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Costa Rica national under-20 football team

The Costa Rica national under-20 football team represents Costa Rica in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.

Costa Rica under-20
Nickname(s)Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
AssociationFederación Costarricense de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachCosta Rica Vladimir Quesada
FIFA codeCRC
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua 
(Panama City , Panama; March 5, 1962)
Biggest win
 Costa Rica 8–0 Puerto Rico 
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 22, 1984)
 Belize 0–8 Costa Rica 
(Belmopan, Belize; unknown date 1990)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 2–6 Japan 
(Kuantan, Malaysia; June 20, 1997)
 Spain 4–0 Costa Rica 
(Kuantan, Malaysia; June 23, 1997)
Records for competitive
matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best resultFourth Place (2009)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1962)
Best resultWinner (1988, 2009)

Competitive record edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

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 To be determined
Total Fourth Place 9/24 35 12 4 19 41 62
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and recent results edit

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

2022 edit

April 15 Friendly 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
April 21 Friendly Costa Rica   1–0   Canada Alajuela Province; Costa Rica
1:00 PM EDT J. Bennette   15' Report Stadium: Complejo Deportivo FCRF-Plycem
June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Costa Rica   1-1   Jamaica Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Costa Rica
June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Antigua and Barbuda   0-3   Costa Rica Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Costa Rica
June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Honduras   1-0   Costa Rica Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Costa Rica

Current squad edit

  • The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1]
  • Match dates: 18 June – 3 July 2022
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 19 June 2022, after the match against   Jamaica
  • Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abraham Madriz (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Saprissa
18 1GK Bayron Mora (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Alajuelense
2 2DF Julián González (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Saprissa
3 2DF Douglas Sequeira (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Uruguay
4 2DF Brandon Calderón (2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 19) 1 0   UCF Knights
5 2DF Santiago van der Putten (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Alajuelense
12 2DF Shawn Johnson (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Guanacasteca
13 2DF Keral Ríos (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Pérez Zeledón
6 3MF Ricardo Peña (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Futbol Consultants
7 3MF Andrey Soto (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0   San Carlos
8 3MF Creichel Pérez (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Guadalupe
10 3MF Brandon Aguilera (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Guanacasteca
14 3MF Timothy Arias (2004-09-30) 30 September 2004 (age 19) 1 0   UCF Knights
16 3MF Andrey Salmerón (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Futbol Consultants
9 4FW Doryan Rodríguez (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Alajuelense
11 4FW Josimar Alcócer (2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Alajuelense
15 4FW Jostin Tellería (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Intercity
17 4FW Jewison Bennette (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Herediano
19 4FW Fabricio Alemán (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Intercity
20 4FW Enyel Escoe (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Grecia

Honours edit

Major competitions

Individual awards edit

In addition to team victories, Costa Rican players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.

Year Golden Glove
  2009 Esteban Alvarado

Results edit

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 —

Record versus other nations at U-20 World Cup edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Costa Rica National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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