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Costa Rica
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ticos
La Sele (The Selection)
AssociationCosta Rican Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF
FIFA codeCRC
FIFA ranking26 (April 2024)
Home colours Away colours
First international
 Costa Rica 2–6 Belgium 
(Hong Kong, Hong Kong; November 16, 1992)
Biggest win
 Haiti 0–13 Costa Rica 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; June 4, 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 15–1 Costa Rica 
(Hong Kong, Hong Kong; November 19, 1992)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1992)
Best resultSecond Round (2016, 2024)
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold Champions (2000, 2012, 2016, and 2021)
AMF World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1982)
Best resultFirst Round (1982, 1985, 1991, 2000)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances5 (First in 2009)
Best result4th place (2018)

The Costa Rica national futsal team is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Costa Rica and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the CONCACAF Championships.

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not qualify
Hong Kong 1992 1st Round 3 0 0 3 9 29
Spain 1996 Did not qualify
Guatemala 2000 1st Round 3 1 0 2 8 12
Taiwan 2004 Did not qualify
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 8 12
Colombia 2016 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 7 11
Lithuania 2021 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 7 9
Uzbekistan 2024 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 9 15
Totals 6/10 20 5 2 13 48 88

CONCACAF Futsal Championship

Main article: CONCACAF Futsal Championship
CONCACAF Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Diff
Guatemala 1996 Group Stage 2 1 0 1 7 8 -1
Costa Rica 2000 Champions 5 5 0 0 25 8 +17
Costa Rica 2004 Third Place 5 4 0 1 35 11 +24
Guatemala 2008 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 21 12 +9
Guatemala 2012 Champions 5 4 1 0 20 9 +11
Costa Rica 2016 Champions 5 5 0 0 26 6 +20
Guatemala 2021 Champions 5 5 0 0 30 6 +24
Nicaragua 2024 Fourth Place 6 4 1 1 21 14 +7
Total 8/8 36 29 3 4 185 74 +111

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

  • 1982 – 1st round
  • 1985 – 1st round
  • 1988 – did not enter
  • 1991 – 1st round
  • 1994 – did not enter
  • 1997 – did not enter
  • 2000 – 1st round
  • 2003 – did not enter
  • 2007 – did not enter
  • 2011 – did not enter
  • 2015 – did not enter
  • 2019 – did not enter

Grand Prix de Futsal

  • 2005 – did not enter
  • 2006 – did not enter
  • 2007 – did not enter
  • 2008 – did not enter
  • 2009 – 10th place
  • 2010 – 12th place
  • 2011 – 15th place
  • 2013 – did not enter
  • 2014 – 5th place
  • 2015 – did not enter
  • 2018 – 4th place

Futsal Mundialito

  • 1994 – did not enter
  • 1995 – did not enter
  • 1996 – did not enter
  • 1998 – did not enter
  • 2001 – 1st round
  • 2002 – did not enter
  • 2006 – did not enter
  • 2007 – did not enter
  • 2008 – did not enter

Futsal at the Pan American Games

References

  1. Futsal World Ranking

External links

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