Colombia national under-17 football team

Colombia

Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Juan Carlos Ramírez
FIFA code	COL
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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
Appearances	6 (first in 1989)
Best result	Fourth place (2003, 2009)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1985)
Best result	Winners (1993)
Medal record Bolivarian Games Gold medal – first place 1997 Arequipa Team Gold medal – first place 2005 Colombia Team Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo Team Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Team Silver medal – second place 1993 Bolivia Team Silver medal – second place 2001 Ambato Team South American Games Gold medal – first place 1994 Valencia Team Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Team Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Team

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
1985	did not Qualify
1987
1989	First round	15th	3	0	1	2	3	5
1991	did not Qualify
1993	First round	14th	3	1	0	2	3	6
1995	did not Qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	2	1	14	5
2005	did not Qualify
2007	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	10	7
2009	Fourth Place	4th	7	2	3	2	8	11
2011	did not Qualify
2013
2015
2017	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	5	7
2019	did not Qualify
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	Fourth place	6/20	27	9	7	11	43	41

South American Under-17 Football Championship

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Round-robin	6th	8	3	1	4	9	12
1986	First round	8th	4	1	1	2	5	5
1988	Third place	3rd	7	2	3	2	7	6
1991	First round	6th	4	2	1	1	10	4
1993	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	14	4
1995	First round	5th	4	1	1	2	6	6
1997	First round	5th	4	2	1	1	5	2
1999	First round	8th	4	1	1	2	6	8
2001	First round	5th	4	2	1	1	7	7
2003	Third place	3rd	7	3	3	1	11	10
2005	Fourth place	4th	7	2	1	4	6	8
2007	Third place	3rd	9	5	3	1	16	5
2009	Fourth place	4th	7	4	2	1	11	6
2011	Fifth place	5th	9	3	2	4	12	15
2013	First round	8th	4	0	3	1	3	4
2015	Sixth place	6th	9	2	3	4	10	15
2017	Fourth place	4th	9	4	2	3	12	12
2019	First round	9th	4	0	0	4	4	8
2023	First round	9th	4	0	1	3	1	9
Total	1 title	19/19	115	42	32	41	155	146

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

Colombia v Ecuador

Chile v Colombia

Uruguay v Colombia

Colombia v Bolivia

Colombia v Ecuador

Chile v Colombia

Colombia v Venezuela

13 March South American U17 Football Championship	Colombia	0–0	Venezuela	Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:45		Report		Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)

Brazil v Colombia

Colombia v Paraguay

Colombia v Chile

Colombia v India

Colombia v Mexico

Colombia v Ghana

6 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Colombia	0–1	Ghana	New Delhi, India
17:00		Report	Sadiq File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

India v Colombia

9 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup	India	1–2	Colombia	New Delhi, India
20:00	Thounaojam File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	Report	Peñaloza File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 83'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 48,184 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

United States v Colombia

Colombia v Germany

16 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Colombia	0–4	Germany	New Delhi, India
17:00		Report	Arp File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 65' Bisseck File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Yeboah File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 19,477 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

El Salvador v Colombia

Colombia v Bolivia

Colombia v Ecuador

Colombia v Venezuela

Colombia v Ecuador

23 November 2017 Bolivarian Games	Colombia	2–2 (5–4 p)	Ecuador	Santa Marta, Colombia
				Stadium: Estadio Sierra Nevada

2019

Argentina v Colombia

Colombia v Uruguay

Brazil v Colombia

Colombia v Paraguay

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Juan Gómez	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006	0	0	Atlético Nacional
	1GK	Breiner Quintana	(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006	0	0	Millonarios
	1GK	Andrés Tovar	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006	0	0	Envigado
	2DF	Elver Steven Arizala	(2006-12-10) 10 December 2006	0	0	Deportivo Cali
	2DF	Juan Camilo Asprilla	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006	0	0	Estudiantil
	2DF	Carlos Manuel González	(2006-01-12) 12 January 2006	0	0	Atlético Nacional
	2DF	Jhoan Hernández	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006	0	0	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	Atlético Nacional
	3MF	Jordan Barrera	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006	0	0	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	Atlético Nacional
	3MF	Nicola Profeta	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006	0	0	Deportivo Cali
	3MF	Luis Tafur	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006	0	0	Real Cartagena
	4FW	Andy Duvan Batioja	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006	0	0	Atlético Nacional
	4FW	Juan David Bonilla	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006	0	0	Envigado
	4FW	Brayan Mateo Caicedo	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006	0	0	Cycolnes
	4FW	William López	(2006-09-19) 19 September 2006	0	0	Estudiantil
	4FW	John Edwin Montaño	(2006-10-04) 4 October 2006	0	0	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

• FIFA U-17 World Cup
  • Fourth place (2): 2003, 2009
• South American Under-17 Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 1993
  • Runners-up (1): 2007
  • Third place (2): 1988, 2003
  • Fourth place (2): 2005, 2009
• Bolivarian Games
  • Champions (4): 1997 Arequipa, 2005 Colombia, 2013 Trujillo, 2017 Santa Marta
  • Runners-up (2): 1993 Bolivia, 2001 Ambato
  • Third place (1): 2022 Valledupar
• South American Games
  • Champions (3): 1994 Valencia, 2010 Medellín, 2014 Santiago

Coaching staff

As of 20 March 2017

Manager	Orlando Restrepo
Assistant manager	Alfredo Araújo
Physical trainer	Juan Roldán
Goalkeeping coach	Álvaro Anzola
Medic	Daniel Restrepo
Physiotherapist	Sebastián Olivar
Kinesiologist	John Díaz

See also

• Colombia national football team
• Colombia national futsal team
• Colombia Olympic football team
• Colombia national under-20 football team
• Colombia national under-15 football team

External links

• FIFA.com: FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003
• FCF.com.co Plantilla de jugadores (in Spanish)
• CONMEBOL.com
• Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments RSSSF page