Honduras at the Copa América

The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion.

Honduras had won a continental title in the past: The CONCACAF Championship in 1981, a home tournament for them.

At the beginning of the 2001 Copa América, the final stage of the Honduran league system was still ongoing, and the involved clubs, Real España, Marathón, Olimpia and Platense, did not put their Honduran players up for national selection on such short notice and during the decisive phase of the season.

[1] For that or similar reasons, several players were missing in the Honduran squad who held important roles at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup one year prior.

Carlos Pavón, Milton Núñez, José Pineda and Julio César de León were among those left out.

Attacking midfielder Amado Guevara was honoured as the best player of the 2001 tournament, the only Copa América that Honduras has competed in. It was the only time this award was given to a player from an invited nation.
Danilo Turcios played in all six matches of Honduras' third place run.