Costa Rica national under-20 football team

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)

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.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Did Not Enter
Japan 1979
Australia 1981 Did not qualify
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989 Group Stage 14th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Portugal 1991 Did not qualify
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995 Group Stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 6
Malaysia 1997 21st 3 0 1 2 3 11
Nigeria 1999 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 4 7
Argentina 2001 9th 4 3 0 1 8 4
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did not qualify
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007 Group Stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 3
Egypt 2009 Fourth Place 4th 7 3 1 3 10 11
Colombia 2011 Round of 16 15th 4 1 0 3 6 12
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Poland 2019 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled
Argentina 2023 Did not qualify
Chile 2025
Total Fourth Place 9/24 35 12 4 19 41 62
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and recent results

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

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

  • 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 Costa Rica Saprissa
18 1GK Bayron Mora (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
2 2DF Julián González (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Costa Rica Saprissa
3 2DF Douglas Sequeira (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Costa Rica Uruguay
4 2DF Brandon Calderón (2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 20) 1 0 United States UCF Knights
5 2DF Santiago van der Putten (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
12 2DF Shawn Johnson (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Costa Rica Guanacasteca
13 2DF Keral Ríos (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón
6 3MF Ricardo Peña (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Costa Rica Futbol Consultants
7 3MF Andrey Soto (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Costa Rica San Carlos
8 3MF Creichel Pérez (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Costa Rica Guadalupe
10 3MF Brandon Aguilera (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Costa Rica Guanacasteca
14 3MF Timothy Arias (2004-09-30) 30 September 2004 (age 20) 1 0 United States UCF Knights
16 3MF Andrey Salmerón (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Costa Rica Futbol Consultants
9 4FW Doryan Rodríguez (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
11 4FW Josimar Alcócer (2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
15 4FW Jostin Tellería (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Spain Intercity
17 4FW Jewison Bennette (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Costa Rica Herediano
19 4FW Fabricio Alemán (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Spain Intercity
20 4FW Enyel Escoe (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica Grecia

Honours

Major competitions

Individual awards

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

Year Golden Glove
Egypt 2009 Esteban Alvarado

Results

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year P W T L F A D Pts Finish
Panama 1962 7 3 1 3 19 10 +9 7 Fourth Place
Guatemala 1964 Did not qualify
Cuba 1970 Did not qualify
Mexico 1973 Did not qualify
Canada 1974 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 3 Group Phase
Puerto Rico 1976 Did not qualify
Honduras 1978 7 4 1 2 13 10 +3 9 Semifinalist
United States 1980 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 2 Group Phase
Guatemala 1982 7 4 2 1 17 10 +7 10 Third place
Trinidad and Tobago 1984 6 2 2 2 13 7 +6 6 Second round
Trinidad and Tobago 1986 Did not qualify
Guatemala 1988 9 8 1 0 24 6 +18 17 Champions
Guatemala 1990 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6 Group Phase
Canada 1992 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 3 Group Phase
Honduras 1994 6 4 1 1 18 7 +11 13 Runners-up
Mexico 1996 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12 Fourth Place
Guatemala Trinidad and Tobago 1998 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 2nd Group B
Canada Trinidad and Tobago 2001 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 7 1st Group A
Panama United States 2003 Did not qualify
Honduras United States 2005 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Group Phase
Panama Mexico 2007 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 2nd Group B
Trinidad and Tobago 2009 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 11 Champions
Guatemala 2011 4 3 0 1 13 4 +9 9 Runners-up
Mexico 2013 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 3 Quarterfinalist
Jamaica 2015 Did not qualify
Costa Rica 2017 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7 Fourth Place
United States 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

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

References

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