Costa Rica's latest tracked major trophy is the 1989 CONCACAF Championship. The counter below updates automatically.
Costa Rica — last major trophy
Time since last trophy
Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, their third title in the competition. They reached the modern Gold Cup final in 2002 but lost to the United States.
Costa Rica's most recent CONCACAF Championship title came in 1989, winning the old CONCACAF Championship format decided by final standings rather than a single match, for a third continental crown. Later subregional success included the 2014 Copa Centroamericana, which is not counted as a CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup title. Since the Gold Cup replaced that format in 1991, Costa Rica have reached one final, in 2002, but lost to the USA. Far more memorable than any Gold Cup result is Costa Rica's extraordinary run to the 2014 World Cup quarterfinal, where they topped a group containing former champions Uruguay, Italy, and England — a result almost nobody predicted — before being eliminated by the Netherlands on penalties after a scoreless draw. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas was the star of that run, and moved to Real Madrid later in 2014, where he went on to win multiple Champions League titles.
The current Ticos missed the 2026 World Cup. After two September defeats, Bryan Ruiz’s interim spell produced October wins over Nicaragua and Haiti. Costa Rica Now covers the Ecuador and Argentina friendlies, recent squad context and the Gold Cup Prelims route. These preparation games do not change the historical three-title continental record.
| Competition | Titles won | Tracked here |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 0 | Yes |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup / Championship | 3 | Yes |
| Appearances | 6 |
|---|---|
| Best result | Quarter-final (2014) |
| Most recent World Cup | 2022 |
| Year | Competition | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CONCACAF Championship | Won | Decided by final standings |
| 2002 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Runner-up | Lost 2-0 to United States |
| 2014 | World Cup (quarterfinal) | Lost on penalties | vs Netherlands after 0-0 |
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Costa Rica
Costa RicaIn 1989, in the old CONCACAF Championship. Costa Rica also won later Central American championships, including the 2014 Copa Centroamericana; those are separate subregional titles.
The quarterfinal — their best-ever World Cup result — after topping a group with Uruguay, Italy, and England.
No, their best Gold Cup result is runner-up, in 2002, losing to the United States.
Goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who moved to Real Madrid after the tournament.
Costa Rica have never won the modern Gold Cup. Their last tracked regional title was the 1989 CONCACAF Championship; the earlier CONCACAF Championship is a separate edition of the regional competition.
The main counter tracks the men's FIFA World Cup and senior continental championship. Subregional events and restricted-player tournaments are recorded separately.
The counter uses the start of 1989-11-19 in Port of Spain (America/Port_of_Spain). This is a local calendar-date convention, not a verified final-whistle or trophy-presentation time. For this round-robin championship, the reference is the final day of qualifying, not necessarily the earliest date the title became mathematically secure.
