Costa Rica women's national football team

Costa Rica
Nickname(s)	Las Ticas; La Sele (The Selection); La Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederation	Central American Football Union (Central America)
Head coach	Amelia Valverde
Captain	Shirley Cruz Traña
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
FIFA code	CRC
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	36 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest	29 (December 2016)
Lowest	106 (March 2010)
First international
	Canada 6–0 Costa Rica ; (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 16 April 1991)
Biggest win
	Costa Rica 14–0 Belize ; (San José, Costa Rica; 6 March 2013)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 8–0 Costa Rica ; (Hershey, USA; 22 June 2000); United States 8–0 Costa Rica ; (Louisville, USA; 25 June 2000); United States 8–0 Costa Rica ; (Pittsburgh, USA; 16 August 2015)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2015)
Best result	Group stage (2015)
CONCACAF Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up (2014)
Medal record
Pan American Games

The Costa Rica women's national football team is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Guatemala.

History

The Costa Rican team just started to play an international match in 1990, when Central America was on struggle about developing women's football. The success of men's team helped the FCF to believe on the women's team. Their first tournament, was the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship when Costa Rica finished third and was out from the group stage.

Despite this, Costa Rica started gaining success in the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship and 1999 Pan American Games when Costa Rica won bronze both. But later, Costa Rica did not gain much successful achievement, as the national team was still on struggle under the shadow of men's team.

At the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, Costa Rica surprisingly won silver, after losing 0–6 to the USA in the final. Their second-place finish secured them a spot in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. This marked the first time Costa Rica would play in a FIFA Women's World Cup.

Costa Rica was drawn into a group with Brazil, South Korea and Spain for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Costa Rica secured two shocking draws over Spain (1–1) and South Korea (2–2), but then lost 1–0 to Brazil and were eliminated in the group stage.[2]

At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, Costa Rica was hoping to once again qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup. They won their first group match 8–0 over Cuba. However they lost their second match 1–0 to Jamaica in which they controversially had a goal disallowed in the second half.[3] Costa Rica would lose their final group match to Canada 3–1, elimating their chances of qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4]

Team image

Nicknames

The Costa Rica women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "La Sele (The Selection)" or "La Tricolor (The Tricolor)".

Home stadium

Costa Rica plays their home matches on the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2021

13 June Friendly	Costa Rica	3–1	Guatemala	San José, Costa Rica
	R. Rodríguez 15' G. Villalobos 33' Herrera 64'	Report (SW)	Aguilar 42'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)

15 June Friendly	Costa Rica	4–1	Guatemala	Alajuela, Costa Rica
10:00 UTC−6	Cruz 15' Blanco 32' Granados 36' Sáenz 83'	Report (SW)	Álvarez 76'	Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol-Plycem

18 September Friendly	Costa Rica	1–2	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
18:00	Sandí 54'	Report (Soccerway)	Villagrand 15' Cox 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

21 September Friendly	Costa Rica	3–2	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
20:00	Venegas 8' L. Rodríguez 20' R. Rodríguez 66'		Cox 88' Castillo 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

24 October Friendly	Jamaica	0–0	Costa Rica	Fort Lauderdale, United States
				Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

30 November Friendly	Costa Rica	5–2	Nicaragua	San José, Costa Rica
	Cruz 46' Montero 48' L. Rodríguez 53' R. Rodríguez 69' Guillén 90+2'		Berríos 44' Flores 65'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

3 December Friendly	Costa Rica	Suspended	Nicaragua	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol-Plycem

2022

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Costa Rica	7–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	San José, Costa Rica
19:00 (UTC-6)	Benavides 16', 54' P. Chinchilla 45' Venegas 45+3' R. Rodríguez 58' G. Villalobos 60' Alvarado 90+7' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Diana Pérez Borja (Mexico)

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–6	Costa Rica	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
18:00 (UTC-4)		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Alvarado 5' (pen.) R. Rodríguez 17', 44' Venegas 24' Herrera 65' F. Villalobos 69'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Curaçao	0–4	Costa Rica	Willemstad, Curaçao
19:00 UTC−4		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	R. Rodríguez 22', 28', 64' P. Chinchilla 57'	Stadium: Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Costa Rica	5–0	Guatemala	San José, Costa Rica
19:00 UTC−6	P. Chinchilla 5', 64' Salas 29' Granados 52' S. Cruz 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Amelia Valverde

Manager history

Amelia Valverde (2015–)

Players

Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

Current squad

The following players were named to the roster for two friendly matches against Jamaica on 24 October 2021.[5]

Caps and goals are updated as of 23 February 2021 after the match against Mexico.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Daniela Solera	(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997			Santa Teresa
18	1GK	Priscilla Tapia	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991	7	0	Deportivo Cali

2	2DF	Gabriela Guillén	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992	51	1	Alajuelense CODEA
3	2DF	María Paula Coto	(1998-03-02) 2 March 1998	5	0	Herediano
4	2DF	Mariana Benavides	(1994-12-26) 26 December 1994	34	4	Herediano
8	2DF	Daniela Cruz	(1991-03-08) 8 March 1991	47	7	Saprissa
12	2DF	Lixy Rodríguez	(1990-11-04) 4 November 1990	75	2	Alajuelense CODEA
13	2DF	Emilie Valenciano	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997	4	0	L.D. Alajuelense
15	2DF	Stephannie Blanco	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000	11	1	Sporting de Huelva
22	2DF	Cristel Sandí	(1998-01-23) 23 January 1998	2	0	Dimas Escazú

5	3MF	Cristín Granados	(1989-08-19) 19 August 1989	74	12	Herediano
6	3MF	Yaniela Arias	(1998-04-25) 25 April 1998	1	0	Dimas Escazú
9	3MF	Gloriana Villalobos	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999	55	6	Herediano
10	3MF	Shirley Cruz (captain)	(1985-08-28) 28 August 1985	91	29	OL Reign
11	3MF	Raquel Rodríguez	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993	74	43	Portland Thorns
14	3MF	Priscila Chinchilla	(2001-07-11) 11 July 2001	18	9	Glasgow City
16	3MF	Katherine Alvarado	(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991	77	20	Saprissa

7	4FW	Viviana Chinchilla	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994	1	0	Alajuelense CODEA
17	4FW	María Paula Salas	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002	23	5	ChievoVerona
19	4FW	Carolina Venegas	(1991-09-28) 28 September 1991	51	17	Saprissa
20	4FW	Fabiola Villalobos	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	14	2	Alajuelense CODEA
24	4FW	Fernanda Figueroa	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997			Dimas Escazú

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Costa Rica squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Noelia Bermúdez	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994	25	0	Alajuelense CODEA	v. Panama, 21 September 2021
GK	Génesis Pérez				Coronado	v. Guatemala, 15 June 2021

DF	Valeria del Campo	(2000-12-15) 15 December 2000			Monterrey	v. Panama, 21 September 2021
DF	Diana Sáenz	(1989-04-15) 15 April 1989			Herediano	v. Guatemala, 15 June 2021
DF	Diosa Barrett	(1986-08-31) 31 August 1986			Saprissa	v. Guatemala, 15 June 2021

MF	Melissa Herrera	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996	47	20	Reims	v. Guatemala, 15 June 2021

FW	Sofía Varela	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998	11	1	Saprissa	v. Panama, 21 September 2021
FW	Catalina Estrada	(1998-10-11) 11 October 1998			Saprissa	v. Panama, 21 September 2021

Notes:

PRE: Preliminary roster

Previous squads

FIFA women's World Cup

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad

CONCACAF W Championship

Records

As of 21 February 2021

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
2019	Did not qualify
2023	To be determined
Total	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	4

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2015	Group stage	9 June	Spain	D 1–1	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
		13 June	South Korea	D 2–2	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
		17 June	Brazil	L 0–1	Moncton Stadium, Moncton

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record									Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter								1995 FIFA WWC
2000	Did not qualify								1999 FIFA WWC
2004									5	2	0	3	8	11
2008									6	2	1	3	11	7
2012									8	6	0	2	25	12
2016									7	5	0	2	22	10
2020									6	4	0	2	15	8
2024	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	19	1	12	81	48

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship

CONCACAF Women's Championship record								Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	11	Invited
1993	Did not enter							Did not enter
1994	Did not enter							Did not enter
1998	Third Place	5	3	0	2	11	7	3	2	0	1	23	3
2000	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	18	3	2	1	0	24	5
2002	Fourth Place	5	2	0	3	8	14	4	4	0	0	16	3
2006	Did not qualify							2	0	0	2	1	4
2010	Fourth Place	5	2	0	3	4	11	2	2	0	0	4	0
2014	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	10	9	3	3	0	0	10	0
2018	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	9	4	3	3	0	0	18	2
2022	To be determined							In progress
Total	Runners-up	29	13	1	15	46	74	20	16	1	3	96	17

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	Bronze Medal	6	1	1	4	4	17
2003	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	5
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	8
2015	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
2019	Bronze Medal	5	3	1	1	10	6
Total	Bronze Medal	19	5	3	11	23	41

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2010	Did not enter
2014	Bronze Medal	5	4	0	1	14	5
2018	Silver Medal	5	4	0	1	8	5
2022	To be determined
Total	Silver Medal	10	8	0	2	22	10

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games

Central American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2001	Gold Medal	4	4	0	0	18	3
2013	Gold Medal	5	5	0	0	27	1
2017	Gold Medal	5	4	1	0	19	2
2022	To be determined
Total	Gold Medal	14	13	1	0	64	6

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA World Ranking

A line chart depicting the history of the Costa Rica's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on June 25, 2021 Source:[6]

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

Costa Rica's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
Rank	Year	Rank	Move	Rank	Move
36	2021	—	—	—	—
35	2020	35	1	36	1
37	2019	36	1	38	1
37	2018	32	1	37	3
33	2017	30	1	33	1
29	2016	29	4	30
34	2015	34	3	37
37	2014	37	3	40
40	2013	40		40
40	2012	40	1	40
41	2011	41	3	44	2
41	2010	41	6	47	4
46	2009	46		46
46	2008	45	3	48	1
48	2007	48	1	50	1
49	2006	46	2	49	1
46	2005	45		46	1
45	2004	45	1	45
46	2003	45		46	1

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
"COSTA RICA". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
"Jamaica stuns Costa Rica, controversially, to set up dramatic Group B finale". 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
"Jamaica advance to face USWNT, Canada eliminates Costa Rica". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
"La Sele Femenina golea a Guatemala en un provechoso fogueo". Costa Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
"Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2021.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Costa Rica profile at FIFA.com

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[Stats-2] "COSTA RICA". Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[3] "Jamaica stuns Costa Rica, controversially, to set up dramatic Group B finale". 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[4] "Jamaica advance to face USWNT, Canada eliminates Costa Rica". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[5] "La Sele Femenina golea a Guatemala en un provechoso fogueo". Costa Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[6] "Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2021.

National women's football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

National sports teams of Costa Rica
Baseball Basketball M W Beach soccer Cricket M W Football M M-U23 M-U20 M-U17 W W-U20 W-U17 Futsal Goalball W Handball M W Rugby union Tennis M W Volleyball M W W-U23
Olympics Paralympics Pan American Games

Costa Rica women's national football team

History

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

CONCACAF Women's Championship

Pan American Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American Games

FIFA World Ranking

See also

References

External links