What is the FFH?
The Federación de Fútbol de Honduras (FFH) is the national association for football in Honduras. Its own site describes it as the body formerly known as FENAFUTH, “la institución responsable de regir los destinos del fútbol” in the country (the institution responsible for governing football).[1] Concacaf still lists it under the older full name, Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras, and FIFA lists it in English as the Honduran Football Association, with ffh.hn as its website.[5][6]
Article 1 of its statutes, in the 2026 edition the federation publishes, gives the name “Federación de Fútbol de Honduras (FFH)” and states that it has “personería jurídica propia, conforme a los Decretos 203-84, 98-97, 171-89, 67-2017 y 23-2020 con duración indeterminada” — its own legal personality under those five decrees, for an indefinite term.[2] The same article states: “La FFH es miembro de la FIFA, CONCACAF y UNCAF.”[2] FIFA’s list of its officers names a president, four vice-presidents, a general secretary, a technical director, the head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams and the heads of its refereeing structure.[6]
What does the FFH govern or do?
The statutes give the FFH the national competitions. Article 61 provides that the federation “organizará, coordinará y supervisará” the Primera División, the Segunda División, local, regional and interregional championships and cup tournaments, and adds: “El Comité Ejecutivo podrá delegar a los Miembros la organización de competiciones mediante un acuerdo formal.”[2] The professional first division is run under that arrangement by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (§5).[4]
Club licensing. Article 62 states: “El Comité Ejecutivo establecerá un reglamento sobre el sistema de concesión de licencias a los Clubes.”[2]
Justice and disputes. Article 52 provides: “Los órganos jurisdiccionales de la FFH son: a) la Cámara Nacional de Resolución de Disputas; b) la Comisión Disciplinaria; c) la Comisión de Ética; d) la Comisión de Apelación.”[2] The FFH publishes its statutes, its disciplinary code and the statutes of its member leagues and regional associations.[3]
Elections. In 2026 the federation’s Executive Committee approved reforms to its Electoral Code, which the FFH says clarify the scope of the Electoral Commission and the requirements for candidates and bring its procedures into line with the statutes.[9] Refereeing has its own committee chair and head of department in FIFA’s directory.[6]
When was the FFH founded and where is it based?
Concacaf describes the Honduran federation as “One of the founding members of Concacaf”.[5] Concacaf itself “was established in 1961”, it states, “officially formed through the merger of the North American Football Union (NAFU) and the Football Confederation of Central America and the Caribbean (CCCF)”.[7] On that account the federation’s Concacaf membership dates from 1961; its own founding date is a separate fact.
The current statutes were “adoptados por el Congreso celebrado en Tegucigalpa el día 22 de octubre del dos mil dieciséis” (adopted by the Congress held in Tegucigalpa on 22 October 2016) and were amended at the XVI Extraordinary Congress of 25 July 2019; the 2026 edition also records amendments approved at the XXI Extraordinary Congress of 11 April 2024 (Article 78).[2] The short form changed from FENAFUTH to FFH: the federation’s site presents itself as “antes conocida como FENAFUTH”, and the 2018 statutes of its professional league still refer to the “Federación Nacional Autónoma de Futbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH)”.[1][4]
Article 1 of the statutes places the federation’s “domicilio social” in “la ciudad de Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.”[2] FIFA gives its address as Colonia Santa Fe, 2da calle, casa 2662, Tegucigalpa; Concacaf gives the Edificio Plaza América in Colonia Florencia Norte, Tegucigalpa.[6][5]
How is the FFH recognised?
FIFA. FIFA’s member-association directory lists the Honduran Football Association in the Concacaf confederation, with Jorge Salomón as president and José Ernesto Mejía as general secretary.[6] The federation’s statutes state that it is a member of FIFA (Article 1).[2]
Concacaf and UNCAF. Concacaf’s member-association profile calls the federation “One of the founding members of Concacaf”, and Honduras appears among the 41 member associations on Concacaf’s list.[5][8] The statutes add membership of UNCAF, the Central American regional union, to FIFA and Concacaf.[2]
Honduran law. Article 1 rests the federation’s legal personality on Decretos 203-84, 98-97, 171-89, 67-2017 and 23-2020.[2] Its professional league is likewise constituted with “personería jurídica propia”, under its own statutes approved on 20 June 2018.[4]
What does the FFH organise?
The federation fields Honduras’s national teams; its site carries the senior men’s team (Selección Mayor) and the under-23, under-20 and under-17 teams, and FIFA’s directory names the head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams.[1][6] Through it Honduras enters Concacaf and FIFA competitions such as the Gold Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifying; the 2026 World Cup (11 June–19 July 2026) is past.[5]
The professional first division belongs to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. Its statutes state that the league was constituted as the “Liga Nacional de futbol no Aficionado”, operating commercially as the “LIGA NACIONAL DE FUTBOL PROFESIONAL (LNFP)”, with its own legal personality and “Subordinada a la Federación Nacional Autónoma de Futbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH)” (Article 1).[4] The same statutes set its seat in San Pedro Sula, department of Cortés, and provide that the league functions with “un mínimo de ocho (8) clubes” (Article 9); they took effect on their approval on 20 June 2018.[4] The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Ascenso is a separate member of the federation, whose statutes the FFH also publishes.[2][3]
Who are its members?
Article 10 of the statutes opens: “Los Miembros de la FFH son: a) Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional b) Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Ascenso c) Las siguientes Regionales de Fútbol…”.[2] The list continues with four regional associations, the national colleges of referees and of coaches, and women’s football.[2] The federation publishes the statutes of the regional associations of the Centre, North, South and West.[3]
Article 23 sets the Congress at “treinta y ocho (38) Diputados propietarios y treinta y ocho (38) diputados suplentes”, divided as follows:[2]
| Member | Deputies |
|---|---|
| Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional | 12 |
| Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Ascenso | 6 |
| Regional del Centro Oriente | 5 |
| Regional del Norte | 5 |
| Regional del Sur | 3 |
| Regional de Occidente | 3 |
| Colegio Nacional de Árbitros | 2 |
| Colegio Nacional de Entrenadores | 2 |
| Fútbol Femenino | 2 |
The professional clubs are members of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, not of the federation directly: the league’s statutes require a minimum of eight clubs.[4]
References
- Federación de Fútbol de Honduras (FFH) — official site, home page. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FFH — Estatutos de la Federación de Fútbol de Honduras, 2026 edition (PDF), Articles 1, 10, 23, 52, 61, 62, 78. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FFH — “FFH pone a disposición sus estatutos y reglamentos” (statutes of the federation, leagues and regional associations). Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional — Estatutos, 20 June 2018 (PDF, published by the FFH), Articles 1, 9. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Concacaf — Member associations: Honduras (Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras). Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FIFA — Member associations: Honduras, organisation (officers and address). Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Concacaf — History. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Concacaf — Member associations (list of 41). Accessed 2026-10-04.
- FFH — Actualización al Código Electoral de la FFH (6 May 2026). Accessed 2026-10-04.