Colombia
Nickname(s)Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJuan Carlos Ramírez
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Colombia 0–2 Peru 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1985)
Biggest win
 Colombia 9–1 Finland 
(Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003)
 Colombia 8–0 Bolivia 
(Asunción, Paraguay; 5 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Colombia 0–4 Switzerland 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 12 November 2009)

 Brazil 5–1 Colombia 
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 25 March 2011)

 Paraguay 4–0 Colombia 
(Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015)
 Colombia 0–4 Germany 
(New Delhi, India; 16 October 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1989)
Best resultFourth place (2003, 2009)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1985)
Best resultWinners (1993)

The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.

The team's most notable performances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup was both in 2003 and 2009, where they achieved fourth place. Colombia won the South American Under-17 Football Championship in the 1993 tournament held in Colombia.

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

  Champions    Runners-up   Third Place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1985did not Qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989First round15th301235
Italy 1991did not Qualify
Japan 1993First round14th310236
Ecuador 1995did not Qualify
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003Fourth Place4th6321145
Peru 2005did not Qualify
South Korea 2007Round of 1613th4112107
Nigeria 2009Fourth Place4th7232811
Mexico 2011did not Qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017Round of 1611th420257
Brazil 2019did not Qualify
Indonesia 2023
TotalFourth place6/192797114341

South American Under-17 Football Championship

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Argentina 1985Round-robin6th8314912
Peru 1986First round8th411255
Ecuador 1988Third place3rd723276
Paraguay 1991First round6th4211104
Colombia 1993Champions1st7520144
Peru 1995First round5th411266
Paraguay 1997First round5th421152
Uruguay 1999First round8th411268
Peru 2001First round5th421177
Bolivia 2003Third place3rd73311110
Venezuela 2005Fourth place4th721468
Ecuador 2007Third place3rd9531165
Chile 2009Fourth place4th7421116
Ecuador 2011Fifth place5th93241215
Argentina 2013First round8th403134
Paraguay 2015Sixth place6th92341015
Chile 2017Fourth place4th94231212
Peru 2019First round9th400448
Ecuador 2023First round9th401319
Total1 title19/19115423241155146

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

23 February South American U17 Football Championship Colombia  2–1  Ecuador Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 Barrero 72'
Peñaloza 78'
Report Rezabala 25' Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
27 February South American U17 Football Championship Uruguay  1–3  Colombia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:00 Falconis 44' Report Peñaloza 38' (pen.)
Barrero 49'
Campaz 63'
Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)
1 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia  2–3  Bolivia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:00 López 76'
Campaz 79'
Report Roca 3', 66'
Melgar 7'
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
7 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia  2–1  Ecuador Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:45 Campaz 53'
Martínez 90+2'
Report Quiñónez 12' Referee: Juan Nelio García (Bolivia)
10 March South American U17 Football Championship Chile  1–0  Colombia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 Zúñiga 19' Report Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
16 March South American U17 Football Championship Brazil  3–0  Colombia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
22:15 Vinícius Jr. 24', 52'
Alerrando 69'
Report Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
19 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia  2–1  Paraguay Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 Barrero 40'
Vidal 66'
Report Sánchez 9' Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
4 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia  3–3  Chile Mexico City, Mexico
Martínez 13'
Caicedo 20', 90+1'
Report Díaz 9'
Mesías 41', 52'
5 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia  3–0  India Mexico City, Mexico
Vidal 8'
Cortés 45'
Ángel 47'
Report
6 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia  4–4  Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Caicedo 19', 63'
Barrero 20'
Campaz 32'
Report de la Rosa 16', 48', 72'
Laínez 53'
6 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Colombia  0–1  Ghana New Delhi, India
17:00 Report Sadiq 39' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
9 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India  1–2  Colombia New Delhi, India
20:00 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 48,184
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
12 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup United States  1–3  Colombia Navi Mumbai, India
20:00
Report
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 22,263
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
16 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Colombia  0–4  Germany New Delhi, India
17:00 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 19,477
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2019

Current squad

The following 23 players are called up to the squad for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Juan Gómez (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
1GK Breiner Quintana (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 0 0 Colombia Millonarios
1GK Andrés Tovar (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 0 0 Colombia Envigado

2DF Elver Steven Arizala (2006-12-10) 10 December 2006 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
2DF Juan Camilo Asprilla (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 0 0 Colombia Estudiantil
2DF Carlos Manuel González (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2DF Jhoan Hernández (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 0 0 Colombia Millonarios
2DF Tomás Hoyos (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 0 0 Free agent
2DF Yuleiver Mosquera (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 0 0 Free agent
2DF Xavi Rios (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional

3MF Jordan Barrera (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 0 0 Colombia Barranquilla
3MF Jhon Echavez (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 0 0 Free agent
3MF Jean Pierre Foronda (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 0 0 Free agent
3MF Juan David Obando (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
3MF Nicola Profeta (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
3MF Luis Tafur (2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 0 0 Colombia Real Cartagena

4FW Andy Duvan Batioja (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
4FW Juan David Bonilla (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 0 0 Colombia Envigado
4FW Brayan Mateo Caicedo (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 0 0 Colombia Cycolnes
4FW William López (2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 0 0 Colombia Estudiantil
4FW John Edwin Montaño (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 0 0 Colombia Independiente Medellín
4FW Juan Sebastián Palacios (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 0 0 Free agent
4FW Juan Esteban Sánchez (2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 0 0 Free agent

Honours

Coaching staff

As of 20 March 2017
ManagerColombia Orlando Restrepo
Assistant managerColombia Alfredo Araújo
Physical trainerColombia Juan Roldán
Goalkeeping coachColombia Álvaro Anzola
MedicColombia Daniel Restrepo
PhysiotherapistColombia Sebastián Olivar
KinesiologistColombia John Díaz

See also

References

  1. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 17 para el CONMEBOL Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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