Club: Motagua
Founded: 1928
City: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Manager: Jose Luis "Pepe" Trevino
Qualification method: 2011 Honduran Clausura champion
Previous CONCACAF Champions League appearances: 1 (2010-11)
Honors: Honduran league -12 (1968-69, 1970-71, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1991-92, 1997-98 Apertura, 1997-98 Clausura, 1999-2000 Apertura, 1999-2000 Clausura, 2001-02 Apertura, 2006-07 Apertura, 2011 Clausura); Honduran Cup - 1 (1968); Honduran Super Cup - 1 (1997-98); Copa Interclubes UNCAF - 1 (2007)
Official website: http://motagua.com

Behind Olimpia, Motagua is the second-most successful club in Honduras and will be making its second appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League after winning the 2011 Clausura title, its 12th domestic championship. In last year's tournament, Motagua lost to Toronto FC 3-2 on aggregate in the Preliminary Round. On an idea by the poet Marco Antonio Ponce and supported by Marco Antonio Rosa, the blues were founded in 1928, a fusion of disintegrated clubs CD America, CD Honduras, Atletico and CD Aguila and was inspired by the Motagua River, which at the time was the center of a dispute between Guatemala and Honduras. When Honduras qualified for the 1982 World Cup, five Motagua players were on the roster, including Hector Zelaya, who scored against host Spain in a 1-1 draw and is currently the squad's director of football. The team is led by veteran midfielder Amado Guevara, who enjoyed a successful stint in Major League Soccer - winning league most valuable player honors with the MetroStars in 2004, captained the Catrachos in the 2010 World Cup and is the most capped player in Honduras history. "El Lobo" also scored twice against former club Toronto FC in last year's Preliminary Round loss. Pedro Atala is the president of the club. He is the son of Pedro Atala Simon, who was the president of the Honduran national team during its successful 1982 World Cup run. Ramon Maradiaga, who was a midfielder on the 1982 Catrachos and also played for Motagua, is the coach.