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	(2018–)
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)
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

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
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.

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

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