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| Nickname(s) | Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección) | ||
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| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach |  Ricardo La Volpe (2011–) | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
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| First international | |||
 Costa Rica 0 – 3  Iraq(Kiev , URS; February 17, 1980) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Costa Rica 4 – 2  Portugal(Athens, Greece; October 3, 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Costa Rica 1 – 4  Egypt(Pasadena, USA; September 25, 1980) matches only. | |||
First 
Costa Rica Olympic football team represents Costa Rica in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
History
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Olympic record
| Olympics Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1908 to 1964 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1968 to 1976 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1980 |
First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
 1984 |
First Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1988 to 2000 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2004 |
2nd Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
 2008 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2012 |
TBA | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 3/22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8/24 | ||
Notable players
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Eligible players
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1GK | Esteban Alvarado | (1989-04-21)April 21, 1989 (aged 21) |  AZ
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| 1GK | Minor Alvarez | (1989-11-14)November 14, 1989 (aged 21) | A.D. Belén Siglo XXI
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| 1GK | Mauricio Vargas | (1992-08-18)August 18, 1992 (aged 18) |  Albacete
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| 2DF | Cristian Gamboa | (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) |  Fredrikstad
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| 2DF | Ricardo Blanco Mora | (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 35) | Saprissa
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| 2DF | José Salvatierra | (1989-10-21)October 21, 1989 (aged 21) | Alajuelense
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| 2DF | Jordan Smith | (1992-4/21-{{{day}}})December Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., 1992 (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day) |  Le Havre
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| 2DF | José Mena | (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35) | Saprissa
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| 2DF | Óscar Duarte | (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 35) | Saprissa
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| 2DF | Ariel Contreras | (1991-10-20)October 20, 1991 (aged 19) | Saprissa
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| 2DF | Derrick Johnson | (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 35) | Limón F.C.
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| 2DF | Roy Smith | (1990-04-05)April 5, 1990 (aged 20) | Orión F.C.
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| 2DF | Francisco Calvo | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) | San Jacinto College
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| 2DF | Ariel Soto | (1992-05-14)May 14, 1992 (aged 18) | Orión F.C.
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| 2DF | Bryan Oviedo | (1990-02-18)February 18, 1990 (aged 21) |  København
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| 2DF | Pedro Leal | (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35) | Puntarenas F.C.
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| 2DF | Cristopher Meneses | (1990-05-12)May 12, 1990 (aged 20) | Alajuelense
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| 2DF | Joseph Mora | (1993-01-15)January 15, 1993 (aged 18) | Alajuelense
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| 3MF | Daniel Varela | (1990-04-12)April 12, 1990 (aged 20) | Orión F.C.
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| 3MF | David Guzmán | (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) | Saprissa
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| 3MF | Carlos Hernández | (1991-12-19)December 19, 1991 (aged 19) | CSH Heredia
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| 3MF | Luis Miguel Valle | (1991-10-21)October 21, 1991 (aged 19) | Alajuelense
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| 3MF | Juan Bustos Golobio | (1991-05-08)May 8, 1991 (aged 19) | Saprissa
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| 3MF | Yelstin Tejeda | (1992-12-28)December 28, 1992 (aged 18) | Saprissa
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| 3MF | Diego Estrada | (1991-12-06)December 6, 1991 (aged 19) | Real Zaragoza B
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| 3MF | Diego Madrigal | (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35) |  Cerro Porteño
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| 3MF | Allen Guevara | (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35) | Alajuelense
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| 3MF | Bryan Vega | (1991-05-12)May 12, 1991 (aged 19) | Orión F.C.
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| 3MF | Diego Calvo | (1992-01-23)January 23, 1992 (aged 19) | Alajuelense
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| 4FW | Marco Ureña | (1992-12-22)December 22, 1992 (aged 18) |  Kuban Krasnodar
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| 4FW | Josue Martinez | (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 34) | Saprissa
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| 4FW | Jorge Alejandro Castro | (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 19) | Saprissa
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| 4FW | Joel Campbell | (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) | Saprissa
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| 4FW | Mynor Escoe | (1992-12-22)December 22, 1992 (aged 18) | Lorient
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| 4FW | John Jairo Ruiz | (1992-09-09)September 9, 1992 (aged 18) | Saprissa
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| 4FW | Deyver Vega | (1992-01-14)January 14, 1992 (aged 19) | C.D.Saprissa
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Record versus other nations
- As of 2011-03-25
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Egypt
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
 Finland
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Iraq
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
 Italy
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
 Morocco
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| United States
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
 Yugoslavia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 6 |