Results by competition
FIFA Club World Cup
| Year | Team | Progress | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Saprissa | Third place | 3–2 |  Al-Ittihad |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League
| 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 | |
| 2025 | Alajuelense | Round of 16 | 1–3 | UNAM | 1–1 home, 0–2 away |
| Herediano | Round of 16 | 2–4 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 home, 1–4 away | |
| Saprissa | Round one | 2–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 home, 0–2 away | |
UNCAF Interclub Cup / CONCACAF Central American Cup
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | Alajuelense | Winners | 3–2 | Real Estelí | 2–1 home, 1–1 away |
| Guanacasteca | Group stage | 5th | Managua, Municipal, Real Estelí, Saprissa | ||
| Herediano | Semi-finals | 2–2 (a) | Real Estelí | 0–0 home, 2–2 away | |
| Saprissa | Quarter-finals | 0–3 | Antigua GFC | 0–3 home, 0–0 away | |
| 2025 | Alajuelense | Winners | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Xelajú | 1–1 home, 1–1 away |
| Cartaginés | Quarter-finals | 2–5 | Olimpia | 1–2 home, 1–3 away | |
| Herediano | Group stage | 5th | Diriangén, Municipal, Real España, Sporting San Miguelito | ||
| Saprissa | Group stage | 3rd | Cartaginés, Independiente, Motagua,  Verdes | ||
CONCACAF League (defunct)
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup / Giants Cup (defunct)
Copa Interamericana (defunct)
| 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 |