2025–26 F.C. Motagua season

Motagua
2025–26 season
ChairmanEduardo Atala
ManagersDiego Vásquez
Javier López
StadiumEstadio Nacional
Apertura9th
CONCACAF Central American CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: multiple (1)
All: Cabrera (2)
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2025.

The 2025–26 season will be F.C. Motagua's 79th season in existence and the club's 60th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[1]

Overview

The club will try to improve their 2024–25 season where they won one out of four tournaments they competed on. On 11 August, DT Diego Vásquez was sacked due to poor results and was replaced by Javier López.[2]

Kits

The 2025–26 home, away and third kits were published on 11 July.[3]

Manufacturer Main sponsor
Joma Pepsi
Home
Away
Alternative
Goalkeeper

Players

Transfers in

Player Contract date Moving from
Honduras Luís Ortíz 12 May 2025 Honduras Marathón[4]
Honduras Luís Crisanto 24 May 2025 Honduras Juticalpa[5]
Colombia Wilmar Jordán 12 June 2025 India Chennaiyin[6]
Honduras Luís Meléndez 12 June 2025 Honduras Juticalpa[7]
Honduras Yoel Castillo 14 June 2025 Honduras Parrillas One[8]
Uruguay Maicol Cabrera 11 May 1996 India Rajasthan United[9]

Transfers out

Player Released date Moving to
Argentina Jonathan Rougier 22 May 2025 TBD[10]
Honduras Walter Martínez 24 May 2025 Honduras Victoria[11]
Argentina Rodrigo Auzmendi 1 June 2025 Argentina Banfield[12]
Argentina Diego Ledesma 3 June 2025 TBD[13]
Honduras Yeison Mejía 9 June 2025 Honduras Olancho[14]
Honduras Héctor Castellanos 9 June 2025 TBD[15]
Honduras Edwin Maldonado 17 June 2025 Honduras Génesis[16]
Honduras Alfred Jervis 23 June 2025 Honduras Choloma[17]

Squad

As of 17 August 2025
  • Only league matches into account
No. Pos. Player name Date of birth and age Games played Goals scored
< 24/25 25/26 Total < 24/25 25/26 Total
1 GK Honduras Daniel Paguada (2005-10-10)10 October 2005 (aged 19) 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Uruguay Sebastián Cardozo (1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 29) 33 4 37 2 0 2
3 DF Honduras Carlos Meléndez (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 27) 84 0 84 6 0 6
4 MF Honduras Luis Vega (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 23) 55 0 55 7 0 7
5 MF Honduras Óscar Padilla (1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 32) 15 1 16 1 1 2
6 DF Honduras Riky Zapata (1997-11-23)23 November 1997 (aged 27) 53 3 56 1 0 1
7 MF Panama Jorge Serrano (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 27) 48 4 52 5 0 5
8 MF Honduras Denis Meléndez (1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 29) 50 4 54 3 0 3
9 FW Colombia Wilmar Jordán (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 34) 0 1 1 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina Rodrigo Gómez (1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 32) 54 3 57 5 1 6
11 FW Uruguay Maicol Cabrera (1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 29) 0 4 4 0 1 1
12 MF Honduras Raúl Santos (1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 32) 238 4 242 7 1 8
14 MF Honduras Carlos Argueta (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 26) 61 3 64 4 0 4
15 MF Honduras Yoel Castillo (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 (aged 24) 0 1 1 0 0 0
16 FW Honduras Edwin Munguía (2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 19) 3 0 3 0 0 0
17 DF Honduras Jhen Portillo (2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 22) 33 3 36 0 0 0
21 MF Honduras Luís Meléndez (2000-01-26)26 January 2000 (aged 25) 0 2 2 0 0 0
22 GK Honduras Luís Ortíz (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 27) 0 1 1 0 0 0
23 MF Honduras Jonathan Núñez (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 23) 106 2 108 3 1 4
24 FW Honduras Antony García (2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 20) 7 0 7 0 0 0
25 GK Honduras Marlon Licona (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 34) 173 3 176 0 0 0
26 DF Honduras Luís Crisanto (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 (aged 25) 0 4 4 0 0 0
27 MF Honduras Jefryn Macías (2004-01-02)2 January 2004 (aged 21) 12 4 16 0 0 0
31 GK Honduras John Turcios (2001-10-01)1 October 2001 (aged 23) 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Honduras Emilio Izaguirre (2008-09-22)22 September 2008 (aged 16) 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Honduras Giancarlos Sacaza (2004-01-18)18 January 2004 (aged 21) 19 3 22 1 0 1
35 DF Honduras Cristopher Meléndez (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 27) 160 1 161 5 0 5
38 FW Honduras Mathías Vásquez (2006-12-15)15 December 2006 (aged 18) 17 4 21 7 0 7
42 MF Honduras Jonathan Argueta (2007-08-10)10 August 2007 (aged 17) 11 1 12 1 0 1
43 MF Honduras José Oyuela (2008-11-22)22 November 2008 (aged 16) 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Honduras Cristopher Flores (2005-04-21)21 April 2005 (aged 20) 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 FW Honduras Aarón Barrios (2004-10-19)19 October 2004 (aged 20) 13 0 13 0 0 0
51 MF Honduras Jordan García (2006-03-31)31 March 2006 (aged 19) 4 0 4 0 0 0
77 MF Honduras Carlos Mejía (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 25) 135 4 139 15 0 15
Managers Argentina Diego Vásquez (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 53) 26 November 2023 – 11 August 2025
Spain Javier López (1975-08-29)29 August 1975 (aged 49) 11 August 2025 –

Goalkeeper's action

As of 17 August 2025
Goalkeeper Years evaluated Games Goals Per.
Honduras Marlon Licona 2010–2017, 2018–2023, 2024–present 176 194 1.102
Honduras Luís Ortíz 2025–present 1 3 3.000

International caps

As of 1 July 2025

This is a list of players that were playing for Motagua during the 2024–25 season and were called to represent Honduras at different international competitions.

Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

Preseason and friendlies

9 July 2025 Friendly Tela 1–3 Motagua Tela
16:00 10' 14' Meléndez
37' Padilla
71' Munguía		 Stadium: Estadio León Gómez
Referee:
Starting XI
11 July 2025 Friendly Motagua 3–0 Olimpia Houston, United States
21:00 CST Vásquez 50' 80'
Meléndez 62'		 Stadium: Panther Stadium
Referee: Diego Montaño (MEX)
Starting XI

Apertura

Week 1 Bye
26 July 2025 Week 2 Génesis PN 2–1 Motagua La Paz
15:00 Tejeda 62'
Paz 82'		 Report 90' Padilla Stadium: Estadio Roberto Suazo Córdova
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Starting XI
  • 25 – Licona
  • 2 – Cardozo
  • 5 – Padilla
  • 7 – Serrano
  • 8 – Meléndez downward-facing red arrow 75'
  • 9 – Jordán downward-facing red arrow 60'
  • 12 – Santos
  • 17 – Portillo downward-facing red arrow 75'
  • 26 – Crisanto
  • 27 – Macías downward-facing red arrow 46'
  • 42 – Argueta downward-facing red arrow 46'
  • Substitutes
  • 21 – Meléndez upward-facing green arrow 46'
  • 77 – Mejía upward-facing green arrow 46'
  • 38 – Vásquez upward-facing green arrow 60'
  • 6 – Zapata upward-facing green arrow 75'
  • 11 – Cabrera upward-facing green arrow 75'
Note: All Wilmar Jordán, Luís Crisanto, Luís Meléndez and Maicol Cabrera made their league debuts.
2 August 2025 Week 3 Motagua 0–2 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
17:15 Report 14' Montiel
78' Elis		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Armando Castro
Starting XI
  • 25 – Licona
  • 2 – Cardozo
  • 6 – Zapata downward-facing red arrow 46'
  • 7 – Serrano
  • 8 – Meléndez downward-facing red arrow 80'
  • 10 – Gómez
  • 12 – Santos
  • 26 – Crisanto downward-facing red arrow 61'
  • 34 – Sacaza
  • 38 – Vásquez downward-facing red arrow 62'
  • 77 – Mejía downward-facing red arrow 71'
  • Substitutes
  • 17 – Portillo upward-facing green arrow 46'
  • 14 – Argueta upward-facing green arrow 61'
  • 11 – Cabrera upward-facing green arrow 62'
  • 27 – Macías upward-facing green arrow 71'
  • 21 – Meléndez upward-facing green arrow 80'
9 August 2025 Week 4 Olancho 3–1 Motagua Danlí
19:30 Almendárez 41'
de Olivera 44' 90+2'		 Report 64' Cabrera Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Arlington Escobar
Starting XI
Note: Maicol Cabrera scored his first league goal. Yoel Castillo made his league debut.
17 August 2025 Week 5 Motagua 3–3 Marathón Tegucigalpa
19:30 Núñez 33'
Santos 55'
Gómez 60'		 Report 21' Figueroa
29' 51' Vega		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Jefferson Escobar
Starting XI
Note: Luís Ortíz made his league debut.
23 August 2025 Week 6 Victoria v Motagua La Ceiba
19:30 Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
31 August 2025 Week 7 Motagua v Real España Tegucigalpa
19:30 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
11 September 2025 Week 8 Choloma v Motagua Choloma
17:15 Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras

Clausura

CONCACAF Central American Cup

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup

F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup as winners of the 2024–25 Apertura domestic league.

29 July 2025 Group C Verdes Belize 1–4 Honduras Motagua Belmopan, Belize
18:00 López 83' Report 16' Mejía
21' Serrano
55' Santos
85' Munguía		 Stadium: FFB Stadium
Referee: Waldir García (SLV)
Starting XI
Note: All Wilmar Jordán, Edwin Munguía and Maicol Cabrera made their international debuts. Both Jorge Serrano and Edwin Munguía scored their first international goals.
5 August 2025 Group C Motagua Honduras 2–1 Panama Independiente Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 Gómez 55' (pen.)
Cabrera 57'		 Report 71' Valverde Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Cristhofer Corado (GUA)
Starting XI
  • 25 – Licona
  • 2 – Cardozo
  • 6 – Zapata downward-facing red arrow 46'
  • 7 – Serrano downward-facing red arrow 68'
  • 8 – Meléndez downward-facing red arrow 46'
  • 10 – Gómez downward-facing red arrow 78'
  • 11 – Cabrera
  • 12 – Santos
  • 34 – Sacaza
  • 35 – Meléndez
  • 77 – Mejía downward-facing red arrow 78'
  • Substitutes
  • 17 – Portillo upward-facing green arrow 46'
  • 27 – Macías upward-facing green arrow 46'
  • 5 – Padilla upward-facing green arrow 68'
  • 14 – Argueta upward-facing green arrow 78'
  • 21 – Meléndez upward-facing green arrow 78'
Note: Maicol Cabrera scored his first international goal. Luís Meléndez made his international debut.
14 August 2025 Group C Motagua Honduras 0–0 Costa Rica Cartaginés Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 2,447
Referee: Guido González (USA)
Starting XI
Note: Both Luís Ortíz and Luís Crisanto made their international debuts.
26 August 2025 Group C Saprissa Costa Rica v Honduras Motagua San José, Costa Rica
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Statistics

As of 17 August 2025
Competition GP GW GD GL GF GA GD CS SG Per
Liga Nacional 4 0 1 3 5 10 –5 0 1 8.33%
CONCACAF Central American Cup 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 1 1 77.78%
Others 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 1 0 100.00%
Totals 9 4 2 3 17 13 +4 2 2 51.85%

References

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