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Honduras
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Los Catrachos (The Catrachos)
La Bicolor (The Bicolor)
La H (The H)
Association Federación de Fútbol de Honduras (FFH)
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
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 Decrease 1 (7 February 2019)
Highest 20 (2001)
Lowest 101 (December 2015)
Elo ranking
Current 60 Decrease 2 (3 March 2019)
Highest 20 (September 2001)
Lowest 104 (November 1971)
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 23 (first in 1963)
Best result Champions (1981)
CONCACAF Nations League
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 (called Selección de fútbol de Honduras in Spanish) plays for Honduras in international men's football games. The team is managed by the Federación de Fútbol de Honduras (which means "Federation of Football of Honduras").

Honduras joined FIFA in 1951 and was a founding member of CONCACAF in 1961. CONCACAF is the main football organization for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Before that, Honduras was part of a group called CCCF from 1938 to 1961.

Honduras is one of only three teams from Central America to win CONCACAF's biggest competition, the CONCACAF Championship, which they won in 1981. They also finished third in the Copa América in 2001, which was their first time playing in that tournament. Locally, they have won the Copa Centroamericana four times.

The team has played in the FIFA World Cup three times: in 1982, 2010, and 2014. They have not yet made it past the first round (group stage) in the World Cup.

Team History

Honduras en la Copa CCCF 1946, Estadio, 1946-03-23 (149)
The Honduras national football team in 1946.

The Honduras national team played its very first game in September 1921. This game was part of the Independence Centenary Games in Guatemala City. They lost 9–0 to Guatemala. This first international match was organized to celebrate Central American Independence.

In their first appearance at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1930, Honduras won two games and lost three. They beat Jamaica (5–1) and El Salvador (4–1). They lost to Cuba and Costa Rica twice.

The 1970 World Cup and the Football War

Before the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador had a difficult time, which became known as the Football War. This name came about after a special play-off game between the two countries to decide who would qualify. This political problem eventually led to a conflict that lasted about 100 hours.

Honduras started their qualifying journey by beating Costa Rica and Jamaica. They easily won both games against Jamaica with a total score of 5–1. They also beat Costa Rica 1–0 at home in Tegucigalpa and tied 1–1 away. This led to a final match against El Salvador.

Honduras won the first game against El Salvador 1–0 in Tegucigalpa on June 8, 1969. The coach was Carlos Padilla Velásquez, and Leonard Welch scored the only goal. Honduras then lost the second game 3–0 in San Salvador. Because of this, a deciding play-off game was needed. This game was played in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on June 27. El Salvador won 3–2, which meant Honduras was out of the competition.

Playing in the 1982 World Cup

Honduras football crest 1976
The team's crest in 1976.

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

Selecció de futbol d'Hondures. Copa del Món de Futbol de 1982. (Alginet, País Valencià)
The Honduran team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Honduras finished second in the 1985 CONCACAF Championship. They lost their final match 2–1 against Canada, who then qualified for the 1986 World Cup. Later, they were runners-up at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to the United States.

For the 1998 World Cup, Honduras was eliminated by Jamaica and Mexico. Even though Honduras had a huge 11–3 win against Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica beat Mexico, which allowed Jamaica to move forward.

The 2001 Copa América

Since 1993, the CONMEBOL football organization has invited teams from other regions to play in their championship, the Copa América. Honduras joined the 2001 tournament at the last minute because Argentina pulled out just one day before it started. The team arrived only a few hours before their first game and barely had enough players. Despite these challenges, Honduras made it to the quarter-finals, where they surprised everyone by beating Brazil 2–0. In the semi-finals, Colombia defeated Honduras 2–0.

Honduras also reached the final round of qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. However, they did not qualify after losing at home to Trinidad & Tobago and away against Mexico in their last two matches. In the game against Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras hit the goal post eight times!

Playing in the 2010 World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2010 Spain Honduras
Walter Martinez and Iker Casillas of Spain at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

On October 14, 2009, Honduras qualified for the 2010 World Cup. They secured their spot with a 1–0 win against El Salvador, earning them the third automatic qualifying position from their group.

In the World Cup, Honduras was in a group with Chile, Spain, and Switzerland. They lost their first match to Chile 1–0. Then, they lost 2–0 to Spain. In their final group match, they drew 0–0 against Switzerland. They finished last in their group and were eliminated.

Playing in the 2014 World Cup

Canada vs. Honduras 2014 FIFA WCQ in Toronto (photo by Djuradj Vujcic)
Players lining up during the national anthem before a qualifying match against Canada on June 12, 2012.

For the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Honduras automatically advanced to the third round. This was because they were ranked third among CONCACAF teams in March 2011. They qualified for the final round by winning their group, which included Panama, Canada, and Cuba. After losing their first home game to Panama, Honduras bounced back. They beat Canada 8–1 in their last group match, which helped them win the group ahead of Panama.

In the final qualifying round, called the "Hexagonal," six teams played each other home and away. Honduras started strong, beating the United States 2–1. They also came back from being two goals down to draw 2–2 with Mexico. After losing three of their next four matches, they traveled to Mexico City to play Mexico in the Azteca Stadium. Honduras was losing again but scored twice in the second half for an amazing 2–1 win. They then drew 2–2 against Panama at home. In their final two games, Honduras beat Costa Rica 1–0 at home and qualified with a 2–2 draw against Jamaica in Kingston.

In the World Cup Finals in Brazil, Honduras again finished last in their group. They lost 3–0 to France and Switzerland, and 2–1 to Ecuador. The match against France was special because it was the first time goal-line technology was used to award a goal at the World Cup. It was an own-goal by Honduras's goalkeeper, Noel Valladares. Against Ecuador, Carlo Costly scored Honduras's first World Cup goal in 31 years.

Recent Challenges

Alfredo Mejía
Alfredo Mejía played many games for the Honduras national football team.

In 2017, Honduras did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup. They had mixed results in the final qualifying stage. On the last match day, Honduras beat Mexico 3–2. This, along with Panama's win against Costa Rica and the United States' loss, meant Honduras finished fourth. This sent them to a play-off against Australia. After a 0–0 draw at home, Honduras lost 3–1 in Sydney and was eliminated. This loss led to coach Jorge Luis Pinto leaving. Several experienced players also retired from the national team.

For the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Fabián Coito became the new coach. Honduras was expected to do well but finished last in their group. They lost to Jamaica and then to Curaçao. Even though they won their final group game 4–0 against El Salvador, it wasn't enough. This tournament marked the end of the national team careers for veteran players Emilio Izaguirre and Brayan Beckeles.

In 2021, Honduras performed well in the first CONCACAF Nations League Finals. They beat Costa Rica in a penalty-shootout to finish third. They had lost 1–0 to the United States in the semi-finals. In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Honduras did better in the group stage, thanks to forwards Alberth Elis and Romell Quioto. However, both players got injured, and Honduras was eliminated by Mexico 3–0 in the quarter-finals.

For the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Honduras was expected to qualify. However, they had their worst performance ever in a World Cup qualifying cycle. They did not win a single game, with only four draws and ten losses. After a 4–1 loss to the United States, coach Coito was replaced by Hernán Darío Gómez. Despite the change, the team continued to struggle. This showed problems within Honduran football, including poor leadership and a lack of support for youth development and training facilities.

Home Stadium

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

The national team used to play at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula. However, they stopped using it as their main stadium because the facilities were getting old. Estadio Francisco Morazán also sometimes hosts home games.

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

Team Gear Sponsors

Kit supplier Period
Germany Adidas 1982–1988
Japan Mikasa 1989-1991
United States Pony 1991–1992
United States Score 1992-1998
Spain Joma 1999–present

Recent Games and Upcoming Matches

Here are the results of matches from the last 12 months, and any future games that have been planned.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2024

6 September 2024–25 Nations League Honduras  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6
  • A. López Goal 39'
  • Arriaga Goal 45+2'
  • Rodríguez Goal 54'
  • Ruiz Goal 86'
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 Goal 50'
  • Maldonado Goal 49' (o.g.)
  • Antonio Goal 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 Goal 55'
  • Haabo Goal 90+4'
  • Lozano Goal 45+1'
  • Flores Goal 67'
  • Benguché Goal 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 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 Goal 64'83'
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 Goal 42'
  • Martín Goal 72'90+7' (pen.)
  • J. Sánchez Goal 85'
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 26,898
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
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

16 March Friendly Honduras  1–2  Guatemala Fort Lauderdale, United States
15:00 UTC−4
  • Hernández Goal 26'
  • Ardón Goal 31'
  • Escobar Goal 85'
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)
21 March 2025 Gold Cup qualification Bermuda  3–5  Honduras Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
20:00 UTC−3
  • Crichlow Goal 1'
  • Parfitt Goal 44'
  • Lewis Goal 90+2' (pen.)
  • Quioto Goal 60'66'
  • Palma Goal 64'
  • Martínez Goal 89'
  • Pinto Goal 90+4'
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
25 March 2025 Gold Cup qualification Honduras  2–0
(7–3 agg.)
 Bermuda Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6
  • Benguché Goal 53'
  • Palma Goal 57'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Note: Honduras won 7–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Finals.
7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Cayman Islands  0–1  Honduras George Town, Cayman Islands
15:00 UTC−5
  • Robinson Goal 86' (o.g.)
Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras  2–0  Antigua and Barbuda Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6
  • Montes Goal 49'
  • A. Vega Goal 80'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
Referee: Waldir García (El Salvador)
17 June 2025 Gold Cup GS Canada  6–0  Honduras Vancouver, Canada
19:30 UTC−7
  • Sigur Goal 27'
  • Oluwaseyi Goal 45+2'
  • Buchanan Goal 48'65'
  • P. David Goal 75'
  • Saliba Goal 90'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 24,286
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
21 June 2025 Gold Cup GS Honduras  2–0  El Salvador Houston, United States
21:00 UTC−5
  • Quioto Goal 33'
  • Ramírez Goal 90+5'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 20,536
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
24 June 2025 Gold Cup GS Honduras  2–1  Curaçao San Jose, United States
19:00 UTC−7
  • Álvarez Goal 32'
  • Palma Goal 90+1'
  • Menjívar Goal 42' (o.g.)
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,935
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
28 June 2025 Gold Cup QF Panama  1–1
(4–5 p)
 Honduras Glendale, United States
16:15 UTC−7
  • Díaz Goal 45+1' (pen.)
  • Lozano Goal 82'
Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Penalties
  • Escobar Scored
  • Díaz Scored
  • Godoy Missed
  • Harvey Scored
  • Davis Scored
  • Guerrero Missed
  • Scored Palma
  • Scored Arriaga
  • Scored Rosales
  • Scored Maldonado
  • Missed Lozano
  • Scored Pineda
2 July 2025 Gold Cup SF Mexico  1–0  Honduras Santa Clara, United States
19:00 UTC−7
Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Haiti  v  Honduras Willemstad, Curaçao
20:00 UTC−4 Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras  v  Nicaragua Tegucigalpa, Honduras
--:--  Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
9 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras  v  Costa Rica Honduras
--:--  Stadium: TBD
13 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras  v  Haiti Honduras
--:--  Stadium: TBD
13 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Nicaragua  v  Honduras Nicaragua
--:--  Stadium: TBD
18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Costa Rica  v  Honduras Costa Rica
--:--  Stadium: TBD

Coaching Staff

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

Coaching History

  • Honduras Carlos Padilla (1960–1962)
  • Brazil Elsy Núñez (1962–1966)
  • Honduras Marinho Rodríguez (1966–1967)
  • Chile Sergio Lecea (1967–1968)
  • Honduras Carlos Padilla (1968–1973)
  • Germany Peter Lange (1974–1976)
  • Honduras José Herrera (1980–1986)
  • Netherlands Ger Blok (1987–1988)
  • Honduras José Herrera (1988)
  • Brazil Flavio Ortega (1991–1992)
  • Uruguay Estanislao Malinowski (1992–1993)
  • Uruguay Julio González (1993)
  • Honduras Carlos Cruz (1995)
  • Brazil Ernesto Rosa (1996)
  • Honduras Ramón Maradiaga (1996)
  • Peru Miguel Company (1997–1998)
  • Honduras Ramón Maradiaga (1998–2002)
  • Honduras Edwin Pavón (2003)
  • Honduras José Herrera (2003)
  • Brazil René Simões (2003)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Bora Milutinović (2003–2004)
  • Honduras José Herrera (2005)
  • Honduras Raúl Martínez (2006)
  • Brazil Flavio Ortega (2006–2007)
  • Colombia Reinaldo Rueda (2007–2010)
  • Mexico Juan Castillo (2010–2011)
  • Colombia Luis Suárez (2011–2014)
  • Costa Rica Hernán Medford (2014)
  • Colombia Jorge Pinto (2014–2017)
  • Honduras Carlos Tábora (2018)
  • Honduras Jorge Jimenez (2018)
  • Uruguay Fabián Coito (2019–2021)
  • Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez (2021–2022)
  • Argentina Diego Vásquez (2022–2023)
  • Colombia Reinaldo Rueda (2023–present)

Players

Current Squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Caps (games played) and goals are updated as of July 2, 2025, after the match against Mexico.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Edrick Menjívar (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32) 33 0 Honduras Olimpia
22 1GK Luis López (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31) 57 0 Honduras Real España
25 1GK Marlon Licona (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 34) 2 0 Honduras Motagua

2 2DF Denil Maldonado (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 27) 41 1 Russia Rubin Kazan
3 2DF Julián Martínez (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21) 10 1 Honduras Olimpia
4 2DF Luis Vega (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 24) 25 1 Honduras Motagua
6 2DF Cristopher Meléndez (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27) 5 0 Honduras Motagua
8 2DF Joseph Rosales (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) 28 0 United States Minnesota United
15 2DF Getsel Montes (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 29) 3 1 Costa Rica Herediano
24 2DF Raul García (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 21) 3 0 Honduras UPNFM
26 2DF Luis Santamaría (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20) 6 0 Honduras Motagua

5 3MF Kervin Arriaga (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 27) 39 4 Spain Levante
10 3MF Alexander López (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33) 67 7 Honduras Olancho
13 3MF Carlos Mejía (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 25) 8 0 Honduras Motagua
16 3MF Edwin Rodríguez (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 25) 43 6 Honduras Olimpia
19 3MF Carlos Pineda (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) 21 0 Honduras Olimpia
20 3MF Deiby Flores (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 29) 53 1 Canada Toronto FC
23 3MF Jorge Álvarez (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 27) 36 2 Honduras Olimpia

7 4FW José Pinto (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27) 17 3 Honduras Olimpia
9 4FW Anthony Lozano (captain) (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 32) 61 15 Mexico Santos Laguna
11 4FW Jorge Benguché (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 29) 25 5 Honduras Olimpia
12 4FW Romell Quioto (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 33) 76 17 Unattached
14 4FW Alexy Vega (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 28) 7 1 Honduras Marathón
17 4FW Luis Palma (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 25) 27 6 Poland Lech Poznań
18 4FW Dixon Ramírez (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 24) 4 1 Honduras Real España
21 4FW Yustin Arboleda (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 33) 10 0 Honduras Olimpia

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 Harold Fonseca (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Honduras Olancho v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025

DF Andy Najar (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 32) 59 4 United States Nashville SC v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 10 June 2025
DF Giancarlos Sacaza (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Cayman Islands, 7 June 2025 EXC
DF Marcelo Santos (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 32) 22 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
DF Franklin Flores (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 29) 15 0 Honduras Real España v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
DF Devron García (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 29) 11 0 Honduras Real España v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
DF Elison Rivas (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Honduras Olancho v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
DF Javier Arriaga (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Honduras Marathón v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
DF Carlos Meléndez (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 27) 12 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Jamaica, 10 October 2024
DF Maylor Núñez (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 29) 14 0 Honduras Real España v.  Jamaica, 10 September 2024
DF Jonathan Paz (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 30) 1 1 Honduras Olimpia v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 6 September 2024 INJ

MF Héctor Aranda (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 28) 0 0 Honduras Victoria v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF Henry Gomez (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Honduras Olancho v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF Jack Jean-Baptiste (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Honduras Real España v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF Jonathan Núñez (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Honduras Motagua v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF David Ruiz (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 21) 7 3 United States Inter Miami v.  Guatemala, 16 March 2025 INJ
MF Francisco Martínez (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 32) 2 0 Honduras Marathón v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
MF Bryan Acosta (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31) 70 2 United States Nashville SC v.  Mexico, 15 November 2024
MF Jhow Benavídez (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Honduras Real España v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 6 September 2024 INJ

FW Rigoberto Rivas (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 26) 24 0 Turkey Kocaelispor v.  Cayman Islands, 7 June 2025 INJ
FW Eddie Hernández (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 34) 29 8 Guatemala Municipal v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
FW Cristian Sacaza (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Honduras Marathón v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
FW Rubilio Castillo (1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 33) 36 7 Colombia Deportivo Pereira v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
FW Juan Carlos Obregón (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 27) 2 0 United States Westchester v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
FW Jesús Batiz (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Costa Rica Cartaginés v.  Mexico, 15 November 2024 EXC
FW Alenis Vargas (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Finland SJK v.  Mexico, 15 November 2024 EXC
FW Bryan Róchez (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30) 28 5 Portugal Mafra v.  Jamaica, 14 October 2024
FW Michaell Chirinos (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 30) 22 1 Honduras Olimpia v.  French Guiana, 10 October 2024 INJ
FW Douglas Martínez (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 28) 8 1 United States Charleston Battery v.  Jamaica, 10 September 2024

  • INJ Withdrew due to injury
  • COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • WD Withdrew for personal reasons
  • EXC Excluded from squad

Team Records

Players in bold are still active with Honduras.

Most Games Played

Maynor Figueroa 2017
Maynor Figueroa has played the most games for Honduras, 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 Víctor Bernárdez 86 4 2004–2014
Milton Núñez 86 33 1994–2008

Top Goal Scorers

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Carlos Pavón is Honduras's top goal scorer 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
Romell Quioto 17 75 0.23 2012–present

Team Achievements

Continental Titles

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

Regional Titles

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

Friendly Competitions

  • Lunar New Year Cup (1): 2002
  • Copa Independencia (1): 2010

Awards

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Trophy (2): 2005, 2007

Summary of Official Titles

These are the official honors, recognized by FIFA or its related football organizations.

Senior Competition 1 2 3 Total
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1 2 1 4
CONCACAF Nations League 0 0 1 1
CONMEBOL Copa América 0 0 1 1
CCCF Championship1 0 1 4 5
Total 1 3 7 11
Notes
  1. This was an official regional competition organized by CCCF. It was an older football organization for Central America and the Caribbean, connected to FIFA from 1938 to 1961.

FIFA World Ranking History

     Best Ranking       Worst Ranking       Best Mover       Worst Mover  

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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Honduras para niños

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