Honduras national football team
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Nickname(s) | Los Catrachos (The Catrachos) La Bicolor (The Bicolor) La H (The H) | ||
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Association | Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
Head coach | Diego Vásquez | ||
Captain | Romell Quioto | ||
Most caps | Maynor Figueroa (181) | ||
Top scorer | Carlos Pavón (57)[1] | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | ||
FIFA code | HON | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 81 ![]() | ||
Highest | 20 (September 2001) | ||
Lowest | 101 (December 2015) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1982, 2010, 2014) | ||
Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 20 (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 (FENAFUTH). They are nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor, or La H.
Honduras has qualified for the World Cup three times, in 1982, 2010, and 2014, and never advanced beyond the group stage. Outside of the FIFA World Cup tournament, Honduras has competed in several other international competitions, like the CONCACAF Championship 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.