Costa Rica
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Las Ticas
La Sele (The Selection)
La Tricolor (The Tricolor)
AssociationFederación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCRF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederationCentral American Football Union (Central America)
Head coachBeni Rubido
CaptainKatherine Alvarado
Most capsKatherine Alvarado
Top scorerRaquel Rodriguez
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica
FIFA codeCRC
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 43 Steady (15 December 2023)[1]
Highest29 (June–December 2016)
Lowest50 (March 2007)
First international
 Canada 6–0 Costa Rica 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 16 April 1991)
Biggest win
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–19 Costa Rica 
(Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 4 December 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 8–0 Costa Rica 
(Hershey, United States; 22 June 2000)
 United States 8–0 Costa Rica 
(Louisville, United States; 25 June 2000)
 United States 8–0 Costa Rica 
(Pittsburgh, United States; 16 August 2015)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015, 2023)
CONCACAF Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (2014)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1999 WinnipegTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaTeam

The Costa Rica women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in women's international football. The national team is controlled by the governing body Costa Rican Football Federation. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Guatemala and Panama.

Since 2010s, Costa Rica has emerged in women's football, and akin to their men's counterparts, its women's side is also visibly recognised as a stern and competitive opponent despite relative recent entrance to the big stage. In Costa Rica's first World Cup in 2015, despite being rated the weakest team in the group, Costa Rica shocked the tournament with two points by drawing against strong Spain and South Korea sides, and was only eliminated by a late goal from Brazil.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Costa Rica has done much better in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, taking second place after wins over Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. Though unable to repeat the 2014 feat, only finished fourth in process, the win allowed Costa Rica to return to the Women's World Cup in 2023.

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

2023

15 February 2023 Women's Revelations Cup Costa Rica  1–1  Colombia León, Mexico
13:00 UTC−5
  • Chinchilla 45+1'
21 February 2023 Women's Revelations Cup Costa Rica  0–1  Nigeria León, Mexico
17:00 UTC−5
Referee: Diana Pérez (Mexico)
6 April Friendly Poland  2–1  Costa Rica
11 April Friendly Scotland  4–0  Costa Rica Glasgow, Scotland
Emma Watson (2)
Claire Emslie
Caroline Weir		 Stadium: Hampden Park
29 June CAC games group stage Costa Rica  0–4  Venezuela Santa Tecla, El Salvador
11:00 CST (UTC−6) Report
Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias
Referee: Amairany García (Mexico)
3 July CAC games group stage Costa Rica  2–0  Haiti Santa Tecla, El Salvador
14:00 CST (UTC−6)
  • Herrera 41'
  • St-Cyr 78' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)
15 July Friendly South Africa  2–0  Costa Rica Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Thembi Kgatlana 33'
  • Hildah Magaia 55'
 Stadium: Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup Group stage Costa Rica  1–3  Zambia Hamilton, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification Haiti  1–0  Costa Rica Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
25 September 2023 (2023-09-25) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification Costa Rica  11–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis Alajuela
21:00 (19:00 UTC−6)
Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
22 October Pan American Games Group Costa Rica  0–0  Argentina Viña del Mar, Chile
20:00 PET (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Priscila Vasquez (Peru)
25 October 2023 Pan American Games United States  3–1  Costa Rica Valparaíso, Chile
12:00 ET
  • Collins 10'
  • Hutton 72'
  • Adames 76'
 Report
  • Fonseca 34'
 Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Attendance: 300
Referee: Maria Belen Lupera Reto (ECU)
28 October 2023 Pan American Games Costa Rica  0–0  Bolivia Viña del Mar, Chile
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Stefani Escobar (Venezuela)
31 October 2023 Pan American Games Paraguay  3–1  Costa Rica Viña del Mar, Chile
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Maria Belen Lupera Reto (Ecuador)
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification Costa Rica  2–1  Haiti

2024

See Also

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

NameNatPosition
Beni Rubido [12] Spain Head coach
Edgar Rodríguez Costa Rica Assistant coach
Patricia Aguilar Costa Rica Assistant coach
Eli Avila Costa Rica Goalkeeping coach
Bryan Mora Costa Rica Physical coach

Manager history

NameNatYear
Juan Diego Quesada Costa Rica 2008 - 2009
Randall Chacón Costa Rica 2010
Karla Aleman Costa Rica 2011 - 2012
Jose Luis Diaz Costa Rica 2013
Garabet Avedissian [13] Uruguay 2014
Amelia Valverde Costa Rica 2015 - 2023
Edgar Rodríguez Costa Rica 2023 (interim)
Beni Rubido Costa Rica 2023 - Present

Players

Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

Current squad

Caps and goals are updated as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup).

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Noelia Bermúdez (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 30 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
18 1GK Priscilla Tapia (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 16 0 Costa Rica Saprissa
23 1GK Daniela Solera (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 25 0 Mexico Atlas
12 2DF María Paula Elizondo (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 15 0 Costa Rica Saprissa
3 2DF María Paula Coto (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 25 2 Costa Rica Alajuelense
2DF Daniela Cruz (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 90 2 Mexico Atlas
4 2DF Mariana Benavides (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 92 2 Costa Rica Saprissa
2DF Stephannie Blanco (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 11 1 Spain Sporting de Huelva
20 2DF Fabiola Villalobos (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 38 3 Costa Rica Alajuelense
2 2DF Gabriela Guillén (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 83 2 Costa Rica Alajuelense
5 2DF Valeria del Campo (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 12 0 Mexico Monterrey
19 3MF Alexandra Pinell (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 7 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
13 3MF Emilie Valenciano (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 14 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
21 4FW Sheika Scott (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 6 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
8 3MF Mariela Campos Alfaro (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 6 0 Costa Rica Saprissa
10 3MF Gloriana Villalobos (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 76 10 Costa Rica Saprissa
3MF Emily Flores (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 3 0 Costa Rica Sporting
11 3MF Raquel Rodríguez (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 100 55 United States Portland Thorns
7 4FW Melissa Herrera (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 94 20 Mexico Tijuana
9 4FW María Paula Salas (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 37 8 Mexico Atlas
4FW Alexa Herrera (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 3 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
4FW Tanisha Fonseca (2007-11-05) 5 November 2007 0 0 Costa Rica Sporting
4FW Hillary Corrales (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 Costa Rica Dimas Escazu

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 Carolina Méndez (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 2 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
GK Dayana Pérez (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 1 0 Costa Rica Municipal Pococí 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
GK Génesis Pérez (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 0 0 United States UCF Knights 2023 Pan American Games
DF Lixy Rodríguez (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 98 5 Mexico León 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup PRE
DF Yesmi Rodríguez (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 Costa Rica Sporting 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup PRE
DF María José Brenes (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 0 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup PRE
DF María Paula Porras (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 11 1 Costa Rica Sporting 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF María José Morales (captain) (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 6 1 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF Carolina Angulo (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 6 0 Unattached 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF Fiama Hidalgo (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 2 0 United States Charleston Southern Buccaneers 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF Abigail Sancho (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 2 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF Keylin Gómez (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 1 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF Brittany Vásquez (2006-08-21) 21 August 2006 1 0 Costa Rica COFUTPA 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF Valentina Rivera (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 0 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games PRE
DF Cristel Sandí (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 8 1 Mexico Atlético San Luis 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
DF Carol Sánchez (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 68 6 Costa Rica Sporting San José 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF Judith Rocha (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 Costa Rica v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 25 September 2023
MF Amelie Araya (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 3 0 United States UC Riverside Highlanders 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF Jimena Jiménez (2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 3 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF Verónica Matarrita (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 3 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF Verónica Prieto (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 3 0 Costa Rica Herediano 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF Priscilla Rodríguez (2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 3 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF Marian Solano (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 2 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF Shirley Cruz (captain) (1985-08-28) 28 August 1985 109 34 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
MF Viviana Chinchilla (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 9 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
MF Cristín Granados (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 106 17 Costa Rica Sporting San José 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF Katherine Alvarado (Vice-captain) (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 133 20 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF Mariela Campos Alvarado (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 6 0 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 Pan American Games
FW Carolina Venegas (1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 72 18 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup PRE
FW Jasmine Pérez-Acosta (2002-11-23) 23 November 2002 3 0 United States Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
FW Michelle Montero (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 12 1 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
FW Sofía Varela (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 11 4 Costa Rica Saprissa 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Catalina Estrada (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 2 0 Mexico Cruz Azul 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Priscila Chinchilla (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 48 20 Mexico Pachuca v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 25 September 2023
MF Yerling Ovares (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 Costa Rica Sporting San José v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 25 September 2023
FW Angela Mesén (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 Costa Rica
FW Yoanka Villanueva (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 5 0 Costa Rica Dimas Escazú 2023 Pan American Games

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 1991Did not qualify
Sweden 1995Did not enter
United States 1999Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015Group stage302134
France 2019Did not qualify
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023Group stage300318
TotalGroup stage6024412
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
Canada 2015 Group stage9 June SpainD 1–1Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June South KoreaD 2–2
17 June BrazilL 0–1Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage21 July SpainL 0–3Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
26 July JapanL 0–2Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
31 July ZambiaL 1–3Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
Australia 2000Did not qualify 1999 FIFA WWC
Greece 2004 5203811
China 2008 6213117
United Kingdom 2012 86022512
Brazil 2016 75022210
Japan 2020 6402158
France 2024 9603296
Total–––––––– 412511511054
*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 1991Group stage3102211 Invited
United States 1993Did not enter Did not enter
Canada 1994
Canada 1998Third place5302117 3201233
United States 2000Group Stage3012218 3210245
United StatesCanada 2002Fourth place5203814 4400163
United States 2006Did not qualify 200214
Mexico 2010Fourth place5203411 220040
United States 2014Runners-up5401109 3300100
United States 2018Group stage310294 3300182
Mexico 2022Fourth place520376 4400220
TotalRunners-up34151185380 24201311817
*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 medal6114417
Dominican Republic 2003 Group stage200225
Brazil 2007 Did not enter
Mexico 2011 Group stage301258
Canada 2015 Group stage310225
Peru 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bronze medal5311106
Total3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bronze medal1953112341
*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 2010Did not enter
Mexico 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bronze medal5401145
Colombia 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Silver medal540185
El Salvador 2022To be determined
Total2nd place, silver medalist(s)Silver medal108022210
*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 medal4400183
Costa Rica 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold medal5500271
Nicaragua 2017 1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold medal5410192
El Salvador 2022 Cancelled
Total1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold medal141310646
*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:[15]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Costa Rica's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
362021————
35202035Increase 136Decrease 1
37201936Increase 138Decrease 1
37201832Increase 137Decrease 3
33201730Increase 133Decrease 1
29201629Increase 430Steady
34201534Increase 337Steady
37201437Increase 340Steady
40201340Steady40Steady
40201240Increase 140Steady
41201141Increase 344Decrease 2
41201041Increase 647Decrease 4
46200946Steady46Steady
46200845Increase 348Decrease 1
48200748Increase 150Decrease 1
49200646Increase 249Decrease 1
46200545Steady46Decrease 1
45200445Increase 145Steady
46200345Steady46Decrease 1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the suspension of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee in 2022,[8] Guatemala is competing at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games under the Centro Caribe Sports flag.[9]
  2. ↑ Due to the suspension of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee in 2022,[10] Guatemala is competing at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games under the Centro Caribe Sports flag.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Costa Rica draws with Spain 1–1 at FIFA Women's World Cup opening match in Canada". 10 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Costa Rica ties 2–2 with South Korea, makes it to second place in its group". 14 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brazil eliminates Costa Rica in Women's World Cup". USA Today.
  5. ↑ "COSTA RICA". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jamaica stuns Costa Rica, controversially, to set up dramatic Group B finale". 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jamaica advance to face USWNT, Canada eliminates Costa Rica". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Jensen Toussaint (18 October 2022). "Guatemala gets suspended by International Olympic Committee". Al Dia. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Viana, Diego (20 June 2023). "Atletas de Guatemala no podrán representar a su país en Juegos San Salvador 2023". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Jensen Toussaint (18 October 2022). "Guatemala gets suspended by International Olympic Committee". Al Dia. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Viana, Diego (20 June 2023). "Atletas de Guatemala no podrán representar a su país en Juegos San Salvador 2023". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. ↑ https://www.fcrf.cr/2023/09/21/espanol-beni-rubido-es-el-nuevo-director-tecnico-de-la-seleccion-mayor-femenina/
  13. ↑ http://www.concacaf.com/article/avedissian-leaves-costa-rica-womens-post/
  14. ↑ "Costa Rica 🇨🇷 squad v Haiti 🇭🇹 and St Kitts 🇰🇳". Twitter. 6 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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