Colombia national under-20 football team

The Colombia national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.

Colombia
Nickname(s)Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
AssociationFCF
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachArturo Reyes
CaptainCarlos Cuesta
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances10 (first in 1985)
Best resultThird place 2003
South American Youth Championship
Appearances25 (first in 1954)
Best resultWinners 1987, 2005, 2013

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.

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
1977Did not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985Quarter-finals8th4121510
1987First round9th311145
1989Quarter-finals8th410335
1991Did not qualify
1993First round12th310257
1995Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003Third Place3rd7421105
2005Round of 169th430172
2007Did not qualify
2009
2011Quarter-finals5th5401116
2013Round of 169th422062
2015Round of 1615th411235
2017Did not qualify
2019Quarter-finals7th521294
2021To be determined
TotalThird Place10/2243209146351

South American Youth Championship

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

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1954First Round5th312032
1958Did not Enter
1964Third place3rd623165
1967First Round6th412155
1971First Round8th4013210
1974First Round8th4103412
1975Did not Enter
1977First Round7th310225
1979First Round6th4202710
1981First Round8th402238
1983First Round8th410359
1985Third place3rd7331126
1987Champions1st7412112
1988Runners-up2nd742193
1991First Round7th4112510
1992Third place3rd623142
1995First Round6th311144
1997First Round7th412168
1999First Round8th410348
2001Sixth place6th9315613
2003Fourth place4th95131610
2005Champions1st9720206
2007Sixth place6th9315715
2009Fifth place5th93331010
2011Sixth place6th9135816
2013Champions1st9603168
2015Runners-up2nd9432125
2017Sixth place6th9234811
2019Fourth place4th943243
2021TBD
Total3 titles27/30167644261199206

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018

20 November Friendly Brazil  2–2  Colombia Goiânia, Brazil
Lincoln  31'
Cunha  89'
Angulo  43'
Tolosa  64'

2019

25 January 2019 South American Youth Football Championship Chile  0–1  Colombia Rancagua, Chile
19:30 Report Cuesta  90+5' Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
7 February 2019 South American Youth Football Championship Venezuela  0–2  Colombia Rancagua, Chile
22:10 Report Reyes  26'
Angulo  56'
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
14 May Friendly Colombia  3–1  Mexico Austria
Carbonero  14'
Sinisterra  71'
Sandoval  83'
Report Figueroa  90'
23 May FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland  0–2  Colombia Łódź, Poland
20:30 Report
Stadium: Lodz Stadium
Attendance: 17,463[1]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
26 May FIFA U-20 World Cup Senegal  2–0  Colombia Lublin, Poland
18:00
Report Stadium: Lublin Stadium
Attendance: 10,450[2]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
29 May FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia  6–0  Tahiti Lublin, Poland
20:30
Report Stadium: Lublin Stadium
Attendance: 4,693[3]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
7 June FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia  0–1  Ukraine Łódź, Poland
15:30 Report
Stadium: Lodz Stadium
Attendance: 8,443[5]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Current squad

The following 21 players were named for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [6] Yéiler Góez was replaced by Andrés Perea on 15 May due to injury.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Reinaldo Fontalvo (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 Barranquilla
2 2DF Carlos Cuesta (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 Genk
3 2DF Andrés Reyes (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 Atlético Nacional
4 2DF Anderson Arroyo (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 Liverpool
5 2DF Andrés Balanta (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 Deportivo Cali
6 3MF Andrés Perea (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 Orlando City
7 3MF Iván Angulo (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 Palmeiras
8 3MF Jaime Alvarado (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 Watford
9 4FW Luis Sandoval (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 Barranquilla
10 4FW Cucho Hernández (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 Huesca
11 4FW Luis Sinisterra (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 Feyenoord
12 1GK Juan Lemus (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 Llaneros
13 1GK Kevin Mier (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 Atlético Nacional
14 2DF Juan Palma (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 Once Caldas
15 3MF Gustavo Carvajal (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 América
16 2DF Brayan Vera (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 Lecce
17 4FW Déiber Caicedo (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 Vancouver Whitecaps
18 3MF Andrés Amaya (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 Atlético Huila
19 2DF Carlos Terán (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 Chicago Fire
20 3MF Johan Carbonero (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 Once Caldas
21 3MF Jean Colorado (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 Cortuluá

Honours


See also

References

  1. "Match report – Group A – Poland v Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. "Match report – Group A – Senegal v Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Match report – Group A – Colombia v Tahiti" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. "Match report – Round of 16 – Colombia v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. "Match report – Quarter-final – Colombia v Ukraine" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. "CONVOCATORIA SELECCIÓN COLOMBIA SUB-20, PARA ÚLTIMO MICROCICLO". fcf.com.co (in Spanish). FCF. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. "Andrés Perea reemplaza a Yéiler Góez para el Mundial Sub 20 de Polonia". foxsportsla.com (in Spanish). Fox Sports. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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