Costa Rica national under-23 football team

Costa Rica U-23

Nickname(s)	Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Douglas Sequeira
FIFA code	CRC
First colours Second colours
First international
Costa Rica 0–3 Iraq  (Kiev, Soviet Union; 21 July 1980)
Biggest win
Costa Rica 4–2 Portugal  (Athens, Greece; 18 August 2004)
Biggest defeat
Argentina 4–0 Costa Rica  (Patras, Greece; 21 August 2004)  Mexico 4–0 Costa Rica  (Carson, California, USA; 2 October 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1980)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1951)
Best result	Fourth place (2011)

The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.

Competitive record[]

Olympic Games[]

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1988	See Costa Rica national football team
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	8	Squad
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
Total	Quarter-finals	1/8	4	1	1	2	4	8	—

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1995	See Costa Rica national football team
1999	Group stage	5th	4	1	3	0	5	4	Squad
2003	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	9th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
2011	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	4	7	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2019
Total	Fourth place	3/6	11	3	4	4	11	16	—

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK		(2000-04-08)8 April 2000 (aged 20)	San Carlos
	1GK		(1997-04-02)2 April 1997 (aged 23)
	1GK	Patrick Sequeira	(1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 22)	Celta de Vigo
	2DF	Ian Smith	(1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 23)	Alajuelense
	2DF	Alexis Gamboa	(1999-03-20)20 March 1999 (aged 21)	Alajuelense
	2DF	Aarón Salazar	(1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (aged 21)	Herediano
	2DF	Fernán Faerrón	(2000-08-22)22 August 2000 (aged 20)	Alajuelense
	2DF		(1997-02-11)11 February 1997 (aged 24)	Guadalupe
	2DF		(1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (aged 24)	Alajuelense
	2DF	Luis José Hernández	(1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 23)	Saprissa
	3MF	Bernald Alfaro	(1997-01-26)26 January 1997 (aged 24)	Alajuelense
	3MF	Jefferson Brenes	(1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 23)	Herediano
	3MF	Marvin Loría	(1997-04-24)24 April 1997 (aged 23)	Portland Timbers
	3MF	Gerson Torres	(1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 23)	Herediano
	3MF	Randall Leal	(1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (aged 24)	Nashville SC
	3MF	Alonso Martínez	(1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 22)	Alajuelense
	3MF	Luis Díaz	(1998-12-06)6 December 1998 (aged 22)	Columbus Crew SC
	3MF	Jimmy Marín	(1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 23)	Saprissa
	4FW	Manfred Ugalde	(2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 18)	Lommel
	4FW	Jurguens Montenegro	(2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 20)	Alajuelense

Record versus other nations[]

As of 2015-10-7

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
Egypt	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
El Salvador	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Finland	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
Morocco	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Honduras	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
Iraq	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0
Italy	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	2
Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
Nicaragua	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Panama	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Portugal	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
Yugoslavia	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
Totals	20	3	7	10	19	38	-19	16

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