Partners

UNIFFUT

Costa Rica Soccer Tours partners with UNIFFUT, the governing body of women’s soccer in Costa Rica, in order to provide more opportunities for girls and women in Costa Rica to play soccer.

We have been pleased to see an exponential increase in the number of girls’ soccer teams in Costa Rica. The improvements in skill and practice have shown impressive results. Costa Rica has played in two FIFA Women’s World Cups (2015 & 2023).  Costa Rica also hosted two FIFA Women’s Youth World Cups — U-17 in 2014 and U-20 in 2022.  

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A recent match between the Costa Rica National U20 Women’s team and the National ODP U17 Women’s team

Costa Rica U20 National Team at Proyecto Gol, the National training complex

Rush Soccer

Tim Schulz, President and Founder of Rush Soccer, has been bringing soccer teams with us to Costa Rica for over 25 years. Founded in 1997 as Colorado Rush and later merged to become Rush Soccer in 2002, it now has affiliates in 32 U.S. states and branches in Africa, and North and South America. Rush has over 34,000 players and has become one of the world’s largest youth soccer clubs. Rush Soccer began bringing their elite Select U14 girls and boys teams to Costa Rica each year starting in 2015.

Finca San Juan Elementary School, Pavas

Since 2003, Costa Rica Soccer Tours has offered a community service component for soccer teams looking to give back to the community.  For the last 10 years we have partnered with the several urban city elementary schools such as Finca San Juan, Rincon Grande, La Uruca and others in the metropolitan center of the capital city of San Jose.  Dozens of our soccer teams have visited the centers to play with the children, assist with a maintenance project, and/or bring needed donations.

Teams have the opportunity to organize a small soccer clinic for a soccer teams from low-income backgrounds. They can teach skills and play a fun match with the kids.

The community service project part of our soccer tour is often one of the highlights of the experience.