Motagua–Real España football rivalry

C.D. Motagua – Real C.D. España
Statistics

First meeting	España 0–2 Motagua (15 September 1965)
Latest meeting	Real España 2–2 Motagua (5 November 2016)
Next meeting	TBA
Meetings total	213
All-time series (Liga Nacional only)	75–68–70 Motagua
Largest victory	Motagua 7–1 Real España (14 November 2015)

Motagua vs. Real España, is a classic football match played between C.D. Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Real C.D. España from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams from Honduras. The Motagua–Real España classic is not as fierce as the other two already mentioned as these both teams have a good relationship with each other from the players, to the board and the fans. However, they had played six intense league finals, three won by each side. These two teams played the first ever final in Liga Nacional in the 1974–75 season.^[1]

The finals

C.D. Motagua and Real C.D. España had played six finals since the beginning of the Professional League in 1965–66, 3 won by each side.

1974–75

Main article: 1974–75 Honduran Liga Nacional

22 December 1974 1st leg	Motagua	0–1	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST			86' Pavón	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Porfirio Guerra

España won 1–0 on aggregate. Played in one leg.

1976–77

Main article: 1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional

5 December 1976 1st leg	Motagua	0–0	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Porfirio Guerra

12 December 1976 2nd leg	España	4–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 CST	Soto 11' Yearwood 66' Ferreira 81' Bailey 89'		72' Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 14,000 (L. 55,800.92) Referee: Carlos Ortiz

España won 4–1 on aggregate.

1978–79

Main article: 1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional

25 January 1979 1st leg	Motagua	1–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
CST	Bernárdez			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

28 January 1979 2nd leg	Real España	1–4	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
CST	Bailey		Reyes Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

1990–91

Main article: 1990–91 Honduran Liga Nacional

10 February 1991 1st leg	Motagua	0–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

16 February 1991 2nd leg	Real España	2–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 CST	Smith		Murillo	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Real España won 2–1 on aggregate.

1991–92

Main article: 1991–92 Honduran Liga Nacional

29 February 1992 1st leg	Real España	0–0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 CST				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

5 March 1992 2nd leg	Motagua	1–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 CST	Ávila 63'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 32,299 Referee: Gonzalo Tejada

Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

1997–98

Main article: 1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional

15 April 1998 1st leg	Real España	0–3	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 CST			21' Ramírez 55' Lagos 89' Guevara	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

18 April 1998 2nd leg	Motagua	2–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 CST	Ramírez 20' Guevara 32'		26' Morales	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

Head to Head

As of 5 November 2016

At Tegucigalpa


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motagua	105	47	31	27	132	92	+40	125
2	Real España	105	27	31	47	92	132	−40	85

At San Pedro Sula


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real España	105	43	34	28	138	108	+30	120
2	Motagua	105	28	34	43	108	138	−30	90

In neutral venue


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motagua	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
2	Real España	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3

Overall


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motagua	213	75	68	70	241	231	+10	218
2	Real España	213	70	68	75	231	241	−10	208

Trivia

First game in Liga Nacional: Held on 5 September 1965 at San Pedro Sula, Motagua defeated España 0–2 with two goals from Elio Banegas.
Motagua's largest home win: 7–1 in 2015–16.
Real España's largest away win: 2–4 in 2007–08.
First game at Tegucigalpa: Motagua 1–1 España in 1965–66.
First Real España's home win: 2–0 in 1966–67.
Motagua's largest away win: 0–4 in 1999–00.
Real España's largest home win: 5–0 in 2014–15.
Motagua's best goalscorer against Real España: Ángel Obando with 9 goals.
Real España's best goalscorer against Motagua: Jimmy Bailey with 10 goals.
Players that had score with both teams: Júnior Costly, Miguel Matthews, Gilberto Yearwood, Geovanny Ávila and Pedro Aparecido Santana.

External links

References

↑ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 19 February 2009

Honduran Liga Nacional

2016–17 teams

Former teams

Seasons

1960s	← Amateur League 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Honduran football derbies

Honduras Progreso v Social Sol Marathón v Motagua Marathón v Olimpia Marathón v Real España Motagua v Olimpia Motagua v Real España Olimpia v Real España Real Sociedad v Social Sol Victoria v Vida

C.D. 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

Reserve team	Águilas del Motagua

Players	Motagua players

Rivalries	Honduran Superclásico Motagua–Real España football rivalry Clásico de las M's

Ground	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Others	Copa Ciclón

Honors (23)

Liga Nacional (13)	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

Honduran Cup (1)	1968

Honduran Supercup (1)	1999

Copa Interclubes UNCAF (1)	2007

Amateur League (2)	1948 1950–51

Francisco Morazán Championship (5)	1947 1948 1950 1951 1954

Website: www.motagua.com

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