Colombia women's national under-20 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 Alberto Quintero | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
(Caracas, Venezuela; 13 May 2004) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Riobamba, Ecuador; 17 January 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Fray Bentos, Uruguay; 28 January 2014) | |||
| South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up 2010 | ||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2010) | ||
The Colombia women's national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international women's football at under-20 competitions and are controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. They are a member of the CONMEBOL.
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
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Third Place | 3/12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 |
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| First stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
| First stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
| Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |
| Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
| Third place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | |
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in South America | ||||||||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
| Third place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | |
| Total | Runners-up | 10/10 | 53 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 101 | 64 |
Bolivarian Games
| Bolivarian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2005 to 2009 | Senior Team Tournament | |||||||
| Gold Medal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Gold Medal | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Gold Medal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3/11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 188 | |
Head-to-head record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The following table shows Colombia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 46.67 |
Fixtures and results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2025
| 17 December Friendly | Argentina | 1–0 | | Estadio Lionel Messi de Ezeiza, Ezeiza |
| 13:00 | Núñez |
Report |
| 19 December Friendly | Argentina | 1–0 | | Estadio Lionel Messi de Ezeiza, Ezeiza |
| 13:00 | Núñez |
Report |
Current squad
The following 22 players were named for the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Luisa Agudelo | 27 March 2007 (aged 17) | |
| 2 | DF | Mary Álvarez | 22 August 2005 (aged 18) | |
| 3 | DF | Cristina Motta | 15 September 2005 (aged 18) | |
| 4 | DF | Yunaira López | 4 December 2004 (aged 19) | |
| 5 | DF | Stefanía Perlaza | 25 September 2005 (aged 18) | |
| 6 | MF | Liz Osorio | 20 November 2004 (aged 19) | |
| 7 | MF | Laura Garavito | 5 April 2005 (aged 19) | |
| 8 | MF | Natalia Hernández | 19 January 2005 (aged 19) | |
| 9 | FW | Yésica Muñoz | 27 April 2005 (aged 18) | |
| 10 | FW | Gabriela Rodríguez | 10 May 2005 (aged 18) | |
| 11 | DF | Maithé López | 24 January 2007 (aged 17) | |
| 12 | GK | Valery Restrepo | 10 September 2004 (aged 19) | |
| 13 | FW | Greicy Landázury | 1 August 2004 (aged 19) | |
| 14 | DF | María Viáfara | 22 July 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 15 | FW | Karla Torres | 11 October 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 16 | MF | Juana Ortegón | 6 August 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 17 | MF | Ana González | 18 June 2005 (aged 18) | |
| 18 | FW | Sintia Cabezas | 1 May 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 19 | FW | Mariana Silva | 21 August 2007 (aged 16) | |
| 20 | MF | Karla Viancha | 8 November 2005 (aged 18) | |
| 21 | MF | Karen Hernández | 18 September 2004 (aged 19) | |
| 22 | GK | Valeria Candanoza | 29 April 2004 (aged 19) |
Honours
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup:
- Fourth place (1): 2010
- South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
- Bolivarian Games
- Winners (3): 2013 Trujillo, 2017 Santa Marta, 2022 Valledupar
- South American Games
- Runners-up (1): 2018 Cochabamba
- Third place (1): 2022 Asunción
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.