Costa Rica women's national football team

The Costa Rica women's national football team () 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.

History The Costa Rican team started to play international matches in 1990, when Central America had little faith in 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.

Costa Rica started gaining success in the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship and 1999 Pan American Games when Costa Rica won bronze at both. Unfortunately this did not lead to more immediate success, as the national team was still struggling 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.

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. 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.

Costa Rica placed much better in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, taking second place in their group after wins over Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. They were unable to replicate their 2014 success, finishing fourth overall, but the win allowed Costa Rica to return to the Women's World Cup in 2023. Unfortunately, they were drawn into a tough group with Spain, Japan and Zambia, and lost all three of their group stage matches to finish bottom of the group.

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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

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2026

See Also Costa Rica Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com Costa Rica Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff NameNatPosition Benito Rubido Head coach Edgar Rodríguez Assistant coach Ana Patricia Aguilar Assistant coach Eli Avila Goalkeeping coach Bryan Mora Physical coach

Manager history NameNatYear 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 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 The following players were named for the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification matches in November 2025.Caps and goals accurate as of 2 December 2025 after match vs. Mexico.

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

Notes: : Preliminary roster

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 2023 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 2022 CONCACAF W Championship squad

Records

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players

#PlayerYear(s)Caps

Top goalscorers

#PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearResult 1991Did not qualify 1995Did not enter 1999Did not qualify 2003 2007 2011 2015Group stage302134 2019Did not qualify 2023Group stage300318 2027To be determined 2031Qualified as co-host 2035To be determinedTotalGroup stage6024412 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup historyYearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium 2015Group stage9 JuneD 1–1Olympic Stadium, Montreal13 JuneD 2–217 JuneL 0–1Moncton Stadium, Moncton 2023Group stage21 JulyL 0–3Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington26 JulyL 0–2 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin31 JulyL 1–3 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordQualifying recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA 1996Did not enter1995 FIFA WWC 2000Did not qualify1999 FIFA WWC 20045203811 20086213117 201286022512 201675022210 20206402158 20242022 CONCACAF W ChampionshipTotal – – – – – – – –32191128148 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship CONCACAF W Championship recordQualification recordYearResultPldW D*LGFGAPldW D*LGFGA 1991Group stage3102211Invited 1993Did not enterDid not enter 1994 1998Third place53021173201233 2000Group Stage30122183210245 2002Fourth place52038144400163 2006Did not qualify200214 2010Fourth place5203411220040 2014Runners-up54011093300100 2018Group stage3102943300182 2022Fourth place5203764400220 2026 Qualified 4400341TotalRunners-up3415118538028241315218 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup CONCACAF W Gold Cup recordQualification recordYearResultGPW D*LGFGADivisionGroupGPW D*LGFGA 2024Quarterfinals410325AC4301322 2029 To be determined To be determined Total1/1410325 – – 4301322 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games Pan American Games recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGA 1999Bronze medal6114417 2003Group stage200225 2007Did not enter 2011Group stage301258 2015Group stage310225 2019Bronze medal5311106 2023Sixth place402226TotalBronze medal2355132547 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGA 2010Did not enter 2014Bronze medal5401145 2018Silver medal540185 2023Group Stage310236TotalSilver medal139042516 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games Central American Games recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGA 2001Gold medal4400183 2013Gold medal5500271 2017Gold medal5410192 2022 Cancelled 2025Gold medal431041TotalGold medal181620687 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Major competitions CONCACAF W Championship Runners-up (1): 2014 Third place (1): 1998

Others competitions Intercontinental Pan American Games Bronze medalists (2): 1999, 2019

Regional Central American and Caribbean Games Silver Medalists (1): 2018 Bronze Medalists (1): 2014 Central American Games 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  

Costa Rica's HistoryRankYearBestWorstRankMoveRankMove 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

Sport in Costa Rica Football in Costa Rica 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-17 football team Costa Rica men's national football team

Notes

References

External links Official website Costa Rica profile at FIFA.com