2005–06 C.D. Motagua season

The 2005–06 season was F.C. Motagua's 55th season in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football.

Motagua
2005–06 season
ChairmanPedro Atala
ManagerRamón Maradiaga
Apertura10th
ClausuraSemifinalist
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2006.

Overview edit

After a disastrous first half of the season where the team finished last,[1] in the Clausura tournament they were able to overcome and avoid relegation.[2]

Squad edit

No. Pos. Player name Date of birth and age
4 DF   Júnior Izaguirre (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 25)
16 MF   Edy Vásquez (1983-10-31)31 October 1983 (aged 21)
20 MF   Amado Guevara (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 29)
DF   Milton Reyes (1974-05-02)2 May 1974 (aged 31)
DF   Víctor Bernárdez (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 23)
MF   Carlos Salinas (1978-09-20)20 September 1978 (aged 26)
MF   Diogo Fernandes (1985-12-15)15 December 1985 (aged 19)
FW   Marcelo Ferreira (1975-10-07)7 October 1975 (aged 29)
FW   Pedro Santana (1973-02-08)8 February 1973 (aged 32)
FW   Óscar Torlacoff (1973-12-22)22 December 1973 (aged 31)
FW   Elvis Scott (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 26)
FW   Jerry Palacios (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 23)

Results edit

Preseason and friendlies edit

8 January 2006 Friendly Motagua   5–3   Alajuelense Comayagua, Honduras
11:00 CST Ferreira   14'
Scott   60'   65'
Izaguirre   84' (pen.)
Santana   87'
  12' Ruiz
  25' Martínez
  72' Jiménez
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Attendance: 2,636

Apertura edit

6 August 2005 Round 1 Vida 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 CST Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
28 August 2005 Round 5 Victoria 4–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
CST Maradiaga   48'
Morán   52'   65'
Rosales   87'
  70' Santamaría Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
9 October 2005 Round 11 Universidad 2–1 Motagua
CST
22 October 2005 Round 13 Marathón 3–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST
16 November 2005 Round 17 Platense 2–0 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
CST Stadium: Estadio Excelsior
24 November 2005 Round 18 Hispano 1–1 Motagua
CST

Clausura edit

22 January 2006 Round 1 Motagua 2–0 Platense Danlí, El Paraíso
CST Scott   21'
Santana   87'
Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
28 January 2006 Round 2 Hispano 0–2 Motagua Comayagua, Comayagua
CST   21' Scott
  85' Santana
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
4 February 2006 Round 3 Marathón 4–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST Oliva   25'
Ramírez   74' (pen.)
Zepeda   84'
Cacho   90+'
12 February 2006 Round 4 Motagua 3–0 Victoria Danlí, El Paraíso
CST Vásquez   10'
Santana   49'
Ferreira   60'
Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
19 February 2006 Round 5 Olimpia 0–1 Motagua Comayagua, Comayagua
CST   53' Santana Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
19 March 2006 Round 6 Universidad 1–1 Motagua
CST Martínez   24'   57' Palacios
5 March 2006 Round 7 Motagua 0–1 Real España
CST   80' (pen.) Días
11 March 2006 Round 8 Vida 1–2 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 CST Salinas   51' (pen.)   6' Santana
  Vásquez
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
25 March 2006 Round 10 Platense 2–1 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 CST Costa   45'   72' (pen.)   70' de Souza Stadium: Estadio Excelsior
2 April 2006 Round 11 Motagua 2–2 Hispano Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST Ferreira   8'
Bernárdez   80'
  56' (pen.) Soto
  72' Vargas
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
23 April 2006 Round 15 Motagua 0–1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST   35' Bonilla Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 17,528
26 April 2006 Round 16 Real España 1–1 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 CST

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