| Costa Rica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Tricolor, La Sele (Selección) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Hernan Medford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | José Francisco Porras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Luis Marín (123) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Rolando Fonseca (47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 13 (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 93 (July 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Elo ranking | 14 (March 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 81 (March 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica 12 - 0 Puerto Rico  (Barranquilla, Colombia; December 10, 1946) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Mexico 7 - 0 Costa Rica (Mexico City, Mexico; August 17, 1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 2, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 14 (First in 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1963, 1969, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Costa Rica has a long-standing football culture and tradition. Throughout the 50s and 60s, and were very much the second strongest team in the CONCACAF zone behind Mexico, finishing runners-up in World Cup qualifying in the 1958, 1962 and 1966 qualifiers. Stars of the side in this period Ruben Jimenez, Errol Daniels, Leonel Hernandez and Edgar Marin. Currently its topscorer is Rolando Fonseca with 47 goals. Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born June 6, 1974 in San José) is a Costa Rican football player who plays as a Striker
However, at the end of the 60s their fortunes would decline as other teams in the region such as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago and Canada came to the fore. Costa Rica failed to make the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying until the 1986 qualifiers.
The 1990 World Cup qualifiers represented a breakthrough. The expulsion of regional powerhouse Mexico from qualifying after they fielded overage players in a youth tournament resulted in a very open field. Costa Rica topped the final qualifying group to qualify for the World Cup for the first time. In the 1990 World Cup they would defeat Sweden and Scotland to reach the second round.
Once again, Costa Rica would reach the final stages of qualifying in the 1998 series, but fell short of qualification for the 1998 World Cup. They have since qualified for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. In 2002 they were drawn in Group C, with Brazil, Turkey and China. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The China PR national football team ( is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA They came 3rd in the group, only losing out to Turkey on goal difference, both on 4 points. In 2006 they were drawn into Group A, with Germany, Poland and Ecuador. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The Ecuador national football team is the national team of Ecuador and is governed by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. Costa Rica played Germany in the opening match of the 2006 Fifa world cup, but they lost 4-2. Their second match, against Ecuador, was a 3-0 defeat. With Poland defeated by Ecuador and Germany and eliminated, Costa Rica played them for the fight for 3rd place. Costa Rica opened the scoring on 25 minutes, but two headers from Poland gave them the 2-1 win. Costa Rica were one of the teams who finished the group stages with zero points.
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Head Athletic Trainer
Goalkeeper's Coach
Competitive Record
World Cup Record
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CCCF Championship results
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Trivia
- Costa Rica is the only CONCACAF team to ever beat Mexico in the Azteca Stadium and the first team to do so in 27 years, during the World Cup qualifying round ("Aztecazo": 1-2, June 16, 2001)
- Costa Rica is the only Central American team to qualify to the World Cup tournament consecutively, in 2002 and 2006;
- Costa Rica holds the record for most participations to World Cup tournaments of a Central American team, with three appearances Italy 1990, Japan&Korea 2002 and Germany 2006;
- Costa Rica is the first (and so far the only one) Central American team to beat a European team in the World Cup (Costa Rica - Scotland 1-0, Sweden -Costa Rica 1-2, Italy '90) and the only Central American team to win at least one World Cup game. The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the first edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) This was the second edition of the CONCACAF Championship Results March 28, 1965, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 0 - 0 This was the third edition of the CONCACAF Championship Results March 5, 1967, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 0 - 0 The 1969 CONCACAF Championship was the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) This was the 5th CONCACAF Championship Qualification See also 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification Results November 20 The 1973 CONCACAF Championship, the 6th staging of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Haiti from November 29 to December 18. The 1977 CONCACAF Championship, the 7th staging of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Mexico from October 8 to October 23. The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the 8th staging of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from November 1 to November 22. The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the fourth edition held under the format of serving as qualification to the World Cup ( Mexico 1986) and the first to have no host nation for The 1989 CONCACAF Championship was last edition held under the format of serving as qualification to the World Cup ( Italy 1990) and having no host nation for the final round The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the Soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second edition of the Gold Cup, the Soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the Soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the Soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the Football (soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the Soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean ( CONCACAF The CCCF Championship was a football tournament made just for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1941&ndash1961 The Union Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF Nations Cup is a biennial football tournament held for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America Preliminary Round Group A |} Group B |} Final Round Played in San José Costa Rica Squads For a The 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup was the second edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the soccer championship of Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF Preliminary Round |} Final Round played in El Salvador Squads For a complete list of all participating squads see Squads For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squads Preliminary Round |} Final Squads For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 squads Final Round played in San José played in Honduras Squads For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 squads First Round Squads For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 squads Championship Light Green-Champion The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. The 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup was the ninth version of the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America. Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. The Copa América 2004 was a football tournament held in Peru, from July 6 to July 25, 2004. The first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 The second edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mexico City Mexico, from March 13 to March The third edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Chicago Illinois, from August 21 to September The fourth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in São Paulo Brazil, from April 20 to May The fifth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg Canada, from July 24 to August 3 The sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali (main city of the The seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City (main city The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan Puerto Rico, from July 2 to The ninth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas Venezuela, from August 15 to The tenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held at the William Kuntz Soccer Center in Indianapolis The eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana Cuba from August 4 to August The twelfth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata Argentina from March 10 The thirteenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg Canada from July 23 to The fourteenth edition of the Football (soccer at the Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic from August 2 The football tournaments at the 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro in July The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
- Costa Rica is the only Central American team to ever reach the knock-out stage of a World Cup achieved after eliminating Sweden. They are one of the four teams ever from CONCACAF to reach the second round (after United States, Cuba, and Mexico).
- In 2002 World Cup, Costa Rica was placed in the initial group of the 1st place (Brazil) and 3rd place (Turkey) at 2002 World Cup. The team tied against Turkey and lost 2-5 against Brazil, however, was the only team in the World Cup to score more than once against Brazil and has been the only team to score more than one against Brazil since Brazil lost to France 0-3 in the 1998 final. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled
- Costa Rica achieved their historic 1000th career goal (Rolando Fonseca) in the 1:1 draw against Chile, in an international friendly, at the Fiscal Stadium in Talca sharing the record only with México on the region. Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born June 6, 1974 in San José) is a Costa Rican football player who plays as a Striker
Current Squad
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Recent Call Ups
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Notable Players
Hermidio Barrantes | Roger Gómez | Edgar Marín | Enrique Rivers |
Players Abroad
| Name | Team | Position |
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| Fernando Pattersson |  Xelajú MC | GK |
| Esteban Alvarado |  CA River Plate(Youth Team) | GK |
| Luís Marín |  Maccabi Netanya | DF |
| Roy Miller |  Rosenborg BK | DF |
| Gilberto Martínez |  Brescia Calcio | DF |
| Pablo Chinchilla |  SCR Altach | DF |
| Kendall Watson |  Nacional(Youth Team) | DF |
| Roy Smith | CA River Plate(Youth Team) | DF |
| Carlos Johnson | Bryne FK | DF |
| Daniel Torres | Bryne FK | DF |
| Gonzalo Segares |  Chicago Fire | DF |
| Douglas Sequeira | Tromsø IL | DF/MF |
| Randall Azofeifa |  KAA Gent | MF |
| Carlos Hernández |  Melbourne Victory | MF |
| Christian Bolaños |  Odense BK | MF |
| Kurt Morsink | Kansas City Wizards | MF |
| Junior Díaz |  Wisła Kraków | MF |
| Sergio Morales | Suchitepéquez | MF |
| Oscar Rojas |  Chiapas FC | MF |
| Steven Bryce |  CD Motagua | MF/FW |
| Álvaro Saborío |  FC Sion | FW |
| Erick Scott |  Shanghai Shenhua | FW |
| Jhonny Cubero | Xelajú MC | FW |
| Rolando Fonseca | Comunicaciones | FW |
| Kervin Lacey |  C.D. Águila | FW |
| Vicente Rocela | Petapa | FW |
| Harold Miranda | Xelajú MC | FW |
| Randall Brénes | FK Bodø/Glimt | FW |
| Froylan Ledezma |  FC Augsburg | FW |
| Bryan Ruiz | KAA Gent | FW |
| Andy Furtado | CD Marathon | FW |
| Andy Herron | Chicago Fire | FW |
| Argenis Fernández | NE Revolution | FW |
| Bill González | Hapoel Kfar Saba | FW |
| Luis Corrales |  Team Wellington | FW |
| Raymond Harris | Sacramento Knights | FW |
External links
Titles
| Preceded by Inaugural Champion | North American Champions 1963 (First title) | Succeeded by 1965 Mexico |
| Preceded by 1967 Guatemala  | North American Champions 1969 (Second title) | Succeeded by 1971 Mexico |
| Preceded by 1985 Canada  | North American Champions 1989 (Third title) | Succeeded by 1991 USA  |
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