The 2013–14 season was F.C. Motagua's 63rd season in existence and the club's 48th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The domestic league was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura was scheduled to be played in the second half of 2013, while the Clausura in the first half of 2014. Motagua were looking for its 13th domestic championship. Due to an unsuccessful 2012–13 season, the club won't have international participation.
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Pedro Atala | ||
| Manager | Risto Vidaković Milton Reyes Diego Vásquez | ||
| Apertura | 9th | ||
| Clausura | Playoffs | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lombardi (5) All: Lombardi (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,341 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 990 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,930 | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 10 November 2013. | |||
Overview edit
Right after being eliminated from the 2012–13 season, one of the club's director, Nelson Abdalah, announced that manager Juan Castillo would continue coaching for this season,[1] nevertheless, on 20 May 2013, president Pedro Atala announced Serbian Risto Vidaković as the new club's manager.[2] On 18 September 2013, the club released their new anthem called "Mi Corazón" (My Heart) interpreted by Luis Bustillo.[3] On 6 November, Vidaković was sacked due to poor results[4] and former player Milton Reyes took over.
Players edit
Transfers in edit
| Player | Contract date | Moving from |
|---|---|---|
 Luis Castro |
14 May 2013 |  Marathón[5]
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 José Gutiérrez |
15 May 2013 | Águila[6]
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| Juan Montes |
15 May 2013 | Platense[7]
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| Ricardo Canales |
14 June 2013 | Atlético Choloma[8]
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| Orlin Peralta |
26 June 2013 | Vida[9]
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 Maximiliano Lombardi |
4 July 2013 | Progreso[10]
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| José Varela |
25 July 2013 |  Liga de Loja[11]
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| Jorge Claros |
13 August 2013 |  Hibernian[12]
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| Wilmer Crisanto |
27 November 2013 | Victoria[13]
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 Sebastián Portigliatti |
2 December 2013 | Jorge Newbery[14]
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| Román Castillo |
4 December 2013 | Vida[15]
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| Eduardo Sosa |
5 December 2013 | Desamparados[16]
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| Reinieri Mayorquín |
9 December 2013 | Lepaera[17]
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| Víctor Ortiz |
16 December 2013 | Victoria[18]
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| Irvin Reyna |
26 December 2013 | Olimpia[19]
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Transfers out edit
| Player | Released date | Moving to |
|---|---|---|
| Odis Borjas |
30 April 2013 | Platense
|
| Kerpo de León |
30 April 2013 | Retired |
| Roger Mondragón |
30 April 2013 | Vida
|
| Carlos Morán |
30 April 2013 | Vida
|
 Jocimar Nascimento |
30 April 2013 |  Istiqlol Dushanbe
|
| Adán Ramírez |
30 April 2013 | TBD |
| Esdras Padilla |
30 May 2013 | TBD |
| Eduardo Sánchez |
30 May 2013 | TBD |
| Amado Guevara |
13 June 2013 | Icevic B (basketball)
|
| Donaldo Morales |
13 June 2013 |  Malacateco
|
| Emilson Cruz |
12 July 2013 | TBD |
| Ronald Martínez |
12 July 2013 | TBD |
| Shannon Welcome |
12 July 2013 | Vida
|
| Nery Medina |
21 July 2013 | Olimpia
|
| Georgie Welcome |
2 December 2013 | Platense
|
| Roby Norales |
2 December 2013 | Vida
|
| José Gutiérrez |
2 December 2013 | Alianza
|
| Grodbin Benítez |
2 December 2013 | TBD |
| Ricardo Canales |
2 December 2013 | Vida
|
| Brayan Figueroa |
2 December 2013 | TBD |
| Melvin Valladares |
2 December 2013 | Victoria
|
| Marvin Cálix |
2 December 2013 | TBD |
| Eddie Hernández |
4 December 2013 | Vida
|
| Alfredo Mejía |
26 December 2013 | Marathón
|
Squad edit
- Statistics as of 20 April 2014
| A# | C# | Pos. | Player | DoB | As of 2012–13 | 2013–14 | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | GK | Ricardo Canales |
30 May 1982 (aged 31) | 89 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| – | 1 | GK | Sebastián Portigliatti |
1 March 1985 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | DF | Juan Montes |
26 October 1985 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | DF | Henry Figueroa |
28 December 1992 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | Júnior Izaguirre |
12 August 1979 (aged 33) | 300 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 326 | 33 |
| 5 | 5 | DF | David Molina |
14 March 1988 (aged 25) | 99 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 5 |
| 6 | – | MF | Marvin Barrios |
22 February 1994 (aged 19) | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | MF | Carlos Discua |
20 September 1984 (aged 28) | 63 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 97 | 21 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | Jorge Claros |
8 January 1986 (aged 27) | 140 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 164 | 6 |
| 9 | – | FW | Georgie Welcome |
9 March 1985 (aged 28) | 107 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 122 | 38 |
| – | 9 | FW | Román Castillo |
20 November 1991 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 5 |
| 10 | 10 | MF | Maximiliano Lombardi |
11 May 1987 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 9 |
| 11 | – | MF | Melvin Valladares |
14 July 1984 (aged 29) | 41 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 55 | 7 |
| – | 11 | FW | Eduardo Sosa |
16 May 1982 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | – | MF | José Gutiérrez |
21 October 1989 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| – | 12 | MF | Reinieri Mayorquín |
13 July 1989 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | – | MF | Grodbin Benítez |
2 April 1993 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | – | FW | Roby Norales |
25 January 1991 (aged 22) | 39 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
| – | 14 | MF | Irvin Reyna |
7 June 1987 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | – | MF | Marvin Cálix |
6 January 1992 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | DF | Luis Castro |
28 July 1985 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | – | MF | Júnior Padilla |
4 April 1992 (aged 21) | 27 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 50 | 4 |
| 18 | – | DF | Brayan Figueroa |
28 March 1992 (aged 21) | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| – | 18 | DF | Wilmer Crisanto |
24 June 1989 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | DF | César Oseguera |
20 July 1990 (aged 23) | 37 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 56 | 5 |
| 21 | – | MF | Alfredo Mejía |
3 April 1990 (aged 23) | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| 22 | 22 | FW | José Varela |
29 May 1988 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 7 |
| 23 | – | FW | Eddie Hernández |
27 February 1991 (aged 22) | 23 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| 24 | 24 | DF | Omar Elvir |
28 September 1989 (aged 23) | 73 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 80 | 2 |
| 25 | 25 | GK | Marlon Licona |
9 February 1991 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | DF | José García |
23 December 1990 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | DF | Orlin Peralta |
12 February 1990 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 28 | – | DF | Carlos Turcios |
3 February 1993 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | – | DF | Brayan García |
26 May 1993 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| – | 29 | FW | Víctor Ortiz |
21 May 1990 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | – | MF | Ramón Amador |
23 January 1994 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | – | GK | Harold Fonseca |
8 October 1993 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | – | FW | Arnold Meléndez |
23 August 1994 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 49 | – | DF | Joshua Nieto |
3 September 1994 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| – | – | DF | Santos Crisanto |
– | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| – | – | MF | Deybi Flores |
16 June 1996 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| – | – | FW | Dembor Bengtson |
3 September 1994 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| – | – | FW | Kevin López |
3 February 1996 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Managers |  Risto Vidaković |
5 January 1969 (aged 44) | 20 May 2013 – 6 November 2013 | |||||||
| Milton Reyes (interim) |
2 May 1974 (aged 39) | 6 November 2013 – 23 November 2013 | ||||||||
| Diego Vásquez |
3 July 1971 (aged 42) | 23 November 2013– | ||||||||
Reserve Team Squad edit
- Statistics as of 2 December 2013
| A# | C# | Pos. | Player | DoB | As of 2012–13 | 2013–14 | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | – | DF | Carlos Turcios |
3 February 1993 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | – | DF | Brayan García |
26 May 1993 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | – | MF | Ramón Amador |
23 January 1994 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | – | GK | Harold Fonseca |
8 October 1993 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | – | FW | Arnold Meléndez |
23 August 1994 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 49 | – | DF | Joshua Nieto |
3 September 1994 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Results edit
Preseason and friendlies edit
| 29 June 2013 Friendly | Motagua | 2–0 |  Real Estelí | Estadio Marcelo Tinoco |
Discua  30' (pen.)Welcome 78' |
LaPrensa.hn | Referee: Saíd Martínez |
| 7 July 2013 Friendly | Comayagua | 1–5 | Motagua | Estadio Carlos Miranda |
| Meza 57' |
44' (pen.) Discua ?' Figueroa 77' (o.g.) Raudales ?' Padilla 88' Hernández |
| 13 July 2013 Friendly | León Libertador | 1–5 | Motagua | Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos |
| Coello |
Norales Gutiérrez Valladares Welcome |
| 17 July 2013 Friendly | Motagua | 2–0 | Pumas San Isidro | Estadio Birichiche |
| Hernández Gutiérrez |
| 20 July 2013 Friendly | Honduras | 2–2 | Motagua | Estadio Humberto Micheletti |
| 50' 60' Welcome |
| 27 July 2013 Friendly | Marathón | 0–1 | Motagua | Estadio Carlos Miranda |
| 35' Norales |
Attendance: ~150 |
| 31 July 2013 Friendly | Alianza | 0–0 | Motagua | Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González |
| 30 December 2013 Friendly | Motagua | 5–1 | Atlético Independiente | Complejo Pedro Atala |
| Castillo Figueroa Sosa Crisanto Varela |
| 5 January 2014 Friendly | Comayagua | 0–3 | Motagua | Estadio Carlos Miranda |
| Castillo |
Apertura edit
| 11 August 2013 Round 1 | Deportes Savio | 1–0 | Motagua | Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes |
| Lasso 27' |
Soccerway | Attendance: 1,349 Referee: Orlando Hernández |
| 14 August 2013 Round 2 | Motagua | 4–2 | Vida | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Welcome 10' 28' Varela 59'Oseguera 90+4' |
Soccerway | 24' Castillo 90+1' Quioto |
Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Erick Andino |
| 18 August 2013 Round 3 | Marathón | 1–1 | Motagua | Estadio Yankel Rosenthal |
| Flores 35' |
Soccerway | 12' Valladares |
Attendance: 2,309 Referee: Manuel Zelaya |
| 25 August 2013 Round 4 | Motagua | 3–3 | Real Sociedad | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Discua 32' Figueroa 35'Lombardi 53' |
Soccerway | 62' (pen.) González 79' Munguía 87' Zelaya |
Attendance: 4,341 Referee: Geoby Martínez |
| 1 September 2013 Round 5 | Olimpia | 2–1 | Motagua | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Bermúdez 10' Mejía 34' |
Soccerway | 66' Discua |
Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Raúl Castro |
| 8 September 2013 Round 6 | Parrillas One | 1–2 | Motagua | Estadio León Gómez |
| Parham 74' |
Soccerway | 44' Lombardi 60' Discua |
Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Armando Castro |
| 18 September 2013 Round 7 | Motagua | 2–1 | Real España | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Montes 45+2' Varela 55' |
Soccerway | 33' Rodas |
Attendance: 3,228 Referee: Miguel Torres |
| 22 September 2013 Round 8 | Victoria | 3–2 | Motagua | Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Elvir 28' Hoyos 57' 90'Ortiz  |
Soccerway | 16' Varela 29' Lombardi |
Attendance: 822 Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 29 September 2013 Round 9 | Motagua | 2–2 | Platense | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Welcome 33' 77' |
Soccerway | 62' (pen.) 72' de León |
Attendance: 2,937 Referee: Erick Andino |
| 2 October 2013 Round 10 | Motagua | 0–1 | Deportes Savio | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Soccerway | 90+1' (pen.) Fortín |
Attendance: 990 Referee: Ronald Hernández |
| 6 October 2013 Round 11 | Vida | 2–1 | Motagua | Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Castillo 10' Montero 29' |
Soccerway | 36' (pen.) Lombardi |
Attendance: 1,131 Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
| 13 October 2013 Round 12 | Motagua | 3–2 | Marathón | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Welcome 6' Padilla 55'Oseguera 72' |
Soccerway | 12' Berríos 90+1' Osorio |
Referee: Orlando Hernández |
| 20 October 2013 Round 13 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Motagua | Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón |
| Clark 34' |
Soccerway | 84' (pen.) Discua |
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
| 27 October 2013 Round 14 | Motagua | 2–1 | Olimpia | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Lombardi 46' Varela 69' |
Soccerway | 80' Bruschi |
Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
| 30 October 2013 Round 15 | Motagua | 0–0 | Parrillas One | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Soccerway | Referee: Jorge Topete |
| 3 November 2013 Round 16 | Real España | 2–0 | Motagua | Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| Cardozo 20' (pen.) Martínez 65' |
Soccerway | Referee: Armando Castro |
| 6 November 2013 Round 17 | Motagua | 1–1 | Victoria | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Discua 70' |
Soccerway | 30' (pen.) Guaita |
Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
| 10 November 2013 Round 18 | Platense | 1–0 | Motagua | Estadio Excélsior |
| García 11' |
Soccerway | Referee: Erick Andino |
Clausura edit
| 12 January 2014 Round 1 | Deportes Savio | 0–1 | Motagua | Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes |
| Soccerway | 19' Mayorquín |
Attendance: 1,297 Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
| 19 January 2014 Round 2 | Motagua | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Estadio Carlos Miranda |
| Izaguirre 14' |
Soccerway | Attendance: 5,190 Referee: Geovanny Mendoza |
| 25 January 2014 Round 3 | Marathón | 3–3 | Motagua | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| Reyes 15' Mejía 57'Martínez 81' |
Soccerway | 31' Discua 49' Varela 88' (pen.) Castillo |
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
| 29 January 2014 Round 4 | Motagua | 0–0 | Platense | Estadio Carlos Miranda |
| Soccerway | Referee: Orlando Hernández |
| 2 February 2014 Round 5 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Motagua | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Soccerway | Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 5 February 2014 Round 6 | Victoria | 1–0 | Motagua | Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Castro 88' (o.g.) |
Soccerway | Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
| 9 February 2014 Round 7 | Motagua | 1–1 | Real España | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Castillo 38' |
Soccerway | 81' Alemán |
Referee: Mario Moncada |
| 15 February 2014 Round 8 | Vida | 0–1 | Motagua | Estadio Nilmo Edwards |
| Soccerway | 28' Varela |
Referee: Raúl Castro |
| 23 February 2014 Round 9 | Motagua | 0–2 | Parrillas One | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Soccerway | 86' Estupiñán 90+4' Córdoba |
Referee: Manuel Zelaya |
| 2 March 2014 Round 10 | Motagua | 1–0 | Deportes Savio | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Varela 38' |
Soccerway | Referee: Erick Andino |
| 9 March 2014 Round 11 | Real Sociedad | 3–2 | Motagua | Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón |
| R. Martínez 42' H. Martínez 66'Zelaya 78' |
Soccerway | 15' Discua 87' Castillo |
Referee: Miguel Torres |
| 15 March 2014 Round 12 | Motagua | 1–1 | Marathón | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Castillo 19' |
Soccerway | 56' (pen.) Berríos |
Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 19 March 2014 Round 13 | Platense | 0–1 | Motagua | Estadio Excélsior |
| Soccerway | 80' Lombardi |
Referee: Miguel Torres |
| 23 March 2014 Round 14 | Motagua | 0–1 | Olimpia | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Soccerway | 81' Lozano |
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
| 26 March 2014 Round 15 | Motagua | 3–0 | Victoria | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Castillo 39' Lombardi 54' 64' |
Soccerway | Referee: Orlando Hernández |
| 29 March 2014 Round 16 | Real España | 2–0 | Motagua | Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| Alemán 35' Róchez 90+2' |
Soccerway | Referee: Saíd Martínez |
| 6 April 2014 Round 17 | Motagua | 3–1 | Vida | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Lombardi 36' Valle 46' (o.g.)Sosa 48' |
Soccerway | 81' Alba |
Referee: Óscar Moncada |
| 13 April 2014 Round 18 | Parrillas One | 1–2 | Motagua | Estadio León Gómez |
| Córdoba 29' |
Soccerway | 3' Padilla 90' López |
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza |
| 16 April 2014 Playoff | Marathón | 2–1 | Motagua | Estadio Francisco Morazán |
| Espinoza 24' Guevara 78' |
Soccerway | 42' Elvir |
Referee: Saíd Martínez |
| 20 April 2014 Playoff | Motagua | 0–0 | Marathón | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| Soccerway | Referee: Manuel Zelaya |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Diez.hn – El martes se define el futuro en Motagua[permanent dead link] – 21 April 2013
- ^ LaTribuna.hn – Vidaković, el nuevo entrenador de Motagua Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine – 20 May 2013
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Vídeo: "Mi corazón sólo late por vos" el nuevo himno del Motagua – 19 September 2013
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Risto Vidakovic, despedido del Motagua – 6 November 2013
- ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Luis Castro, primer fichaje del Motagua – 14 May 2013
- ^ Tiempo.hn – El salvadoreño Isidro Gutiérrez ficha con el Motagua Archived 2013-06-15 at archive.today – 15 May 2013
- ^ Diez.hn – Juan Pablo Montes logra acuerdo con Motagua Archived 2013-06-30 at archive.today – 15 May 2013
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Motagua presentó al "Gato" Canales Archived 2013-06-15 at archive.today – 14 June 2013
- ^ Motagua.com – ORLIN PERALTA FIRMA 3 AÑOS CON MOTAGUA – 26 June 2013
- ^ Diez.hn – OFICIAL: Motagua ficha a volante uruguayo – 4 July 2013
- ^ Tiempo.hn – José Pablo Varela: "Keosseian me habló bien de Honduras"[permanent dead link] – 25 July 2013
- ^ Diez.hn – "No es un retroceso jugar en Motagua" Archived 2013-08-14 at archive.today – 13 August 2013
- ^ Motagua.com – Wilmer Crisanto firma con el Ciclón – 27 November 2013
- ^ Motagua.com – Wilmer Crisanto firma con el Ciclón – 2 December 2013
- ^ RadioAmericahn.net – Motagua compra un goleador al Vida: Rubilio Castillo – 4 December 2013
- ^ Diez.hn – Eduardo Sosa firmaría por un año con Motagua – 5 December 2013
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Reinieri Mayorquín firmó por un año con Motagua – 9 December 2013
- ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Víctor Ortiz: "Motagua es un gran reto para mí" – 16 December 2013
- ^ LaTribuna.hn – Irving Reyna a Motagua Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine – 26 December 2013