Costa Rica women's national football team

Costa Rica
Nickname(s)	Las Ticas; La Sele (The Selection); La Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCRF)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederation	Central American Football Union (Central America)
Head coach	Amelia Valverde
Captain	Shirley Cruz
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
FIFA code	CRC
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	36 1 (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest	29 (December 2016)
Lowest	106 (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, 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
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Group stage (2015)
CONCACAF Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up (2014)
Medal record
Pan American Games

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

2022

25 June Friendly	Costa Rica	2–1	Haiti	Alajuela, Costa Rica
		Report

28 June Friendly	Costa Rica	2–4	Haiti	San Rafael, Costa Rica
		Report

5 July CONCACAF Championship GS	Costa Rica	3–0	Panama	Guadalupe, Mexico
	R. Rodríguez 6' Salas 24' Alvarado 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

8 July CONCACAF Championship GS	Trinidad and Tobago	0–4	Costa Rica	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario

11 July CONCACAF Championship GS	Canada	2–0	Costa Rica	Guadalupe, Mexico
	Fleming 5' Schmidt 69'	Report		Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

14 July CONCACAF Championship SF	United States	3–0	Costa Rica	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
	Sonnett 34' Pugh 45+4' Sanchez 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

18 July CONCACAF Championship 3rd	Costa Rica	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Jamaica	Guadalupe, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

3 September Friendly

Colombia

1–0

Costa Rica

6 September Friendly

Colombia

2–0

Costa Rica

7 October Friendly	Costa Rica	1–1	Philippines	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

11 October Friendly	Costa Rica	2–1	Philippines	San José, Costa Rica
	Rodríguez 61' (pen.) Villalobos 68'		Frilles 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

11 November Friendly	Netherlands	4–0	Costa Rica	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

15 November Friendly

Portugal

1–0

Costa Rica

2023

15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 2023 Women's Revelations Cup	Costa Rica	1–1	Colombia	León, Mexico
13:00 UTC−5	Chinchilla 45+1'		Rodríguez 56' (o.g.)

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 2023 Women's Revelations Cup	Mexico	1–1	Costa Rica	León, Mexico
16:00 UTC−5	Palacios 32'		K. Rodríguez 48' (o.g.)

21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 Women's Revelations Cup	Costa Rica	0–1	Nigeria	León, Mexico
17:00 UTC−5

6 April Friendly

Poland

2–1

Costa Rica

11 April Friendly	Scotland	4–0	Costa Rica	Glasgow, Scotland
				Stadium: Hampden Park

21 July 2023 2023 FIFA World Cup Group stage	Spain	v	Costa Rica	Wellington, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium

26 July 2023 2023 FIFA World Cup Group stage	Japan	v	Costa Rica	Dunedin, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium

31 July 2023 2023 FIFA World Cup Group stage	Costa Rica	v	Zambia	Hamilton, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Waikato Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Amelia Valverde

Manager history

Amelia Valverde (2015–)

Players

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

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[8] Caps and goals are updated as of 23 February 2023 after the match against Nigeria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Noelia Bermúdez	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994	30	0	Alajuelense
18	1GK	Priscilla Tapia	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991	17	0	Herediano
23	1GK	Daniela Solera	(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997	20	0	Sporting San José

2	2DF	Gabriela Guillén	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992	74	2	Alajuelense
3	2DF	María Coto	(1998-03-02) 2 March 1998	18	2	Alajuelense
4	2DF	Mariana Benavides	(1994-12-26) 26 December 1994	85	2	Herediano
5	2DF	Valeria del Campo	(2000-12-15) 15 December 2000	8	0	Monterrey
6	2DF	Carol Sánchez	(1986-04-16) 16 April 1986	75	5	Sporting San José
8	2DF	Daniela Cruz	(1991-03-08) 8 March 1991	90	2	Atlas
12	2DF	Lixy Rodríguez	(1990-11-04) 4 November 1990	98	5	León
22	2DF	Cristel Sandí	(1998-01-23) 23 January 1998	8	1	Atlético San Luis

10	3MF	Shirley Cruz (captain)	(1985-08-28) 28 August 1985	109	34	Alajuelense
11	3MF	Raquel Rodríguez	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993	100	55	Portland Thorns
13	3MF	Emilie Valenciano	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997	11	0	Ramat HaSharon
14	3MF	Priscila Chinchilla	(2001-07-11) 11 July 2001	45	20	Glasgow City
16	3MF	Katherine Alvarado (Vice-captain)	(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991	125	21	Saprissa
21	3MF	Viviana Chinchilla	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994	9	0	Alajuelense

7	4FW	Melissa Herrera	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996	89	18	Bordeaux
9	4FW	Carolina Venegas	(1991-09-28) 28 September 1991	72	18	Atlas
15	4FW	Cristín Granados	(1989-08-19) 19 August 1989	115	14	Sporting San José
17	4FW	Michelle Montero	(1994-08-29) 29 August 1994	12	1	Pérez Zeledón
19	4FW	María Paula Salas	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002	34	8	Monterrey
20	4FW	Fabiola Villalobos	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	23	3	Alajuelense

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

DF	Stephannie Blanco	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000	11	1	Sporting de Huelva	v. Colombia, 3 September 2022

Notes:

PRE: Preliminary roster

Previous squads

FIFA women's World Cup

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad

CONCACAF W Championship

Records

As of 21 February 2021

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Qualified
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
2015	Group stage	9 June	Spain	D 1–1	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
		13 June	South Korea	D 2–2	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
		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
1996	Did not enter								1995 FIFA WWC
2000	Did not qualify								1999 FIFA WWC
2004									5	2	0	3	8	11
2008									6	2	1	3	11	7
2012									8	6	0	2	25	12
2016									7	5	0	2	22	10
2020									6	4	0	2	15	8
2024									9	6	0	3	29	6
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41	25	1	15	110	54

*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
1991	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	11	Invited
1993	Did not enter							Did not enter
1994	Did not enter							Did not enter
1998	Third place	5	3	0	2	11	7	3	2	0	1	23	3
2000	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	18	3	2	1	0	24	5
2002	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	8	14	4	4	0	0	16	3
2006	Did not qualify							2	0	0	2	1	4
2010	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	4	11	2	2	0	0	4	0
2014	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	10	9	3	3	0	0	10	0
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	9	4	3	3	0	0	18	2
2022	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	7	6	4	4	0	0	22	0
Total	Runners-up	34	15	1	18	53	80	24	20	1	3	118	17

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	Bronze medal	6	1	1	4	4	17
2003	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	5
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	8
2015	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
2019	Bronze medal	5	3	1	1	10	6
Total	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
2010	Did not enter
2014	Bronze medal	5	4	0	1	14	5
2018	Silver medal	5	4	0	1	8	5
2022	To be determined
Total	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
2001	Gold medal	4	4	0	0	18	3
2013	Gold medal	5	5	0	0	27	1
2017	Gold medal	5	4	1	0	19	2
2022	Cancelled
Total	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:[9]

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

Costa Rica's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best		Worst
Rank	Year	Rank	Move	Rank	Move
36	2021	—	—	—	—
35	2020	35	1	36	1
37	2019	36	1	38	1
37	2018	32	1	37	3
33	2017	30	1	33	1
29	2016	29	4	30
34	2015	34	3	37
37	2014	37	3	40
40	2013	40		40
40	2012	40	1	40
41	2011	41	3	44	2
41	2010	41	6	47	4
46	2009	46		46
46	2008	45	3	48	1
48	2007	48	1	50	1
49	2006	46	2	49	1
46	2005	45		46	1
45	2004	45	1	45
46	2003	45		46	1

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
"Costa Rica draws with Spain 1-1 at FIFA Women's World Cup opening match in Canada". 10 June 2015.
"FIFA Women's World Cup: Costa Rica ties 2-2 with South Korea, makes it to second place in its group". 14 June 2015.
"Brazil eliminates Costa Rica in Women's World Cup". USA Today.
"COSTA RICA". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
"Jamaica stuns Costa Rica, controversially, to set up dramatic Group B finale". 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
"Jamaica advance to face USWNT, Canada eliminates Costa Rica". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
"2022 Concacaf W Championship preliminary rosters announced". Concacaf. 8 June 2022.
"Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2021.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Costa Rica profile at FIFA.com

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 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.

[Stats-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] "2022 Concacaf W Championship preliminary rosters announced". Concacaf. 8 June 2022.

[9] "Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2021.

Costa Rica national football team
General	Costa Rican Football Federation History Managers
Venues	Estadio Nacional Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Statistics	Results and fixtures Results 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present Honors Competitive records Player records
Players	List Category
Team categories	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's WU-20 WU-17 Futsal Beach soccer
Notable matches	Aztecazo 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off Snow Clasico 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off
Culture	Facts Kits
Rivalries	El Salvador Honduras Mexico Panama United States
FIFA World Cup	Summary 1990 2002 2006 2014 2018 2022
CONCACAF Gold Cup	Summary 1963 1969 1989
Other tournaments	Copa América Summer Olympics Copa Centroamericana

National women's football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

Costa Rica women's national football team

History

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

CONCACAF Women's Championship

Pan American Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American Games

FIFA World Ranking

See also

References

External links