2024–25 F.C. Motagua season
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| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Eduardo Atala | |||
| Manager | Diego Vásquez | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Nacional | |||
| Apertura | Semifinalist | |||
| Clausura | TBD | |||
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | Play-in win | |||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round one | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Auzmendi (11) All: Auzmendi (15) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 30 November 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 | ||
Players
Transfers in
| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
|---|---|---|
| Honduras Jhen Portillo | 21 May 2024 | Honduras Vida[2] |
| Honduras Óscar Padilla | 22 May 2024 | Honduras Génesis[3] |
| Uruguay Sebastián Cardozo | 9 August 2024 | Uruguay Progreso |
Transfers out
| Player | Released date | Moving to |
|---|---|---|
| Honduras Marcelo Pereira | 13 June 2024 | Costa Rica Cartaginés |
| Honduras Kevin Álvarez | 26 June 2024 | Honduras UPNFM |
| Honduras Juan Delgado | 27 June 2024 | Honduras Olancho |
| Honduras Wesly Decas | 15 August 2024 | Israel Hapoel Ra'anana |
Squad
- As of 30 November 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 | Uruguay Sebastián Cardozo | 9 September 1995 (aged 28) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Honduras Carlos Meléndez | 8 December 1997 (aged 26) | 77 | 7 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | Honduras Luis Vega | 28 February 2002 (aged 22) | 24 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Honduras Óscar Padilla | 7 November 1992 (aged 31) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Honduras Ricky Zapata | 23 November 1997 (aged 26) | 26 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Panama Jorge Serrano | 19 January 1998 (aged 26) | 17 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Honduras Walter Martínez | 26 March 1991 (aged 33) | 237 | 13 | 250 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | FW | Honduras Rubilio Castillo | 26 November 1991 (aged 32) | 188 | 14 | 202 | 105 | 8 | 113 |
| 10 | MF | Honduras Yeison Mejía | 18 January 1998 (aged 26) | 35 | 14 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | Argentina Agustín Auzmendi | 1 February 1997 (aged 27) | 41 | 16 | 57 | 26 | 11 | 37 |
| 12 | MF | Honduras Raúl Santos | 2 August 1992 (aged 31) | 202 | 12 | 214 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | Honduras Carlos Argueta | 6 January 1999 (aged 25) | 38 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | MF | Honduras Edwin Maldonado | 4 March 1994 (aged 30) | 41 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Honduras Héctor Castellanos | 28 December 1992 (aged 31) | 242 | 10 | 252 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | Honduras Jhen Portillo | 2 December 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Argentina Jonathan Rougier | 29 October 1987 (aged 36) | 235 | 6 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Argentina Rodrigo Gómez | 2 January 1993 (aged 31) | 17 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | Honduras Edwin Munguía | 4 May 2006 (aged 18) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Honduras Antony García | 29 October 2004 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Honduras Marlon Licona | 9 February 1991 (aged 33) | 142 | 12 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Honduras Denis Meléndez | 22 July 1995 (aged 28) | 26 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | Argentina Rodrigo Auzmendi | 2 January 2001 (aged 23) | 7 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 32 | MF | Honduras Jonathan Núñez | 26 November 2001 (aged 22) | 83 | 7 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | FW | Honduras Emilio Izaguirre | 22 September 2008 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Honduras Giancarlos Sacaza | 18 January 2004 (aged 20) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Honduras Cristopher Meléndez | 25 November 1997 (aged 26) | 125 | 13 | 138 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | FW | Honduras Mathías Vásquez | 15 December 2006 (aged 17) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | MF | Honduras Jonathan Argueta | — | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | – | Honduras Santos Sambulá | 29 August 2004 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | Honduras Aaron Barrios | 19 October 2004 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | Honduras Jordan García | 31 March 2006 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | Honduras Daniel Paguada | 10 October 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Honduras Carlos Mejía | 19 February 2000 (aged 24) | 96 | 15 | 111 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Manager | Argentina Diego Vásquez | 3 July 1971 (aged 52) | 26 November 2023 – | ||||||
Goalkeeper's action
- As of 30 November 2024
| Goalkeeper | Years evaluated | Games | Goals | Per. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina Jonathan Rougier | 2017–present | 241 | 242 | 1.004 |
| Honduras Marlon Licona | 2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present | 154 | 170 | 1.104 |
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.
Results
All times are local CST unless stated otherwise
Preseason and friendlies
| 7 July 2024 Friendly | Motagua Honduras | 3–0 | Guatemala Municipal | New Orleans, United States |
| 20:00 | Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Stadium: Behrman Stadium Referee: Starting XI
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| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Horizon United States | 1–2 | Honduras Motagua | Houston, United States |
| 20:00 | García File:Soccerball shade.svg | File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Mejía |
Stadium: Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium Referee: Starting XI
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| 14 July 2024 Friendly | Miami United United States | 2–4 | Honduras Motagua | Hialeah, United States |
| 17:30 EST | File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Valdés File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2' Meléndez File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Auzmendi |
Stadium: Milander Park Referee: Starting XI
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| 16 July 2024 Friendly | Comunicaciones Guatemala | 1–1 | Honduras Motagua | Hartford, United States |
| 17:00 EST | Gordillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | soccer ball with red X Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Castillo |
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Referee: | |
| Note: The game was suspended at the 58' minute due to an electric storm and was not resumed. | ||||
Apertura
| 26 July 2024 Week 1 | Motagua | 4–2 | UPNFM | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:00 | Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Padilla File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Peña |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI
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| Note: Forward Agustín Auzmendi scored his third league hat-trick. Youngster Jonathan Argueta made his professional debut wearing jersey #42. | ||||
| 3 August 2024 Week 2 | Real España | 1–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| 17:15 | Benavídez File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+5' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI
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| Note: Óscar Padilla and Jhen Portillo made their league debuts wearing jerseys #5 and #17 respectively. | ||||
| 10 August 2024 Week 3 | Motagua | 3–1 | Real Sociedad | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:00 | Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.) Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Argueta File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+6' Martínez | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 500 Referee: Jefferson Escobar Starting XI
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| 18 August 2024 Week 4 | Olimpia | 1–1 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
| 17:15 | Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Vega soccer ball with red X Auzmendi |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI
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| 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
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| Note: Defender Sebastián Cardozo made his league debut wearing jersey #2. | ||||
| 1 September 2024 Week 6 | Motagua | 0–1 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
| 17:00 | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Tejeda | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Luís Mejía Starting XI
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| 14 September 2024 Week 7 | Génesis | 0–3 | Motagua | Comayagua |
| 17:15 | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' Zapata |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI
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| Note: Defender Ricky Zapata scored his first league goal for the club. Midfielder Carlos Mejía reached 100 league appearances with the club. | ||||
| 18 September 2024 Week 8 | Motagua | 3–0 | Juticalpa | Tegucigalpa |
| 17:15 | Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Yony Sánchez Starting XI
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| 22 September 2024 Week 9 | Victoria | 1–3 | Motagua | La Ceiba |
| 15:00 | Güitty File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Meléndez File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Serrano |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luís Mejía Starting XI
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| 28 September 2024 Week 10 | UPNFM | 0–2 | Motagua | Choluteca |
| 17:15 | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Argueta File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Serrano |
Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Selvin Brown Starting XI
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| Note: Jonathan Argueta scored his first goal for the club. | ||||
| 6 October 2024 Week 11 | Motagua | 0–4 | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
| 17:00 | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' García File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Velásquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Bodden |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Armando Castro Starting XI
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| Note: This became the largest home defeat against Real C.D. España in league's history. | ||||
| 19 October 2024 Week 12 | Real Sociedad | 1–4 | Motagua | Tocoa |
| 19:15 | Mónico File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Auzmendi |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Referee: Julio Güity Starting XI
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| 26 October 2024 Week 13 | Motagua | 1–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Najar | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Saíd Martínez Starting XI
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| Note: Carlos Meléndez reached 100 official appearances with the club on all tournaments combined. | ||||
| 3 November 2024 Week 14 | Motagua | 2–2 | Olancho | Tegucigalpa |
| 17:15 | Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' López |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Melissa Borjas Starting XI
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| 6 November 2024 Week 15 | Marathón | 2–1 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
| 15:00 | Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Vega File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Castillo | Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Raúl Castro Starting XI
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| Note: Rubilio Castillo reached 200 league appearances with the club. | ||||
| 10 November 2024 Week 16 | Motagua | 2–1 | Génesis | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:30 | Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (o.g.) Vásquez | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 60 Referee: Nelson Salgado Starting XI
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| 24 November 2024 Week 17 | Juticalpa | 1–3 | Motagua | Juticalpa |
| 15:00 | Meléndez File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.) | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' Auzmendi |
Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 15 Referee: Kelvin Pineda Starting XI
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| 30 November 2024 Week 18 | Motagua | 5–2 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa |
| 19:00 | Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Barrios File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Blackburn |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Melissa Borjas Starting XI
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| Note: Manager Diego Vásquez reached his 200th league win with the club | ||||
Clausura
| Week 1 | v |
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]
| 30 July 2024 Group A | Diriangén Nicaragua | 2–1 | Honduras Motagua | Diriamba, Nicaragua |
| 18:00 | Cano File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Copete File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Vega | Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén Referee: Jaime Herrera (SLV) Starting XI
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| 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. | ||||
| 13 August 2024 Group A | Motagua Honduras | 4–1 | Panama Tauro | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 18:00 | Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Velíz | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Víctor Rivas (USA) Starting XI
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| Note: This was the first encounter between these two teams since 2022. Striker Rodrigo Auzmendi scored his first international goal. | ||||
| 28 August 2024 Group A | Herediano Costa Rica | 1–1 | Honduras Motagua | San José, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 | Ruiz File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' (pen.) Castillo | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN) Starting XI
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| 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. | ||||
| 25 September 2024 Quarterfinals | Motagua Honduras | 2–2 | Costa Rica Herediano | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 20:00 | Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' González File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+7' Rubio |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Filiberto Martínez (SLV) Starting XI
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| 2 October 2024 Quarterfinals | Herediano Costa Rica | 0–0 | Honduras Motagua | Cartago, Costa Rica |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich Referee: Fernando Hernández (MEX) Starting XI
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| 22 October 2024 Play-in | Motagua Honduras | 2–0 | El Salvador Águila | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 18:00 | Vega File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Auzmendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA) Starting XI
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| Note: This was the first official encounter between these two clubs. | ||||
| 30 October 2024 Play-in | Águila El Salvador | 2–2 | Honduras Motagua | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 18:00 | Rivas File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Medrano File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (pen.) Auzmendi |
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Keylor Herrera (CRC) Starting XI
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| Note: With a 4–2 aggregated score, F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. | ||||
Statistics
- As of 30 November 2024
| Competition | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF | GA | GD | CS | SG | Per |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 4 | 4 | 62.96% |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 54.17% |
| Others | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% |
| Totals | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 7 | 5 | 63.33% |
References
- ↑ "FC Motagua wins Play-In series, qualified for 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Clever Portillo nuevo jugador del Motagua". Motagua.com. Motagua.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "Oscar Discua segundo refuerzo de Motagua". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "Alianza FC, San Francisco complete Central American Cup field". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ↑ "Motagua clasifica a la Liga de Campeones de Concacaf tras empate en El Salvador". El País. El País. Retrieved 30 October 2024.