Costa Rica national under-20 football team

Costa Rica under-20
Nickname(s)	Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Vladimir Quesada
FIFA code	CRC
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
Appearances	9 (first in 1989 )
Best result	Fourth Place (2009)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1962 )
Best result	Winner (1988, 2009)

Last updated July 02, 2025

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
1977	Did Not Enter
1979	Did Not Enter
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989	Group Stage	14th	3	1	0	2	2	4
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Group Stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	6
1997	Group Stage	21st	3	0	1	2	3	11
1999	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	4	7
2001	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	8	4
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
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	Did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Did not qualify
Total	Fourth Place	9/24	35	12	4	19	41	62

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	1 GK	Abraham Madriz	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Saprissa
18	1 GK	Bayron Mora	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Alajuelense

2	2 DF	Julián González	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Saprissa
3	2 DF	Douglas Sequeira	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Uruguay
4	2 DF	Brandon Calderón	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 20)	1	0	UCF Knights
5	2 DF	Santiago van der Putten	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Alajuelense
12	2 DF	Shawn Johnson	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Guanacasteca
13	2 DF	Keral Ríos	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Pérez Zeledón

6	3 MF	Ricardo Peña	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Futbol Consultants
7	3 MF	Andrey Soto	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 22)	1	0	San Carlos
8	3 MF	Creichel Pérez	(2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Guadalupe
10	3 MF	Brandon Aguilera	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Guanacasteca
14	3 MF	Timothy Arias	(2004-09-30) 30 September 2004 (age 20)	1	0	UCF Knights
16	3 MF	Andrey Salmerón	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Futbol Consultants

9	4 FW	Doryan Rodríguez	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Alajuelense
11	4 FW	Josimar Alcócer	(2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Alajuelense
15	4 FW	Jostin Tellería	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Intercity
17	4 FW	Jewison Bennette	(2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Herediano
19	4 FW	Fabricio Alemán	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Intercity
20	4 FW	Enyel Escoe	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Grecia

Honours

Major competitions

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
- Winners (2): 1988, 2009
- Runners-up (2): 1994, 2011

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
Year	P	W	T	L	F	A	D	Pts	Finish
1962	7	3	1	3	19	10	+9	7	Fourth Place
1964	Did not qualify
1970	Did not qualify
1973	Did not qualify
1974	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	3	Group Phase
1976	Did not qualify
1978	7	4	1	2	13	10	+3	9	Semifinalist
1980	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	2	Group Phase
1982	7	4	2	1	17	10	+7	10	Third place
1984	6	2	2	2	13	7	+6	6	Second round
1986	Did not qualify
1988	9	8	1	0	24	6	+18	17	Champions
1990	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8	6	Group Phase
1992	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	3	Group Phase
1994	6	4	1	1	18	7	+11	13	Runners-up
1996	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8	12	Fourth Place
1998	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	2nd Group B
2001	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7	1st Group A
2003	Did not qualify
2005	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Group Phase
2007	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	2nd Group B
2009	5	3	2	0	6	1	+5	11	Champions
2011	4	3	0	1	13	4	+9	9	Runners-up
2013	3	1	0	2	2	3	–1	3	Quarterfinalist
2015	Did not qualify
2017	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	7	Fourth Place
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

References

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

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Costa Rica's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	066.67
Brazil	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Colombia	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	000.00
Ecuador	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	050.00
Egypt	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
England	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Ethiopia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Germany	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Hungary	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Iran	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Japan	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	000.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Nigeria	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Paraguay	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Portugal	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Scotland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Spain	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	000.00
Syria	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Zambia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	35	12	4	19	41	62	−21	034.29

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

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Costa Rica national under-20 football team

Contents

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Fixtures and recent results

2022

Current squad

Honours

Individual awards

Results

Record versus other nations at U-20 World Cup

See also

References

Head-to-head record