Costa Rica national under-17 football team

The Costa Rica national under-17 football team represents Costa Rica in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol.

Costa Rica under-17

Nickname(s)	Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Cristian Salomón
FIFA code	CRC
First colours Second colours
First international
Costa Rica 1 – 4  Saudi Arabia (Dammam, Saudi Arabia; February 17, 1985)
Biggest win
Costa Rica 3 – 0  Paraguay (Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago; September 17, 2001)
Biggest defeat
Costa Rica 1 – 4  Turkey (Enugu, Nigeria; October 29, 2009) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2001, 2003, 2005, 2015)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1994)

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record

• 1983: Did not enter
• 1985: Runners-up
• 1987: Third place
• 1988: First stage
• 1991: Did not enter
• 1992: First stage
• 1994: Champions
• 1996: Third place
• 1999: Third place Group A
• 2001: First place Group B
• 2003: First place Group B
• 2005: Second place Group A (won qualifying playoff)•
• 2007: Second place Group B
• 2009: Second place Group B (tournament interrupted)
• 2011: Quarter-finals
• 2013: Group stage
• 2015: Final stage - Won qualifying playoff
• 2017: Classification stage - Second place Group E
• 2019: Quarter-finals
• 2023: Round of 16
• 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.

•Tournaments from 1999 to 2007 followed a two group format. No championship game took place and no standings were given. The top teams in their respective groups qualified and the second placed teams played in a playoff to decide the final seed.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	9
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
1997		3	0	0	3	1	6
1999	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	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	4
2009	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	9
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015	Quarter-finals	5	1	2	2	4	5
2017	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2019	Did not qualify
2023
2025	Qualified
Total	11/20	36	7	8	21	30	59

* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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)

Costa Rica  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)

Costa Rica  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

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	0	0	3	0	9	-9	0
Aruba	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
Australia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
Belize	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9
Bermuda	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	3
Burkina Faso	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
Canada	11	5	3	3	20	14	+6	18
China	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
Cuba	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
El Salvador	12	11	1	0	27	10	+17	34
France	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
Ghana	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Guatemala	5	4	1	0	11	1	+10	13
Guinea	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
Haiti	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Honduras	8	5	2	1	18	8	+10	17
Iran	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
Jamaica	5	3	0	2	3	3	0	9
Mali	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
Mexico	12	3	2	7	14	27	-13	11
Netherlands Antilles	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Nicaragua	6	5	1	0	30	1	+29	16
Nigeria	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1
North Korea	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
Panama	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10
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
Russia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Saint Lucia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
South Africa	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	0
Suriname	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
Togo	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Trinidad and Tobago	5	3	1	1	13	2	+11	10
Turkey	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
United States	8	2	2	4	13	14	-1	8
TOTAL	123	65	21	37	244	142	+102	207

Honours

• CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
  • Winners (1): 1994
  • Runners-up (1): 1985

Current squad

The following 21 players were called for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India from 6-28 of October 2017.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ricardo Montenegro	(2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 25)	Deportivo Saprissa
13	1GK	Brandon Calvo	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24)	Universidad de Costa Rica
18	1GK	Kevin Chamorro	(2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 25)	Carmelita
2	2DF	Andres Hernández	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25)	Deportivo Saprissa
3	2DF	Fernán Faerron	(2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 24)	No Club Affiliation
4	2DF	Karin Arce	(2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 25)	LD Alajuelense
6	2DF	Walter Cortés	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 25)	Deportivo Saprissa
11	2DF	Felipe Flores	(2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 24)	LD Alajuelense
20	2DF	Alexander Roman	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 24)	LD Alajuelense
5	3MF	Amferny Arias	(2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 25)	LD Alajuelense
8	3MF	Christian Muñoz	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25)	Deportivo Saprissa
14	3MF	Ronnier Bustamante	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 25)	Herediano
15	3MF	Josué Abarca	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 25)	Universidad de Costa Rica
17	3MF	Yecxy Jarquín	(2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 25)	Municipal Liberia
19	3MF	Sebastian Castro	(2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 25)	Carmelita
21	3MF	Daniel Chacón	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 24)	Cartaginés
7	4FW	Mario Mora	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 25)	Municipal Liberia
9	4FW	Julen Cordero	(2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 24)	Deportivo Saprissa
10	4FW	Greivin Fonseca	(2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 24)	Deportivo Saprissa
12	4FW	José Alfaro	(2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 25)	Carmelita
16	4FW	Andrés Gómez	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 25)	Belén F.C.

See also

• Costa Rica national football team
• Costa Rica national under-23 football team
• Costa Rica national under-20 football team
• Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup