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The Honduras national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras. They are a rising power in CONCACAF, an ascent that started with their third place finish in the 2001 Copa América, where they were a late invitee, due to a late withdrawal by Argentina one day prior to kickoff.
[edit] History
Honduras qualified for the World Cup finals once, in 1982, getting draws against host Spain and Northern Ireland. Their best finish in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was second in 1991. Honduras won the UNCAF Nations Cup twice, in 1993 and 1995.
The Football War started after a qualifying game for the 1970 World Cup against El Salvador. After massive rioting between the fans, on 14 July 1969, the Salvadorian army launched an attack against Honduras. A cease fire was put in effect six days later.
[edit] Copa América
Starting from 1993, CONMEBOL has invited teams from other confederations to participate in their confederation championship, Copa América. Honduras has taken part as one of the invited teams once as last minute replacement in 2001 because Argentina dropped out one day before kickoff. The team arrived with barely enough players after the tournament started and only a few hours before its first game. Despite the odds, Honduras progressed onto the quarter-final stage where they faced and defeated Brazil.
[edit] Records
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
 1930 |
Did not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg.png) 1934 |
Did Not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1938 |
Did Not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1950 |
Did Not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1954 |
Did Not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1958 |
Did Not Enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1962 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1966 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1970 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1974 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Argentina_(alternative).svg.png) 1978 |
Withdrew |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1982 |
Round 1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 1986 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1990 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 1994 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1998 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
  2002 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2006 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
Round 1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GF |
GA |
| 1991 |
Runner-up |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
| 1993 |
Round 1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
| 1996 |
Round 1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| 1998 |
Round 1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 2000 |
Quarterfinals |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
| 2002 |
Did Not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2003 |
Round 1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 2005 |
Semifinals |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
| 2007 |
Quarterfinals |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
| Total |
Runner-Up |
26 |
11 |
4 |
11 |
46 |
40 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
|
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GF |
GA |
 1991 |
Runner-up |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
 1993 |
Winners |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
 1995 |
Winners |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
 1997 |
4th Place |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
| 1999 |
3rd Place |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
| 2001 |
Round 1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
 2003 |
4th Place |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 2005 |
Runner-Up |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
| 2007 |
5th Place |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
| Total |
Winners |
38 |
20 |
8 |
10 |
78 |
34 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
|
| Olympic Games |
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
| 1900 to 1924 |
Did not enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1928 to 1996 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2000 |
Round 1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| 2004 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2008 |
Qualified |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
Round 1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
|
|
[edit] Fixtures and Results
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Scorers |
|
June 7, 2008
|
Friendly
|
La Ceiba |
Honduras |
3:1
|
 Haiti |
W. Martínez 21', D. Suazo 56', Guevara 63'
|
|
June 4, 2008
|
2010 World Cup Qualifier
|
San Pedro Sula |
Honduras |
4:0
|
 Puerto Rico |
León 25', Palacios 51', D. Suazo 52', 90+2'
|
|
May 30, 2008
|
Friendly
|
Fort Lauderdale |
 Venezuela |
1:1
|
Honduras |
Mendoza 1'
|
|
22 May 2008
|
Friendly
|
San Pedro Sula |
Honduras |
2:0
|
 Belize |
V. Bernárdez (pen) 3', Welcome 11'
|
|
26 March 2008
|
Friendly
|
Fort Lauderdale |
 Colombia |
1:2
|
Honduras |
D. Suazo 19', Thomas 63'
|
|
6 February 2008
|
Friendly
|
San Pedro Sula |
Honduras |
2:0
|
 Paraguay |
Guevara 49' (pen), Costly 55'
|
|
17 November 2007
|
Friendly
|
Miami Gardens |
Guatemala |
0:1
|
Honduras |
W. Martínez 19'
|
|
14 October 2007
|
Friendly
|
Tegucigalpa |
Honduras |
1:0
|
Panama |
W. Martínez 56'
|
|
12 September 2007
|
Friendly
|
San Pedro Sula |
Honduras |
2:1
|
 Ecuador |
León 75', D. Suazo 81'
|
|
9 September 2007
|
Friendly
|
Hartford |
Costa Rica |
0:0
|
Honduras |
|
|
22 August 2007
|
Friendly
|
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
2:0
|
Honduras |
|
|
17 June 2007
|
2007 Gold Cup
|
Houston |
Honduras |
1:2
|
Guadeloupe |
Pavón 70'
|
|
13 June 2007
|
2007 Gold Cup
|
Houston |
Honduras |
5:0
|
 Cuba |
Pavón 3', 12', 42', 53', Guevara 90' (pen)
|
|
10 June 2007
|
2007 Gold Cup
|
East Rutherford |
Mexico |
1:2
|
Honduras |
Costly 59', 90'
|
[edit] Upcoming fixtures
[edit] Current Squad
Team to play against Puerto Rico. Caps and goals current as of June 7, 2008.
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
|
GK |
Noel Valladares |
May 3, 1977 |
47 |
0 |
CD Olimpia |
|
GK |
John Alston Bodden |
October 30, 1981 |
4 |
0 |
CD Victoria |
|
GK |
Kevin Hernández |
December 21, 1985 |
2 |
0 |
CD Victoria |
|
DF |
Víctor Bernárdez |
May 14, 1982 |
28 |
2 |
CD Motagua |
|
DF |
Osman Chávez |
July 29, 1984 |
5 |
0 |
CD Motagua |
|
DF |
Mario Beata |
October 17, 1974 |
11 |
0 |
CD Marathón |
|
DF |
Emilio Izaguirre |
October 5, 1986 |
20 |
1 |
CD Motagua |
|
DF |
Sergio Mendoza |
May 23, 1981 |
38 |
1 |
CD Olimpia |
|
DF |
Oscar Bonieck Garcia |
September 4, 1984 |
31 |
0 |
CD Olimpia |
|
DF |
Maynor Figueroa |
May 2, 1983 |
52 |
2 |
Wigan Athletic F.C. |
|
MF |
Wilson Palacios |
July 29, 1984 |
51 |
3 |
Wigan Athletic F.C. |
|
MF |
Julio Cesar de Leon |
September 13, 1983 |
64 |
11 |
Genoa CFC |
|
MF |
Amado Guevara  |
May 2, 1976 |
109 |
23 |
 Toronto FC |
|
MF |
Iván Guerrero |
November 30, 1977 |
72 |
4 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
|
MF |
Danilo Turcios |
May 8, 1978 |
60 |
7 |
CD Olimpia |
|
MF |
Miguel Castillo |
|
2 |
0 |
CD Motagua |
|
FW |
Allan Lalín |
January 5, 1981 |
3 |
0 |
Real España |
|
FW |
David Suazo |
November 5, 1979 |
37 |
13 |
Internazionale |
|
FW |
Carlo Costly |
July 17, 1982 |
15 |
5 |
 GKS Bełchatów |
|
FW |
Walter Martínez |
March 28, 1982 |
13 |
5 |
 Beijing Guoan |
|
[edit] Recent Call-Ups
The following players have been called up to the Honduran squad in 2008, but will not appear in the matches against Puerto Rico and Haiti.
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
|
GK |
Júnior Morales |
|
0 |
0 |
CD Platense |
|
GK |
Donaldo Morales |
October 13, 1982 |
2 |
0 |
CD Motagua |
|
GK |
Obed Enamorado |
|
0 |
0 |
CD Vida |
|
DF |
Samuel Caballero |
December 24, 1974 |
64 |
11 |
Changchun Yatai |
|
DF |
Mariano Acevedo |
|
1 |
0 |
CD Marathón |
|
DF |
Erick Norales |
November 2, 1985 |
1 |
0 |
CD Marathón |
|
DF |
Quiarol Arzú |
March 3, 1985 |
0 |
0 |
CD Platense |
|
DF |
David Molina |
March 13, 1988 |
1 |
0 |
CD Motagua |
|
DF |
Óscar Andrés Morales |
May 12, 1986 |
0 |
0 |
Real España |
|
DF |
Edgar Alvarez |
January 9, 1980 |
40 |
3 |
A.S. Roma |
|
MF |
Esdras Padilla |
|
0 |
0 |
CD Motagua |
|
MF |
Astor Henriquez |
February 26, 1983 |
9 |
0 |
CD Marathón |
|
MF |
Walter Hernández |
December 28, 1978 |
12 |
1 |
CD Olimpia |
|
MF |
Jorge Claros |
January 8, 1986 |
15 |
1 |
CD Motagua |
|
MF |
Misael Ruiz |
December 20, 1986 |
0 |
0 |
CD Platense |
|
MF |
Bany Lozano |
|
0 |
0 |
CD Platense |
|
MF |
Carlos Oliva |
July 28, 1979 |
18 |
3 |
CD Marathón |
|
MF |
Mario Rodríguez |
July 31, 1975 |
20 |
0 |
Real España |
|
MF |
Elkin González |
September 29, 1980 |
12 |
0 |
Real España |
|
MF |
Johnny Calderón |
July 23, 1983 |
1 |
0 |
CD Olimpia |
|
MF |
Maynor Suazo |
August 10, 1979 |
28 |
0 |
1. FC Köln |
|
MF |
Emil Martínez |
September 9, 1982 |
43 |
2 |
Shanghai Shenhua |
|
MF |
Mauricio Castro |
August 11, 1981 |
4 |
0 |
New England Revolution |
|
MF |
Hendry Thomas |
February 23, 1985 |
16 |
1 |
Wigan Athletic F.C. |
|
MF |
Ramón Núñez |
November 14, 1985 |
8 |
0 |
CD Olimpia |
|
MF |
Marvin Sánchez |
November 2, 1986 |
1 |
0 |
CD Platense |
|
MF |
Rigoberto Padilla |
December 1, 1986 |
2 |
0 |
CD Motagua |
|
FW |
Luis Ramírez |
November 21, 1977 |
6 |
1 |
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical |
|
FW |
Mitchel Brown |
July 16, 1981 |
1 |
0 |
Qingdao Jonoon |
|
FW |
Jairo Martinez |
May 14, 1978 |
36 |
13 |
CD Motagua |
|
FW |
Melvin Valladares |
July 14, 1984 |
3 |
0 |
Real España |
|
FW |
Marvin Chávez |
November 3, 1983 |
5 |
0 |
CD Victoria |
|
FW |
Saul Martínez |
January 29, 1976 |
30 |
13 |
|
|
FW |
Carlos Pavón |
October 9, 1973 |
78 |
47 |
Real España |
|
FW |
George Welcome |
March 9, 1985 |
2 |
1 |
Arsenal FC |
|
FW |
Jefferson Bernárdez |
March 27, 1987 |
1 |
0 |
CD Motagua |
|
FW |
Carlos Will Mejía |
September 29, 1983 |
4 |
1 |
CD Platense |
|
[edit] Records versus other nations
As of 7 June 2008
[edit] Notable Players
Bold Type is 1982 FIFA World Cup squads.
[edit] Players Abroad
[edit] External links
[edit] Titles
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Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Barbados
Bolivia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Finland
Hong Kong
Jamaica
Martinique
Northern Ireland
Peru
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Slovenia
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Zambia
S.C. Joure
Nyíregyháza Spartacus
MFK Zemplín Michalovce
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