Coach Diego Vásquez will be leading the team for his 10th consecutive tournament . Last season , Vásquez reached 200 consecutive games as Motagua 's manager , a club 's and league record . The club started the season on 22 July with a shocking 1 – 2 defeat against Las Delicias F.C. in the 2018 Honduran Cup , making this the second time in a row they fall through the first round against a Liga Mayor club at such tournament . On 1 November 2018 , the club lost 2 – 3 on aggregate against C.S. Herediano in the final series of the 2018 CONCACAF League . This marked the first time in history that the club qualified to a final in a tournament organized by CONCACAF . With the defeat , Motagua failed to qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League . Thanks to their outstanding participation in the first half of the season , coach Vásquez , as well as players Jonathan Rougier , Juan Montes and Rubilio Castillo were nominated at the 2018 CONCACAF Awards . On 16 December 2018 , the club conquered their 16th national title with a 2 – 1 aggregate score over their city rivals Club Deportivo Olimpia in the Apertura final series , a win which gave them the right to qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF League . For their second year in a row , the club was voted as the best Honduran team according to Uruguayan newspaper El País . In the Clausura tournament , Motagua repeated and once again lifted the trophy with a 3 – 2 win on aggregate over their city opponents Olimpia in the final series
2018 CONCACAF Awards
2018 CONCACAF Awards
2018–19 F.C. Motagua season