Costa Rica national under-23 football team

Costa Rica Olympic football team represents Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

in international football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

competitions in Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol

Federación Costarricense de Fútbol

The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol is the official football organization in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rican national team.-History:...

Olympic record

Olympics Record Football at the Summer Olympics Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1908 to 1964	Did Not Enter
1968 to 1976	Did Not Qualify
1980 Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics thumb\|right\|Official Programme of the match [[USSR]] vs [[Venezuela]]The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...	First Round	3	0	0	3	2	9
1984 Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed...	First Round	3	1	0	2	2	7
1988 to 2000	Did Not Qualify
2004 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...	2nd Round	4	1	1	2	4	8
2008 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...	Did Not Qualify
2012 Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...	TBA
Total	3/22	10	2	1	7	8/24

Schedule

Current squad

Players called up for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 2012 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament will be an association football competition to determine the two participants at the 2012 Summer Olympics...

September 23 against Nicaragua

Nicaragua national football team

The Nicaragua national football team is the national team of Nicaragua and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. It is among the weakest teams in Central America and achieved its first qualification to a major international competition in 2009, when they qualified for the 2009...

and the September 25 against Honduras

Honduras national football team

The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

Head coach:

Carlos Watson

Eligible players

Record versus other nations

As of 2011-03-25

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0
	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	2
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3
	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
Totals	10	2	1	7	8	24	-16	6

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