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| Nickname(s) | Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Marcelo Herrera | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
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| 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(Enuju, Nigeria; October 29, 2009) matches only. | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-final | ||
First 
The Costa Rica national under-17 football team represents Costa Rica in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federación Costarricense de Fútbol.
Competitive record
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CONCACAF U-17 championship record
- 1983: Didn't participate
- 1985: Runners-up
- 1987: Third
- 1988: First stage
- 1991: Didn't participate
- 1992: First stage
- 1994: Champions
- 1996: Third
- 1999: Second place Group A (won qualifying playoff)
- 2001: First place Group A
- 2003: First place Group A
- 2005: First place Group A
- 2007: First place Group B
- 2009: Final stage (tournament interrupted)
- 2011: First stage
- 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.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
FIFA World Youth Championship record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985
|
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
 1987
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1989
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 1991
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 1993
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 1995
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Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1997
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
 1999
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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
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
 2009
|
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
 2011
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2013
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 2015
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Quarter-Finals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 2017
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To Be Determined | ||||||
| Total | 8/14 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 53 |
- * Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent results
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http://www.soccerway.com/teams/costa-rica/costa-rica-under-17/
Schedule
Win Draw Loss
Haiti
v Costa Rica
| 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) |
v 
El Salvador
| 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) |
v 
Panama
| 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
- As of 2011-03-25
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
 Australia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
 Bahrain
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
 Burkina Faso
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| China
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
 Colombia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
 Ghana
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
 Guinea
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Italy
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
 Iran
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
 Mali
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mexico
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| New Zealand
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nigeria
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 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 |
| Saudi Arabia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| South Korea
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
 Togo
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Turkey
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 185 | 113 | 136 | 689 | 555 | +134 | 483 |