# 1997–98 C.D. Motagua season

The 1997–98 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran football league was divided into two halves, Apertura and Clausura. Motagua was capable to win both tournaments, having achieved the first bi-championship in their history.

## Apertura
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | GK | ARG | Diego Vásquez |
| – | GK | HON | Hugo Caballero |
| – | GK | HON | Noel Valladares |
| – | DF | HON | Hernaín Arzú |
| – | DF | HON | Reynaldo Clavasquín |
| – | DF | HON | Iván Guerrero |
| – | DF | HON | Elmer Montoya |
| – | DF | HON | Júnior Izaguirre |
| – | DF | HON | Ninrrol Medina |
| – | DF | HON | Milton Reyes |
| – | DF | HON | José Romero |
| – | MF | HON | Mario Chirinos |
| – | MF | HON | Juan Coello |
| – | MF | HON | Amado Guevara |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | MF | HON | Luis Guifarro |
| – | MF | COL | Carlos Bacca |
| – | MF | ARG | Ariel Leyes |
| – | MF | HON | Óscar Lagos |
| – | MF | HON | Juan Raudales |
| – | MF | HON | Níguel Zúniga |
| – | MF | HON | German Rodríguez |
| – | FW | HON | Presley Carson |
| – | FW | HON | Marlon Hernández |
| – | FW | HON | Jairo Martínez |
| – | FW | COL | Roberto Asprilla |
| – | FW | HON | Francisco Ramírez |
| – | FW | BRA | Ottavio Santana |
Source:

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Platense | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 38 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Motagua | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 37 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Olimpia | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 36 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Marathón | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 32 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Real España | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 32 | Qualified to the Final round |
* ↑ Platense 1997 Honduran Cup champions as regular season winner.

### Matches
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Hexagonal

* Motagua 1–1 Real España on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season record.

#### Semifinals

* Motagua 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season record.

#### Final

* Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

## Clausura
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | GK | ARG | Diego Vásquez |
| – | GK | HON | Hugo Caballero |
| – | GK | HON | Noel Valladares |
| – | DF | HON | Hernaín Arzú |
| – | DF | HON | Reynaldo Clavasquín |
| – | DF | HON | Iván Guerrero |
| – | DF | HON | Elmer Montoya |
| – | DF | HON | Júnior Izaguirre |
| – | DF | HON | Ninrrol Medina |
| – | DF | HON | Milton Reyes |
| – | DF | HON | José Romero |
| – | MF | HON | Mario Chirinos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | MF | HON | Juan Coello |
| – | MF | HON | Amado Guevara |
| – | MF | HON | Luis Guifarro |
| – | MF | ARG | Ariel Leyes |
| – | MF | HON | Óscar Lagos |
| – | MF | HON | Juan Raudales |
| – | MF | HON | German Rodríguez |
| – | FW | HON | Presley Carson |
| – | FW | HON | Marlon Hernández |
| – | FW | HON | Jairo Martínez |
| – | FW | HON | Francisco Ramírez |

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpia | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 46 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 | Motagua | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 46 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 3 | Platense | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 32 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 4 | Marathón | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 30 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 5 | Real Maya | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | Qualified to the Final round |

### Matches
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

#### Hexagonal

* Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.

#### Semifinals

* Motagua won 5–4 on aggregate.

#### Final

* Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

## 1997–98 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
### Matches
#### Preliminary round

* Comunicaciones 0–0 Motagua on aggregate score; Motagua won 4–3 on penalty shootouts.

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saprissa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Real España | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 3 | Aurora | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Motagua | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
* ↑ Saprissa two (+2) points added
* ↑ Real España two (+2) points added
* ↑ Aurora two (+2) points added