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(Top) 1 CONCACAF U-17 Championship record 1.1 CONCACAF U-17 Championship record 2 FIFA U-17 World Cup record 2.1 FIFA U-17 World Cup record 3 Schedule 3.1 Record versus other nations 4 Honours 5 Current squad 6 See also

Costa Rica national under-17 football team

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Costa Rica under-17

Nickname(s)

Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)

Association

Federación Costarricense de Fútbol

Confederation

CONCACAF

Head coach

Cristian Salomón

FIFA code

CRC

First colours

Second colours

First international

Costa Rica 1 – 4

Saudi Arabia
(Dammam, China; February 17, 1985)

Biggest win

Costa Rica 3 – 0

Paraguay
(Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago; September 17, 2001)

Biggest defeat

Costa Rica 1 – 4

Turkey
(Enugu, Nigeria; October 29, 2009)

Records for competitive
matches only.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Appearances

10 (first in 1985)

Best result

Quarter-finals (2001, 2003, 2005, 2015)

CONCACAF Under-17 Championship

Appearances

18 (first in 1985)

Best result

Champions (1994)

The Costa Rica national under-17 football team represents Costa Rica in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol.

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record[edit]

1983: Did not enter
1985: Runners-up
1987: Third place
1988: First stage
1991: Did not enter
1992: First stage
1994: Champions
1996: Third place
1999: Third place Group A
2001: First place Group B
2003: First place Group B
2005: Second place Group A (won qualifying playoff)•
2007: Second place Group B
2009: Second place Group B (tournament interrupted)
2011: Quarter-finals
2013: Group stage
2015: Final stage - Won qualifying playoff
2017: Classification stage - Second place Group E
2019: Quarter-finals
2023: Round of 16
From 1983 until 1991, competition was U-16, not U-17
In 2009 the tournament was interrupted due to the swine flu, but Costa Rica obtained a spot for the U-17 World Cup.

•Tournaments from 1999 to 2007 followed a two group format. No championship game took place and no standings were given. The top teams in their respective groups qualified and the second placed teams played in a playoff to decide the final seed.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	9
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
1997	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	5	4
2003		4	1	1	2	3	5
2005		4	1	2	1	5	5
2007	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	4
2009	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	9
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Quarter-finals	5	1	2	2	4	5
2017	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	10/20	36	7	8	21	30	59

* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Schedule[edit]

Win Draw Loss

14 February 2011	Haiti	1 – 3	Costa Rica	Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay
12:30	Cherry 23'	Report	Quiros 22' Leiva 43' Ruiz 47'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra (Guatemala)

18 February 2011	Costa Rica	3 – 2	El Salvador	Jarrett Park, Montego Bay
12:30	Ruiz 16', 45+2', 73'	Report	Iraheta 32' Mejia 47'	Referee: Kenville Holder (Cayman Islands)

22 February 2011	Costa Rica	0 – 1	Panama	Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay
12:00		Report	Stephens 76'	Attendance: 228 Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves (Mexico)

Record versus other nations[edit]

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	0	0	3	0	9	-9	0
Aruba	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
Australia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
Belize	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9
Bermuda	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	3
Burkina Faso	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
Canada	11	5	3	3	20	14	+6	18
China	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
Cuba	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
El Salvador	12	11	1	0	27	10	+17	34
France	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
Ghana	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Guatemala	5	4	1	0	11	1	+10	13
Guinea	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
Haiti	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Honduras	8	5	2	1	18	8	+10	17
Iran	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
Jamaica	5	3	0	2	3	3	0	9
Mali	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
Mexico	12	3	2	7	14	27	-13	11
Netherlands Antilles	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Nicaragua	6	5	1	0	30	1	+29	16
Nigeria	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1
North Korea	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
Panama	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
Peru	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
Russia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Saint Lucia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
South Africa	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	0
Suriname	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
Togo	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Trinidad and Tobago	5	3	1	1	13	2	+11	10
Turkey	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
United States	8	2	2	4	13	14	-1	8
TOTAL	123	65	21	37	244	142	+102	207

Honours[edit]

CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
- Winners (1): 1994
- Runners-up (1): 1985

Current squad[edit]

The following 21 players were called for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India from 6-28 of October 2017.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ricardo Montenegro	(2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 23)	Deportivo Saprissa
13	1GK	Brandon Calvo	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 23)	Universidad de Costa Rica
18	1GK	Kevin Chamorro	(2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24)	Carmelita

2	2DF	Andres Hernández	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	Deportivo Saprissa
3	2DF	Fernán Faerron	(2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 23)	No Club Affiliation
4	2DF	Karin Arce	(2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24)	LD Alajuelense
6	2DF	Walter Cortés	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24)	Deportivo Saprissa
11	2DF	Felipe Flores	(2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 23)	LD Alajuelense
20	2DF	Alexander Roman	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 23)	LD Alajuelense

5	3MF	Amferny Arias	(2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24)	LD Alajuelense
8	3MF	Christian Muñoz	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)	Deportivo Saprissa
14	3MF	Ronnier Bustamante	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24)	Herediano
15	3MF	Josué Abarca	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24)	Universidad de Costa Rica
17	3MF	Yecxy Jarquín	(2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24)	Municipal Liberia
19	3MF	Sebastian Castro	(2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 23)	Carmelita
21	3MF	Daniel Chacón	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)	Cartaginés

7	4FW	Mario Mora	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24)	Municipal Liberia
9	4FW	Julen Cordero	(2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 22)	Deportivo Saprissa
10	4FW	Greivin Fonseca	(2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 23)	Deportivo Saprissa
12	4FW	José Alfaro	(2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24)	Carmelita
16	4FW	Andrés Gómez	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24)	Belén F.C.

Football in Costa Rica

National teams

Men

Women

League system

Men

Women

Domestic cups

Men	Costa Rican Cup Supercup

Awards

Lists

National sports teamsofCosta Rica

Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
- M
- W
Beach soccer
Cricket
- M
- W
Football
- M
- M-U23
- M-U20
- M-U17
- W
- W-U20
- W-U17
Futsal
Goalball
- W
Handball
- M
- W
Rugby union
Tennis
- M
- W
Volleyball
- M
- W
- W-U23

v t e National under-17 association 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 British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Netherlands Antilles 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
1: North American member but affiliated to CFU. 2: South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. 3:Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.