Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers) | ||
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Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Héctor Cárdenas | ||
FIFA code | COL | ||
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First international | |||
Guatemala 2–1 Colombia (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 26 February 1950) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Colombia 7–1 Dominican Republic (Cali, Colombia; 3 August 1971) Colombia 6–0 Bahamas (Cali, Colombia; 31 July 1971) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 9–0 Colombia (Londrina, Brazil; 30 January 2000) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1968 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2016) | ||
The Colombia national under-23 football team represents Colombia at the Summer Olympic Games and in international under-23 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
The team played its first match in 1950. From that year to 1992 the team played as a Colombia national amateur football team. Since 1992, the team played as Colombia national under-23 football team until 2004, when the qualification for the Olympic Games was changed to South American Youth Football Championship for under-20 teams (before this, the qualification tournament was CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament). The team was inactive since 2004, however with the qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics qualification play-off the team was resurrected.
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1900 | did not participate | |||||||
1904 | ||||||||
1908 | ||||||||
1912 | ||||||||
1920 | ||||||||
1924 | ||||||||
1928 | ||||||||
1936 | ||||||||
1948 | ||||||||
1952 | did not enter | |||||||
1956 | ||||||||
1960 | did not qualify | |||||||
1964 | ||||||||
1968 | First stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
1972 | First stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
1976 | did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | First stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1984 | did not qualify | |||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1992 | First stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
1996 | did not qualify | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2020 | did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 5/26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 36 |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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1960 | First stage | 10th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
1964 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
1968 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
1972 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
1976 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
1980 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
1984 | First stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1988 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
1996 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
2000 | First stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
2004 | Playoffs | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
2020 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
2024 | First stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Total | Runners-up | 14/14 | 72 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 96 | 100 |
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1951 | did not participate | |||||||
1955 | ||||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1963 | ||||||||
1967 | Preliminary round | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
1971 | Silver medal | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 |
1975 | did not participate | |||||||
1979 | ||||||||
1983 | ||||||||
1987 | Preliminary round | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1991 | did not participate | |||||||
1995 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
1999 | did not participate | |||||||
2003 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
2007 | Preliminary round | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | did not participate | |||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | Sixth place | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Total | Silver medal | 7/19 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 41 |
Win Draw Loss
12 January Friendly | Colombia | 5–0 | Dominican Republic | Romelio Martínez Stadium, Barranquilla |
Report |
20 January 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Ecuador | 3–0 | Colombia | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
Report | Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina) |
26 January 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Brazil | 2–0 | Colombia | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
| Report | Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile) |
29 January 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Colombia | 0–1 | Venezuela | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
Report |
| Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru) |
1 February 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Colombia | 0–2 | Bolivia | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
Report |
| Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) |
The following players were called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. [1] [2] On 11 January, forwards Kener Valencia and Edwin Mosquera were ruled out due to injuries and were replaced by Nelson Quiñones and Alejandro García, respectively. [3] [4]
Caps and goals updated as 18 January 2024.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Sebastián Guerra | 8 January 2001 (aged 22) | Atlanta United FC | ||
2 | DF | Cristian Devenish (captain) | 25 January 2001 (aged 21) | Atlético Nacional | ||
3 | DF | Juan David Mosquera | 5 September 2002 (aged 20) | Portland Timbers | ||
4 | DF | Fernando Álvarez | 24 August 2003 (aged 19) | CF Montréal | ||
5 | MF | Josen Escobar | 12 December 2004 (aged 18) | América de Cali | ||
6 | MF | Nelson Palacio | 16 June 2001 (aged 21) | Real Salt Lake | ||
7 | MF | Juan Castilla | 27 July 2004 (aged 18) | Deportivo Cali | ||
8 | DF | Brayan Ceballos | 24 May 2001 (aged 21) | Atlético Junior | ||
9 | FW | Óscar Perea | 27 September 2005 (aged 17) | Atlético Nacional | ||
10 | MF | Daniel Ruiz | 30 July 2001 (aged 21) | Millonarios | ||
11 | FW | Andrés Gómez | 12 September 2002 (aged 20) | Real Salt Lake | ||
12 | GK | Alejandro Rodríguez | 12 January 2001 (aged 22) | Deportivo Cali | ||
13 | GK | Luis Marquinez | 10 April 2003 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional | ||
14 | MF | Yani Quintero | 17 July 2002 (aged 20) | Deportes Quindío | ||
15 | MF | Jimer Fory | 24 May 2002 (aged 20) | Deportivo Pereira | ||
16 | DF | Devan Tanton | 3 January 2004 (aged 19) | Fulham | ||
17 | FW | Alejandro García | 28 February 2001 (aged 21) | Once Caldas | ||
18 | MF | Jhojan Torres | 12 January 2003 (aged 20) | Santa Fe | ||
19 | FW | Carlos Cortés | 17 September 2001 (aged 21) | Cortuluá | ||
20 | FW | Óscar Cortés | 3 December 2003 (aged 19) | Lens | ||
21 | FW | Brahian Palacios | 24 November 2002 (aged 20) | Atlético Nacional | ||
22 | FW | Nelson Quiñones | 20 August 2002 (aged 20) | Houston Dynamo FC | ||
23 | DF | Samuel Velásquez | 29 May 2003 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional |
The following players have been recently called up in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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