The Costa Rica women's national football team () represents
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
in women's international
football
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. The national team is controlled by the governing body
Costa Rican Football Federation
The Costa Rican Football Federation (, FCRF), also known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rica national football team and the Costa Rica women's national fo ...
. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with
Guatemala
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and
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
.
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
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, despite being rated the weakest team in the group, Costa Rica shocked the tournament with two points by drawing against strong
Spain
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and
South Korea
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sides, and was only eliminated by a late goal from
Brazil
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.
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
The 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The tour ...
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
The 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the fourth staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North America, Central America and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The fina ...
and
1999 Pan American Games
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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
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, Costa Rica surprisingly won silver, after losing 0–6 to the
USA
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in the final. Their second-place finish secured them a spot in the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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. This marked the first time Costa Rica would play in a
FIFA Women's World Cup
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.
Costa Rica was drawn into a group with
Brazil
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,
South Korea
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and
Spain
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for the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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. 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
The 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, CONCACAF Women's Championship (also known as the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup or the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament), the quadrennial intern ...
, Costa Rica was hoping to once again qualify for the
FIFA Women's World Cup
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. They won their first group match 8–0 over
Cuba
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. However they lost their second match 1–0 to
Jamaica
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in which they controversially had a goal disallowed in the second half. Costa Rica would lose their final group match to
Canada
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3–1, elimating their chances of qualifying for the
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
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.
Costa Rica has done much better in the
2022 CONCACAF W Championship
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, taking second place after wins over
Panama
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and
Trinidad and Tobago
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. 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
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.
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Nicknames
The Costa Rica women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "" or "".
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
2024
2025
;See Also
Costa Rica Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.comCosta Rica Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com-
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Manager history
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
friendly game against in April 2025.
''Caps, goals, and players' numbers accurate as of 4 December 2023 after match vs. .''
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a Costa Rica squad in the past 12 months.
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''Notes:''
*: Preliminary roster
Previous squads
;FIFA women's World Cup
*
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad
;CONCACAF W Championship
*
2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying squad
*
2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship squad
*
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship squad
Records
:
:''Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.''
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.''
Olympic Games
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
CONCACAF Women's Championship
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
Pan American Games
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
Central American and Caribbean Games
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
Central American Games
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
Honours
Major competitions
*
CONCACAF W Championship
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:''Runners-up (1):''
2014
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:''Third place (1):''
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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Others competitions
Intercontinental
*
Pan American Games
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:''Bronze medalists (2):''
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
,
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Regional
*
Central American and Caribbean Games
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:''Silver Medalists (1):'' 2018
:''Bronze Medalists (1):'' 2014
*
Central American Games
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:''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
See also
*
Sport in Costa Rica
**
Football in Costa Rica
Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has long been considered an exporter of footballers within Central America, with 19 players in European professional football leagues during 2006. The newspaper ...
***Women's football in Costa Rica
*Costa Rica women's national football team
**Costa Rica women's national football team results
**List of Costa Rica women's international footballers
*
Costa Rica women's national under-20 football team
Costa Rica women's national under-20 football team represents Costa Rica in international youth football competitions.
Fixtures and results
; Legend
2022
2023
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
CONCACAF Women's ...
*
Costa Rica women's national under-17 football team
*
Costa Rica men's national football team
Notes
References
External links
Official websiteCosta Rica profileat FIFA.com
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Central American women's national association football teams