The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección) | ||
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| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
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| First international | |||
 Costa Rica 0–3 Iraq  (Kyiv, Soviet Union; 21 July 1980) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Costa Rica 4–2 Portugal  (Athens, Greece; 18 August 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Argentina 4–0 Costa Rica (Patras, Greece; 21 August 2004)  Mexico 4–0 Costa Rica (Carson, California, USA; 2 October 2015) | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2004) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2011) | ||
Competitive record edit
Olympic Games edit
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Until 1988 | See Costa Rica national football team | ||||||||
 1992 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1996
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 2000
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 2004 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
 2008 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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 2024
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| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — |
Pan American Games edit
| Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Until 1995 | See Costa Rica national football team | ||||||||
 1999 |
Group stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
 2003 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2007 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 2011 |
Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
| 2015 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2019
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 2023
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| Total | Fourth place | 3/7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | — |
Results and fixtures edit
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Current squad edit
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.[1]
Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2021, after the match against Dominican Republic.
Honours edit
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Runners-up (1): 2004
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Esta es la Sele Sub 23 que competirá en el Torneo Maurice Revello de Francia". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.