Honduras national football team

Honduras
Nickname(s)Los Catrachos
La Bicolor
La H
AssociationFederación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachCarlos de los Cobos
Most capsMaynor Figueroa (182)[1]
Top scorerCarlos Pavón (57)[1]
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano
FIFA codeHON
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 82 4 (31 March 2022)[2]
Highest20 (September 2001)
Lowest101 (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
Appearances3 (first in 1982)
Best resultGroup stage (1982, 2010, 2014)
Gold Cup
Appearances20 (first in 1963)
Best resultChampions (1981)
Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultThird place (2021)
Copa América
Appearances1 (first in 2001)
Best resultThird place (2001)
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Honduras women's national football team.

[3]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 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 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
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.

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.[6]

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

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 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
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 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:
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 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
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.

The national team also plays at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. In the past, Honduras played their games in San Pedro Sula at Estadio Francisco Morazán.

Estadio Nilmo Edwards in La Ceiba has also hosted friendly exhibition matches since 2007.

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
Report
Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High
Attendance: 37,648
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Penalties
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)
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)
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
20 July Gold Cup GS Honduras  0–2  Qatar Houston, United States
20:00 (UTC−5) Report
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)
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
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
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
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
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
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
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

2022
16 January Friendly Colombia  2–1  Honduras Fort Lauderdale, United States
17:30 UTC−5
Report
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
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
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
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
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
Report
Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
3 June Nations League Curaçao  v  Honduras Curaçao
Stadium: TBD
6 June Nations League Honduras  v  Curaçao Honduras
Stadium: TBD
14 June Nations League Honduras  v  Canada Honduras
Stadium: TBD

2023
28 March Nations League Canada  v  Honduras Canada
Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff
As of 16 October 2021
Position Name
Head coach Carlos de los Cobos
Assistant coach Velasco Zapata
Goalkeeping coach Brendon Aguirre

Coaching history

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.[8]

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 5 0 Olimpia
18 1GK Alex Güity (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 1 0 Olimpia
22 1GK Luis López (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 46 0 Real España
2 2DF Allans Vargas (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 10 0 Marathón
3 2DF Maynor Figueroa (captain) (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 181 5 Unattached
4 2DF Marcelo Santos (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 5 0 Motagua
15 2DF Denil Maldonado (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 13 0 Motagua
16 2DF Wisdom Quaye (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 3 0 Real España
19 2DF Omar Elvir (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 6 0 Motagua
23 2DF Diego Rodríguez (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 16 1 Motagua
2DF Franklin Flores (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 5 0 Real España
2DF Devron García (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 1 0 Real España
5 3MF Kervin Arriaga (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 13 1 Minnesota United
6 3MF Bryan Acosta (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 56 2 Colorado Rapids
8 3MF Alfredo Mejía (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 54 1 Levadiakos
10 3MF Edwin Rodríguez (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 15 1 Olimpia
14 3MF Cristian Sacaza (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 0 0 Honduras Progreso
17 3MF Kevin López (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 7 0 Comunicaciones
20 3MF Jorge Álvarez (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 10 1 Olimpia
3MF Iván López (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 3 0 Motagua
7 4FW Alberth Elis (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 56 12 Bordeaux
9 4FW Anthony Lozano (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 40 9 Cádiz
11 4FW Bryan Róchez (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 15 0 Nacional
12 4FW Romell Quioto (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 57 12 CF Montréal
13 4FW Brayan Moya (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 17 4 Olimpia
21 4FW Jonathan Toro (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 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 0 0 Vida v.  Canada, 26 January 2022 COV
GK Marlon Licona (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 0 0 Motagua v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
GK Denovan Torres (1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 0 0 Marathón v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
GK Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 2 0 Victoria v. CONCACAF Nations League Finals PRE
DF Junior García (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 0 0 Real España v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
DF Kevin Álvarez (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 14 0 Real España v.  Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
DF Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 22 0 Motagua v.  Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
DF Carlos Meléndez (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 2 0 Motagua v.  Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
DF Cristopher Meléndez (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 1 0 Motagua v.  Panama, 12 November 2021 PRE
DF Andy Najar (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 41 4 D.C. United v.  Panama, 12 November 2021 WD
DF Danilo Acosta (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 3 0 Orange County SC v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
DF Johnny Leverón (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 42 4 Olimpia v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
DF José García (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 3 0 Olimpia v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
DF Félix Crisanto (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 25 0 Olimpia v.  United States, 8 September 2021
DF Éver Alvarado (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 31 1 Olimpia v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup INJ
DF Wesly Decas (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 0 0 Motagua v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Getsel Montes (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 0 0 Real España v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Jonathan Núñez (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 0 0 Motagua v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Maylor Núñez (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 2 0 Olimpia v. CONCACAF Nations League Finals INJ
MF Juan Delgado (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 4 0 Motagua v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
MF Jack Jean-Baptiste (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 0 0 UPNFM v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
MF Alexander López (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 47 6 Alajuelense v.  Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
MF Deiby Flores (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 18 0 Panetolikos v.  Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
MF Carlos Pineda (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 12 0 Olimpia v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
MF Boniek García (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 134 3 Olimpia v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
MF Walter Martínez (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 6 0 Motagua v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Jhow Benavídez (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 10 0 Real España v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Roger Espinoza (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 52 4 Sporting Kansas City v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Luis Garrido (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 46 0 Marathón v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Héctor Castellanos (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 5 0 Motagua v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Cristian Cálix (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 0 0 Marathón v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Samuel Elvir (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 0 0 UPNFM v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Josman Figueroa (2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 0 0 Olimpia v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Luis Vega (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 0 0 Marathón v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW Eddie Hernández (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 27 7 Olimpia v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
FW José Pinto (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 2 0 Olimpia v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
FW Yeison Mejía (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 0 0 Real España v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022 INJ
FW Marco Aceituno (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 0 0 Real España v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022 WD
FW Rubilio Castillo (1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 29 6 Tondela v.  Costa Rica, 16 November 2021
FW Luis Palma (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 2 0 Aris v.  Panama, 12 November 2021 PRE
FW Rigoberto Rivas (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 14 0 Reggina v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
FW Ángel Tejeda (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 13 0 Motagua v.  Mexico, 10 October 2021
FW Edwin Solano (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 6 1 Marathón v.  United States, 8 September 2021
FW Jerry Bengtson (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 63 22 Olimpia v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Roger Rojas (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 33 3 Sporting San José v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Carlos Fernández (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 0 0 Vaduz v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup COV
FW Michaell Chirinos (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 20 0 Olimpia v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup INJ
FW Jorge Benguché (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 6 2 Cerro Largo v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW César Guillén (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 0 0 UPNFM v. 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW Júnior Lacayo (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 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[9]
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
1Maynor Figueroa18252003–present
2Amado Guevara138271994–2010
3Noel Valladares13502000–2016
4Boniek García13432005–present
5Emilio Izaguirre11152007–present
6Carlos Pavón101571993–2010
7Wilson Palacios9752003–2014
8Danilo Turcios8771999–2010
9Milton Núñez86331994–2008
Víctor Bernárdez8642004–2014

Top goalscorers
Carlos Pavón is Honduras's top goalscorer with 57 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1Carlos Pavón571010.561993–2010
2Wilmer Velásquez35470.741994–2007
3Milton Núñez33860.381994–2008
4Carlo Costly32780.412007–2017
5Nicolás Suazo28510.551991–1998
6Amado Guevara271380.21994–2010
7Jerry Bengtson22630.372010–present
8Eduardo Bennett19360.531991–2000
9David Suazo17570.31999–2012
10Saul Martínez16350.462001–2009

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 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
Main article: Honduras at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1963Fourth place4th7313812 Squad
1965Did not qualify
1967Third place3rd522142 Squad
1969Did not qualify
1971Sixth place6th5014511 Squad
1973Fourth place4th513166 Squad
1977Did not qualify
1981Champions1st532081 Squad
1985Runners-up2nd8332119 Squad
1989Did not qualify
1991Runners-up2nd5320123 Squad
1993Group stage5th310265 Squad
1996Group stage8th200218 Squad
1998Group stage9th200215 Squad
2000Quarter-finals6th320175 Squad
2002Did not qualify
2003Group stage10th201112 Squad
2005Third place3rd531186 Squad
2007Quarter-finals5th4202106 Squad
2009Third place3rd530264 Squad
2011Fourth place4th512285 Squad
2013Fourth place4th530255 Squad
2015Group stage11th301224 Squad
2017Quarter-finals7th411232 Squad
2019Group stage10th310264 Squad
2021Quarter-finals8th420277 Squad
Total1 Title21/2690342036125112—

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 —

Copa América
Main article: Honduras at the Copa América
Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2001Third place3rd631275 Squad
TotalThird place—631275—

Copa Centroamericana
Copa Centroamericana record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1991Runners-up2nd521255
1993Champions1st330070
1995Champions1st431081
1997Fourth place4th521285
1999Third place3rd5401115
2001Group stage5th3111125
2003Fourth place4th511345
2005Runners-up2nd5320123
2007Fifth place5th3111115
2009Third place3rd540193
2011Champions1st431083
2013Runners-up2nd412133
2014Fifth place5th420233
2017Champions1st541073
Total4 Titles14/146034121410849

CCCF Championship
CCCF Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1941Did not enter
1943
1946Fourth place4th52031712
1948Did not enter
1951
1953Runners-up2nd64021310
1955Third place3rd631296
1957Third place3rd421164
1960Third place3rd403167
1961Third place3rd63031311
TotalRunners-up6/1031145126450

Pan American Games
Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1951Did not participate
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991Fourth place4th5113611
1995Fourth place4th6123810
Since 1999See Honduras national under-23 football team
TotalFourth place2/12112361421

Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930Third place3rd5203922
1935Fifth place5th5113620
1938Did not participate
1946
1950Third place3rd630376
1954Did not participate
1959
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986Runners-up2nd541071
1990Did not participate
1993
1998
2002Quarter-finals7th310245
2006Fourth place4th7502168
2010Preliminary round7th201101
2014Fourth place4th5203811
2018Third place3rd531183
TotalRunners-up9/2243214186577

Central American Games
Central American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1973Did not qualify
1977
1986Runners-up2nd320161
1990Champions1st430182
1994Champions1st3300164
1997Third place3rd421163
2001Runners-up2nd641195
2006Not held
2010
2013Champions1st431061
2017Champions1st422071
Total4 Titles7/112819545817

Head-to-head record

As of 29 March 2022 after the match against  Jamaica.[10]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

  1. Includes matches against  Netherlands Antilles.
  2. Includes matches against  West Germany.
  3. Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

Honours

Major competitions

  • Third place (1): 2001

Minor competitions

FIFA World Ranking
See also: FIFA World Rankings

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
782022————
76202163 476 8
6420206264 1
62201961 467 6
62201859 567 3
68201765 1075 3
75201675 1098 4
101201572 5101 8
71201430 472 13
42201334 1259 7
58201251 1072 8
53201138 1757 7
59201034 359 8
37200935 746 7
40200836 1061 13
53200752 763 8
56200638 2681 43
41200539 1159 4
59200447 1259 6
49200337 349 5
40200225 343 8
27200120 2551 4
46200046 1474 6
69199969 1480 2
91199864 995 17
73199745 573 8
45199642 557 6
49199549 2071 20
53199440 256 7
40199339 241 1

See also

References
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  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. Aguilar, Marco. "OFICIAL: Hernán "Bolillo" Gómez no sigue como entrenador de Honduras después de seis meses en el cargo". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras International Soccer Matches Since 1920". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  5. "Honduras - Association Information". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
  6. "Pavon puts visitors through". ESPN. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  7. "England enjoy kind World Cup draw". BBC News. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  8. National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras [@FenafuthOrg] (21 January 2022). "El D.T de la selección nacional de #Honduras Hernán Darío Gómez ha presentado formal convocatoria a 26 jugadores que vestirán la Camiseta de #LaH para los juegos eliminatorios" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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  11. "Honduras in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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