Honduras national football team

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

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 de Fútbol de Honduras (English: Federation of Football of Honduras). It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1951 and a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961. From 1938 to 1961, it was an affiliate member of CCCF, the former governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean and a predeccessor confederation of CONCACAF. From 1946 to 1961, it was also a member of PFC, the unified confederation of the Americas.

Honduras

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)[1]
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
FIFA code	HON
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	64 1 (17 October 2025)[2]
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	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)

Honduras is one of three national teams from the Central American zone to have won CONCACAF's premier continental competition, winning the CONCACAF Championship in 1981, it is also one of eight CONCACAF national teams to have participated in the Copa América, finishing third place in 2001 in its first appearance. Regionally, it also won 4 Copa Centroamericana titles (organized by UNCAF).

Honduras has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times (1982, 2010, and 2014), never advanced beyond the group stage.

History

The Honduras national football team in 1946

The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, losing 9–0 to Guatemala.^[3] 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.

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

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.

The Honduran team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup

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
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 eight times.^{[citation needed]}

2010 World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup

Walter Martinez and Iker Casillas of Spain at the 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.^[4]

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Honduras faced Chile, Spain, and Switzerland in their first-round group.^[5] 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
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 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: ^[6]

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 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
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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	10	6	3	1	16	7	+9	21	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	2–0	1–0	3–0	1–1	3–1
2	Costa Rica	10	4	4	2	14	8	+6	16			1–1	—	0–0	1–1	4–0	2–1
3	Panama	10	3	4	3	9	10	−1	13			0–0	2–1	—	2–2	1–1	3–0
4	Honduras	10	3	4	3	13	19	−6	13	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs		3–2	1–1	0–1	—	1–1	3–1
5	United States	10	3	3	4	17	13	+4	12			1–2	0–2	4–0	6–0	—	2–0
6	Trinidad and Tobago	10	2	0	8	7	19	−12	6			0–1	0–2	1–0	1–2	2–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

In 2017, Honduras failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. In the Hexagonal stage, they had mixed run of results which included draws against Costa Rica and Panama. On the final matchday, however, Honduras defeated Mexico 3–2 in San Pedro Sula, and coupled with a 2–1 Panamanian victory against Costa Rica and a United States loss to Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras finished in the fourth position to advance to a play-off against Australia. Following a 0–0 draw at home, Honduras were eliminated in the second leg in Sydney with a 3–1 loss. This defeat resulted in the departure of head coach Jorge Luis Pinto, and would be the final involvement of national team veterans Mario Martínez, Johnny Palacios, Donis Escober, and Carlo Costly.

Heading into the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Uruguayan manager Fabián Coito was appointed as the new head coach of Honduras. Drawn in Group C with expectations to advance to the next round, Honduras finished last in the group, following an opening loss to Jamaica and an upset defeat to Curaçao. Despite a 4–0 win over El Salvador in their final group stage match, Honduras finished last in the group. Heading into the tournament with a newer pool of players, this was the final involvement for veteran full-back duo Emilio Izaguirre and Brayan Beckeles.

In the summer of 2021, Honduras had a strong showing in the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League Finals, defeating rivals Costa Rica in a penalty-shootout in the third place play-off, having been eliminated by the United States 1–0 in the semi-finals. In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Honduras would perform better in the group stage largely in part to the offensive contributions of forward duo Alberth Elis and Romell Quioto, but after the pair both suffered injuries in the group stage, Honduras was eliminated by Mexico 3–0 in the quarter-finals.

Heading into 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in the new "Octagonal" format, Honduras was expected to contend in the qualification spots, however they did considerably worse, as for the first time ever in a World Cup qualification cycle, the team had failed to register a win, with just four draws and ten losses. Despite an initial draw against the eventual first-placed nation Canada, Honduras spiraled in form after suffering a 4–1 loss to the United States in San Pedro Sula, despite leading at half-time. After a string of poor results, head coach Coito was sacked and replaced by Hernán Darío Gómez. Despite the managerial change, the poor run of form would continue as Gómez would experiment with different players, leading to the inability to properly replace past veterans and develop a cohesive squad.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	14	8	4	2	23	7	+16	28	2022 FIFA World Cup		—	2–1	2–0	1–0	4–1	4–0	3–0	1–1
2	Mexico	14	8	4	2	17	8	+9	28			1–1	—	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–0
3	United States	14	7	4	3	21	10	+11	25			1–1	2–0	—	2–1	5–1	2–0	1–0	3–0
4	Costa Rica	14	7	4	3	13	8	+5	25	Inter-confederation play-offs		1–0	0–1	2–0	—	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–1
5	Panama	14	6	3	5	17	19	−2	21			1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	—	3–2	2–1	1–1
6	Jamaica	14	2	5	7	12	22	−10	11			0–0	1–2	1–1	0–1	0–3	—	1–1	2–1
7	El Salvador	14	2	4	8	8	18	−10	10			0–2	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	—	0–0
8	Honduras	14	0	4	10	7	26	−19	4			0–2	0–1	1–4	0–0	2–3	0–2	0–2	—

Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

The team's poor showing in qualifying highlighted the main issues within Honduran football, with some pundits bringing attention to said issues, which included poor leadership and direction from FENAFUTH, poor technical staff, and a negligence from the federation towards player infrastructure. The lack of support for proper youth leagues and player development, as well as outdated and limited training facilities were key points in regards to the poor player infrastructure, which also contributed to the poor quality of the national league, leading to the stagnation in Honduran football.^[7] After FENAFUTH released a statement in regards to the team's failure, former player and top all-time goalscorer for the national team Carlos Pavón criticized the federation, proclaiming, "Are you serious? How easy it is to be a leader in Honduras, to justify an eight-year failure in a communiqué. The ideal thing would be for the famous committee to show their faces at a press conference and explain what they wrote, wouldn't they?."^[8]

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

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

2024

Mexico  v  Honduras

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.) J. Sánchez 85'	Report		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

Honduras  v  Guatemala

16 March Friendly	Honduras	1–2	Guatemala	Fort Lauderdale, United States
15:00 UTC−4	Hernández 26'	Report	Ardón 31' Escobar 85'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: Luis Santander (Mexico)

Bermuda  v  Honduras

21 March 2025 Gold Cup qualification	Bermuda	3–5	Honduras	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
20:00 UTC−3	Crichlow 1' Parfitt 44' Lewis 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Quioto 60', 66' Palma 64' Martínez 89' Pinto 90+4'	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Honduras  v  Bermuda

25 March 2025 Gold Cup qualification	Honduras	2–0 (7–3 agg.)	Bermuda	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	Benguché 53' Palma 57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Note: Honduras won 7–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Finals.

Cayman Islands  v  Honduras

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cayman Islands	0–1	Honduras	George Town, Cayman Islands
15:00 UTC−5		Report	Robinson 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

Honduras  v  Antigua and Barbuda

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	2–0	Antigua and Barbuda	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	Montes 49' A. Vega 80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Waldir García (El Salvador)

Canada  v  Honduras

17 June 2025 Gold Cup GS	Canada	6–0	Honduras	Vancouver, Canada
19:30 UTC−7	Sigur 27' Oluwaseyi 45+2' Buchanan 48', 65' P. David 75' Saliba 90'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 24,286 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Honduras  v  El Salvador

21 June 2025 Gold Cup GS	Honduras	2–0	El Salvador	Houston, United States
21:00 UTC−5	Quioto 33' Ramírez 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 20,536 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Honduras  v  Curaçao

24 June 2025 Gold Cup GS	Honduras	2–1	Curaçao	San Jose, United States
19:00 UTC−7	Álvarez 32' Palma 90+1'	Report	Menjívar 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,935 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Panama  v  Honduras

28 June 2025 Gold Cup QF	Panama	1–1 (4–5 p)	Honduras	Glendale, United States
16:15 UTC−7	Díaz 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Lozano 82'	Stadium: State Farm Stadium Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Escobar Díaz Godoy Harvey Davis Guerrero		Palma Arriaga Rosales Maldonado Lozano Pineda

Mexico  v  Honduras

2 July 2025 Gold Cup SF	Mexico	1–0	Honduras	Santa Clara, United States
19:00 UTC−7	Jiménez 50'	Report		Stadium: Levi's Stadium Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Haiti  v  Honduras

5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Haiti	0–0	Honduras	Willemstad, Curaçao
20:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)

Honduras  v  Nicaragua

9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	2–0	Nicaragua	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	Quioto 47' A. Vega 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Honduras  v  Costa Rica

9 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	0–0	Costa Rica	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Honduras  v  Haiti

13 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	3–0	Haiti	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
18:00 UTC−6	Rivas 18' Lozano 26' Quioto 40'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Nicaragua  v  Honduras

13 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	2–0	Honduras	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6	Hernández 12' Moreno 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Costa Rica  v  Honduras

18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	v	Honduras	San José, Costa Rica
19:00 UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional

2026

Argentina  v  Honduras

June Friendly

Argentina

v

Honduras

United States

Coaching staff

As of 18 November 2022

Position	Name
Head coach	Reinaldo Rueda
Assistant coach	Alexis Mendoza
	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
Team manager	Jose Guevara
Press officer	Edwin Banegas
Photographer and social media	Virgilio Quiroz
Nutritionist	Oswaldo Sandoval
Doctor	Jose Murillo
	Guillermo Toledo
Physiotherapy	Josue Fortin
	Gerardo Mejia
	Marcio Rivera
Equipment manager	Kelsim Flores
	Agustin Mejia
	Erwin Fonseca

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 Tábora (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 26 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Nicaragua and Costa Rica on 13 and 18 November 2025 respectively.^[9]

Caps and goals updated as of 13 November 2025, after the match against Nicaragua.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Edrick Menjívar	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32)	38	0	Olimpia
18	1GK	Luis Ortiz	(1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Motagua
22	1GK	Luis López	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 32)	57	0	Real España
2	2DF	Devron García	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 29)	12	0	Real España
3	2DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27)	5	0	Motagua
4	2DF	Luis Vega	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 24)	28	1	Motagua
8	2DF	Joseph Rosales	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 25)	33	0	Minnesota United
13	2DF	Luis Santamaría	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20)	6	0	Motagua
14	2DF	Andy Najar	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 32)	64	4	Nashville SC
16	2DF	Franklin Flores	(1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 29)	15	0	Real España
	2DF	Deyron Martínez	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Olancho
	2DF	Danilo Palacios	(2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Real España
	2DF	Marcelo Santos	(1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 33)	24	0	Motagua
5	3MF	Kervin Arriaga	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 27)	42	4	Levante
6	3MF	Bryan Acosta	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31)	70	2	Nashville SC
10	3MF	Alexy Vega	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 29)	12	2	Marathón
19	3MF	Carlos Pineda	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 28)	24	0	Sporting
20	3MF	Deiby Flores	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 29)	58	1	Al-Najma
23	3MF	Jorge Álvarez	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 27)	40	2	Olimpia
	3MF	Raul García	(2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 21)	3	0	UPNFM
7	4FW	Dereck Moncada	(2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Olimpia
9	4FW	Jorge Benguché	(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 29)	29	5	Olimpia
11	4FW	Marlon Ramírez	(1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 31)	1	0	Olancho
12	4FW	Romell Quioto	(1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 34)	81	19	Al-Najma
17	4FW	Luis Palma	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 25)	32	6	Lech Poznań
21	4FW	Yustin Arboleda	(1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 34)	13	0	Olimpia
	4FW	Erick Puerto	(2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Platense
	4FW	José Pinto	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 28)	20	3	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	Marlon Licona	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 34)	2	0	Motagua	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 32)	4	0	Olancho	v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
DF	Getsel Montes	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 29)	8	1	Herediano	v.  Nicaragua, 13 November 2025 SUS
DF	Julián Martínez	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21)	12	1	Alverca	v.  Nicaragua, 9 September 2025
DF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 27)	41	1	Rubin Kazan	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Giancarlos Sacaza	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Motagua	v.  Cayman Islands, 7 June 2025 EXC
DF	Elison Rivas	(1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Olimpia	v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
DF	Javier Arriaga	(2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Marathón	v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
MF	Alexander López	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33)	68	7	Olancho	v.  Haiti, 13 October 2025
MF	Denis Meléndez	(1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Motagua	v.  Costa Rica, 9 October 2025
MF	Leonardo Posadas	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Hamburger SV II	v.  Costa Rica, 9 October 2025 EXC
MF	David Ruiz	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 21)	9	3	Inter Miami	v.  Nicaragua, 9 September 2025
MF	Edwin Rodríguez	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 26)	45	6	Olimpia	v.  Nicaragua, 9 September 2025
MF	Carlos Mejía	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 25)	8	0	Motagua	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Héctor Aranda	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 28)	0	0	Real Esteli	v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF	Henry Gomez	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Olancho	v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF	Jack Jean-Baptiste	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Real España	v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Motagua	v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
MF	Francisco Martínez	(1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 33)	2	0	Marathón	v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
FW	Rigoberto Rivas	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 27)	25	1	Kocaelispor	v.  Haiti, 13 October 2025
FW	Anthony Lozano (captain)	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 32)	64	16	Santos Laguna	v.  Haiti, 13 October 2025
FW	Nayrobi Vargas	(2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Mainz 05 II	v.  Costa Rica, 9 October 2025 EXC
FW	Dixon Ramírez	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 24)	4	1	Real España	v.  Costa Rica, 9 October 2025 INJ
FW	Alenis Vargas	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21)	1	0	SJK	v.  Haiti, 5 September 2025
FW	Eddie Hernández	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 34)	29	8	Municipal	v.  Bermuda, 25 March 2025
FW	Cristian Sacaza	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 27)	3	0	Marathón	v.  Bermuda, 21 March 2025
FW	Rubilio Castillo	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 33)	36	7	Marathón	v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
FW	Juan Carlos Obregón	(1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 28)	2	0	Westchester SC	v.  Mexico, 19 November 2024
INJ Player withdrew due to injury WD Player withdrew for personal reasons PRE Preliminary squad EXC Excluded from squad SUS Suspended

Records

As of 14 October 2025^[10]

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	Víctor Bernárdez	86	4	2004–2014
	Milton Núñez	86	33	1994–2008

Top goalscorers

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
	Romell Quioto	19	80	0.24	2012–present
10	David Suazo	17	57	0.3	1999–2012

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
1930	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950	Did not enter										Declined participation
1954
1958
1962	Did not qualify										5	2	1	2	5	8
1966											4	0	1	3	1	6
1970											7	4	1	2	10	8
1974											7	2	4	1	11	10
1978	Withdrew										Withdrew
1982	Group stage	18th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		13	8	4	1	23	6
1986	Did not qualify										10	5	3	2	15	9
1990											2	0	2	0	1	1
1994											14	6	3	5	23	20
1998											6	3	1	2	18	11
2002											22	14	2	6	56	25
2006											8	3	4	1	15	8
2010	Group stage	30th	3	0	1	2	0	3	Squad		18	10	2	6	32	18
2014		31st	3	0	0	3	1	8	Squad		16	7	5	4	25	15
2018	Did not qualify										18	5	7	6	20	28
2022											14	0	4	10	7	26
2026	Qualification in progress										9	6	2	1	17	4
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	3/19	9	0	3	6	3	14	—		173	75	46	52	279	203

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	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		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
2025	Semi-finals	4th	5	2	1	2	5	9	Squad		8	5	1	2	17	11
Total	1 Title	23/28	98	37	22	39	133	127	—		96	55	20	21	172	86

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase / Quarter-finals											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	6	3	1	2	10	3			2024
2024–25	A	B	6	3	1	2	10	8			2025
Total	—	—	22	11	4	7	35	22	—		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

Main article: Honduras at the 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
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
1946	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	17	12
1948	Did not enter
1951
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
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

Head-to-head record

As of 13 November 2025.^[11]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Antigua and Barbuda	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
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	3	3	0	0	13	4	+9
Bolivia	5	1	2	2	3	4	-1
Brazil	8	1	1	6	6	29	-23
Canada	29	12	7	10	44	42	+2
Cayman Islands	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
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	70	19	25	26	84	114	-30
Cuba	18	10	3	5	34	24	+10
Curaçao[a]	15	7	3	5	28	25	+3
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	78	39	21	18	126	76	+50
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	52	20	18	14	61	58	+3
Haiti	20	14	1	5	39	14	+25
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	51	10	10	31	39	92	-53
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2
Nicaragua	27	22	3	2	82	18	+64
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Norway	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
Panama	52	26	13	13	77	42	+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 (66)	685	273	180	232	999	867	+132

1. Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.
2. Includes matches against West Germany.
3. Includes matches against Yugoslavia.

Honours

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
• CONMEBOL Copa América
  • Third place (1): 2001

Regional

• CCCF Championship¹
  • Runners-up (1): 1953
  • Third place (4): 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961
• Copa de Naciones UNCAF / 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 (1): 2002
• Copa Independencia (1): 2010

Summary

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Competition				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. Official regional competition organized by CCCF. It was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF, affiliated with FIFA as the former governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean, from 1938 to 1961.

FIFA World Ranking

See also: FIFA World Rankings

Last update was on 24 July 2025 Source:^[12]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Honduras' FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
		Rank	Move	Rank	Move	66	2025	66	12	-	-	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

See also

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

Notes