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.

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 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 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
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
El Salvador 1963Fourth place4th7313812 Squad Qualified automatically
Guatemala 1965Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 5
Honduras 1967Third place3rd522142 Squad Qualified as hosts
Costa Rica 1969Banned Banned
Trinidad and Tobago 1971Sixth place6th5014511 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
Haiti 1973Fourth place4th513166 Squad 2 1 1 0 5 4
Mexico 1977Did not enter Did not enter
Honduras 1981Champions1st532081 Squad 8 5 2 1 15 5
1985Runners-up2nd8332119 Squad 2 2 0 0 4 0
1989Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
United States 1991Runners-up2nd5320123 Squad 5 2 1 2 5 5
Mexico United States1993Group stage5th310265 Squad 3 3 0 0 7 0
United States 1996Group stage8th200218 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
United States 1998Group stage9th200215 Squad 5 2 1 2 8 5
United States 2000Quarter-finals6th320175 Squad 5 4 0 1 11 5
United States 2002Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 12 5
Mexico United States 2003Group stage10th201112 Squad 7 3 1 3 10 7
United States 2005Third place3rd531186 Squad 5 3 2 0 12 3
United States 2007Quarter-finals5th4202106 Squad 3 1 1 1 11 5
United States 2009Third place3rd530264 Squad 5 4 0 1 9 3
United States 2011Fourth place4th512285 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 3
United States 2013Fourth place4th530255 Squad 4 1 2 1 3 3
Canada United States 2015Group stage11th301224 Squad 4 2 0 2 3 3
United States 2017Quarter-finals7th411232 Squad 5 4 1 0 7 3
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019Group stage10th310264 Squad Qualified automatically
United States 2021Quarter-finals8th420277 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
Canada United States 2023Group stage10th311136 Squad 4 2 0 2 5 7
Total1 Title22/27933521371281188850191915575

Match overview

Tournament Round Opponent Score Venue
El Salvador 1963Group stage Guatemala2–1San Salvador
 Panama1–0
 Nicaragua1–0
 El Salvador2–2
Final round El Salvador0–3
 Costa Rica1–2
 Netherlands Antilles1–4
Honduras 1967Final round Trinidad and Tobago1–0Tegucigalpa
 Nicaragua1–1
 Guatemala0–0
 Haiti2–0
 Mexico0–1
Trinidad and Tobago 1971Final round Trinidad and Tobago1–1Port of Spain
 Cuba1–3
 Costa Rica1–2
 Haiti1–3
 Mexico1–2
Haiti 1973Final round Trinidad and Tobago2–1Port-au-Prince
 Mexico1–1
 Haiti0–1
 Netherlands Antilles2–2
 Guatemala1–1
Honduras 1981Final round Haiti4–0Tegucigalpa
 Cuba2–0
 Canada2–1
 El Salvador0–0
 Mexico0–0
1985Group stage Suriname1–1Tegucigalpa, Honduras
 Suriname2–1
 El Salvador2–1San Salvador, El Salvador
 El Salvador0–0Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Final round Costa Rica2–2San José, Costa Rica
 Canada0–1Tegucigalpa, Honduras
 Costa Rica3–1
 Canada1–2St. John's, Canada
United States 1991Group stage Canada4–2Los Angeles
 Jamaica5–0
 Mexico1–1
Semi-Finals Costa Rica2–0
Final United States0–0 (3–4 p)
Mexico United States 1993Group stage Panama5–1Dallas
 Jamaica1–3
 United States0–1
United States 1996Group stage Canada1–3Anaheim
 Brazil0–5Los Angeles
United States 1998Group stage Trinidad and Tobago1–3Oakland
 Mexico0–2
United States 2000Group stage Jamaica2–0Miami
 Colombia2–0
Quarter-finals Peru3–5
United States Mexico 2003Group stage Brazil1–2Mexico City
 Mexico0–0
United States 2005Group stage Trinidad and Tobago1–1Miami
 Colombia2–1
 Panama1–0
Quarter-finals Costa Rica3–2Foxborough
Semi-finals United States1–2East Rutherford
United States 2007Group stage Panama2–3
 Mexico2–1
 Cuba5–0Houston
Quarter-finals Guadeloupe1–2
United States 2009Group stage Haiti1–0Seattle
 United States0–2Washington, D.C.
 Grenada4–0Foxborough
Quarter-finals Canada1–0Philadelphia
Semi-finals United States0–2Chicago
United States 2011Group stage Guatemala0–0Carson
 Grenada7–1Miami
 Jamaica0–1Harrison
Quarter-finals Costa Rica1–1 (4–2 p)East Rutherford
Semi-finals Mexico0–2 (a.e.t.)Houston
United States 2013Group stage Haiti2–0Harrison
 El Salvador1–0Miami Gardens
 Trinidad and Tobago0–2Houston
Quarter-finals Costa Rica1–0Baltimore
Semi-finals United States1–3Arlington
United States Canada 2015Group stage United States1–2Frisco
 Panama1–1Foxborough
 Haiti0–1Kansas City
United States 2017Group stage Costa Rica0–1Harrison
 French Guiana3–0
(Awarded)[note 1]
Houston
 Canada0–0Frisco
Quarter-finals Mexico0–1Glendale
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019Group stage Jamaica2–3Kingston
 Curaçao0–1Houston
 El Salvador4–0Los Angeles
United States 2021Group stage Grenada4–0Houston
 Panama3–2Houston
 Qatar0–2Houston
Quarter-finals Mexico0–3Glendale
United States Canada 2023Group stage Mexico0–4Houston
 Qatar1–1Glendale
 Haiti2–1Charlotte

Record by opponent

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup matches (by team)
Opponent W D L Pld GF GA
 Brazil002217
 Canada313799
 Colombia200241
 Costa Rica42391411
 Cuba201383
 El Salvador331796
 French Guiana100130
 Grenada3003151
 Guadeloupe001112
 Guatemala130432
 Haiti5038126
 Jamaica2035107
 Mexico14712518
 Netherlands Antilles /  Curaçao012337
 Nicaragua110221
 Panama4116137
 Peru001135
 Qatar011213
 Suriname110232
 Trinidad and Tobago222668
 United States0167312

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

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Honduras 8532081+7
2  El Salvador 6522121+1
3  Mexico 5513163+3
4  Canada 55131660
5  Cuba 4512248−4
6  Haiti 2502329−7

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

Squad

The following players were active members of the champion squad:

Head coach: Honduras Chelato Uclés

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Julio César Arzú (1954-06-05)5 June 1954 (aged 27) Honduras Real España
2DF Fernando Bulnes (1946-10-21)21 October 1946 (aged 35) Honduras Olimpia
2DF Anthony Costly (1954-12-13)13 December 1954 (aged 26) Honduras Real España
2DF Hernán García Martínez (1956-10-08)8 October 1956 (aged 25) Honduras Marathón
2DF Efraín Gutiérrez (1954-05-07)7 May 1954 (aged 27) Honduras Pumas UNAH
2DF Jaime Villegas (1950-07-05)5 July 1950 (aged 31) Honduras Real España
2DF Héctor Zelaya (1958-08-12)12 August 1958 (aged 23) Honduras Motagua
3MF Salvador Bernárdez (1954-01-06)6 January 1954 (aged 27) Honduras Motagua
3MF David Bueso (1955-05-05)5 May 1955 (aged 26) Honduras Motagua
3MF Carlos Caballero (1958-12-05)5 December 1958 (aged 22) Honduras Real España
3MF Juan Cruz (1959-02-27)27 February 1959 (aged 22) Honduras Pumas UNAH
3MF Ramón Maradiaga (1954-10-30)30 October 1954 (aged 27) Honduras Motagua
3MF Francisco Javier Toledo (1959-09-30)30 September 1959 (aged 22) Honduras Marathón
4FW Roberto Bailey (1952-08-10)10 August 1952 (aged 29) Honduras Marathón
4FW Junior Costly Rashford
4FW Roberto Figueroa (1959-11-14)14 November 1959 (aged 21) Honduras Vida
4FW Eduardo Laing (1958-12-27)27 December 1958 (aged 22) Honduras Platense
4FW Jorge Urquía 1948 Honduras 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. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Honduras campeón invicto de CONCACAF (Spanish)". El heraldo. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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