Honduras national under-20 football team

Honduras U-20
Nickname(s)	La Mini H
Association	FENAFUTH
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Luis Alvarado
Captain	Aaron Zúñiga
FIFA code	HON
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Costa Rica 1–2 Honduras ; (Panama; 7 March 1962)
Biggest win
	Sint Maarten 0–12 Honduras ; (Bradenton, Florida, United States; 3 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Norway 12–0 Honduras ; (Lublin, Poland; 30 May 2019)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1977 )
Best result	Group stage (1977, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	24 (first in 1962 )
Best result	Winner (1982, 1994)

Last updated April 27, 2024

The Honduras national under-20 football team is the national under-20 association football team of Honduras. They have made nine FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances.^[1]

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	P	W	T	L	F	A	D	Pts	Finish
1977	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	4	Group phase
1979 ↓ 1993	Did not qualify
1995	3	0	0	3	5	14	–9	0	Group phase
1997	Did not qualify
1999	3	0	0	3	4	10	–6	0	Group phase
2001 ↓ 2003	Did not qualify
2005	3	0	0	3	0	15	–15	0	Group phase
2007	Did not qualify
2009	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3	Group phase
2011 ↓ 2013	Did not qualify
2015	3	1	0	2	5	11	−6	3	Group phase
2017	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3	Group phase
2019	3	0	0	3	0	19	–19	0	Group phase
2023	3	0	1	2	4	7	–7	1	Group phase
2025	To be determined
Totals	27	5	1	21	27	86	–63	14	—
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year	P	W	T	L	F	A	D	Pts	Finish
1962	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	3	Group phase
1964	6	2	1	3	9	7	+2	5	Runners-up
1970 ↓ 1974	Did not qualify
1976	8	7	1	0	24	3	+21	15	Runners-up
1978	7	6	0	1	14	3	+11	12	Third place
1980	5	3	2	0	12	2	+10	8	Semifinalist
1982	7	6	1	0	13	4	+9	13	Champions
1984	6	4	0	2	8	8	0	8	Second round
1986	Did not qualify
1988	2	0	0	2	2	5	–3	0	Qualifying round
1990	2	1	0	1	3	4	–1	2	Group phase
1992	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	6	Fourth
1994	6	6	0	0	18	6	+12	18	Champions
1996	3	1	1	1	3	1	+2	4	Group phase
1998	5	3	1	1	10	6	+4	10	2nd Group A
2001	7	2	0	5	4	9	–5	6	4th Group B
2003	4	2	0	2	10	5	+5	6	Qualifying round
2005	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	2nd Group B
2007	2	1	1	0	6	5	+1	4	Qualifying round
2009	10	6	3	1	26	9	+19	15	Third place
2011	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8	12	Quarterfinalist
2013	2	0	1	1	0	1	–1	1	Qualifying round
2015	12	7	3	2	26	16	+10	24	Playoff winner
2017	10	6	3	1	16	7	+9	21	Runners-up
2018	7	5	1	1	31	7	+24	16	Qualification stage
2022	6	5	0	1	15	5	+10		Semifinalist
Totals	134	82	22	30	276	130	+147	215	—
UNCAF U-19 Tournament
Year	P	W	T	L	F	A	D	Pts	Finish
2018	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7	4th
Totals	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7	—

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.^[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 10 May 2023, after the match against Uruguay.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Juergen García	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Lone
1 GK	Medardo Laínez	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Real España
1 GK	José Valdez	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Vida

2 DF	Geremy Rodas	(2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20)	7	1	Minnesota United FC
2 DF	Aaron Zúñiga	(2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 (age 20)	7	1	Real España
2 DF	Javier Arriaga	(2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 19)	7	0	Marathón
2 DF	Darlin Mencia	(2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Real España
2 DF	Anfronit Tatum	(2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Real España
2 DF	Félix García	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)	1	1	Olimpia
2 DF	Julián Martínez	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Olimpia

3 MF	Tomás Sorto	(2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)	8	1	Honduras Progreso
3 MF	Isaac Castillo	(2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 20)	7	1	Marathón
3 MF	Odín Ramos	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20)	7	1	Marathón
3 MF	Heber Núñez	(2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Lone
3 MF	David Ruiz	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Inter Miami CF

4 FW	Marco Aceituno	(2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 20)	8	7	Real España
4 FW	Exon Arzú	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 19)	7	0	Real España
4 FW	Kolton Kelly	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Victoria
4 FW	Jefryn Macías	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)	6	3	UPNFM
4 FW	Maynor Arzú	(2003-11-16) 16 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Real Sociedad
4 FW	Daniel Carter	(2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Real España

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Honduras under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Jeyson Contreras	(2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 21)	5	1	Marathón	v. United States, 1 July 2022

MF	Miguel Carrasco	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20)	5	1	Real España	v. United States, 1 July 2022
MF	Edson Rocha	(2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Platense	v. United States, 1 July 2022
MF	Antony García	(2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Vida	v. United States, 1 July 2022
MF	Jafet Núñez	(2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Olimpia	v. United States, 1 July 2022

FW	Kevin Güiti	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Olimpia	v. United States, 1 July 2022

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	Bryan Róchez	2013–2015	9
2	Marco Aceituno	2022–	6
3	Alberth Elis	2014–2015	4
4	José Güity	2005	3
4	Mario Martínez	2009	3
4	Roger Rojas	2009	3
4	Anthony Lozano	2011	3

Record v other nations

As of 28 June 2022

Includes data from FIFA U-20 World Cup, CONCACAF Under-20 Championship and UNCAF U-19 Tournament only

Opponent	Record	Goals
Antigua and Barbuda	3–0–0	11:4
Argentina	0–0–1	2:4
Barbados	2–0–0	6:1
Belize	5–0–0	23:1
Bermuda	2–0–0	5:2
Brazil	0–0–1	0:3
Canada	7–0–4	14:11
Chile	0–0–1	0:7
Costa Rica	7–5–5	18:21
Cuba	2–0–0	6:1
Curaçao	1–0–0	4:1
Dominican Republic	3–0–0	15:1
El Salvador	6–3–2	20:11
France	0–0–1	0:3
Fiji	0–0–1	0:3
Germany	0–0–1	1:5
Grenada	1–1–0	3:1
Guatemala	6–1–4	15:12
Guyana	1–0–0	2:0
Haiti	1–0–0	3:2
Hungary	2–0–0	5:0
Jamaica	6–0–2	23:8
Martinique	2–0–0	6:1
Mexico	1–4–8	4:20
Morocco	1–0–1	1:5
Netherlands	0–0–1	1:7
Netherlands Antilles	4–0–1	19:4
New Zealand	0–0–2	1:8
Nicaragua	6–2–1	31:8
Norway	0–0–1	0:12
Panama	7–2–3	24:16
Portugal	0–0–1	2:3
Puerto Rico	1–0–0	5:0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0–0	3:1
Sint Maarten	1–0–0	12:0
South Africa	0–0–1	0:2
Spain	0–0–2	1:6
Suriname	1–0–0	1:0
Trinidad and Tobago	3–1–0	11:6
United Arab Emirates	0–0–1	0:1
United States	4–4–2	5:6
Uruguay	0–0–2	0:3
Uzbekistan	1–0–0	4:3
Vietnam	1–0–0	2:0
Zambia	0–0–1	3:4
Totals	89–23–50	310:218

List of coaches

List of managers since 1956 to present:^[3]

1956 — José Santos
1958–62 — Mario Griffin
1964 — Hermes Bertrand
1976–77 — Rodolfo Godoy
1978 — Ángel Rodríguez
1980 — Carlos Cruz
1982 — Néstor Matamala
1984 — Mario Griffin
1988 — Carlos Suazo
1990 — Jorge Cabrera
1991 — Dennis Allen
1992 — José Ortiz
1994–95 — Luis Paz
1996 — Carlos Cruz
1998–99 — Rubén Gifarro
1999 — José Herrera
2000 — Marco Calderón
2001 — Hernán García
2002 — Óscar Salgado
2004–06 — Rubén Gifarro
2007–08 — Miguel Escalante
2008–09 — Emilio Umanzor
2010–14 — Javier Padilla
2014–15 — Jorge Jiménez
2016–19 — Carlos Tábora
2022–Present — Luis Alvarado

Honours

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
- Winners (2): 1982, 1994
- Runners-up (3): 1964, 1976, 2017
- 3rd place (2): 1978, 2009

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References

↑ FIFA.com – Honduras (HON) Profile ^{[ dead link ]} – FIFA U-20 World Cup
↑ "OFICIAL | ¡Estos son los mundialistas!" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de Honduras - Twitter. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
↑ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 17 November 2011

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[1] FIFA.com – Honduras (HON) Profile ^{[ dead link ]} – FIFA U-20 World Cup

[2] "OFICIAL | ¡Estos son los mundialistas!" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de Honduras - Twitter. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[3] LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 17 November 2011

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v t e Honduras national football team
General	Federation History Players Managers
Venues	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino (1948–1996) Estadio Francisco Morazán (1996–1997) Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano (1997–present)
Statistics	FIFA World Cup record CONCACAF Gold Cup record Copa América record Results Head to head
Categories	Men teams Senior U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal Women teams Women U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15
Rivalries	Costa Rica El Salvador (Football War) Mexico Panama
FIFA World Cup	1982 2010 2014
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1963 1967 1971 1973 1981 1985 1991 1993 1996 1998 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023
Copa América	2001
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v t e National under-20 association football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda ¹ Bonaire ³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana ^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe ³ Guyana ² Haiti Jamaica Martinique ³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin ³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten ³ Suriname ² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

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