Honduras

Nickname(s)	Los Catrachos (The Catrachos) La Bicolor (The Bicolor) La H (The H)
Association	Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Diego Vásquez
Most caps	Maynor Figueroa (181)[1]
Top scorer	Carlos Pavón (57)[1]
Home stadium	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
FIFA code	HON
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	80 (25 August 2022)[2]
Highest	20 (September 2001)
Lowest	101 (December 2015)
First international
Guatemala 9–0 Honduras  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921)
Biggest win
Honduras 10–0 Nicaragua  (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946)
Biggest defeat
Guatemala 9–0 Honduras  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1982)
Best result	Group stage (1982, 2010, 2014)
Gold Cup
Appearances	20 (first in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1981)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
Best result	Third place (2021)
Copa América
Appearances	1 (first in 2001)
Best result	Third place (2001)

The Honduras national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Honduras) represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH). They are nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H.

Honduras has qualified for the World Cup three times, in 1982, 2010 and 2014, and never advanced beyond the group stage. Outside of the FIFA World Cup tournament, Honduras has competed in several other international competitions, like the CONCACAF Championship which they won in 1981, and the Copa América which their best result was third place in 2001. Apart from that Honduras has also won the Central American Cup championship four times, having won the final edition in 2017.

History

The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, losing 9–0 to Guatemala.^[4]

During their first appearance at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1930, Honduras posted a record of two wins and three losses. Their only wins came against Jamaica (5–1) and El Salvador (4–1), while they lost two games to Cuba and Costa Rica.

The national association, the National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras (FENAFUTH) was founded in 1935. It joined FIFA in 1946 and co-founded CONCACAF in 1961.^[5]

1970 World Cup and the Football War

Prior to the qualification stages leading up to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador found themselves in what was called the Football War. This nickname was given to the situation after a play-off game was played between the two countries to decide which would qualify for the Finals. This political crisis eventually turned into a war that lasted approximately 100 hours.

Honduras had begun qualifying by defeating Costa Rica and Jamaica. Against Jamaica, they easily won both games, 5–1 on aggregate. They beat Costa Rica 1–0 in Tegucigalpa and drew 1–1 away. This set up a final match between Honduras and El Salvador, who had eliminated Guyana and the Netherlands Antilles.

In the first game against El Salvador, Honduras won 1–0 in Tegucigalpa on 8 June 1969. Honduras were coached by Carlos Padilla Velásquez and the only goal of the game was scored by Leonard Welch. Honduras lost the second game 3–0 in San Salvador, and a play-off was required in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on 27 June. El Salvador won 3–2 to qualify and eliminate Honduras.

1982 World Cup

Honduras won the 1981 CONCACAF Championship and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 1982. Despite drawing against the hosts Spain and Northern Ireland, both 1–1, they were eliminated in the first round after losing their last match to Yugoslavia 1–0.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Northern Ireland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to second round
2	Spain (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Honduras	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Honduras finished second in the 1985 CONCACAF Championship, losing their final match 2–1 against Canada, who went on to qualify for the 1986 World Cup. Their next major accomplishment was being runners-up at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing against the host nation, the United States.

For the 1998 World Cup, Jamaica and Mexico eliminated Honduras at the third round stage. Despite Honduras's overwhelming 11–3 victory against Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica defeated Mexico at Independence Park, Kingston, allowing the Reggae Boys to advance to the next round.

2001 Copa América

Since 1993, CONMEBOL has invited teams from other confederations to participate in their confederation championship, the Copa América. Honduras took part as one of the last-minute teams added for the 2001 tournament, as Argentina dropped out one day before the start. The team arrived only a few hours before the tournament's first game and with barely enough players. Despite the odds, Honduras progressed into the quarter-finals, where they defeated Brazil 2–0. In the semi-finals, Colombia knocked out Honduras 2–0.

Honduras advanced to the final round in the qualifying competition for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but again failed to qualify after losing at home to Trinidad & Tobago, and away against Mexico in their final two matches. The match against Trinidad and Tobago saw Honduras hit the goal post seven times.^{[citation needed]}

2010 World Cup

On 14 October 2009, Honduras qualified for the 2010 World Cup after a 1–0 win against El Salvador gave them the third automatic qualifying spot from the Fourth Round of CONCACAF Qualifying.^[6]

Honduras faced Chile, Spain, and Switzerland in their first round group.^[7] In their first match they lost to Chile 1–0, to a goal from Jean Beausejour. They then lost 2–0 to Spain, with both goals scored by David Villa. In their last match they drew 0–0 against Switzerland and were eliminated in last place in the group.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Honduras	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

2014 World Cup

Players lining up during the national anthem prior to the qualifying match against Canada on June 12, 2012, at BMO Field

In the qualifying competition for the 2014 World Cup, Honduras were given a bye to the third round because of their third-place position among CONCACAF teams in the March 2011 FIFA World Rankings. They qualified for the final round by finishing first in their group, which included Panama, Canada and Cuba. After beginning with a home defeat against Panama, Honduras recovered and beat Canada 8–1 in their final match, allowing them to win the group ahead of Panama.

In the final round of qualifying, the Hexagonal, six teams faced each other in a home-and-away format. In their first two games, Honduras defeated the United States 2–1 and came back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 with Mexico. They lost three of their next four matches before travelling to Mexico City to face Mexico in the Azteca. Honduras again trailed but scored twice in the second half for a stunning 2–1 win. They returned to Tegucigalpa, where they drew 2–2 against Panama, who escaped defeat with a last-minute goal by Roberto Chen. In the final two games, Honduras beat Costa Rica 1–0 at home and qualified with a 2–2 draw against Jamaica in Kingston.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	10	7	1	2	15	8	+7	22	Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup		—	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Costa Rica	10	5	3	2	13	7	+6	18			3–1	—	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–0
3	Honduras	10	4	3	3	13	12	+1	15			2–1	1–0	—	2–2	2–2	2–0
4	Mexico	10	2	5	3	7	9	−2	11	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs		0–0	0–0	1–2	—	2–1	0–0
5	Panama	10	1	5	4	10	14	−4	8			2–3	2–2	2–0	0–0	—	0–0
6	Jamaica	10	0	5	5	5	13	−8	5			1–2	1–1	2–2	0–1	1–1	—

In the Finals in Brazil, Honduras again finished bottom of their first round group, after 3–0 defeats against France and Switzerland, and a 2–1 defeat to Ecuador. The match against France featured the first use of goal-line technology to award a goal at the World Cup: an own-goal by Honduras's goalkeeper, Noel Valladares. Against Ecuador, Carlo Costly scored Honduras's first goal in the Finals for 32 years.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Honduras	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Decline

Honduras failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. In the Hexagonal stage they dropped into fourth place after Panama scored an 88th-minute winning goal in their last match against Costa Rica. Honduras had themselves dropped points by conceding late goals in their two previous games, against Costa Rica and the United States. They entered a play-off against Australia, and after a 0–0 draw at home, Honduras were eliminated when they lost the second leg in Sydney 3–1.

In the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round, Honduras did considerably worse, with the Hondurans, for the first time ever in a World Cup qualification, failed to register a single win, with just four draws.

Honduras have won the UNCAF Nations Cup four times: in 1993, 1995, 2011 and 2017.

Home stadium

Honduras plays the majority of its home games at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula.^{[citation needed]}

The national team also plays at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa.^{[citation needed]} In the past, Honduras played their games in San Pedro Sula at Estadio Francisco Morazán.^{[citation needed]}

Estadio Nilmo Edwards in La Ceiba has also hosted friendly exhibition matches since 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Results and fixtures

The tables below include matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

Canada  v  Honduras

2 September 2022 World Cup Q	Canada	1–1	Honduras	Toronto, Canada
20:05 UTC−4	Larin 66' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	A. López 40' (pen.)	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

El Salvador  v  Honduras

5 September 2022 World Cup Q	El Salvador	0–0	Honduras	San Salvador, El Salvador
17:00 UTC−6		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Honduras  v  United States

8 September 2022 World Cup Q	Honduras	1–4	United States	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:05 UTC−6	Moya 27'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Robinson 48' Pepi 75' Aaronson 86' Lletget 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Honduras  v  Costa Rica

7 October 2022 World Cup Q	Honduras	0–0	Costa Rica	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
18:05 UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Mexico  v  Honduras

10 October 2022 World Cup Q	Mexico	3–0	Honduras	Mexico City, Mexico
18:00 UTC−5	Córdova 18' Funes Mori 76' Lozano 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Honduras  v  Jamaica

13 October 2022 World Cup Q	Honduras	0–2	Jamaica	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
18:05 UTC−6		Report	Roofe 38' Fisher 79'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Honduras  v  Panama

12 November 2022 World Cup Q	Honduras	2–3	Panama	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:05 UTC−6	Elis 30' Moya 59'	Report	Waterman 77' Yanis 80' Davis 85'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Costa Rica  v  Honduras

16 November 2022 World Cup Q	Costa Rica	2–1	Honduras	San José, Costa Rica
19:05 UTC−6	Duarte 20' Torres 90+5'	Report	Quioto 35'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

2022

Colombia  v  Honduras

16 January Friendly	Colombia	2–1	Honduras	Fort Lauderdale, United States
17:30 UTC−5	Quintero 10' Colorado 67'	Report	Arriaga 52' (pen.)	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

Honduras  v  Canada

27 January 2022 World Cup Q	Honduras	0–2	Canada	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:05 UTC−6		Report	Maldonado 10' (o.g.) David 73'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Honduras  v  El Salvador

30 January 2022 World Cup Q	Honduras	0–2	El Salvador	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
18:05 UTC−6		Report	Bonilla 35' Cerén 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

United States  v  Honduras

2 February 2022 World Cup Q	United States	3–0	Honduras	Saint Paul, United States
18:30 UTC−6	McKennie 8' Zimmerman 37' Pulisic 67'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,202 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Panama  v  Honduras

24 March 2022 World Cup Q	Panama	1–1	Honduras	Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC−5	Blackburn 23'	Report	K. López 65'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Honduras  v  Mexico

27 March 2022 World Cup Q	Honduras	0–1	Mexico	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
17:05 UTC−6		Report	Álvarez 70'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Jamaica  v  Honduras

30 March 2022 World Cup Q	Jamaica	2–1	Honduras	Kingston, Jamaica
20:05 UTC−5	Bailey 39' (pen.) Morrison 45+2'	Report	Tejeda 18' (pen.)	Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Curaçao  v  Honduras

3 June 2022–23 Nations League	Curaçao	0–1	Honduras	Willemstad, Curaçao
20:00 UTC−4		Report	Pinto 23'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Honduras  v  Curaçao

6 June 2022–23 Nations League	Honduras	1–2	Curaçao	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	Quioto 90+4'	Report	L. Bacuna 34' Van den Hurk 82'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Honduras  v  Canada

13 June 2022–23 Nations League	Honduras	2–1	Canada	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	K. López 13' Arriaga 78'	Report	David 86'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Argentina  v  Honduras

23 September Friendly	Argentina	v	Honduras	Miami Gardens, United States
		Report		Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Honduras  v  Guatemala

27 September Friendly	Honduras	v	Guatemala	Houston, United States
20:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: PNC Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  Honduras

30 October Friendly	Saudi Arabia	v	Honduras	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		Report		Stadium: TBD

2023

Canada  v  Honduras

28 March 2022–23 Nations League	Canada	v	Honduras	Canada
		Report		Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff

As of 21 April 2022

Position	Name
Head coach	Diego Vásquez
Assistant coach	Ninrod Medina
Assistant coach	Javier Nunez
Goalkeeping coach	Josue Reyes
Fitness coach	Patricio Negreira
Technical Sports manager	Luis Breve
Doctor	Guillermo Toledo
Physiotherapy	Gerardo Mejia

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Curaçao and Canada on 3, 6 and 13 June 2022.^[8]

Caps and goals updated as of 13 June 2022 after the match against Canada.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 28)	3	0	Victoria
18	1GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 31)	0	0	Motagua
22	1GK	Luis López	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 29)	51	0	Real España
2	2DF	Allans Vargas	(1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 28)	12	0	Marathón
3	2DF	Wesly Decas	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 23)	5	0	Motagua
4	2DF	Marcelo Pereira	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 27)	26	0	Motagua
6	2DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 24)	5	0	Motagua
15	2DF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 24)	18	0	Motagua
19	2DF	Omar Elvir	(1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 32)	8	0	Olancho F.C.
—	2DF	Maylor Núñez	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 26)	4	0	Olimpia
5	3MF	Kervin Arriaga	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 24)	18	2	Minnesota United
8	3MF	Germán Mejía	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 27)	0	0	Olimpia
10	3MF	Edwin Rodríguez	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 22)	20	1	Aris
13	3MF	Brayan Moya	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 28)	18	4	Olimpia
14	3MF	Kevin López	(1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 26)	13	2	Comunicaciones
16	3MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 29)	7	0	Motagua
20	3MF	Deiby Flores	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 26)	21	0	Panetolikos
—	3MF	Gerson Chávez	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Real España
7	4FW	Luis Palma	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 22)	4	0	Aris
9	4FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 30)	30	6	Deportivo Pasto
11	4FW	Cristian Sacaza	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Vida
12	4FW	Romell Quioto	(1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 31)	60	13	CF Montréal
17	4FW	José Pinto	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 24)	4	1	Olimpia
21	4FW	Bryan Róchez	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 27)	18	0	Portimonense
23	4FW	Edwin Solano	(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 26)	10	1	Marathón
—	4FW	Jerry Bengtson	(1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 35)	65	22	Olimpia

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Honduran squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Edrick Menjívar	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 29)	5	0	Olimpia	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
GK	Roberto López	(1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 29)	0	0	Vida	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
GK	Alex Güity	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Olimpia	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
DF	José Aguilera	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Marathón	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
DF	Elvin Oliva	(1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Olimpia	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
DF	André Orellana	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Olimpia	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
DF	Marcelo Santos	(1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 30)	5	0	Motagua	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
DF	Franklin Flores	(1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 26)	5	0	Real España	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
DF	Devron García	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 26)	1	0	Real España	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
DF	Maynor Figueroa (captain)	(1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 39)	181	5	Unattached	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
DF	Diego Rodríguez	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 26)	16	1	Motagua	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
DF	Wisdom Quaye	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 24)	3	0	Real España	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
DF	Junior García	(2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Real España	v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
DF	Kevin Álvarez	(1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 26)	14	0	Real España	v.  Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Motagua	v.  Panama, 12 November 2021 PRE
DF	Andy Najar	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 29)	41	4	D.C. United	v.  Panama, 12 November 2021 WD
DF	Danilo Acosta	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Orange County SC	v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
DF	Johnny Leverón	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 32)	42	4	UPNFM	v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
DF	José García	(1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Olimpia	v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
DF	Félix Crisanto	(1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 32)	25	0	Marathón	v.  United States, 8 September 2021
MF	Carlos Argueta	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Vida	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF	Deyron Martínez	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Real Sociedad	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF	Damin Ramírez	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 29)	0	0	Victoria	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF	Roger Sander	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Vida	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF	Alexy Vega	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 25)	0	0	Victoria	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF	Bryan Acosta	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 28)	56	2	Colorado Rapids	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF	Alfredo Mejía	(1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 32)	54	1	Levadiakos	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF	Alexander López	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 30)	47	6	Alajuelense	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF	Juan Delgado	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 30)	4	0	Motagua	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Motagua	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF	Joseph Rosales	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Minnesota United	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF	Jorge Álvarez	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 24)	10	1	Olimpia	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
MF	Iván López	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 31)	3	0	Motagua	v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
MF	Jack Jean-Baptiste	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 22)	0	0	UPNFM	v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
MF	Carlos Pineda	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 24)	12	0	Olimpia	v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
MF	Boniek García	(1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 38)	134	3	Olimpia	v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
FW	Marvin Bernárdez	(1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 27)	0	0	Vida	v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
FW	Ángel Tejeda	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 31)	13	0	Motagua	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
FW	Júnior Lacayo	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 27)	0	0	Real España	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
FW	Marco Aceituno	(2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Real España	v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
FW	Rigoberto Rivas	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 24)	14	0	Reggina	v.  Panama, 24 March 2022 INJ
FW	Alberth Elis	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 26)	56	12	Bordeaux	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
FW	Anthony Lozano	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 29)	40	9	Cádiz	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
FW	Jonathan Toro	(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 25)	15	3	Académico Viseu	v.  United States, 2 February 2022
FW	Eddie Hernández	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 31)	27	7	Motagua	v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
FW	Yeison Mejía	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Real España	v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022 INJ
INJ Withdrew due to injury COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 PRE Preliminary squad WD Withdrew for personal reasons

Records

As of 13 June 2022^[9]

Players in bold are still active with Honduras.

Most appearances

Maynor Figueroa is Honduras's most capped player with 181 appearances.

Top goalscorers

Carlos Pavón is Honduras's top goalscorer with 57 goals.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950	Did not enter										Declined participation
1954
1958
1962	Did not qualify										5	2	1	2	5	8
1966											4	0	1	3	1	6
1970											7	4	1	2	10	8
1974											7	2	4	1	11	10
1978	Withdrew										Withdrew
1982	Group stage	18th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		13	8	4	1	23	6
1986	Did not qualify										10	5	3	2	15	9
1990											2	0	2	0	1	1
1994											14	6	3	5	23	20
1998											6	3	1	2	18	11
2002											22	14	2	6	56	25
2006											8	3	4	1	15	8
2010	Group stage	30th	3	0	1	2	0	3	Squad		18	10	2	6	32	18
2014		31st	3	0	0	3	1	8	Squad		16	7	5	4	25	15
2018	Did not qualify										18	5	7	6	20	28
2022											14	0	4	10	7	26
2026	To be determined										To be determined
Total	Group stage	3/22	9	0	3	6	3	14	—		164	69	44	51	262	202

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1963	Fourth place	4th	7	3	1	3	8	12	Squad
1965	Did not qualify
1967	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	4	2	Squad
1969	Did not qualify
1971	Sixth place	6th	5	0	1	4	5	11	Squad
1973	Fourth place	4th	5	1	3	1	6	6	Squad
1977	Did not qualify
1981	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	8	1	Squad
1985	Runners-up	2nd	8	3	3	2	11	9	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	12	3	Squad
1993	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	6	5	Squad
1996	Group stage	8th	2	0	0	2	1	8	Squad
1998	Group stage	9th	2	0	0	2	1	5	Squad
2000	Quarter-finals	6th	3	2	0	1	7	5	Squad
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	10th	2	0	1	1	1	2	Squad
2005	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	8	6	Squad
2007	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	0	2	10	6	Squad
2009	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	6	4	Squad
2011	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	8	5	Squad
2013	Fourth place	4th	5	3	0	2	5	5	Squad
2015	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad
2017	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	3	2	Squad
2019	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	6	4	Squad
2021	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	7	7	Squad
Total	1 Title	21/26	90	34	20	36	125	112	—

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK	Squad
2019−20	A	C	6	3	2	1	10	4		3rd	Squad
2022–23	A	C	To be determined
Total			6	3	2	1	10	4	3rd		—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Honduras  (10 October 2019; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)
Biggest Win	Honduras 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (17 October 2019; San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
Biggest Defeat	—
Best Result	Third place (2019−20)
Worst Result	—

Copa América

Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2001	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	7	5	Squad
Total	Third place	—	6	3	1	2	7	5	—

• Since 1993, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has invited non-CONMEBOL nations to Copa América tournaments.

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	5	5
1993	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	7	0
1995	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	8	1
1997	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	8	5
1999	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	11	5
2001	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	12	5
2003	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	4	5
2005	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	12	3
2007	Fifth place	5th	3	1	1	1	11	5
2009	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	9	3
2011	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	8	3
2013	Runners-up	2nd	4	1	2	1	3	3
2014	Fifth place	5th	4	2	0	2	3	3
2017	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	7	3
Total	4 Titles	14/14	60	34	12	14	108	49

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1941	Did not enter
1943
1946	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	17	12
1948	Did not enter
1951
1953	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	13	10
1955	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	9	6
1957	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	4
1960	Third place	3rd	4	0	3	1	6	7
1961	Third place	3rd	6	3	0	3	13	11
Total	Runners-up	6/10	31	14	5	12	64	50

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not participate
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	6	11
1995	Fourth place	4th	6	1	2	3	8	10
Since 1999	See Honduras national under-23 football team
Total	Fourth place	2/12	11	2	3	6	14	21

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Third place	3rd	5	2	0	3	9	22
1935	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	6	20
1938	Did not participate
1946
1950	Third place	3rd	6	3	0	3	7	6
1954	Did not participate
1959
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	1	0	7	1
1990	Did not participate
1993
1998
2002	Quarter-finals	7th	3	1	0	2	4	5
2006	Fourth place	4th	7	5	0	2	16	8
2010	Preliminary round	7th	2	0	1	1	0	1
2014	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	8	11
2018	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	8	3
Total	Runners-up	9/22	43	21	4	18	65	77

Central American Games

Central American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Did not qualify
1977
1986	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	6	1
1990	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	8	2
1994	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	16	4
1997	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	3
2001	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	9	5
2006	Not held
2010
2013	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	6	1
2017	Champions	1st	4	2	2	0	7	1
Total	4 Titles	7/11	28	19	5	4	58	17

Head-to-head record

As of 13 June 2022 after the match against  Canada.^[10]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Antigua and Barbuda	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3
Aruba	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
Australia	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2
Azerbaijan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Belarus	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
Belize	9	9	0	0	24	3	+21
Bolivia	5	1	2	2	3	4	-1
Brazil	8	1	1	6	6	29	-23
Canada	27	12	7	8	43	32	+11
Chile	8	3	0	5	13	17	-4
China	5	1	3	1	1	3	-2
Colombia	15	6	4	5	14	13	+1
Costa Rica	68	19	24	25	83	111	-28
Cuba	15	8	2	5	27	23	+4
Curaçao[a]	14	6	3	5	26	24	+2
Denmark	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2
Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Ecuador	18	3	9	6	17	22	-5
El Salvador	76	37	20	19	122	77	+45
England	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Finland	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
France	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
French Guiana	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4
Germany[b]	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
Greece	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Grenada	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Guatemala	49	19	17	13	58	55	+3
Haiti	17	12	0	5	34	13	+21
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Israel	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4
Jamaica	27	12	5	10	47	32	+15
Japan	3	0	1	2	7	14	-7
Latvia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Martinique	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3
Mexico	45	8	10	27	35	81	-46
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2
Nicaragua	25	21	3	1	80	16	+64
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Norway	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
Panama	51	26	12	13	76	41	+35
Paraguay	8	1	4	3	6	11	-5
Peru	9	2	5	2	10	10	0
Puerto Rico	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Romania	4	0	3	1	3	6	-3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	6	0	0	36	4	+32
Serbia[c]	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
South Africa	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
South Korea	3	0	0	3	0	9	-9
Spain	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2
Suriname	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1
Switzerland	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3
Trinidad and Tobago	20	11	6	3	35	19	+16
Turkey	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1
United States	32	5	8	19	28	57	-29
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	3	2	+1
Venezuela	12	4	2	6	15	14	+1
Zambia	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6
Total (62)	642	254	171	217	938	816	+122

Honours

Major competitions

• CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup

• Champions (1): 1981
• Runners-up (2): 1985, 1991
• Third place (3): 1967, 2005, 2009
• Fair Play Award: 2005, 2007

• CONCACAF Nations League

• Third place (1): 2019–20

• Copa América

• Third place (1): 2001

Minor competitions

• Copa Centroamericana

• Champions (4): 1993, 1995, 2011, 2017
• Runners-up (3): 1991, 2005, 2013
• Third place (2): 1999, 2009

• CCCF Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1953
  • Third place (4): 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961
• Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Third place (2): 1930, 1950
• Lunar New Year Cup

• Champions (1): 2002

FIFA World Ranking

Last update was on 24 February 2022 Source:^[11]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Honduras' FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
		Rank	Move	Rank	Move
78	2022	—	—	—	—
76	2021	63	4	76	8
64	2020	62		64	1
62	2019	61	4	67	6
62	2018	59	5	67	3
68	2017	65	10	75	3
75	2016	75	10	98	4
101	2015	72	5	101	8
71	2014	30	4	72	13
42	2013	34	12	59	7
58	2012	51	10	72	8
53	2011	38	17	57	7
59	2010	34	3	59	8
37	2009	35	7	46	7
40	2008	36	10	61	13
53	2007	52	7	63	8
56	2006	38	26	81	43
41	2005	39	11	59	4
59	2004	47	12	59	6
49	2003	37	3	49	5
40	2002	25	3	43	8
27	2001	20	25	51	4
46	2000	46	14	74	6
69	1999	69	14	80	2
91	1998	64	9	95	17
73	1997	45	5	73	8
45	1996	42	5	57	6
49	1995	49	20	71	20
53	1994	40	2	56	7
40	1993	39	2	41	1