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
Tunisia 1977Did not Qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985Quarter-finals8th4121510
Chile 1987First round9th311145
Saudi Arabia 1989Quarter-finals8th410335
Portugal 1991Did not qualify
Australia 1993First round12th310257
Qatar 1995Did not qualify
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003Third Place3rd7421105
Netherlands 2005Round of 169th430172
Canada 2007Did not qualify
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011Quarter-finals5th5401116
Turkey 2013Round of 169th422062
New Zealand 2015Round of 1615th411235
South Korea 2017To Be Determined
TotalThird Place9/2038188125447

South American Youth Championship

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

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Venezuela 1954First Round5th312032
Chile 1958Did not Enter
Colombia 1964Third place3rd623165
Paraguay 1967First Round6th412155
Paraguay 1971First Round8th4013210
Chile 1974First Round8th4103412
Peru 1975Did not Enter
Venezuela 1977First Round7th310225
Uruguay 1979First Round6th4202710
Ecuador 1981First Round8th402238
Bolivia 1983First Round8th410359
Paraguay 1985Third place3rd7331126
Colombia 1987Champions1st7412112
Argentina 1988Runners-up2nd742193
Venezuela 1991First Round7th4112510
Colombia 1992Third place3rd623142
Bolivia 1995First Round6th311144
Chile 1997First Round7th412168
Argentina 1999First Round8th410348
Ecuador 2001Sixth place6th9315613
Uruguay 2003Fourth place4th95131610
Colombia 2005Champions1st9720206
Paraguay 2007Sixth place6th9315715
Venezuela 2009Fifth place5th93331010
Peru 2011Sixth place6th9135816
Argentina 2013Champions1st9603168
Uruguay 2015Runners-up2nd9432125
Ecuador 2017To be Determined
Total3 titles23/25149583655187192

Schedule and results

      Win       Draw       Loss

2015

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 Argentina San Lorenzo
12 1GK Luis Erney Vásquez (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 3 0 Colombia Independiente Medellín
21 1GK Yasser Chávez (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 0 0 Colombia Bogotá

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

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

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

Honours

Coaching staff

As of 20 May 2015
Manager Colombia Carlos Alberto Restrepo
Assistant manager Colombia Carlos Alberto Paniagua
Physical trainer Colombia Jair Alirio Llanten
Goalkeeping coach Colombia Wilson de Jesús Londoño
Medic Colombia José Fernando Arango
Assistant Colombia Carlos Murcia
Kinesiologist Colombia Diego Cardona

See also

External links

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