Motagua–Real España football rivalry

Motagua – Real España
First meeting	España 0–2 Motagua; (15 September 1965)
Latest meeting	Real España 0–1 Motagua; (29 November 2020)
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	232
All-time series (Liga Nacional only)	83–74–75 Motagua
Largest victory	Motagua 7–1 Real España (14 November 2015)

Motagua vs. Real España, is a classic football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Real España from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras. The Motagua–Real España classic is not as fierce as other derbies as these two teams have a good relationship with each other; from the players, to the board and the fans. However, they had played seven intense league finals, four won by Real España and three by Motagua. These two teams played the first ever final in Liga Nacional in the 1974–75 season.^[1]

The finals

Motagua and Real España had played seven finals since the beginning of the Professional League in 1965–66, 4 won by Real España and 3 by Motagua.

1974–75

22 December 1974 1st leg	Motagua	0–1	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST			86' Pavón	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Porfirio Guerra

España won 1–0 on aggregate. Played in one leg.

1976–77

5 December 1976 1st leg	Motagua	0–0	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Porfirio Guerra

12 December 1976 2nd leg	España	4–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 CST	Soto 11' Yearwood 66' Ferreira 81' Bailey 89'		72' Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 14,000 (L. 55,800.92) Referee: Carlos Ortiz

España won 4–1 on aggregate.

1978–79

25 January 1979 1st leg	Motagua	1–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST	Bernárdez			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

28 January 1979 2nd leg	Real España	1–4	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST	Bailey		Reyes Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

1990–91

10 February 1991 1st leg	Motagua	0–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

16 February 1991 2nd leg	Real España	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 CST	Smith		Murillo	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Real España won 2–1 on aggregate.

1991–92

29 February 1992 1st leg	Real España	0–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 CST				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

5 March 1992 2nd leg	Motagua	1–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 CST	Ávila 63'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 32,299 Referee: Gonzalo Tejada

Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

1997–98

15 April 1998 1st leg	Real España	0–3	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 CST			21' Ramírez 55' Lagos 89' Guevara	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

18 April 1998 2nd leg	Motagua	2–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 CST	Ramírez 20' Guevara 32'		26' Morales	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

2017–18

27 December 2017 1st leg	Real España	2–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
17:30 CST	Vuelto 36' 76'			Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 8,192 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

30 December 2017 2nd leg	Motagua	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST	Castillo 62' 73' (pen.)		108' Tejeda	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 13,052 Referee: Saíd Martínez

Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.

Head to Head

As of 29 November 2020

At Tegucigalpa

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motagua	112	51	34	27	141	97	+44	136
2	Real España	112	27	34	51	97	141	−44	88

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

At San Pedro Sula

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real España	115	47	37	31	151	118	+33	131
2	Motagua	115	31	37	47	118	151	−33	99

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

At Estadio Olímpico only

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real España	18	10	5	3	30	25	+5	25
2	Motagua	18	3	5	10	25	30	−5	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

In neutral venue

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motagua	5	1	3	1	4	4	0	5
2	Real España	5	1	3	1	4	4	0	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motagua	232	83	74	75	263	252	+11	240
2	Real España	232	75	74	83	252	263	−11	224

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

First game in Liga Nacional: Held on 5 September 1965 at San Pedro Sula, Motagua defeated España 0–2 with two goals from Elio Banegas.
Motagua's largest home win: 7–1 in 2015–16.
Real España's largest away win: 2–4 in 2007–08.
First game at Tegucigalpa: Motagua 1–1 España in 1965–66.
First Real España's home win: 2–0 in 1966–67.
Motagua's largest away win: 0–4 in 1999–00.
Real España's largest home win: 5–0 in 2014–15.
Motagua's best goalscorer against Real España: Rubilio Castillo with 13 goals.
Real España's best goalscorer against Motagua: Jimmy Bailey with 10 goals.
Players that had score with both teams: Júnior Costly, Miguel Matthews, Gilberto Yearwood, Geovanny Ávila and Pedro Santana.

References

^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 19 February 2009

External links

[1] LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 19 February 2009

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v t e F.C. Motagua
Founded in 1928 Based in Tegucigalpa
Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Reserve team	F.C. Motagua Reserves
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Rivalries	Honduran Superclásico Motagua–Real España football rivalry Clásico de las M's
Grounds	Campo La Isla (1928–1948) Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés (1948–)
Others	Records and statistics Copa Ciclón
Honors (29)
Liga Nacional (18)	1968–69 1970–71 1973–74 1978–79 1991–92 1997–98 A 1997–98 C 1999–00 A 1999–00 C 2001–02 A 2006–07 A 2010–11 C 2014–15 A 2016–17 A 2016–17 C 2018–19 A 2018–19 C 2021–22 C
Honduran Cup (1)	1968
Honduran Supercup (2)	1999 2017
UNCAF Interclub Cup (1)	2007
Amateur League (2)	1948 1950–51
Francisco Morazán Major League (5)	1947 1948 1950 1951 1954
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