Motagua–Real España football rivalry

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

First meeting	España 0–2 Motagua (15 September 1965)
Latest meeting	Motagua 0–0 Real España (6 April 2016)
Next meeting	TBD
Meetings total	210
All-time series (Liga Nacional only)	74–66–70 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

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

1974–75 season

Main article: 1974–75 Honduran Liga Nacional

22 December 1974 1st leg	Motagua	0 – 1	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)			Pavón 86'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Porfirio Guerra

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

1976–77 season

Main article: 1976–77 Honduran Liga Nacional

5 December 1976 1st leg	Motagua	0 – 0	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)			Pavón 86'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Porfirio Guerra

12 December 1976 2nd leg	España	4 – 1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Soto 11' Yearwood 66' Ferreira 81' Bailey 89'		Maradiaga 72'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 14,000 (L. 55,800.92) Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Real España won 1–0 on aggregate.

1978–79 season

Main article: 1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional

25 January 1979 1st leg	Motagua	1 – 0	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
(UTC−06:00)	Bernárdez			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

28 January 1979 2nd leg	España	1 – 4	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
(UTC−06:00)	Bailey		Reyes Maradiaga	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Carlos Ortiz

Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

1990–91 season

Main article: 1990–91 Honduran Liga Nacional

10 February 1991 1st leg	Motagua	0 – 0	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

16 February 1991 2nd leg	España	2 – 1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Smith		Murillo	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Real España won 2–1 on aggregate.

1991–92 season

Main article: 1991–92 Honduran Liga Nacional

29 February 1992 1st leg	España	0 – 0	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

5 March 1992 2nd leg	Motagua	1 – 0	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Avila			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 32,299

Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.

1997–98 Apertura season

Main article: 1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional

15 April 1998 1st leg	España	0 – 3	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)			Ramírez 21' Lagos 55' Guevara 89'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

18 April 1998 2nd leg	Motagua	2 – 1	España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Ramírez 20' Guevara 32'		Morales 26'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.

Head to Head

As of 6 April 2016

At Tegucigalpa


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Motagua	104	47	30	27	131	91	+40	124
2	Real España	104	27	30	47	91	131	−40	84

At San Pedro Sula


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real España	103	43	33	27	136	106	+30	119
2	Motagua	103	27	33	43	106	136	−30	87

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	210	74	66	70	238	228	+10	214
2	Real España	210	70	66	74	228	238	−10	206

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

2015–16 teams

Former teams

Seasons

1960s	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

Honduran football derbies

Marathón v Motagua Marathón v Olimpia Marathón v Real España Motagua v Olimpia Motagua v Real España Olimpia v Real España 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

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 (17)

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 Super Cup (1)	1999

Copa Interclubes UNCAF (1)	2007

Liga Amateur (1)	1949–50

Website: www.motagua.com

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