Costa Rica women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Costa Rica national football team.

Costa Rica
Nickname(s)Las Ticas
La Sele Femenina (The Women's Selection)
La Tricolor (The Tricolor)
AssociationFederación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCRF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederationCentral American Football Union (Central America)
Head coachBenito Rubido
CaptainKatherine Alvarado
Most capsKatherine Alvarado (133)
Top scorerRaquel Rodriguez (55)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica
FIFA codeCRC
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 43 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest29 (June–December 2016)
Lowest50 (March 2007)
First international
 Canada 6–0 Costa Rica 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 16 April 1991)
Biggest win
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–19 Costa Rica 
(Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 4 December 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 8–0 Costa Rica 
(Hershey, United States; 22 June 2000)
 United States 8–0 Costa Rica 
(Louisville, United States; 25 June 2000)
 United States 8–0 Costa Rica 
(Pittsburgh, United States; 16 August 2015)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015, 2023)
CONCACAF Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (2014)
Medal record
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Team
2019 Lima Team

The Costa Rica women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in women's international football. The national team is controlled by the governing body Costa Rican Football Federation. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Guatemala and Panama.

Costa Rica is set to co-host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup along with Jamaica, Mexico and United States, earning them an automatic qualification as co-host.

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, despite being rated the weakest team in the group, Costa Rica shocked the tournament with two points by drawing against strong Spain and South Korea sides, and was only eliminated by a late goal from Brazil.[2][3][4]

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 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 and 1999 Pan American Games 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, Costa Rica surprisingly won silver, after losing 0–6 to the USA in the final. Their second-place finish secured them a spot in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. This marked the first time Costa Rica would play in a FIFA Women's World Cup.

Costa Rica was drawn into a group with Brazil, South Korea and Spain for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. 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.[5]

At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, Costa Rica was hoping to once again qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup. They won their first group match 8–0 over Cuba. However they lost their second match 1–0 to Jamaica in which they controversially had a goal disallowed in the second half.[6] Costa Rica would lose their final group match to Canada 3–1, elimating their chances of qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]

Costa Rica has done much better in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, taking second place after wins over Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. 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.

Team image

Nicknames

The Costa Rica women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "La Sele (The Selection)" or "La Tricolor (The Tricolor)".

Home stadium

Costa Rica plays their home matches on the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.

Results and fixtures

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

27 November Friendly Costa Rica  1–2  Panama Cancún, Mexico
Salas 59' (pen.) Report
  • King 50'
  • Quintero 53'
 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)
30 November Friendly Mexico  4–1  Costa Rica Cancún, Mexico
19:00
Report A. Herrera 25' Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Referee: Vimarest Díaz (Dominican Republic)

2025

23 February Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  New Zealand Santa Ana, Costa Rica
18:00 Chinchilla 20' Report Riley 45+2' Stadium: Estadio Piedades de Santa Ana
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
26 February Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  New Zealand Alajuela, Costa Rica
16:00 Report Hahn 89' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
5 April Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Ecuador Alajuela, Costa Rica
17:00 Report Barahona 4' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
8 April Friendly Costa Rica  3–3  Ecuador Alajuela, Costa Rica
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)
June 27 Friendly Canada  4–1  Costa Rica Toronto, Ontario
7:30PM ET
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States)
21 October 2025 (2025-10-21) 2025 Central American Games Panama  1–2  Costa Rica Guatemala City, Guatemala
10:00 UTC−5 Bermúdez 81' (o.g.)
Stadium: Cementos Progreso Stadium
25 October 2025 (2025-10-25) 2025 Central American Games Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador Guatemala City, Guatemala
10:00 UTC−5 Salas 90' Report Stadium: Cementos Progreso Stadium
27 October 2025 (2025-10-27) 2025 Central American Games Costa Rica  0–0
(5–4 p)		  Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala
10:00 UTC−5 Stadium: Cementos Progreso Stadium
29 October 2025 (2025-10-29) 2025 Central American Games El Salvador  0–1  Costa Rica Guatemala City, Guatemala
10:00 UTC−5 Report Varela 31' Stadium: Cementos Progreso Stadium
29 November 2026 CONCACAF W Championship Q Grenada  1-2  Costa Rica St. George's, Grenada
19:30
  • Bedeau 32'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)
See Also

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Name Nat Position
Benito Rubido[8] Head coach
Edgar Rodríguez Assistant coach
Patricia Aguilar Assistant coach
Eli Avila Goalkeeping coach
Bryan Mora Physical coach

Manager history

Name Nat Year
Jorge Álvarez 1976
Guillermo Soto 1991
Didier Castro 1998 – 1999
Luis Diego Castro 2000
Leroy Lewis 2000
Didier Castro 2001
Ricardo Rodríguez 2002 – 2006
Allan Brown 2006 (interim)
Juan Diego Quesada 2008 – 2009
Randall Chacón 2010
Karla Alemán 2011 – 2012
José Luis Díaz 2013
Garabet Avedissian[9] 2014
Amelia Valverde 2015 – 2023
Ana Patricia Aguilar 2023 (interim)
Edgar Rodríguez 2023 (interim)
Benito Rubido 2023 – Present

Players

Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Noelia Bermúdez (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 30 0 Alajuelense
18 1GK Génesis Pérez (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 8 0 UCF Knights
23 1GK Daniela Solera (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 25 0 Mazatlán
2 2DF Daniela Cruz (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 90 2 —
3 2DF María Paula Coto (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 25 2 Alajuelense
4 2DF Fabiola Villalobos (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 38 3 Alajuelense
5 2DF Mariana Benavides (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 72 2 Millonarios
6 2DF Valeria del Campo (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 14 0 Monterrey
15 2DF Stephannie Blanco (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 11 1 Real Oviedo
16 2DF Jimena González (2005-12-31) 31 December 2005 0 0 Sporting F.C.
17 2DF Josselyn Briceño (2006-04-29) 29 April 2006 0 0 Talleres
19 2DF Marian Solano (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 2 0 Herediano
11 3MF Raquel Rodríguez (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 108 58 Kansas City Current
10 3MF Sheika Scott (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 6 0 Paris FC
6 3MF Emily Flores (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 3 0 Querétaro
16 3MF Katherine Alvarado (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 — 0 Saprissa
8 3MF Gloriana Villalobos (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 76 10 Saprissa
9 4FW María Paula Salas (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 37 8 Fenerbahçe
14 4FW Hilary Corrales (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 3 0 Herediano
13 4FW María Paula Arce (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 0 0 Alajuelense
7 4FW Melissa Herrera (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 94 20 Marseille
17 4FW Alexa Herrera (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 3 1 Querétaro
12 4FW Carolina Venegas (1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 72 18 Saprissa
20 4FW Priscila Chinchilla (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 48 20 —
22 4FW Catalina Estrada (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 — — —
21 4FW Pamela Elizondo (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 — — Dimas Escazú
24 4FW Sianyf Agüero (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 0 0 Alajuelense

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Costa Rica squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Cristel Sandí (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 8 1 Dimas Escazú v.  New Zealand,26 February 2025
DF Marilenis Oporta (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 3 0 Alajuelense v.  Canada, 27 June 2025
DF Gabriela Guillén (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 83 2 Dallas Trinity FC v.  Canada, 27 June 2025
MF Yaniela Arias (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 7 0 Dimas Escazú v.  Canada, 27 June 2025
MF Emilie Valenciano (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 14 0 Alajuelense v.  Canada, 27 June 2025
MF Montserrat Díaz (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 14 0 Sporting F.C. v.  Canada, 27 June 2025
MF Alexandra Pinell (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 7 0 Alajuelense v.  Canada, 27 June 2025
FW Sianyf Agüero (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 0 0 Alajuelense v.  New Zealand,26 February 2025
FW Mónica Matarrita (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 Saprissa v.  Ecuador,8 April 2025
FW Sheika Scott (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 6 0 Alajuelense v.  Ecuador,8 April 2025
FW Sofía Varela (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 11 4 Millonarios v.  Canada, 27 June 2025
FW Anna Gilbertson (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 Alajuelense v.  Canada, 27 June 2025

Notes:

  • PRE: Preliminary roster

Previous squads

Records

As of 21 February 2021
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Costa Rica at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1991 Did not qualify
1995 Did not enter
1999 Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4
2019 Did not qualify
2023 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
2027 To be determined
2031 Qualified as co-host
2035 To be determined
Total Group stage 6 0 2 4 4 12
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
2015 Group stage 9 June  Spain D 1–1 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June  South Korea D 2–2
17 June  Brazil L 0–1 Moncton Stadium, Moncton
2023 Group stage 21 July  Spain L 0–3 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
26 July  Japan L 0–2 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
31 July  Zambia L 1–3 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1996 Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
2000 Did not qualify 1999 FIFA WWC
2004 5 2 0 3 8 11
2008 6 2 1 3 11 7
2012 8 6 0 2 25 12
2016 7 5 0 2 22 10
2020 6 4 0 2 15 8
2024 9 6 0 3 29 6
Total – – – – – – – – 41 25 1 15 110 54
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship

CONCACAF Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1991 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 11 Invited
1993 Did not enter Did not enter
1994
1998 Third place 5 3 0 2 11 7 3 2 0 1 23 3
2000 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 18 3 2 1 0 24 5
2002 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 8 14 4 4 0 0 16 3
2006 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 4
2010 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 4 11 2 2 0 0 4 0
2014 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 10 9 3 3 0 0 10 0
2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 9 4 3 3 0 0 18 2
2022 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 7 6 4 4 0 0 22 0
Total Runners-up 34 15 1 18 53 80 24 20 1 3 118 17
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2024 Quarterfinals 4 1 0 3 2 5
Total 1/1 4 1 0 3 2 5
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1999 Bronze medal 6 1 1 4 4 17
2003 Group stage 2 0 0 2 2 5
2007 Did not enter
2011 Group stage 3 0 1 2 5 8
2015 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5
2019 Bronze medal 5 3 1 1 10 6
Total Bronze medal 19 5 3 11 23 41
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2010 Did not enter
2014 Bronze medal 5 4 0 1 14 5
2018 Silver medal 5 4 0 1 8 5
2023 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 6
Total Silver medal 13 9 0 4 25 16
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games

Central American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2001 Gold medal 4 4 0 0 18 3
2013 Gold medal 5 5 0 0 27 1
2017 Gold medal 5 4 1 0 19 2
2022 Cancelled
2025 TBD
Total Gold medal 14 13 1 0 64 6
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

FIFA World Ranking

See also: FIFA Women's World Rankings
A line chart depicting the history of the Costa Rica's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on June 25, 2021 Source:[11]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Costa Rica's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
36 2021 — — — —
35 2020 35 1 36 1
37 2019 36 1 38 1
37 2018 32 1 37 3
33 2017 30 1 33 1
29 2016 29 4 30
34 2015 34 3 37
37 2014 37 3 40
40 2013 40 40
40 2012 40 1 40
41 2011 41 3 44 2
41 2010 41 6 47 4
46 2009 46 46
46 2008 45 3 48 1
48 2007 48 1 50 1
49 2006 46 2 49 1
46 2005 45 46 1
45 2004 45 1 45
46 2003 45 46 1

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Costa Rica draws with Spain 1–1 at FIFA Women's World Cup opening match in Canada". 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Costa Rica ties 2–2 with South Korea, makes it to second place in its group". 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Brazil eliminates Costa Rica in Women's World Cup". USA Today.
  5. ^ "COSTA RICA". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Jamaica stuns Costa Rica, controversially, to set up dramatic Group B finale". 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Jamaica advance to face USWNT, Canada eliminates Costa Rica". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Español Beni Rubido es el nuevo Director Técnico de la Selección Mayor Femenina - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol".
  9. ^ "Avedissian leaves Costa Rica women's post". concacaf.com. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Convocatoria oficial de la Selección Femenina para la eliminatoria de noviembre". FEDEFUTBOL (in Spanish).
  11. ^ "Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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