Motagua
1997–98 season
ChairmanEduardo Atala
ManagerRamón Maradiaga
AperturaWinners
ClausuraWinners
CupRunners-up
Grandes de CentroaméricaGroup stage

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.[1]

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 Argentina ARG Diego Vásquez
– GK Honduras HON Hugo Caballero
– GK Honduras HON Noel Valladares
– DF Honduras HON Hernaín Arzú
– DF Honduras HON Reynaldo Clavasquín
– DF Honduras HON Iván Guerrero
– DF Honduras HON Elmer Montoya
– DF Honduras HON Júnior Izaguirre
– DF Honduras HON Ninrrol Medina
– DF Honduras HON Milton Reyes
– DF Honduras HON José Romero
– MF Honduras HON Mario Chirinos
– MF Honduras HON Juan Coello
– MF Honduras HON Amado Guevara
No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF Honduras HON Luis Guifarro
– MF Colombia COL Carlos Bacca
– MF Argentina ARG Ariel Leyes
– MF Honduras HON Óscar Lagos
– MF Honduras HON Juan Raudales
– MF Honduras HON Níguel Zúniga
– MF Honduras HON German Rodríguez
– FW Honduras HON Presley Carson
– FW Honduras HON Marlon Hernández
– FW Honduras HON Jairo Martínez
– FW Colombia COL Roberto Asprilla
– FW Honduras HON Francisco Ramírez
– FW Brazil BRA Ottavio Santana

Source:[2]

Standings

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

Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHHHAHAHAAAAAAHAHAHHH
ResultWDDLWWLWWDWWDWDDWLDW
Position44586453343222222222
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

24 August 1997 Round 1 Motagua 1–0 Vida Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Coello Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
11 September 1997 Round 3 Motagua 1–1 Universidad Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06) Hernández Lagos Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
14 September 1997 Round 4 Platense 1–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
26 October 1997 Round 10 Independiente Villela 1–1 Motagua El Progreso, Yoro
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
9 November 1997 Round 11 Vida 0–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
15 November 1997 Round 12 Victoria 2–3 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
22 February 1998 Round 20 Motagua 2–1 Independiente Villela Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

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 Argentina ARG Diego Vásquez
– GK Honduras HON Hugo Caballero
– GK Honduras HON Noel Valladares
– DF Honduras HON Hernaín Arzú
– DF Honduras HON Reynaldo Clavasquín
– DF Honduras HON Iván Guerrero
– DF Honduras HON Elmer Montoya
– DF Honduras HON Júnior Izaguirre
– DF Honduras HON Ninrrol Medina
– DF Honduras HON Milton Reyes
– DF Honduras HON José Romero
– MF Honduras HON Mario Chirinos
No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF Honduras HON Juan Coello
– MF Honduras HON Amado Guevara
– MF Honduras HON Luis Guifarro
– MF Argentina ARG Ariel Leyes
– MF Honduras HON Óscar Lagos
– MF Honduras HON Juan Raudales
– MF Honduras HON German Rodríguez
– FW Honduras HON Presley Carson
– FW Honduras HON Marlon Hernández
– FW Honduras HON Jairo Martínez
– FW Honduras HON Francisco Ramírez

Standings

Pos Team 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
3 Platense 20 8 8 4 36 30 +6 32
4 Marathón 20 7 9 4 29 28 +1 30
5 Real Maya 20 8 4 8 26 27 −1 28
Source:

Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHHHAHAHAAAAAAHAHAHHH
ResultWWWLWWWWLDWDWWWWDWDW
Position11122131332111111112
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

17 May 1998 Round 4 Platense 3–2 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
21 June 1998 Round 8 Independiente Villela 3–3 Motagua El Progreso, Yoro
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Referee: Marco Urbina
5 July 1998 Round 11 Vida 1–2 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
15 July 1998 Round 12 Victoria 0–0 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
6 September 1998 Round 20 Motagua 6–1 Independiente Villela Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Hexagonal

  • Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

4 October 1998 1st round Platense 3–3 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
  • Motagua won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

  • Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica

Matches

Preliminary round

6 November 1997 2nd leg Comunicaciones Guatemala 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:30 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Comunicaciones 0–0 Motagua on aggregate score; Motagua won 4–3 on penalty shootouts.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 11[lower-alpha 1] Qualified to Semifinals
2 Real España 5 2 3 0 2 0 +2 11[lower-alpha 2]
3 Aurora 5 0 3 2 2 6 −4 5[lower-alpha 3]
4 Motagua 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Saprissa two (+2) points added
  2. ↑ Real España two (+2) points added
  3. ↑ Aurora two (+2) points added
12 November 1997 Round 3 Motagua Honduras 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Costa Rica Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
20 November 1997 Round 4 Aurora Guatemala 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:30 (UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio del Ejército

References

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