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.

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 YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1985Group stage300319 1987Did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995Group stage310225 1997300316 1999Did not qualify 2001Quarter-finals420254 2003411235 2005412155 2007Round of 16411234 2009Group stage301239 2011Did not qualify 2013 2015Quarter-finals512245 2017Group stage301237 2019Did not qualify 2023 2025Group stage301225Total11/203678213059

* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Schedule

Record versus other nations Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 11 5 3 3 20 14 +6 18 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 12 11 1 0 27 10 +17 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 11 1 +10 13 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 5 3 0 2 3 3 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 12 3 2 7 14 27 -13 11 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 5 1 0 30 1 +29 16 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 13 2 +11 10 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 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 20 players were called for the most recent fixtures in the 2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification.

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