Costa Rica national under-20 football team

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.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup Year RoundPosition 1977Did Not enter 1979 1981Did not qualify 1983 1985 1987 1989Group stage14th310224 1991Did not qualify 1993 1995Group stage10th310236 199721st3012311 1999Round of 1615th411247 20019th430184 2003Did not qualify 2005 2007Group stage17th310223 2009Fourth place4th73131011 2011Round of 1615th4103612 2013Did not qualify 2015 2017Round of 1612th411234 2019Did not qualify 2021Cancelled 2023Did not qualify 2025 2027Qualified - Tournament Results TBDTotalFourth place9/2535124194162

Fixtures and recent results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

Current squad The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Match dates: 18 June – 3 July 2022 Caps and goals correct as of: 19 June 2022, after the match against Jamaica Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Honours Major competitions CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Winners (2): 1988, 2009 Runners-up (2): 1994, 2011

Individual awards In addition to team victories, Costa Rican players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.

YearGolden Glove 2009Esteban Alvarado

Results

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Year 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 —

Record versus other nations at U-20 World Cup

Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 35 12 3 19 41 62 -21 39

See also

Costa Rica national football team Costa Rica national under-23 football team Costa Rica national under-17 football team Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup

References

Head-to-head record The following table shows Costa Rica's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total