Colombia national under-20 football team

Colombia

Nickname(s)

Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)

Association

Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)

Confederation

CONMEBOL (South America)

Head coach

Carlos Restrepo

Captain

Juan Sebastián Quintero

FIFA code

COL

First colours

Second colours

First international

Colombia 1–1 Uruguay

(Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954)

Biggest win

Colombia 6–0 Bolivia

(Mendoza, Argentina; 15 January 2013)

Biggest defeat

Brazil 6–0 Colombia

(Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985)

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Appearances

9 (First in 1985)

Best result

Third place 2003

South American Youth Championship

Appearances

25 (First in 1954)

Best result

Winners 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.

The team's most notable performance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup was in 2003, where they achieved third place. For the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia qualified automatically as hosts, eventually losing to Mexico in the quarter-finals. Colombia have won the South American Youth Championship three times: 1987, 2005 and 2013.

Notable players who have played in the youth team include Radamel Falcao, Fredy Guarín, Macnelly Torres, Edwin Valencia, Aldo Leão Ramírez, Dayro Moreno, Juan Camilo Zúñiga, David Ospina, Cristián Zapata, Víctor Ibarbo, Abel Aguilar, James Rodríguez, Luis Muriel, Juan Fernando Quintero, Santiago Arias, Edwin Cardona, Sebastián Pérez and Jeison Murillo, among others.

Competitive record

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Round of 16 (Colombia vs Costa Rica)

*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	Did not qualify
2011	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	11	6
2013	Round of 16	9th	4	2	2	0	6	2
2015	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	3	5
2017	To Be Determined
Total	Third Place	9/20	38	18	8	12	54	47

South American Youth Championship

From 1977, it serves as qualification for the World Cup.

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	To be Determined
Total	3 titles	23/25	149	58	36	55	187	192

Schedule and results

Win Draw Loss

2015

18 May Friendly	Fiji	1–2	Colombia	Sydney, Australia
			Rodríguez 23' Barrera 73'

21 May Friendly	Colombia	3–1	Mexico	Sydney, Australia
	Borré 12', 43' Zapata 72'

24 May Friendly	Colombia	0–2	Ghana	Sydney, Australia

26 May Friendly	North Korea	0–1	Colombia	Sydney, Australia
			Barrera ?'

31 May 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Qatar	0–1	Colombia	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
13:00		Report	Rodríguez 24'	Attendance: 7,461 Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

3 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup0	Senegal	1–1	Colombia	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
19:00	Thiam 23'	Report	Zapata 43' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,981 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

6 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup0	Colombia	1–3	Portugal	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
13:00	Borré 74'	Report	Santos 3' Silva 55' (pen.), 67'	Attendance: 6,950 Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

10 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup	United States	1–0	Colombia	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
19:30	Rubin 58'	Report		Attendance: 6,062 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Current squad

The following 21 players were named for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Caps and goals updated as 10 June 2015 after the match against USA.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Álvaro David Montero	(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995	14	0	San Lorenzo
12	1GK	Luis Erney Vásquez	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996	3	0	Independiente Medellín
21	1GK	Yasser Chávez	(1995-03-05) 5 March 1995	0	0	Bogotá

2	2DF	Aldayr Hernández	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995	4	0	Bogotá
3	2DF	Jeison Angulo	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996	13	0	Deportivo Cali
4	2DF	Daniel Londoño	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995	5	0	Envigado
5	2DF	Juan Sebastián Quintero	(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995	16	0	Deportivo Cali
13	2DF	Davinson Sánchez	(1996-06-12) 12 June 1996	13	0	Atlético Nacional

6	3MF	Andrés Tello	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996	16	0	Cagliari
7	3MF	Deiner Quiñónez	(1995-08-16) 16 August 1995	9	0	Deportes Quindío
8	3MF	Alexis Zapata	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995	13	1	Perugia Calcio
10	3MF	Sergio Villarreal	(1995-01-29) 29 January 1995	3	0	Fortaleza
15	3MF	Sebastián Ayala	(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995	4	0	La Equidad
16	3MF	Jarlan Barrera	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995	15	2	Junior
19	3MF	Víctor Guillermo Gutiérrez	(1996-04-20) 20 April 1996	4	0	Atlético Paranaense

9	4FW	Joao Rodríguez	(1996-05-19) 19 May 1996	13	5	Sint-Truidense
11	4FW	Jeison Lucumí	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995	12	4	América
14	3MF	Rodin Quiñónes	(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995	5	0	Atlético Nacional
17	4FW	Juan Ferney Otero	(1995-05-26) 26 May 1995	9	1	Deportivo La Coruña
18	4FW	Carlos Ibargüen	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995	2	0	Santa Fe
20	4FW	Rafael Santos Borré	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995	15	4	Deportivo Cali

Honours

FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Third place (1): 2003
South American Youth Championship:
- Winners (3): 1987, 2005, 2013
- Runners-up (2): 1988, 2015
- Third place (3): 1964, 1985, 1992
- Fourth place (1): 2003
Toulon Tournament:
- Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2011
- Runners-up (2) 2001, 2013
Bolivarian Games
- Runners-up (1): 1985 Ecuador
Central American and Caribbean Games
- Winners (1): 2006
Pan American Games
- Fourth Place (1): 2003
South American Games
- Third place (1): 1990 Lima

Coaching staff

As of 20 May 2015

Manager	Carlos Alberto Restrepo
Assistant manager	Carlos Alberto Paniagua
Physical trainer	Jair Alirio Llanten
Goalkeeping coach	Wilson de Jesús Londoño
Medic	José Fernando Arango
Assistant	Carlos Murcia
Kinesiologist	Diego Cardona

External links

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Colombia national football team

General	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol History Managers

Statistics	World Cup record Copa América record Head to head

Results	1938–59 1960–79 1980–99 2000–19

Players	International footballers World Cup & Copa América squads Category

World Cups	1962 1990 1994 1998 2014

Copa América	1945 1947 1949 1957 1963 1975 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2004 2007 2011 2015

Other tournaments	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics

Related teams	U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 U-15 Women Women U-20 Women U-17 Futsal (men, women) Beach

Football in Colombia

Colombian Football Federation

National teams	Senior men's U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 U-15 Senior women's W U-20 W U-17

Leagues	Primera A Primera B

Domestic Cups	Copa Colombia Superliga Colombiana

Defunct competitions	Campeonato Nacional Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá Primera C

DIMAYOR El Dorado List of clubs List of venues

Football in South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina (AFA)

Bolivia (FBF)

Brazil (CBF)

Chile (FFC)

Colombia (FCF)

Ecuador (FEF)

Paraguay (APF)

Peru (FPF)

Uruguay (AUF)

Venezuela (FVF)

National team competitions

Men	Copa América Copa América Centenario Under-20 Football Championship Under-17 Football Championship Under-15 Football Championship Pan American Games Superclásico de las Américas Bolivarian Games South American Games Futsal Championship Under-20 Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship

Women	Copa América Femenina Under-20 Women's Football Championship Under-17 Women's Football Championship Pan American Games South American Games Copa América Femenina de Futsal

Club competitions

Men	Copa Libertadores de América Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Copa Suruga Bank Copa Libertadores de Futsal U-20 Copa Libertadores

Women	Copa Libertadores Femenina Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal

Defunct	Intercontinental Cup Copa CONMEBOL Copa Interamericana Copa Iberoamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Supercopa Libertadores Copa Master de Supercopa Copa de Oro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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Colombia national under-20 football team

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

South American Youth Championship

Schedule and results

2015

Current squad

Honours

Coaching staff

See also

External links