Costa Rica national under-23 football team
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) | ||
| Head coach | Douglas Sequeira | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
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| First international | |||
Costa Rica 0–3 Iraq  (Kiev, 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
Olympic Games
| 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 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 | |||||||||
 2004 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2020 | |||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — |
Pan American Games
| 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 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |||||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 3/6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | — |
Results and fixtures
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Players
Current squad
The following 20 players were called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| GK | Kevin Chamorro | 8 April 2000 (aged 20) | San Carlos | |
| GK | Adonis Pineda | 2 April 1997 (aged 23) | Sporting FC | |
| GK | Patrick Sequeira | 1 March 1999 (aged 22) | Celta de Vigo | |
| DF | Ian Smith | 6 March 1998 (aged 23) | Alajuelense | |
| DF | Alexis Gamboa | 20 March 1999 (aged 21) | Alajuelense | |
| DF | Aarón Salazar | 15 May 1999 (aged 21) | Herediano | |
| DF | Fernán Faerrón | 22 August 2000 (aged 20) | Alajuelense | |
| DF | Kevin Espinoza | 11 February 1997 (aged 24) | Guadalupe | |
| DF | Yurguin Román | 19 January 1997 (aged 24) | Alajuelense | |
| DF | Luis José Hernández | 7 February 1998 (aged 23) | Saprissa | |
| MF | Bernald Alfaro | 26 January 1997 (aged 24) | Alajuelense | |
| MF | Jefferson Brenes | 13 April 1997 (aged 23) | Herediano | |
| MF | Marvin Loría | 24 April 1997 (aged 23) | Portland Timbers | |
| MF | Gerson Torres | 28 August 1997 (aged 23) | Herediano | |
| MF | Randall Leal | 14 January 1997 (aged 24) | Nashville SC | |
| MF | Alonso Martínez | 15 October 1998 (aged 22) | Alajuelense | |
| MF | Luis Díaz | 6 December 1998 (aged 22) | Columbus Crew SC | |
| MF | Jimmy Marín | 8 October 1997 (aged 23) | Saprissa | |
| FW | Manfred Ugalde | 25 May 2002 (aged 18) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lommel | |
| FW | Jurguens Montenegro | 13 December 2000 (aged 20) | Alajuelense | |
Honours
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Runners-up (1): 2004
Record versus other nations
- As of 2015-10-7
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
 Egypt |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
 El Salvador |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
 Morocco |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Honduras |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Iraq |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
 Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| Morocco |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
 Nicaragua |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
 Panama |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Portugal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 16 |
References
- Jiménez, Gustavo (10 March 2021). "Douglas Sequeira definió a los 20 guerreros para el Preolímpico". fedefutbol.com/ (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation.
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