# 2019–20 F.C. Motagua season

The 2019–20 season is F.C. Motagua's 73rd season in existence and the club's 54th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete for the 2019 Honduran Cup, the 2019 CONCACAF League. and the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Overview

Coach Diego Vásquez renewed his contract, he will be leading the team for his 12th consecutive tournament. Vásquez reached 240+ consecutive games as Motagua's manager, a club's and league record. In August 2019, the club announced the re-signing of defender Emilio Izaguirre, who returned to Motagua almost a decade later after his successful venture at Celtic F.C. On 25 September 2019, the club officially qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through their participation at the 2019 CONCACAF League. On 31 October, Motagua qualified to their 2nd straight CONCACAF League final after defeating Alianza F.C. with a 4–1 aggregated score. However, in the final series, they weren't able to conquer the tournament as they lost to Deportivo Saprissa with a 0–1 aggregate score. In the Apertura tournament, Motagua was able to qualify to the Final 5 Stage (Pentagonal), however felt short against C.D. Olimpia and failed to qualify to their seventh straight final series.
In the second semester of the season, F.C. Motagua faced Atlanta United FC in the Round of 16 at the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, where they couldn't advance after falling 1–4 on aggregated score.

## Kits

The 2019–20 home, away and third kits were published on 27 June. On 1 October, the club released an all-pink jersey to support breast cancer awareness.
| Manufacturer | Manufacturer | Main sponsor | Main sponsor |
| Joma | Joma | Pepsi | Pepsi |
| Home | Away | Alternative | Goalkeeper |

## Players
### Transfers in

| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
| Óscar Salas | 27 June 2019 | Juticalpa |
| Jack Baptiste | 24 July 2019 | Loudoun United |
| Félix Crisanto | 26 July 2019 | BUAP |
| Henry Ayala | 8 August 2019 | Juticalpa |
| Emilio Izaguirre | 9 August 2019 | Celtic |
| Josué Villafranca | 23 December 2019 | Vida |
| Marcelo Canales | 4 January 2020 | Vida |
| Gonzalo Klusener | 11 January 2020 | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Wesly Decas | 20 January 2020 | Atlanta United 2 |
| Rubilio Castillo | 30 January 2020 | Tondela |

### Transfers out

| Player | Released date | Moving to |
| Harrinson Bernárdez | 15 July 2019 | Real de Minas |
| Éverson López | 15 July 2019 | Real de Minas |
| Josué Villafranca | 28 July 2019 | Vida |
| Marcelo Estigarribia | 17 December 2019 | Belgrano |
| Óscar Salas | 19 December 2019 | Vida |
| Henry Ayala | 19 December 2019 | Platense |
| Carlos Sánchez | 19 December 2019 | Vida |
| Jack Baptiste | 6 January 2020 | Real de Minas |
| César Romero | 6 January 2020 | Real de Minas |
| Denil Maldonado | 17 January 2020 | Pachuca |

### Squad

* Statistics as of 14 March 2020
* 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 |
| | | | | < 18/19 | 19/20 | Total | < 18/19 | 19/20 | Total |
| 1 | GK | Hugo Caballero | (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Juan Montes | (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 33) | 216 | 24 | 240 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | (1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 33) | 143 | 17 | 160 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | Sergio Peña | (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 32) | 23 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Marcelo Pereira | (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 24) | 94 | 28 | 122 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | MF | Reinieri Mayorquín | (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 29) | 182 | 19 | 201 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | MF | Erick Andino | (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 29) | 125 | 2 | 127 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | MF | Walter Martínez | (1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 28) | 72 | 31 | 103 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | FW | Gonzalo Klusener | (1983-10-21)21 October 1983 (aged 35) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | Matías Galvaliz | (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 30) | 35 | 26 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | Marco Vega | (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 32) | 93 | 19 | 112 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 12 | MF | Raúl Santos | (1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 26) | 57 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Klifox Bernárdez | (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 22) | 44 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Juan Gómez | (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 19) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Héctor Castellanos | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 26) | 141 | 17 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Denil Maldonado | (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 21) | 49 | 11 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | Wesly Decas | (1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 19) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Wilmer Crisanto | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 30) | 199 | 23 | 222 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 19 | GK | Jonathan Rougier | (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 31) | 92 | 26 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Roberto Moreira | (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 32) | 44 | 30 | 74 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 22 | FW | Marcelo Estigarribia | (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 24) | 18 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 23 | MF | Jack Baptiste | (1999-12-20)20 December 1999 (aged 19) | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Omar Elvir | (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 29) | 255 | 21 | 276 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona | (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 28) | 79 | 9 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Óscar Salas | (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 25) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Josué Villafranca | (1999-12-16)16 December 1999 (aged 19) | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Félix Crisanto | (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 28) | 99 | 24 | 123 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | MF | Ángel Barrios | (2000-10-27)27 October 2000 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Rubilio Castillo | (1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 27) | 154 | 7 | 161 | 84 | 5 | 89 |
| 30 | DF | Henry Ayala | (1996-01-31)31 January 1996 (aged 23) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Carlos Sánchez | (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 28) | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Marcelo Canales | (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 28) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Jonathan Núñez | (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 17) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Albert Galindo | (2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 17) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Kevin López | (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 23) | 126 | 30 | 156 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 35 | DF | Cristopher Meléndez | (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 21) | 24 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manager | Manager | Diego Vásquez | (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 47) | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– |

### Goalkeeper's action

* As of 14 March 2020
| Goalkeeper | Years evaluated | Games | Goals | Per. |
| Jonathan Rougier | 2017–present | 118 | 112 | 0.949 |
| Marlon Licona | 2010–2017, 2018–present | 88 | 99 | 1.125 |

### International caps

* As of 17 November 2019
This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2019–20 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.
| Player | Team | Event | Caps | Goals |
| Félix Crisanto | Adult | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League | 3 | 0 |
| Félix Crisanto | Adult | Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile | 2 | 0 |
| Marcelo Pereira | Adult | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 0 |
| Marcelo Pereira | Adult | Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile | 2 | 0 |
| Emilio Izaguirre | Adult | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 |
| Emilio Izaguirre | Adult | Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin López | Adult | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin López | Adult | Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile | 1 | 0 |
| Raúl Santos | Adult | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Castellanos | Adult | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 0 |
| Denil Maldonado | Adult | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 |
| Denil Maldonado | Adult | Friendlies v Puerto Rico and Chile | 2 | 0 |
| Denil Maldonado | Under-23 | 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Denil Maldonado | Under-23 | 2019 Pan American Games | 5 | 1 |
| Cristopher Meléndez | Under-23 | 2019 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Cristopher Meléndez | Under-23 | 2019 Pan American Games | 1 | 0 |

## Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

### By round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | | | | | |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | |

## Statistics

* As of 14 March 2020
| Competition | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF | GA | GD | CS | SG | Per |
| League | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 12 | 7 | 63.81% |
| Honduran Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| CONCACAF League | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | 3 | 54.17% |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 | 1 | 16.67% |
| Others | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 4 | 1 | 75.00% |
| Totals | 53 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 103 | 50 | +53 | 20 | 12 | 62.26% |