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	Vladimir Quesada
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) ; Belize 0–8 Costa Rica ; (Belmopan, Belize; unknown date 1990)
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)

Costa Rica national under-20 football team

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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.

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Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1977	Did Not Enter
1979	Did Not Enter
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989	Group Stage	14th	3	1	0	2	2	4
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Group Stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	6
1997	Group Stage	21st	3	0	1	2	3	11
1999	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	4	7
2001	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	8	4
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
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	Did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	Fourth Place	9/24	35	12	4	19	41	62

April 15 Friendly	Costa Rica	0–3	Canada	Alajuela Province; Costa Rica
1:00 PM EDT		Report	Habibullah 20' Jesse Costa 46' Catavolo 86'	Stadium: Complejo Deportivo FCRF-Plycem

April 21 Friendly	Costa Rica	1–0	Canada	Alajuela Province; Costa Rica
1:00 PM EDT	J. Bennette 15'	Report		Stadium: Complejo Deportivo FCRF-Plycem

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Abraham Madriz	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Saprissa
18	1GK	Bayron Mora	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Alajuelense

2	2DF	Julián González	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Saprissa
3	2DF	Douglas Sequeira	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Uruguay
4	2DF	Brandon Calderón	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 19)	1	0	UCF Knights
5	2DF	Santiago van der Putten	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Alajuelense
12	2DF	Shawn Johnson	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Guanacasteca
13	2DF	Keral Ríos	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Pérez Zeledón

6	3MF	Ricardo Peña	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Futbol Consultants
7	3MF	Andrey Soto	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	San Carlos
8	3MF	Creichel Pérez	(2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Guadalupe
10	3MF	Brandon Aguilera	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Guanacasteca
14	3MF	Timothy Arias	(2004-09-30) 30 September 2004 (age 19)	1	0	UCF Knights
16	3MF	Andrey Salmerón	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Futbol Consultants

9	4FW	Doryan Rodríguez	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Alajuelense
11	4FW	Josimar Alcócer	(2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Alajuelense
15	4FW	Jostin Tellería	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Intercity
17	4FW	Jewison Bennette	(2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Herediano
19	4FW	Fabricio Alemán	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Intercity
20	4FW	Enyel Escoe	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Grecia

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	—

Costa Rica national under-20 football team

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