Costa Rica national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Luis Diego Arnaez (2010–) | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
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| First international | |||
 Costa Rica 1 – 4  Saudi Arabia(Dammam , China; February 17, 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Costa Rica 3 – 0  Paraguay(Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago; September 17, 2001) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
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matches only. | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-final | ||
The Costa Rica national under-17 football team represents Costa Rica in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federación Costarricense de Fútbol.
CONCACAF U-17 championship record
- 1983: Didn't participate
- 1985: Runners-up
- 1987: Third
- 1988: First stage
- 1991: Didn't participate
- 1992: First stage
- 1994: Champions
- 1996: Third
- 1999: Second place Group A (won qualifying playoff)
- 2001: First place Group A
- 2003: First place Group A
- 2005: First place Group A
- 2007: First place Group B
- 2009: Final stage (tournament interrupted)
- 2011: First stage
- 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.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
FIFA World Youth Championship record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
 1987 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1989 | |||||||
 1991 | |||||||
 1993 | |||||||
 1995 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1997 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
 1999 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2001 |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
 2003 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
 2005 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
 2007 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
 2009 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
 2011 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2013 | |||||||
 2015 |
To Be Determined | ||||||
 2017 | |||||||
| Total | 8/14 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 48 |
- * Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent results
http://www.soccerway.com/teams/costa-rica/costa-rica-under-17/
Schedule
Win Draw Loss
| 14 February 2011 | Haiti  |
1 – 3 | Costa Rica |
Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay | ||
| 12:30 | Cherry  23' |
Report | Quiros 22' Leiva 43'Ruiz 47' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra (Guatemala) | ||
| 18 February 2011 | Costa Rica |
3 – 2 |  El Salvador |
Jarrett Park, Montego Bay | ||
| 12:30 | Ruiz 16', 45+2', 73' |
Report | Iraheta 32' Mejia 47' |
Referee: Kenville Holder (Cayman Islands) | ||
| 22 February 2011 | Costa Rica |
0 – 1 |  Panama |
Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay | ||
| 12:00 | Report | Stephens 76' |
Attendance: 228 Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves (Mexico) | |||
Record versus other nations
- As of 2011-03-25
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
 Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
 Bahrain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
 Burkina Faso |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| China PR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
 Colombia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
 Ghana |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
 Guinea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
 Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
 Mali |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nigeria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Paraguay |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| Peru |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Portugal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
 Togo |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
 Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 185 | 113 | 136 | 689 | 555 | +134 | 483 |