Colombia national under-23 football team

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Colombia Olympic
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Nickname(s) Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Héctor Cárdenas
FIFA code COL
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–1 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 26 February 1950)
Biggest win
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 7–1 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
(Cali, Colombia; 3 August 1971)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 6–0 Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg
(Cali, Colombia; 31 July 1971)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9–0 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg
(Londrina, Brazil; 30 January 2000)
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 1968 )
Best resultQuarter-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.

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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.

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  

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of France.svg 1900 did not participate
Flag of the United States.svg 1904
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1908
Flag of Sweden.svg 1912
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1920
Flag of France.svg 1924
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1928
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1948
Flag of Finland.svg 1952 did not enter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1956
Flag of Italy.svg 1960 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1964
Flag of Mexico.svg 1968 First stage10th310245
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 First stage11th3102512
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 First stage11th311124
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 did not qualify
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 First stage14th301249
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Quarter-finals7th412166
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 did not qualify
Flag of France.svg 2024
TotalQuarter-finals5/26164482136

CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament

YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Peru.svg 1960 First stage10th210137
Flag of Peru.svg 1964 Fourth place4th6123610
Flag of Colombia.svg 1968 Runners-up2nd6411107
Flag of Colombia.svg 1972 Runners-up2nd725074
Flag of Brazil.svg 1976 Fourth place4th512259
Flag of Colombia.svg 1980 Runners-up2nd6312105
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1984 First stage5th200215
Flag of Bolivia.svg 1988 Fourth place4th741274
Flag of Paraguay.svg 1992 Runners-up2nd7421143
Flag of Argentina.svg 1996 Fourth place4th4022611
Flag of Brazil.svg 2000 First stage6th42111013
Flag of Chile.svg 2004 Playoffs6th520379
Flag of Colombia.svg 2020 Fourth place4th7223109
Flag of Venezuela.svg 2024 First stage10th400408
TotalRunners-up14/147226192796100

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Argentina.svg 1951 did not participate
Flag of Mexico.svg 1955
Flag of the United States.svg 1959
Flag of Brazil.svg 1963
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1967 Preliminary round8th3003213
Flag of Colombia.svg 1971 Silver medal2nd8521217
Flag of Mexico.svg 1975 did not participate
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 1979
Flag of Venezuela.svg 1983
Flag of the United States.svg 1987 Preliminary round11th301214
Flag of Cuba.svg 1991 did not participate
Flag of Argentina.svg 1995 Bronze medal3rd6402135
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1999 did not participate
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2003 Fourth place4th521267
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 Preliminary round7th311111
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 did not participate
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015
Flag of Peru.svg 2019
Flag of Chile.svg 2023 Sixth place6th411224
TotalSilver medal7/1932136134641

Schedule and results

  Win  Draw  Loss

2024

12 January Friendly Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg5–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Romelio Martínez Stadium, Barranquilla
Report

Players

Current squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Sebastián Guerra (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC
22 DF Cristian Devenish (captain) (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
32 DF Juan David Mosquera (2002-09-05)5 September 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers
42 DF Fernando Álvarez (2003-08-24)24 August 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal
53 MF Josen Escobar (2004-12-12)12 December 2004 (aged 18) Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali
63 MF Nelson Palacio (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake
73 MF Juan Castilla (2004-07-27)27 July 2004 (aged 18) Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Pasto
82 DF Brayan Ceballos (2001-05-24)24 May 2001 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution
94 FW Óscar Perea (2005-09-27)27 September 2005 (aged 17) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
103 MF Daniel Ruiz (2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios
114 FW Andrés Gómez (2002-09-12)12 September 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake
121 GK Alejandro Rodríguez (2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali
131 GK Luis Marquinez (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
143 MF Yani Quintero (2002-07-17)17 July 2002 (aged 20) Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Quindío
153 MF Jimer Fory (2002-05-24)24 May 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers
162 DF Devan Tanton (2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 19) Flag of England.svg Fulham
174 FW Alejandro García (2001-02-28)28 February 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Colombia.svg Once Caldas
183 MF Jhojan Torres (2003-01-12)12 January 2003 (aged 20) Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
194 FW Carlos Cortés (2001-09-17)17 September 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Colombia.svg Cortuluá
204 FW Óscar Cortés (2003-12-03)3 December 2003 (aged 19) Flag of France.svg Lens
214 FW Brahian Palacios (2002-11-24)24 November 2002 (aged 20) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
224 FW Nelson Quiñones (2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo FC
232 DF Samuel Velásquez (2003-05-29)29 May 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
Notes

    Recent call-ups

    The following players have been recently called up in the last 12 months.

    Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up



    Honours

    Friendlies

    See also

    Notes

      References

      1. "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 23 para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" [Call-up of the Colombia U23 Men's National Team for the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic 2024] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 5 January 2024.
      2. Calderón, Juan (5 January 2024). "Selección Colombia Sub-23: esta es la convocatoria para el Torneo Preolímpico" [Colombia U23 National Team: this is the call-up list for the Pre-Olympic Tournament] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio.
      3. "Modificación en la convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Sub 23" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 11 January 2024.
      4. "Modificación en la convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Sub 23" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 11 January 2024.
      5. "Torneo de las Americas U-23 Colombia 1994". RSSSF . Retrieved 11 February 2022.