Costa Rica national futsal team
National futsal association team
The Costa Rica national futsal team represents Costa Rica in the international sport of futsal. They have qualified for both the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
Nickname(s) | Ticos La Sele (The Selection) | ||
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Association | Costa Rican Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
FIFA code | CRC | ||
FIFA ranking | 26 (April 2024) [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Costa Rica 2–6 Belgium (Hong Kong, Hong Kong; November 16, 1992) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Haiti 0–13 Costa Rica (Guatemala City, Guatemala; June 4, 2008) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 15–1 Costa Rica (Hong Kong, Hong Kong; November 19, 1992) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1992) | ||
Best result | Second Round (2016) | ||
CONCACAF Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1996) | ||
Best result | Champions (2000, 2012, 2016, and 2021) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1982) | ||
Best result | First Round (1982, 1985, 1991, 2000) | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | 4th place (2018) |
Competitive record
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1989 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1992 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2000 | 1st Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2008 | |||||||
2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
2016 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
2021 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||
Totals | 6/10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 73 |
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
1996 | Group Stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
2000 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 |
2004 | Third Place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 |
2008 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 |
2012 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
2016 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 |
2021 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 |
2024 | Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 |
Total | 8/8 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 185 | 74 | +111 |
FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup
change- 1982 – 1st round
- 1985 – 1st round
- 1988 – did not enter
- 1991 – 1st round
- 1994 – did not enter
- 1997 – did not enter
- 2000 – 1st round
- 2003 – did not enter
- 2007 – did not enter
- 2011 – did not enter
- 2015 – did not enter
- 2019 – did not enter
Grand Prix de Futsal
change- 2005 – did not enter
- 2006 – did not enter
- 2007 – did not enter
- 2008 – did not enter
- 2009 – 10th place
- 2010 – 12th place
- 2011 – 15th place
- 2013 – did not enter
- 2014 – 5th place
- 2015 – did not enter
- 2018 – 4th place
Futsal Mundialito
change- 1994 – did not enter
- 1995 – did not enter
- 1996 – did not enter
- 1998 – did not enter
- 2001 – 1st round
- 2002 – did not enter
- 2006 – did not enter
- 2007 – did not enter
- 2008 – did not enter
Futsal at the Pan American Games
change- 2007 – 4th place