Honduras

Los Catrachos
La Bicolor
La H

Association

Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras

Confederation

CONCACAF (North America)

Sub-confederation

UNCAF (Central America)

Head coach

Diego Vázquez

Most caps

Maynor Figueroa (182)^[1]

Top scorer

Carlos Pavón (57)^[1]

Home stadium

Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

FIFA code

HON

First colours

Second colours

Third colours

FIFA ranking

Current

82

4 (31 March 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)

^[4]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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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 an 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

Main article: 1982 FIFA 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	Advance to second round
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Honduras	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: FIFA
(H) Host

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

Main article: 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

Main article: 2010 FIFA 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.^[7]

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Honduras faced Chile, Spain, and Switzerland in their first round group.^[8] 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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Honduras	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

2014 World Cup

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E

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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Honduras	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

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.

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

Main article: Honduras national football team results (2020–present)

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

Win Draw Loss

2021

3 June Nations League SF	Honduras	0–1	United States	Denver, United States
17:30		Report	Siebatcheu 89'	Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High Attendance: 34,451 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

6 June Nations League 3rd	Honduras	2–2 (5–4 p)	Costa Rica	Denver, United States
16:30	E. Rodríguez 48' Elis 80'	Report	Campbell 8' Calvo 85'	Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High Attendance: 37,648 Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
	Penalties
	A. López Elis Benguché Toro Acosta Alvarado		Venegas Calvo Lassiter Torres Mora Tejeda

12 June Friendly	Mexico	0–0	Honduras	Atlanta, United States
20:00 (UTC−4)		Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,072 Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

13 July Gold Cup GS	Honduras	4–0	Grenada	Houston, United States
22:10 (UTC−5)	Bengtson 28' Solano 52' Leverón 86' Quioto 88'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

17 July Gold Cup GS	Panama	2–3	Honduras	Houston, United States
20:30 (UTC−5)	Davis 32' (pen.) Yanis 45+1'	Report	Quioto 22', 65' López 61'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

20 July Gold Cup GS	Honduras	0–2	Qatar	Houston, United States
20:00 (UTC−5)		Report	Ahmed 25' Hatem 90+4'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

24 July Gold Cup QF	Mexico	3–0	Honduras	Glendale, United States
22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)	Funes Mori 26' Dos Santos 31' Pineda 38'	Report		Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 64,211 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

3 June Nations League	Curaçao	v	Honduras	Willemstad, Curaçao
20:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium

6 June Nations League	Honduras	v	Curaçao	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

13 June Nations League	Honduras	v	Canada	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

2023

28 March Nations League	Canada	v	Honduras	Canada
				Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff

As of 21 April 2022

Position	Name
Head coach	Carlos de los Cobos
Assistant coach	Velasco Zapata
Goalkeeping coach	Brendon Aguirre

Coaching history

Carlos Padilla (1960–1962)
Elsy Núñez (1962–1966)
Marinho Rodríguez (1966–1967)
Sergio Fernández (1967–1968)
Carlos Padilla (1968–1973)
Peter Lange (1974–1976)
José Herrera (1980–1986)
Ger Blok (1987–1988)
José Herrera (1988)
Flavio Ortega (1991–1992)
Estanislao Malinowski (1992–1993)
Julio González (1993)
Carlos Cruz (1995)
Ernesto Rosa (1996)
Ramón Maradiaga (1996)
Miguel Company (1997–1998)
Ramón Maradiaga (1998–2002)
Edwin Pavón (2003)
José Herrera (2003)
René Simões (2003)
Bora Milutinović (2003–2004)
José Herrera (2005)
Raúl Martínez (2006)
Flavio Ortega (2006–2007)
Reinaldo Rueda (2007–2010)
Juan Castillo (2010–2011)
Luis Suárez (2011–2014)
Hernán Medford (2014)
Jorge Pinto (2014–2017)
Carlos Tábora (2018)
Jorge Jimenez (2018–2019)
Fabian Coito (2019–2021)
Hernán Darío Gómez (2021–2022)
Carlos de los Cobos (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Canada, El Salvador and United States on 27 and 30 January and 2 February 2022, respectively.^[9]

Caps and goals updated as of 2 February 2022 after the match against United States.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Edrick Menjívar	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 29)	5	0	Olimpia
18	1GK	Alex Güity	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Olimpia
22	1GK	Luis López	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 28)	46	0	Real España

2	2DF	Allans Vargas	(1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 28)	10	0	Marathón
3	2DF	Maynor Figueroa (captain)	(1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 39)	181	5	Unattached
4	2DF	Marcelo Santos	(1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 29)	5	0	Motagua
15	2DF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 23)	13	0	Motagua
16	2DF	Wisdom Quaye	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 24)	3	0	Real España
19	2DF	Omar Elvir	(1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 32)	6	0	Motagua
23	2DF	Diego Rodríguez	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 26)	16	1	Motagua
	2DF	Franklin Flores	(1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 25)	5	0	Real España
	2DF	Devron García	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 26)	1	0	Real España

5	3MF	Kervin Arriaga	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 24)	13	1	Minnesota United
6	3MF	Bryan Acosta	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 28)	56	2	Colorado Rapids
8	3MF	Alfredo Mejía	(1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 32)	54	1	Levadiakos
10	3MF	Edwin Rodríguez	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 22)	15	1	Olimpia
14	3MF	Cristian Sacaza	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Honduras Progreso
17	3MF	Kevin López	(1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 26)	7	0	Comunicaciones
20	3MF	Jorge Álvarez	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 24)	10	1	Olimpia
	3MF	Iván López	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 31)	3	0	Motagua

7	4FW	Alberth Elis	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 26)	56	12	Bordeaux
9	4FW	Anthony Lozano	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 29)	40	9	Cádiz
11	4FW	Bryan Róchez	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 27)	15	0	Nacional
12	4FW	Romell Quioto	(1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 30)	57	12	CF Montréal
13	4FW	Brayan Moya	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 28)	17	4	Olimpia
21	4FW	Jonathan Toro	(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 25)	15	3	Académica

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	Roberto López	(1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 29)	0	0	Vida	v. Canada, 26 January 2022 ^COV
GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 31)	0	0	Motagua	v. Mexico, 10 October 2021
GK	Denovan Torres	(1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 (age 32)	0	0	Marathón	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 28)	2	0	Victoria	v. CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE

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 25)	14	0	Real España	v. Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
DF	Marcelo Pereira	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 26)	22	0	Motagua	v. Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Motagua	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	Olimpia	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 31)	25	0	Olimpia	v. United States, 8 September 2021
DF	Éver Alvarado	(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 30)	31	1	Olimpia	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^INJ
DF	Wesly Decas	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Motagua	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Getsel Montes	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 25)	0	0	Real España	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Motagua	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Maylor Núñez	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 25)	2	0	Olimpia	v. CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^INJ

MF	Juan Delgado	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 29)	4	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	Alexander López	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 29)	47	6	Alajuelense	v. Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
MF	Deiby Flores	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 25)	18	0	Panetolikos	v. Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
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
MF	Walter Martínez	(1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 31)	6	0	Motagua	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Jhow Benavídez	(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 26)	10	0	Real España	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Roger Espinoza	(1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 35)	52	4	Sporting Kansas City	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Luis Garrido	(1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 31)	46	0	Marathón	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Héctor Castellanos	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 29)	5	0	Motagua	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Cristian Cálix	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Marathón	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Samuel Elvir	(2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 20)	0	0	UPNFM	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Josman Figueroa	(2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Olimpia	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Luis Vega	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Marathón	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE

FW	Eddie Hernández	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 31)	27	7	Olimpia	v. Colombia, 16 January 2022
FW	José Pinto	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Olimpia	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
FW	Marco Aceituno	(2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Real España	v. Colombia, 16 January 2022 ^WD
FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 30)	29	6	Tondela	v. Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
FW	Luis Palma	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 22)	2	0	Aris	v. Panama, 12 November 2021 ^PRE
FW	Rigoberto Rivas	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 23)	14	0	Reggina	v. Mexico, 10 October 2021
FW	Ángel Tejeda	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 30)	13	0	Motagua	v. Mexico, 10 October 2021
FW	Edwin Solano	(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 26)	6	1	Marathón	v. United States, 8 September 2021
FW	Jerry Bengtson	(1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 35)	63	22	Olimpia	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Roger Rojas	(1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 (age 31)	33	3	Sporting San José	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Carlos Fernández	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 30)	0	0	Vaduz	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^COV
FW	Michaell Chirinos	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 26)	20	0	Olimpia	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^INJ
FW	Jorge Benguché	(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 25)	6	2	Cerro Largo	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
FW	César Guillén	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 25)	0	0	UPNFM	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
FW	Júnior Lacayo	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 26)	0	0	Real España	v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Withdrew for personal reasons

Records

As of 16 January 2022^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Honduras.

Most appearances

Maynor Figueroa is Honduras's most capped player with 179 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Maynor Figueroa	182	5	2003–present
2	Amado Guevara	138	27	1994–2010
3	Noel Valladares	135	0	2000–2016
4	Boniek García	134	3	2005–present
5	Emilio Izaguirre	111	5	2007–present
6	Carlos Pavón	101	57	1993–2010
7	Wilson Palacios	97	5	2003–2014
8	Danilo Turcios	87	7	1999–2010
9	Milton Núñez	86	33	1994–2008
9	Víctor Bernárdez	86	4	2004–2014

Top goalscorers

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

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Carlos Pavón	57	101	0.56	1993–2010
2	Wilmer Velásquez	35	47	0.74	1994–2007
3	Milton Núñez	33	86	0.38	1994–2008
4	Carlo Costly	32	78	0.41	2007–2017
5	Nicolás Suazo	28	51	0.55	1991–1998
6	Amado Guevara	27	138	0.2	1994–2010
7	Jerry Bengtson	22	63	0.37	2010–present
8	Eduardo Bennett	19	36	0.53	1991–2000
9	David Suazo	17	57	0.3	1999–2012
10	Saul Martínez	16	35	0.46	2001–2009

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Honduras at the 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	Group stage	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	Did not qualify									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

Main article: Honduras at the 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

Main article: Honduras at the 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	Did not enter
1946	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	17	12
1948	Did not enter
1951	Did not enter
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	Did not participate
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	Did not qualify
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	Not held
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 29 March 2022 after the match against Jamaica.^[11]

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	26	11	7	8	41	31	+10
Chile	8	3	0	5	13	17	-4
China PR	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]	12	5	3	4	24	22	+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)	639	252	171	216	934	813	+121

^ Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.
^ Includes matches against West Germany.
^ Includes matches against Yugoslavia.

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

References

External links

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Honduras national football team

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Football in Honduras

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National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal
Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Men	1st Division Statistics Promotion and relegation Reserves 2nd Division 3rd Division Amateur (defunct)

Domestic cups

Men	Honduran Cup Honduran Supercup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

National football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

National football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

National sports teams of Honduras

Finalists

v t e 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finalists
Champions	Mexico
Runner-up	United States
Eliminated in semifinals	Costa Rica Honduras
Eliminated in quarterfinals	Canada Guadeloupe Haiti Panama
Eliminated in group stage	El Salvador Grenada Jamaica Nicaragua

v t e 1982 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Italy
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Poland
Fourth place	France
Second group stage	Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil England Northern Ireland Soviet Union Spain
First group stage	Algeria Cameroon Chile Czechoslovakia El Salvador Honduras Hungary Kuwait New Zealand Peru Scotland Yugoslavia

v t e 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Spain
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Uruguay
Quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil Ghana Paraguay
Round of 16	Chile England Japan Mexico Portugal Slovakia South Korea United States
Group stage	Algeria Australia Cameroon Denmark France Greece Honduras Italy Ivory Coast New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Serbia Slovenia South Africa Switzerland

v t e 2014 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Germany
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Brazil
Quarter-finals	Belgium Colombia Costa Rica France
Round of 16	Algeria Chile Greece Mexico Nigeria Switzerland United States Uruguay
Group stage	Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina Cameroon Croatia Ecuador England Ghana Honduras Iran Italy Ivory Coast Japan Portugal Russia South Korea Spain

Honduras' FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
Rank	Year	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

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History

1970 World Cup and the Football War

1982 World Cup

2001 Copa América

2010 World Cup

2014 World Cup

Decline

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Records

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Nations League

Copa América

Copa Centroamericana

CCCF Championship

Pan American Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American Games

Head-to-head record

Honours

FIFA World Ranking

See also

References

External links