Nickname(s) | La Bicolor Olimpica (The Olympic Bicolor) Sub-23 La H U23 | ||
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Association | FENAFUTH | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
Head coach | Bernardo Redín | ||
Captain | Denil Maldonado | ||
FIFA code | HON | ||
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First international | |||
Guatemala 2–2 Honduras (Guatemala; 16 March 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Honduras 5–0 Nicaragua (San Pedro Sula, Honduras; 25 September 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 6–0 Honduras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 August 2016) South Korea 6–0 Honduras (Yokohama, Japan; 28 July 2021) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2000 ) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2016) | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1991 ) | ||
Best result | Silver medalist (1999, 2019) |
The Honduras national under-23 football team represents Honduras in international football competitions (finals stage and qualifiers) in Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three over-age players. The team is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH). Honduras have qualified for five Men's Olympic Football Tournaments, in Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020. [1]
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2000 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad |
2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2008 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad |
2012 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
2016 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Squad |
2020 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 5/9 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 40 | — |
CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not enter | |||||||
1964 | ||||||||
1968 | Withdrew | |||||||
1972 | Did not enter | |||||||
1976 | First round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1980 | Did not enter | |||||||
1984 | First round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
1988 | First round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1992 | Fourth place | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | |
1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
2000 | First place | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | |
2004 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
2008 | First place | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
2012 | Second place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | |
2015 | Second place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |
2020 | Second place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 60 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 101 | 71 |
Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
Until 1995 | See Honduras national football team | ||||||||
1999 | Silver medal | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Squad |
2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2007 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2019 | Silver medal | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | Squad |
2023 | Seventh place | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
Total | 2 Silver medals | 6/19 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 32 | — |
Win Draw Loss Voided or Postponed Fixture
19 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS | Honduras | 3–0 | Haiti | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |
13:30 (UTC−06:00) | Report (CONCACAF) | Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
22 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS | El Salvador | 1–1 | Honduras | Estadio Akron, Zapopan |
18:30 (UTC−06:00) |
| Report (CONCACAF) |
| Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
25 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS | Honduras | 1–1 | Canada | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |
20:00 (UTC−06:00) |
| Report (CONCACAF) |
| Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
28 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying SF | Honduras | 2–1 | United States | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Report (CONCACAF) |
| Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
30 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying F | Honduras | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Mexico | Estadio Akron, Zapopan |
19:00 (UTC−06:00) |
| Report (CONCACAF) | Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) | |
Penalties | ||||
12 July Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 3–1 | Honduras | Osaka, Japan |
19:30 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) | Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan) |
17 July Friendly | Germany | 1–1 | Honduras | Wakaya, Japan |
17:00 UTC+9 |
| Report (DFB) |
| Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0 |
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics Group B | Honduras | 0–1 | Romania | Kashima, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Kashima Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) |
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics Group B | New Zealand | 2–3 | Honduras | Kashima, Japan |
17:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) |
| Stadium: Kashima Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics Group B | South Korea | 6–0 | Honduras | Yokohama, Japan |
17:30 UTC+9 | Hwang Ui-jo 12' (pen.), 45+5', 52' (pen.) Won Du-jae 19' (pen.) Kim Jin-ya 64' Lee Kang-in 82' | Report | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
23 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B | Colombia | 2–0 | Honduras | Valparaíso, Chile |
13:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Fernando Diaz (Chile) |
26 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B | United States | 2–1 | Honduras | Viña del Mar, Chile |
15:00 UTC−3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Referee: Manuel Vergara (Chile) |
29 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B | Brazil | 3–0 | Honduras | Viña del Mar, Chile |
13:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Referee: José Uzcategui (Venezuela) |
1 November 2023 Pan American Games Seventh place match | Dominican Republic | 1–3 | Honduras | Viña del Mar, Chile |
14:00 UTC−3 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Referee: Juan Andrade (Ecuador) |
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List of managers since 1975 to present: [2]
The following 22 players were called up for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and two preceding friendly matches against Japan and Germany. [3]
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Did not select | |||
Samuel Caballero (DF) | Emil Martínez (MF) | Carlos Pavón (FW) | |
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-23 Goals |
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1 | David Suazo | 2000 | 6 |
2 | Alberth Elis | 2015–2016 | 6 |
3 | Anthony Lozano | 2012–2016 | 4 |
4 | Eddie Hernández | 2011–2012 | 3 |
5 | Jerry Bengtson | 2012 | 3 |
5 | Roger Rojas | 2012 | 3 |
5 | Douglas Martínez | 2019–2021 | 3 |
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Includes data from CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and Summer Olympics only
Opponent | Record | Goals |
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Algeria | 1–0–0 | 3:2 |
Argentina | 0–1–0 | 1:1 |
Australia | 1–0–0 | 2:1 |
Belize | 1–0–0 | 5:0 |
Brazil | 0–0–2 | 2:9 |
Cameroon | 0–0–1 | 0:1 |
Canada | 3–2–0 | 7:3 |
Costa Rica | 1–2–3 | 7:9 |
Cuba | 1–0–0 | 2:0 |
El Salvador | 2–1–0 | 7:3 |
Guatemala | 2–4–2 | 9:9 |
Haiti | 3–1–0 | 7:2 |
Italy | 0–0–2 | 1:6 |
Jamaica | 1–0–0 | 2:0 |
Japan | 0–1–0 | 0:0 |
Mexico | 1–4–6 | 9:21 |
Morocco | 0–1–0 | 2:2 |
Nicaragua | 3–0–0 | 15:2 |
Nigeria | 0–1–1 | 5:6 |
New Zealand | 1–0–0 | 3:2 |
Panama | 3–1–0 | 8:3 |
Portugal | 0–0–1 | 1:2 |
Romania | 0–0–1 | 0:1 |
South Korea | 1–0–2 | 1:7 |
Spain | 1–0–0 | 1:0 |
Suriname | 2–0–0 | 4:0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0–0 | 2:0 |
United States | 4–1–5 | 17:19 |
Totals | 33–20–26 | 121:111 |
Major competitions
The Honduras national football team represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras. They are nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor, or La H.
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The El Salvador national football team represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT).
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