Draft:1965–66 C.D. Motagua season

Motagua
1965–66 season
Manager	Ernesto Henríquez
Stadium	Estadio Nacional
1965–66	9th
Top goalscorer	League: Berríos (5); All: Berríos (5)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →
	All statistics correct as of 16 January 1966.

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The 1965–66 season was F.C. Motagua's 19th season in existence and the club's first season in the professional era.^[1]

Overview

Under the management of coach Ernesto Henríquez, the club was selected as one of the first ten teams to participate in the first ever professional football season in Honduras.

Players

Squad

As of 16 January 1966

Only league matches into account

No.	Pos.	Player name	Date of birth and age	Games played			Goals scored
				< 64/65	65/66	Total	< 64/65	65/66	Total
–	GK	Porfirio Canales	—	0	–	–	0	0	0
–	–	Jacobo Godoy	—	0	–	–	0	1	1
–	–	Nelson Benavídez	—	0	–	–	0	0	0
–	DF	Alfonso Navarro	—	0	–	–	0	0	0
–	–	Marcos Banegas	—	0	–	–	0	0	0
–	–	Fermín Navarro	—	0	–	–	0	1	1
–	–	Héctor Chávez	—	0	–	–	0	1	1
–	–	Mario García	—	0	–	–	0	0	0
–	–	Francisco Martínez	—	0	–	–	0	1	1
–	–	Amado Castillo	—	0	–	–	0	3	3
–	–	Elio Banegas	—	0	–	–	0	2	2
–	–	Fausto Shan	—	0	–	–	0	0	0
–	–	Marcio Ramos	—	0	–	–	0	0	0
–	–	Jorge Berríos	—	0	–	–	0	5	5
Manager		Ernesto Henríquez	—	18 July 1965 –

Results

All times are local CST unless stated otherwise

League

18 July 1965 Week 1	Vida	4–1	Motagua	La Ceiba
	Garden 64' Brooks 75' 82' Blanco 85'		9' Castillo	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Referee: Raúl Cubas Starting XI – Canales – Godoy – Benavídez – Navarro – Banegas – Navarro – Chávez – García – Martínez – Castillo – Banegas Substitutes – Shan – Ramos
Note: Amado Castillo became the first ever club's scorer in the professional era.

25 July 1965 Week 2	Motagua	1–1	Troya	Tegucigalpa
	Martínez		Martínez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: Francisco Martínez scored his first goal for the club.

1 August 1965 Week 3	Marathón	2–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
	Rivera Maldonado			Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

8 August 1965 Week 4	Olimpia	3–0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
	Suazo Rosales Taylor			Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: This was the first ever professional era Honduran Superclásico.

15 August 1965 Week 5	Motagua	0–2	Platense	Tegucigalpa
			Garay Doblado	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

22 August 1965 Week 6	Motagua	0–1	Honduras	Tegucigalpa
			Millares	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

29 August 1965 Week 7	Motagua	0–2	Atlético Español	Tegucigalpa
			Cárdenas Gómez	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

5 September 1965 Week 8	España	0–2	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
			Banegas	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Note: This was the first ever F.C. Motagua's victory in Liga Nacional. Elio Banegas became the top professional era scorer scoring two goals.

12 September 1965 Week 9	La Salle	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
			Castillo	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Note: With his goal, Amado Castillo tied Elio Banegas as the top club's scorer with two goals.

12 October 1965 Week 10	Platense	2–0	Motagua	Puerto Cortés
				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

17 October 1965 Week 11	Troya	2–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
			Godoy	Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: Jacobo Godoy scored his first goal with the club.

24 October 1965 Week 12	Motagua	1–1	España	Tegucigalpa
	Berríos			Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: Jorge Berríos scored his first goal with the club.

14 November 1965 Week 13	Atlético Español	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa
			Berríos	Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: With his goal, Jorge Berríos tied Amado Castillo and Elio Banegas as the top club's scorer with two goals.

21 November 1965 Week 14	Motagua	4–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa
	Berríos Castillo Chávez			Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: Jorge Berríos became the solo club's top scorer with 4 goals. This was F.C. Motagua's largest victory in Liga Nacional.

5 December 1965 Week 15	Motagua	0–1	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

12 December 1965 Week 16	Motagua	2–0	La Salle	Tegucigalpa
	Navarro Berríos			Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: Fermín Navarro scored his first goal with the club.

26 December 1965 Week 17	Motagua	0–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

16 January 1966 Week 18	Honduras	1–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula
				Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

Statistics

As of 16 January 1966

Competition	GP	GW	GD	GL	GF	GA	GD	CS	SG	Per
Liga Nacional	18	3	4	11	14	27	–13	3	9	24.07%
Totals	18	3	4	11	14	27	–13	3	9	24.07%

References

^ "Honduras 1965/66". RSSSF.org. RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

External links

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[1] "Honduras 1965/66". RSSSF.org. RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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v t e F.C. Motagua
Founded in 1928 Based in Tegucigalpa
Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Reserve team	F.C. Motagua Reserves
Players and managers	Players Managers
Rivalries	Honduran Superclásico Motagua–Real España football rivalry Clásico de las M's
Grounds	Campo La Isla (1928–1948) Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés (1948–)
Others	Records and statistics Copa Ciclón
Honors (29)
Liga Nacional (18)	1968–69 1970–71 1973–74 1978–79 1991–92 1997–98 A 1997–98 C 1999–00 A 1999–00 C 2001–02 A 2006–07 A 2010–11 C 2014–15 A 2016–17 A 2016–17 C 2018–19 A 2018–19 C 2021–22 C
Honduran Cup (1)	1968
Honduran Supercup (2)	1999 2017
UNCAF Interclub Cup (1)	2007
Amateur League (2)	1948 1950–51
Francisco Morazán Major League (5)	1947 1948 1950 1951 1954
Website: www.motagua.com

v t e 1965–66 in Honduran football
« 1964–65 1966–67 » 1 July 1965–30 June 1966
Domestic leagues	Liga Nacional Liga Mayor
CONCACAF club competitions	CONCACAF Champions' Cup Not played
Related to national teams	Results
Club seasons
Liga Nacional	Atlético Español España Honduras La Salle Marathón Motagua Olimpia Platense Troya Vida