Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)La Tricolor (The Tricolors) | ||
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Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | César Torres | ||
FIFA code | COL | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 1985 ) | ||
Best result | Third place (2003) | ||
South American Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 29 (first in 1954 ) | ||
Best result | Champions: (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.
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.
*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
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
![]() | First round | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | First round | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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![]() | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
![]() | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
![]() | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
![]() | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
![]() | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||
![]() | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | Third place | 11/24 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 58 |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | First round | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
![]() | First round | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
![]() | First round | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
![]() | First round | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||
![]() | First round | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
![]() | First round | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
![]() | First round | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
![]() | First round | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
![]() | First round | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
![]() | First round | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
![]() | First round | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
![]() | First round | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
![]() | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
![]() | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
![]() | Fifth place | 5th | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
![]() | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | |
![]() | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |
Total | 3 titles | 29/31 | 186 | 75 | 47 | 64 | 226 | 218 |
The following table shows Colombia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 47.92 |
Win Draw Loss
9 January Friendly | Colombia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Sede Deportiva de la FCF, Barranquilla |
17:00 |
| Guzmán ![]() |
12 January Friendly | Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Estadio Romelio Martínez, Barranquilla |
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26 January South American U-20 Championship GS | Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
19:30 | Echeverri ![]() | Report | Perea ![]() | Referee: José Cabero (Chile) |
28 January South American U-20 Championship GS | Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
19:30 | N. Villarreal ![]() | Report | Referee: Mathías De Armas (Uruguay) |
30 January South American U-20 Championship GS | Colombia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
17:00 |
| Report | Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) |
1 February South American U-20 Championship GS | Brazil ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
17:00 | Report | N. Villarreal ![]() | Referee: Mathías De Armas (Uruguay) |
4 February South American U-20 Championship FS | Colombia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
21:00 |
| Report | Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina) |
7 February South American U-20 Championship FS | Colombia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas |
16:00 | Report | Iago ![]() | Referee: José Cabero (Chile) |
10 February South American U-20 Championship FS | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
18:30 | Subiabre ![]() | Report | Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
13 February South American U-20 Championship FS | Colombia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
18:30 |
| Report | Romero ![]() | Referee: Alex Cajas (Ecuador) |
16 February South American U-20 Championship FS | Uruguay ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz |
15:00 | Severo ![]() | Report |
| Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil) |
21 March Friendly | Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Estadio Municipal Raúl Miranda, Yumbo |
19:00 | Benítez ![]() | Report |
23 March Friendly | Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
16:00 | Barrera ![]() Benítez ![]() | Report | Kozlov ![]() Rakov ![]() |
4 June Friendly | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
10:00 | Haji ![]() | Report | Amaya ![]() Montaño ![]() |
6 June Friendly | South Korea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
12:00 | Report | Montaño ![]() |
8 June Friendly | Iceland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
11:00 | Mikaelsson ![]() | Report | Palacios ![]() Perea ![]() Amaya ![]() |
10 June Friendly | Colombia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
10:00 | Report | Zambrano ![]() |
30 July Friendly | Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
17:00 | Aristizábal ![]() | Report |
The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be played 27 September – 19 October 2025. [1]
Caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2025, after the match against Panama
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Jordan García | 20 June 2005 | 12 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Luis Mena | 9 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Julián Bazán | 25 November 2005 | 18 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Simón García | 11 January 2005 | 16 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Juan David Arizala | 10 October 2005 | 15 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Yeimar Mosquera | 6 February 2005 | 15 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Carlos Sarabia | 13 June 2005 | 12 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Keimer Sandoval | 3 September 2005 | 11 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Weimar Vivas | 17 October 2006 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Yacer Ariza | 5 December 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Kener González | 5 October 2005 | 17 | 4 | ![]() | |
MF | Royner Benítez | 21 June 2005 | 16 | 3 | ![]() | |
MF | Alejandro Ararat | 6 July 2006 | 14 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Jordan Barrera | 11 April 2006 | 13 | 3 | ![]() | |
MF | José Cavadia | 21 September 2005 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Joel Sebastián Romero | 9 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Elkin Rivero | 27 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Jhon Guzmán | 20 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Kevin Álvarez | 7 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Néiser Villarreal | 24 April 2005 | 17 | 10 | ![]() | |
FW | John Edwin Montaño | 4 October 2006 | 15 | 1 | ![]() | |
FW | Óscar Perea | 27 September 2005 | 14 | 3 | ![]() | |
FW | Emilio Aristizábal | 5 August 2005 | 7 | 1 | ![]() | |
FW | Joel Canchimbo | 12 August 2005 | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Jhon Rentería | 24 October 2005 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |