 12; the previous record was 15 conceded goals in 1973–74.

In the Reserves tournament, the youth team captured the 2011–12 Clausura season.[24]

Players

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Player	Moving from
1	GK	Kerpo de León	Vida[25]
7	MF	Carlos Discua	Comunicaciones
9	FW	Luis López	FK Srem
33	FW	John Palacios	ASA
9	FW	Georgie Welcome	Atlas[26]
10	MF	Julio de León	Shandong Luneng[27]
11	FW	Melvin Valladares	Dorados[28]
12	MF	Luis Guzmán	Necaxa[29]
13	DF	Nery Medina	Necaxa[30]
21	MF	Alfredo Mejía	Real España

Transfers out

No.	Pos.	Player	Moving to
2	MF	Gustavo Alvarado	USA college scholarship[31]
6	MF	David Álvarez	Free agent[32]
9	FW	Mauricio Copete	Victoria[33]
31	FW	Carlos Cruz	USA college scholarship[34]
33	FW	John Palacios	Inti Gas
3	DF	René Banegas	Deportes Savio[35]
5	DF	Milton Reyes	Retired
8	MF	Jorge Claros	Hibernian[36]
9	FW	Luis López	Coatepeque
11	MF	Guillermo Ramírez	Heredia
12	DF	Iván Guerrero	Chicago Fire [37]
13	MF	Mario Girón	Atlético Choloma
15	DF	Brayan García	TBD
21	FW	Aly Arriola	Deportes Savio
29	MF	Jorge Escobar	TBD
30	FW	Marty Wood	TBD

Squad

• Statistics as of 5 May 2012
• Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 10/11	11/12	Total	< 10/11	11/12	Total
1	GK	Kerpo de León	(1974-02-25)25 February 1974 (aged 37)	0	18	18	0	0	0
2	DF	Odis Borjas	(1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 23)	21	30	51	0	0	0
3	DF	René Banegas	(1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	MF	Héctor García	(1992-03-11)11 March 1992 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Júnior Izaguirre	(1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 31)	236	32	268	31	1	32
5	DF	Milton Reyes	(1974-05-02)2 May 1974 (aged 37)	284	7	291	4	0	4
6	MF	Emilson Cruz	(1987-10-24)24 October 1987 (aged 23)	19	10	29	0	0	0
7	MF	Carlos Discua	(1984-07-20)20 July 1984 (aged 26)	0	30	30	0	8	8
8	MF	Jorge Claros	(1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 25)	150	14	164	5	1	6
9	FW	Luis López	(1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 24)	0	7	7	0	0	0
9	FW	Georgie Welcome	(1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 26)	76	6	82	28	1	29
10 / 34	MF	Carlos Morán	(1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 26)	9	15	24	1	1	2
10	MF	Julio de León	(1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 31)	0	13	13	0	2	2
11	MF	Guillermo Ramírez	(1978-03-26)26 March 1978 (aged 33)	16	8	24	3	0	3
11	FW	Melvin Valladares	(1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 26)	0	16	16	0	0	0
12	DF	Iván Guerrero	(1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 33)	195	15	210	5	0	5
12	DF	Luís Guzmán	(1980-12-19)19 December 1980 (aged 30)	–	1	–	5	0	5
13	MF	Mario Girón	(1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 21)	12	4	16	1	0	1
13	DF	Nery Medina	(1981-08-05)5 August 1981 (aged 29)	–	11	–	5	0	5
14	FW	Roby Norales	(1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 20)	0	15	15	0	4	4
15	DF	Brayan García	(1993-03-26)26 March 1993 (aged 18)	0	5	5	0	0	0
16	DF	Johnny Leverón	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 21)	52	17	69	5	1	6
17	MF	Júnior Padilla	(1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 19)	0	18	18	0	2	2
18	MF	Roger Mondragón	(1989-09-20)20 September 1989 (aged 21)	14	1	15	1	0	1
19	DF	Henry Figueroa	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Amado Guevara	(1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 35)	192	33	225	62	4	66
21	FW	Aly Arriola	(1989-09-22)22 September 1989 (aged 21)	13	6	19	1	0	1
21	MF	Alfredo Mejía	(1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 21)	0	7	7	0	0	0
22	GK	Donaldo Morales	(1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 28)	75	19	94	0	0	0
23	DF	Sergio Mendoza	(1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 30)	51	28	79	3	1	4
24	DF	Omar Elvir	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 21)	26	20	46	0	0	0
25	GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 20)	9	2	11	0	0	0
26 / 5	DF	David Molina	(1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 23)	49	28	77	3	1	4
26	MF	Grodbin Benítez	(1993-04-02)2 April 1993 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Jerry Bengtson	(1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 24)	22	32	54	15	11	26
28	MF	Adán Ramírez	(1986-08-28)28 August 1986 (aged 24)	20	17	37	2	0	2
29	MF	Jorge Escobar	(1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (aged 20)	5	0	5	0	0	0
29	MF	Alejandro Aguiluz	(1992-10-11)11 October 1992 (aged 18)	6	0	6	1	0	1
30	FW	Marty Wood	(1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 21)	0	1	1	0	0	0
31	DF	Esdras Padilla	(1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 21)	35	4	39	0	0	0
32	MF	Ronald Martínez	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 20)	18	21	39	1	1	2
33	FW	John Palacios	(1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 22)	0	3	3	0	0	0
33	GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 17)	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Javier Norales	(1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	Brayan Figueroa	(1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 19)	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	Marvin Barrios	(1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 17)	0	5	5	0	1	1
63 / 30	MF	Mishek Ávila	(1992-01-12)12 January 1992 (aged 19)	0	10	10	0	1	1
–	DF	Yeer Gutiérrez	(1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 18)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Managers		Ramón Maradiaga	(1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 46)
		Luis Reyes	(1958-03-19)19 March 1958 (aged 53)
		José Treviño	(1960-01-29)29 January 1960 (aged 51)

Results

Preseason and friendlies

Marquense v Motagua

2 July 2011 Friendly	Marquense	3–1	Motagua	San Marcos, Guatemala
12:00 (UTC−06:00)	de Oliveira  46'  52' Murga  59'	Report	López  73'	Stadium: Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada Attendance: 3,000

Juventud Retalteca v Motagua

3 July 2011 Friendly	Juventud Retalteca	0–1	Motagua	Retalhuleu, Guatemala
11:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Norales  83'	Stadium: Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre Attendance: 1,000

Comunicaciones v Motagua

5 July 2011 Friendly	Comunicaciones	2–1	Motagua	Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Ramírez  15' Márquez  78'	Report	Ramírez  83'	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 1,684

Motagua v Real España

10 July 2011 Friendly	Motagua	3–0	Real España	San Luis, Santa Bárbara
12:00 (UTC−06:00)	Guevara  41' Ramírez  54' Bengtson  65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Fausto Rodríguez

Hispano v Motagua

15 July 2011 Friendly	Hispano	1–0	Motagua	Comayagua, Comayagua
18:00 (UTC−06:00)	Torlacoff  31'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda

Alianza v Motagua

17 July 2011 Friendly	Alianza	0–0	Motagua	San Salvador, El Salvador
15:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

Motagua v Olimpia

23 July 2011 Friendly	Motagua	3–2	Olimpia	New Orleans, United States
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Bengtson  35' Ramírez  63' Discua  78'	Report	Bruschi  25' García  60'	Stadium: Tad Gormley Stadium Attendance: 8,000

América v Motagua

4 September 2011 Friendly	América	4–1	Motagua	New Orleans, United States
18:00 (UTC−06:00)	Sánchez  28'  41' Martínez  45' Corral  78'	Report	Guerrero  57'	Stadium: Tad Gormley Stadium Attendance: 2,500

Motagua v Valencia

23 December 2011 Friendly	Motagua	2–0	Valencia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Platense v Motagua

28 December 2011 Friendly	Platense	1–3	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Filho  31'		Leverón  18'  73' Padilla  63'	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Atlético Choloma v Motagua

29 December 2011 Friendly	Atlético Choloma	1–1	Motagua	Choloma, Cortés
17:00 (UTC−06:00)	Oviedo  63'		Bengtson  53'	Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras

Marathón v Motagua

30 December 2011 Friendly	Marathón	0–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
10:00 (UTC−06:00)			Guevara  55'	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal

Apertura

Necaxa v Motagua

7 August 2011 Round 1	Necaxa	1–0	Motagua	Choluteca, Choluteca
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Bardales  17'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Attendance: 4,754 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Atlético Choloma v Motagua

13 August 2011 Round 2	Atlético Choloma	1–1	Motagua	Choloma, Cortés
18:00 (UTC−06:00)	Güity  60'	Report	Guevara  22'	Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Benigno Pineda

Marathón v Motagua

21 August 2011 Round 3	Marathón	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 (UTC−06:00)	Discua  31' (o.g.) Vega  50'	Report	Bengtson  27' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 4,445 Referee: Miguel Torres

Motagua v Platense

28 August 2011 Round 4	Motagua	2–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:30 (UTC−06:00)	Bengtson  30'  81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 319 Referee: José Molina

Olimpia v Motagua

9 October 2011 Round 5	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tilguath  45' (pen.)	Report	Morán  25'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,336 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

Vida v Motagua

7 September 2011 Round 6	Vida	2–0	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Nascimento  56' Córdoba  88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Benigno Pineda

Motagua v Real España

12 October 2011 Round 7	Motagua	0–2	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Pavón  42' Colón  88'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Orlando Hernández

Victoria v Motagua

18 September 2011 Round 8	Victoria	2–1	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Oliva  10' Velásquez  90+2'	Report	Bengtson  35'	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 877 Referee: Armando Castro

Motagua v Deportes Savio

25 September 2011 Round 9	Motagua	2–1	Deportes Savio	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Bengtson  34' Claros  83'	Report	Rápalo  46'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,467 Referee: Orlando Hernández

Motagua v Necaxa

2 October 2011 Round 10	Motagua	1–1	Necaxa	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Bengtson  64'	Report	Medina  16'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 923 Referee: Ronald Hernández

Motagua v Atlético Choloma

5 October 2011 Round 11	Motagua	0–0	Atlético Choloma	Comayagua, Comayagua
18:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Erick Andino

Motagua v Marathón

16 October 2011 Round 12	Motagua	1–4	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Padilla  89'	Report	Martínez  12'  25' Berríos  16' Cardozo  60'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 724 Referee: Armando Castro

Platense v Motagua

23 October 2011 Round 13	Platense	1–0	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Díaz  74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

Motagua v Olimpia

30 October 2011 Round 14	Motagua	0–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Bruschi  73'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Armando Castro

Motagua v Vida

2 November 2011 Round 15	Motagua	3–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Bengtson  18'  19' Discua  42'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 99 Referee: Miguel Torres

Real España v Motagua

5 November 2011 Round 16	Real España	0–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Bengtson  51' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 3,941 Referee: Raúl Castro

Motagua v Victoria

13 November 2011 Round 17	Motagua	3–0	Victoria	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Norales  37'  86' Ávila  67'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Deportes Savio v Motagua

19 November 2011 Round 18	Deportes Savio	0–3	Motagua	Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Discua  43' Guevara  47' Norales  83'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes Attendance: 3,337 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

Clausura

Necaxa v Motagua

8 January 2012 Round 1	Necaxa	2–2	Motagua	Choluteca, Choluteca
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Licona  48' (pen.) Urmeneta  61'	Report	Discua  10' Leverón  32'	Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Attendance: 3,030 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Motagua v Platense

14 January 2012 Round 2	Motagua	1–1	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Discua  28'	Report	Cardona  14'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Saíd Martínez

Real España v Motagua

21 January 2012 Round 3	Real España	1–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Pavón  65' (pen.)	Report	Guevara  49'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 6,230 Referee: Armando Castro

Motagua v Atlético Choloma

29 January 2012 Round 4	Motagua	1–0	Atlético Choloma	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Molina  50'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Benigno Pineda

Olimpia v Motagua

5 February 2012 Round 5	Olimpia	0–0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 15,788 Referee: Armando Castro

Vida v Motagua

8 February 2012 Round 6	Vida	1–1	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Córdoba  14'	Report	de León  84'	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 3,779 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

Motagua v Marathón

12 February 2012 Round 7	Motagua	1–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	de León  50'	Report	Ramírez  88'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Raúl Castro

Victoria v Motagua

19 February 2012 Round 8	Victoria	1–2	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Mena  6'	Report	Norales  62' Bengtson  76'	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Motagua v Deportes Savio

26 February 2012 Round 9	Motagua	0–0	Deportes Savio	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,169 Referee: Erick Andino

Motagua v Necaxa

4 March 2012 Round 10	Motagua	2–0	Necaxa	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Martínez  5' Discua  52'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,206 Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI 1 – K. de León 4 – Izaguirre 7 – Discua 13 – Medina 16 – Leverón 20 – Guevara 21 – Mejía 23 – Mendoza 24 – Elvir 27 – Bengtson 32 – Martínez Substitutes 5 – Molina 2 – Borjas 10 – J. de León

Platense v Motagua

11 March 2012 Round 11	Platense	1–1	Motagua	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	López  49'	Report	Bengtson  71'	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Erick Andino

Motagua v Real España

17 March 2012 Round 12	Motagua	2–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Discua  22'  27'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,414 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Atlético Choloma v Motagua

21 March 2012 Round 13	Atlético Choloma	0–0	Motagua	Choloma, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras Attendance: 815 Referee: Erick Andino

Motagua v Olimpia

25 March 2012 Round 14	Motagua	0–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
15:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 7,303 Referee: Raúl Castro

Motagua v Vida

1 April 2012 Round 15	Motagua	1–1	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Padilla  79'	Report	Córdoba  86'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,827 Referee: Orlando Hernández

Marathón v Motagua

14 April 2012 Round 16	Marathón	0–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:30 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Mendoza  29'	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,459 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Motagua v Victoria

18 April 2012 Round 17	Motagua	2–0	Victoria	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Discua  21' Guevara 58'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,290 Referee: José Molina

Deportes Savio v Motagua

22 April 2012 Round 18	Deportes Savio	1–4	Motagua	Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Mejía  55'	Report	Izaguirre  17' Barrios  34' Welcome  40' Galdámez  68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes Attendance: 1,699 Referee: Melvin Matamoros

Marathón v Motagua

2 May 2012 Semifinals	Marathón	0–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 5,795 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Motagua v Marathón

5 May 2012 Semifinals	Motagua	0–2	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Berríos  20' Brown  76'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 5,732 Referee: Raúl Castro

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

As 2010–11 Clausura league champions, F.C. Motagua qualified to the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. On 24 June 2011, CONCACAF announced the first stage schedule which paired Motagua against C.S.D. Municipal.[38] On 4 August 2011, Motagua advanced to the Group phase after a 4–2 score on aggregate over Municipal.[39] Once in the Group phase, things went upside down for Motagua and on 22 September, they were mathematically eliminated from quarterfinal contention after losing 0–2 against Monarcas Morelia at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[40] At the end of the group phase, Motagua not only were eliminated, but finished last with zero points with a sixth straight loss.[41]

Motagua v Municipal

28 July 2011 Preliminary round	Motagua	4–0	Municipal	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00)	Bengtson  42' Borjas  56' Guevara  68' Ramírez  73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Municipal v Motagua

4 August 2011 Preliminary round	Municipal	2–0	Motagua	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 (UTC−06:00)	Romero  32'  43' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ricardo Arellano (MEX)

Los Angeles Galaxy v Motagua

16 August 2011 Group A	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–0	Motagua	Carson, United States
19:00 (UTC−08:00)	Cristman  12' Donovan  60'	Report		Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 8,196 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

Morelia v Motagua

25 August 2011 Group A	Morelia	4–0	Motagua	Morelia, Mexico
21:00 (UTC−06:00)	Márquez  2' Rojas  50' Jiménez  70' Lugo  72'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Morelos Attendance: 5,463 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)

Motagua v Alajuelense

15 September 2011 Group A	Motagua	2–4	Alajuelense	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00)	Bengtson  5' Guevara  67'	Report	Valle  41' McDonald  51' Guevara  84'  85'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,928 Referee: Paul Delgadillo (MEX)

Motagua v Morelia

22 September 2011 Group A	Motagua	0–2	Morelia	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Corona  55' Manso  58'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Javier Santos (PUR)

Alajuelense v Motagua

29 September 2011 Group A	Alajuelense	1–0	Motagua	Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 (UTC−06:00)	McDonald  27'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 9,099 Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)

Motagua v Los Angeles Galaxy

20 October 2011 Group A	Motagua	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 (UTC−06:00)		Report	Juninho  29'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Walter López (GUA)

References

1. CONCACAF.com–Seven clinch berths in Champions League Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine–16 May 2011
2. LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–El campeón se presenta en Catacamas Archived 2012-08-05 at Archive.today–22 May 2011
3. LaTribuna.hn–Azules pasan pruebas físicas y médicas–20 June 2011
4. RadioAmericahn.net–Motagua ficha por un año al "Comayagua" López Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine–29 April 2011
5. LaPrensa.hn–"Chino" Discua a Motagua Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine–3 June 2011
6. LaPrensa.hn–Jorge Claros, operado con éxito tras atentado Archived 2011-06-20 at the Wayback Machine–16 June 2011
7. LaPrensa.hn–Llegó el delantero colombiano de Motagua Archived 2012-09-04 at Archive.today–22 August 2011
8. Diez.hn–Necaxa le estrenó la corona a Motagua–7 August 2011
9. Diez.hn–Primitivo Maradiaga, fuera del Motagua Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine–16 August 2011
10. RadioHRN.hn–Pepe Treviño es el nuevo entrenador de Motagua Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine–19 September 2011
11. LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–Palacios abandonó a Motagua Archived 2012-09-06 at Archive.today–19 September 2011
12. Diez.hn–"Estoy ilusionado de regresar a Motagua"–22 September 2011
13. IFFHS.de–The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine–3 October 2011
14. Tiempo.hn–Motagua multado y castigado con un juego Archived 2011-12-26 at the Wayback Machine–11 October 2011
15. LaPrensa.hn–Levantan la sanción al estadio Nacional–13 October 2011
16. LaTribuna.hn–Motagua murió con las botas puestas Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine–19 October 2011
17. LaPrensa.hn–La Liga Nacional define el calendario del Torneo Clausura 2012–8 December 2011
18. IFFHS.de–The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine–31 December 2011
19. ElHeraldo.hn–Necaxa sacó la garra y rescata un punto ante Motagua Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine–8 January 2012
20. LaPrensa.hn–Motagua supera invicto de 1974 Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine–20 March 2012
21. Hondurasfutbol.com–Motagua enrumba a la punta y estanca de nuevo al Marathón
22. ElHeraldo.hn–A definir posición para la liguilla del Clausura–21 April 2012
23. LaPrensa.hn–Marathón ahoga al Motagua y es el primer finalista en Honduras Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine–5 May 2012
24. Lnphonduras.com–AGUILITAS EN LA CIMA Archived 2012-08-07 at the Wayback Machine–24 May 2012
25. Diez.hn–Kerpo de León, nuevo fichaje de Motagua–27 May 2011
26. LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–Georgie Welcome se queda en Motagua Archived 2012-08-03 at Archive.today–4 December 2011
27. LaPrensa.hn–Motagua sorprende a todos y ficha a Rambo de León por un año Archived 2012-08-03 at Archive.today–16 January 2012
28. ElHeraldo.hn–Melvin Valladares, la nueva contratación de Motagua–5 December 2011
29. LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–"Lucho" Guzmán regresa al "nido" Archived 2012-09-04 at Archive.today–9 December 2011
30. ElHeraldo.hn–Se forma un nuevo ciclón–12 December 2011
31. LaTribuna.hn–Cruz y Alvarado se van–20 June 2011
32. LaPrensa.hn–Se va Copete y Colingo Archived 2012-08-03 at Archive.today–7 June 2011
33. LaPrensa.hn–Se va Copete y Colingo Archived 2012-08-03 at Archive.today–7 June 2011
34. LaTribuna.hn–Cruz y Alvarado se van–20 June 2011
35. ElHeraldo.hn–El Heraldo revela la lista negra de "Pepe" Treviño Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine–22 November 2011
36. Sport.stv.tv–Jorge Claros completes Hibernian loan move–31 January 2012
37. Diez.hn–Iván Guerrero deja al Motagua–22 November 2011
38. CONCACAF.com–San Francisco-Seattle to open Champions League Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine–24 June 2011
39. CONCACAF.com–Motagua reaches CCL Group Stage despite loss Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine–4 August 2011
40. CONCACAF.com–Morelia eliminates Motagua from CCL 2-0 Archived 2011-09-24 at the Wayback Machine–22 September 2011
41. CONCACAF.com–Galaxy completes CCL quarterfinal field Archived 2011-10-22 at the Wayback Machine–20 October 2011

External links

• Motagua Official Website