# Honduras national under-17 football team

The Honduras national U-17 football team represents Honduras in tournaments and friendly matches at the Under-17 level. They have qualified five times for FIFA U-17 World Cup, with their best performance being in 2013 where they reached the Quarter-finals.

## Tournament history
### FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup :
| Year | P | W | T | L | F | A | D | Pts | Finish |
| 1985 ↓ 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | Group stage |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Group stage |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | Group stage |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | Round of 16 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Totals | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 10 | — |

### CONCACAF U-17 championship record

CONCACAF U-16/17 Championship :
| Year | P | W | T | L | F | A | D | Pts | Finish |
| 1983 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 2 | 4th |
| 1985 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | –1 | 6 | 4th |
| 1987 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | –10 | 3 | 4th |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 5 | Group stage |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Group stage |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | Group stage |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | –6 | 3 | Group stage |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0 | Group stage |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 | Group stage |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | Group stage |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 5 | 4th |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Group stage |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Group stage |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 4th |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Runners-up |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 15 | Classification stage |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| Totals | 81 | 29 | 17 | 35 | 123 | 133 | −10 | 96 | — |

## 2007 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Haiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |

## 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | |
The 2007 FIFA Under 17 World Cup was the debut tournament for the mini H. In their first game against Spain, Christian Martínez and Roger Rojas managed to score two goals. Despite the team's effort they lost 4-2 and went on to face Argentina, which had surprisingly drawn against Syria. The mini H lost 4-1 with captain, Johnny Leveron, scoring the only and final goal of the tournament by means of a penalty kick. The final game, to complete their World Cup journey, was a defeat 2-0 at hands of Syria.

## 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |

## 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | Nigeria (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
The Honduran youngsters finished in last place of Group A, losing close games to Argentina and Nigeria 0–1 each, and losing 1–3 to Germany. Anthony Lozano scored the lone goal.

## Fixtures and results

| Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Scorers |
| October 24, 2009 | 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup | Abuja | Argentina | 1:0 | Honduras | |
| April 25, 2009 | 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | Tijuana | United States | 3:0 | Honduras |
| April 23, 2009 | 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | Tijuana | Honduras | 6:0 | Cuba | Rivera 18' Tobías 30' Lozano 43' (pen.) 73' 83' Martínez 67' |
| April 21, 2009 | 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | Tijuana | Canada | 1:1 | Honduras | Lozano 60' |
| October 17, 2009 | Friendly | | Mexico | 2:0 | Honduras | |

## Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Head coach: Israel Canales
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Alex Rivera | (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 24) | Motagua |
| 12 | 1GK | Jordy Castro | (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24) | Real España |
| 21 | 1GK | Carlos Banegas | (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 24) | Comayagua |
| 2 | 2DF | Santiago Cabrera | (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 25) | Honduras Progreso |
| 3 | 2DF | Axel Gómez | (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24) | Olimpia |
| 4 | 2DF | Alexander Bahr | (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23) | Atlanta United |
| 5 | 2DF | Cristian Moreira | (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24) | Vida |
| 13 | 2DF | Gustavo Vallecillo | (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24) | CARDVA |
| 20 | 2DF | Emilio Campos | (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 24) | UdeG |
| 6 | 3MF | Luis Palma | (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 25) | Vida |
| 8 | 3MF | Gerson Chávez | (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 25) | Real España |
| 10 | 3MF | Alessandro Castro | (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24) | Atlanta United |
| 14 | 3MF | Carlos Mejía | (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24) | Vida |
| 15 | 3MF | David Cardona | (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 24) | Real Juventud |
| 17 | 3MF | Everson López | (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 24) | Motagua |
| 18 | 3MF | Joshua Canales | (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 24) | Olimpia |
| 7 | 4FW | Jorge Flores | (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 24) | Orientación Marítimo |
| 9 | 4FW | Patrick Palacios | (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25) | Real España |
| 11 | 4FW | Kenneth Martínez | (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24) | Motagua |
| 16 | 4FW | Asaf Cacho | (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 24) | Motagua |
| 19 | 4FW | Reynaldo Bodden | (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) | Victoria |

### Recent call-ups

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Michael Perelló | (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 26) | Platense |
| 2 | 2DF | Víctor Matamoros | (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25) | Olimpia |
| 3 | 2DF | Wesly Decas | (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25) | Pumas |
| 4 | 2DF | Denil Maldonado | (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26) | Motagua |
| 5 | 2DF | Dylan Andrade | (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26) | Platense |
| 6 | 3MF | Jorge Álvarez | (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 27) | Olimpia |
| 7 | 4FW | Foslyn Grant | (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) | Motagua |
| 8 | 3MF | Erick Arias | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 27) | Comayagua |
| 9 | 4FW | Darixon Vuelto | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27) | Victoria |
| 10 | 3MF | Jafeth Leiva | (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25) | Olimpia |
| 11 | 3MF | Jancarlo Vargas | (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26) | Platense |
| 12 | 1GK | Javier Delgado | (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 26) | Honduras Progreso |
| 13 | 4FW | Óscar Castro | (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 27) | Real España |
| 14 | 2DF | Allan Rivera | (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26) | Real España |
| 15 | 3MF | Kevin Castro | (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26) | Motagua |
| 16 | 2DF | Gabriel Ortiz | (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 27) | Olimpia |
| 17 | 3MF | José Galeano | (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 26) | Parrillas One |
| 18 | 4FW | David Sánchez | (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) | Olimpia |
| 19 | 3MF | Wisdom Quaye | (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 26) | Vida |
| 20 | 2DF | Darwin Diego | (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 25) | Vida |
| 21 | 1GK | Henry Mashburn | (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 26) | Weston |

## Honours

* CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
** Runners-up (1): 2015

## Managers

* Luis "Piña" López (1983)
* Quique Grey (1985)
* Mario Griffin Cubas (1987)
* Carlos Padilla Velásquez (1988)
* Ricardo Taylor (1991)
* José Raúl Ortiz (1992 and 1994)
* Carlos Cruz Carranza (1996)
* Hermelindo Cantarero (1998-1999)
* Óscar "Cocli" Salgado (2000)
* Dennis Marlon Allen (2001)
* Carlos Ramón Tábora (2002)
* Miguel Ángel Escalante (2004 and 2005)
* Óscar "Cocli" Salgado (2006)
* Miguel Ángel Escalante (2007)
* Jorge Jiménez (2008)
* Emilio Umanzor (2008-2011)
* Jose Aleman (2011)
* Jose Valladares (2012-2019)
* Luis Alvarado (2019-2021)
* Israel Canales (2021-present)