Costa Rica women's national futsal team
 Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Las Ticas La Sele (The Selection) La Tricolor (The Tricolor) | ||
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| Association | Costa Rican Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Alex Ramos | ||
| FIFA code | CRC | ||
| FIFA ranking | 21  1 (11 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 20 (May 2024) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 21 (October 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ukraine 2–0 Costa Rica  (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal; 3 December 2012) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Malaysia 1–9 Costa Rica (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal; 5 December 2012)  Nicaragua 0–8 Costa Rica (Managua, Nicaragua; 13 December 2017) Nicaragua 0–8 Costa Rica (Managua, Nicaragua; 14 December 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Costa Rica 0–9 Brazil  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 24 November 2015) | |||
| Women's Futsal World Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2014) | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]| February Friendly | Costa Rica | v |  United States | Costa Rica |
| February Friendly | Costa Rica | v | United States | Costa Rica |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- The following 12 players were named for the friendly matches against
Nicaragua on 14 and 17 December 2017.[10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Andrea Brenes |
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| 12 | GK | Samantha Torres | 4 October 1992 |
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| 2 | FP | Nayarith Rodríguez |
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| 3 | FP | Ariel Barquero | 9 June 1998 |
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| 4 | FP | María López |
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| 5 | FP | Yendry Villalobos | 27 May 1984 | Retired | ||
| 6 | FP | Karina Varela |
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| 7 | FP | Priscilla Torres |
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| 8 | FP | María Marín |
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| 9 | FP | Daniela Hidalgo |
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| 10 | FP | Nathalia López |
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| 11 | FP | Andrea Sánchez | 5 July 1993 |
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Competitive record
[edit]FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
[edit]| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2025
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To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Best: — | 0/0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Futsal Championship
[edit]| CONCACAF W Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2025
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To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Best: | 1/1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Women's Futsal World Tournament
[edit]| Women's Futsal World Tournament record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2010
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Did not exist | |||||||
| 2011
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 2012
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7th place playoff | 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 2013
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014
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3rd place playoff | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
 2015
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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
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Ranking". FIFA. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 4 February 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.
- ^ "Lista de convocadas de La Sele Femenina FutSal para los Juegos Centroamericanos Managua 2017" (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Facebook.
