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Colombia national under-20 football team

National association football team

Field	Value
Name	Colombia under-20
Badge_size	185px
FIFA Trigramme	COL
Nickname	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach	César Torres
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First game	1–1
(Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954)
Largest win	7–0
(Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006)
Largest loss	6–0
(Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985)
Regional name	FIFA U-20 World Cup
Regional cup apps	11
Regional cup first	1985
Regional cup best	Third place (2003, 2025)
2ndRegional name	South American Youth Championship
2ndRegional cup apps	29
2ndRegional cup first	1954
2ndRegional cup best	Champions: (1987, 2005, 2013)

(Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954) (Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006) (Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985)

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]]

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	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	6th	5	3	1	1	11	7
Chile 2025	Third place	3rd	7	4	2	1	9	5
AzerbaijanUzbekistan 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
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
Venezuela 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 %	Total

Schedule and results

2025

K. González
O. Perea
Arizala
K. González
Barrera
Pósito
Goicochea
N. Villarreal
González
Montaño
Rojas
Rodríguez
Barrera
N. Villarreal
Perea
N. Villarreal
Benítez
N. Villarreal
González
Sarabia Benítez Rakov Montaño Perea Amaya Jiménez Benítez
Canchimbo
Villarreal
Belaid
Virgili
Perea

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be played 27 September – 19 October 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 2 October 2025, after the match against Norway

Honours

FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Third place (2): 2003, 2025
CONMEBOL Sub 20:
- Winners (3): 1987, 2005, 2013
- Runners-up (2): 1988, 2015
- Third place (5): 1964, 1985, 1992, 2023, 2025
- Fourth place (2): 2003, 2019
Toulon Tournament:
- Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2011
- Runners-up (2) 2001, 2013
- Fourth place (1): 2022
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

Coaching staff

Kinesiologist	Colombia Diego Cardona

References

(29 August 2025). "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Masculina Sub-20: microciclo previo a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Chile 2025". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol.

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