Costa Rica (CRC)
Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCF)
Foundation: 1921
Affiliated to FIFA:1927
President:Eduardo Li Sánchez
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National Stadium:Ricardo Saprissa Aymá (San Juan)
Capacity:24 000
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47th(February 2009)
Record
Main TitlesCCCF Championship (7)
1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961
UNCAF Nations Cup (6)
1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007
Copa CONCACAF (3)
1963, 1969, 1989
Greatest Victory in History :12-0 Puerto Rico (10/12/1946)
Greatest Defeat:0-7 Mexico (17/8/1975)
5 Most Capped Players in History*:
Player / Period / Matches / GoalsLuis Marín
/ 1993-2006 / 126 / 5Walter Centeno / 1995- / 125 / 19
Mauricio Solís / 1993-2006 / 110 / 6
Rolando Fonseca / 1992-2008 / 109 / 47
Hernán Medford / 1987-2002 / 89 / 18
* until 1st of November, 2008
5 Top Scorers in History*:
Player / Period / Matches / GoalsRolando Fonseca / 1992- / 109 / 47
Paulo Wanchope / 1996- / 76 / 45
Juan Ulloa / 1955-1970 / 27 / 27
Ronald Gómez / 1993-2006 / 88 / 24
Jorge Monge / 1955-1961 / 27 / 23
* until 1st of November, 2008
Costa Rica in 2008/2009
Date / Championship / Opponents / Score / Venue13/1 / Friendly / Sweden / 0-1 / San José (CRC)
30/1 / Friendly / Iran / 0-0 / Tehran (IRA)
6/2 / Friendly / Jamaica / 1-1 / Kingston (JAM)
26/3 / Friendly / Peru / 1-3 / Iquitos (PER)
14/6 / World Cup Qualifiers / Grenada / 2-2 / Saint Jorge’s (GRN)
21/6 / World Cup Qualifiers / Grenada / 3-0 / San José (CRC)
20/8 / World Cup Qualifiers / El Salvador / 1-0 / San José (CRC)
6/9 / World Cup Qualifiers / Suriname / 7-0 / San José (CRC)
10/9 / World Cup Qualifiers / Haiti / 3-1 / Port-au-Prince (HAI)
11/10 / World Cup Qualifiers / Suriname / 4-1 / Paramaribo (SUR)
15/10 / World Cup Qualifiers / Haiti / 2-0 / San José (CRC)
19/11 / World Cup Qualifiers / El Salvador / 3-1 / San Salvador (ELS)
23/1 / UNCAF Nations Cup / Panama / 3-0 / Tegucigalpa (HON)
25/1 / UNCAF Nations Cup / Guatemala / 3-1 / Tegucigalpa (HON)
30/1 / UNCAF Nations Cup / El Salvador / 3-0 / Tegucigalpa (HON)
1/2 / UNCAF Nations Cup / Panama / 0-0 (3-5) / Tegucigalpa (HON)
Costa Rica Current Squad
Player
/Birth
/ Position / Club / Cnt / App / GoalsRicardo Gonzalez / 1974-03-06 / Goalkeeper / CS Herediano (CRC) / / 6 / 0
Keilor Navas / 1986-12-15 / Goalkeeper / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 2 / 0
Allan Alemán / 1983-07-29 / Defender / Municipal Liberia (CRC) / / 0 / 0
Gabriel Badilla / 1984-06-30 / Defender / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 2 / 0
José Freddy Fernández / 1974-02-25 / Defender / Municipal Pérez Zeledón (CRC) / / 5 / 1
Pablo Chinchilla / 1978-12-21 / Defender / SC Rheindorf Altach (AUT) / / 0 / 0
Víctor Cordero / 1973-11-09 / Defender / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 2 / 0
Júnior Enrique Díaz / 1983-09-12 / Defender / Wisla Krakow (POL) / / 5 / 1
Jervis Drummond / 1976-09-08 / Defender / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 1 / 0
Leonardo González / 1980-11-21 / Defender / CS Herediano (CRC) / / 3 / 0
Ricardo Harris / 1974-03-22 / Defender / Brujas FC (CRC) / / 2 / 0
Cristian Montero / 1982-06-24 / Defender / LD Alajuelense (CRC) / / 3 / 0
Roy Myrie / 1982-08-21 / Defender / KAA Gent (BEL) / / 3 / 2
Andrés Núñez / 1976-07-27 / Defender / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 1 / 0
Gonzalo Segares / 1982-10-13 / Defender / Chicago Fire (USA) / / 7 / 0
Douglas Sequeira / 1977-08-23 / Defender / TromsöIL (NOR) / / 0 / 0
Michael Umaña / 1982-07-16 / Defender / Municipal Liberia (CRC) / / 0 / 0
Harold Wallace / 1975-09-07 / Defender / Municipal Liberia (CRC) / / 4 / 0
Armando Alonso / 1984-03-21 / Midfielder / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 7 / 3
Marvin Angulo / 1986-09-30 / Midfielder / CS Herediano (CRC) / / 0 / 0
Pablo Brenes / 1982-08-04 / Midfielder / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 1 / 0
Randall Azofeifa / 1984-12-30 / Midfielder / KAA Gent (BEL) / / 2 / 1
Christian Bolaños / 1984-05-17 / Midfielder / Odense BK (DEN) / / 1 / 0
Celso Borges / 1988-08-27 / Midfielder / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 7 / 2
Walter Centeno / 1974-10-06 / Midfielder / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 6 / 1
Danny Fonseca / 1979-11-07 / Midfielder / Brujas FC (CRC) / / 0 / 0
Carlos Hernández / 1982-04-09 / Midfielder / Melbourne Victory (AUS) / / 0 / 0
Daniel Jiménez / 1983-12-03 / Midfielder / Brujas FC (CRC) / / 0 / 0
José Luis López / 1981-03-31 / Midfielder / Melbourne Victory (AUS) / / 4 / 0
Oscar Rojas / 1979-04-27 / Midfielder / Jaguares Chiapas (MEX) / / 1 / 0
Alonso Solis / 1978-10-14 / Midfielder / Necaxa (MEX) / / 5 / 2
Alejandro Alpizar / 1979-06-14 / Forward / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 5 / 2
Rolando Fonseca / 1974-06-06 / Forward / Comunicaciones (GUA) / / 1 / 0
Rónald Gómez / 1975-01-24 / Forward / CD Saprissa (CRC) / / 0 / 0
Froylan Ledezma / 1978-01-02 / Forward / Trenkwalder Admira (AUT) / / 3 / 2
Víctor Núñez / 1980-04-15 / Forward / Municipal Liberia (CRC) / / 4 / 2
Bryan Ruiz / 1985-08-18 / Forward / KAA Gent (BEL) / / 7 / 4
Álvaro Sabório / 1982-03-25 / Forward / FC Sion (SWI) / / 5 / 2
Erick Scott / 1981-05-21 / Forward / Shanghai Shenhua (CHN) / / 0 / 0
Jeancarlo Solorzano / 1988-01-08 / Forward / LD Alajuelense (CRC) / / 0 / 0
William Sunsing / 1977-05-12 / Forward / Municipal Liberia (CRC) / / 5 / 0
Paulo Wanchope / 1976-07-31 / Forward / CS Herediano (CRC) / / 0 / 0
Coach: Rodrigo Kenton (CRC)
PERFORMANCE IN THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Participations:14
1930 – Did not participated
1934 – Did not participated
1938 – Costa Rica withdrew
1950 – Did not participated
1954 – Did not participated
1958 – Did not classified. Costa Rica lost the CCCF/NAFC Final Round against Mexico
1962 – Did not classified. Costa Rica was 2º in the CCCF/NAFC Final Round
1966 – Did not classified. Costa Rica was 2º in the CONCACAF Final Round
1970 – Did not classified. Costa Rica was 2º of one of the four groups
1974 – Did not classified. Costa Rica did not qualify for 1973 CONCACAF Championship
1978 – Did not classified. Costa Rica did not qualify for 1977 CONCACAF Championship
1982 – Did not classified. Costa Rica did not qualify for 1981 CONCACAF Championship
1986 – Did not classified. Costa Rica was 3º in the 1985 CONCACAF Championship
1990 – Costa Rica classified as 1º of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship
1994 – Did not classified. Costa Rica was 3º of one of the two CONCACAF Second Round groups
1998 – Did not classified. Costa Rica was 4º in the CONCACAF Final Round
2002 – Costa Rica classified as 1º in the CONCACAF Final Round
2006 – Costa Rica classified as 3º in the CONCACAF Final Round
Matches against other National Teams
Total Matches
Costa Rica vs. / M / W / D / L / GS / GCCanada / 18 / 8 / 6 / 4 / 18 / 12
Cuba / 11 / 8 / 2 / 1 / 37 / 10
El Salvador / 43 / 28 / 7 / 8 / 114 / 40
Guatemala / 46 / 22 / 11 / 13 / 96 / 62
Haiti / 10 / 6 / 4 / 0 / 26 / 8
Honduras / 43 / 16 / 13 / 14 / 80 / 57
Jamaica / 18 / 9 / 6 / 3 / 42 / 13
Mexico / 39 / 5 / 13 / 21 / 23 / 60
Suriname / 5 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 18 / 3
Trinidad and Tobago / 21 / 14 / 4 / 3 / 43 / 13
USA / 26 / 10 / 5 / 11 / 29 / 28
Matches against other National TeamsFIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Costa Rica vs. / M / W / D / L / GS / GCCanada / 6 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 8 / 4
Cuba / 2 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 3 / 3
El Salvador / 10 / 4 / 4 / 2 / 12 / 9
Guatemala / 19 / 9 / 4 / 6 / 40 / 28
Haiti / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 1
Honduras / 17 / 3 / 6 / 8 / 28 / 32
Jamaica / 8 / 6 / 1 / 1 / 20 / 5
Mexico / 14 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 11 / 20
Suriname / 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 15 / 2
Trinidad and Tobago / 12 / 9 / 3 / 0 / 21 / 3
USA / 14 / 7 / 2 / 5 / 16 / 13
South American World Cup Qualifiers 2010
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