Colombia national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Colombia women's national football team.
Colombia
Nickname(s) Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolour one)
Association Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach José Pékerman
Captain James Rodríguez
Most caps Carlos Valderrama (111)
Top scorer Radamel Falcao & Arnoldo Iguarán (25)
Home stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez[1]
FIFA code COL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 4 Steady (5 May 2016)
Highest 3 (July–August 2013, September 2014–March 2015)
Lowest 54 (June 2011)
Elo ranking
Current 5 Increase 1 (April 2016)
Highest 4 (July–October 2014, March–June 2015, September–October 2015)
Lowest 93 (August 1965)
First international
 Mexico 3–1 Colombia Colombia
(Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938)
Biggest win
 Bahrain 0–6 Colombia Colombia
(Riffa, Bahrain; 26 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 9–0[2] Colombia Colombia
(Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)
World Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1962)
Best result Quarter-finals, 2014
Copa América
Appearances 19 (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

The Colombia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Colombia) 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 fourth in the FIFA World Rankings.[3]

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 fanbase.[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Colombia missed three World Cups between 2002 and 2010. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Colombia showed improvement since the 2011 Copa América, bringing its rank within 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, Colombia finally returned to the World Cup where they were able to advance to the quarterfinals, the furthest Colombia has ever made it in a World Cup.[7][8]

The 1962 FIFA World Cup match against the USSR finished in a 4–4 tie after a come back by Colombia from 4–1, making it one of the biggest comebacks in World Cup history. The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in their country. Colombia's midfielder James Rodríguez was awarded the Golden Boot for most goals (6) and the Best Goal of the Tournament awards at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

History

Early years

Fernando Paternoster was the first foreign manager of the Colombia national team. He was also the one to coach Colombia to its first international game.

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 FC).[9] 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, 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 were 4th with one win and three losses. Fernando Paternoster was the manager of Colombia, being the first foreign manager of the team.

Colombia did not play again until 1945 when they participated for the first time at the South American Championship, where they were 5th. This time, Colombia was composed by players of Junior de Barranquilla, except for Antonio de la Hoz, who played for Sporting de Barranquilla, and Pedro Ricardo López, who played for Boca Juniors de Cali.[10] 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. The Austrian coach Friedrich Donnenfeld was the manager of Colombia during the tournament. He had moved with his family to Colombia due to the Second World War, and Atlético Junior would be his first team as a coach.[11] As Junior was chosen to represent Colombia in the tournament, he became in the first European manager of the Colombia national team. However, the team repeated their losing streak since, as in the previous tournament, ended 8th with 2 draws and 5 losses, scoring 4 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, that ended in a 1–1 draw. Colombia lost their next matches, leaving them at the bottom of the group.

Stamp commemorating the match played against Uruguay in the 1962 World Cup.

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 got a 4–4 draw with the Soviet Union, champions of the 1960 European Nations' Cup. It should be noted that 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 end up 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 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 it in the first phase.

Colombia ended their qualification for the 1998 World Cup in third place with 28 points, 2 points below Argentina who was in 1st place with 30 points. Colombia was assigned to the Group G with Tunisia, England, and Romania. Romania obtains 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. However, in the last match England won the game 2–0, with which Colombia was eliminated.

Colombia won its Copa América in 2001.

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 July 1, just 10 days before the first game.[12] On July 6, 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 (CONCACAF invitee) were 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 (CONCACAF invitee) hastily invited and flown in by the Colombian Air Force to participate.[12] There were no terrorist incidents within the competition. Colombia had a strong run through the tournament, winning their first Copa América title by beating Mexico (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 2011 Copa América, Colombia made a good run topping their group and achieving a draw to the host nation Argentina, who were the favorites. In the next round, Colombia would be eliminated in a 2–0 lost against Peru in the 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."

Jackson Martínez on the current generation and its run into the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[13]

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 neturals hailed Colombia as a dark-horse towards being a World Cup contender.[14][15][16][17] 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.[14][18]

2014 World Cup

Colombia topped off their return in the 2014 World Cup after a 16-year absence by defeating Greece 3–0.[19] Colombia then edged a 2–1 victory over Ivory Coast to dispute Group C's top spot days later.[20] 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 edition of the world cup.[21] 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 2014 in the knockout round, securing a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Colombia fell to the host country 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.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

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.[28][29] 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.[30][31]

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 then be eliminated by Argentina in the very next round by penalty shootout, ending their campaign with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. As well with their only goal scored by Jeison Murillo, would later win the tournament's best young player award and added into the tournament's Star XI.

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.

The historical Colombian 5–0 victory in 1993, beating host Argentina in the 1994 FIFA 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 FIFA 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.[32] 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.

Schedule and results

      Win       Draw       Loss

2016

Players

Current squad

The following 39 players were called up for the Copa América Centenario preliminary squad.[33]
Caps and goals updated as March 29, 2015 after the match against Ecuador.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK David Ospina (Vice-captain) (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 64 0 England Arsenal
1GK Camilo Vargas (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 4 0 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
1GK Róbinson Zapata (1978-09-30) 30 September 1978 3 0 Colombia Santa Fe
1GK Cristian Bonilla (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2DF Cristián Zapata (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 40 0 Italy Milan
2DF Santiago Arias (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 21 0 Netherlands PSV
2DF Jeison Murillo (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 16 1 Italy Internazionale
2DF Éder Álvarez Balanta (1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 6 0 Argentina River Plate
2DF Frank Fabra (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 5 0 Argentina Boca Juniors
2DF Stefan Medina (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 4 0 Mexico Pachuca
2DF Oscar Murillo (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 2 0 Mexico Pachuca
2DF Farid Díaz (1983-07-20) 20 July 1983 2 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2DF Helibelton Palacios (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 1 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
2DF Felipe Aguilar (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2DF Deiver Machado (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 0 0 Colombia Millonarios
2DF Cristian Borja (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 0 0 Colombia Santa Fe
2DF Yerry Mina (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 0 0 Colombia Santa Fe
2DF William Tesillo (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 0 0 Colombia Santa Fe
3MF Carlos Sánchez (1986-02-06) 6 February 1986 62 0 England Aston Villa
3MF Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 49 5 Italy Juventus
3MF James Rodríguez (Captain) (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 42 14 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Edwin Cardona (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 14 3 Mexico Monterrey
3MF Daniel Torres (1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 4 0 Colombia Independiente Medellín
3MF Sebastián Pérez (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 2 1 Colombia Atlético Nacional
3MF Gustavo Cuéllar (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 2 0 Brazil Flamengo
3MF Guillermo Celis (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 1 0 Colombia Junior
3MF Andrés Felipe Roa (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 1 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
3MF Wílmar Barrios (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 0 0 Colombia Deportes Tolima
3MF Vladimir Hernández (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 0 0 Colombia Junior
3MF Cristian Higuita (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 0 0 United States Orlando City
4FW Adrián Ramos (1986-01-22) 22 January 1986 37 4 Germany Borussia Dortmund
4FW Carlos Bacca (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 27 11 Italy Milan
4FW Dayro Moreno (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985 27 2 Mexico Tijuana
4FW Luis Fernando Muriel (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 9 1 Italy Sampdoria
4FW Marlos Moreno (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 2 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
4FW Felipe Pardo (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 1 0 Greece Olympiacos
4FW Roger Martínez (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 0 0 Argentina Racing Club
4FW Harold Preciado (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
4FW Luis Quiñones (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 0 0 Mexico UNAM

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 Luis Hurtado (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali Training Session February 2016
DF Daniel Bocanegra (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 3 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional Training Session February 2016
DF Davinson Sánchez (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional Training Session February 2016
DF Jorge Arias (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 0 0 Colombia Junior Training Session February 2016
DF Juan Sebastián Quintero (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali Training Session February 2016
DF Johan Mojica (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 2 1 Spain Valladolid v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
DF Bernardo Espinosa (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 0 0 Spain Sporting Gijón v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
DF Francisco Meza (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 0 0 Mexico UNAM v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
DF Pablo Armero (1986-11-02) 2 November 1986 66 2 Italy Udinese 2015 Copa América
DF Camilo Zúñiga (1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 62 1 Italy Bologna 2015 Copa América
DF Carlos Valdés (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 17 2 Colombia Cortuluá 2015 Copa América
DF Pedro Franco (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 5 0 Argentina San Lorenzo 2015 Copa América
DF Darwin Andrade (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 3 0 Belgium Standard Liège 2015 Copa América
MF Nicolás Benedetti (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali Copa América Centenario preliminary squad
MF Abel Aguilar (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 56 7 Portugal Belenenses v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2016
MF Víctor Ibarbo (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 15 1 Colombia Atlético Nacional v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2016
MF Alexander Mejía (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 24 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional Training Session February 2016
MF Johan Arango (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 0 0 Colombia Independiente Medellín Training Session February 2016
MF Jarlan Barrera (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 0 0 Colombia Junior Training Session February 2016
MF Fredy Guarín (1986-06-30) 30 June 1986 58 4 China Shanghai Shenhua v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
MF Macnelly Torres (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984 41 3 Colombia Atlético Nacional v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
MF Juan Fernando Quintero (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 13 1 Portugal Porto v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
MF Carlos Carbonero (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 5 0 Italy Sampdoria v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
MF Kevin Balanta (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 1 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Peru, 8 September 2015
MF Edwin Valencia (1985-03-29) 29 March 1985 19 0 Brazil Santos 2015 Copa América
FW Teófilo Gutiérrez (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 47 15 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Argentina, 17 November 2015
FW Jackson Martínez (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 39 10 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Chile, 12 November 2015
FW Radamel Falcao (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 63 25 England Chelsea v.  Uruguay, 13 October 2015
FW Fabián Castillo (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 3 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Uruguay, 13 October 2015
FW Rafael Santos Borré (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Uruguay, 13 October 2015

Individual records

As of 30 March 2016[34]

Most capped players

Carlos Valderrama, Colombia's most capped player in history.
# Player National career Matches Goals
1 Carlos Valderrama 1985–1998 111 11
2 Mario Yepes 1999–2014 102 6
3 Leonel Álvarez 1985–1997 101 1
4 Freddy Rincón 1990–2001 84 17
5 Luis Carlos Perea 1987–1994 78 2
6 Luis Perea 2003–2014 76 0
7 Iván Córdoba 1997–2010 73 5
Óscar Córdoba 1993–2006 73 0
9 Arnoldo Iguarán 1979–1993 68 25
René Higuita 1987–1999 68 3

Top scorers

Radamel Falcao is Colombia's joint all-time top scorer with 25 goals.
# Player National career Goals Matches Average
1 Radamel Falcao (list) 2007–0000 25 63 0.397
Arnoldo Iguarán 1979–1993 25 68 0.368
3 Faustino Asprilla 1993–2001 20 57 0.351
4 Freddy Rincón 1990–2001 17 84 0.202
5 Teófilo Gutiérrez 2009–0000 15 47 0.319
Víctor Aristizábal 1993–2003 15 66 0.227
7 Adolfo Valencia 1992–1998 14 37 0.378
James Rodríguez 2011–0000 14 42 0.333
9 Iván Valenciano 1991–2000 13 29 0.448
Antony de Ávila 1983–1998 13 54 0.241

Former midfielder Marcos Coll is the only player in history to score a rare Olympic goal in a FIFA World Cup game, in the 1962 FIFA World Cup against the USSR. The match finished in a 4–4 tie after a spectacular come back by Colombia from 4–1 to draw the match, making it the biggest comeback in World Cup history.

Coaching staff

[35]

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

Kit

See also: Colombia national football team kit history and kit chronology
Colombia national football team 1971
Colombia current kit (2015)
Home Away

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.

In commemoration to the Copa America Centenario 2016 tournament being held in the United States, Colombia will bring back the iconic white style color home jersey, with small accents of navy blue and red. [36]

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

Main article: Colombia at the 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 Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Exist – – – – – –
Italy 1934 – – – – – –
France 1938 Withdrew – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Switzerland 1954 Banned – – – – – –
Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify 4 0 1 3 3 8
Chile 1962 Group Stage 14th 3 0 1 2 5 11 2 1 1 0 2 1
England 1966 Did Not Qualify 4 1 0 3 4 10
Mexico 1970 6 1 1 4 7 12
West Germany 1974 4 1 3 0 3 2
Argentina 1978 4 0 2 2 1 8
Spain 1982 4 0 2 2 4 7
Mexico 1986 8 3 2 3 7 11
Italy 1990 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 4 4 6 3 2 1 6 3
United States 1994 Group Stage 19th 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 4 2 0 13 2
France 1998 21st 3 1 0 2 1 3 16 8 4 4 23 15
South Korea Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify 18 7 6 5 20 15
Germany 2006 18 6 6 6 24 16
South Africa 2010 18 6 5 7 22 26
Brazil 2014 Quarter-Finals 5th 5 4 0 1 12 4 16 9 3 4 27 13
Russia 2018 To Be Determined – – – – – –
Qatar 2022 – – – – – –
Total Quarter-finals 5/20 18 7 2 9 26 27 134 50 40 44 166 149

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 5 5
Germany 2005 Did Not Qualify
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Qatar 2021 To Be Determined
Total Fourth Place 1/10 5 2 0 3 5 5

Copa América

Main article: Colombia at the Copa América

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  

South American Championship

South American Championship
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Argentina 1916 Did not exist
Uruguay 1917
Brazil 1919
Chile 1920
Argentina 1921
Brazil 1922
Uruguay 1923
Uruguay 1924
Argentina 1925
Chile 1926
Peru 1927
Argentina 1929
Peru 1935
Argentina 1937 Withdrew
Peru 1939
Chile 1941
Uruguay 1942
Chile 1945 Fifth place 5th 6 1 1 4 7 25
Argentina 1946 Withdrew
Ecuador 1947 Eighth place 8th 7 0 2 5 2 19
Brazil 1949 8th 7 0 2 5 4 23
Peru 1953 Withdrew
Chile 1955
Uruguay 1956
Peru 1957 Fifth place 5th 6 2 0 4 10 25
Argentina 1959 Withdrew
Ecuador 1959
Bolivia 1963 Seventh place 7th 6 0 1 5 10 19
Uruguay 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
South America 1975 Runners-up 2nd 9 6 0 3 11 5
South America 1979 Group Stage 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
South America 1983 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5
Argentina 1987 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 8 3
Brazil 1989 Group Stage 6th 4 1 2 1 5 4
Chile 1991 Fourth place 4th 7 2 2 3 5 6
Ecuador 1993 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 6 4
Uruguay 1995 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 8
Bolivia 1997 Quarter-Finals 8th 4 1 0 3 6 7
Paraguay 1999 5th 4 3 0 1 8 4
Colombia 2001 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 11 0
Peru 2004 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 7 7
Venezuela 2007 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 3 9
Argentina 2011 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 2 1 1 3 2
Chile 2015 6th 4 1 2 1 1 1
United States 2016 TBD
Brazil 2019
Ecuador 2023
Total 1 title 15/15 75 37 16 22 94 69

Honours

Managers

List of coaches:[37]

# Colombia national team managers since 1938 FROM TO
1 Colombia Alfonso Novoa 1938-02-10 1938-02-23
2 Argentina Fernando Paternoster 1938-08-08 1938-08-21
3 Colombia Roberto Meléndez 1945-01-21 1945-02-21
4 Peru José Arana Cruz 1946-12-09 1946-12-20
5 Argentina Venezuela Lino Taioli 1947-12-02 1947-12-29
6 Austria Friedrich Donnenfeld 1949-04-03 1949-05-11
7 Colombia Pedro López 1957-03-16 1957-04-01
8 Argentina Rodolfo Orlandini 1957-06-16 1957-07-07
9 Argentina Adolfo Pedernera 1961-02-05 1962-06-07
10 Colombia Gabriel Ochoa Uribe 1963-03-10 1963-03-31
11 Colombia Efraín Sánchez 1963-09-01 1963-09-04
12 Colombia Antonio Julio de la Hoz 1965-06-20 1965-08-07
13 Paraguay Cesar López Fretes 1966-11-30 1966-12-11
14 Colombia Francisco Zuluaga 1968-10-16 1969-08-24
15 Paraguay Cesar López Fretes 1970-05-20 1970-05-20
16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Toza Veselinović 1972-03-29 1973-07-05
17 Colombia Efraín Sánchez 1975-07-20 1975-10-28
18 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Blagoje Vidinić 1976-10-15 1979-09-05
19 Argentina Carlos Bilardo 1980-01-05 1981-09-13
20 Colombia Efraín Sánchez 1983-02-14 1984-10-11
21 Colombia Gabriel Ochoa Uribe 1985-02-01 1985-11-03
22 Colombia Francisco Maturana 1987-06-11 1990-06-23
23 Colombia Luis Augusto García 1991-01-29 1991-07-21
24 Colombia Humberto Ortiz 1992-07-08 1992-08-02
25 Colombia Francisco Maturana 1993-02-24 1994-06-26
26 Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez 1995-01-31 1998-06-26
27 Colombia Javier Álvarez 1999-02-09 1999-11-19
28 Colombia Luis Augusto García 2000-02-12 2001-04-24
29 Colombia Francisco Maturana 2001-06-03 2001-11-14
30 Colombia Reynaldo Rueda 2002-05-07 2002-05-12
31 Colombia Francisco Maturana 2002-11-20 2003-11-19
32 Colombia Reynaldo Rueda 2004-02-18 2006-10-12
33 Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto 2007-01 2008–09
34 Colombia Eduardo Lara Lozano 2008–09 2009–11
35 Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez 2010-05-04 2011-08-22[38]
36 Colombia Leonel Álvarez 2011-08-25 2011-12-14
37 Argentina José Pékerman 2012-01-04

See also

References

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