# 2021–22 F.C. Motagua season

The 2021–22 season was F.C. Motagua's 75th season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the 2021 CONCACAF League and the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Overview

Coach Diego Vásquez renewed his contract for one year and lead the team for his 16th consecutive tournament. Due to poor results in both domestic and international fronts, he was sacked during the Clausura tournament. He broke a league record of 350 consecutive games as manager. He was temporarily recplaced by interim coach and former star César Obando and subsequently by Argentinian manager Hernán Medina, who managed to win the Clausura title.

## Kits

The 2021–22 home, away and third kits were published on 15 July.
| Manufacturer | Manufacturer | Main sponsor | Main sponsor |
| Joma | Joma | Pepsi | Pepsi |
| Home | Away | Alternative | Goalkeeper |

## Players
### Transfers in

| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
| Carlos Meléndez | 21 May 2021 | Vida |
| Carlos Mejía | 11 July 2021 | Pumas Tabasco |
| Jason Sánchez | 22 July 2021 | UPNFM |
| Alex Bahr | 7 August 2021 | Free agent |
| Diego Auzqui | 10 August 2021 | Sacachispas |
| Ángel Tejeda | 5 January 2022 | Vida |
| Lucas Baldunciel | 14 January 2022 | Real Tomayapo |
| Franco Olego | 16 January 2022 | Olimpo |
| Denil Maldonado | 8 February 2022 | Everton |

### Transfers out

| Player | Released date | Moving to |
| Sergio Peña | 4 June 2021 | Vida |
| Bayron Méndez | 4 June 2021 | TBD |
| Reinieri Mayorquín | 7 June 2021 | Marathón |
| Elmer Güity | 22 June 2021 | Tuzla City |
| Juan Montes | 28 June 2021 | Vida |
| Carlos Fernández | 11 December 2021 | Venados |
| Gonzalo Klusener | 16 December 2021 | Atlanta |
| Matías Galvaliz | 17 December 2021 | Guastatoya |
| Marco Vega | 7 January 2022 | Victoria |
| Kevin López | 11 January 2022 | Comunicaciones |

### Squad

* Statistics as of 29 May 2022
* 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 |
| | | | | < 20/21 | 21/22 | Total | < 20/21 | 21/22 | Total |
| 1 | GK | Hugo Caballero | (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Denil Maldonado | (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 23) | 60 | 20 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Meléndez | (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 23) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Carlos Mejía | (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 21) | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | Marcelo Pereira | (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 26) | 149 | 32 | 181 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | MF | Jason Sánchez | (1998-07-05)5 July 1998 (aged 22) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Iván López | (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 30) | 17 | 39 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | MF | Walter Martínez | (1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 30) | 140 | 18 | 158 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | FW | Gonzalo Klusener | (1983-10-21)21 October 1983 (aged 37) | 46 | 18 | 64 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | FW | Franco Olego | (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 34) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Matías Galvaliz | (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 32) | 97 | 14 | 111 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | Marco Vega | (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 34) | 139 | 10 | 149 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | FW | Ángel Tejeda | (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 30) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Raúl Santos | (1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 28) | 100 | 31 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Geovanni Bueso | (2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 18) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Juan Gómez | (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 21) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Héctor Castellanos | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 28) | 182 | 21 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | Wesly Decas | (1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 21) | 29 | 35 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Diego Rodríguez | (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 25) | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | GK | Jonathan Rougier | (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 33) | 151 | 24 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Roberto Moreira | (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 34) | 110 | 41 | 151 | 50 | 13 | 63 |
| 22 | MF | Jesse Moncada | (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 31) | 10 | 33 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | MF | Juan Delgado | (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 28) | 14 | 41 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | DF | Omar Elvir | (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 31) | 305 | 29 | 334 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona | (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 30) | 95 | 22 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Josué Villafranca | (1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 21) | 16 | 29 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | MF | Óscar García | (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 31) | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | DF | Alexander Bahr | (2001-02-17)17 February 2001 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Carlos Fernández | (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 29) | 18 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | DF | Osmar Gonzales | (2000-09-07)7 September 2000 (aged 20) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Diego Auzqui | (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 31) | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Jonathan Núñez | (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 19) | 23 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Albert Galindo | (2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 19) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Kevin López | (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 25) | 188 | 15 | 203 | 37 | 10 | 47 |
| 34 | MF | Lucas Baldunciel | (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 29) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Cristopher Meléndez | (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 23) | 67 | 24 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | MF | Yostin Obando | (2004-04-29)29 April 2004 (aged 17) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Marvin Ávila | (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Arnold Álvarez | (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Danilo Palacios | (2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Ariel Flores | (2001-05-18)18 May 2001 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | Eduardo Arriola | (2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | Andy Hernández | (2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 17) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | DF | Breyner Maradiaga | (2003-08-19)19 August 2003 (aged 17) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | FW | José Oliva | (2005-05-16)16 May 2005 (aged 16) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Managers | Managers | Diego Vásquez | (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 49) | 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022 | 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022 | 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022 | 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022 | 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022 | 23 November 2013 – 27 February 2022 |
| Managers | Managers | César Obando (interim) | (1969-10-26)26 October 1969 (aged 51) | 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022 | 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022 | 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022 | 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022 | 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022 | 28 February 2022 – 24 March 2022 |
| Managers | Managers | Hernán Medina | (1974-09-05)5 September 1974 (aged 46) | 24 March 2022 – | 24 March 2022 – | 24 March 2022 – | 24 March 2022 – | 24 March 2022 – | 24 March 2022 – |

### Goalkeeper's action

* As of 29 May 2022
| Goalkeeper | Years evaluated | Games | Goals | Per. |
| Jonathan Rougier | 2017–2022 | 175 | 165 | 0.943 |
| Hugo Caballero | 2021–2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Marlon Licona | 2010–2017, 2018–2022 | 117 | 123 | 1.051 |

### International caps

* As of 13 June 2022
This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2021–22 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.
| Player | Team | Event | Caps | Goals |
| Héctor Castellanos | Adult | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 |
| Wesly Decas | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 | 0 |
| Wesly Decas | Adult | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 |
| Wesly Decas | Under-23 | 2020 Summer Olympics | 3 | 0 |
| Juan Delgado | Adult | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 |
| Juan Delgado | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 0 |
| Juan Delgado | Adult | Friendly v Colombia | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Elvir | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 | 0 |
| Omar Elvir | Adult | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 |
| Omar Elvir | Adult | Friendly v Colombia | 1 | 0 |
| Iván López | Adult | Friendly v Colombia | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin López | Adult | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Denil Maldonado | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 0 |
| Denil Maldonado | Adult | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League | 3 | 0 |
| Walter Martínez | Adult | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Meléndez | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Meléndez | Adult | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League | 3 | 0 |
| Carlos Meléndez | Under-23 | 2020 Summer Olympics | 3 | 0 |
| Cristopher Meléndez | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 |
| Cristopher Meléndez | Under-23 | 2020 Summer Olympics | 3 | 0 |
| Marcelo Pereira | Adult | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Marcelo Pereira | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 0 |
| Marcelo Pereira | Adult | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Rodríguez | Adult | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 | 0 |
| Diego Rodríguez | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 0 |
| Diego Rodríguez | Adult | Friendly v Colombia | 1 | 0 |
| Raúl Santos | Adult | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 |
| Raúl Santos | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 | 0 |
| Raúl Santos | Adult | Friendly v Colombia | 1 | 0 |
| Ángel Tejeda | Adult | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 | 1 |
| Jonathan Núñez | Under-23 | 2020 Summer Olympics | 1 | 0 |

## Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

### CONCACAF Champions League
## Statistics

* As of 29 May 2022
| Competition | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF | GA | GD | CS | SG | Per |
| League | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 18 | 13 | 58.70% |
| CONCACAF League | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 50.00% |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 | 2 | 16.67% |
| Others | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 2 | 1 | 83.33% |
| Totals | 60 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 104 | 62 | +42 | 25 | 17 | 57.78% |