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 League, winning the title six times and having five runners-up.

Who qualifies for CONCACAF competitions

Since 2019, Costa Rican teams do not directly qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. The top three finishers of the Liga FPD, the top tier of football in Costa Rica, qualify for the CONCACAF League, which is a secondary tournament. If a Costa Rican team finishes in the top six, they earn a berth into the CONCACAF Champions League.

Results by competition

FIFA Club World Cup

Year Team Progress Score Opponent
2005 Saprissa Third place 3–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad

CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League

Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results
1962AlajuelenseSecond round4–5Guatemala Comunicaciones 3–2 home, 1–3 away
Herediano First round0–5Mexico Guadalajara 0–3 home, 0–2 away
1963SaprissaSemi-finals0–3Mexico Guadalajara 0–1 home, 0–2 away
1967none entered
1968AlajuelenseFirst round1–2Guatemala Aurora 0–2 home, 1–0 away
1969SaprissaSemi-finals3–4Mexico Cruz Azul 2–2 home, 1–2 away
1970SaprissaSemi-finalsw/oMexico Cruz Azul withdrew
1971AlajuelenseFinal1–5Mexico Cruz Azul
SaprissaSecond round4–5Costa Rica Alajuelense1–5 home, 3–0 away
1972none entered
1973AlajuelenseSemi-finalsw/oSuriname Transvaal withdrew
SaprissaSemi-finalsw/oSuriname Transvaal withdrew
1974 Cartaginés First round0–3Honduras Motagua 0–2 home, 0–1 away
Saprissa First round3–3 (4–5 p)Guatemala Aurora 2–1 home, 1–2 away
1975 Herediano Quarter-finals2–3Costa Rica Saprissa 2–1 home, 0–2 away
Saprissa Semi-finals2–4Mexico Atlético Español 1–2 home, 1–2 away
1976 none entered
1977 Saprissa Semi-finalsw/oMexico América withdrew
1978 Cartaginés First round1–3El Salvador FAS 1–1 home, 0–2 away
Saprissa Semi-finals0–3Guatemala Comunicaciones 0–1 home, 0–2 away
1979Cartaginés Quarter-finals0–3El Salvador FAS 0–1 home, 0–2 away
1980Herediano First round3–4Honduras Marathón 3–1 home, 0–3 away
1981none entered
1982
1983Puntarenas First roundw/oEl Salvador Atlético Marte withdrew
Saprissa First round2–3Guatemala Suchitepéquez 2–2 home, 0–1 away
1984Sagrada FamiliaSecond roundw/oGuatemala Comunicaciones withdrew
1985none entered
1986AlajuelenseWinners4–2Suriname Transvaal 2–1 home, 2–1 away
SaprissaFirst round2–3Guatemala Comunicaciones 0–3 home, 2–0 away
1987Herediano Group C3rd placeHonduras Olimpia, Honduras Real España, Costa Rica Saprissa
SaprissaQuarter-finals3–4Mexico América 2–2 home, 1–2 away
1988AlajuelenseSemi-finals1–2Honduras Olimpia 1–1 home, 0–1 away
Puntarenas Group B4th placeGuatemala Aurora, El Salvador FAS, Honduras Olimpia
1989Cartaginés Group C4th placeCosta Rica Herediano, Honduras Olimpia, Honduras Real España
Herediano Semi-finals2–6Mexico UNAM 1–1 home, 1–5 away
1990none entered
1991AlajuelenseThird round0–3Honduras Real España 0–2 home, 0–1 away
SaprissaQuarter-finals1–4Honduras Real España 1–2 home, 0–2 away
1992AlajuelenseFinal0–1Mexico América0–1 neutral
SaprissaFirst round2–4Mexico América0–0 home, 2–4 away
1993AlajuelenseSecond round1–2Mexico León0–0 home,1–2 away
SaprissaWinners1st placeMexico León, Guatemala Municipal, Suriname Robinhood
1994CartaginésWinners3–2Mexico Atlante3–2 neutral
HeredianoSecond round4–6Mexico Atlante3–3 home,1–3 away
1995AlajuelenseThird place9–1Guadeloupe Moulien 9–1 neutral
SaprissaWinners1–0Guatemala Municipal 1–0 home
1996AlajuelenseSecond round2–5Mexico Cruz Azul0–2 home, 2–3 away
SaprissaQuarter-finals3–4Mexico Necaxa2–2 home, 1–2 away
1997Alajuelense Second round1–2Costa Rica Cartaginés0–0 home, 1–2 away
CartaginésQuarter-finals0–1Mexico Guadalajara0–1 neutral
1998AlajuelenseQuarter-finals0–2Mexico Toluca0–2 neutral
SaprissaThird place2–0Mexico León2–0 neutral
1999AlajuelenseFinal1–2Mexico Necaxa1–2 neutral
SaprissaQuarter-finals2–3 Mexico Necaxa2–3 neutral
2000AlajuelenseQuarter-finals1–2United States D.C. United1–2 neutral
2002AlajuelenseSemi-finals2–3 Mexico Pachuca2–1 home, 0–2 away
SaprissaFirst round1–3 Mexico Morelia1–1 home, 0–2 away
2003AlajuelenseQuarter-finals3–5 Mexico América3–1 home, 0–4 away
2004AlajuelenseWinners5–1 Costa Rica Saprissa4–0 home, 1–1 away
SaprissaFinal1–5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–1 home, 0–4 away
2005SaprissaWinners3–2 Mexico UNAM2–0 home, 1–2 away
2006AlajuelenseSemi-finals1–2 Mexico América1–2 home, 0–0 away
SaprissaSemi-finals3–4Mexico Toluca3–2 home, 0–2 away
2007PuntarenasQuarter-finals1–2United States Houston Dynamo1–0 home, 0–2 away
2008SaprissaFinal2–3 Mexico Pachuca1–1 home, 1–2 away
2008–09 AlajuelensePreliminary round2–3 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders1–1 home, 1–2 away
SaprissaGroup stage3rdMexico Cruz Azul, United States D.C. United, Honduras Marathón
2009–10 Herediano Preliminary round2–6 Mexico Cruz Azul2–6 home, 0–0 away
Liberia Preliminary round3–6 Honduras Real España3–0 home, 0–6 away
SaprissaGroup stage3rdUnited States Columbus Crew, Mexico Cruz Azul, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
2010–11 Brujas Preliminary round4–6 Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public2–2 home, 2–4 away
SaprissaSemi-finals2–3 United States Real Salt Lake 2–1 home, 0–2 away
2011–12 AlajuelenseGroup stage3rdUnited States LA Galaxy, Mexico Morelia, Honduras Motagua
HeredianoGroup stage4thGuatemala Comunicaciones, Mexico Monterrey, United States Seattle Sounders
2012–13 AlajuelenseGroup stage2ndNicaragua Real Estelí, Mexico UANL
HeredianoQuarter-finals1–4United States LA Galaxy 0–0 home, 1–4 away
2013–14 Alajuelense Semi-finals0–3Mexico Toluca0–1 home, 0–2 away
CartaginésGroup stage2ndUnited States LA Galaxy, El Salvador Metapán
HeredianoGroup stage2ndMexico América, Panama Sporting San Miguelito
2014–15 Alajuelense Semi-finals4–4 (a) Canada Montreal Impact 4–2 home, 0–2 away
HeredianoSemi-finals3–6Mexico América 3–0 home, 0–6 away
SaprissaQuarter-finals0–5Mexico América 0–3 home, 0–2 away
2015–16 HeredianoGroup stage2ndEl Salvador Metapán, Mexico UANL
SaprissaGroup stage2ndMexico Santos Laguna, Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
2016–17 HeredianoGroup stage2ndPanama Plaza Amador, Mexico UANL
SaprissaQuarter-finals0–4Mexico Pachuca0–0 home, 0–4 away
2018HeredianoRound of 163–5Mexico UANL 2–2 home, 1–3 away
SaprissaRound of 162–6Mexico América 1–5 home, 1–1 away
2019HeredianoRound of 162–5United States Atlanta United 3–1 home, 0–4 away
SaprissaRound of 163–5Mexico UANL 1–0 home, 1–5 away
2020San Carlos Round of 163–6United States New York City FC 3–5 home, 0–1 away
SaprissaRound of 162–2 (a)Canada Montreal Impact 2–2 home, 0–0 away
2021Alajuelense Round of 160–2United States Atlanta United 0–1 home, 0–1 away
SaprissaRound of 160–5United States Philadelphia Union 0–1 home, 0–4 away
2022Santos de Guápiles Round of 160–6United States New York City FC 0–2 home, 0–4 away
SaprissaRound of 163–6Mexico UNAM 2–2 home, 1–4 away
2023Alajuelense Round of 162–4United States Los Angeles FC 0–3 home, 2–1 away

UNCAF Interclub Cup / CONCACAF Central American Cup

Interclub Cup Era (1971–1973)
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results
1971HeredianoFinal round3rdEl Salvador Alianza, El Salvador Atlético Marte, Guatemala Cementos, Guatemala Comunicaciones, Costa Rica Saprissa
Saprissa Final round 2nd El Salvador Alianza, El Salvador Atlético Marte, Guatemala Cementos, Guatemala Comunicaciones, Costa Rica Herediano
1972 Alajuelense Group B 3rd Guatemala Aurora, El Salvador Alianza, Guatemala Municipal, Costa Rica Puntarenas, El Salvador Universidad
Herediano Group A 2nd El Salvador Atlético Marte, Guatemala Cementos, Guatemala Comunicaciones, El Salvador Olímpica, Costa Rica Saprissa
Puntarenas Group B 6th Guatemala Aurora, Costa Rica Alajuelense, El Salvador Alianza, Guatemala Municipal, El Salvador Universidad
Saprissa Winners 2–1 Guatemala Aurora 1–0 home, 1–1 away
1973 Alajuelense Final round 3rd El Salvador Aguila, Guatemala Comunicaciones, El Salvador Olímpica, Guatemala Municipal, Costa Rica Saprissa
Saprissa Winners 5–4 El Salvador Aguila 5–2 home, 0–2 away
Central American Cup Era (2023–)
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results
2023 Alajuelense Group D In progress Honduras Motagua, Honduras Olancho, Panama Sporting San Miguelito, Belize Verdes
Cartaginés Group A In progress Guatemala Cobán Imperial, El Salvador Jocoro, Costa Rica Saprissa, Panama Universitario
Herediano Group C In progress El Salvador Águila, Guatemala Comunicaciones, Nicaragua Diriangén, Honduras Real España
Saprissa Group A In progress Costa Rica Cartaginés, Guatemala Cobán Imperial, El Salvador Jocoro, Panama Universitario

CONCACAF League (defunct)

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

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup / Giants Cup (defunct)

Copa Interamericana (defunct)

Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponent Results
1987AlajuelenseRunners-up0–3Argentina River Plate0–0 home, 0–3 away
1994SaprissaRunners-up4–6 (a.e.t.)Chile Universidad Católica3–1 home, 1–5 away
1996CartaginésRunners-up0–2Argentina Vélez Sársfield0–0 home, 0–2 away
1997SaprissaRunners-up2–3Colombia Atlético Nacional2–3 home, 0–0 away
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