| Nickname(s) | Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach |  Vladimir Quesada | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
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| First international | |||
Costa Rica 5–1Nicaragua  (Panama City,Panama; March 5, 1962) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Costa Rica 8–0Puerto Rico  (Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago; August 22, 1984)  Belize 0–8Costa Rica (Belmopan,Belize; unknown date 1990) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Costa Rica 2–6Japan  (Kuantan,Malaysia; June 20, 1997)  Spain 4–0Costa Rica (Kuantan,Malaysia; June 23, 1997) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in1989) | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (2009) | ||
| CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 19 (first in1962) | ||
| Best result | Winner (1988,2009) | ||
TheCosta Rica national under-20 football team representsCosta Rica in internationalfootball at this age level and is controlled by theCosta Rican Football Federation.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
 1979 | ||||||||
 1981 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1983 | ||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 1997 | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
 1999 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 2001 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | Group Stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 2009 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
 2011 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
 2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
 2017 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2021 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
  2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Fourth Place | 9/25 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 62 |
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
v Canada| April 15Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Canada | Alajuela Province;Costa Rica |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Report | Habibullah 20'Jesse Costa 46'Catavolo 86' | Stadium:Complejo Deportivo FCRF-Plycem |
v Canada| April 21Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Canada | Alajuela Province;Costa Rica |
| 1:00 PM EDT | J. Bennette 15' | Report | Stadium:Complejo Deportivo FCRF-Plycem |
v
Jamaica| June2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Costa Rica | 1-1 | Jamaica | Estadio Morazán,San Pedro Sula,Costa Rica |
v Costa Rica| June2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Antigua and Barbuda | 0-3 | Costa Rica | Estadio Morazán,San Pedro Sula,Costa Rica |
v Costa Rica| June2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Honduras | 1-0 | Costa Rica | Estadio Morazán,San Pedro Sula,Costa Rica |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Abraham Madriz | (2004-04-02)2 April 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Saprissa |
| 18 | 1GK | Bayron Mora | (2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Alajuelense |
| 2 | 2DF | Julián González | (2005-01-27)27 January 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Saprissa |
| 3 | 2DF | Douglas Sequeira | (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Uruguay |
| 4 | 2DF | Brandon Calderón | (2004-07-21)21 July 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 |  UCF Knights |
| 5 | 2DF | Santiago van der Putten | (2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Alajuelense |
| 12 | 2DF | Shawn Johnson | (2003-02-28)28 February 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Guanacasteca |
| 13 | 2DF | Keral Ríos | (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Pérez Zeledón |
| 6 | 3MF | Ricardo Peña | (2004-07-15)15 July 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Futbol Consultants |
| 7 | 3MF | Andrey Soto | (2003-04-08)8 April 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | San Carlos |
| 8 | 3MF | Creichel Pérez | (2004-11-11)11 November 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Guadalupe |
| 10 | 3MF | Brandon Aguilera | (2003-06-28)28 June 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Guanacasteca |
| 14 | 3MF | Timothy Arias | (2004-09-30)30 September 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | UCF Knights |
| 16 | 3MF | Andrey Salmerón | (2004-03-22)22 March 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Futbol Consultants |
| 9 | 4FW | Doryan Rodríguez | (2003-01-18)18 January 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Alajuelense |
| 11 | 4FW | Josimar Alcócer | (2004-07-17)17 July 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Alajuelense |
| 15 | 4FW | Jostin Tellería | (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Intercity |
| 17 | 4FW | Jewison Bennette | (2004-06-15)15 June 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Herediano |
| 19 | 4FW | Fabricio Alemán | (2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Intercity |
| 20 | 4FW | Enyel Escoe | (2003-05-08)8 May 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Grecia |
Major competitions
In addition to team victories, Costa Rican players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.
| Year | Golden Glove |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Esteban Alvarado |
| CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | P | W | T | L | F | A | D | Pts | Finish |
 1962 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 7 | Fourth Place |
 1964 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1970 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1973 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1974 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | Group Phase |
 1976 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1978 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | Semifinalist |
| 1980 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 | Group Phase |
| 1982 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 10 | Third place |
 1984 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | Second round |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1988 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 17 | Champions |
| 1990 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Group Phase |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Group Phase |
| 1994 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 1996 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Fourth Place |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | 2nd Group B |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 | 1st Group A |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Group Phase |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 2nd Group B |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 11 | Champions |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | Quarterfinalist |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Fourth Place |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | Fifth Place |
| Totals | 89 | 51 | 17 | 21 | 197 | 91 | +106 | 143 | — |
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
 Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
 Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
 Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
 Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
 Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
 Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
 Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 35 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 62 | -21 | 39 |
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The following table shows Costa Rica's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 000.00 |
| Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 034.29 |
