Colombia national under-20 football team
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
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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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 | |
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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.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 47.92 |
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' |
19 November Friendly | Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito |
11:00 | Ruiz File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Luis Marquinez | 10 April 2003 | 15 | 0 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional | |
GK | Juan Castillo | 13 January 2003 | 7 | 0 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza | |
GK | Alexei Rojas | 28 September 2005 | 2 | 0 | File:Flag of England.svg Arsenal | |
DF | Andrés Salazar | 15 January 2003 | 21 | 0 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian | |
DF | Kevin Mantilla | 22 May 2003 | 18 | 1 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Talleres | |
DF | Édier Ocampo | 3 October 2003 | 16 | 0 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps | |
DF | Daniel Pedrozo | 19 March 2004 | 15 | 0 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Wasl | |
DF | Fernando Álvarez | 24 August 2003 | 15 | 0 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal | |
DF | Julián Palacios | 7 August 2003 | 9 | 0 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Envigado | |
DF | Devan Tanton | 3 January 2004 | 7 | 0 | File:Flag of England.svg Chesterfield | |
MF | Gustavo Puerta | 23 July 2003 | 24 | 4 | File:Flag of England.svg Hull City | |
MF | Alexis Manyoma | 30 January 2003 | 22 | 4 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes | |
MF | Daniel Luna | 7 May 2003 | 20 | 3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca | |
MF | Jhon Vélez | 25 July 2003 | 17 | 1 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Junior | |
MF | Juan Castilla | 27 July 2004 | 20 | 0 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali | |
MF | Miguel Monsalve | 27 February 2004 | 12 | 3 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio | |
MF | Jhojan Torres | 7 September 2004 | 11 | 0 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe | |
MF | Yáser Asprilla | 19 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Girona | |
FW | Óscar Cortés | 3 December 2003 | 19 | 6 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers | |
FW | Jorge Cabezas Hurtado | 6 September 2003 | 14 | 3 | File:Flag of Greece.svg PAOK B | |
FW | Tomás Ángel | 20 February 2003 | 9 | 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising |
Honours
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Third place (1): 2003
- South American Youth Championship:
- Toulon Tournament:
- Bolivarian Games
- Runners-up (1): 1985 Ecuador
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Winners (2): 2006 Cartagena, 2018 Barranquilla
- Pan American Games
- Fourth place (1): 2003 Santo Domingo
- South American Games
- Third place (3): 1990 Lima, 2018 Cochabamba, 2022 Asunción
See also
- Colombia national football team
- Colombia national futsal team
- Colombia Olympic football team
- Colombia national under-17 football team
- Colombia national under-15 football team
References
- ↑ "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.
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