Colombia national under-20 football team
| Nickname | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | César Torres | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| First international | |||
| Colombia 1–1 Uruguay (Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Colombia 7–0 Netherlands Antilles (Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 6–0 Colombia (Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2003, 2025) | ||
| South American Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Champions: (1987, 2005, 2013) | ||
Medal record | |||
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
| 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 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Third place | 12/25 | 55 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 83 | 63 | |
| 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 | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
| 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Syria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Tahiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 55 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 49.09 |
Schedule and results
Win Draw Loss
2025
| 9 January Friendly | Colombia | 3–1 | Peru | Sede Deportiva de la FCF, Barranquilla |
| 17:00 | Guzmán 84' |
| 12 January Friendly | Colombia | 2–2 | Peru | Estadio Romelio Martínez, Barranquilla |
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| 26 January South American Championship GS | Argentina | 1–1 | Colombia | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
| 19:30 | Echeverri 36' | Report | Perea 33' | Referee: José Cabero (Chile) |
| 28 January South American Championship GS | Colombia | 1–0 | Ecuador | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
| 19:30 | N. Villarreal 41' | Report | Referee: Mathías De Armas (Uruguay) |
| 30 January South American Championship GS | Colombia | 3–2 | Bolivia | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) |
| 1 February South American Championship GS | Brazil | 0–1 | Colombia | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
| 17:00 | Report | N. Villarreal 47' | Referee: Mathías De Armas (Uruguay) |
| 4 February South American Championship FS | Colombia | 4–0 | Paraguay | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina) |
| 7 February South American Championship FS | Colombia | 0–1 | Brazil | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas |
| 16:00 | Report | Iago 6' | Referee: José Cabero (Chile) |
| 10 February South American Championship FS | Argentina | 1–0 | Colombia | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
| 18:30 | Subiabre 86' | Report | Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
| 13 February South American Championship FS | Colombia | 3–1 | Chile | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Romero 38' | Referee: Alex Cajas (Ecuador) |
| 16 February South American Championship FS | Uruguay | 1–3 | Colombia | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz |
| 15:00 | Severo 13' | Report |
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Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil) |
| 21 March Friendly | Colombia | 1–0 | Russia | Estadio Municipal Raúl Miranda, Yumbo |
| 19:00 | Benítez 88' (pen.) | Report |
| 23 March Friendly | Colombia | 2–2 | Russia | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
| 16:00 | Barrera 45+3' (pen.) Benítez 68' |
Report | Kozlov 21' (pen.) Rakov 80' |
| 4 June Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Colombia | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 10:00 | Haji 9' | Report | Amaya 88' Montaño 90' |
| 6 June Friendly | South Korea | 0–1 | Colombia | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 12:00 | Report | Montaño 90+1' |
| 8 June Friendly | Iceland | 1–3 | Colombia | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 11:00 | Mikaelsson 81' | Report | Palacios 39' Perea 43' Amaya 65' |
| 10 June Friendly | Colombia | 0–1 | United States | Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo |
| 10:00 | Report | Zambrano 88' |
| 30 July Friendly | Colombia | 1–0 | Panama | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
| 17:00 | Aristizábal 79' | Report |
| 17 September Friendly | Paraguay | 1–1 | Colombia | Estadio CARFEM, Ypané |
| 14:00 | González 90+4' | Report | Canchimbo 72' |
| 23 September Friendly | Mexico | 2–3 | Colombia | Estadio CARFEM, Ypané |
| 10:00 UTC–3 | Sánchez 60' Jiménez 83' |
Report | Rentería 40', 52' Benítez 78' |
| 29 September World Cup GS | Colombia | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 20:00 | Perea 64' | Report | Attendance: 6,482 Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria) |
| 2 October World Cup GS | Colombia | 0–0 | Norway | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 17:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico) |
| 5 October World Cup GS | Nigeria | 1–1 | Colombia | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 20:00 | Bameyi 86' (pen.) | Report | González 51' | Attendance: 6,172 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
| 8 October World Cup R16 | Colombia | 3–1 | South Africa | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 16:30 |
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Report | Vilakazi 49' (pen.) | Attendance: 6,420 Referee: Khalid Al-Thurais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 11 October World Cup QF | Spain | 2–3 | Colombia | Estadio Fiscal, Talca |
| 17:00 | Report | Villarreal 38', 64', 89' | Attendance: 10,326 Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States) |
| 15 October World Cup SF | Argentina | 1–0 | Colombia | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago |
| 20:00 | Silvetti 72' | Report | Attendance: 41,354 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
| 18 October World Cup TPP | Colombia | 1–0 | France | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago |
| 16:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 21,053 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be played 27 September – 19 October 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 2 October 2025, after the match against Norway
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jordan García | 20 June 2005 | 14 | 0 | Fortaleza CEIF |
| 12 | GK | Alexéi Rojas | 28 September 2005 | 6 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 13 | GK | Luis Mena | 9 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Atlético Huila |
| 2 | DF | Simón García | 11 January 2005 | 18 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Sarabia | 13 June 2005 | 14 | 1 | Millonarios |
| 4 | DF | Julián Bazán | 25 November 2005 | 19 | 0 | Deportivo Pereira |
| 5 | DF | Weimar Vivas | 17 October 2006 | 5 | 0 | Red Bull Bragantino |
| 15 | DF | Yeimar Mosquera | 6 February 2005 | 17 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 17 | DF | Juan David Arizala | 10 October 2005 | 17 | 1 | Independiente Medellín |
| DF | Keimer Sandoval | 3 September 2005 | 11 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | |
| DF | Yacer Ariza | 5 December 2005 | 2 | 0 | Internacional Palmira | |
| 6 | MF | Elkin Rivero | 27 February 2006 | 4 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| 7 | MF | Luis Miguel Landázuri | 20 November 2005 | 14 | 1 | Atlético Nacional |
| 8 | MF | Royner Benítez | 21 June 2005 | 17 | 3 | Águilas Doradas |
| 14 | MF | Jordan Barrera | 11 April 2006 | 15 | 3 | Botafogo |
| 16 | MF | Joel Sebastián Romero | 9 January 2006 | 4 | 0 | América de Cali |
| 18 | MF | José Cavadia | 21 September 2005 | 6 | 0 | América de Cali |
| 19 | MF | Kener González | 5 October 2005 | 19 | 4 | América de Cali |
| MF | Alejandro Ararat | 6 July 2006 | 14 | 0 | Atlético Huila | |
| MF | Jhon Guzmán | 20 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | Internacional Palmira | |
| MF | Kevin Álvarez | 7 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Patriotas | |
| 9 | FW | Emilio Aristizábal | 5 August 2005 | 9 | 1 | Fortaleza CEIF |
| 10 | FW | Óscar Perea | 27 September 2005 | 16 | 4 | AVS |
| 11 | FW | Jhon Rentería | 24 October 2005 | 6 | 0 | Sarmiento |
| 20 | FW | Joel Canchimbo | 12 August 2005 | 9 | 0 | Junior |
| 21 | FW | Néiser Villarreal | 24 April 2005 | 19 | 10 | Millonarios |
| FW | John Edwin Montaño | 4 October 2006 | 15 | 1 | Lommel | |
Honours
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- CONMEBOL Sub 20:
- Toulon Tournament:
- 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
See also
- Colombia national football team
- Colombia national futsal team
- Colombia national under-23 football team
- Colombia national under-17 football team
- Colombia national under-15 football team
References
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Masculina Sub-20: microciclo previo a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Chile 2025" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.