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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 colours
Second colours
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
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

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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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
Canada 2007 Did not qualify
Egypt 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

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

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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 19) 2 0 England Arsenal

2DF Andrés Salazar (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 21 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
2DF Kevin Mantilla (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 21) 18 1 Argentina Talleres
2DF Édier Ocampo (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) 16 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
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 21) 15 0 Canada CF Montréal
2DF Julián Palacios (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21) 9 0 Colombia Envigado
2DF Devan Tanton (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20) 7 0 England Chesterfield

3MF Gustavo Puerta (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 21) 24 4 England Hull City
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 21) 20 3 Spain Mallorca
3MF Jhon Vélez (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21) 17 1 Colombia Junior
3MF Juan Castilla (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20) 20 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
3MF Miguel Monsalve (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20) 12 3 Brazil Grêmio
3MF Jhojan Torres (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) 11 0 Colombia Santa Fe
3MF Yáser Asprilla (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Spain Girona

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

Honours

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See also

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References

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  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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