Costa Rica national under-20 football team

The Costa Rica national under-20 football team represents Costa Rica in under-20 international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup nine times with their best placing of fourth position coming in 2009.

Costa Rica under-20

Nickname(s)	Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Vladimir Quesada
FIFA code	CRC
First colours Second colours
First international
Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua (Panama City , Panama; March 5, 1962)
Biggest win
Costa Rica 8–0 Puerto Rico (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 22, 1984) Belize 0–8 Costa Rica (Belmopan, Belize; unknown date 1990)
Biggest defeat
Costa Rica 2–6 Japan (Kuantan, Malaysia; June 20, 1997) Spain 4–0 Costa Rica (Kuantan, Malaysia; June 23, 1997) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1989)
Best result	Fourth Place (2009)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1962)
Best result	Winner (1988, 2009)

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1977	Did Not Enter
1979
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989	Group Stage	14th	3	1	0	2	2	4
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1995	Group Stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	6
1997		21st	3	0	1	2	3	11
1999	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	4	7
2001		9th	4	3	0	1	8	4
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007	Group Stage	17th	3	1	0	2	2	3
2009	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	1	3	10	11
2011	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	6	12
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	Fourth Place	9/24	35	12	4	19	41	62

* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.