Costa Rica national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
La Sele (The Selection) La Tricolor (The Tricolor) The Ticos |
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| Association | Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL) |
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) |
| Head coach | Óscar Ramírez |
| Captain | Bryan Ruiz |
| Most caps | Walter Centeno (137) |
| Top scorer | Rolando Fonseca (47) |
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional |
| FIFA code | CRC |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 17  (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 13 (February–March 2015) |
| Lowest | 93 (July 1996) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 22  2 (22 January 2017)
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| Highest | 13 (10 March 1960) |
| Lowest | 81 (March 1983) |
| First international | |
 Costa Rica 7–0 El Salvador  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) |
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| Biggest win | |
Costa Rica 12–0 Puerto Rico  (Barranquilla, Colombia; 10 December 1946) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Mexico 7–0 Costa Rica (Mexico City, Mexico; 17 August 1975) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1990) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2014 |
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1963) |
| Best result | Champions, 1963, 1969 and 1989 |
| Copa América | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1997) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2001 and 2004 |
The Costa Rica national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in international men's football. Costa Rica is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. They have been a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) since 1927, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) since 1961 and a member of the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF) since 1990.
The national football team of Costa Rica are the current Central American champions after winning the 2014 edition of the tournament. Costa Rica is the most successful national football team in the history of Central America, with eight championships: 1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013 and 2014. They are also one of the most successful teams in CONCACAF with three titles. Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in four FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in Central America with 1597.1, and the all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in Central America, with 1806 in 2014.
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