Colombia national under-20 football team

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Colombia under-20
Nickname(s) Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
Association Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach César Torres
FIFA code COL
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–1 Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg
(Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954)
Biggest win
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 7–0 Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg
(Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 6–0 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg
(Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1985 )
Best resultThird place (2003)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1954 )
Best resultChampions: (1987, 2005, 2013)

The Colombia national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.

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Colombia has qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 11 times, and their standout performance came at the 2003 edition where the team finished in third-place and were rewarded the fair play award. For the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia qualified automatically as hosts and reached the quarter-finals. Colombia have won the South American Youth Championship three times: 1987, 2005 and 2013. The team also participates in the Toulon Tournament, of which Colombia is a three-time winner: 1999, 2000 and 2011. Also, the team participates in the Central American and Caribbean Games and is a two-time winner: 2006 and 2018.

Numerous significant players have represented both the U-20 team and the senior team for Colombia, including René Higuita, Wílmer Cabrera, Óscar Pareja, Wilson Pérez, Óscar Córdoba, Miguel Calero, Jorge Bermúdez, Iván Valenciano, Fredy Guarín, Farid Díaz, Macnelly Torres, Abel Aguilar, Cristián Zapata, Juan Camilo Zúñiga, Hugo Rodallega, Radamel Falcao, David Ospina, Santiago Arias, Luis Muriel, James Rodríguez, Duván Zapata, Jeison Murillo, Juan Fernando Quintero, Miguel Borja, Davinson Sánchez, Rafael Santos Borré, Luis Díaz, Carlos Cuesta, and Luis Sinisterra, amongst others.

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-20 World Cup record

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Round of 16 (Colombia vs Costa Rica) Colombia FIFA U20.jpg
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Round of 16 (Colombia vs Costa Rica)
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1979
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 Quarter-finals8th4121510
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 First round9th311145
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 Quarter-finals8th410335
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1991 Did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 First round12th310257
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 Did not qualify
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 Third place3rd7421105
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Round of 169th430172
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 Quarter-finals5th5401116
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Round of 169th422062
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 15th411235
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 Did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 Quarter-finals7th521294
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 6th5311117
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 Qualified
TotalThird place11/24482310157458

South American Youth Championship record

YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Venezuela.svg 1954 First round5th312032
Flag of Chile.svg 1958 Did not enter
Flag of Colombia.svg 1964 Third place3rd623165
Flag of Paraguay.svg 1967 First round6th412155
Flag of Paraguay.svg 1971 First round8th4013210
Flag of Chile.svg 1974 First round8th4103412
Flag of Peru.svg 1975 Did not enter
Flag of Venezuela.svg 1977 First round7th310225
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1979 First round6th4202710
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1981 First round8th402238
Flag of Bolivia.svg 1983 First round8th410359
Flag of Paraguay.svg 1985 Third place3rd7331126
Flag of Colombia.svg 1987 Champions1st7412112
Flag of Argentina.svg 1988 Runners-up2nd742193
Flag of Venezuela.svg 1991 First round7th4112510
Flag of Colombia.svg 1992 Third place3rd623142
Flag of Bolivia.svg 1995 First round6th311144
Flag of Chile.svg 1997 First round7th412168
Flag of Argentina.svg 1999 First round8th410348
Flag of Ecuador.svg 2001 Sixth place6th9315613
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2003 Fourth place4th95131610
Flag of Colombia.svg 2005 Champions1st9720206
Flag of Paraguay.svg 2007 Sixth place6th9315715
Flag of Venezuela.svg 2009 Fifth place5th93331010
Flag of Peru.svg 2011 Sixth place6th9135816
Flag of Argentina.svg 2013 Champions1st9603168
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2015 Runners-up2nd9432125
Flag of Ecuador.svg 2017 Sixth place6th9234811
Flag of Chile.svg 2019 Fourth place4th943243
Flag of Colombia.svg 2023 Third place3rd9531115
Flag of Venezuela.svg 2025 Third place3rd9612167
Total3 titles29/31186754764226218

Head-to-head record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

The following table shows Colombia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Schedule and results

  Win  Draw  Loss

2024

15 November Friendly Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
11:00 Caicedo Soccerball shade.svg44'

2025

9 January Friendly Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru Sede Deportiva de la FCF, Barranquilla
17:00 Guzmán Soccerball shade.svg84'

Current squad

The following players were called up for the "Kheops U20 summit of nations 2025", to be played 29 May – 11 June 2025. [1]

Caps and goals correct as of; 23 March 2025, after the match against Russia

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Jordan García (2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 20)80 Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza CEIF
1 GK Luis Mena (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Huila

2 DF Julián Bazán (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 19)130 Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Pereira
2 DF Yeimar Mosquera (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 20)120 Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
2 DF Simón García (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20)110 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
2 DF Keimer Sandoval (2005-09-03) 3 September 2005 (age 19)90 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade
2 DF Carlos Sarabia (2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 20)81 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios
2 DF Weimar Vivas (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of Brazil.svg Red Bull Bragantino
2 DF Jhoan Hernández (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios

3 MF Royner Benítez (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 20)143 Flag of Colombia.svg Águilas Doradas
3 MF Kener González (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 19)134 Flag of Colombia.svg Internacional Palmira
3 MF Juan David Arizala (2005-10-10) 10 October 2005 (age 19)121 Flag of Colombia.svg Independiente Medellín
3 MF Luis Miguel Landázuri (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 19)121 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
3 MF Alejandro Ararat (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 19)100 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Huila
3 MF Elkin Rivero (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 19)20 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
3 MF José Cavadia (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali
3 MF Joel Sebastián Romero (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali

4 FW John Edwin Montaño (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18)121 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lommel
4 FW Óscar Perea (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 19)103 Flag of France.svg Strasbourg
4 FW Emilio Aristizábal (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza CEIF
4 FW Jhojan Amaya (2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
4 FW Kevin Chaverra (2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 (age 18)00 Flag of Colombia.svg Independiente Santa Fe
4 FW Jhon Rentería (2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Argentina.svg Sarmiento

Honours

See also

References

  1. "Convocatoria para microciclo de la Selección Colombia Masculina Sub20 – Kheops U20 Summit Of Nations Cairo 2025" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.