Honduras national under-23 football team
Appearance
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 | Miguel Falero | ||
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) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2016) | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (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 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]
Competitive record
Olympic Games
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 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 5/8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | — |
CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1964 | Did not enter | |||||||
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 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 55 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 93 | 67 |
Pan American Games
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 |
Total | 2 Silver medals | 3/6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | — |
Recent results and fixtures
2021
19 March 2021 Olympic Qualifying Championship | Honduras | 3–0 | Haiti | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |
13:30 (UTC−06:00) | Vuelto 14' (pen.), 38' Rodríguez 18' |
Report | Alexis 90+2' | Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
22 March 2021 Olympic Qualifying Championship | El Salvador | 1–1 | Honduras | Estadio Akron, Zapopan |
18:30 (UTC−06:00) | Márquez 64' | Report | Mártinez 46' | Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
25 March 2021 Olympic Qualifying Championship | Honduras | 1–1 | Canada | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |
20:00 (UTC−06:00) | Maldonado 30' | Report | Cornelius 28' | Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players were called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Alex Güity | 20 September 1997 | Olimpia |
12 | GK | Michael Perelló | 11 July 1998 | Real España |
18 | GK | Enrique Facussé | 30 December 1998 | University of Kentucky |
2 | DF | Denil Maldonado | 26 May 1998 | Everton |
3 | DF | Wesly Decas | 11 August 1999 | Motagua |
4 | DF | Carlos Meléndez | 8 December 1997 | Vida |
5 | DF | Cristopher Meléndez | 25 November 1997 | Motagua |
16 | DF | José Antonio García | 21 September 1998 | Olimpia |
6 | MF | Jonathan Núñez | 26 November 2001 | Motagua |
7 | MF | Alejandro Reyes | 5 November 1997 | Real España |
8 | MF | Edwin Rodríguez | 25 September 1999 | Olimpia |
14 | MF | Joseph Rosales | 6 November 2000 | Independiente |
15 | MF | Kervin Arriaga | 5 January 1998 | Marathón |
17 | MF | José Pinto | 27 September 1997 | Olimpia |
20 | MF | Carlos Argueta | 28 February 2002 | Vida |
9 | FW | Juan Carlos Obregón | 29 October 1997 | Rio Grande Valley FC |
10 | FW | Rigoberto Rivas | 31 July 1998 | Reggina |
11 | FW | Darixon Vuelto | 15 January 1998 | Real España |
13 | FW | Luis Palma | 17 January 2000 | Vida |
19 | FW | Douglas Martínez | 5 June 1997 | Real Salt Lake |
Records
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-23 Goals |
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1 | Eddie Hernández | 2012-2014 | 8 |
2 | David Suazo | 2000 | 6 |
3 | Alberth Elis | 2015-2016 | 5 |
4 | Emil Martínez | 2004 | 4 |
4 | Johnny Leverón | 2011-2012 | 4 |
4 | Anthony Lozano | 2012-2016 | 4 |
7 | Roger Rojas | 2012 | 3 |
List of coaches
List of managers since 1975 to present:[3]
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Record versus other nations
- As of 20 August 2016
- 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 | 3–1–0 | 6:2 |
Costa Rica | 1–2–3 | 7:9 |
Cuba | 1–0–0 | 2:0 |
El Salvador | 2–0–0 | 6:2 |
Guatemala | 2–4–2 | 9:9 |
Haiti | 2–1–0 | 4:2 |
Italy | 0–0–2 | 1:6 |
Jamaica | 1–0–0 | 2:0 |
Japan | 0–1–0 | 0:0 |
Mexico | 1–3–6 | 8:20 |
Morocco | 0–1–0 | 2:2 |
Nicaragua | 3–0–0 | 15:2 |
Nigeria | 0–1–1 | 5:6 |
Panama | 3–1–0 | 8:3 |
Portugal | 0–0–1 | 1:2 |
South Korea | 1–0–1 | 1:1 |
Spain | 1–0–0 | 1:0 |
Suriname | 2–0–0 | 4:0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0–0 | 2:0 |
United States | 3–1–5 | 15:18 |
Totals | 30–17–24 | 110:98 |
See also
References
- ^ FIFA.com – Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Honduras – Profile
- ^ "Convocatoria oficial Pre-Olímpico, #Guadalajara2021, Concacaf". National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Facebook. 8 March 2021.
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today – 15 December 2011