Honduras national football team

Honduras
Nickname(s)	Los Catrachos (The Catrachos) ; La Bicolor (The Bicolor) ; La H (The H)
Association	Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Reinaldo Rueda
Captain	Anthony Lozano
Most caps	Maynor Figueroa (181)
Top scorer	Carlos Pavón (57)
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
FIFA code	HON
FIFA ranking
Current	75 2 (28 November 2024)
Highest	20 (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)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	22 (first in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1981)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
Best result	Third place (2021)
Copa América
Appearances	1 (first in 2001)
Best result	Third place (2001)

The Honduras national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Honduras) represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras. 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. The national team plays in the Nations League

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] The Honduras Men's National Team is the representative team in official men's football. They were created and played in a football tournament organized to celebrate Central American Independence the first international football match.

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

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

1970 World Cup and the Football War

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

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

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

1982 World Cup

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

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

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

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

2001 Copa América

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

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

2010 World Cup

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

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

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

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 traveling 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: ^[8]

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 31 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.

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 win, with just four draws. Immediate effect with the national team as they are going through a generational change of players for the team.

Home stadium

Honduras plays the majority of its home games at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa.

The national team formerly played at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, which stopped being the home stadium due to declining facilities. Estadio Francisco Morazán also occasionally hosts home games.^{[citation needed]}

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

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Adidas	1982–1988
Mikasa	1989-1991
Pony	1991–1992
Score	1992-1998
Joma	1999–present

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

17 January Friendly	Honduras	0–2	Iceland	Fort Lauderdale, United States
20:00 UTC−5		Report	Willumsson 48' (pen.) Guðjohnsen 58'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

23 March 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs	Costa Rica	3–1	Honduras	Frisco, United States
18:15 UTC−5	Galo 12' Madrigal 56' Brenes 62'	Report	Chirinos 10'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,299 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Note: Costa Rica qualified for the 2024 Copa América after winning this game.

26 March Friendly	El Salvador	1–1	Honduras	Houston, United States
19:30 UTC−5	B. Gil 11'	Report	Róchez 62'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	3–1	Cuba	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:30 UTC−6	Lozano 26' Rodríguez 45+2' Castillo 82'	Report	Reyes 23'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Attendance: 10,111 Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bermuda	1–6	Honduras	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
20:00 UTC−3	Lewis 45+4'	Report	Arriaga 14' Ruiz 49' Rodríguez 53' Vega 56' Najar 62' Róchez 90+1'	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade (Mexico)

16 June Friendly	Ecuador	2–1	Honduras	East Hartford, United States
15:30 UTC−4	Sarmiento 8' Hincapié 89'	Report	Róchez 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

6 September 2024–25 Nations League	Honduras	4–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	A. López 39' Arriaga 45+2' Rodríguez 54' Ruiz 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Attendance: 7,481 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

10 September 2024–25 Nations League	Honduras	1–2	Jamaica	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	Ruiz 50'	Report	Maldonado 49' (o.g.) Antonio 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Victor Cáceres (Mexico)

10 October 2024–25 Nations League	French Guiana	2–3	Honduras	Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
16:30 UTC−3	Galas 55' Haabo 90+4'	Report	Lozano 45+1' Flores 67' Benguché 74'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Attendance: 204 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

14 October 2024–25 Nations League	Jamaica	0–0	Honduras	Kingston, Jamaica
20:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

15 November 2024–25 Nations League QF	Honduras	2–0	Mexico	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	Palma 64', 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 12,866 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

19 November 2024–25 Nations League QF	Mexico	4–0 (4–2 agg.)	Honduras	Toluca, Mexico
20:30 UTC−6	Jiménez 42' Martín 72', 90+7' (pen.) Sánchez 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Note: Mexico won 4–2 on aggregate, advanced to the Finals and qualified for the 2025 Gold Cup. Honduras advanced to the 2025 Gold Cup qualification.

2025

March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

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28 May Friendly	Honduras	v	Gambia	Orlando, United States
				Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cayman Islands	v	Honduras	Cayman Islands
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10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	v	Antigua and Barbuda	Honduras
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Coaching staff

As of 18 November 2022

Position	Name
Head coach	Reinaldo Rueda
Assistant coach	Alexis Mendoza
Assistant coach	Giovanni Hernandez
Goalkeeping coach	Nestor Lo Tartaro
Fitness coach	Juan Carlos Quintero
Video analyst	Pablo Roman
Psychologist	Orlando Caicedo
General director	Gerardo Ramos
Team manager	Luis Breve
Press officer	Edwin Banegas
Photographer and social media	Magdiel Lagos
Nutritionist	Oswaldo Sandoval
Doctor	Jose Murillo
Doctor	Guillermo Toledo
Physiotherapy	Josue Fortin
Physiotherapy	Gerardo Mejia
Physiotherapy	Marcio Rivera
Equipment manager	Genrry Mejia
Equipment manager	Kelsim Flores
Equipment manager	Agustin Mejia

Coaching history

Carlos Padilla (1960–1962)
Elsy Núñez (1962–1966)
Marinho Rodríguez (1966–1967)
Sergio Lecea (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 Tabora (2018)
Jorge Jimenez (2018)
Fabián Coito (2019–2021)
Hernán Darío Gómez (2021–2022)
Diego Vásquez (2022–2023)
Reinaldo Rueda (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 28 players were called up for the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final matches against Mexico on 15 and 19 November 2024.^[9]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2024 after the first match against Mexico.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Edrick Menjívar	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31)	23	0	Olimpia
18	1GK	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)	1	0	Motagua
22	1GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Olancho

2	2DF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26)	34	1	Universitatea Craiova
3	2DF	Marcelo Santos	(1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 32)	21	0	Motagua
4	2DF	Luis Vega	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)	19	1	Motagua
5	2DF	Javier Arriaga	(2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Marathón
8	2DF	Joseph Rosales	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)	20	0	Minnesota United
14	2DF	Andy Najar	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31)	54	4	Olimpia
15	2DF	Devron García	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28)	10	0	Real España
	2DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Motagua

6	3MF	Bryan Acosta	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31)	70	2	Real España
10	3MF	Alexander López	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32)	63	7	Olancho
13	3MF	Francisco Martínez	(1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 32)	2	0	Marathón
16	3MF	Edwin Rodríguez	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 25)	37	6	Olimpia
19	3MF	Carlos Pineda	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)	17	0	Olimpia
20	3MF	Deiby Flores	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 28)	43	1	Toronto FC
23	3MF	Jorge Álvarez	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26)	26	1	Olimpia
	3MF	Kervin Arriaga	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)	29	4	Partizan

7	4FW	Rigoberto Rivas	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 26)	24	0	Hatayspor
9	4FW	Jorge Benguché	(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28)	16	4	Olimpia
11	4FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 33)	35	7	Motagua
12	4FW	José Pinto	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27)	13	2	Olimpia
17	4FW	Luis Palma	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24)	17	3	Celtic
21	4FW	Yustin Arboleda	(1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 33)	1	0	Olimpia
	4FW	Juan Carlos Obregón	(1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Charlotte Independence
	4FW	Jesús Batiz	(1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Toronto FC II
	4FW	Alenis Vargas	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Sporting Kansas City

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Luis López	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31)	57	0	Real España	v. Jamaica, 10 September 2024
GK	Jonathan Rougier	(1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 (age 37)	1	0	Motagua	v. Ecuador, 16 June 2024
GK	Enrique Facussé	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Internacional Palmira	v. Ecuador, 16 June 2024
GK	Alex Güity	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Olimpia	v. El Salvador, 26 March 2024

DF	Franklin Flores	(1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28)	13	0	Real España	v. Jamaica, 14 October 2024
DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 26)	12	0	Motagua	v. Jamaica, 10 October 2024
DF	Maylor Núñez	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 28)	14	0	Olimpia	v. Jamaica, 10 September 2024
DF	Jonathan Paz	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29)	1	1	Olimpia	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 6 September 2024^INJ
DF	Wesly Decas	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Hapoel Ra'anana	v. Ecuador, 16 June 2024
DF	Carlos Argueta	(1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Motagua	v. Ecuador, 16 June 2024
DF	Julián Martínez	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Olimpia	v. Ecuador, 16 June 2024
DF	Kevin Álvarez	(1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 28)	11	0	Motagua	v. Iceland, 17 January 2024
DF	Elison Rivas	(1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Águilas Doradas	v. Mexico, 21 November 2023

MF	David Ruiz	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20)	7	3	Inter Miami	v. French Guiana, 10 October 2024^INJ
MF	Jhow Benavídez	(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 28)	4	0	Real España	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 6 September 2024^INJ
MF	Carlos Mejía	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Real España	v. Ecuador, 16 June 2024
MF	Juan Delgado	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32)	6	0	Motagua	v. Costa Rica, 23 March 2024 ^PRE
MF	Gerson Chávez	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Vida	v. Iceland, 17 January 2024
MF	Samuel Elvir	(2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Marathón	v. Iceland, 17 January 2024
MF	Edwin Maldonado	(1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Motagua	v. Iceland, 17 January 2024

FW	Anthony Lozano (captain)	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31)	55	14	Santos Laguna	v. Jamaica, 14 October 2024
FW	Bryan Róchez	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	28	5	Petro de Luanda	v. Jamaica, 14 October 2024
FW	Michaell Chirinos	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 29)	22	1	Olimpia	v. French Guiana, 10 October 2024^INJ
FW	Douglas Martínez	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27)	8	1	Indy Eleven	v. Jamaica, 10 September 2024
FW	Alexy Vega	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Marathón	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 6 September 2024^INJ
FW	Jerry Bengtson	(1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37)	70	23	Olimpia	v. El Salvador, 26 March 2024
FW	Darixon Vuelto	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Real España	v. El Salvador, 26 March 2024
FW	Daniel Carter	(2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Real España	v. Iceland, 17 January 2024
FW	Yeison Mejía	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Motagua	v. Iceland, 17 January 2024
FW	Alberth Elis	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)	64	13	Unattached	v. Mexico, 21 November 2023
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Withdrew for personal reasons

Records

As of 26 March 2024^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Honduras.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Maynor Figueroa	181	5	2003–2022
2	Amado Guevara	138	27	1994–2010
3	Noel Valladares	135	0	2000–2016
4	Boniek García	134	3	2005–2021
5	Emilio Izaguirre	111	5	2007–2020
6	Carlos Pavón	101	57	1993–2010
7	Wilson Palacios	97	5	2003–2014
8	Danilo Turcios	87	7	1999–2010
9	Víctor Bernárdez	86	4	2004–2014
9	Milton Núñez	86	33	1994–2008

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	23	70	0.33	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

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	Qualification in progress									2	2	0	0	9	2
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Group stage	3/19	9	0	3	6	3	14	—	166	71	44	51	271	204

FIFA World Cup history
First Match	Spain 1–1 Honduras (16 June 1982; Valencia, Spain)
Biggest Win	—
Biggest Defeat	France 3–0 Honduras (15 June 2014; Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Best Result	Group stage (1982, 2010, 2014)
Worst Result	—

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Fourth place	4th	7	3	1	3	8	12	Squad	Qualified automatically
1965	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	5
1967	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	4	2	Squad	Qualified as hosts
1969	Banned									Banned
1971	Sixth place	6th	5	0	1	4	5	11	Squad	2	1	1	0	2	1
1973	Fourth place	4th	5	1	3	1	6	6	Squad	2	1	1	0	5	4
1977	Did not enter									Did not enter
1981	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	8	1	Squad	8	5	2	1	15	5
1985	Runners-up	2nd	8	3	3	2	11	9	Squad	2	2	0	0	4	0
1989	Did not qualify									2	0	2	0	1	1
1991	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	12	3	Squad	5	2	1	2	5	5
1993	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	6	5	Squad	3	3	0	0	7	0
1996		8th	2	0	0	2	1	8	Squad	4	3	1	0	8	1
1998		9th	2	0	0	2	1	5	Squad	5	2	1	2	8	5
2000	Quarter-finals	6th	3	2	0	1	7	5	Squad	5	4	0	1	11	5
2002	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	12	5
2003	Group stage	10th	2	0	1	1	1	2	Squad	7	3	1	3	10	7
2005	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	1	1	8	6	Squad	5	3	2	0	12	3
2007	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	0	2	10	6	Squad	3	1	1	1	11	5
2009	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	0	2	6	4	Squad	5	4	0	1	9	3
2011	Semi-finals	4th	5	1	2	2	8	5	Squad	4	3	1	0	8	3
2013	Semi-finals	4th	5	3	0	2	5	5	Squad	4	1	2	1	3	3
2015	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad	4	2	0	2	3	3
2017	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	3	2	Squad	5	4	1	0	7	3
2019	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	6	4	Squad	Qualified automatically
2021	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	7	7	Squad	4	3	1	0	8	1
2023	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	3	6	Squad	4	2	0	2	5	7
Total	1 Title	22/27	93	35	21	37	128	118	—	88	50	19	19	155	75

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	A	C	6	3	2	1	10	4		2021	Third place	2	0	1	1	2	3	Squad
2022–23	A	C	4	2	0	2	5	7		2023	Did not qualify
2023–24	A	B	4	2	1	1	8	1		2024
2024–25	A	B	4	2	1	1	8	4		2025
Total	—	—	18	9	4	5	31	16	—	Total	0 Titles	2	0	1	1	2	0	—

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) Honduras 4–0 Grenada (12 September 2023; Tegucigalpa, Honduras) Honduras 4–0 Cuba (15 October 2023; Tegucigalpa, Honduras) Honduras 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago (6 September 2024; Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Biggest Defeat	Mexico 4–0 Honduras (19 November 2024; Toluca, Mexico)
Best Result	Third place (2019–20)
Worst Result	Seventh place (2022–23)

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
2016	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
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 19 November 2024 after the match against Mexico.^[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	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6
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
Bermuda	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5
Bolivia	5	1	2	2	3	4	-1
Brazil	8	1	1	6	6	29	-23
Canada	28	12	7	9	44	36	+8
Chile	8	3	0	5	13	17	-4
China	5	1	3	1	1	3	-2
Colombia	15	6	4	5	14	13	+1
Costa Rica	69	19	24	26	84	114	-30
Cuba	18	10	3	5	34	24	+10
Curaçao^[a]	14	6	3	5	26	24	+2
Denmark	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2
Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Ecuador	19	3	9	7	18	24	-6
El Salvador	77	38	21	18	124	76	+48
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	5	3	1	1	10	5	+5
Germany^[b]	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
Greece	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Grenada	4	4	0	0	19	1	+18
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Guatemala	51	20	18	13	60	56	+4
Haiti	18	13	0	5	36	14	+22
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Iceland	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Israel	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4
Jamaica	30	12	6	12	48	35	+13
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	50	10	10	30	39	91	-52
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	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
Romania	4	0	3	1	3	6	-3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	6	0	0	36	4	+32
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
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	21	12	6	3	39	19	+20
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	13	4	2	7	15	15	0
Zambia	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6
Total (65)	670	265	177	228	978	851	+127

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

Honours

Major competitions

Continental

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
- Champions (1): 1981
- Runners-up (2): 1985, 1991
- Third place (1): 1967
CONCACAF Nations League
- Third place (1): 2019–20
Copa América
- Third place (1): 2001

Regional

CCCF Championship¹
- Runners-up (1): 1953
- Third place (4): 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961
Copa Centroamericana
- Champions (4): 1993, 1995, 2011, 2017
- Runners-up (3): 1991, 2005, 2013
- Third place (2): 1999, 2009
Central American and Caribbean Games
- Bronze medal (1): 1930

Friendly

Lunar New Year Cup
- Champions (1): 2002
- Runners-up (1): 2004
Copa Independencia
- Champions (1): 2010

Summary

Senior Competition				Total
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1	2	1	4
CONCACAF Nations League	0	0	1	1
Copa América	0	0	1	1
CCCF Championship¹	0	1	4	5
Total	1	3	7	11

According to FIFA statutes, official major competition organized by CCCF for senior national teams. It was the predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and affiliated with FIFA as the governing football body in Central America and Caribbean from 1938 to 1961.

FIFA World Ranking

Last update was on 24 March 2024 Source:^[12]

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

Honduras' FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
Rank	Year	Rank	Move	Rank	Move
78	2024	—	—	—	—
76	2023	76	2	81	1
81	2022	78	2	82	4
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

Notes

References

^ 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.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras International Soccer Matches Since 1920". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
^ "Honduras – Association Information". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
^ "Pavon puts visitors through". ESPN. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "England enjoy kind World Cup draw". BBC News. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ Honduras anuncia convocatoria para enfrentar a México en Nations League. (2024, November). TUDN. https://www.tudn.com/futbol/concacaf-nations-league/honduras-anuncia-convocatoria-para-enfrentar-mexico-en-final-four-nations-league
^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Honduras - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net.
^ "Honduras in the FIFA World Ranking". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

External links

[12] Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.

[13] Includes matches against West Germany.

[14] Includes matches against Yugoslavia.

[rsssf_100+_caps-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.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[4] Courtney, Barrie (13 November 2006). "Honduras International Soccer Matches Since 1920". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

[found-5] "Honduras – Association Information". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.

[6] "Pavon puts visitors through". ESPN. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[7] "England enjoy kind World Cup draw". BBC News. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

[soccer365_CONCACAF-8] "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[9] Honduras anuncia convocatoria para enfrentar a México en Nations League. (2024, November). TUDN. https://www.tudn.com/futbol/concacaf-nations-league/honduras-anuncia-convocatoria-para-enfrentar-mexico-en-final-four-nations-league

[10] Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Honduras - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[11] "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net.

[15] "Honduras in the FIFA World Ranking". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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v t e Honduras national football team
General	Federation History Players Managers
Venues	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino (1948–1996) Estadio Francisco Morazán (1996–1997) Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano (1997–present)
Statistics	FIFA World Cup record CONCACAF Gold Cup record Copa América record Results Head to head
Categories	Men teams Senior U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal Women teams Women U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15
Rivalries	Costa Rica El Salvador (Football War) Mexico Panama
FIFA World Cup	1982 2010 2014
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1963 1967 1971 1973 1981 1985 1991 1993 1996 1998 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023
Copa América	2001
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v t e National and regional 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 region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.