Wikipedia

Costa Rican football clubs in international competitions

This is a list of Costa Rican football clubs in international competitions. Costa Rican clubs have participated in competitive international soccer competitions since at least 1962 for the first CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Costa Rican teams have traditionally been one of the more successful group of teams in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, winning the title six times and having five runners-up.

Who qualifies for CONCACAF competitions edit

Since 2024, Costa Rican teams do not directly qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The top four finishers of the Liga FPD, the top tier of football in Costa Rica, qualify for the CONCACAF Central American Cup, which is a regional tournament. If a Costa Rican team finishes in the top six, they earn a berth into the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Results by competition edit

FIFA Club World Cup edit

Main article: FIFA Club World Cup
Year Team Progress Score Opponent
2005 Saprissa Third place 3–2   Al-Ittihad

CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League edit

Main article: CONCACAF Champions Cup
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results
1962 Alajuelense Second round 4–5   Comunicaciones 3–2 home, 1–3 away
Herediano First round 0–5   Guadalajara 0–3 home, 0–2 away
1963 Saprissa Semi-finals 0–3   Guadalajara 0–1 home, 0–2 away
1967 none entered
1968 Alajuelense First round 1–2   Aurora 0–2 home, 1–0 away
1969 Saprissa Semi-finals 3–4   Cruz Azul 2–2 home, 1–2 away
1970 Saprissa Semi-finals w/o   Cruz Azul withdrew
1971 Alajuelense Final 1–5   Cruz Azul
Saprissa Second round 4–5   Alajuelense 1–5 home, 3–0 away
1972 none entered
1973 Alajuelense Semi-finals w/o   Transvaal withdrew
Saprissa Semi-finals w/o   Transvaal withdrew
1974 Cartaginés First round 0–3   Motagua 0–2 home, 0–1 away
Saprissa First round 3–3 (4–5 p)   Aurora 2–1 home, 1–2 away
1975 Herediano Quarter-finals 2–3   Saprissa 2–1 home, 0–2 away
Saprissa Semi-finals 2–4   Atlético Español 1–2 home, 1–2 away
1976 none entered
1977 Saprissa Semi-finals w/o   América withdrew
1978 Cartaginés First round 1–3   FAS 1–1 home, 0–2 away
Saprissa Semi-finals 0–3   Comunicaciones 0–1 home, 0–2 away
1979 Cartaginés Quarter-finals 0–3   FAS 0–1 home, 0–2 away
1980 Herediano First round 3–4   Marathón 3–1 home, 0–3 away
1981 none entered
1982
1983 Puntarenas First round w/o   Atlético Marte withdrew
Saprissa First round 2–3   Suchitepéquez 2–2 home, 0–1 away
1984 Sagrada Familia Second round w/o   Comunicaciones withdrew
1985 none entered
1986 Alajuelense Winners 4–2   Transvaal 2–1 home, 2–1 away
Saprissa First round 2–3   Comunicaciones 0–3 home, 2–0 away
1987 Herediano Group C 3rd place   Olimpia,   Real España,   Saprissa
Saprissa Quarter-finals 3–4   América 2–2 home, 1–2 away
1988 Alajuelense Semi-finals 1–2   Olimpia 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Puntarenas Group B 4th place   Aurora,   FAS,   Olimpia
1989 Cartaginés Group C 4th place   Herediano,   Olimpia,   Real España
Herediano Semi-finals 2–6   UNAM 1–1 home, 1–5 away
1990 none entered
1991 Alajuelense Third round 0–3   Real España 0–2 home, 0–1 away
Saprissa Quarter-finals 1–4   Real España 1–2 home, 0–2 away
1992 Alajuelense Final 0–1   América 0–1 neutral
Saprissa First round 2–4   América 0–0 home, 2–4 away
1993 Alajuelense Second round 1–2   León 0–0 home,1–2 away
Saprissa Winners 1st place   León,   Municipal,   Robinhood
1994 Cartaginés Winners 3–2   Atlante 3–2 neutral
Herediano Second round 4–6   Atlante 3–3 home,1–3 away
1995 Alajuelense Third place 9–1   Moulien 9–1 neutral
Saprissa Winners 1–0   Municipal 1–0 home
1996 Alajuelense Second round 2–5   Cruz Azul 0–2 home, 2–3 away
Saprissa Quarter-finals 3–4   Necaxa 2–2 home, 1–2 away
1997 Alajuelense Second round 1–2   Cartaginés 0–0 home, 1–2 away
Cartaginés Quarter-finals 0–1   Guadalajara 0–1 neutral
1998 Alajuelense Quarter-finals 0–2   Toluca 0–2 neutral
Saprissa Third place 2–0   León 2–0 neutral
1999 Alajuelense Final 1–2   Necaxa 1–2 neutral
Saprissa Quarter-finals 2–3   Necaxa 2–3 neutral
2000 Alajuelense Quarter-finals 1–2   D.C. United 1–2 neutral
2002 Alajuelense Semi-finals 2–3   Pachuca 2–1 home, 0–2 away
Saprissa First round 1–3   Morelia 1–1 home, 0–2 away
2003 Alajuelense Quarter-finals 3–5   América 3–1 home, 0–4 away
2004 Alajuelense Winners 5–1   Saprissa 4–0 home, 1–1 away
Saprissa Final 1–5   Alajuelense 1–1 home, 0–4 away
2005 Saprissa Winners 3–2   UNAM 2–0 home, 1–2 away
2006 Alajuelense Semi-finals 1–2   América 1–2 home, 0–0 away
Saprissa Semi-finals 3–4   Toluca 3–2 home, 0–2 away
2007 Puntarenas Quarter-finals 1–2   Houston Dynamo 1–0 home, 0–2 away
2008 Saprissa Final 2–3   Pachuca 1–1 home, 1–2 away
2008–09 Alajuelense Preliminary round 2–3   Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Saprissa Group stage 3rd   Cruz Azul,   D.C. United,   Marathón
2009–10 Herediano Preliminary round 2–6   Cruz Azul 2–6 home, 0–0 away
Liberia Preliminary round 3–6   Real España 3–0 home, 0–6 away
Saprissa Group stage 3rd   Columbus Crew,   Cruz Azul,   Puerto Rico Islanders
2010–11 Brujas Preliminary round 4–6   Joe Public 2–2 home, 2–4 away
Saprissa Semi-finals 2–3   Real Salt Lake 2–1 home, 0–2 away
2011–12 Alajuelense Group stage 3rd   LA Galaxy,   Morelia,   Motagua
Herediano Group stage 4th   Comunicaciones,   Monterrey,   Seattle Sounders FC
2012–13 Alajuelense Group stage 2nd   Real Estelí,   UANL
Herediano Quarter-finals 1–4   LA Galaxy 0–0 home, 1–4 away
2013–14 Alajuelense Semi-finals 0–3   Toluca 0–1 home, 0–2 away
Cartaginés Group stage 2nd   LA Galaxy,   Metapán
Herediano Group stage 2nd   América,   Sporting San Miguelito
2014–15 Alajuelense Semi-finals 4–4 (a)   Montreal Impact 4–2 home, 0–2 away
Herediano Semi-finals 3–6   América 3–0 home, 0–6 away
Saprissa Quarter-finals 0–5   América 0–3 home, 0–2 away
2015–16 Herediano Group stage 2nd   Metapán,   UANL
Saprissa Group stage 2nd   Santos Laguna,   W Connection
2016–17 Herediano Group stage 2nd   Plaza Amador,   UANL
Saprissa Quarter-finals 0–4   Pachuca 0–0 home, 0–4 away
2018 Herediano Round of 16 3–5   UANL 2–2 home, 1–3 away
Saprissa Round of 16 2–6   América 1–5 home, 1–1 away
2019 Herediano Round of 16 2–5   Atlanta United FC 3–1 home, 0–4 away
Saprissa Round of 16 3–5   UANL 1–0 home, 1–5 away
2020 San Carlos Round of 16 3–6   New York City FC 3–5 home, 0–1 away
Saprissa Round of 16 2–2 (a)   Montreal Impact 2–2 home, 0–0 away
2021 Alajuelense Round of 16 0–2   Atlanta United FC 0–1 home, 0–1 away
Saprissa Round of 16 0–5   Philadelphia Union 0–1 home, 0–4 away
2022 Santos de Guápiles Round of 16 0–6   New York City FC 0–2 home, 0–4 away
Saprissa Round of 16 3–6   UNAM 2–2 home, 1–4 away
2023 Alajuelense Round of 16 2–4   Los Angeles FC 0–3 home, 2–1 away
2024 Alajuelense Round of 16 1–5   New England Revolution 1–1 home, 0–4 away
Herediano Quarter-finals 1–7   Pachuca 0–5 home, 1–2 away
Saprissa Round one 5–6 (a.e.t.)   Philadelphia Union 2–3 home, 3–3 away

UNCAF Interclub Cup / CONCACAF Central American Cup edit

Main articles: UNCAF Interclub Cup and CONCACAF Central American Cup
Interclub Cup Era (1971–1973)
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results
1971 Herediano Final round 3rd   Alianza,   Atlético Marte,   Cementos,   Comunicaciones,   Saprissa
Saprissa Final round 2nd   Alianza,   Atlético Marte,   Cementos,   Comunicaciones,   Herediano
1972 Alajuelense Group B 3rd   Aurora,   Alianza,   Municipal,   Puntarenas,   Universidad
Herediano Group A 2nd   Atlético Marte,   Cementos,   Comunicaciones,   Olímpica,   Saprissa
Puntarenas Group B 6th   Aurora,   Alajuelense,   Alianza,   Municipal,   Universidad
Saprissa Winners 2–1   Aurora 1–0 home, 1–1 away
1973 Alajuelense Final round 3rd   Aguila,   Comunicaciones,   Olímpica,   Municipal,   Saprissa
Saprissa Winners 5–4   Aguila 5–2 home, 0–2 away
Central American Cup Era (2023–)
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results
2023 Alajuelense Winners 4–1   Real Estelí 1–1 home, 3–0 away
Cartaginés Quarter-finals 1–6   Alajuelense 1–3 home, 0–3 away
Herediano Semi-finals 4–4 (4–5 p)   Alajuelense 2–2 home, 2–2 away
Saprissa Quarter-finals 2–3   Real Estelí 2–2 home, 0–1 away

CONCACAF League (defunct) edit

Main article: CONCACAF League
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results
2017 Alajuelense Round of 16 0–3   Olimpia 0–1 home, 0–2 away
Santos de Guápiles Final 1–1 (1–4 p)   Olimpia 1–0 home, 0–1 away
2018 Herediano Winners 3–2   Motagua 2–0 home, 1–2 away
Pérez Zeledón Round of 16 2–3   FAS 1–1 home, 1–2 away
Santos de Guápiles Round of 16 3–3 (6–7 p)   Portmore United 1–2 home, 2–1 away
2019 Herediano Round of 16 3–3 (6–7 p)   Waterhouse 1–2 home, 2–1 away
San Carlos Quarter-finals 1–2   Alianza 1–0 home, 0–2 away
Saprissa Winners 1–0   Motagua 1–0 home, 0–0 away
2020 Alajuelense Winners 3–2   Saprissa 3–2 home
Herediano Round of 16 0–1   Real Estelí 0–1 home
Saprissa Final 2–3   Alajuelense 2–3 away
2021 Alajuelense Round of 16 3–3 (a)   Guastatoya 2–2 home, 1–1 away
Santos de Guápiles Quarter-finals 3–4   Forge FC 3–1 home, 0–3 away
Saprissa Quarter-finals 5–5 (a)   Comunicaciones 4–3 home, 1–2 away
2022 Alajuelense Final 4–5   Olimpia 2–2 home, 2–3 away
Cartaginés Round of 16 0–4   Real España 0–2 home, 0–2 away
Herediano Quarter-finals 2–4   Real España 1–1 home, 1–3 away

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup / Giants Cup (defunct) edit

Copa Interamericana (defunct) edit

Main article: Copa Interamericana
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponent Results
1987 Alajuelense Runners-up 0–3   River Plate 0–0 home, 0–3 away
1994 Saprissa Runners-up 4–6 (a.e.t.)   Universidad Católica 3–1 home, 1–5 away
1996 Cartaginés Runners-up 0–2   Vélez Sársfield 0–0 home, 0–2 away
1997 Saprissa Runners-up 2–3   Atlético Nacional 2–3 home, 0–0 away

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Costa_Rican_football_clubs_in_international_competitions&oldid=1218348487"