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 coach 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

FIFA U-20 World Cup
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 To be determined
Total Fourth Place 9/23 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  v  Jamaica Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Costa Rica
June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Antigua and Barbuda  v  Costa Rica Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Costa Rica
June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Honduras  v  Costa Rica Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Costa Rica

Players

Current squad

The following 30 players were named to the squad for friendly matches against Canada on April 15 and 21, 2022.[1][2] Caps and goals as of April 21, 2022, after the match against Canada.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Abraham Madriz 1 0 Saprissa
2DF Douglas Sequeira 2 0 Saprissa
Timothy Arias 1 0
Brandon Calderón 2 0
Farbod Samadian 1 0
3MF Ricardo Peña 1 0
Emmanuel Chacón 1 0
Andrey Salmerón 1 0
4FW Andrey Soto (2003-04-08) April 8, 2003 2 0 San Carlos
Marcos Escoe 1 0
4FW Warren Madrigal (2004-07-24) July 24, 2004 1 0 Saprissa
Fabián Arroyo 1 0
Denilson Vargas 1 0
Luis González 1 0
2DF Santiago van der Putten 2 0 Alajuelense
2DF Daniel Salas 2 0
3MF Berny Segura 2 0
1GK Brayan Mora 1 0 Alajuelense
Farbod Samadian 1 0
2DF Shawn Johnson 1 0
3MF Brandon Aguilera (2003-06-03) June 3, 2003 1 0 Alajuelense
4FW Josimar Alcocer 1 0 Alajuelense
4FW Jewison Bennette (2004-06-15) June 15, 2004 1 1 Herediano
4FW Doryan Rodríguez 1 0 Alajuelense
3MF Creichel Pérez 1 0
Julián González 1 0
4FW Ryan Cane 1 0
Cameron Johnson 1 0
Samir Taylor 1 0
Luis Arroyo 1 0

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
2009 Esteban Alvarado

Results
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
YearPWTLFADPtsFinish
196273131910+97Fourth Place
1964Did not qualify
1970Did not qualify
1973Did not qualify
1974311172+53Group Phase
1976Did not qualify
197874121310+39Semifinalist
1980310257-22Group Phase
198274211710+710Third place
19846222137+66Second round
1986Did not qualify
19889810246+1817Champions
19904301113+86Group Phase
1992311142+23Group Phase
19946411187+1113Runners-up
19965401124+812Fourth Place
1998321061+572nd Group B
20013210122+1071st Group A
2003Did not qualify
200531114404Group Phase
2007321063+372nd Group B
2009532061+511Champions
20114301134+99Runners-up
2013310223–13Quarterfinalist
2015Did not qualify
201752125507Fourth Place
20186411155+1013Fifth Place
Totals8951172119791+106143—

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

References
  1. "La Sele Sub 20 masculina inició serie de fogueos ante Canadá". www.fedefutbol.com. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. "Gran victoria de la Sele Sub 20 Masculina ante Canadá". www.fedefutbol.com. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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