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The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.

Costa Rica U-23

Nickname(s)	Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
FIFA code	CRC
First colours Second colours
First international
Costa Rica 0–3 Iraq  (Kyiv, Soviet Union; 21 July 1980)
Biggest win
Costa Rica 4–2 Portugal  (Athens, Greece; 18 August 2004)
Biggest defeat
Argentina 4–0 Costa Rica  (Patras, Greece; 21 August 2004)  Mexico 4–0 Costa Rica  (Carson, California, USA; 2 October 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2004)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1999)
Best result	Fourth place (2011)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1988	See Costa Rica national football team
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	8	Squad
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total	Quarter-finals	1/9	4	1	1	2	4	8	—

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1995	See Costa Rica national football team
1999	Group stage	5th	4	1	3	0	5	4	Squad
2003	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	9th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
2011	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	4	7	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2019
Total	Fourth place	3/6	11	3	4	4	11	16	—

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Adonis Pineda	(1997-04-02)2 April 1997 (aged 23)	Sporting Football Club
13	1GK	Kevin Chamorro	(2000-04-08)8 April 2000 (aged 20)	Deportivo Saprissa
18	1GK	Patrick Sequeira	(1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 22)	Celta de Vigo
2	2DF	Aarón Salazar	(1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (aged 21)	Herediano
3	2DF	Yurguin Román	(1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (aged 24)	Alajuelense
4	2DF	Ian Smith	(1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 23)	Alajuelense
6	2DF	Luis José Hernández	(1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 23)	Santos de Guapiles
12	2DF	Kevin Espinoza	(1997-02-11)11 February 1997 (aged 24)	Deportivo Saprissa
15	2DF	Alexis Gamboa	(1999-03-20)20 March 1999 (aged 21)	Alajuelense
19	2DF	Fernán Faerrón	(2000-08-22)22 August 2000 (aged 20)	Hamarkameratene
5	3MF	Jefferson Brenes	(1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 23)	Herediano
8	3MF	Bernald Alfaro	(1997-01-26)26 January 1997 (aged 24)	Alajuelense
10	3MF	Randall Leal	(1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (aged 24)	Nashville SC
11	3MF	Luis Díaz	(1998-12-06)6 December 1998 (aged 22)	Columbus Crew SC
16	3MF	Alonso Martínez	(1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 22)	Lommel SK
17	3MF	Gerson Torres	(1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 23)	Herediano
20	3MF	Jimmy Marín	(1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 23)	Saprissa
7	4FW	Marvin Loría	(1997-04-24)24 April 1997 (aged 23)	Portland Timbers
9	4FW	Jurguens Montenegro	(2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 20)	Alajuelense
14	4FW	Manfred Ugalde	(2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 18)	FC Twente

Honours

• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • Runners-up (1): 2004

See also

• Costa Rica national football team
• Costa Rica national under-20 football team
• Costa Rica national under-17 football team
• Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup

References

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