TheCopa América is South America's major tournament in senior men'sfootball and determines the continental champion. Until 1967, the tournament was known asSouth American Championship. It is the oldest continental championship in the world.

Honduras are not members of the South American football confederationCONMEBOL. But because CONMEBOL only has ten member associations, guest nations have regularly been invited since 1993.

In 2001, there were several problems with the planned Copa América and was even officially cancelled at one point.^[1] When plans of postponement to 2002 did not work out either, the tournament was held as scheduled. However, two teams withdrew: InviteesCanada had already disbanded the squad after the initial cancellation, andArgentina withdrew on the grounds that they were receiving death threats.

Costa Rica was quickly found as a substitute for Canada - and eventually Honduras agreed to substitute for Argentina. The announcement came on July 10, one day before the inaugural match, and three days before the first match of Honduras. In spite of star players missing, they did well in that tournament, placing Third, and withAmado Guevara awarded as the tournament's MVP.

Honduras had won a continental title in the past: TheCONCACAF Championship in1981, a home tournament for them.

In 2016, theCopa América Centenario was a tournament co-hosted by CONCACAF and CONMEBOL and would have been Honduras' chance to play in a second Copa América, but theyfailed to qualify.

Copa América
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1916 –1999	Not invited
2001	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	7	5
2004 –2015	Not invited
2016	Did not qualify
2019 –2021	Not invited
2024	Did not qualify
Total	1 participation	14/20	6	3	1	2	7	5

* Draws include matches decided on penalties.

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 andPlatense, 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 the2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup one year prior.Carlos Pavón,Milton Núñez,José Pineda andJulio César de León were among those left out.

Tournament	Round	Opponent	Score	Venue
2001	Group stage	Costa Rica	0–1	Medellín
		Bolivia	2–0
		Uruguay	1–0
	Quarter-final	Brazil	2–0	Manizales
	Semi-final	Colombia	0–2
	Third place match	Uruguay	2–2 (5–4p)	Bogotá

Of the five players who were active in all six matches,Amado Guevara has played the most minutes. He was only substituted in the 90th minute of the last match.

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Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Brazil	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Uruguay	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Total	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	050.00

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