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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.

Costa Rica

Nickname(s)	Las Ticas La Sele (The Selection) La Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
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	37 (13 October 2022)[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, USA; 22 June 2000)  United States 8–0 Costa Rica  (Louisville, USA; 25 June 2000)  United States 8–0 Costa Rica  (Pittsburgh, USA; 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 1999 Winnipeg Team 2019 Lima Team

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

2021

2022

2023

• Costa Rica Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
• Costa Rica Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2020)

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Amelia Valverde

Manager history

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2020)

• 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 2021 after the match against  Mexico.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Noelia Bermúdez	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 28)	25	0	Alajuelense
18	1GK	Priscilla Tapia	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 31)	7	0	Herediano
23	1GK	Daniela Solera	(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 25)	5	0	Santa Teresa
2	2DF	Gabriela Guillén	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 30)	51	1	Alajuelense
3	2DF	María Coto	(1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 24)	5	0	Alajuelense
4	2DF	Mariana Benavides	(1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 27)	34	4	Herediano
5	2DF	Valeria del Campo	(2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Monterrey
6	2DF	Carol Sánchez	(1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 36)	54	5	Sporting San José
8	2DF	Daniela Cruz	(1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 31)	47	7	Saprissa
12	2DF	Lixy Rodríguez	(1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 32)	75	2	León
22	2DF	Cristel Sandí	(1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 24)	2	0	Saprissa
10	3MF	Shirley Cruz	(1985-08-28) 28 August 1985 (age 37)	91	29	Alajuelense
11	3MF	Raquel Rodríguez (captain)	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 29)	74	43	Portland Thorns
13	3MF	Emilie Valenciano	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 25)	4	0	Ramat HaSharon
14	3MF	Priscila Chinchilla	(2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 21)	18	9	Glasgow City
16	3MF	Katherine Alvarado	(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 31)	75	20	Saprissa
21	3MF	Viviana Chinchilla	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 27)	1	0	Alajuelense
7	4FW	Melissa Herrera	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 26)	47	20	Bordeaux
9	4FW	Carolina Venegas	(1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 (age 31)	51	17	Atlas
15	4FW	Cristin Granados	(1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 33)	74	12	Sporting San José
17	4FW	Michelle Montero	(1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 28)	1	1	Pérez Zeledón
19	4FW	María Paula Salas	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 20)	23	5	Monterrey
20	4FW	Fabiola Villalobos	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 24)	14	2	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 (age 21)	11	1	Sporting de Huelva	v.  Colombia, 3 September 2022
MF	Yaniela Arias	(1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 24)	1	0	Dimas Escazú	v.  Guatemala, 12 April 2022
MF	Gloriana Villalobos	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 23)	55	6	Herediano	v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 20 February 2022

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
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
		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
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	To be determined
Total	Gold Medal	14	13	1	0	64	6

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA World Ranking

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	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

See also

• Sport in Costa Rica
  • Football in Costa Rica
    • Women's football in Costa Rica
• Costa Rica women's national football team
  • Costa Rica women's national football team results
  • List of Costa Rica women's international footballers
• Costa Rica women's national under-20 football team
• Costa Rica women's national under-17 football team
• Costa Rica men's national football team

References

External links

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

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