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Men's national association football team representing Honduras This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Honduras women's national football team.

Honduras
Shirt badge/Association crest
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
CaptainRomell Quioto
Most capsMaynor Figueroa (181)
Top scorerCarlos Pavón (57)
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano
FIFA codeHON
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 75 Steady (19 December 2024)
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)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances22 (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 (Template:Lang-es) 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 tournament (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.

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.

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
Crest in 1976.

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) 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

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.

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Honduras faced Chile, Spain, and Switzerland in their first round group. 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.

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

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

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

2022

Argentina  v  Honduras
23 September Friendly Argentina  3–0  Honduras Miami Gardens, United States
Report Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Attendance: 64,420
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Honduras  v  Guatemala
27 September Friendly Honduras  2–1  Guatemala Houston, United States
20:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: PNC Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Qatar  v  Honduras
27 October Friendly Qatar  1–0  Honduras Marbella, Spain
18:30 UTC+2 Almoez 60' Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Saudi Arabia  v  Honduras
30 October Friendly Saudi Arabia  0–0  Honduras Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

2023

El Salvador  v  Honduras
22 March Friendly El Salvador  0–1  Honduras Los Angeles, United States
19:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Canada  v  Honduras
28 March 2022–23 Nations League Canada  4–1  Honduras Toronto, Canada
20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Venezuela  v  Honduras
15 June Friendly Venezuela  1–0  Honduras Washington, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Jaime Alfredo Herrera (El Salvador)
Honduras  v  Barbados
18 June Friendly Honduras  Cancelled  Barbados Baton Rouge, United States
Report Stadium: BREC Memorial Stadium
Mexico  v  Honduras
25 June 2023 Gold Cup Mexico  v  Honduras Houston, United States
19:00 UTC−5 Stadium: NRG Stadium
Qatar  v  Honduras
29 June 2023 Gold Cup Qatar  v  Honduras Glendale, United States
16:45 UTC−7 Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Honduras  v  Haiti
2 July 2023 Gold Cup Honduras  v  Haiti Charlotte, United States
21:00 UTC−4 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 18 November 2022
Position Name
Head coach Argentina Diego Vásquez
Assistant coach Argentina Mauricio Pacini
Assistant coach Honduras Javier Nunez
Goalkeeping coach Honduras Hugo Caballero
Fitness coach Argentina Patricio Negreira
Fitness coach Honduras Jair Aguilar
General Director Honduras Gerardo Ramos
Team Manager Honduras Luis Breve
Press Officer Honduras Edwin Banegas
Photographer and Social Media Honduras Magdiel Lagos
Nutritionist Honduras Oswaldo Sandoval
Doctor Honduras Guillermo Toledo
Physiotherapy Honduras Jorge Pacheco
Physiotherapy Honduras Gerardo Mejia
Equipment Manager Honduras Oscar Carvallo
Equipment Manager Honduras Kelsim Flores

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup and two preceding friendlies against Venezuela and Barbados on 15 and 18 June 2023 respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 28 March 2023 after the match against Canada.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Luis López (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31) 56 0 Honduras Real España
1GK Edrick Menjívar (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) 6 0 Honduras Olimpia
1GK Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Honduras Olancho FC
2DF Devron García (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Honduras Real España
2DF Franklin Flores (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28) 11 0 Honduras Real España
2DF Omar Elvir (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 35) 10 0 Honduras Olancho FC
2DF Carlos Meléndez (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 27) 8 0 Honduras Motagua
2DF Marcelo Santos (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 32) 6 0 Honduras Motagua
2DF Maylor Núñez (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Honduras Olimpia
2DF Luis Vega (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Honduras Motagua
3MF Bryan Acosta (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31) 58 2 United States Colorado Rapids
3MF Alexander López (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) 47 6 Costa Rica Alajuelense
2DF Deiby Flores (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 28) 25 0 Hungary Fehérvár
3MF Jorge Álvarez (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) 10 1 Honduras Olimpia
3MF Joseph Rosales (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) 7 0 United States Minnesota United
3MF Christian Altamirano (1989-11-26) 26 November 1989 (age 35) 6 0 Honduras Olancho FC
4FW José Pinto (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27) 4 1 Honduras Olimpia
3MF Alexy Vega (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Honduras Victoria
3MF Francisco Martínez (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Honduras Marathón
4FW Jerry Bengtson (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37) 65 22 Honduras Olimpia
4FW Alberth Elis (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28) 57 12 France Brest
4FW Rubilio Castillo (1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 33) 30 6 China Nantong Zhiyun
4FW Edwin Solano (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) 15 2 Honduras Olimpia
4FW Jorge Benguché (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28) 8 3 Honduras Olimpia

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
DF Johnny Leverón (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34) 45 4 Honduras UPNFM v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
DF Marcelo Pereira (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29) 29 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
DF Wesly Decas (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
DF Devron García (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Honduras Real España v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
DF Oscar Almendárez (1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Honduras Olancho FC v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
DF Allans Vargas (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 31) 12 0 Honduras Marathón v.  Saudi Arabia, 30 October 2022
DF Andy Najar (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) 42 4 United States D.C. United v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
DF Getsel Montes (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Honduras Real España v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
MF Kervin Arriaga (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26) 22 2 United States Minnesota United v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
MF Kevin López (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28) 14 2 Honduras Olimpia v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
MF Héctor Castellanos (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 32) 11 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
MF Walter Martínez (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33) 9 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
MF Iván López (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 34) 5 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Saudi Arabia, 30 October 2022
MF Carlos Mejía (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27) 3 0 Honduras Real España v.  Saudi Arabia, 30 October 2022
MF Jack Jean-Baptiste (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Honduras Olimpia v.  Saudi Arabia, 30 October 2022
MF Denis Meléndez (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Honduras Vida v.  Saudi Arabia, 30 October 2022
MF Jhow Benavídez (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 29) 11 0 Honduras Real España v.  Qatar, 27 October 2022
MF Germán Mejía (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Honduras Olimpia v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
FW Romell Quioto (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 33) 65 13 Canada CF Montréal v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
FW Anthony Lozano (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31) 42 9 Spain Cádiz v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
FW Luis Palma (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Greece Aris v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
FW Clayvin Zúñiga (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Honduras Marathón v.  Canada, 28 March 2023
FW Ángel Tejeda (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 33) 19 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense v.  Saudi Arabia, 30 October 2022
FW Yeison Mejía (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 United States Sporting Kansas City II v.  Saudi Arabia, 30 October 2022
FW Bryan Róchez (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30) 20 0 Portugal Portimonense v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
FW Rigoberto Rivas (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 26) 16 0 Italy Reggina v.  Guatemala, 27 September 2022
  • Withdrew due to injury
  • Withdrew due to COVID-19
  • Preliminary squad
  • Withdrew for personal reasons

Records

As of 13 June 2022
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
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 Milton Núñez 86 33 1994–2008
Víctor Bernárdez 86 4 2004–2014

Top goalscorers

Carlos Pavón is Honduras's top goalscorer with 57 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Carlos Pavón 57 101 0.56 1993–2010
2 Wilmer Velásquez 35 47 0.74 1994–2007
3 Milton Núñez 33 86 0.38 1994–2008
4 Carlo Costly 32 78 0.41 2007–2017
5 Nicolás Suazo 28 51 0.55 1991–1998
6 Amado Guevara 27 138 0.2 1994–2010
7 Jerry Bengtson 22 65 0.34 2010–present
8 Eduardo Bennett 19 36 0.53 1991–2000
9 David Suazo 17 57 0.3 1999–2012
10 Saul Martínez 16 35 0.46 2001–2009

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Honduras at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Declined participation
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 5 2 1 2 5 8
England 1966 4 0 1 3 1 6
Mexico 1970 7 4 1 2 10 8
West Germany 1974 7 2 4 1 11 10
Argentina 1978 Withdrew Withdrew
Spain 1982 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 13 8 4 1 23 6
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 10 5 3 2 15 9
Italy 1990 2 0 2 0 1 1
United States 1994 14 6 3 5 23 20
France 1998 6 3 1 2 18 11
South Korea Japan 2002 22 14 2 6 56 25
Germany 2006 8 3 4 1 15 8
South Africa 2010 Group stage 30th 3 0 1 2 0 3 Squad 18 10 2 6 32 18
Brazil 2014 31st 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad 16 7 5 4 25 15
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 18 5 7 6 20 28
Qatar 2022 14 0 4 10 7 26
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 3/22 9 0 3 6 3 14 — 164 69 44 51 262 202
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

Main article: Honduras at the 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
El Salvador 1963 Fourth place 4th 7 3 1 3 8 12 Squad Qualified automatically
Guatemala 1965 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 5
Honduras 1967 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 4 2 Squad Qualified as hosts
Costa Rica 1969 Banned Banned
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Sixth place 6th 5 0 1 4 5 11 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
Haiti 1973 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 6 6 Squad 2 1 1 0 5 4
Mexico 1977 Did not enter Did not enter
Honduras 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
United States 1991 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 12 3 Squad 5 2 1 2 5 5
Mexico United States1993 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 6 5 Squad 3 3 0 0 7 0
United States 1996 Group stage 8th 2 0 0 2 1 8 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
United States 1998 Group stage 9th 2 0 0 2 1 5 Squad 5 2 1 2 8 5
United States 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 3 2 0 1 7 5 Squad 5 4 0 1 11 5
United States 2002 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 12 5
Mexico United States 2003 Group stage 10th 2 0 1 1 1 2 Squad 7 3 1 3 10 7
United States 2005 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 6 Squad 5 3 2 0 12 3
United States 2007 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 0 2 10 6 Squad 3 1 1 1 11 5
United States 2009 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 6 4 Squad 5 4 0 1 9 3
United States 2011 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 8 5 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 3
United States 2013 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 5 5 Squad 4 1 2 1 3 3
Canada United States 2015 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad 4 2 0 2 3 3
United States 2017 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 3 2 Squad 5 4 1 0 7 3
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 6 4 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2021 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 7 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
Canada United States 2023 Qualified 4 2 0 2 5 7
Total 1 Title 22/27 90 34 20 36 125 112 — 88 50 19 19 155 75

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Squad
United States 2019−20 A C 6 3 2 1 10 4 Same position 3rd Squad
United States 2022–23 A C 4 2 0 2 5 7 Same position 7th —
Total 10 5 2 3 15 11 3rd —
CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match  Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Honduras 
(10 October 2019; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)
Biggest Win  Honduras 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago 
(17 October 2019; San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
Biggest Defeat  Canada 4–1 Honduras 
(28 March 2023; Toronto, Canada)
Best Result Third place (2019–20)
Worst Result Seventh place (2022–23)

Copa América

Main article: Honduras at the Copa América
Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Colombia 2001 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 5 Squad
Total Third place — 6 3 1 2 7 5 —

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 1991 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 5 5
Honduras 1993 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 7 0
El Salvador 1995 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 8 1
Guatemala 1997 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 8 5
Costa Rica 1999 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 11 5
Honduras 2001 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 12 5
Panama 2003 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 4 5
Guatemala 2005 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 12 3
El Salvador 2007 Fifth place 5th 3 1 1 1 11 5
Honduras 2009 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 9 3
Panama 2011 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 8 3
Costa Rica 2013 Runners-up 2nd 4 1 2 1 3 3
United States 2014 Fifth place 5th 4 2 0 2 3 3
Panama 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
Costa Rica 1941 Did not enter
El Salvador 1943
Costa Rica 1946 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 17 12
Guatemala 1948 Did not enter
Panama 1951
Costa Rica 1953 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 13 10
Honduras 1955 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 9 6
Netherlands Antilles 1957 Third place 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 4
Cuba 1960 Third place 3rd 4 0 3 1 6 7
Costa Rica 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
Argentina 1951 Did not participate
Mexico 1955
United States 1959
Brazil 1963
Canada 1967
Colombia 1971
Mexico 1975
Puerto Rico 1979
Venezuela 1983
United States 1987
Cuba 1991 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 6 11
Argentina 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
Cuba 1930 Third place 3rd 5 2 0 3 9 22
El Salvador 1935 Fifth place 5th 5 1 1 3 6 20
Panama 1938 Did not participate
Colombia 1946
Guatemala 1950 Third place 3rd 6 3 0 3 7 6
Mexico 1954 Did not participate
Venezuela 1959
Jamaica 1962
Puerto Rico 1966
Panama 1970
Dominican Republic 1974
Colombia 1978
Cuba 1982
Dominican Republic 1986 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 7 1
Mexico 1990 Did not participate
Puerto Rico 1993
Venezuela 1998
El Salvador 2002 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 0 2 4 5
Colombia 2006 Fourth place 4th 7 5 0 2 16 8
Puerto Rico 2010 Preliminary round 7th 2 0 1 1 0 1
Mexico 2014 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 8 11
Colombia 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
Guatemala 1973 Did not qualify
El Salvador 1977
Guatemala 1986 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 1
Honduras 1990 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 8 2
El Salvador 1994 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 16 4
Honduras 1997 Third place 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 3
Guatemala 2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 5
Honduras 2006 Not held
Panama 2010
Costa Rica 2013 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 6 1
Nicaragua 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 15 June 2023 after the match against  Venezuela.

  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
 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 68 19 24 25 83 111 -28
 Cuba 15 8 2 5 27 23 +4
 Curaçao 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 18 3 9 6 17 22 -5
 El Salvador 76 38 20 18 123 75 +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 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
 Germany 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 Greece 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 Grenada 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14
 Guadeloupe 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 Guatemala 50 20 17 13 60 56 +4
 Haiti 17 12 0 5 34 13 +21
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Israel 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4
 Jamaica 27 12 5 10 47 32 +15
 Japan 3 0 1 2 7 14 -7
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Martinique 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3
 Mexico 45 8 10 27 35 81 -46
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2
 Nicaragua 25 21 3 1 80 16 +64
 Northern Ireland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Norway 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 Panama 51 26 12 13 76 41 +35
 Paraguay 8 1 4 3 6 11 -5
 Peru 9 2 5 2 10 10 0
 Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8
 Qatar 2 0 0 2 0 3 -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 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9
 Spain 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
 Suriname 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
  Switzerland 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3
 Trinidad and Tobago 20 11 6 3 35 19 +16
 Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 -5
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1
 United States 32 5 8 19 28 57 -29
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 3 2 +1
 Venezuela 13 4 2 7 15 15 0
 Zambia 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6
Total (63) 648 256 172 220 942 824 +118
  1. Includes matches against  Netherlands Antilles.
  2. Includes matches against  West Germany.
  3. Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

Honours

Major competitions

  • Third place (1): 2001

Other competitions

FIFA World Ranking

See also: FIFA World Rankings

Last update was on 24 February 2022 Source:

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Honduras' FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
78 2022 — — — —
76 2021 63 Increase 4 76 Decrease 8
64 2020 62 Steady 64 Decrease 1
62 2019 61 Increase 4 67 Decrease 6
62 2018 59 Increase 5 67 Decrease 3
68 2017 65 Increase 10 75 Decrease 3
75 2016 75 Increase 10 98 Decrease 4
101 2015 72 Increase 5 101 Decrease 8
71 2014 30 Increase 4 72 Decrease 13
42 2013 34 Increase 12 59 Decrease 7
58 2012 51 Increase 10 72 Decrease 8
53 2011 38 Increase 17 57 Decrease 7
59 2010 34 Increase 3 59 Decrease 8
37 2009 35 Increase 7 46 Decrease 7
40 2008 36 Increase 10 61 Decrease 13
53 2007 52 Increase 7 63 Decrease 8
56 2006 38 Increase 26 81 Decrease 43
41 2005 39 Increase 11 59 Decrease 4
59 2004 47 Increase 12 59 Decrease 6
49 2003 37 Increase 3 49 Decrease 5
40 2002 25 Increase 3 43 Decrease 8
27 2001 20 Increase 25 51 Decrease 4
46 2000 46 Increase 14 74 Decrease 6
69 1999 69 Increase 14 80 Decrease 2
91 1998 64 Increase 9 95 Decrease 17
73 1997 45 Increase 5 73 Decrease 8
45 1996 42 Increase 5 57 Decrease 6
49 1995 49 Increase 20 71 Decrease 20
53 1994 40 Increase 2 56 Decrease 7
40 1993 39 Increase 2 41 Decrease 1

See also

References

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