Motagua New Orleans is an American

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club based in

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that plays in the

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. The team was founded in 1984 and competes in both the ISLANO and Louisiana Premier League.

History

Motagua New Orleans was founded in 1984 by a collaboration of three family of brothers, the Serrano, Martinez and Diaz brothers. The team was managed by the Serrano brothers from 1984-1999 where they competed in the ISLANO and SELASA leagues in New Orleans. In 1999 current team manager and part owner, Mario "Tony" Martinez, gained rights as the sole owner of the team. In 2010, Dr. John Hamide acquired part ownership of the team and formed an alliance between PDL team,

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, which he also owned, and Motagua. Motagua New Orleans provided year-round high-level competition that allowed local Baton Rouge Capital players to stay fit for the PDL season. In the most recent years Motagua has enjoyed success competing at both a regional and national level. They won the 2015 USASA Region III National Cup which qualified them for the 2015

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where they lost 1-0 to

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in the semifinals. On February 3, 2016 Motagua New Orleans qualified for the

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. Being the first amateur team from Louisiana to do so in the US Open Cup's current format.

Summaries

Team's performance at

Current roster

Roster submitted May 12, 2018 for the

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Notable former players

''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the Motagua New Orleans, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.'' *

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* Víctor Ortiz *

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Donaldo Morales Donaldo Antonio Morales (born 13 October 1982) is a Honduran football goalkeeper, who plays for Motagua New Orleans of the Gulf Coast Premier League. Club career Donaldo made 100+ appearances for F.C. Motagua from 2005 to 2013. He won the 20 ...

* Carlos Palacios

Honours

: 2016-2017 * ISLANO: 1994, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Louisiana Premier League: 2014-2015, 2015-2016 * USASA Region III National Cup: 2015, 2017 *

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: Competed in the

External links

Official website

References

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