# 2010–11 C.D. Motagua season

The 2010–11 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran football league was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The preseason started on late June and the Regular season on 7 August 2010.

## Overview

Before the start of the season, the Honduras national football team competed in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a total of five Motagua players were call to contribute with the national team, these being Canales, Guevara, Izaguirre, Mendoza and Welcome. Nevertheless, Canales was set free from the team just after returning from the tournament. On 19 October 2010, coach Ramón Maradiaga separated 8 players from the main squad due to poor performance and sent them to the reserve team. These players were the foreign Guillermo Díaz, Mauricio Weber, Charles Córdoba, and Marcelo dos Santos, leaving the team only with domestic players. Ronald Martínez, Meller Sánchez, Rubén Rivera, and Javier Portillo were also dismissed. On 4 November 2010, Motagua lost 0–2 at home against C.D.S. Vida, ending any possibilities of advancing to the final round. This game also set a record of the lowest home attendance of all times for Motagua, with only 97 spectators.
The Clausura tournament for F.C. Motagua started on 16 January 2011 with a 1–1 draw at home against C.D. Necaxa; in this game Roger Mondragón suffered a serious injury on his ankle at the 45th minute of play; it was estimated that Mondragón could be sidelined from 6 months to a year On 7 January 2011 the International Federation of Football History & Statistics published a list of the World's Best Coach of the 1st Decade (2001–2010) and Motagua's current coach at the time, Ramón Maradiaga, appeared on the list ranked 167th. At the end of the regular season, Motagua finished 2nd, earning the right to play on the Semifinals against C.D.S. Vida who finished 3rd. This was the first time in history that Motagua faced Vida in a semifinal series. On 29 April 2011, the club made official its first signing for the next season; it was announced that the 24-year-old striker Luis Alfredo López signed a one-year contract. In the semifinals, despite a 3–3 draw on aggregate against C.D.S. Vida they had the benefit of the rules and relied on its better Regular season performance. On 30 April 2011, F.C. Motagua earned a ticket to the final after defeating Vida 3–2 in Tegucigalpa, three days before they had lost 0–1 in La Ceiba. Once in the final, the wait was over and after more than four years without domestic titles, Motagua managed to beat city rivals C.D. Olimpia 5–3 on aggregate score, thanks to a magnificent performance from Jerry Bengtson who scored three goals in the series. Also, with this achievement, Motagua qualified to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Players
### Transfers in

| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
| Charles Córdoba | 12 May 2010 | Vida |
| Jerry Bengtson | 26 November 2010 | Vida |
| Júnior Izaguirre | 30 November 2010 | Victoria |
| Carlos Morán | 6 December 2010 | Victoria |
| David Álvarez | 7 January 2011 | Hispano |
| Adán Ramírez | 7 January 2011 | Platense |
| Andrés Copete | 21 January 2011 | Olimpia |
| Guillermo Ramírez | 25 January 2011 | Municipal |
| Odis Borjas | – | Platense |
| Erick Zepeda | – | Marathón |

### Transfers out

| Player | Released date | Moving to |
| Sergio Diduch | 5 June 2010 | Hispano |
| Mario Gómez | 5 June 2010 | Retired |
| Javier Portillo | 1 July 2010 | Vida |
| Ricardo Canales | 2 July 2010 | Victoria |
| Emilio Izaguirre | 18 August 2010 | Celtic |
| Mauricio Weber | 19 October 2010 | Retired |
| Shannon Welcome | 28 December 2010 | Hispano |
| Marcelo dos Santos | 29 December 2010 | Santo André |
| Guillermo Díaz | 1 January 2011 | Melgar |
| Charles Córdoba | 1 January 2011 | Necaxa |
| Luís Guzmán | 1 January 2011 | Necaxa |
| Meller Sánchez | 1 January 2011 | Free agent |
| Óscar García | 1 January 2011 | Necaxa |
| José Valladares | 10 January 2011 | Necaxa |
| Georgie Welcome | 28 January 2011 | Monaco |

### Squad

* Statistics as of 15 May 2011
* Only league matches into account
| No. | Pos. | Player name | Date of birth and age | Games played | Games played | Games played | Goals scored | Goals scored | Goals scored |
| | | | | < 09/10 | 10/11 | Total | < 09/10 | 10/11 | Total |
| 1 | GK | Walter Flores | (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Harold Fonseca | (1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Gustavo Alvarado | (1990-11-10)10 November 1990 (aged 19) | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Guillermo Díaz | (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 30) | 72 | 6 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 / 18 | MF | Roger Mondragón | (1989-09-20)20 September 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Júnior Izaguirre | (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 30) | 218 | 18 | 236 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | DF | Milton Reyes | (1974-05-02)2 May 1974 (aged 36) | 261 | 23 | 284 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Mauricio Weber | (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 27) | 34 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | David Álvarez | (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 24) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Georgie Welcome | (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 25) | 64 | 12 | 76 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | MF | Guillermo Ramírez | (1978-03-26)26 March 1978 (aged 32) | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Jorge Claros | (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 24) | – | 28 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Shannon Welcome | (1988-11-22)22 November 1988 (aged 21) | 38 | 11 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | FW | Andrés Copete | (1983-10-29)29 October 1983 (aged 26) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Charles Córdoba | (1982-09-15)15 September 1982 (aged 27) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Carlos Morán | (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 25) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Marcelo dos Santos | (1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 31) | 28 | 9 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | MF | Iván Guerrero | (1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 32) | – | 37 | – | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | MF | Ronald Martínez | (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 19) | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Luís Guzmán | (1980-12-19)19 December 1980 (aged 29) | – | 10 | – | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | MF | Gabriel Balladares | (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 18) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Johnny Leverón | (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 20) | 24 | 28 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | MF | Ramón Amador | (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Meller Sánchez | (1988-07-28)28 July 1988 (aged 21) | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Emilson Cruz | (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 (aged 22) | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Amado Guevara | (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 34) | – | 30 | – | 53 | 7 | 60 |
| 21 | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | (1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 24) | 143 | 0 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | MF | Odis Borjas | (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 22) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Donaldo Morales | (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 27) | 43 | 32 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Sergio Mendoza | (1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 29) | 18 | 33 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona | (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 19) | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | David Molina | (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 22) | 35 | 14 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 / 11 | MF | Aly Arriola | (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 22) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Jerry Bengtson | (1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 23) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 28 | DF | Óscar García | (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 (aged 30) | – | 9 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Adán Ramírez | (1986-08-28)28 August 1986 (aged 23) | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | Alejandro Aguiluz | (1992-10-11)11 October 1992 (aged 17) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Rubén Rivera | (1987-05-18)18 May 1987 (aged 23) | – | 6 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | FW | Carlos Cruz | (1990-11-02)2 November 1990 (aged 19) | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Jorge Escobar | (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (aged 19) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Esdras Padilla | (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 20) | 22 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 / 13 | MF | Mario Girón | (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 20) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | FW | José Valladares | (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 (aged 20) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | MF | Javier Portillo | (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 29) | 40 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | Eduardo Sánchez | (1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 / 24 | MF | Omar Elvir | (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 / 41 | MF | Christopher Bush | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | Javier Norales | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manager | Manager | Ramón Maradiaga | (1954-10-30)30 October 1954 (aged 55) | 26 November 2009 – | 26 November 2009 – | 26 November 2009 – | 26 November 2009 – | 26 November 2009 – | 26 November 2009 – |

## Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise.

### CONCACAF Champions League

After a two-year absence from international competition, F.C. Motagua participated in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League as invitee; berth originally awarded to Belizean champion, however failed CONCACAF stadium requirements, so the spot vacated was awarded to Honduras (Motagua). In the preliminary round, Motagua faced Canadians Toronto FC being eliminated after a 2–3 aggregated score.