Colombia national under-20 football team
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The Colombia national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
NicknameLos Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachCésar Torres
| Nickname | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | César Torres | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| First international | |||
 Colombia 1–1 Uruguay  (Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Colombia 7–0 Netherlands Antilles  (Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 6–0 Colombia (Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2003, 2025) | ||
| South American Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Champions: (1987, 2005, 2013) | ||
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
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1979 | |||||||||
 1981 | |||||||||
 1983 | |||||||||
 1985 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
 1987 | First round | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 1989 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | First round | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1997 | |||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||
 2003 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
 2005 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
 2013 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
 2015 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2019 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
  2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Third place | 12/25 | 55 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 83 | 63 | |
CONMEBOL Sub 20
| 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 | |
| 2023 | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2025 | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |
| Total | 3 titles | 29/31 | 186 | 75 | 47 | 64 | 226 | 218 | |
Head-to-head 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
| Australia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
 East Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 El Salvador |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Egypt |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
 England |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
 France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Hungary |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Mali |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Norway |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Poland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Portugal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Qatar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Republic of Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Scotland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Senegal |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Slovakia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
 South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Spain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
 Syria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Tahiti |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
 Tunisia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Turkey |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 55 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 49.09 |
Schedule and results
Win Draw Loss
2025
| 4 June Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Colombia | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 10:00 | Haji  9' |
Report | Amaya 88' Montaño 90' |
| 6 June Friendly | South Korea | 0–1 | Colombia | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 12:00 | Report | Montaño 90+1' |
| 8 June Friendly | Iceland  | 1–3 | Colombia | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 11:00 | Mikaelsson 81' |
Report | Palacios 39' Perea 43'Amaya 65' |
| 10 June Friendly | Colombia | 0–1 | United States | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 10:00 | Report | Zambrano 88' |
| 30 July Friendly | Colombia | 1–0 |  Panama | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
| 17:00 | Aristizábal 79' |
Report |
| 17 September Friendly | Paraguay | 1–1 | Colombia | Estadio CARFEM, Ypané |
| 14:00 | González 90+4' |
Report | Canchimbo 72' |
| 23 September Friendly | Mexico | 2–3 | Colombia | Estadio CARFEM, Ypané |
| 10:00 UTC–3 | Sánchez 60' Jiménez 83' |
Report | Rentería 40', 52' Benítez 78' |
| 29 September World Cup GS | Colombia | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 20:00 | Perea 64' |
Report | Attendance: 6,482 Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria) |
| 2 October World Cup GS | Colombia | 0–0 | Norway | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 17:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico) |
| 5 October World Cup GS | Nigeria | 1–1 | Colombia | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 20:00 | Bameyi 86' (pen.) |
Report | González 51' |
Attendance: 6,172 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
| 8 October World Cup R16 | Colombia | 3–1 | South Africa | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 16:30 |
|
Report | Vilakazi 49' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,420 Referee: Khalid Al-Thurais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 11 October World Cup QF | Spain | 2–3 | Colombia | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 17:00 | Report | Villarreal 38', 64', 89' |
Attendance: 10,326 Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States) |
| 15 October World Cup SF | Argentina | 1–0 | Colombia | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago |
| 20:00 | Silvetti 72' |
Report | Attendance: 41,354 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
| 18 October World Cup TPP | Colombia | 1–0 | France | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago |
| 16:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 21,053 Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia) |
2026
| 26 May Friendly | Colombia | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Sede Deportiva FCF, Barranquilla |
| 17:00 | García 19' |
Report |
| 28 May Friendly | Colombia | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Sede Deportiva FCF, Barranquilla |
| 17:00 | Aponzá 30' García 67' |
Report | Cruz 62' (pen.) |
| 2 June Maurice Revello Tournament | Saudi Arabia | 5–3 | Colombia | Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne |
| 18:30 | Al-Ghumayl 1', 90+8' Haqawi 23' Haroun 35' Housa 48' |
Report | Pajaro 31' Palacios 45' Solarte 62' |
Referee: Aaron O'Dowd (Ireland) |
| 5 June Maurice Revello Tournament | Colombia | 0–1 |  China | Parc des Sports, Avignon |
| 15:00 | Report | Liu 1' |
Referee: Florian Exner (Germany) |
| 7 June Maurice Revello Tournament | DR Congo  | 2–2 | Colombia | Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne |
| 15:00 | Kabwit 34' Ahoka 46' |
Report | Arrechea 66' García 90+4' |
Referee: Daichi Shiino (Japan) |
| 10 June Maurice Revello Tournament | Colombia | 0–0 | Tunisia | Stade Bon Rencontre, Toulon |
| 19:00 | Referee: Daichi Shiino (Japan) |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played 31 May – 13 June 2026.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Juan Covilla | 21 September 2008 (aged 17) | Deportes Tolima |
| 2 | DF | Antonio Simancas | 12 April 2007 (aged 19) | Alianza Valledupar |
| 3 | DF | Leandro Solarte | 9 March 2007 (aged 19) | Racing Club |
| 4 | DF | Jhon Tenorio | 17 August 2007 (aged 18) | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 5 | DF | Carlos Pérez | 7 September 2007 (aged 18) | Junior FC |
| 6 | MF | Edmilson Herazo | 19 September 2008 (aged 17) | Barranquilla FC |
| 7 | FW | Duvan Mina Aponza | 10 October 2008 (aged 17) | América de Cali |
| 8 | MF | Juan David Aponza | 24 May 2008 (aged 18) | América de Cali |
| 9 | FW | Jesús Chinchia | 3 March 2007 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional |
| 10 | MF | Juan Rosa | 4 July 2007 (aged 18) | Atlético Nacional |
| 11 | FW | Cristian Uribe | 7 October 2007 (aged 18) | Atlético Nacional |
| 12 | GK | Matías Lozano | 23 June 2007 (aged 18) | Atlético Nacional |
| 13 | DF | Santiago Arrechea Cardenas | 20 January 2007 (aged 19) | Orsomarso |
| 14 | MF | Robinho Quinto | 20 November 2007 (aged 18) | River Plate |
| 15 | DF | Jaidinson Córdoba | 12 December 2007 (aged 18) | Deportivo Independiente Medellín |
| 15 | FW | Geronimo Mancilla | 29 December 2008 (aged 17) | Deportivo Independiente Medellín |
| 16 | MF | Matias Orozco | 1 December 2007 (aged 18) | Deportivo Cali |
| 17 | MF | Carlos Londoño | 10 January 2007 (aged 19) | Águilas Doradas |
| 18 | MF | Jimmy Martínez | 20 March 2007 (aged 19) | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 19 | FW | Alan García | 8 August 2007 (aged 18) | Independiente Yumbo |
| 20 | MF | Juan Palacios | 10 October 2007 (aged 18) | Independiente Yumbo |
| 21 | DF | Miguel Solarte | 11 January 2008 (aged 18) |  Slavia Prague |
| 22 | DF | Junior Mosquera | 26 March 2007 (aged 19) | Internacional de Palmira |
Honours
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- CONMEBOL Sub 20:
- Maurice Revello 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