Motagua

1997–98 season
Chairman	Eduardo Atala
Manager	Ramón Maradiaga
Apertura	Winners
Clausura	Winners
Cup	Runners-up
Grandes de Centroamérica	Group stage
Home colours Away colours
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran football league was divided into two halves, Apertura and Clausura. Motagua was capable to win both tournaments, having achieved the first bi-championship in their history.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player – GK  ARG Diego Vásquez – GK  HON Hugo Caballero – GK  HON Noel Valladares – DF  HON Hernaín Arzú – DF  HON Reynaldo Clavasquín – DF  HON Iván Guerrero – DF  HON Elmer Montoya – DF  HON Júnior Izaguirre – DF  HON Ninrrol Medina – DF  HON Milton Reyes – DF  HON José Romero – MF  HON Mario Chirinos – MF  HON Juan Coello – MF  HON Amado Guevara

No. Pos. Nation Player – MF  HON Luis Guifarro – MF  COL Carlos Bacca – MF  ARG Ariel Leyes – MF  HON Óscar Lagos – MF  HON Juan Raudales – MF  HON Níguel Zúniga – MF  HON German Rodríguez – FW  HON Presley Carson – FW  HON Marlon Hernández – FW  HON Jairo Martínez – FW  COL Roberto Asprilla – FW  HON Francisco Ramírez – FW  BRA Ottavio Santana

Source:^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Platense[a]	20	12	2	6	42	26	+16	38	Qualified to the Final round
2	Motagua	20	10	7	3	23	17	+6	37
3	Olimpia	20	9	9	2	33	21	+12	36
4	Marathón	20	8	8	4	30	24	+6	32
5	Real España	20	8	8	4	30	26	+4	32

• Motagua 1–1 Real España on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season record.

• Motagua 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season record.

• Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player – GK  ARG Diego Vásquez – GK  HON Hugo Caballero – GK  HON Noel Valladares – DF  HON Hernaín Arzú – DF  HON Reynaldo Clavasquín – DF  HON Iván Guerrero – DF  HON Elmer Montoya – DF  HON Júnior Izaguirre – DF  HON Ninrrol Medina – DF  HON Milton Reyes – DF  HON José Romero – MF  HON Mario Chirinos

No. Pos. Nation Player – MF  HON Juan Coello – MF  HON Amado Guevara – MF  HON Luis Guifarro – MF  ARG Ariel Leyes – MF  HON Óscar Lagos – MF  HON Juan Raudales – MF  HON German Rodríguez – FW  HON Presley Carson – FW  HON Marlon Hernández – FW  HON Jairo Martínez – FW  HON Francisco Ramírez

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	20	13	7	0	46	15	+31	46	Qualified to the Final round
2	Motagua	20	14	4	2	39	15	+24	46
3	Platense	20	8	8	4	36	30	+6	32
4	Marathón	20	7	9	4	29	28	+1	30
5	Real Maya	20	8	4	8	26	27	−1	28

• Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.

• Motagua won 5–4 on aggregate.

• Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

• Comunicaciones 0–0 Motagua on aggregate score; Motagua won 4–3 on penalty shootouts.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saprissa	6	2	3	1	6	3	+3	11[a]	Qualified to Semifinals
2	Real España	5	2	3	0	2	0	+2	11[b]
3	Aurora	5	0	3	2	2	6	−4	5[c]
4	Motagua	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1	3

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