Costa Rica women's national futsal team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Las Ticas La Sele (The Selection) La Tricolor (The Tricolor) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Costa Rican Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Alex Ramos | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
| FIFA ranking | 26 5 (4 April 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 20 (May 2024) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 21 (October 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Ukraine 2–0 (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal; 3 December 2012) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Malaysia 1–9 (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal; 5 December 2012) Nicaragua 0–8 (Managua, Nicaragua; 13 December 2017) Nicaragua 0–8 (Managua, Nicaragua; 14 December 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 0–9 Brazil (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 24 November 2015) | |||
| Women's Futsal World Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2014) | ||
| CONCACAF W Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2025) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2025) | ||
The Costa Rica women's national futsal team (Spanish: selección de futsal femenino de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in international women's futsal, and is controlled by the governing body Costa Rican Football Federation.
History
Costa Rica established its women's national futsal team in September 2012.[2] Three months later, the team made its international debut at the 2012 Women's Futsal World Tournament in Portugal. On December 3, 2012, Las Ticas played their first match against Ukraine in Oliveira de Azeméis, suffering a 2–0 defeat.[3][4] After finishing fourth in the group stage, the team faced Iran in the 7th-place match, where they suffered a defeat, ending the tournament in second-to-last place.[5][6]
With no official women's futsal competition, the Costa Rican team only participated in the Women's Futsal World Tournament and played friendlies against Guatemala and Nicaragua. Their best finish was fourth place when they hosted the tournament in San José 2014.[7][8]
Following the launch of the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in 2024, Costa Rica confirmed their participation in the CONCACAF qualification process in November of the same year, aiming for a place in the tournament.[9]
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
Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture
2025
| February 25 Friendly | 0–2 | United States | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 18:30 UTC−5 | Report | Fieldsend 3'18", 19'43" | Stadium: FCRF Arena BN Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: A. Leon, K. Valverde (CRC) |
| February 27 Friendly | 0–5 | United States | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 18:30 UTC−5 | Report |
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Stadium: FCRF Arena BN Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: K. Pahia (USA), J. Molina (CRC) |
| March 1 Friendly | 2–2 | United States | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 18:30 UTC−5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: FCRF Arena BN Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: K. Valverde (CRC), K. Pahia (USA) |
| April 29 CONCACAF W Championship GS | 3–2 | Canada | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 11:00 UTC−6 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Domo Polideportivo Referee: J. Pascual (CUB), A. Cux (GUA) |
| April 30 CONCACAF W Championship GS | United States | 2–2 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 17:00 UTC−6 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Domo Polideportivo Referee: M. Quintana (GUA), A. Dávila (GUA) |
| May 1 CONCACAF W Championship GS | 6–0 | Honduras | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 11:00 UTC−6 |
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Report | Stadium: Domo Polideportivo Referee: Y. Pouyoux (CUB), D. Suárez (DOM) |
| May 3 CONCACAF W Championship GS | 1–3 | Panama | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 15:00 UTC−6 |
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Stadium: Domo Polideportivo Referee: A. Cux (GUA), J. Pascual (CUB) |
Players
Current squad
- The following 14 players were named for the 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, held in Guatemala City from April 28 to May 4 2025.[10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | María José Arce | 6 October 1993 | Santo Domingo | ||
| 13 | GK | Génesis Méndez | 9 August 1996 | Zarcero | ||
| 3 | DF | Roxiny López | 24 March 1999 | Zarcero | ||
| 5 | DF | Pamela Gorgona | 3 September 1993 | UNA | ||
| 6 | DF | Mariela Solís | 6 December 1999 | UNA | ||
| 7 | DF | Priscila Torres | 15 December 1998 | Escazú | ||
| 10 | DF | Ariel Barquero | 9 June 1996 | Alajuela | ||
| 8 | MF | Karol Arias | 10 January 1998 | Zarcero | ||
| 11 | MF | Yerlin Varela | 20 July 2004 | Venus | ||
| 12 | MF | Melissa Jiménez | 23 February 1993 | Escazú | ||
| 14 | MF | Mariela Alfaro | 30 May 1993 | UNA | ||
| 2 | MF | Fabiola Ramírez | 31 March 2006 | Alajuela | ||
| 4 | FW | Allison Murillo | 12 December 2000 | UCR | ||
| 9 | FW | Tatiana Cascante | 23 June 1996 | Venus | ||
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Best: — | 0/1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Futsal Championship
| CONCACAF W Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2025 | Semi-finals | TBD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| Total | Best: Semi-finals | 1/1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Women's Futsal World Tournament
| Women's Futsal World Tournament record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 | Did not exist | |||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 7th place playoff | 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 2013 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 3rd place playoff | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 2015 | 5th place playoff | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Total | Best: Fourth place | 4/6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 65 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
- ^ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "ANNIVERSARY: Eight years since the first call-up of the Women's National Team". lifutsal.net (in Spanish). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Selección femenina de Futsala competirá en el Mundial FIFA en Portugal". fcrf.cr (in Spanish). 28 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "The women's futsal national team suffered a defeat against Ukraine". archivo.crhoy.com (in Spanish). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Fernando Araya, José (8 December 2012). "Costa Rica termina penúltima en mundial de futsal femenino". nacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Selección Femenina de Futsal mide hoy su potencial ante Costa Rica". adndigital.com.py (in Spanish). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Rojas, Johan (15 December 2024). "Costa Rica logra cuarto lugar en Mundial de Futsal". futbol.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "La Selección Femenina de Futsal vence a Costa Rica". camerinocrema.com. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Silva, Allan (5 November 2024). "Sele Femenina de Futsal comienza su ruta hacia el sueño mundialista". fcrf.cr (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Silva, Allan (24 April 2025). "Costa Rica buscará clasificar al primer Mundial Femenino de Futsal". fcrf.cr. Retrieved 3 May 2025.