1968–69 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua 1968–69 Juan ColecchioAmérico BrunnerRodolfo Godoy Manager Pedro Atala Simón Chairman League Winner Cup Winner Abrussezze (16) 082567 082567 082567 082567 082567 _whitestripes 082567 082567 082567 082567 082567 1967–68 1969–70 25 September 2011 The 1968–69 C.D. Motagua season was F.C. Motagua's 4th season in the Honduran Liga Nacional and the 18th overall. Motagua was able to achieve both domestic League and Cup, thus becoming the first Honduran club to win a double. League 1968–69 Honduran Liga Nacional After three seasons of poor performance, the club strengthened its squad with well talented Brazilian players, one of them being Roberto Abrussezze who finished top goal-scorer at the end of the season. On 9 March 1969, Motagua secured its first ever professional national championship in the 1–1 draw against all-time archrivals C.D. Olimpia; that result made them unreachable in the standings.Motagua.com – Historia – Parte 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415124552/http://motagua.com/web/historia/parte1/ 2012-04-15 – 19 February 2008 Squad All data is updated prior the beginning of the season. No. Pos. Player DoB Caps Goals 1 GK NCA Salvador Dubois 1968 4 7 1935 8 16 yes – 0 2 DF HON Lenard Welsh 1968 4 7 1935 11 13 yes – – 3 DF HON Marco Banegas – – – 4 DF HON Elio Banegas – – – 5 DF HON Roberto Jerez – – – 6 FW BRA Abrussezze 1968 4 7 1948 3 29 yes – – 7 FW BRA Geraldo Baptista – – – 8 MF HON Pedro Colón – – – 9 – HON Fermín Navarro – – – 10 FW HON Óscar Hernández 1968 4 7 1950 6 10 yes – – 11 DF HON Nelson Benavídez – – – 12 – HON Julio Meza – – – 13 DF HON Alfonso Navarro – – – 14 – BRA Yaponá de Souza – 0 0 15 FW BRA Pedro da Silva – 0 0 16 – HON Jesús Castillo – – – 17 MF HON Rubén Guifarro 1968 4 7 1946 10 15 yes – – 18 FW HON Mario Blandón – 0 0 19 – Rino Fanconi – – – 20 – HON Mariano Godoy – – – 21 – HON Juan Ramos – – – 22 – HON Marco González – – – 23 – BRA Linauro di Paula – 0 0 Transfer in No. Jersey number Pos. Position Player Moving from 7 FW BRA Geraldo Baptista – 14 – BRA Yaponá de Souza – 15 FW BRA Pedro da Silva – 18 FW HON Mario Blandón none 23 FW BRA Linauro di Paula – Transfer out Standings MOT Matches Friendlies 13 October 1968 CST Friendly Motagua HON 1–1 MEX Guadalajara Hernández 1 22 o.g. de Souza Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino D Y 17 October 1968 CST Friendly Motagua HON 0–0 MEX León Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino D Y 12 December 1968 CST Friendly 1968 Copa Amistad Motagua 1–0 Atlético Indio Artica 42 Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino W Y 15 December 1968 CST Friendly 1968 Copa Amistad Motagua HON 1–1 MEX Pachuca Banegas 5 22 dos Santos Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino D Y 17 December 1968 CST Friendly 1968 Copa Amistad Motagua 1–0 Olimpia Banegas 50 Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino W Y 25 May 1969 CST Friendly Motagua HON 0–1 MEX Necaxa Frías Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino L Y Regular season Some matches missing, will include when available. 7 April 1968 16:00 CST Week 1 Motagua 1–0 Platense Abrussezze Tegucigalpa Estadio Nacional W Y 18 April 1968 CST Week 2 Motagua 2–1 Marathón Abrussezze Banegas Tegucigalpa Estadio Nacional W Y 21 April 1968 CST Week 3 España 1–1 Motagua da Silva San Pedro Sula Estadio General Francisco Morazán D Y Pedro da Silva scored his first goal for the club. 23 May 1968 16:00 CST Round 7 Motagua 1–0 Olimpia Cárcamo ? o.g. Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino W Y 16 June 1968 16:00 CST Round ? Motagua 1–1 España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino D Y 11 August 1968 CST Round ? Marathón 2–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés Estadio Francisco Morazán D Y 18 August 1968 CST Round ? Victoria 0–3 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida Estadio Nilmo Edwards W Y 8 September 1968 16:00 CST Round 16 Olimpia 0–2 Motagua Hernández Abrussezze Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino W Y 9 March 1969 16:00 CST Round ? Motagua 1–1 http://www.latribuna.hn/2019/03/13/se-cumplieron-50-anos-del-primer-titulo-azul Olimpia Abrussezze Gómez Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Tomás ÁlvarezStarting XI 1 – Dubois 2 – Welsh 3 – Banegas 6 – Abrussezze 7 – Baptista 10 – Hernández 11 – Benavídez 12 – Meza 13 – Navarro 15 – da Silva 17 – Guifarro Substitutes 5 – Jerez D Y 23 March 1969 CST Round ? Motagua 0–1 Honduras Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino L Y CST Round ? Motagua 3–2 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino W Y CST Round ? Motagua 0–1 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino L Y CST Round ? Platense 0–4 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés Estadio Excélsior W Y Cup 1968 Honduran Cup The 1968 Honduran Cup was the first knock-out tournament played in Honduran football, Motagua were seeded in Group A along Atlético Indio, C.D. Atlético Español, C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Victoria from which they advanced to the semifinals; once there, they faced Atlético Indio who defeated 1–0. On 22 December 1968, Motagua captured its first official cup by overcoming C.D. España on penalty shoot-outs in the final match at Estadio General Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula. Matches Group A Semifinal Semifinal 19 December 1968 Motagua 1–0 Atlético Indio Baptista 55 Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino W Y Final Final 22 December 1968 España 2–2 1–2 Motagua Greenech 59 65 44 Baptista61 Godoy San Pedro Sula Estadio General Francisco Morazán D Y Hidalgo Banegas References External links Motagua Official Website Category:F.C. Motagua seasons Motagua Motagua Category:20th century in Tegucigalpa