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1997–98 C.D. Motagua season

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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

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Squad

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Platense[a] 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: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Platense 1997 Honduran Cup champions as regular season winner.

Matches

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Results by round

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

Regular season

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24 August 1997 Round 1 Motagua 1–0 Vida Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06) Coello Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
14 September 1997 Round 4 Platense 1–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
9 November 1997 Round 11 Vida 0–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
15:00 (UTC−06) Clavasquín Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Hexagonal

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

Semifinals

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

Final

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  • Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

Clausura

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Squad

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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

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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: [citation needed]

Matches

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Results by round

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

Regular season

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17 May 1998 Round 4 Platense 3–2 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06) Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
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

Hexagonal

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  • Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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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

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  • Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

1997–98 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica

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Matches

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Honduran qualifying

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17 September 1997 Week 1 Motagua Honduras 1–1 Honduras Real España
Asprilla Hernández

Preliminary round

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 11[a] Qualified to Semifinals
2 Real España 5 2 3 0 2 0 +2 11[b]
3 Aurora 5 0 3 2 2 6 −4 5[c]
4 Motagua 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
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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