Colombia national under-20 football team

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Colombia under-20
Nickname(s)Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachCésar Torres
CaptainGustavo Puerta
FIFA codeCOL
First international
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1–1 Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg
(Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954)
Biggest win
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 7–0 Netherlands Antilles File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg
(Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006)
Biggest defeat
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil 6–0 Colombia File: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
Appearances28 (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. 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)
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 Did not qualify
File:Flag of Japan.svg 1979
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981
File:Flag of Mexico.svg 1983
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 5 10
File:Flag of Chile.svg 1987 First round 9th 3 1 1 1 4 5
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 0 3 3 5
File:Flag of Portugal.svg 1991 Did not qualify
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 First round 12th 3 1 0 2 5 7
File:Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 Did not qualify
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 2001
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 Third place 3rd 7 4 2 1 10 5
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 7 2
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Did not qualify
File:Flag of Egypt.svg 2009
File:Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 11 6
File:Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Round of 16 9th 4 2 2 0 6 2
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 15th 4 1 1 2 3 5
File:Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 Did not qualify
File:Flag of Poland.svg 2019 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 1 2 9 4
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 6th 5 3 1 1 11 7
File:Flag of Chile.svg 2025 To be determined
Total Third place 11/24 48 23 10 15 74 58

South American Youth Championship record

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 1954 First round 5th 3 1 2 0 3 2
File:Flag of Chile.svg 1958 Did not enter
File:Flag of Colombia.svg 1964 Third place 3rd 6 2 3 1 6 5
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 1967 First round 6th 4 1 2 1 5 5
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 1971 First round 8th 4 0 1 3 2 10
File:Flag of Chile.svg 1974 First round 8th 4 1 0 3 4 12
File:Flag of Peru.svg 1975 Did not enter
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 1977 First round 7th 3 1 0 2 2 5
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 1979 First round 6th 4 2 0 2 7 10
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg 1981 First round 8th 4 0 2 2 3 8
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg 1983 First round 8th 4 1 0 3 5 9
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 1985 Third place 3rd 7 3 3 1 12 6
File:Flag of Colombia.svg 1987 Champions 1st 7 4 1 2 11 2
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 1988 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 9 3
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 1991 First round 7th 4 1 1 2 5 10
File:Flag of Colombia.svg 1992 Third place 3rd 6 2 3 1 4 2
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg 1995 First round 6th 3 1 1 1 4 4
File:Flag of Chile.svg 1997 First round 7th 4 1 2 1 6 8
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 1999 First round 8th 4 1 0 3 4 8
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg 2001 Sixth place 6th 9 3 1 5 6 13
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 2003 Fourth place 4th 9 5 1 3 16 10
File:Flag of Colombia.svg 2005 Champions 1st 9 7 2 0 20 6
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 2007 Sixth place 6th 9 3 1 5 7 15
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 2009 Fifth place 5th 9 3 3 3 10 10
File:Flag of Peru.svg 2011 Sixth place 6th 9 1 3 5 8 16
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 2013 Champions 1st 9 6 0 3 16 8
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 2015 Runners-up 2nd 9 4 3 2 12 5
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg 2017 Sixth place 6th 9 2 3 4 8 11
File:Flag of Chile.svg 2019 Fourth place 4th 9 4 3 2 4 3
File:Flag of Colombia.svg 2023 Third place 3rd 9 5 3 1 11 5
Total 3 titles 28/30 177 69 46 62 210 211

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 File:Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–2 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
11:00 Caicedo File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.[1] Caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2023, after the match against Venezuela.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Luis Marquinez (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) 15 0 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
1GK Juan Castillo (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 22) 7 0 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza
1GK Alexei Rojas (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19) 2 0 File:Flag of England.svg Arsenal

2DF Andrés Salazar (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22) 21 0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian
2DF Kevin Mantilla (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 21) 18 1 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Talleres
2DF Édier Ocampo (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) 16 0 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps
2DF Daniel Pedrozo (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) 15 0 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Wasl
2DF Fernando Álvarez (2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 21) 15 0 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal
2DF Julián Palacios (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21) 9 0 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Envigado
2DF Devan Tanton (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 21) 7 0 File:Flag of England.svg Chesterfield

3MF Gustavo Puerta (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 21) 24 4 File:Flag of England.svg Hull City
3MF Alexis Manyoma (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 22) 22 4 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes
3MF Daniel Luna (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21) 20 3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca
3MF Jhon Vélez (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21) 17 1 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Junior
3MF Juan Castilla (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20) 20 0 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali
3MF Miguel Monsalve (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20) 12 3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
3MF Jhojan Torres (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) 11 0 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
3MF Yáser Asprilla (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) 0 0 File:Flag of Spain.svg Girona

4FW Óscar Cortés (2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 21) 19 6 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
4FW Jorge Cabezas Hurtado (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21) 14 3 File:Flag of Greece.svg PAOK B
4FW Tomás Ángel (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) 9 2 File:Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising

Honours

See also

References

  1. "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Sub 20 - Copa Mundial de la FIFA Argentina 2023" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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