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Costa Rica women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Costa Rica
Women's national association football team representing Costa Rica
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | women |
| Name | Costa Rica |
| Badge | Costa Rica national football team logo.svg |
| Badge_size | 170px |
| FIFA Trigramme | CRC |
| Nickname | Las Ticas |
| La Sele Femenina (The Women's Selection) | |
| La Tricolor (The Tricolor) | |
| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCRF) |
| Sub-confederation | Central American Football Union (Central America) |
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) |
| Coach | Benito Rubido |
| Captain | Katherine Alvarado |
| Most caps | Katherine Alvarado (133) |
| Top scorer | Raquel Rodriguez (55) |
| Home Stadium | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 29 |
| FIFA max date | June–December 2016 |
| FIFA min | 50 |
| FIFA min date | March 2007 |
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| First game | 6–0 |
| (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 16 April 1991) | |
| Largest win | 0–19 |
| (Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 4 December 2023) | |
| Largest loss | 8–0 |
| (Hershey, United States; 22 June 2000) | |
| 8–0 | |
| (Louisville, United States; 25 June 2000) | |
| 8–0 | |
| (Pittsburgh, United States; 16 August 2015) | |
| World cup apps | 2 |
| World cup first | 2015 |
| World cup best | Group stage (2015, 2023) |
| Regional name | CONCACAF Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 8 |
| Regional cup first | 1991 |
| Regional cup best | Runners-up (2014) |
the women's team
La Sele Femenina (The Women's Selection) La Tricolor (The Tricolor) | Sub-confederation = Central American Football Union (Central America) (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 16 April 1991) (Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 4 December 2023) (Hershey, United States; 22 June 2000) 8–0 (Louisville, United States; 25 June 2000) 8–0 (Pittsburgh, United States; 16 August 2015) The Costa Rica women's national football team () 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 is set to co-host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup along with Jamaica, Mexico and United States, earning them an automatic qualification as co-host.
Since the 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.
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.
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. 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.
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
2025
- Alvarado
- A. Herrera
- Salas
- Bolaños
- Moreira
- Zadorsky
- Ward
- Chavoshi
- Regan
- Salas
- Varela
- Salas
- Bedeau
- Chinchilla Report (CONCACAF) ;See Also
- Costa Rica Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
- Costa Rica Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Name | Nat | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Benito Rubido | ESP | Head coach |
| Edgar Rodríguez | CRC | Assistant coach |
| Patricia Aguilar | CRC | Assistant coach |
| Eli Avila | CRC | Goalkeeping coach |
| Bryan Mora | CRC | Physical coach |
Manager history
| Name | Nat | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Álvarez | CRC | 1976 |
| Guillermo Soto | CRC | 1991 |
| Didier Castro | CRC | 1998 – 1999 |
| Luis Diego Castro | CRC | 2000 |
| Leroy Lewis | CRC | 2000 |
| Didier Castro | CRC | 2001 |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | CRC | 2002 – 2006 |
| Allan Brown | CRC | 2006 (interim) |
| Juan Diego Quesada | CRC | 2008 – 2009 |
| Randall Chacón | CRC | 2010 |
| Karla Alemán | CRC | 2011 – 2012 |
| José Luis Díaz | ESP | 2013 |
| Garabet Avedissian | URU | 2014 |
| Amelia Valverde | CRC | 2015 – 2023 |
| Ana Patricia Aguilar | CRC | 2023 (interim) |
| Edgar Rodríguez | CRC | 2023 (interim) |
| Benito Rubido | ESP | 2023 – Present |
Players
Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.
Current squad
- The following players were named for the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification matches in November 2025. Caps and goals accurate as of 2 December 2025 after match vs. Mexico.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a Costa Rica squad in the past 12 months.
Notes:
- PRE: Preliminary roster
Previous squads
;FIFA women's World Cup
Records
: :Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: Costa Rica at the FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1995 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| France 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUSNZL 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRCJAMMEXUSA 2031 | Qualified as co-host | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK 2035 | To be determined |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 2015 | Group stage | 9 June | D 1–1 | Olympic Stadium, Montreal | ||
| 13 June | D 2–2 | |||||
| 17 June | L 0–1 | Moncton Stadium, Moncton | ||||
| AUS NZL 2023 | Group stage | 21 July | L 0–3 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 26 July | L 0–2 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||||
| 31 July | L 1–3 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 110 | 54 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States 1996 | Did not enter | 1995 FIFA WWC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 2000 | Did not qualify | 1999 FIFA WWC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece 2004 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2008 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain 2012 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2016 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan 2020 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 6 |
:*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 | Total | Runners-up | 34 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 53 | 80 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 17 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti 1991 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Invited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN 1998 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 2000 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United StatesCAN 2002 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 2006 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX 2010 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 2014 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX 2022 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
| CONCACAF W Gold Cup record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 2024 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | Bronze medal | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 41 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 1999 | Bronze medal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| DOM 2003 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2007 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| CAN 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| PER 2019 | Bronze medal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
:*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 | Total | Silver medal | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 16 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico 2010 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico 2014 | Bronze medal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia 2018 | Silver medal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| SLV 2023 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American Games
| Central American Games record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | Gold medal | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala 2001 | Gold medal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica 2013 | Gold medal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua 2017 | Gold medal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador 2022 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala 2025 | TBD |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours
Major competitions
Others competitions
Intercontinental
- Pan American Games :Bronze medalists (2): 1999, 2019
Regional
- Central American and Caribbean Games :Silver Medalists (1): 2018 :Bronze Medalists (1): 2014
- Central American Games :Gold Medalists (3): 2001, 2013, 2017
FIFA World Ranking
Last update was on June 25, 2021 Source:
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
| Costa Rica Costa Rica's [](fifa-women-s-world-rankings) 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 |
Notes
References
References
- (10 June 2015). "Costa Rica draws with Spain 1–1 at FIFA Women's World Cup opening match in Canada".
- (14 June 2015). "FIFA Women's World Cup: Costa Rica ties 2–2 with South Korea, makes it to second place in its group".
- "Brazil eliminates Costa Rica in Women's World Cup".
- "COSTA RICA".
- (October 8, 2018). "Jamaica stuns Costa Rica, controversially, to set up dramatic Group B finale".
- (October 11, 2018). "Jamaica advance to face USWNT, Canada eliminates Costa Rica".
- "Español Beni Rubido es el nuevo Director Técnico de la Selección Mayor Femenina - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol".
- (5 January 2015). "Avedissian leaves Costa Rica women's post".
- "Convocatoria oficial de la Selección Femenina para la eliminatoria de noviembre".
- "Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking".
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