Colombia national under-20 football team

Colombia

Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Carlos Restrepo
Captain	Juan Sebastián Quintero
FIFA code	COL
First colours Second colours
First international
Colombia 1–1 Uruguay (Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1985)
Best result	Third place 2003
South American Youth Championship
Appearances	25 (First in 1954)
Best result	Winners 1987, 2005, 2013

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

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.

Notable players who have played in the youth team include Radamel Falcao, Fredy Guarín, Macnelly Torres, Edwin Valencia, Aldo Leão Ramírez, Dayro Moreno, Juan Camilo Zúñiga, David Ospina, Cristián Zapata, Víctor Ibarbo, Abel Aguilar, James Rodríguez, Luis Muriel, Juan Fernando Quintero, Santiago Arias, Edwin Cardona, Sebastián Pérez and Jeison Murillo, among others.

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
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	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	3	5
2017	To Be Determined
Total	Third Place	9/20	38	18	8	12	54	47

South American Youth Championship

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

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	To be Determined
Total	3 titles	23/25	149	58	36	55	187	192

Schedule and results

      Win       Draw       Loss

2015

Fiji v Colombia

18 May Friendly	Fiji	1–2	Colombia	Sydney, Australia
			Rodríguez  23' Barrera  73'

Colombia v Mexico

21 May Friendly	Colombia	3–1	Mexico	Sydney, Australia
	Borré  12', 43' Zapata  72'

Colombia v Ghana

24 May Friendly	Colombia	0–2	Ghana	Sydney, Australia

North Korea v Colombia

26 May Friendly	North Korea	0–1	Colombia	Sydney, Australia
			Barrera  ?'

Qatar v Colombia

31 May 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Qatar	0–1	Colombia	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
13:00		Report	Rodríguez  24'	Attendance: 7,461 Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

Senegal v Colombia

3 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup0	Senegal	1–1	Colombia	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
19:00	Thiam  23'	Report	Zapata  43' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,981 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Colombia v Portugal

6 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup0	Colombia	1–3	Portugal	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
13:00	Borré  74'	Report	Santos  3' Silva  55' (pen.), 67'	Attendance: 6,950 Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

United States v Colombia

10 June 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup	United States	1–0	Colombia	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
19:30	Rubin  58'	Report		Attendance: 6,062 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Current squad

The following 21 players were named for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Caps and goals updated as 10 June 2015 after the match against USA.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Álvaro David Montero (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 14 0 San Lorenzo 12 1GK Luis Erney Vásquez (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 3 0 Independiente Medellín 21 1GK Yasser Chávez (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 0 0 Bogotá 2 2DF Aldayr Hernández (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 4 0 Bogotá 3 2DF Jeison Angulo (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 13 0 Deportivo Cali 4 2DF Daniel Londoño (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 5 0 Envigado 5 2DF Juan Sebastián Quintero (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 16 0 Deportivo Cali 13 2DF Davinson Sánchez (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 13 0 Atlético Nacional 6 3MF Andrés Tello (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 16 0 Cagliari 7 3MF Deiner Quiñónez (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 9 0 Deportes Quindío 8 3MF Alexis Zapata (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 13 1 Perugia Calcio 10 3MF Sergio Villarreal (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 3 0 Fortaleza 15 3MF Sebastián Ayala (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 4 0 La Equidad 16 3MF Jarlan Barrera (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 15 2 Junior 19 3MF Víctor Guillermo Gutiérrez (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996 4 0 Atlético Paranaense 9 4FW Joao Rodríguez (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 13 5 Sint-Truidense 11 4FW Jeison Lucumí (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 12 4 América 14 3MF Rodin Quiñónes (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 5 0 Atlético Nacional 17 4FW Juan Ferney Otero (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 9 1 Deportivo La Coruña 18 4FW Carlos Ibargüen (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 2 0 Santa Fe 20 4FW Rafael Santos Borré (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 15 4 Deportivo Cali

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Third place (1): 2003
• South American Youth Championship:
  • Winners (3): 1987, 2005, 2013
  • Runners-up (2): 1988, 2015
  • Third place (3): 1964, 1985, 1992
  • Fourth place (1): 2003
• Toulon Tournament:
  • Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2011
  • Runners-up (2) 2001, 2013
• Bolivarian Games
  • Runners-up (1): 1985 Ecuador
• Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Winners (1): 2006
• Pan American Games
  • Fourth Place (1): 2003
• South American Games
  • Third place (1): 1990 Lima

Coaching staff

As of 20 May 2015

Manager	Carlos Alberto Restrepo
Assistant manager	Carlos Alberto Paniagua
Physical trainer	Jair Alirio Llanten
Goalkeeping coach	Wilson de Jesús Londoño
Medic	José Fernando Arango
Assistant	Carlos Murcia
Kinesiologist	Diego Cardona

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

External links

• Selección Sub 20 official website
• FIFA Profile