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 coachHéctor Cárdenas
CaptainGustavo Puerta
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Colombia 1–1
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

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

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
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 5 10
Chile 1987 First round 9th 3 1 1 1 4 5
Saudi Arabia 1989 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 0 3 3 5
Portugal 1991 Did not qualify
Australia 1993 First round 12th 3 1 0 2 5 7
Qatar 1995 Did not qualify
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003 Third place 3rd 7 4 2 1 10 5
Netherlands 2005 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 7 2
2007
Did not qualify
2009
Colombia 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 11 6
Turkey 2013 Round of 16 9th 4 2 2 0 6 2
New Zealand 2015 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 3 5
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify
Poland 2019 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 1 2 9 4
Argentina 2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 11 7
Chile 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
1954
First round 5th 3 1 2 0 3 2
1958
Did not enter
1964
Third place 3rd 6 2 3 1 6 5
1967
First round 6th 4 1 2 1 5 5
1971
First round 8th 4 0 1 3 2 10
1974
First round 8th 4 1 0 3 4 12
1975
Did not enter
1977
First round 7th 3 1 0 2 2 5
1979
First round 6th 4 2 0 2 7 10
1981
First round 8th 4 0 2 2 3 8
1983
First round 8th 4 1 0 3 5 9
1985
Third place 3rd 7 3 3 1 12 6
1987
Champions 1st 7 4 1 2 11 2
1988
Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 9 3
1991
First round 7th 4 1 1 2 5 10
1992
Third place 3rd 6 2 3 1 4 2
1995
First round 6th 3 1 1 1 4 4
1997
First round 7th 4 1 2 1 6 8
1999
First round 8th 4 1 0 3 4 8
2001
Sixth place 6th 9 3 1 5 6 13
2003
Fourth place 4th 9 5 1 3 16 10
2005
Champions 1st 9 7 2 0 20 6
2007
Sixth place 6th 9 3 1 5 7 15
2009
Fifth place 5th 9 3 3 3 10 10
2011
Sixth place 6th 9 1 3 5 8 16
2013
Champions 1st 9 6 0 3 16 8
2015
Runners-up 2nd 9 4 3 2 12 5
2017
Sixth place 6th 9 2 3 4 8 11
2019
Fourth place 4th 9 4 3 2 4 3
Colombia 2023 Third place 3rd 9 5 3 1 11 5
Total 3 titles 28/30 177 69 46 62 210 211

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 Colombia Atlético Nacional
1GK
Juan Castillo
(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Colombia Fortaleza
1GK Alexei Rojas (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 18) 2 0 England Arsenal

2DF Andrés Salazar (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 21 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2DF Kevin Mantilla (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 20) 18 1 Argentina Talleres
2DF Édier Ocampo (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20) 16 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2DF Daniel Pedrozo (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) 15 0 United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
2DF Fernando Álvarez (2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 20) 15 0 Canada CF Montréal
2DF Julián Palacios (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 20) 9 0 Colombia Envigado
2DF Devan Tanton (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20) 7 0 England Fulham

3MF Gustavo Puerta (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 20) 24 4
Bayer Leverkusen
3MF Alexis Manyoma (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21) 22 4 Argentina Estudiantes
3MF Daniel Luna (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 20) 20 3 Spain Mallorca
3MF Jhon Vélez (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 20) 17 1 Colombia Junior
3MF Juan Castilla (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 19) 20 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
3MF Miguel Monsalve (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20) 12 3 Colombia Independiente Medellín
3MF Jhojan Torres (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19) 11 0 Colombia Santa Fe
3MF Yáser Asprilla (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0 England Watford

4FW Óscar Cortés (2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 20) 19 6 France Lens
4FW Jorge Cabezas Hurtado (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 20) 14 3 United States New York Red Bulls
4FW Tomás Ángel (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) 9 2 Colombia Atlético Nacional

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.

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