# 2015–16 C.D. Motagua season

The 2015–16 season was F.C. Motagua's 69th season in existence and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football.

## Overview

This season, the club were looking for its 14th league and 2nd domestic cup; as well as it first CONCACAF Champions League. On 7 July, former president Eduardo Atala took charge of the club for his second term after Julio Gutiérrez was forced to resign due to legal matters. On 20 October, a 1–1 draw against Club América meant an early elimination from the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament ended with the silver medal when they lost to C.D. Honduras Progreso on penalty shoot-outs after a 4–4 aggregated score in 210 minutes of play. For the Clausura tournament, the club announced that they will be playing all their home games on Saturdays in the evening, instead of the traditional Sundays in the afternoon; seeking for a better response from their local fans. On 31 December, Uruguayan newspaper Ovación Digital announced the results of the annual survey which decides the best teams, players and managers of each Latin American country for 2015, and Motagua, was selected as the best 2015 team in Honduras. For their second season in a row, the team was unsuccessful on conquering the Honduran Cup as they lost to Juticalpa F.C. in the quarterfinals. In the Clausura tournament, they were unable to qualify to their fourth consecutive final under Diego Vásquez's management when they fall short in the semifinals against city rivals Club Deportivo Olimpia.

## Players
### Transfers in

| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
| Erick Andino | 25 May 2015 | Victoria |
| Félix Crisanto | 17 June 2015 | Victoria |
| Santiago Vergara | 23 June 2015 | Independiente N. |
| Héctor Castellanos | 24 June 2015 | Victoria |
| Keller Andino | 26 June 2015 | Valle |
| Eddie Hernández | 16 August 2015 | Correcaminos |
| José Fiallos | 11 January 2016 | Jaguares de UPNFM |
| Néstor Martínez | 12 January 2016 | Olimpia |

### Transfers out

| Player | Released date | Moving to |
| Carlos Discua | 25 May 2015 | Alajuelense |
| Ricardo Rosales | 26 May 2015 | Godoy Cruz |
| Marlon Ramírez | 28 May 2015 | TBD |
| Kevin Maradiaga | 28 May 2015 | Vida |
| Ramón Amador | 28 May 2015 | TBD |
| Klifox Bernárdez | June 2015 | Juticalpa |
| Júnior Padilla | 2 July 2015 | Victoria |
| Rubilio Castillo | 4 September 2015 | Correcaminos |
| Marvin Barrios | 28 December 2015 | Olimpia |
| Pedro García | 28 December 2015 | TBD |
| César Oseguera | 5 January 2016 | Real España |
| Eddie Hernández | 20 February 2016 | Qingdao Jonoon |

### Squad

* Statistics as of 15 May 2016
* 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 |
| | | | | 14/15 | 15/16 | T | 14/15 | 15/16 | T |
| 1 | GK | Sebastián Portigliatti | (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 30) | 51 | 28 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Juan Montes | (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 29) | 48 | 41 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Henry Figueroa | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 22) | 70 | 28 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Júnior Izaguirre | (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 35) | 364 | 34 | 398 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | DF | Marcelo Pereira | (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 20) | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Reinieri Mayorquín | (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 25) | 43 | 30 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | Erick Andino | (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 25) | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | DF | Orlin Peralta | (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 25) | 44 | 18 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Rubilio Castillo | (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 23) | 63 | 3 | 66 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | FW | Israel Silva | (1981-06-24)24 June 1981 (aged 34) | 14 | 37 | 51 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 11 | FW | Lucas Gómez | (1987-10-06)6 October 1987 (aged 27) | 42 | 27 | 69 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 12 | DF | Marvin Barrios | (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 21) | 67 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | José Fiallos | (1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Irvin Reyna | (1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 28) | 55 | 36 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Maylor Núñez | (1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Héctor Castellanos | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 22) | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Denil Maldonado | (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 17) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Wilmer Crisanto | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 26) | 57 | 39 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | DF | César Oseguera | (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 24) | 91 | 10 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | Eli Reyna | (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Foslyn Grant | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 16) | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Santiago Vergara | (1991-09-15)15 September 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 23 | FW | Pedro García | (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Néstor Martínez | (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 23) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Omar Elvir | (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 25) | 121 | 36 | 157 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | GK | Marlon Licona | (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 24) | 40 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Henry Güity | (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 19) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Félix Crisanto | (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 24) | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Joshua Nieto | (1994-09-03)3 September 1994 (aged 20) | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Keller Andino | (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 19) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Eddie Hernández | (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 24) | 35 | 18 | 53 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 31 | DF | Harrison Bernárdez | (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Everson López | (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Cristian Hernández | (1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Kevin López | (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 19) | 25 | 22 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Manager | Manager | Diego Vásquez | (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 43) | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– | 23 November 2013– |

## Results
### CONCACAF Champions League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AMÉ | MOT | WAL |
| 1 | América | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Motagua | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Walter Ferretti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |