Honduras national football team

Honduras
Nickname(s)Los Catrachos (The Catrachos)
La Bicolor (The Bicolor)
La H (The H)
AssociationFederación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachDiego Vásquez
Most capsMaynor Figueroa (181)[1]
Top scorerCarlos Pavón (57)[1]
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano
FIFA codeHON
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 80 (6 October 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)

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.[3]

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.[4]

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
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.[5]

Honduras faced Chile, Spain, and Switzerland in their first round group.[6] 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
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:

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.

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.

The national team also plays at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés 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

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021
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 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)
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)
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)
23 September Friendly Argentina  3–0  Honduras Miami Gardens, United States
  • Martínez 16'
  • Messi 45+2' (pen.), 69'
 Report Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Attendance: 64,420
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
27 September Friendly Honduras  2–1  Guatemala Houston, United States
20:00 UTC−5
  • Samayoa 70' (o.g.)
  • Solano 87'
 Report
  • Lom 32'
 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
27 October Friendly Honduras  v  Qatar Marbella, Spain
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
30 October Friendly Saudi Arabia  v  Honduras Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Report Stadium: TBD

2023
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
  • 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)
  • Fabián Coito (2019–2021)
  • Hernán Darío Gómez (2021–2022)
  • Diego Vásquez (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against Qatar and Saudi Arabia on 27 and 30 October 2022..[7]

Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2022 after the match against Guatemala.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 3 0 Victoria
1GK Luis López (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 52 0 Real España
2DF Allans Vargas (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 12 0 Marathón
2DF Carlos Meléndez (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 0 0 Motagua
2DF Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 26 0 Motagua
2DF Oscar Almendárez (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 7 0 Olancho FC
2DF Devron García (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 1 0 Real España
2DF Denil Maldonado (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 20 0 Motagua
2DF Omar Elvir (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 9 0 Olancho FC
2DF Franklin Flores (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 7 0 Real España
2DF Wesly Decas (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 5 0 Motagua
3MF Héctor Castellanos (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 9 0 Motagua
3MF Alexy Vega (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 0 0 Victoria
3MF Joseph Rosales (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 3 0 Minnesota United
3MF Jack Jean-Baptiste (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 0 0 UPNFM
3MF Jhow Benavídez (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 11 0 Real España
3MF Carlos Mejía (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 1 0 Real España
3MF Yeison Mejía (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 0 0 Real España
3MF Denis Meléndez (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 0 0 Vida
4FW Edwin Solano (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 12 2 Marathón
4FW Clayvin Zúñiga (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 1 0 Marathón
4FW Ángel Tejeda (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 13 0 Motagua
4FW Iván López (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 3 0 Motagua

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 6 0 Olimpia v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
GK Marlon Licona (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 0 0 Motagua v.  Canada, 13 June 2022
GK Roberto López (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 0 0 Vida v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
GK Alex Güity (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 1 0 Olimpia v.  United States, 2 February 2022
DF Maylor Núñez (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 5 0 Olimpia v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
DF Getsel Montes (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 0 0 Real España v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
DF Andy Najar (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 42 4 D.C. United v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
DF Marcelo Santos (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 6 0 Motagua v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
DF José Aguilera (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 0 0 Marathón v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
DF Elvin Oliva (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 0 0 Olimpia v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
DF André Orellana (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 0 0 Olimpia v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022
DF Maynor Figueroa (captain) (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 181 5 Unattached v.  United States, 2 February 2022
DF Diego Rodríguez (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 16 1 Motagua v.  United States, 2 February 2022
DF Wisdom Quaye (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 3 0 Real España v.  United States, 2 February 2022
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 Cristopher Meléndez (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 1 0 Motagua v.  Panama, 12 November 2021 PRE
MF Deiby Flores (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 23 0 Panetolikos v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
MF Germán Mejía (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 1 0 Olimpia v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
MF Kervin Arriaga (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 20 2 Minnesota United v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
MF Edwin Rodríguez (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 20 1 Aris v.  Canada, 13 June 2022
MF Brayan Moya (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 18 4 Olimpia v.  Canada, 13 June 2022
MF Kevin López (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 13 2 Comunicaciones v.  Canada, 13 June 2022
MF Gerson Chávez (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 0 0 Real España v.  Curaçao, 6 June 2022
MF Carlos Argueta (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 0 0 Vida v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF Deyron Martínez (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 0 0 Real Sociedad v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF Damin Ramírez (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 0 0 Victoria v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF Roger Sander (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 0 0 Vida v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF Bryan Acosta (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 56 2 Colorado Rapids v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF Alfredo Mejía (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 54 1 Levadiakos v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF Alexander López (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 47 6 Alajuelense v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF Juan Delgado (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 4 0 Motagua v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF Jonathan Núñez (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 0 0 Motagua v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
MF Jorge Álvarez (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 10 1 Olimpia v.  United States, 2 February 2022
FW Bryan Róchez (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 20 0 Portimonense v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
FW Luis Palma (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 6 0 Aris v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
FW Romell Quioto (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 62 13 CF Montréal v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
FW Rigoberto Rivas (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 16 0 Reggina v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
FW Rubilio Castillo (1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 30 6 Unattached v.  Canada, 13 June 2022
FW Cristian Sacaza (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 0 0 Vida v.  Canada, 13 June 2022
FW José Pinto (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 4 1 Olimpia v.  Canada, 13 June 2022
FW Jerry Bengtson (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 65 22 Olimpia v.  Curaçao, 6 June 2022
FW Marvin Bernárdez (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 0 0 Vida v.  Curaçao, 3 June 2022 PRE
FW Júnior Lacayo (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 0 0 Real España v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
FW Marco Aceituno (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 0 0 Real España v.  Jamaica, 30 March 2022
FW Alberth Elis (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 56 12 Bordeaux v.  United States, 2 February 2022
FW Anthony Lozano (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 40 9 Cádiz v.  United States, 2 February 2022
FW Jonathan Toro (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 15 3 Académico Viseu v.  United States, 2 February 2022
FW Eddie Hernández (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 27 7 Motagua v.  Colombia, 16 January 2022
  • 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[8]
Players in bold are still active with Honduras.

Most appearances
Maynor Figueroa is Honduras's most capped player with 181 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1Maynor Figueroa18152003–present
2Amado Guevara138271994–2010
3Noel Valladares13502000–2016
4Boniek García13432005–present
5Emilio Izaguirre11152007–2020
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 Bengtson22650.342010–present
8Eduardo Bennett19360.531991–2000
9David Suazo17570.31999–2012
10Saul Martínez16350.462001–2009

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 Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1963Fourth place4th7313812 Squad Qualified automatically
1965Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 5
1967Third place3rd522142 Squad Qualified as hosts
1969Banned Banned
1971Sixth place6th5014511 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
1973Fourth place4th513166 Squad 2 1 1 0 5 4
1977Did not enter Did not enter
1981Champions1st532081 Squad 8 5 2 1 15 5
1985Runners-up2nd8332119 Squad 2 2 0 0 4 0
1989Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
1991Runners-up2nd5320123 Squad 5 2 1 2 5 5
1993Group stage5th310265 Squad 3 3 0 0 7 0
1996Group stage8th200218 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
1998Group stage9th200215 Squad 5 2 1 2 8 5
2000Quarter-finals6th320175 Squad 5 4 0 1 11 5
2002Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 12 5
2003Group stage10th201112 Squad 7 3 1 3 10 7
2005Third place3rd531186 Squad 5 3 2 0 12 3
2007Quarter-finals5th4202106 Squad 3 1 1 1 11 5
2009Third place3rd530264 Squad 5 4 0 1 9 3
2011Fourth place4th512285 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 3
2013Fourth place4th530255 Squad 4 1 2 1 3 3
2015Group stage11th301224 Squad 4 2 0 2 3 3
2017Quarter-finals7th411232 Squad 5 4 1 0 7 3
2019Group stage10th310264 Squad Qualified automatically
2021Quarter-finals8th420277 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
Total1 Title21/2690342036125112—8448191715068

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
Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2001Third place3rd631275 Squad
TotalThird place—631275—
  • 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
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 27 September 2022 after the match against  Guatemala.[9]

  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

  • 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
  • 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
See also: FIFA World Rankings

Last update was on 24 February 2022 Source:[10]

  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
  • Football in Honduras
  • Honduras national under-23 football team
  • Honduras national under-20 football team
  • Honduras national under-17 football team
  • Clásico centroamericano

References
  1. Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras International Soccer Matches Since 1920". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. "Honduras - Association Information". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
  5. "Pavon puts visitors through". ESPN. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  6. "England enjoy kind World Cup draw". BBC News. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  7. National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras [@FenafuthOrg] (19 October 2022). "CONVOCATORIA OFICIAL DE LA H para la próxima fecha FIFA del mes de septiembre" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2022 – via Twitter. |date= mismatches calculated date from |number= by two or more days (help)
  8. Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Honduras - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  9. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net.
  10. "Honduras in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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