Honduras national under-23 football team

Honduras U-23
Nickname(s)	La Bicolor Olimpica (The Olympic Bicolor); Sub-23; La H U23
Association	FENAFUTH
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Bernardo Redín
Captain	Denil Maldonado
FIFA code	HON
First colours	Second colours
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]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Voided or Postponed Fixture

2021

19 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS	Honduras	3–0	Haiti	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
13:30 (UTC−06:00)	Vuelto 14' (pen.), 38' Rodríguez 18' Alexis 90+2'	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)	Márquez 64'	Report (CONCACAF)	Mártinez 46'	Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

25 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying GS	Honduras	1–1	Canada	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
20:00 (UTC−06:00)	Maldonado 30'	Report (CONCACAF)	Cornelius 28'	Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

28 March 2020 Olympic Qualifying SF	Honduras	2–1	United States	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Obregón 45+4' Palma 47'	Report (CONCACAF)	Yueill 52'	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)	Rodríguez 71'	Report (CONCACAF)	Macías 80' (pen.)	Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
	Penalties
	Obregón Rodríguez Rivas Meléndez Reyes		Vásquez Mozo Antuna Angulo Vega

12 July Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	3–1	Honduras	Osaka, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Yoshida 13' Doan 40', 85'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Tomiyasu 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

17 July Friendly	Germany	1–1	Honduras	Wakaya, Japan
17:00 UTC+9	Uduokhai 84'	Report (DFB)	Mártinez 21'	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)	Oliva 45+1' (o.g.)	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	Cacace 10' Wood 49'	Report (FIFA)	Palma 45+1' Obregón Jr. 78' Rivas 87'	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)

2023

23 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B	Colombia	2–0	Honduras	Valparaíso, Chile
13:00 UTC−3	Ruiz 16' Cortés 41'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Fernando Diaz (Chile)

26 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B	United States	v	Honduras	Viña del Mar, Chile
15:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sausalito

29 October 2023 Pan American Games Group B	Brazil	v	Honduras	Viña del Mar, Chile
13:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sausalito

Head-to-head record

As of 1 August 2021

Includes data from CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and Summer Olympics only

Opponent	Record	Goals
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

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 30 November 2021

Name	Role
	Manager

Manager history

List of managers since 1975 to present:^[2]

1975: Peter Lange
1983: Roberto González
1986–1987: Ángel Rodríguez
1991: Luis López
1991–1992: Flavio Ortega
1999–2000: Ramón Maradiaga
2003–2004: Edwin Pavón
2007–2008: Alexis Mendoza
2008: Gilberto Yearwood
2011: Miguel Falero
2012–2014: Luis Suárez
2015–2017: Jorge Pinto
2019: Fabián Coito
2021: Miguel Falero
2023-: Luis Alvarado

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and two preceding friendly matches against Japan and Germany.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Alex Güity	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)	Olimpia
12	1GK	Michael Perelló	(1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 26)	Real España
22	1GK	Bryan Ramos	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23)	Real España

2	2DF	Denil Maldonado	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26)	Everton
3	2DF	Wesly Decas	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25)	Motagua
4	2DF	Carlos Meléndez	(1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 27)	Motagua
5	2DF	Cristopher Meléndez	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27)	Motagua
6	2DF	Jonathan Núñez	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23)	Motagua
16	2DF	José García	(1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)	Olimpia
21	2DF	Elvin Oliva	(1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 27)	Olimpia

7	3MF	Alejandro Reyes	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)	Real España
8	3MF	Edwin Rodríguez	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 25)	Olimpia
10	3MF	Rigoberto Rivas	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 26)	Reggina
13	3MF	Brayan Moya^*	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31)	1º de Agosto
14	3MF	José Pinto	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27)	Olimpia
15	3MF	Carlos Pineda	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)	Olimpia
20	3MF	Jorge Álvarez	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26)	Olimpia

9	4FW	Jorge Benguché^*	(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28)	Olimpia
11	4FW	Samuel Elvir	(2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23)	UPNFM
17	4FW	Luis Palma	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24)	Vida
18	4FW	Juan Carlos Obregón	(1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 27)	Hartford Athletic
19	4FW	Douglas Martínez	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27)	Real Salt Lake
^* Overage player.

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
2000	Did not select
2008	Samuel Caballero (DF)	Emil Martínez (MF)	Carlos Pavón (FW)
2012
2016
2020

Records

David Suazo (left) and Alberth Elis (right) are joint all-time top goalscorers of the Honduras U-23 national team with 6 goals each

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-23 Goals
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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Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
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

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter
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	Second place	5	2	3	0	8	4
Total		60	28	16	16	101	71

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
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	Did not qualify
2019	Silver medal	2nd	5	1	2	2	7	11	Squad
2023	Qualified
Total	2 Silver medals	6/19	14	7	2	5	24	24	—

Honours

Major competitions

Pan American Games
- Silver medalists (2): 1999, 2019
CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Winners (2): 2000, 2008
- Runners-up (3): 2012, 2015, 2020
- Third place (1): 2004

References

^ FIFA.com – Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Honduras – Profile
^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today – 15 December 2011
^ "Ellos serán los guerreros para poner en alto el nombre de Honduras en los Juego Olimpicos de Japon: Tokyo2020". National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Twitter. 2 July 2021.

External links

(in Spanish) Honduras national under-23 football team – official website
(in English) Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Honduras at FIFA.com

[1] FIFA.com – Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Honduras – Profile

[2] LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today – 15 December 2011

[3] "Ellos serán los guerreros para poner en alto el nombre de Honduras en los Juego Olimpicos de Japon: Tokyo2020". National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Twitter. 2 July 2021.

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