Nickname(s) | Los Catrachos La Bicolor La H |
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Association | Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras | ||
Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Luis Fernando Suárez | ||
Captain | Noel Valladares | ||
Most caps | Amado Guevara (137)[1] | ||
Top scorer | Carlos Pavón (56)[1] | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano | ||
FIFA code | HON | ||
FIFA ranking | 53 | ||
Highest FIFA ranking | 20 (September 2001) | ||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 95 (November 1998) | ||
Elo ranking | 52 | ||
Highest Elo ranking | 23 (September 2001) | ||
Lowest Elo ranking | 104 (November 1971) | ||
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First international | |||
Guatemala 10–1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) |
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Biggest win | |||
Honduras 13–0 Nicaragua (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946) |
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Biggest defeat | |||
Guatemala 10–1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) |
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1982) | ||
Best result | Round 1, 1982, 2010 | ||
CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 15 (First in 1963) | ||
Best result | Winners, 1981 | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2001) | ||
Best result | 3rd, 2001 |
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH). They are a rising team 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 withdrawal by Argentina one day prior to kickoff. In October 2009, they confirmed qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was their first appearance in the competition since 1982.[2] The Central America derby is Honduras versus Costa Rica and Honduras has lost most of the matches of this fixture winning 16 times while the Ticos have won 18 times.
Honduras is also notable for the Football War which was fought against El Salvador, after the Salvadorans qualified for the 1970 World Cup eliminating Honduras. The elimination by the Salvadorans initiated the armed conflict after political tensions due to the deportations of Honduran nationals from the redrawn borders (see Football War. Despite qualification for the World Cups of 1982 and 2010 it is yet to reach the knock-out stages.
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The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, losing 10–1 to Guatemala.[3]
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 Football War started after losing a qualifying game for the 1970 World Cup against El Salvador and being eliminated. After massive rioting between fans, on 14 July 1969, the Salvadoran army launched an attack against Honduras. A cease fire was put in effect six days later.
Honduras won the 1981 CONCACAF Championship. Honduras qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 1982. They finished second in both the 1985 CONCACAF Championship and the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Honduras won the UNCAF Nations Cup twice in 1993 and 1995. In 2009, the team secured qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In 1981, Honduras hosted the CONCACAF championship. All the games were played at Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. With a 4–0 win over Haiti, 2–0 win over Cuba, 2–1 victory over Canada, and 0–0 draws against El Salvador and Mexico, Honduras became CONCACAF champions.
In 2001, Honduras won the FIFA team of the year. Results
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Honduras | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
2 | El Salvador | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
5 | Cuba | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
6 | Haiti | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
Honduras qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time in 1982. Despite getting draws against host Spain, 1–1, and Northern Ireland, 1–1, they could not come up with a win against Yugoslavia losing 0–1.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Honduras | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Since 1993, CONMEBOL has invited teams from other confederations to participate in their confederation championship, Copa América. Honduras took part as one of the last minute teams added for Copa América 2001. (Argentina dropped out one day before kickoff.) The team arrived only a few hours before the tournament's first game and with barely enough players. Despite the odds, Honduras progressed onto the quarter-final stage where they faced and defeated Brazil 2–0. In the semi-finals however, it was Colombia that knocked off Honduras, 0–2.
On October 14, 2009, Honduras qualified to the 2010 FIFA 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]
Honduras faced Chile, Spain, and Switzerland, respectively.[5] In their first match they lost to Chile 0–1 by a goal from Jean Beausejour. They faced Spain in the second match and lost 0–2 by 2 goals from David Villa. In their last match against Switzerland they got a draw and finished the World Cup with 1 point.
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Group Stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Honduras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
B1 | Honduras | 2 | ||||||
A2 | El Salvador | 0 | ||||||
B1 | Honduras | 2 | ||||||
B2 | Costa Rica | 1 | ||||||
A1 | Panama | 1 (2) | ||||||
B2 | Costa Rica | 1 (4) | Third place match | |||||
A2 | El Salvador | 0 (4) | ||||||
A1 | Panama | 0 (5) |
Group Stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Grenada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Honduras plays the majority of its home games at Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula. El Olímpico was built in 1997, and has a capacity of 53,000. Aside from being the home of the national team, it was the home of the 1997 Central American Olympics and is currently the home of C.D. Marathón.
When not playing at the Estadio Olimpico, the national team also plays at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. Tiburcio Carías Andino opened on March 15, 1948, and seats 38,000 people.
see also 2011 Honduras national team results. see also 2012 Honduras national team results.
Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Honduras scorers |
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May 29, 2011 | Friendly | Houston, United States |
El Salvador | 2 – 2 | Honduras | Costly 44' Bengtson 50' (pen.) |
June 6, 2011 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Los Angeles, United States |
Honduras | 0 – 0 | Guatemala | None |
June 10, 2011 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Miami, United States |
Grenada | 1 – 7 | Honduras | Bengtson 26', 37' Costly 28', 67', 71' W. Martínez 89' Mejía 90+3' |
June 13, 2011 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | New Jersey, United States |
Honduras | 0 – 1 | Jamaica | None |
June 18, 2011 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | New York, United States |
Costa Rica | 1 – 1 | Honduras | Bengtson 49' |
June 22, 2011 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Houston, United States |
Honduras | 0 – 2 | Mexico | None |
August 10, 2011 | Friendly | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
Honduras | 2 – 0 | Venezuela | Costly 57', 68' |
September 3, 2011 | Friendly | New Jersey, United States |
Honduras | 0 – 2 | Colombia | None |
September 6, 2011 | Friendly | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
Honduras | 0 – 3 | Paraguay | None |
October 8, 2011 | Friendly | Miami, United States |
United States | 1 – 0 | Honduras | None |
October 11, 2011 | Friendly | La Ceiba, Honduras |
Honduras | 2 – 1 | Jamaica | Bengtson 1', Martínez 54' |
The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Serbia on November 14, 2011.
Caps and goals current as of November 14, 2011 after match against Serbia.
The following players have been called up to the Honduran squad in the last 12 months.
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As of November 14, 2011, the players with the most caps for Honduras are:
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Amado Guevara | 1994—2010 | 137 | 29 |
2 | Carlos Pavón | 1993—2010 | 101 | 57 |
3 | Noel Valladares | 2000— | 98 | 0 |
4 | Milton Núñez | 1994—2008 | 88 | 34 |
5 | Danilo Turcios | 1999—2010 | 85 | 7 |
5 | Iván Guerrero | 1999—2009 | 85 | 4 |
7 | Maynor Figueroa | 2003— | 84 | 2 |
8 | Julio César de León | 1999— | 83 | 14 |
9 | Wilson Palacios | 2003— | 76 | 5 |
10 | Samuel Caballero | 1998—2008 | 71 | 11 |
Rank | Player | Years with team | No. of goals |
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1 | Carlos Pavón | 1993—2010 | 58 |
2 | Wilmer Velásquez | 1996—2007 | 35 |
3 | Milton Núñez | 1994—2008 | 34 |
4 | Amado Guevara | 1994—2010 | 29 |
5 | Nicolás Suazo | 1991—1998 | 28 |
6 | Carlo Costly | 2007— | 20 |
7 | Saul Martínez | 2001—2008 | 18 |
8 | Eduardo Bennett | 1991—2000 | 17 |
9 | David Suazo | 1999— | 16 |
10 | César Obando | 1991—2002 | 15 |
Manager | Years |
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Flavio Ortega | 1991–1992, 2006 |
Estanislao Malinowski | 1993–1994 |
Carlos Carranza | 1995–1996 |
Miguel Company | 1997–1998 |
Ramón Maradiaga | 1999–2002 |
Bora Milutinović | 2003–2004 |
José de la Paz Herrera | 2005 |
Reinaldo Rueda | 2006–2010 |
Juan de Dios Castillo | 2010–2011 |
Luis Fernando Suárez | 2011–present |
FIFA World Cup | |||||||||
YEAR | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | FINISH |
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1930 ↓ 1978 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
1982 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | Round 1 |
1986 ↓ 2006 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | Round 1 |
TOTALS | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -4 | – |
CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||||||||
YEAR | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | FINISH |
1991 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | +9 | 2nd |
1993 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | +1 | Round 1 |
1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | -7 | Group phase |
1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4 | Group phase |
2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | +2 | Quarter-finals |
2002 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | Round 1 |
2005 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | +2 | Semifinals |
2007 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | +4 | Quarter-finals |
2009 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | +2 | Semifinals |
2011 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | +3 | Semifinals |
TOTALS | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 44 | 42 | +8 | – |
Copa Centroamericana | |||||||||
YEAR | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | FINISH |
1991 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2nd |
1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | +7 | Champions |
1995 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | +7 | Champions |
1997 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 4th |
1999 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | +6 | 3rd |
2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | +7 | Group phase |
2003 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 4th |
2005 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 11 | +9 | 2nd |
2007 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | +6 | 5th |
2009 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | +6 | 3rd |
2011 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | +5 | Champions |
TOTALS | 47 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 95 | 40 | 85 | +55 | – |
CONMEBOL Copa América | |||||||||
YEAR | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | FINISH |
1916 ↓ 1999 |
Uninvited | ||||||||
2001 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 3rd |
2004 ↓ 2011 |
Uninvited | ||||||||
TOTALS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | +2 | – |
Pan American Games | |||||||||
YEAR | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | FINISH |
1951 ↓ 1987 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
1991 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | -5 | 4th |
1995 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | -2 | 4th |
1999 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | +7 | 2nd |
2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -3 | Group phase |
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
TOTALS | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 26 | -3 | – |
Central American and Caribbean Games | |||||||||
YEAR | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | FINISH |
1930 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 4 | -13 | 3rd |
1935 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3 | -14 | 5th |
1938 ↓ 1946 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
1950 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | +1 | 3rd |
1954 ↓ 1982 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
1986 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | +6 | 2nd |
1990 ↓ 1998 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
2002 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 | Quarterfinals |
2006 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | +8 | 4th |
2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | Preliminary Round |
TOTALS | 33 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 41 | -14 | – |
Central American Games | |||||||||
YEAR | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | FINISH |
1973 ↓ 1977 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
1986 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 2nd |
1990 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | +6 | Champions |
1994 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | +12 | Champions |
1997 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 3rd |
2001 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | +4 | 2nd |
TOTALS | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 39 | +30 | – |
Youth team records
Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
Aruba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Barbados | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Belize | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 8 |
Bolivia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
Brazil | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | –10 | 3 |
Canada | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 22 |
Chile | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | –2 | 4 |
China PR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
Colombia | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 |
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 53 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 70 | 98 | –28 | 47 |
Cuba | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | –2 | 12 |
Curaçao | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 1 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 |
Ecuador | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 |
El Salvador | 55 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 91 | 55 | +36 | 73 |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 0 |
Grenada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 4 |
Guadeloupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 0 |
Guatemala | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 45 |
Haiti | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 19 |
Jamaica | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 26 |
Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 1 |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
Martinique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
Mexico | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 57 | –35 | 15 |
Netherlands Antilles | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 13 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nicaragua | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 6 | +40 | 23 |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
Panama | 37 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 53 |
Paraguay | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 4 |
Peru | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 12 |
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 2 |
Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 |
Suriname | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 20 |
Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 |
Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
United States | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 33 | –13 | 11 |
Venezuela | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 2 |
Totals | 440 | 189 | 114 | 137 | 700 | 562 | +138 | 492 |
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