Costa Rica national under-20 football team

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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[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

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 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 Costa Rica Saprissa
18 1GK Bayron Mora (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20) 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 20) 1 0 Costa Rica Uruguay
4 2DF Brandon Calderón (2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 19) 1 0 United States UCF Knights
5 2DF Santiago van der Putten (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 19) 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 19) 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 19) 0 0 Costa Rica Guadalupe
10 3MF Brandon Aguilera (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Costa Rica Guanacasteca
14 3MF Timothy Arias (2004-09-30) 30 September 2004 (age 19) 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 19) 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 19) 1 0 Costa Rica Herediano
19 4FW Fabricio Alemán (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Intercity
20 4FW Enyel Escoe (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Costa Rica 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
Egypt 2009 Esteban Alvarado

Results[edit]

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[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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