Colombia women's national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Las Cafeteras[1] (The Coffee Growers) Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)[2][3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Carlos Paniagua | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| First international | |||
| Ecuador 1–1 Colombia (Melipilla, Chile; 14 January 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Peru 0–7 Colombia (Montevideo, Uruguay; 3 March 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 5–1 Colombia (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; 15 March 2012) Mexico 4–0 Colombia (Alajuela, Costa Rica; 16 March 2014) Venezuela 4–0 Colombia (Barquisimeto, Venezuela; 14 March 2016) Spain 4–0 Colombia (Salé, Morocco; 19 October 2025) Japan 4–0 Colombia (Salé, Morocco; 29 October 2025) | |||
| South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2008) | ||
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2022) | ||
The Colombia women's national under-17 football team represents Colombia in international women's football at under-17 competitions and are controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. They are a member of the CONMEBOL.
In 2022, they were winners of the Women's Revelations Cup in Mexico,[4] and later runner-up of 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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 | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2027 | |||||||
| 2028 | |||||||
| 2029 | |||||||
| Total | 7/13 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 39 |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| 2010 | First stage | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2012 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| 2016 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Total | 9/9 | 2nd/10 | 62 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 118 | 59 |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Colombia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 50.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 33.33 |
| Spain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 24.00 |
Schedule and results
Win Draw Loss
2024
| 22 October World Cup GS | Colombia | 1–2 | Spain | Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 4,566 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada) |
2025
| 31 March UEFA Women's U18 Friendship Cup | Zambia | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Colombia | Hasan Dogan National Teams Camp, Istanbul |
| Report |
| 3 April UEFA Women's U18 Friendship Cup | Colombia | 1–1 (3–0 p) | Thailand | Hasan Dogan National Teams Camp, Istanbul |
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Report |
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| 6 April UEFA Women's U18 Friendship Cup | Turkey | 0–1 | Colombia | Hasan Dogan National Teams Camp, Istanbul |
| Report |
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| 9 April UEFA Women's U18 Friendship Cup | Colombia | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Finland | Hasan Dogan National Teams Camp, Istanbul |
| Report |
| 30 April South American Championship GS | Colombia | 2–2 | Argentina | Estadio Palogrande, Manizales |
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Report |
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Referee: Andreza da Siqueira (Brazil) |
| 2 May South American Championship GS | Venezuela | 0–3 | Colombia | Estadio Palogrande, Manizales |
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Report | Referee: María Belén Lupera Reto (Ecuador) |
| 6 May South American Championship GS | Chile | 1–0 | Colombia | Estadio Palogrande, Manizales |
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Report | Referee: Nohelia Giacomazzi (Uruguay) |
| 9 May South American Championship GS | Colombia | 1–1 | Paraguay | Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar, Palmira |
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Report |
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Referee: Andreza da Siqueira (Brazil) |
| 12 May South American Championship FS | Colombia | 3–0 | Peru | Estadio Palogrande, Manizales |
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Report | Referee: Nohelia Giacomazzi (Uruguay) |
| 15 May South American Championship FS | Colombia | 0–0 | Ecuador | Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar, Palmira |
| Report | Referee: Wilma Balderrama (Bolivia) |
| 18 May South American Championship FS | Chile | 0–1 | Colombia | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
| Report |
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Referee: María Lupera Reto (Ecuador) |
| 21 May South American Championship FS | Paraguay | 1–0 | Colombia | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
| 19:30 | Martínez 69' | Report | Referee: Nohelia Giacomazzi (Uruguay) |
| 24 May South American Championship FS | Colombia | 0–1 | Brazil | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
| 15:30 | Report | Evelin 68' | Referee: Brenda Cisternas (Chile) |
| 19 October World Cup GS | Spain | 4–0 | Colombia | Mohammed VI Football Academy (pitch 1), Salé |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 637 Referee: Alyssa Pennington (United States) |
| 22 October World Cup GS | Ivory Coast | 0–3 | Colombia | Mohammed VI Football Academy (pitch 2), Salé |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) |
| 25 October World Cup GS | Colombia | 1–0 | South Korea | Mohammed VI Football Academy (pitch 2), Salé |
| 14:00 | Crawford 73' | Report | Attendance: 374 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
| 29 October World Cup R16 | Japan | 4–0 | Colombia | Mohammed VI Football Academy (pitch 2), Salé |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 881 Referee: Alyssa Pennington (United States) |
Current squad
The following 21 players were named for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Isabella Tejada | 18 July 2008 (aged 17) | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 12 | GK | Sofía Prieto | 26 September 2009 (aged 16) | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 21 | GK | Melany Díaz | 17 March 2008 (aged 17) | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
| 2 | DF | Laura Cano | 19 January 2008 (aged 17) | Acuarium Caribbean | ||
| 3 | DF | Sofía Ortíz | 10 May 2008 (aged 17) | América de Cali | ||
| 13 | DF | Isabella Amado | 19 September 2008 (aged 17) | Millonarios FC | ||
| 16 | DF | Izabela Cortés | 27 January 2009 (aged 16) | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
| 17 | DF | Sofía García | 17 January 2008 (aged 17) | Real Santander | ||
| 19 | DF | Camila Ceballos | 1 April 2008 (aged 17) | Acuarium Caribbean | ||
| 20 | DF | Shaira Collazos | 16 May 2008 (aged 17) | Millonarios FC | ||
| 4 | MF | Juanita Parga | 22 September 2009 (aged 16) | CD Sarmiento Lora | ||
| 5 | MF | Isabella Santa | 8 June 2008 (aged 17) | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 6 | MF | Ana Clavijo | 21 September 2008 (aged 17) | Millonarios FC | ||
| 8 | MF | London Crawford | 28 March 2008 (aged 17) | Gwinnett Soccer Academy | ||
| 10 | MF | Ella Martínez | 5 April 2008 (aged 17) | Carolina Ascent FC | ||
| 11 | MF | Vanessa Puerta | 21 May 2009 (aged 16) | SUSA FC | ||
| 14 | MF | Daniela Todd | 13 March 2008 (aged 17) | Fort Lauderdale United FC | ||
| 15 | MF | Angélica Castillo | 18 October 2008 (aged 17) | DKSC 07/08 ECNL | ||
| 7 | FW | Alejandra Baldovino | 15 December 2008 (aged 16) | Atlético Junior | ||
| 9 | FW | Camila Cortés | 17 June 2008 (aged 17) | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
| 18 | FW | Maura Henao | 14 July 2010 (aged 15) | CD Sarmiento Lora | ||
Previous squads
- 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Honours
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2022
References
- ^ "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. July 2011. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". soccerwire.
- ^ "Mind games working wonders for Colombia". FIFA. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015.
- ^ "México iguala ante Colombia en Revelations Cup". OneFootball (in Spanish). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina para la Copa Mundial Sub17 de la FIFA Marruecos 2025" [Call-up of the Colombia Women's National Team for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.