# 2024–25 F.C. Motagua season

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, thus becoming the only Honduran team to obtain such achievement. On 22 December, the club achieved the Apertura title which represented their 19th domestic league; obtaining also, a qualification to the 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup. On 26 February 2025, the club was eliminated from the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup's Round one after losing 2–5 on aggregate against FC Cincinnati.

## Kits

The 2024–25 home, away and third kits were published on 25 June.
| Manufacturer | Manufacturer | Main sponsor | Main sponsor |
| Joma | Joma | Pepsi | Pepsi |
| Home | Away | Alternative | Goalkeeper |

## Players
### Transfers in

| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
| Jhen Portillo | 21 May 2024 | Vida |
| Óscar Padilla | 22 May 2024 | Génesis |
| Sebastián Cardozo | 9 August 2024 | Progreso |
| Jefryn Macías | 24 December 2024 | UPNFM |
| Alfred Jervis | 14 January 2025 | Juventus |
| Diego Ledesma | 31 January 2025 | Técnico Universitario |

### Transfers out

| Player | Released date | Moving to |
| Marcelo Pereira | 13 June 2024 | Cartaginés |
| Kevin Álvarez | 26 June 2024 | UPNFM |
| Juan Delgado | 27 June 2024 | Olancho |
| Wesly Decas | 15 August 2024 | Hapoel Ra'anana |
| Rubilio Castillo | 23 January 2025 | Deportivo Pereira |
| Agustín Auzmendi | 30 January 2025 | Godoy Cruz |

### Squad

    As of 12 March 2025
* 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 |
| | | | | < 23/24 | 24/25 | Total | < 23/24 | 24/25 | Total |
| 2 | DF | Sebastián Cardozo | (1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 28) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Meléndez | (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 26) | 77 | 7 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | Luis Vega | (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 22) | 24 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Óscar Padilla | (1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 31) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Riky Zapata | (1997-11-23)23 November 1997 (aged 26) | 26 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Jorge Serrano | (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 26) | 17 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Walter Martínez | (1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 33) | 237 | 23 | 260 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | FW | Rubilio Castillo | (1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 32) | 188 | 16 | 204 | 105 | 8 | 113 |
| 10 | MF | Yeison Mejía | (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 26) | 35 | 28 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | FW | Agustín Auzmendi | (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 27) | 41 | 22 | 63 | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| 11 | FW | Diego Ledesma | (1993-06-26)26 June 1993 (aged 31) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | Raúl Santos | (1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 31) | 202 | 26 | 228 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | Carlos Argueta | (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 25) | 38 | 18 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | MF | Edwin Maldonado | (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 30) | 41 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Héctor Castellanos | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 31) | 242 | 16 | 258 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | Jhen Portillo | (2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Jonathan Rougier | (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 36) | 235 | 10 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Rodrigo Gómez | (1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 31) | 17 | 29 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | FW | Edwin Munguía | (2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Alfred Jervis | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Antony García | (2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona | (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 33) | 142 | 23 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Denis Meléndez | (1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 28) | 26 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | Jefryn Macías | (2004-01-02)2 January 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Rodrigo Auzmendi | (2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 23) | 7 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 32 | MF | Jonathan Núñez | (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 22) | 83 | 15 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | FW | Emilio Izaguirre | (2008-09-22)22 September 2008 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Giancarlos Sacaza | (2004-01-18)18 January 2004 (aged 20) | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | Cristopher Meléndez | (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 26) | 125 | 26 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | FW | Mathías Vásquez | (2006-12-15)15 December 2006 (aged 17) | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | MF | Jonathan Argueta | (2007-08-10)10 August 2007 (aged 16) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | – | Santos Sambulá | (2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | Aarón Barrios | (2004-10-19)19 October 2004 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | Jordan García | (2006-03-31)31 March 2006 (aged 18) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | Daniel Paguada | (2005-10-10)10 October 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Carlos Mejía | (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 24) | 96 | 29 | 125 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Manager | Manager | Diego Vásquez | (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 52) | 26 November 2023 – | 26 November 2023 – | 26 November 2023 – | 26 November 2023 – | 26 November 2023 – | 26 November 2023 – |

### Goalkeeper's action

    As of 12 March 2025
| Goalkeeper | Years evaluated | Games | Goals | Per. |
| Jonathan Rougier | 2017–present | 245 | 244 | 0.996 |
| Marlon Licona | 2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present | 165 | 179 | 1.085 |

### International caps

    As of 16 March 2025
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.
| Player | Team | Event | Caps | Goals |
| Rubilio Castillo | Adult | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 |
| Cristopher Meléndez | Adult | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | 3 | 0 |
| Cristopher Meléndez | Adult | Friendly v Guatemala | 1 | 0 |
| Raúl Santos | Adult | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | 3 | 0 |
| Raúl Santos | Adult | Friendly v Guatemala | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Vega | Adult | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | 6 | 0 |
| Luis Vega | Adult | Friendly v Guatemala | 1 | 0 |
| Marlon Licona | Adult | Friendly v Guatemala | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Mejía | Adult | Friendly v Guatemala | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Paguada | U-20 | 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| Mathías Vásquez | U-20 | 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | 3 | 1 |
| Enmanuel Martín | U-17 | 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification | 3 | 0 |
| Josué Oyuela | U-17 | 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification | 3 | 0 |
| Darell Oliva | U-17 | 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification | 3 | 0 |

## Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

### 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. 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.

### CONCACAF Champions Cup
## Statistics

    As of 12 March 2025
| Competition | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF | GA | GD | CS | SG | Per |
| Liga Nacional | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 12 | 7 | 62.63% |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 54.17% |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 | 0 | 16.67% |
| Others | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 2 | 0 | 86.67% |
| Totals | 48 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 16 | 8 | 61.81% |