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Costa Rica U-23

Nickname(s)	Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Douglas Sequeira
FIFA code	CRC
First colours Second colours
First international
Costa Rica 0–3 Iraq  (Kiev , USSR; February 17, 1980)
Biggest win
Costa Rica 4–2 Portugal  (Athens, Greece; October 3, 2004)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 4–0 Costa Rica  (Carson, California, USA; October 2, 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1980)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1951)
Best result	Runners-up (1951)

The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1988	See Costa Rica national football team
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	8	Squad
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	1/7	4	1	1	2	4	8	—

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1995	See Costa Rica national football team
1999	Group stage	5th	4	1	3	0	5	4	Squad
2003	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	9th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
2011	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	4	7	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2019
Total	Fourth place	3/6	11	3	4	4	11	16	—

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Players

Current squad

Head coach: Douglas Sequeira

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Carlos Martinez	(1993-04-21)April 21, 1993 (aged 22)	Club Sport Cartagines
2	2DF	Jhamir Ordain	(1993-07-29)July 29, 1993 (aged 22)	Santos FC
3	2DF	Julio Cascante	(1993-10-03)October 3, 1993 (aged 21)	Universidad de Costa Rica
4	3MF	Christian Martínez	(1994-04-19)April 19, 1994 (aged 21)	Municipal Liberia
5	2DF	William Fernandez	(1994-05-15)May 15, 1994 (aged 21)	Club Sport Cartagines
6	3MF	Berny Burke	(1996-03-16)March 16, 1996 (aged 19)	Santos FC
7	3MF	David Ramírez	(1993-05-28)May 28, 1993 (aged 22)	Deportivo Saprissa
8	3MF	Luis Sequeira	(1994-03-11)March 11, 1994 (aged 21)	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
9	4FW	Kenneth Dixon	(1993-11-01)November 1, 1993 (aged 21)	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
10	3MF	Dylan Flores	(1993-05-30)May 30, 1993 (aged 22)	Deportivo Saprissa
11	3MF	John Jairo Ruiz	(1994-01-10)January 10, 1994 (aged 21)	FC Dnipro
12	3MF	Ulises Segura	(1993-06-13)June 13, 1993 (aged 22)	Deportivo Saprissa
13	3MF	Steve Garita	(1993-09-10)September 10, 1993 (aged 22)	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
14	2DF	Bryan Espinoza	(1994-03-26)March 26, 1994 (aged 21)	Belen FC
15	3MF	Joseph Mora	(1993-01-15)January 15, 1993 (aged 22)	Deportivo Saprissa
16	3MF	Allan Cruz	(1996-02-24)February 24, 1996 (aged 19)	Uruguay de Coronado
17	4FW	Ronald Matarrita	(1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 21)	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
18	1GK	Darryl Parker	(1993-03-07)March 7, 1993 (aged 22)	Uruguay de Coronado
19	3MF	Freddy Álvarez	(1995-04-26)April 26, 1995 (aged 20)	Universidad de Costa Rica
20	1GK	Jairo Monge	(1993-01-28)January 28, 1993 (aged 22)	Limon FC

Record versus other nations

As of 2015-10-7

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
Egypt	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
El Salvador	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Finland	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
Morocco	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Honduras	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
Iraq	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0
Italy	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	2
Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
Nicaragua	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Panama	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Portugal	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
Yugoslavia	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
Totals	20	3	7	10	19	38	-19	16

References

v t e National sports teams of Costa Rica
Badminton Baseball Basketball M M-U15 W W-U17 W-U15 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
Olympics Paralympics Pan American Games

v t e Football in Costa Rica
Fedefutbol UNAFUT LIFUSE LINAFA ADELIFFE ADEFUPLA LIFUTSAL
National teams	Men National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Futsal Beach soccer Women National team U-23 U-20 U-17
League system	Men Primera Ascenso Aficionado Women Premier Division Second Division
Domestic cups	Men Costa Rican Cup Supercup
Awards	Footballer of the Year Top scorers
Lists	All-time Table Champions Clubs International competitions International footballers Foreign players Venues
Men's clubs Women's clubs Men's players Women's players Expatriate players Managers Referees Venues Seasons Records

• Costa Rica national football team
• Central American national under-23 association football teams