Motagua 2008-09 apertura season

Infobox Football club season
club = CD Motagua
season = 2008-09 Apertura
league = Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
league result =
manager = flagicon|Colombia Jaime de la Pava
chairman = flagicon|Honduras Pedro Atala
cup1 = Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras | cup1 result = "TBD"
cup1 = Copa Sudamericana | cup2 result = "Round of 32"
league topscorer = TBD
season topscorer = TBD
prevseason = 07-08 Cl.
nextseason = 08-09 Cl.

The 2008-09 apertura Motagua season will be the fifty-third season of the Motagua professional football lifetime. Motagua are looking for the 12th championship. They'll also be attending Copa Nissan Sudamericana because of Saprissa's withdrawal due to the matchday fixtures collide with CONCACAF Champions League's. For this season Motagua is full with families. Miguel Castillo and Fernando Castillo are brothers, Eleazar Padilla and Esdras Padilla are brothers, Rubén Darío Rivera and José Carlos Rivera are brothers, Victor Bernardez, Jefferson Bernardez and Oscar Bernardez are cousins, Shannon Welcome and George Welcome are cousins.

Major events

Team news

*Jaime de la Pava will be replacing Ramon Maradiaga after he left to coach Guatemala national football team.
*Edmilson da Silva was cut off the team since he received an injury that would leave him out for the rest of the tournament.
*On September 11 Luis Rodas and Roy Posas were cut off the team due to indecent behavior under the influence of alcohol.

quad

First-team squad

*The players in bold have senior international caps

Transfers

In

Out

tatistics

:"Last updated on October 4, 2008.":"Goalkeeper's goals means goals allowed"
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Club

The Management

Other information

Competitions

Overall

Liga Nacional de Futbol

Classification

tandings

As of October 7

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Pre-Season

footballbox
date = June 21, 2008
time =
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Real Juventud
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Siguatepeque, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = June 28, 2008
time = 19:00
team1 = Hispano flagicon|HND
score = 2 – 2
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 = Leonardo Isaula goal|24
goals2 = Luis Rodas goal|26
Ruben Rivera goal|
stadium = Estadio Carlos Miranda
Comayagua, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = June 29, 2008
time =
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 4 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Atletico Independiente
goals1 = Jocimar Nascimento goal|
Fernando Castillo goal|
José Valladares goal|, goal|
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Siguatepeque, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = July 2, 2008
time =
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 3 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND San Isidro
goals1 = Reynaldo Tilguath goal|, goal|
Roy Posas goal|
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Danli, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = July 5, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 2 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Deportes Savio
goals1 = Oscar Torlacoff goal|22
Fernando Castillo goal|63
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Siguatepeque, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = July 6, 2008
time = 14:00
team1 = Atletico Esperanzano flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 1
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 = Jocimar Nascimento goal|22
stadium = Estadio Romualdo Bueso
La Esperanza, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = July 9, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Real España flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 1
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 = Mellers Sanchez goal
stadium = Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = July 12, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Heneca flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 2
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 = José Valladares goal|
Channel Welcome goal|
stadium = Estadio Municipal de San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = July 13, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Nacaome Liga Mayor All-Star flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 7
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 = Fernando Castillo goal|
Oscar Torlacoff goal|, goal|
Reynaldo Tilguath goal|, goal|
Channel Welcome goal|
Nilberto da Silva goal|
stadium = Estadio Municipal de Nacaome
Nacaome, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = July 20, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 2 – 1
report=
team2 = flagicon|NIC Deportivo Ocotal
goals1 = Oscar Torlacoff goal|24
Jocimar Nascimento goal|63
goals2 = Juan Isaula goal|90
stadium = Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Danli, Honduras
attendance =
referee =

Copa Sudamericana 2008

First Round

footballbox
date = 2008-08-19
time =
team1 = Arsenal de Sarandi flagicon|Argentina
score = 4 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|Honduras Motagua
goals1= Luciano Leguizamón goal|41, goal|73
Josimar Mosquera goal|76
Facundo Sava goal|80
goals2=
stadium = Estadio Julio H. Grondona
Avellaneda, Argentina
attendance=
referee = Fernando Cabrera ----footballbox
date = 2008-09-04
time =
team1 = Motagua flagicon|Honduras
score = 1 – 2
report=
team2 = flagicon|Argentina Arsenal de Sarandi
goals1= Jocimar Nascimento goal|20
goals2= Alejandro Gomez goal|27
Facundo Coria goal|77
stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
attendance=
referee = Juan Soto"Winner advances to Octave finals"

Liga Nacional de Futbol regular season apertura 2008-09

footballbox
date = July 26, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Victoria flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 4
report= [http://www.laprensahn.com/ediciones/2008/07/27/el_ciclon_arrasa_en_la_ceiba (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 = Rubén Darío Rivera goal|25
Oscar Torlacoff goal|31, goal|46
Miguel Castillo goal|66
stadium = Estadio Nilmo Edwards
La Ceiba, Honduras
attendance = 3,355
referee = Armando Castro----footballbox
date = July 31, 2008
time = 14:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 2 – 1
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Hispano
goals1 = Oscar Torlacoff goal|6
Maximo Arzu goal|73(o.g.)
goals2 = Marcelo Cabeção goal|72
stadium = Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Danli, Honduras
attendance = 1,363
referee = Jose Sandoval----footballbox
date = August 3, 2008
time = 14:00
team1 = Real Juventud flagicon|HND
score = 1 – 1
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 = Maynor Gomez goal|24
goals2 = Jocimar Nascimento goal|52
stadium = Estadio Argelio Sabillon
Santa Barbara, Honduras
attendance = 3,305
referee = Ricardo Zelaya----footballbox
date = August 6, 2008
time = 14:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Real España
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Danli, Honduras
attendance = 2,090
referee = Gaspar Molina----footballbox
date = August 9, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Vida flagicon|HND
score = 1 – 1
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 = Oscar Vargas goal|21
goals2 = Nilberto da Silva goal|29
stadium = Estadio Nilmo Edwards
La Ceiba, Honduras
attendance = 2,709
referee = Geovani Mendoza----footballbox
date = August 23, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Marathon flagicon|HND
score = 4 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 = Erick Norales goal|21
Saul Martinez goal|62
Milton Núñez goal|66
Mauricio Sabillon goal|80
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
attendance = 2,187
referee = Gaspar Molina----footballbox
date = September 7, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 2
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Deportes Savio
goals1 =
goals2 = Edgar Núñez goal|40
Harrison Róchez goal|67
stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
attendance = 1,550
referee = Ronald Hernández----footballbox
date = September 11, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 2 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Olimpia
goals1 = Jocimar Nascimento goal|54
George Welcome goal|72
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
attendance = 4,714
referee = Benigno Pineda----footballbox
date = September 15, 2008
time = 15:30
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 0 – 4
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Victoria
goals1 =
goals2 = Juan Manuel Carcamo goal|11
Carlos Moran goal|35, goal|91
Mauricio Weber goal|86
stadium = Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Danli, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = September 21, 2008
time = 17:00
team1 = Hispano flagicon|HND
score = 1 – 3
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 = Leonardo Isaula goal|77
goals2 = Jocimar Nascimento goal|10
Oscar Torlacoff goal|83, goal|90
stadium = Estadio Carlos Miranda
Comayagua, Honduras
attendance = 2,248
referee = Benigno Pineda----footballbox
date = September 24, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 1 – 0
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Platense
goals1 = Jocimar Nascimento goal|59
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
attendance =
referee = Mario Moncada----footballbox
date = September 28, 2008
time = 15:30
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = 2 – 1
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Real Juventud
goals1 = Reynaldo Tilguath goal|
Jocimar Nascimento goal|
goals2 = Charles Cordova goal|
stadium = Estadio Roberto Martinez Avila
Siguatepeque, Honduras
attendance = 1,154
referee = Marlon Muñoz----footballbox
date = October 4, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Real España flagicon|HND
score = 3 – 2
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 = Nery Medina goal|22, goal|26
Everaldo Ferreira goal|76
goals2 = Reynaldo Tilguath goal|27
David Molina goal|29
stadium = Estadio Francisco Morazan
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
attendance = 5,436
referee = Ricardo Zelaya----footballbox
date = October 19, 2008
time = 15:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = –
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Vida
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Danli, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = October 26, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Olimpia flagicon|HND
score = –
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = November 2, 2008
time = 16:00
team1 = Motagua flagicon|HND
score = –
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Marathon
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = November 8, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Platense flagicon|HND
score = –
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Excelsior
Puerto Cortes, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = November 13, 2008
time = 19:30
team1 = Deportes Savio flagicon|HND
score = –
report=
team2 = flagicon|HND Motagua
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Miraflores
Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
attendance =
referee = ----

References

External links

* [http://www.motagua.com/ Motagua Official Website]