# Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in men's international football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. It has been a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) since 1927, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) since 1961, and a member of the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) since 1990.
Costa Rica is the most successful national football team from the region of Central America, winning three CONCACAF Championships (1963, 1969, 1989) and leading the Copa Centroamericana tournament with four championships up until 2017, when it was absorbed into the CONCACAF Nations League. Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in six FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in Central America with 1597.1, and the all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in Central America, with 1806 in 2014.
Since the late 1980s, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side and has been widely considered to be the second or third best team in the CONCACAF, with a prominent performance in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, making it to the knockout stage in their debut after finishing second in their group during the first phase, below Brazil. They also qualified for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. In 2014, Costa Rica achieved their best performance in history by finishing first in their group that consisted of three former World Cup champions: Uruguay, Italy, and England. During the round 16 they defeated Greece 5–3 via a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Moreover, during their match against the Greek team, Keylor Navas saved more than 15 shots. They reached the quarter-finals for the first time but were defeated by the Netherlands, also in a penalty shoot-out (3–4) after a scoreless draw on 5 July. Both their 2018 and 2022 World Cup campaigns ended in a fourth place group stage exit, with their only points coming from a 2–2 draw against Switzerland in 2018 and a 1–0 win over Japan in 2022.

## History
### Early history

The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, winning their first game 7–0 against El Salvador. In the final, Costa Rica defeated 6–0 Guatemala to claim the trophy.
Costa Rica's team in the late 1940s acquired the nickname "The Gold Shorties". Throughout the '50s and '60s, they were the second strongest team in the CONCACAF zone behind Mexico, finishing runners-up in World Cup qualifying in the 1958, 1962 and 1966 qualifiers. Stars of the side during this period included Ruben Jimenez, Errol Daniels, Leonel Hernandez and Edgar Marin. However, Costa Rica was not able to utilize this advantage, hence failed to reach any World Cup at that decade.
At the end of the 1960s their fortunes declined as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago and Canada rose in prominence.

### 1980s

Costa Rica failed to qualify for any of the World Cups in the 1970s and 1980s, and did not reach the final round of the CONCACAF qualifying until the 1986 qualifiers.
They participated in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow 1980 and in Los Angeles 1984. In 1980, Costa Rica competed against Yugoslavia, Finland and Iraq in Group D, losing 3–2, 3–0 and 3–0 respectively. In Los Angeles, the Ticos lost 3–0 against the United States, and 4–1 against Egypt, but beat a strong Italy team, which included Walter Zenga, Pietro Vierchowod, Franco Baresi and Aldo Serena, 1–0 with a goal by the midfielder Enrique Rivers.

### 1990 World Cup

Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the finals of a World Cup for the first time. In the first round of the qualifiers, they beat Panama 3–1 on aggregate after a 2–0 away victory in the second leg, with goals by Juan Cayasso and Hernán Medford. They were drawn against Mexico in the second round, but advanced automatically when their opponents were disqualified for age fraud.
Costa Rica started the final qualifying group stage with a home victory and an away defeat against both Guatemala and the United States. They drew 1–1 with Trinidad and Tobago and then beat the same opponents 1–0 at home with a goal by Cayasso. They achieved an important away win, 4–2 against El Salvador at the Estadio Cuscatlán, with goals from Carlos Hidalgo, Cayasso and a brace from Leonidas Flores, before beating El Salvador 1–0 in San José with a goal from Pastor Fernández. They finished first in the group table, ahead of the United States on goal difference.
| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| United States | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
Placed in Group C at the World Cup finals, Costa Rica began by beating Scotland 1–0 thanks to another goal by Cayasso. Although they lost to Brazil by the same score, they came from behind to beat Sweden 2–1 in their final group match to reach the knockout stages. There, they lost 4–1 to Czechoslovakia, for whom Tomáš Skuhravý scored a hat-trick.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |

### 2002 World Cup

The Ticos played first in qualification for the 2002 World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. During the qualifiers, Costa Rica were coached by Brazilian Gílson Nunes, and then by the naturalised Brazilian, Alexandre Guimarães. The first qualifying group stage began with an unexpected 2–1 defeat to Barbados. After this humiliation, Costa Rica beat the United States 2–1 at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, with goals from Rolando Fonseca and Hernán Medford. They then beat Guatemala 2–1 in the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, with two goals from Paulo Wanchope and Barbados 3–0 at the Ricardo Saprissa, with goals from Jafet Soto, Fonseca and Medford. A draw against the United States and a 2–1 defeat to Guatemala forced Costa Rica into a play-off against Guatemala in Miami. Costa Rica won 5–2 with two goals from Fonseca and one each from Wanchope, Reynaldo Parks and Jafeth Soto.
Costa Rica displayed fine attacking form during the final qualifying round, beginning with a 2–2 draw against Honduras at the Ricardo Saprissa, with goals from Fonseca and Rodrigo Cordero, and a 3–0 defeat of Trinidad and Tobago at the Morera Soto. Their only loss in this round came when the United States beat them 1–0. Costa Rica bounced back with a 2–1 win against Mexico in Mexico City, a match known as the Aztecazo, with goals from Fonseca and Medford. Further wins over Jamaica, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago took Costa Rica to the brink of qualification, which they sealed with an emotional 2–0 win against the United States in the Saprissa, with a brace from Fonseca.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 23 | Qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | Mexico | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | Qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | United States | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | Qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 4 | Honduras | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | Jamaica | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 5 | |
In the finals, Costa Rica were drawn into Group C with Brazil, China, and Turkey. Their campaign started in Gwangju, where the Ticos beat China 2–0. In their second game against Turkey in Incheon, Winston Parks scored an 86th-minute goal to earn a 1–1 draw. Against Brazil, Costa Rica fought back from 3–0 down to 3–2 early in the second half, only to concede two further goals and lose 5–2. With Turkey beating China 3–0, Costa Rica finished behind Turkey on goal difference and were eliminated.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |

### 2006 World Cup

Costa Rica again managed to qualify for the World Cup finals in 2006, albeit with difficulties that saw their American coach Steve Sampson depart after they required away goals to beat Cuba in the preliminary phase. The Colombian Jorge Luis Pinto took over for the next round, which began with a disastrous 5–2 defeat at home against Honduras and a 2–1 loss in Guatemala. Costa Rica recovered with two wins over Canada and a resounding 5–0 triumph over Guatemala, when Wanchope scored a hat-trick and Carlos Hernández and Fonseca added further goals. Costa Rica advanced to the hexagonal round by winning the group.
In the final round they started with a 2–1 defeat against Mexico at the Saprissa, before beating Panama by the same score, with goals from Wayne Wilson and Roy Myrie. Pinto was dismissed after a goalless draw with Trinidad and Tobago, and Guimarães returned as coach. His first match ended in a 3–0 defeat to the United States, but wins followed against Guatemala, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. Costa Rica decisively beat the United States in the Saprissa, 3–0, with a goal from Wanchope and two from Hernández, to guarantee their third World Cup qualification.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | United States | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 22 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Mexico | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 13 | Inter-confederation play-offs | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Guatemala | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 11 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | Panama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: United States +1, Mexico −1.
On 9 June 2006, Costa Rica played their debut match in Munich in the opening match of the World Cup against the hosts, Germany. Wanchope scored to equalise after an early goal from Philipp Lahm, and later added another, but Costa Rica lost 4–2. They failed to match this encouraging performance in their remaining two games, losing 3–0 against Ecuador and 2–1 against Poland in a dead rubber.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |

### 2010 World Cup

Costa Rica began the qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup against Grenada, winning 5–2 on aggregate (2–2, 3–0). They won all six games played in the next phase, against El Salvador (1–0, 3–1), Haiti (3–1, 2–0) and Suriname (7–0, 4–1).
With two games left in the Hexagonal round, Costa Rica trailed Honduras by one point in trying to win the third automatic qualification place behind the United States and Mexico. When Honduras lost 3–2 at home to the United States, Costa Rica overtook them with a 4–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago. Needing to win the final match in Washington, D.C. against the United States to ensure qualification, the Ticos led 2–0 at half-time, but Jonathan Bornstein scored an injury-time equaliser to draw the match 2–2. Meanwhile, Honduras's 1–0 victory over El Salvador moved them into third place in the group table on goal difference.
Costa Rica finished fourth, pushing them into a play-off with the fifth-placed team from the CONMEBOL region, Uruguay. The Ticos lost the first leg in San José 1–0, after a goal by Diego Lugano, and finished with ten men after Randall Azofeifa was sent off. In the second leg, played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Sebastián Abreu put Uruguay ahead twenty minutes from time, and although Walter Centeno equalised, the 1–1 draw sent Uruguay to the World Cup finals, 2–1 on aggregate.
After failing to qualify, the team began a new era, with the young talent of players such as Azofeifa, Keylor Navas, Cristian Bolaños, Michael Barrantes and Joel Campbell. Rónald González was the interim coach before Ricardo La Volpe was appointed in September 2010. He lasted only ten months before being replaced by the Colombian, Jorge Luis Pinto, in his second spell in charge. During this period, Costa Rica played many friendlies against the top-ranked teams in the world, including the world champion Spain, most of them in the new national stadium, the Estadio Nacional, which was opened in 2011.

### 2014 World Cup

The Ticos' 2014 World Cup campaign began with a 2–2 draw against El Salvador in the third round of the qualifiers. They followed this with a 4–0 win over Guyana with a hat-trick by Álvaro Saborío. Two defeats to Mexico put the Ticos one defeat away from elimination, but they resurrected their campaign with a 1–0 win against El Salvador, with the only goal scored by José Miguel Cubero. They clinched a final round berth with a 7–0 win over Guyana, with goals scored by Randall Brenes, Saborío, Cristian Bolaños, Celso Borges and Cristian Gamboa.
The fourth round began with a 2–2 draw against Panama. In March, Costa Rica lost 1–0 against the United States in Denver, and launched an unsuccessful appeal against the match because of inclement weather. Costa Rica again fell 1–0 to the United States in the Gold Cup that June. Costa Rica then won 2–0 against Jamaica, beat Honduras 1–0 against, drew 0–0 at the Azteca against Mexico and won at home 2–0 against Panama. In September, they won 3–1 against the United States in San José.
On 10 September 2013, Costa Rica drew 1–1 with Jamaica, thanks to a goal from Brenes, to qualify with two games to spare. After a 1–0 loss at Honduras and 2–1 win over Mexico in October, Costa Rica finished second in the table, behind the United States.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | United States | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 22 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Honduras | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Mexico | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 11 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Panama | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Costa Rica were drawn in finals Group D against three previous tournament winners – Italy, England and Uruguay – and were given odds of 2500–1 to win the tournament. However, they beat Uruguay and Italy and drew 0–0 with England to finish top of the group and qualify for the knockout stage.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
In the second round, they beat Greece 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, seeing them through to the quarter-finals for the first time. There, they held the Netherlands to a 0–0 draw after extra time, before losing 4–3 on penalties. Costa Rica rose 12 places to 16th in the FIFA World Rankings. Former player Rónald González cited their long-term progress since 2007 as the reason for their achievement.

### 2018 World Cup

The Ticos' qualification for the 2018 World Cup started with a bye to the fourth qualifying round, where they won five games and drew one, winning their group. In the final round, they finished second behind Mexico to qualify automatically, winning four matches, drawing four and losing two.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mexico | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 21 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Panama | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 13 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Honduras | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 13 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 5 | United States | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 12 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Costa Rica were drawn in Group E alongside Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia. Many key players from 2014 remained in the squad, but they made a disappointing exit at the group stage. Costa Rica lost their first two games, against Serbia and Brazil, without scoring, but drew 2–2 with Switzerland in their last match after equalising in injury time.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### 2022 World Cup

The Ticos' qualification for the 2022 World Cup started with a bye to the final qualifying round. They finished fourth behind the United States to advance to inter-confederation play-offs winning seven matches, drawing four and losing three. In the inter-confederation play-offs in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Costa Rica won the match 1–0 against New Zealand and qualified for the World Cup.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 28 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | Mexico | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 28 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | United States | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 25 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 25 | Inter-confederation play-offs |
| 5 | Panama | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 21 | |
| 6 | Jamaica | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 11 | |
| 7 | El Salvador | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 10 | |
| 8 | Honduras | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 4 | |
On November 23, 2022, Costa Rica lost 7–0 against Spain, the biggest World Cup loss since 2010. This match also tied for their worst defeat in professional football with a match against Mexico, which ended with Mexico 7–0 Costa Rica in Mexico Cityon 17 August 1975. After defeating Japan and scoring two goals against Germany in the first half, the latter scored three goals and eliminated Costa Rica.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |

## Home stadium

Estadio Nacional is the home stadium of the Costa Rica national team since its opening on 10 January 2011 This venue hosts their friendly matches as well as the World Cup qualifying matches against CONCACAF rivals. Previous matches were played in Estadio Ricardo Saprissa or in Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

## Team image

Costa Rica traditionally wears a red jersey with blue shorts and white socks. Their away kit historically was a Juventus-style black and white striped jersey with white shorts and white or black socks, due to these colors being the ones of CS La Libertad, one of the oldest clubs in Costa Rica. In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the striped kit was used for two matches due to its resemblance to the home kit of FK Partizan of which Bora Milutinovic, then-coach of Costa Rica, was a fan. However, after 1997, the striped kit was replaced by a white kit. In 2015, Boston-based sportswear company New Balance became the provider of the national team, after taking over for Italian company Lotto. Since 2023, Adidas is the kit provider for the national team.

### Kit sponsorship

| Supplier | Period |
| Desport | 1980–1989 |
| Lotto | 1990–1994 |
| Reebok | 1995–1999 |
| Trooper | 1999 |
| Atletica | 2000–2001 |
| Joma | 2001–2007 |
| Lotto | 2007–2014 |
| New Balance | 2015–2022 |
| Adidas | 2023–present |

## 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.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2025
## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Miguel Herrera |
| Assistant coach 1 | Álvaro Galindo |
| Assistant coach 2 | Oscar Escobar |
| Assistant coach 3 | Paulo Wanchope |
| Goalkeeper's coach | Ricardo González |
| Fitness coach 1 | José Rangel |
| Video analyst | Carlos Di Pasqua |
| Doctor | Alejandro Ramírez |
| Physiotherapist | Martha Sisfontes |
| Physiotherapist | Brayner Sánchez |
| Nutritionist | Alhelí Mateos |
| Massage therapist | Óscar Segura |
| Props | Randall Obando |
| Props | Alberto Mena |
| Team administrator | Alvaro Herrera |
| Sporting director | Claudio Vivas |

### Coaching history

    Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
* Eladio Rosabal Cordero (1921)
* Manolo Rodríguez (1930)
* Ricardo Saprissa (1935–1938)
* Alejandro Morera Soto (1941, 1943)
* Jorge Rojas (1943)
* Hernán Bolaños (1946); (1948)
* Randolph Galloway & Hernán Bolaños (1946)
* Santiago Bonilla (1950)
* Ismael Quesada (1951)
* Ricardo Saprissa & Luis Cartín Paniagua (1951)
* Otto Bumbel (1953)
* Alfredo Piedra (1955–1957)
* Rubén Amorín (1960)
* Hugo Tassara (1960)
* Eduardo Toba Muíño (1961)
* Alfredo Piedra (1961–1963)
* Eduardo Viso Abella, Alfredo Piedra, & Mario "Catato" Cordero (1965)
* Rodolfo Ulloa Antillón (1967–1968)
* Américo Brunner (1968)
* Rogelio Rojas (1969)
* Marvin Rodríguez (1969, 1971, 1975, 1989–1990, 1992, 1999–2000)
* Eduardo Viso Abella (1970)
* Humberto Maschio (1972)
* José Etchegoyen (1975)
* Juan José Gámez (1976)
* Antonio Moyano (1979–1980, 1983–1984, 1994)
* Ivan Mráz (1980)
* Odir Jacques (1985)
* Álvaro Grant MacDonald (1985, 1993)
* Gustavo De Simone (1987–1989)
* Antonio Moyano & Marvin Rodríguez (1989)
* Bora Milutinović (1990)
* Rolando Villalobos (1991, 1998)
* Héctor Núñez (1992)
* Juan José Gámez (1993)
* Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes (1993–1994, 1997)
* Toribio Rojas (1994–1995)
* Juan Blanco (1995)
* Valdeir Vieira (1996)
* Horacio Cordero (1997)
* Francisco Maturana (1998–1999)
* Gílson Nunes (2000)
* Alexandre Guimarães (2001–2002, 2005–2006)
* Rodrigo Kenton (2002)
* Steve Sampson (2003–2004)
* Jorge Luis Pinto (2004–2005, 2011–2014)
* Carlos Watson (2006)
* Hernán Medford (2007–2008)
* Rodrigo Kenton (2008–2009)
* Renê Simões (2009)
* Rónald González (2010, 2018)
* Ricardo La Volpe (2010–2011)
* Paulo Wanchope (2014–2015)
* Óscar Ramírez (2015–2018)
* Gustavo Matosas (2018–2019)
* Douglas Sequeira (2019)
* Rónald González Brenes (2019–2021)
* Luis Fernando Suárez (2021–2023)
* Claudio Vivas (2023)
* Gustavo Alfaro (2023–2024)
* Claudio Vivas (2024)
* Miguel Herrera (2025–present)

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification matches against Belize on 21 and 25 March 2025. Caps and goals as of 22 January 2025, after the match against the United States.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Esteban Alvarado | (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35) | 26 | 0 | Saprissa |
| 1GK | Patrick Sequeira | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 26) | 16 | 0 | Casa Pia |
| 1GK | Alexandre Lezcano | (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | San Carlos |
| 2DF | Francisco Calvo | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) | 102 | 14 | Atakaş Hatayspor |
| 2DF | Juan Pablo Vargas | (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 29) | 30 | 3 | Millonarios |
| 2DF | Ariel Lassiter | (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 30) | 28 | 2 | Portland Timbers |
| 2DF | Jeyland Mitchell | (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 20) | 13 | 0 | Feyenoord |
| 2DF | Joseph Mora | (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 32) | 13 | 0 | Saprissa |
| 2DF | Gerald Taylor | (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) | 8 | 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 2DF | Alexis Gamboa | (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Alajuelense |
| 2DF | Fernán Faerrón | (2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 2DF | Santiago van der Putten | (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Alajuelense |
| 3MF | Brandon Aguilera | (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 21) | 24 | 0 | Rio Ave |
| 3MF | Orlando Galo | (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 24) | 19 | 3 | Riga |
| 3MF | Alejandro Bran | (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 24) | 14 | 1 | Alajuelense |
| 3MF | Carlos Mora | (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 24) | 8 | 0 | U Craiova |
| 3MF | Randy Vega | (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Herediano |
| 4FW | Alonso Martínez | (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26) | 19 | 1 | New York City |
| 4FW | Manfred Ugalde | (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22) | 18 | 3 | Spartak Moscow |
| 4FW | Josimar Alcócer | (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 20) | 17 | 4 | Westerlo |
| 4FW | Álvaro Zamora | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 23) | 16 | 1 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 4FW | Kenneth Vargas | (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22) | 10 | 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 4FW | Andy Rojas | (2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | New York Red Bulls II |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Anthony Walker | (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Herediano | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| GK | Kevin Briceño | (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33) | 1 | 0 | Cartaginés | v. Panama, 18 November 2024 |
| GK | Aarón Cruz | (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 33) | 4 | 0 | Herediano | v. Guatemala, 9 September 2024 |
| GK | Kevin Chamorro | (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24) | 11 | 0 | Estoril | 2024 Copa América |
| GK | Keylor Navas$^{RET}$ | (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 38) | 114 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys | v. Argentina, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Haxzel Quirós | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | 13 | 0 | Herediano | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| DF | Yostin Salinas | (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Sporting San José | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| DF | Ryan Bolaños | (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Saprissa | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| DF | Kevin Espinoza | (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 28) | 1 | 0 | Cartaginés | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| DF | Kenay Myrie | (2006-09-06) 6 September 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Saprissa | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| DF | Joseth Peraza | (2004-12-09) 9 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | San Carlos | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| DF | Julio Cascante | (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 31) | 13 | 1 | Austin | v. Panama, 18 November 2024 |
| DF | Adrián Chévez | (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Santa Ana | v. Panama, 14 November 2024 |
| DF | Yeison Molina | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | Guanacasteca | 2024 Copa América |
| DF | Douglas Sequeira | (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Saprissa | 2024 Copa América |
| DF | Yurguin Román | (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Herediano | v. Uruguay, 31 May 2024 |
| DF | Iverson Salmerón | (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Sarchi | Microcycle, 27–31 May 2024 |
| DF | Pablo Arboine | (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26) | 9 | 0 | Sporting San José | v. Argentina, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Yael López | (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 26) | 3 | 0 | Boyacá Chicó | v. Argentina, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Allan Cruz | (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 29) | 25 | 2 | Herediano | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| MF | Aarón Suárez | (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 1 | Alajuelense | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| MF | Sebastián Acuña | (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | San Carlos | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| MF | Rashir Parkins | (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Alajuelense | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| MF | Creichel Pérez | (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Alajuelense | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| MF | Mauricio Villalobos | (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Santa Ana | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| MF | Randall Leal | (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 28) | 30 | 1 | D.C. United | v. Panama, 18 November 2024 |
| MF | Jefferson Brenes | (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 27) | 20 | 1 | Saprissa | v. Panama, 18 November 2024 |
| MF | Douglas López | (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26) | 3 | 0 | Cartaginés | v. Uruguay, 31 May 2024 |
| MF | Elías Aguilar | (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33) | 22 | 2 | Herediano | Microcycle, 27–31 May 2024 |
| MF | Kendall Porras | (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Sporting San José | Microcycle, 27–31 May 2024 |
| FW | Anthony Hernández | (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23) | 4 | 1 | Puntarenas | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| FW | Diego Campos | (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29) | 3 | 1 | Alajuelense | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| FW | Orlando Sinclair | (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Saprissa | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| FW | Josimar Méndez | (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | San Carlos | v. United States, 22 January 2025 |
| FW | Joel Campbell | (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 32) | 148 | 27 | Alajuelense | v. Panama, 18 November 2024 |
| FW | Anthony Contreras | (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25) | 29 | 4 | Riga | v. Panama, 18 November 2024 |
| FW | Warren Madrigal | (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20) | 22 | 4 | Valencia Mestalla | v. Panama, 18 November 2024 |
| FW | Steven Cárdenas | (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | Sporting San José | v. Uruguay, 31 May 2024 |
| FW | Julián Ugalde | (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Saprissa | Microcycle, 27–31 May 2024 |
| $^{INJ}$ Withdrew due to injury. $^{RET}$ Retired from the national team. $^{ILL}$ Withdrew due to illness. $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad. $^{WD}$ Withdrew for personal reasons. |||||||

## Records

    As of 14 November 2024
    Players in bold are still active with Costa Rica.

### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Celso Borges | 163 | 27 | 2008–2023 |
| 2 | Joel Campbell | 148 | 27 | 2011–present |
| 3 | Bryan Ruiz | 147 | 29 | 2005–2022 |
| 4 | Walter Centeno | 137 | 24 | 1995–2009 |
| 5 | Luis Marín | 128 | 5 | 1993–2009 |
| 6 | Keylor Navas | 114 | 0 | 2008–2024 |
| 7 | Rolando Fonseca | 113 | 47 | 1992–2011 |
| 8 | Álvaro Saborío | 112 | 36 | 2002–2021 |
| 9 | Mauricio Solís | 110 | 6 | 1993–2006 |
| 10 | Francisco Calvo | 102 | 14 | 2011–present |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1 | Rolando Fonseca | 47 | 113 | 0.42 | 1992–2011 |
| 2 | Paulo Wanchope | 45 | 73 | 0.62 | 1996–2008 |
| 3 | Álvaro Saborío | 36 | 112 | 0.32 | 2002–2021 |
| 4 | Bryan Ruiz | 29 | 147 | 0.2 | 2005–2022 |
| 5 | Juan Ulloa | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1955–1970 |
| 5 | Joel Campbell | 27 | 148 | 0.18 | 2011–present |
| 5 | Celso Borges | 27 | 163 | 0.17 | 2008–2023 |
| 8 | Rónald Gómez | 24 | 91 | 0.26 | 1993–2008 |
| 8 | Walter Centeno | 24 | 137 | 0.18 | 1995–2009 |
| 10 | Jorge Monge | 23 | 27 | 0.85 | 1955–1961 |

## Competitive record
### FIFA World Cup

| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined invitation | Declined invitation | Declined invitation | Declined invitation | Declined invitation | Declined invitation | Declined invitation |
| 1934 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1938 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1954 | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA |
| 1958 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 |
| 1966 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| 1990 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 |
| 2002 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10 |
| 2006 | Group stage | 31st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 22 |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 12 |
| 2018 | Group stage | 29th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 |
| 2022 | Group stage | 27th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Squad | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 |
| 2026 | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 6/22 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 39 | — | 189 | 95 | 47 | 47 | 316 | 184 |
FIFA World Cup history :
| First match | Costa Rica 1–0 Scotland (11 June 1990; Genoa, Italy) |
| Biggest win | Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica (14 June 2014; Fortaleza, Brazil) |
| Biggest defeat | Spain 7–0 Costa Rica (23 November 2022; Doha, Qatar) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2014) |
| Worst result | Group stage (2002, 2006, 2018, 2022) |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

### CONCACAF Gold Cup

| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1963 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically |
| 1965 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad | Automatically entered | Automatically entered | Automatically entered | Automatically entered | Automatically entered | Automatically entered |
| 1967 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1969 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 1971 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions |
| 1973 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1985 | Third place | 3rd | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | Squad | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1989 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically |
| 1991 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions |
| 1993 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1998 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2005 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically |
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 3 Titles | 22/27 | 104 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 167 | 109 | — | 82 | 38 | 28 | 16 | 125 | 64 |
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history :
| First match | Costa Rica 6–0 Jamaica (24 March 1963; Santa Ana, El Salvador) |
| Biggest win | Costa Rica 6–0 Jamaica (24 March 1963; Santa Ana, El Salvador) Costa Rica 6–0 Netherlands Antilles (28 March 1965; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
| Biggest defeat | Mexico 4–1 Costa Rica (12 June 2011; Chicago, United States) |
| Best result | Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) |
| Worst result | Quarter-finals (2007, 2015, 2023) |

### CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record :
| League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2019−20 | A | D | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | | 2021 | Fourth place | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad |
| 2022–23 | A | B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | A | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | | 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | A | A | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | Total | 0 Titles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
CONCACAF Nations League history :
| First match | Haiti 1–1 Costa Rica (10 October 2019; Nassau, Bahamas) |
| Biggest win | Costa Rica 2–0 Martinique (5 June 2022; San José, Costa Rica) |
| Biggest defeat | Costa Rica 0–3 Panama (16 November 2023; San José, Costa Rica) |
| Best result | Fourth place (2019–20) |
| Worst result | Eighth place (2023–24) |

### Copa América

Copa América record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1993* | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 1995 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 1997 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
| 1999 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
| 2007 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 2011 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
| 2015 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 2016 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 2019 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 2021 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 2024 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 6/13 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | — |
    *The 1993 Copa América was the first time nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited.

### Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 1999 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2005 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 8 Titles | 14/14 | 59 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 103 | 37 |

### CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1941 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| 1943 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 |
| 1946 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| 1948 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 |
| 1951 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 1953 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 1955 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| 1957 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1960 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 1961 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Total | 7 Titles | 9/10 | 51 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 191 | 56 |

### Olympic Games

Olympic Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1900 | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated |
| 1904 | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated |
| 1908 | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative |
| 1912 | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative |
| 1920 | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative | No national representative |
| 1924 | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member |
| 1928 | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member | Not an IOC member |
| 1936 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1948 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1952 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1956 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1964 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
| 1984 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Since 1992 | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 2/12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | — |

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | Silver medal | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 1955 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1959 | Round-robin | 5th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 1963 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1967 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1971 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1975 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 1979 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 1983 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1987 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1991 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1995 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Since 1999 | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team |
| Total | 1 Silver medal | 5/12 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 54 |

### Panamerican Championship

Panamerican Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1952 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1956 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 1960 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Total | Third place | 2/3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 |

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows Costa Rica's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2024.
Positive Record  Neutral Record  Negative Record
| Team | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Argentina | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | –9 |
| Aruba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Belize | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 34 | –25 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Canada | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Chile | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| China | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Colombia | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | –13 |
| Cuba | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 46 |
| Curaçao | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –5 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | –12 |
| El Salvador | 69 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 151 | 58 | 93 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| French Guiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grenada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Guadeloupe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Guatemala | 66 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 135 | 72 | 63 |
| Guyana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Haiti | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 |
| Honduras | 69 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 114 | 84 | 30 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 37 |
| Japan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 |
| Martinique | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Mexico | 58 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 34 | 88 | –54 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 62 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Norway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Panama | 64 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 122 | 63 | 59 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Peru | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | –8 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| South Korea | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | –2 |
| Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | –13 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| Suriname | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 44 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | –7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| United States | 41 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total (78) | 741 | 207 | 137 | 235 | 1,271 | 851 | +420 |
* ↑ include Czechoslovakia
* ↑ include Soviet Union

## Honours
### Continental

* CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
** Champions (3): 1963, 1969, 1989
** Runners-up (1): 2002
** Third place (4): 1965, 1971, 1985, 1993
* Panamerican Championship$^1$
** Third place (1): 1956

### Regional

* CCCF Championship$^2$
** Champions (7): 1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961
** Runners-up (1): 1951
** Third place (1): 1943
* Copa de Naciones UNCAF/Copa Centroamericana
** Champions (8): 1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014
** Runners-up (4): 1993, 2001, 2009, 2011
* Central American and Caribbean Games
** Silver medal (3): 1930, 1935, 1938

### Friendly

* Independence Centenary Games
** Winners: 1921
* Copa Centroamérica-Independencia
** Winners: 2006
* Marlboro Cup
** Runners-up: 1990

### Awards

* FIFA Best Mover of the Year: 2001
* CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Trophy: 2002
* Copa Centroamericana Fair Play Award: 2017

### Summary

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).
| Senior Competition | | | | Total |
| CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Panamerican Championship$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CCCF Championship$^2$ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 |

#### Notes

* Official senior competition organized by PFC. It was a unified confederation of the Americas, which was formed by NAFC, CCCF and CONMEBOL.
* Official senior competition organized by CCCF. It was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and affiliated with FIFA as the governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean, from 1938 to 1961.

## FIFA World Ranking

Last update was on 27 May 2021 Source:
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
Costa Rica's FIFA World Ranking History :
| Rank | Year | Best | Best | Worst | Worst |
| Rank | Year | Rank | Move | Rank | Move |
| 50 | 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | 2020 | 46 | | 51 | 4 |
| 46 | 2019 | 37 | 1 | 47 | 5 |
| 36 | 2018 | 23 | 2 | 37 | 9 |
| 26 | 2017 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 7 |
| 17 | 2016 | 17 | 8 | 37 | 4 |
| 37 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 27 |
| 16 | 2014 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 3 |
| 31 | 2013 | 31 | 16 | 66 | 3 |
| 66 | 2012 | 57 | 8 | 72 | 6 |
| 65 | 2011 | 48 | 21 | 69 | 5 |
| 69 | 2010 | 40 | 3 | 69 | 13 |
| 44 | 2009 | 30 | 11 | 47 | 8 |
| 53 | 2008 | 53 | 12 | 79 | 4 |
| 70 | 2007 | 46 | 12 | 70 | 10 |
| 68 | 2006 | 21 | | 68 | 19 |
| 21 | 2005 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 3 |
| 27 | 2004 | 17 | 5 | 33 | 5 |
| 17 | 2003 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| 21 | 2002 | 21 | 5 | 30 | 2 |
| 30 | 2001 | 29 | 14 | 56 | 2 |
| 60 | 2000 | 54 | 8 | 69 | 5 |
| 64 | 1999 | 64 | 5 | 69 | 2 |
| 67 | 1998 | 46 | 7 | 67 | 15 |
| 51 | 1997 | 51 | 9 | 66 | 2 |
| 72 | 1996 | 72 | 12 | 93 | 6 |
| 78 | 1995 | 56 | 18 | 78 | 13 |
| 65 | 1994 | 39 | 3 | 65 | 9 |
| 42 | 1993 | 37 | 1 | 42 | 5 |