Nickname(s) | La Sele (The Selection) La Tricolor (The Tricolor) | ||
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Association | Costa Rican Football Federation | ||
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CONCACAF U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2002 ) | ||
Best result | Third place, 2004, 2010, 2014 | ||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2010 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2010, 2014, 2022) |
Costa Rica women's national under-20 football team represents Costa Rica in international youth football competitions. [1]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
10 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Costa Rica ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
20:00 CST (UTC–6) | Pinell ![]() | Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway) | Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 22,506 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
13 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Costa Rica ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
20:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway) | Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 22,446 Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela) |
16 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Brazil ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | San José, Costa Rica |
20:00 CST (UTC–6) |
| Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway) | Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 11,923 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
15 April 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification GS | Costa Rica ![]() | 13–0 | ![]() | Managua, Nicaragua |
16:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada) |
17 April 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification GS | Saint Lucia ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() | Managua, Nicaragua |
19:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador) |
21 April 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification GS | Nicaragua ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Managua, Nicaragua |
19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada) |
23 April 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification GS | Costa Rica ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Managua, Nicaragua |
16:00 |
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| Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium |
May 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Costa Rica ![]() | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
May 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Costa Rica ![]() | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
May 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Costa Rica ![]() | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
The team has qualified in 2010, 2014 and 2022 as host. [2] [3]
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
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![]() | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
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Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
![]() | Qualified | |||||||
![]() | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 4/12 | 15th | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 32 |
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||
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![]() | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 6/11 | 3rd | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 61 |
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