2007–08 C.D. Motagua season explained

Club:Motagua
Season:2007–08
Manager:Maradiaga, Pineda, and Clavasquín
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Pedro Atala
Chrtitle:Chairman
League:Apertura
League Result:Runner–up
League2:Clausura
League2 Result:4th
Cup1:UNCAF Interclub Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarterfinals
League Topscorer:Nascimento (10)
Season Topscorer:Nascimento (14)
Highest Attendance:35,000~
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Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

In the 2007–08 season Motagua won their first international trophy in the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, and were the league's runner-up in the Apertura tournament being beaten by C.D. Marathón. They were the only team to beat C.D. Victoria, doing so twice. In the Clausura tournament they reached the Semifinals.[1] They also competed in the last CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Squad

Transfer out

Player name Date of birth and age
1 GK July 1, 2007
2 DF Steven Morris July 1, 2007
3 DF July 1, 2007
4 DF July 1, 2007
5 DF July 1, 2007
6 DF Óscar Bernárdez July 1, 2007
7 MF July 1, 2007
8 MF July 1, 2007
9 FW July 1, 2007
10 FW July 1, 2007
11 FW July 1, 2007
12 MF July 1, 2007
13 MF July 1, 2007
14 MF Luis Guzmán July 1, 2007
15 MF July 1, 2007
17 MF Fernando Castillo July 1, 2007
19 DF July 1, 2007
20 MF July 1, 2007
21 DF July 1, 2007
22 GK July 1, 2007
23 FW July 1, 2007
24 DF July 1, 2007
25 GK July 1, 2007
26 DF July 1, 2007
27 FW July 1, 2007
28 DF July 1, 2007
29 FW José Rivera July 1, 2007
30 MF Rubén Rivera July 1, 2007
31 FW July 1, 2007
32 MF July 1, 2007
33 DF
34 DF Aarón Bardales July 1, 2007
35 FW José Valladares July 1, 2007
36 MF July 1, 2007

Apertura

See main article: 2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional. Motagua played its first official game of the season at home with a 2–0 victory over Atlético Olanchano.

Matches

Semifinals

Final

Clausura

See main article: 2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional. Motagua reached the semifinals. The team had to play some of their home games at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco in Danlí due to major repairs to the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino for the 2010 World Cup qualification.

Matches

Semifinals

2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup

As champions in the 2006–07 Apertura season, F.C. Motagua had the right to participate in the Central American club championship in 2007. Under the management of DT Ramón Maradiaga, the team achieved a record 7 wins and 1 drawn in a total of 8 games, and won their first international trophy.[2]

Matches

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

After winning the 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup, F.C. Motagua obtained one of the three Central American tickets to the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. On 17 December 2008 CONCACAF announced the pairs for the Quarterfinals, leaving Motagua in the bracket against reigning champions C.F. Pachuca.[3]

Matches

Quarterfinals

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hond08.html RSSSF.com – Honduras 2007/08
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups08.html RSSSF.com–Central American Club Competitions 2007/08
  3. Web site: CONCACAF.com–2008 Champions' Cup . 2010-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407032800/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=schedule&season_id=2480 . 2012-04-07 . dead .