Costa Rica women's national football team

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Costa Rica
Nickname(s)Las Ticas
La Sele (The Selection)
La Tricolor (The Tricolor)
AssociationFederación Costarricense de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederationCentral American Football Union (Central America)
Head coachAmelia Valverde
CaptainShirley Cruz Traña
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica
FIFA codeCRC
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 36 Steady (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest29 (December 2016)
Lowest106 (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
Appearances1 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015)
CONCACAF Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (2014)

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[]

20 February Friendly Mexico  3–1  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
13:00 (UTC−6)
  • Bernal 22'
  • Martínez 36'
  • Mayor 54'
Report (SW) Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Diana Stephanía Pérez Borja (Mexico)
23 February Friendly Mexico  0–0  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
13:00 (UTC−6) Report (SW) Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
Referee: Francia María González (Mexico)
13 June Friendly Costa Rica  3–1  Guatemala San José, Costa Rica
Report (SW)
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
Report (SW)
  • 76'
Stadium:
18 September Friendly Costa Rica  1–2  Panama San José, Costa Rica
18:00
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
21 September Friendly Costa Rica  3–2  Panama San José, Costa Rica
20:00
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
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
3 December Friendly Costa Rica  Suspended  Nicaragua Alajuela, Costa Rica
Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol-Plycem

2022[]

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Costa Rica Amelia Valverde

Manager history[]

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 (age 24) Spain Santa Teresa
18 1GK Priscilla Tapia (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 30) 7 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali

2 2DF Gabriela Guillén (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 30) 51 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense CODEA
3 2DF María Paula Coto (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 24) 5 0 Costa Rica Herediano
4 2DF Mariana Benavides (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 27) 34 4 Costa Rica Herediano
8 2DF Daniela Cruz (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 31) 47 7 Costa Rica Saprissa
12 2DF Lixy Rodríguez (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 31) 75 2 Costa Rica Alajuelense CODEA
13 2DF Emilie Valenciano (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 25) 4 0 Costa Rica L.D. Alajuelense
15 2DF Stephannie Blanco (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 21) 11 1 Spain Sporting de Huelva
22 2DF Cristel Sandí (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 24) 2 0 Costa Rica Dimas Escazú

5 3MF Cristín Granados (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 32) 74 12 Costa Rica Herediano
6 3MF Yaniela Arias (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 23) 1 0 Costa Rica Dimas Escazú
9 3MF Gloriana Villalobos (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 22) 55 6 Costa Rica Herediano
10 3MF Shirley Cruz (captain) (1985-08-28) 28 August 1985 (age 36) 91 29 United States OL Reign
11 3MF Raquel Rodríguez (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 28) 74 43 United States Portland Thorns
14 3MF Priscila Chinchilla (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 20) 18 9 Scotland Glasgow City
16 3MF Katherine Alvarado (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 30) 77 20 Costa Rica Saprissa

7 4FW Viviana Chinchilla (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense CODEA
17 4FW María Paula Salas (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 19) 23 5 Italy ChievoVerona
19 4FW Carolina Venegas (1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 (age 30) 51 17 Costa Rica Saprissa
20 4FW Fabiola Villalobos (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 24) 14 2 Costa Rica Alajuelense CODEA
24 4FW Fernanda Figueroa (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 24) Costa Rica 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 (age 27) 25 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense CODEA v.  Panama, 21 September 2021
GK Costa Rica Coronado v.  Guatemala, 15 June 2021

DF Valeria del Campo (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 21) Mexico Monterrey v.  Panama, 21 September 2021
DF Diana Sáenz (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 (age 32) Costa Rica Herediano v.  Guatemala, 15 June 2021
DF (1986-08-31) 31 August 1986 (age 35) Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Guatemala, 15 June 2021

MF Melissa Herrera (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 25) 47 20 France Reims v.  Guatemala, 15 June 2021

FW Sofía Varela (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 23) 11 1 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Panama, 21 September 2021
FW (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 23) Costa Rica Saprissa v.  Panama, 21 September 2021

Notes:

  • PRE: Preliminary roster

Previous squads[]

Records[]

As of 21 February 2021
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Did not enter
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4
France 2019 Did not qualify
AustraliaNew Zealand 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
Canada 2015 Group stage 9 June  Spain D 1–1 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June  South Korea D 2–2
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
United States 1996 Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
Australia 2000 Did not qualify 1999 FIFA WWC
Greece 2004 5 2 0 3 8 11
China 2008 6 2 1 3 11 7
United Kingdom 2012 8 6 0 2 25 12
Brazil 2016 7 5 0 2 22 10
Japan 2020 6 4 0 2 15 8
France 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
Haiti 1991 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 11 Invited
United States 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
Canada 1994
Canada 1998 Third Place 5 3 0 2 11 7 3 2 0 1 23 3
United States 2000 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 18 3 2 1 0 24 5
United StatesCanada 2002 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 8 14 4 4 0 0 16 3
United States 2006 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 4
Mexico 2010 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 4 11 2 2 0 0 4 0
United States 2014 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 10 9 3 3 0 0 10 0
United States 2018 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 9 4 3 3 0 0 18 2
Mexico 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
Canada 1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bronze Medal 6 1 1 4 4 17
Dominican Republic 2003 Group stage 2 0 0 2 2 5
Brazil 2007 Did not enter
Mexico 2011 Group stage 3 0 1 2 5 8
Canada 2015 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5
Peru 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bronze Medal 5 3 1 1 10 6
Total 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)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
Puerto Rico 2010 Did not enter
Mexico 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bronze Medal 5 4 0 1 14 5
Colombia 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Silver Medal 5 4 0 1 8 5
Panama 2022 To be determined
Total 2nd place, silver medalist(s)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
Guatemala 2001 1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold Medal 4 4 0 0 18 3
Costa Rica 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold Medal 5 5 0 0 27 1
Nicaragua 2017 1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold Medal 5 4 1 0 19 2
El Salvador To be determined
Total 1st place, gold medalist(s)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 Move Rank Move
36 2021
35 2020 35 Increase 1 36 Decrease 1
37 2019 36 Increase 1 38 Decrease 1
37 2018 32 Increase 1 37 Decrease 3
33 2017 30 Increase 1 33 Decrease 1
29 2016 29 Increase 4 30 Steady
34 2015 34 Increase 3 37 Steady
37 2014 37 Increase 3 40 Steady
40 2013 40 Steady 40 Steady
40 2012 40 Increase 1 40 Steady
41 2011 41 Increase 3 44 Decrease 2
41 2010 41 Increase 6 47 Decrease 4
46 2009 46 Steady 46 Steady
46 2008 45 Increase 3 48 Decrease 1
48 2007 48 Increase 1 50 Decrease 1
49 2006 46 Increase 2 49 Decrease 1
46 2005 45 Steady 46 Decrease 1
45 2004 45 Increase 1 45 Steady
46 2003 45 Steady 46 Decrease 1

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  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.

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