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Toggle Defunct Teams subsection. 2.1 G. 2.2 L. 3 External links. 4 References. ... This is a list of association football clubs located in Costa Rica. For a complete ...
Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in six 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.
The league consists of 12 teams, with the last-placed team relegated to the Liga de Ascenso. The league was founded in 1921, [ 3 ] with Herediano crowned as the first champions. [ 4 ] Saprissa is the most successful club having won the championship a record 40 times.
Celso Borges is Costa Rica's most capped international of all time with 163 caps. The Costa Rica national football team has represented Costa Rica in international football since 1921, when they played their first international, a 7–0 win over El Salvador in the Independence Centenary Games. Organized by the Costa Rican Football Federation, it joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1961 ...
In 1960, the team made a tour around the world, leaving Costa Rica on September 17. In 78 days, the team played 24 games, winning 12, losing seven and drawing five. They scored 71 goals and allowed 47, with a remarkable performance from Juan Ulloa Ramírez, the best player and top scorer of this tour.
The football teams of Deportivo Saprissa, LD Alajuelense, and CS Herediano have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. Combined they share a total of 86 out of 103 Costa Rican Football Championships ever played and generally end up sharing the top three positions.
It includes Costa Rican footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Players of Costa Rica national association football team .
Costa Rica national under-23 football team; W. Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup This page was last edited on 18 April 2024, at 15:30 (UTC). Text ...