Honduras U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Bicolor Olimpica (The Olympic Bicolor)
Sub-23
La H U23
AssociationFENAFUTH
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachBernardo Redín
CaptainDenil Maldonado
FIFA codeHON
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Guatemala 2–2 Honduras 
(Guatemala; 16 March 1991)
Biggest win
 Honduras 5–0 Nicaragua 
(San Pedro Sula, Honduras; 25 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 6–0 Honduras 
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 August 2016)
 South Korea 6–0 Honduras 
(Yokohama, Japan; 28 July 2021)
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 2000)
Best resultFourth place (2016)
Pan American Games
Appearances5 (first in 1991)
Best result Silver medalist (1999, 2019)

The Honduras national under-23 football team represents Honduras in international football competitions (finals stage and qualifiers) in Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three over-age players. The team is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH). Honduras have qualified for five Men's Olympic Football Tournaments, in Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020.[1]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Spain 1992 Did not qualify
United States 1996 Did not enter
Australia 2000 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 6 7 Squad
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad
Brazil 2016 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 8 14 Squad
Japan 2020 Group stage 14th 3 1 0 2 3 9 Squad
France 2024 Did not qualify
Total Fourth place 5/9 19 5 4 10 22 40 —

CONCACAF Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Peru 1960 Did not enter
Mexico 1964
1968 Withdrew
1972 Did not enter
1976 First round 2 0 1 1 0 2
1980 Did not enter
1984 First round 2 0 0 2 2 4
1988 First round 2 0 1 1 3 4
1992 Fourth place 12 5 3 4 21 21
Canada 1996 Did not enter
United States 2000 First place 9 5 3 1 19 9
Mexico 2004 Third place 7 3 2 2 11 10
United States 2008 First place 7 4 2 1 8 2
United States 2012 Second place 7 4 1 2 16 10
United States 2015 Second place 7 5 0 2 13 5
Mexico 2020 Second place 5 2 3 0 8 4
Total 60 28 16 16 101 71

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Until 1995 See Honduras national football team
Canada 1999 Silver medal 2nd 6 5 0 1 13 6 Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Did not qualify
Brazil 2007 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019 Silver medal 2nd 5 1 2 2 7 11 Squad
Chile 2023 Seventh place 7th 4 1 0 3 4 8 Squad
Total 2 Silver medals 6/19 18 8 2 8 28 32 —

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Voided or Postponed   Fixture

2021

19 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS Honduras  3–0  Haiti Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
13:30 (UTC−06:00)
Report (CONCACAF) Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
22 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS El Salvador  1–1  Honduras Estadio Akron, Zapopan
18:30 (UTC−06:00)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
25 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS Honduras  1–1  Canada Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
20:00 (UTC−06:00)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
28 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying SF Honduras  2–1  United States Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
16:00 (UTC−06:00)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
30 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying F Honduras  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  Mexico Estadio Akron, Zapopan
19:00 (UTC−06:00)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Penalties
12 July Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  3–1  Honduras Osaka, Japan
19:30 UTC+9
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 4,063
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
17 July Friendly Germany  1–1  Honduras Wakaya, Japan
17:00 UTC+9
Report (DFB)
Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics Group B Honduras  0–1  Romania Kashima, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics Group B New Zealand  2–3  Honduras Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics Group B South Korea  6–0  Honduras Yokohama, Japan
17:30 UTC+9 Hwang Ui-jo 12' (pen.), 45+5', 52' (pen.)
Won Du-jae 19' (pen.)
Kim Jin-ya 64'
Lee Kang-in 82'		 Report Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

2023

23 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B Colombia  2–0  Honduras Valparaíso, Chile
13:00 UTC−3
  • Ruiz 16'
  • Cortés 41'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: Fernando Diaz (Chile)
26 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B United States  2–1  Honduras Viña del Mar, Chile
15:00 UTC−3
Report
  • García 19'
 Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Manuel Vergara (Chile)
29 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B Brazil  3–0  Honduras Viña del Mar, Chile
13:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: José Uzcategui (Venezuela)
1 November 2023 Pan American Games Seventh place match Dominican Republic  1–3  Honduras Viña del Mar, Chile
14:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Juan Andrade (Ecuador)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

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As of 30 November 2021
Name Role
Manager

Manager history

List of managers since 1975 to present:[2]

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and two preceding friendly matches against Japan and Germany.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Alex Güity (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26) Honduras Olimpia
12 1GK Michael Perelló (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 25) Honduras Real España
22 1GK Bryan Ramos (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22) Honduras Real España
2 2DF Denil Maldonado (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 25) Chile Everton
3 2DF Wesly Decas (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24) Honduras Motagua
4 2DF Carlos Meléndez (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 26) Honduras Motagua
5 2DF Cristopher Meléndez (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 26) Honduras Motagua
6 2DF Jonathan Núñez (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 22) Honduras Motagua
16 2DF José García (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 25) Honduras Olimpia
21 2DF Elvin Oliva (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 26) Honduras Olimpia
7 3MF Alejandro Reyes (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26) Honduras Real España
8 3MF Edwin Rodríguez (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 24) Honduras Olimpia
10 3MF Rigoberto Rivas (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 25) Italy Reggina
13 3MF Brayan Moya* (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 30) Angola 1º de Agosto
14 3MF José Pinto (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 26) Honduras Olimpia
15 3MF Carlos Pineda (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26) Honduras Olimpia
20 3MF Jorge Álvarez (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) Honduras Olimpia
9 4FW Jorge Benguché* (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 27) Honduras Olimpia
11 4FW Samuel Elvir (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 22) Honduras UPNFM
17 4FW Luis Palma (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24) Honduras Vida
18 4FW Juan Carlos Obregón (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 26) United States Hartford Athletic
19 4FW Douglas Martínez (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26) United States Real Salt Lake

* Overage player.

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
2000
 Did not select
2008
 Samuel Caballero (DF) Emil Martínez (MF) Carlos Pavón (FW)
2012
2016
2020

Records

A man wearing a red shirt and red shorts covered with a light green bib.
A man wearing navy blue shorts and a blue jersey kicking a football.
David Suazo (left) and Alberth Elis (right) are joint all-time top goalscorers of the Honduras U-23 national team with 6 goals each

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-23 Goals
1 David Suazo 2000 6
2 Alberth Elis 2015–2016 6
3 Anthony Lozano 2012–2016 4
4 Eddie Hernández 2011–2012 3
5 Jerry Bengtson 2012 3
5 Roger Rojas 2012 3
5 Douglas Martínez 2019–2021 3

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Head-to-head record

As of 1 August 2021

Includes data from CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and Summer Olympics only

Opponent Record Goals
 Algeria 1–0–0 3:2
 Argentina 0–1–0 1:1
 Australia 1–0–0 2:1
 Belize 1–0–0 5:0
 Brazil 0–0–2 2:9
 Cameroon 0–0–1 0:1
 Canada 3–2–0 7:3
 Costa Rica 1–2–3 7:9
 Cuba 1–0–0 2:0
 El Salvador 2–1–0 7:3
 Guatemala 2–4–2 9:9
 Haiti 3–1–0 7:2
 Italy 0–0–2 1:6
 Jamaica 1–0–0 2:0
 Japan 0–1–0 0:0
 Mexico 1–4–6 9:21
 Morocco 0–1–0 2:2
 Nicaragua 3–0–0 15:2
 Nigeria 0–1–1 5:6
 New Zealand 1–0–0 3:2
 Panama 3–1–0 8:3
 Portugal 0–0–1 1:2
 Romania 0–0–1 0:1
 South Korea 1–0–2 1:7
 Spain 1–0–0 1:0
 Suriname 2–0–0 4:0
 Trinidad and Tobago 1–0–0 2:0
 United States 4–1–5 17:19
Totals 33–20–26 121:111

Honours

Major competitions

See also

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com – Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Honduras – Profile
  2. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today – 15 December 2011
  3. ^ "Ellos serán los guerreros para poner en alto el nombre de Honduras en los Juego Olimpicos de Japon: Tokyo2020". National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Twitter. 2 July 2021.

External links

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