Honduras at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

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At age 34, Noel Valladares was voted Best Goalkeeper of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was also part of the Honduran squad 13 years earlier, in 1998. NoelValladares.jpg
At age 34, Noel Valladares was voted Best Goalkeeper of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was also part of the Honduran squad 13 years earlier, in 1998.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship. It is currently held every two years. From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.

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From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.

Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 28 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (13 titles).

Honduras have won the title once, in 1981, at one of their two home tournaments. They had already been hosts in 1967, where they finished in third place. Ranking fourth on the all-time table, they are one of the most successful teams in the North American Federation. From 2005 to 2013, they reached the semi-finals on four out of five occasions, although they never reached the final during that time. In 1991, Honduras played their only true final, which they lost to the United States after the eighth round of a penalty shoot-out. Before 1991, the tournament was contested in groups rather than knockout matches.

Overall record

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
Flag of El Salvador.svg 1963 Fourth place4th7313812SquadQualified automatically
Flag of Guatemala.svg 1965 Did not qualify200215
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1967 Third place3rd522142SquadQualified as hosts
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1969 BannedBanned
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1971 Sixth place6th5014511Squad211021
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg 1973 Fourth place4th513166Squad211054
Flag of Mexico.svg 1977 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1981 Champions1st532081Squad8521155
1985 Runners-up2nd8332119Squad220040
1989 Did not qualify202011
Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Runners-up 2nd5320123 Squad 521255
Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Group stage5th310265 Squad 330070
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Group stage8th200218 Squad 431081
Flag of the United States.svg 1998 Group stage9th200215 Squad 521285
Flag of the United States.svg 2000 Quarter-finals6th320175 Squad 5401115
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Did not qualify3111125
Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Group stage10th201112 Squad 7313107
Flag of the United States.svg 2005 Semi-finals3rd531186 Squad 5320123
Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Quarter-finals5th4202106 Squad 3111115
Flag of the United States.svg 2009 Semi-finals3rd530264 Squad 540193
Flag of the United States.svg 2011 Semi-finals4th512285 Squad 431083
Flag of the United States.svg 2013 Semi-finals4th530255 Squad 412133
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg 2015 Group stage11th301224 Squad 420233
Flag of the United States.svg 2017 Quarter-finals7th411232 Squad 541073
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Group stage10th310264 Squad Qualified automatically
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Quarter-finals8th420277 Squad 431081
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Group stage10th311136 Squad 420257
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg 2025 Semi-finals4th521259 Squad 85121711
Total1 Title23/28983722391331279655202117286

Match overview

TournamentRoundOpponentScoreVenue
Flag of El Salvador.svg 1963 Group stageFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–1 San Salvador
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–0
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–0
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–2
Final roundFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–3
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–2
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1–4
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1967 Final roundFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Tegucigalpa
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–1
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0–0
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 2–0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–1
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1971 Final roundFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Port of Spain
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–3
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–2
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 1–3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–2
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg 1973 Final roundFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Port-au-Prince
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–1
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 0–1
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 2–2
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–1
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1981 Final roundFlag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 4–0 Tegucigalpa
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–1
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–0
1985 Group stageFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–1 Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 2–1
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–1 San Salvador, El Salvador
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0–0 Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Final roundFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–2 San José, Costa Rica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0–1 Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3–1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–2 St. John's, Canada
Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Group stageFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4–2 Los Angeles
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 5–0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–1
Semi-FinalsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–0
Final Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0–0 (3–4 p)
Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 1993 Group stageFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 5–1 Dallas
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0–1
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Group stageFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–3 Anaheim
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0–5 Los Angeles
Flag of the United States.svg 1998 Group stageFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 Oakland
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–2
Flag of the United States.svg 2000 Group stageFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2–0 Miami
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2–0
Quarter-finalsFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 3–5
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg 2003 Group stageFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–2 Mexico City
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–0
Flag of the United States.svg 2005 Group stageFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Miami
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2–1
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–0
Quarter-finalsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3–2 Foxborough
Semi-finalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–2 East Rutherford
Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Group stageFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5–0 Houston
Quarter-finalsFlag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 1–2
Flag of the United States.svg 2009 Group stageFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1–0 Seattle
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0–2 Washington, D.C.
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 4–0 Foxborough
Quarter-finalsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–0 Philadelphia
Semi-finalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States 0–2 Chicago
Flag of the United States.svg 2011 Group stageFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0–0 Carson
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 7–1 Miami
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0–1 Harrison
Quarter-finalsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–1 (4–2 p) East Rutherford
Semi-finalsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–2 ( a.e.t. ) Houston
Flag of the United States.svg 2013 Group stageFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2–0 Harrison
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–0 Miami Gardens
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Houston
Quarter-finalsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–0 Baltimore
Semi-finalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–3 Arlington
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 Group stageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–2 Frisco
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–1 Foxborough
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0–1 Kansas City
Flag of the United States.svg 2017 Group stageFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–1 Harrison
Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 3–0
(Awarded) [note 1]
Houston
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0–0 Frisco
Quarter-finalsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–1 Glendale
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg 2019 Group stageFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2–3 Kingston
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 0–1 Houston
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 4–0 Los Angeles
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Group stageFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 4–0 Houston
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3–2
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0–2
Quarter-finalsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–3 Glendale
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Group stageFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–4 Houston
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–1 Glendale
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2–1 Charlotte
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2025 Group stageFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0–6 Vancouver
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–0 Houston
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 2–1 San Jose
Quarter-finalsFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–1 (5–4 p) Glendale
Semi-finalsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–1 Santa Clara

Record by opponent

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup matches (by team)
OpponentWDLPldGFGA
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 002217
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3148915
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 200241
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 42391411
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 201383
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 4318116
Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 100130
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 3003151
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 001112
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 130432
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 5038126
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2035107
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14813519
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles / Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 112458
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 110221
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 4217148
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 001135
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 011213
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 110232
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 222668
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0167312

1981 CONCACAF Championship

At their home tournament in 1981, Honduras started off with three victories over Haiti, Cuba and Canada. The other matches also went in favour of the hosts: Title holder Mexico lost 0–1 to El Salvador, El Salvador lost 0–1 to Canada, and Canada in turn only drew against both Mexico and Haiti. The table situation allowed Honduras to secure the title on the fourth of five match days, by drawing 0–0 against El Salvador.

The last match against Mexico challenged Honduras to stay unbeaten. It was also a chance to showcase their football to the region, which largely would have favoured a Mexican triumph. [2] The match plan was to prioritize defense, which led to few chances on both sides. They succeeded in staying unbeaten by drawing 0–0, eliminating Mexico from the World Cup qualifiers in the process.

Final table

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 8532081+7
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6522121+1
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5513163+3
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55131660
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 45122484
6Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 25023297

Honduras and El Salvador qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Squad

The following players were active members of the champion squad:

Head coach: Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Chelato Uclés

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Julio César Arzú (1954-06-05)5 June 1954 (aged 27) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
2 DF Fernando Bulnes (1946-10-21)21 October 1946 (aged 35) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
2 DF Anthony Costly (1954-12-13)13 December 1954 (aged 26) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
2 DF Hernán García Martínez (1956-10-08)8 October 1956 (aged 25) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
2 DF Efraín Gutiérrez (1954-05-07)7 May 1954 (aged 27) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Pumas UNAH
2 DF Jaime Villegas (1950-07-05)5 July 1950 (aged 31) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
2 DF Héctor Zelaya (1958-08-12)12 August 1958 (aged 23) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
3 MF Salvador Bernárdez (1954-01-06)6 January 1954 (aged 27) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
3 MF David Bueso (1955-05-05)5 May 1955 (aged 26) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
3 MF Carlos Caballero (1958-12-05)5 December 1958 (aged 22) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Real España
3 MF Juan Cruz (1959-02-27)27 February 1959 (aged 22) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Pumas UNAH
3 MF Ramón Maradiaga (1954-10-30)30 October 1954 (aged 27) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
3 MF Francisco Javier Toledo (1959-09-30)30 September 1959 (aged 22) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
4 FW Roberto Bailey (1952-08-10)10 August 1952 (aged 29) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
4 FW Junior Costly Rashford
4 FW Roberto Figueroa (1959-11-14)14 November 1959 (aged 21) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Vida
4 FW Eduardo Laing (1958-12-27)27 December 1958 (aged 22) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Platense
4 FW Jorge Urquía 1948 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia

Individual records

The following Honduran players have won individual awards at CONCACAF Championships/Gold Cups:

See also

References

  1. CONCACAF awarded Honduras a 3–0 win as a result of French Guiana fielding the ineligible player Florent Malouda, after the match had finished 0–0. Malouda had previously represented France and did not meet eligibility rules. [1]
  1. "CONCACAF Gold Cup Disciplinary Committee Issues Decision in French Guiana Player Eligibility Case". goldcup.org. CONCACAF. July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. "Honduras campeón invicto de CONCACAF (Spanish)". El heraldo. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2018.