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Colombia

Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	José Pékerman
Captain	Radamel Falcao
Most caps	Carlos Valderrama (111)
Top scorer	Radamel Falcao (30)
Home stadium	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA code	COL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	16 (7 June 2018)
Highest	3 (July–August 2013, September 2014 – March 2015, June–August 2016)
Lowest	54 (June 2011)
First international
Mexico 3–1 Colombia  (Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938)
Biggest win
Bahrain 0–6 Colombia  (Riffa, Bahrain; 26 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 9–0 Colombia  (Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1962)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 2014
Copa América
Appearances	21 (first in 1945)
Best result	Champions, 2001
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2000)
Best result	Runners-up, 2000
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2003)
Best result	Fourth Place, 2003
Medal record 1946 Barranquilla Team 1938 Panama City Team

The Colombia national football team (Template:Lang-es) represents Colombia in international football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL and is currently ranked 16th in the FIFA World Rankings. The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in their country.

Since the mid-1980s, the national team has been a symbol fighting the country's negative reputation. This has made the sport popular and made the national team a sign of nationalism, pride and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base.

Colombia had its strongest period during the 1990s. A 1993 match resulted in a 5–0 win over Argentina which began a special "mutual respect" rivalry between both nations. The goalkeeper René Higuita achieved fame from his eccentric scorpion kick clearance against England at Wembley Stadium in 1995. Stars from Colombia's team included Carlos Valderrama and Faustino Asprilla. During this era Colombia qualified for the 1990, 1994, and 1998 World Cups, only reaching the second round in 1990. Following the death of Andrés Escobar after the 1994 World Cup, Colombia's team faded in the latter half of the 1990s. They were the champions of the 2001 Copa América, which they hosted and set a new Copa América record of conceding no goals and winning each match. Prior to that success, they were runners-up to Peru in the 1975 Copa América. In total, Colombia has gained a top four result in seven Copa Américas. Colombia was the first team to win FIFA best mover in 1993 where the achievement was first introduced and the second team after Croatia to win it twice in 2012.

Colombia missed three World Cups between 2002 and 2010. During the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Colombia showed improvement over the 2011 Copa América, bringing its rank up to the top ten for the first time since 2002 and into the top five consistently for the first time since 2004. After a 16-year-long wait, in 2014 Colombia finally returned to the World Cup, where they were able to advance to the quarter-finals, the furthest Colombia has ever made it in a World Cup. Colombia's midfielder James Rodríguez won two awards, the Golden Boot for most goals (6) and Best Goal of the Tournament.

The 1962 World Cup match against the Soviet Union finished in a 4–4 tie after Colombia had been down 4–1, making it one of the biggest comebacks in World Cup history. In that game, Colombia also scored a direct corner kick goal, also making it the only direct corner kick goal in World Cup history.

History

Early years

Colombia played its first official matches at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games. The Colombia national football team was composed mostly by all the players of the Club Juventud Bogotana (now Millonarios). Alfonso Novoa was the manager of Colombia until 23 February.

The first game was played on 10 February 1938 against Mexico. Colombia was defeated 1–3; Luis Argüelles, Luis de la Fuente and Horacio Casarín scored for Mexico, while Marcos Mejía scored for Colombia. Colombia was able to obtain the bronze medal, with two wins and three losses. The same year, Colombia played at the I Bolivarian Games in Bogotá, where they finished fourth with one win and three losses. Fernando Paternoster was the manager of Colombia, the side's first foreign manager.

Colombia did not play again until 1945, when they participated for the first time at the South American Championship, finishing in fifth place. This time, Colombia was composed by players of Junior de Barranquilla save for Antonio de la Hoz (who played for Sporting de Barranquilla) and Pedro Ricardo López (who played for Boca Juniors de Cali). Roberto Meléndez was player and coach of Colombia throughout the tournament.

The first match of Colombia in the professional era was played on 6 April in the 1949 South American Championship, a 3–0 defeat against Paraguay. Austrian coach Friedrich Donnenfeld was the manager of Colombia during the tournament; he had moved with his family to Colombia due to World War II, and Atlético Junior would be his first team as a coach. As Junior was chosen to represent Colombia in the tournament, he became in the first European manager of the Colombia national team. The team, however, repeated their losing streak since, as in the previous tournament, ended eighth with two draws and five losses, scoring four goals.

After a withdrawal in 1938 and getting banned in 1954 (due to the controversial El Dorado era), Colombia participated for the first time in qualifying for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. Their first match was on 16 June 1957 against Uruguay in Bogotá, a 1–1 draw. Colombia lost their next matches, leaving them at the bottom of the group.

At the 1962 World Cup, Colombia lost their first match, 2–1 against Uruguay. Luis Cubilla and Jorge Sasía scored for Uruguay at the 56th and 75th minute respectively, while Francisco Zuluaga scored a 19th-minute penalty goal for Colombia. In the second match, they earned a 4–4 draw with the Soviet Union, champions of the 1960 European Nations' Cup. In this game, Colombia scored four goals against Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin, widely considered the best goalkeeper in football history. Also in that game, Marcos Coll scored the only olympic goal in World Cup history so far. Unfortunately, the Colombian campaign in 1962 ended with a 5–0 defeat against Yugoslavia, who finished in fourth place in the tournament.

1990s: Golden Era

At 1990 World Cup, Colombia defeated United Arab Emirates 2–0, lost to Yugoslavia 1–0, and earned their place in the round of 16 after a 1–1 draw with West Germany, who would later win the World Cup. Colombia would be eliminated in their next match against Cameroon with a 2–1 defeat in extra time.

For the 1994 World Cup, Colombia finished top of their qualifying group without having lost a match, which included a historic 5–0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires. Expectations of the team were high, some even naming them as favourites to win the tournament. Colombia was assigned to the Group A with the hosts United States, Romania, and Switzerland. During the tournament, Colombia only earned one win and suffered two losses, which would eliminate them in the first phase.

Colombia ended their qualification for the 1998 World Cup in third place with 28 points, two points below first-place Argentina with 30 points. Colombia was assigned to the Group G alongside Tunisia, England and Romania. Romania obtained a 1–0 victory in the first match. Colombia's second match was a 1–0 win against Tunisia, with a goal from Leider Preciado. In the last match, however, England won the game 2–0, thereby eliminating Colombia.

2001 Copa America

The 2001 Copa América was the first Copa América held in Colombia. Prior to the tournament, meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia, and the tournament was cancelled on 1 July, just ten days before the opening match. On 6 July, CONMEBOL decided to reinstate the tournament, which was held on schedule. Canada had already disbanded its training camp and released its players, so Costa Rica (a CONCACAF invitee) was invited to the tournament. Claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the Argentine Football Association decided to withdraw from the competition the day before the first game, with Honduras (a CONCACAF invitee) hastily invited and flown in by the Colombian Air Force to participate. There were no terrorist incidents within the competition. Colombia had a strong run through the tournament, winning their first Copa América title by defeating Mexico (a CONCACAF invitee) with a goal from Iván Córdoba in the second half.

Depression Era (2002–2010)

For the 2002 World Cup, Colombia only managed to place sixth in the qualification round, tied with Uruguay, but failing to qualify due to goal difference. Colombia would also eventually fail to qualify for the 2006 edition in Germany and for the 2010 World Cup, mainly because their constant change of formations and struggles to score goals in the last games of the qualification.

A new golden generation (2010–present)

In the 2011 Copa América, Colombia made a good run topping their group and achieving a draw to the host nation Argentina, who were the favourites. In the next round, Colombia would be eliminated in a 2–0 loss against Peru in extra time.

"We can't stop people talking about us, nor should we duck away from positive opinions. This national squad, with a new generation of players, is making history. Nowadays nearly all of us are playing in Europe and I think we've got a wider variety of players and talent than we did at the 1994 World Cup, when this pressure was on them too. But we can't afford to get too carried away with what people say. Of course we want to have a great tournament, but we mustn't let ourselves get weighed down by external pressures."

The Colombian side gained Leonel Álvarez as the new coach following the resignation of Hernán Darío Gómez, but was sacked after three games with disappointing results, which led in the hiring of José Pékerman. The Colombian squad would break a personal qualifying best record, and raise the FIFA ranking consistently into the top ten and allowed them to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 16 years. Celebrations broke throughout the nation, as many neutrals hailed Colombia as a dark-horse towards being a World Cup contender. Often, Colombia were noted by many figures in Colombia such as Carlos Valderrama as a team that could become the most successful Colombian squad in history.

2014 World Cup

Colombia topped off their return in the 2014 World Cup after a 16-year absence by defeating Greece 3–0. Colombia then edged a 2–1 victory over the Ivory Coast to dispute Group C's top spot days later. On the same day, Japan and Greece drew 0–0 and automatically qualified Colombia to the round of 16 for the first time in 24 years since the 1990 World Cup. In its final group stage game, Colombia defeated Japan 4–1 to win Group C and become the third South American team (following Brazil and Argentina) to go 3–0 in group stage in World Cup history. The Japan match also saw goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón, the last active player from the country's previous World Cup appearance in 1998, become the oldest player ever to appear in a World Cup final tournament. Colombia went on to defeat Uruguay 2–0 on 28 June in the knockout round, securing a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Colombia then fell to hosts Brazil 2–1 in the quarter-final round in controversy, where media and figures such as Diego Maradona criticized FIFA and Carlos Velasco Carballo for "favoring" Brazil and being biased in disallowing a goal from Mario Yepes and allowing too many fouls by the Brazilians to occur without any yellow cards being shown.

Despite the elimination, the national team was greeted by tens of thousands of Colombians in Bogotá, welcoming them back as heroes and restoring pride to the nation. Colombia would then receive the FIFA Fair Play Trophy and have James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado end as the World Cup's leading goal scorer and assist leader, respectively.

2015 Copa América

Colombia had a disappointing 2015 Copa América, having won only a single game during the group stage match against Brazil, with their only goal of the tournament. Colombia would be eliminated by Argentina in the next round via penalty shootout, ending their campaign with one win, two draws and one loss. Only one goal was scored for throughout the tournament, by Jeison Murillo, who would later win the tournament's Best Young Player award and be included in the tournament's Star XI.

Copa América Centenario

Colombia began their campaign with a 0–2 victory against hosts United States. Days later, they sealed their qualification to the quarter-finals with a 2–1 victory against Paraguay. However, they fell to Costa Rica 2–3 and finished second in the group following a complete change with 11 of their starters. On 17 June, they advanced to the semi-finals with a win against Peru on penalties 4–2 in front of 79,000 fans at MetLife Stadium. Colombia would then lose (2–0) to eventual tournament winners Chile following mistakes by their defence. Colombia won the third-place match against the United States to seal their best result since winning the 2001 tournament.

2018 World Cup

Colombia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and drew a challenging group; playing with Japan, Poland and Senegal. The team was nevertheless considered the group favorites, but began their campaign with an unexpected 2–1 defeat to Japan, with Carlos Sánchez being sent off after just three minutes of play, for which he received death threats. Colombia resurrected their hopes of advancing from the group with a 3–0 win over Poland, whose own chances of advancing were ended with the defeat. After the match, head coach José Pékerman dedicated the win to Carlos Sánchez. On 28 June, Colombia beat Senegal by a scoreline of 1–0, topping their group and advancing into the round of sixteen. On 3 July in Moscow, Colombia were knocked out by England in the round of 16; the game finished 1–1 after extra time, with England winning 4–3 on penalties.

Colombia got knocked out despite their heavy cheating. England won the hearts of football fans worldwide by overcoming such a disgusting team.

Rivalries

With political issues with history/culture related nations Ecuador and Venezuela, Colombia has always taken interest. While Colombia has natural rival matches with neighbors Ecuador and Venezuela, the matches are not as popular as the rival matches against Argentina and Brazil.

The historical Colombian 5–0 victory in 1993, beating host Argentina in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, was the very first time Argentina lost in its home stadium Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti during a qualifying match for a World Cup. Argentina come as a previous twice World Cup champion. It caused a huge upset and start of a respective rivalries. Unlike other rivalries full of hostility, the Colombian–Argentine rivalry is more based on "respect" than a "hated" relationship always attracting great interest between both nations. Thus, the Colombian–Argentine rivalry has been considered "unique" and "special". In a way, the Colombian–Argentine relationship is viewed as "sparring partners" in world football.

During the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals, Brazil faced Colombia, with the match ending in a 2–1 defeat. A disallowed goal from Colombian captain Mario Yepes would have tied the match for Colombia. Matches afterwards between the two countries have been played with great intensity and hostility. However, following the tragic LaMia Flight 2933 incident in 2016, the rivalry has improved in a less hostile matter; the sportsmanship from Atlético Nacional in regards to concede the title to allow Chapecoense to be awarded the championship was highly praised amongst not only Brazilians but globally. A unofficial friendly between the two countries was played in 2017 using only domestic players in honor of the plane crash's victims as well as the friendship between the respective domestic clubs.

All time results

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The following table shows Colombia's all-time international record, correct as of 1 June 2018.

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

31 August 2018 FIFA WCQ	Venezuela	0–0	Colombia	San Cristóbal, Venezuela
17:00 UTC−4		Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)		Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Attendance: 38,479 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

5 September 2018 FIFA WCQ	Colombia	1–1	Brazil	Barranquilla, Colombia
15:30 UTC−5	Falcao 56'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Willian 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

5 October 2018 FIFA WCQ	Colombia	1–2	Paraguay	Barranquilla, Colombia
18:30 UTC−5	Falcao 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Cardozo 89' Sanabria 90+2''	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

10 October 2018 FIFA WCQ	Peru	1–1	Colombia	Lima, Peru
18:30 UTC−5	Ospina 74' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Rodríguez 56'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 39,637 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

10 November Friendly	South Korea	2–1	Colombia	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Son Heung-min 11', 61'	Report	C. Zapata 76'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

14 November Friendly	China	0–4	Colombia	Chongqing, China
19:35 UTC+8		Report	Pardo 6' Bacca 61' Borja 66' 90+1'	Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

2018

23 March Friendly	France	2–3	Colombia	Saint-Denis, France
20:00 (CET)	Giroud 11' Lemar 26'	Report	Muriel 28' Falcao 62' Quintero 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

27 March Friendly	Colombia	0–0	Australia	London, England
20:00 (BST)		Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Robert Madley (England)

1 June Friendly	Egypt	0–0	Colombia	Bergamo, Italy
21:15 (CEST)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 3,883 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

19 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage	Colombia	1–2	Japan	Saransk, Russia
15:00 UTC+3	Quintero 39'	Report	Kagawa 6' (pen.) Osako 73'	Stadium: Mordovia Arena Attendance: 40,842 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

24 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage	Poland	0–3	Colombia	Kazan, Russia
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Mina 40' Falcao 70' Ju. Cuadrado 75'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 42,873 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

28 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage	Senegal	0–1	Colombia	Samara, Russia
18:00 UTC+4		Report	Mina 74'	Stadium: Cosmos Arena Attendance: 41,970 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

3 July 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16	Colombia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	England	Moscow, Russia
21:00 UTC+3	Mina 90+3'	Report	Kane 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
	Penalties
	Falcao Ju. Cuadrado Muriel Uribe Bacca		Kane Rashford Henderson Trippier Dier

7 September 2018 Friendly	Colombia	v	Venezuela	Miami Gardens, United States
20:00 (EST)				Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

11 September 2018 Friendly	Colombia	v	Argentina	East Rutherford, United States
20:00 (EST)				Stadium: MetLife Stadium

October 2018 Friendly	United States	v	Colombia	Miami Gardens, United States
		Report		Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.
Caps and goals updated as of 3 July 2018 after the match against England.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	David Ospina	(1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36)	90	0	Arsenal
12	1GK	Camilo Vargas	(1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 (age 35)	5	0	Deportivo Cali
22	1GK	José Fernando Cuadrado	(1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39)	1	0	Once Caldas
2	2DF	Cristián Zapata	(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 38)	56	2	Milan
3	2DF	Óscar Murillo	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)	14	0	Pachuca
4	2DF	Santiago Arias	(1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 32)	45	0	PSV
13	2DF	Yerry Mina	(1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 30)	15	6	Barcelona
17	2DF	Johan Mojica	(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32)	8	1	Girona
18	2DF	Farid Díaz	(1983-07-20) 20 July 1983 (age 41)	13	0	Olimpia
23	2DF	Davinson Sánchez	(1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28)	13	0	Tottenham Hotspur
5	3MF	Wílmar Barrios	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)	13	0	Boca Juniors
6	3MF	Carlos Sánchez	(1986-02-06) 6 February 1986 (age 38)	88	0	Fiorentina
8	3MF	Abel Aguilar	(1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 40)	71	7	Deportivo Cali
10	3MF	James Rodríguez (Vice-captain)	(1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33)	66	21	Bayern Munich
11	3MF	Juan Cuadrado	(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)	74	8	Juventus
15	3MF	Mateus Uribe	(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33)	11	0	América
16	3MF	Jefferson Lerma	(1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Levante
20	3MF	Juan Fernando Quintero	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)	19	3	River Plate
7	4FW	Carlos Bacca	(1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 38)	48	14	Villarreal
9	4FW	Radamel Falcao (Captain)	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38)	77	30	Monaco
14	4FW	Luis Muriel	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)	20	2	Sevilla
19	4FW	Miguel Borja	(1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31)	8	2	Palmeiras
21	4FW	José Izquierdo	(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 32)	6	1	Brighton & Hove Albion

Notes

1. Monaco play in the French league, but are based in Monaco.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been recently called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Iván Arboleda	(1996-04-21) 21 April 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Banfield	2018 FIFA World Cup
GK	Leandro Castellanos	(1984-03-09) 9 March 1984 (age 40)	1	0	Santa Fe	v.  China, 14 November 2017
DF	Frank Fabra	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)	19	1	Boca Juniors	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	Stefan Medina	(1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 32)	11	0	Monterrey	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	William Tesillo	(1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)	3	0	León	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	Bernardo Espinosa	(1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Girona	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	Éder Álvarez Balanta	(1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 31)	8	0	Basel	v.  China, 14 November 2017
DF	Daniel Bocanegra	(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37)	4	0	Atlético Nacional	v.  Brazil, 5 September 2017
DF	Francisco Meza	(1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33)	0	0	UANL	v.  Brazil, 5 September 2017
MF	Edwin Cardona	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32)	31	5	Boca Juniors	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	Giovanni Moreno	(1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 (age 38)	21	3	Shanghai Shenhua	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	Sebastián Pérez	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31)	8	1	Boca Juniors	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	Gustavo Cuéllar	(1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 (age 32)	3	0	Flamengo	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	Víctor Cantillo	(1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Junior	v.  Australia, 27 March 2018
MF	Guillermo Celis	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)	6	0	Vitória de Guimarães	v.  Brazil, 5 September 2017
FW	Teófilo Gutiérrez	(1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 (age 39)	51	15	Junior	2018 FIFA World Cup
FW	Yimmi Chará	(1991-04-02) 2 April 1991 (age 33)	7	0	Atletico Mineiro	2018 FIFA World Cup
FW	Duván Zapata	(1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33)	5	0	Sampdoria	2018 FIFA World Cup
FW	Felipe Pardo	(1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34)	3	1	Olympiacos	v.  France, 23 March 2018
FW	Avilés Hurtado	(1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37)	2	0	Monterrey	v.  France, 23 March 2018

Individual records

• Bold denotes players still playing international football.

As of 3 July 2018

Most capped players

Most capped goalkeepers

Top scorers

Coaching staff

Manager	José Pékerman
Assistant manager	Néstor Lorenzo Patricio Camps Pablo Garabello
Physical trainer	Eduardo Urtasún
Goalkeeping coach	Eduardo Niño

Kits

Colombia current kit (2017–present)
Home	Alternatives (yet to be released)

Since its inception the Colombia national team has adopted different colors for their uniform. Article history describes the evolution of the Colombia national football team strip along the years.

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.

FIFA World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third Place    Fourth Place  

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member								–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1934									–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1938	Withdrew								–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1950	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1954	Banned								–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1958	Did not qualify								3rd	4	0	1	3	3	8
1962	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	5	11	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
1966	Did not qualify								3rd	4	1	0	3	4	10
1970									3rd	6	1	1	4	7	12
1974									2nd	4	1	3	0	3	2
1978									3rd	4	0	2	2	1	8
1982									3rd	4	0	2	2	4	7
1986									3rd	8	3	2	3	7	11
1990	Round of 16	14th	4	1	1	2	4	4	1st	6	3	2	1	6	3
1994	Group stage	19th	3	1	0	2	4	5	1st	6	4	2	0	13	2
1998		21st	3	1	0	2	1	3	3rd	16	8	4	4	23	15
2002	Did not qualify								6th	18	7	6	5	20	15
2006									6th	18	6	6	6	24	16
2010									7th	18	6	5	7	22	26
2014	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	12	4	2nd	16	9	3	4	27	13
2018	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	6	3	4th	18	7	6	5	21	19
2022	To be determined								–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2026									–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	Quarter-finals	6/22	22	9	3	10	32	30	–	134	50	40	44	166	149

1. Played Intercontinental playoffs.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Fourth Place	4th	5	2	0	3	5	5
2005	Did Not Qualify
2009
2013
2017
2021	To Be Determined
Total	Fourth Place	1/10	5	2	0	3	5	5

Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third Place    Fourth Place  

South American Championship

South American Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1916	Did not exist
1917
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1929
1935
1937
1939	Withdrew
1941
1942
1945	Fifth place	5th	6	1	1	4	7	25
1946	Withdrew
1947	Eighth place	8th	7	0	2	5	2	19
1949		8th	7	0	2	5	4	23
1953	Withdrew
1955
1956
1957	Fifth place	5th	6	2	0	4	10	25
1959	Withdrew
1959
1963	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	10	19
1967	Did not qualify
Total	Fifth place	5/19	32	3	6	23	33	111

Copa América

Copa América
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1975	Runners-up	2nd	9	6	0	3	11	5
1979	Group Stage	5th	4	2	1	1	5	2
1983		7th	4	1	2	1	5	5
1987	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	8	3
1989	Group Stage	6th	4	1	2	1	5	4
1991	Fourth place	4th	7	2	2	3	5	6
1993	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	6	4
1995		3rd	6	3	1	2	7	8
1997	Quarter-Finals	8th	4	1	0	3	6	7
1999		5th	4	3	0	1	8	4
2001	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	11	0
2004	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	7	7
2007	Group Stage	9th	3	1	0	2	3	9
2011	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	2	1	1	3	2
2015		6th	4	1	2	1	1	1
2016	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	7	6
2019	To Be Determined
2023
Total	1 title	16/16	81	40	17	24	101	75

Honours

• FIFA World Cup
  • Fair Play Trophy (1): 2014
• Confederations Cup
  • Fourth Place (1): 2003
• South American Championship / Copa América
  • Winners (1): 2001
  • Runners-up (1): 1975
  • Third Place (4): 1987, 1993, 1995, 2016
  • Fourth Place (2): 1991, 2004
• CONCACAF Gold Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2000
  • Third Place (1): 2005
• Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Winners (1): 1946 Barranquilla
  • Third Place (1): 1938 Panama City

Managers

The following is a list of the Colombian national team managers since its first official match in 1938:

#	Colombia national team managers since 1938	From	To
1	Alfonso Novoa	1938-02-10	1938-02-23
2	Fernando Paternoster	1938-08-08	1938-08-21
3	Roberto Meléndez	1945-01-21	1945-02-21
4	José Arana Cruz	1946-12-09	1946-12-20
5	Lino Taioli	1947-12-02	1947-12-29
6	Friedrich Donnenfeld	1949-04-03	1949-05-11
7	Pedro López	1957-03-16	1957-04-01
8	Rodolfo Orlandini	1957-06-16	1957-07-07
9	Adolfo Pedernera	1961-02-05	1962-06-07
10	Gabriel Ochoa Uribe	1963-03-10	1963-03-31
11	Efraín Sánchez	1963-09-01	1963-09-04
12	Antonio Julio de la Hoz	1965-06-20	1965-08-07
13	Cesar López Fretes	1966-11-30	1966-12-11
14	Francisco Zuluaga	1968-10-16	1969-08-24
15	Cesar López Fretes	1970-05-20	1970-05-20
16	Toza Veselinović	1972-03-29	1973-07-05
17	Efraín Sánchez	1975-07-20	1975-10-28
18	Blagoje Vidinić	1976-10-15	1979-09-05
19	Carlos Bilardo	1980-01-05	1981-09-13
20	Efraín Sánchez	1983-02-14	1984-10-11
21	Gabriel Ochoa Uribe	1985-02-01	1985-11-03
22	Francisco Maturana	1987-06-11	1990-06-23
23	Luis Augusto García	1991-01-29	1991-07-21
24	Humberto Ortiz	1992-07-08	1992-08-02
25	Francisco Maturana	1993-02-24	1994-06-26
26	Hernán Darío Gómez	1995-01-31	1998-06-26
27	Javier Álvarez	1999-02-09	1999-11-19
28	Luis Augusto García	2000-02-12	2001-04-24
29	Francisco Maturana	2001-06-03	2001-11-14
30	Reinaldo Rueda	2002-05-07	2002-05-12
31	Francisco Maturana	2002-11-20	2003-11-19
32	Reinaldo Rueda	2004-02-18	2006-10-12
33	Jorge Luis Pinto	2007-01-01	2008-09-01
34	Eduardo Lara	2008-09-01	2009-11-01
35	Hernán Darío Gómez	2010-05-04	2011-08-22
36	Leonel Álvarez	2011-08-25	2011-12-14
37	José Pékerman	2012-01-04	Present

See also

• Colombia national futsal team
• Colombia Olympic football team
• Colombia national under-20 football team
• Colombia national under-17 football team
• Colombia national under-15 football team
• Colombian football players in other national teams

Titles

Achievements v t e South American Championship and Copa América winners 1916:  Uruguay 1917:  Uruguay 1919:  Brazil 1920:  Uruguay 1921:  Argentina 1922:  Brazil 1923:  Uruguay 1924:  Uruguay 1925:  Argentina 1926:  Uruguay 1927:  Argentina 1929:  Argentina 1935:  Uruguay 1937:  Argentina 1939:  Peru 1941:  Argentina 1942:  Uruguay 1945:  Argentina 1946:  Argentina 1947:  Argentina 1949:  Brazil 1953:  Paraguay 1955:  Argentina 1956:  Uruguay 1957:  Argentina 1959:  Argentina 1959:  Uruguay 1963:  Bolivia 1967:  Uruguay 1975:  Peru 1979:  Paraguay 1983:  Uruguay 1987:  Uruguay 1989:  Brazil 1991:  Argentina 1993:  Argentina 1995:  Uruguay 1997:  Brazil 1999:  Brazil 2001:  Colombia 2004:  Brazil 2007:  Brazil 2011:  Uruguay 2015:  Chile 2016:  Chile 2019:  Brazil 2021:  Argentina 2024:  Argentina
Preceded by1999 – Brazil	South American Champions 2001 (First title)	Succeeded by2004 – Brazil

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External links

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