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General
Flag of Colombia Colombia
302px-Federacion Colombiana de Futbol logo.svg
Nickname(s) Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)
Association Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
General manager Cody Taylor
Head coach Flag of Argentina Néstor Lorenzo
Captain Radamel Falcao
Most caps Carlos Valderrama (111)
Top scorer Arnoldo Iguarán (25)
Home Stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA code COL
FIFA ranking 4 Increase 1
Highest FIFA ranking 3 (July 2013, August 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking 54 (June 2011)
Elo ranking 8
Highest Elo ranking 5 (January - February 1994)
Lowest Elo ranking 93 (August 1965)
First international Flag of Mexico Mexico 1–3 Colombia Flag of Colombia
Biggest win Flag of Argentina Argentina 0–5 Colombia Flag of Colombia
Biggest defeat Brazil Brazil 9–0 Colombia Flag of Colombia
World Cup appearances 5 (First in 1962)
Best result Quarter-finals, 2014
Copa América appearances 18 (First in 1945)
Best result Winners, 2001
Colombia 2024 homeColombia 2024 away

The Colombia national football team is the national association football team of Colombia and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF). the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member of CONMEBOL and are currently ranked 12th in the FIFA World Rankings. The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in their country. The national team has been a symbol of nationalism, pride and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base, and the team's dances during goal celebrations have been symbolic. The Colombian team has participated in six World Cups: 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018. In the 2014 edition held in Brazil, the team achieved its best World Cup performance, reaching the quarter-finals and coming fifth in the final standings.

Its greatest international achievement is winning the Copa América in 2001 as hosts, during which the team set a record by winning every match without conceding a single goal. Colombia also finished runner-up in 1975 and finished third five times: in 1987, 1993, 1995, 2016, and 2021. Furthermore, the team managed to make outstanding appearances at the continental level, obtaining from the Central American and Caribbean Games the gold and bronze medals in 1946 and 1938 respectively, and in the Bolivarian Games the team obtained the gold medal in 1951 and the silver medal in 1961, 1973 and 1981.

History[]

(TBD)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 26 players were called up for the 2024 Copa América.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 10 July 2024, after the match against Uruguay.

# Pos Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK David Ospina 31 August 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 36) 128 0 Flag of Colombia Atletico Nacional
12 1GK Camilo Vargas 9 March 1989 (1989-03-09) (age 35) 28 0 Flag of Mexico Atlas
25 1GK Álvaro Montero 29 March 1995 (1995-03-29) (age 29) 8 0 Flag of Colombia Millonarios
2 2DF Carlos Cuesta 9 March 1999 (1999-03-09) (age 25) 19 0 Flag of Belgium Genk
3 2DF Jhon Lucumí 26 June 1998 (1998-06-26) (age 26) 20 0 Flag of Italy Bologna
4 2DF Santiago Arias 13 January 1992 (1992-01-13) (age 33) 59 0 Flag of Brazil Bahia
13 2DF Yerry Mina 24 September 1994 (1994-09-24) (age 30) 46 7 Flag of Italy Cagliari
17 2DF Johan Mojica 21 August 1992 (1992-08-21) (age 32) 30 1 Flag of Spain Osasuna
21 2DF Daniel Muñoz 26 May 1996 (1996-05-26) (age 28) 32 3 Flag of England Crystal Palace
23 2DF Davinson Sánchez 12 June 1996 (1996-06-12) (age 28) 64 2 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray
26 2DF Deiver Machado 2 September 1993 (1993-09-02) (age 31) 11 0 Flag of France Lens
5 3MF Kevin Castaño 29 September 2000 (2000-09-29) (age 24) 13 0 Flag of Russia Krasnodar
6 3MF Richard Ríos 2 June 2000 (2000-06-02) (age 24) 12 2 Flag of Brazil Palmeiras
8 3MF Jorge Carrascal 25 May 1998 (1998-05-25) (age 26) 16 2 Flag of Russia Dynamo Moscow
10 3MF James Rodríguez (captain) 12 July 1991 (1991-07-12) (age 33) 105 28 Flag of Brazil São Paulo
11 3MF Jhon Arias 21 September 1997 (1997-09-21) (age 27) 20 3 Flag of Brazil Fluminense
15 3MF Mateus Uribe 21 March 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33) 60 6 Flag of Qatar Al Sadd
16 3MF Jefferson Lerma 25 October 1994 (1994-10-25) (age 30) 47 3 Flag of England Crystal Palace
20 3MF Juan Fernando Quintero 18 January 1993 (1993-01-18) (age 32) 37 4 Flag of Argentina Racing
22 3MF Yáser Asprilla 19 November 2003 (2003-11-19) (age 21) 6 2 Flag of England Watford
7 4FW Luis Díaz 13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) (age 28) 54 14 Flag of England Liverpool
9 4FW Miguel Borja 26 January 1993 (1993-01-26) (age 32) 29 9 Flag of Argentina River Plate
14 4FW Jhon Durán 13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) (age 21) 10 1 Flag of England Aston Villa
18 4FW Luis Sinisterra 17 June 1999 (1999-06-17) (age 25) 16 4 Flag of England Bournemouth
19 4FW Rafael Santos Borré 15 September 1995 (1995-09-15) (age 29) 36 6 Flag of Brazil Internacional
24 4FW Jhon Córdoba 11 May 1993 (1993-05-11) (age 31) 9 4 Flag of Russia Krasnodar

Alumni Players[]

Main article:List of Colombia international players

Managers[]

Main article:List of Colombia international managers
Position Name
General Manager(s) Flag of Canada Cody Taylor
Head coach Flag of Argentina Néstor Lorenzo
Assistant coaches Flag of Argentina Fernando Alloco
Assistant coaches Flag of Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Argentina Alejandro Otamendi
Fitness coaches Flag of Argentina Leandro Jorge
Fitness coaches 2 Flag of Argentina Leandro Clocchiatti
Doctor Flag of Colombia Gustavo Pineda
Doctor Flag of Colombia Mauricio Serrato
Physiotherapist Flag of Colombia Salomón Vizcarra
Match analyst Flag of Colombia Francis García Talavera
IT and media consultant Flag of Colombia Pablo Vásquez Peñaranda


Honours[]

External links[]

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Colombian competitions · Colombian coaches · Colombian players · Colombian stadiums · FIFA World Cup history
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Columbia
Colombia – 1993 Copa América

1.  Manager:  Flag of ? [[]]

Columbia
Colombia – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1. Córdoba 2. Escobar 3. Mendoza 4. Herrera 5. Gaviria 6. Gómez 7. de Ávila 8. Lozano 9. Valenciano 10. Valderrama (c) 11. Valencia 12. Mondragón 13. Ortiz 14. Álvarez 15. Perea 16. Aristizábal 17. Serna 18. Cortés 19. Rincón 20. Pérez 21. Asprilla 22. Pazo Manager:  Flag of Colombia Maturana

Columbia
Colombia – 1995 Copa América

1.  Manager:  Flag of ? [[]]

Columbia
Colombia – 1997 Copa América

1.  Manager:  Flag of ? [[]]

Columbia
Colombia – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1.  Manager:  Flag of ? [[]]

Columbia
Colombia – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals

1. Ospina 2. Zapata 3. Yepes (c) 4. Arias 5. Carbonero 6. Sánchez 7. Armero 8. Aguilar 9. Gutiérrez 10. James 11. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Guarín 14. Ibarbo 15. Mejía 16. Balanta 17. Bacca 18. Zúñiga 19. Ramos 20. Quintero 21. Martínez 22. Mondragón 23. Valdés Manager:  Flag of Argentina José Pékerman

Columbia
Colombia – 2015 Copa América

1. Ospina 2. Zapata 3. Franco 4. Arias 5. Valencia 6. Sánchez 7. Armero 8. Cardona 9. Falcao (c) 10. James 11. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Andrade 14. Valdés 15. Mejía 16. Ibarbo 17. Bacca 18. Zúñiga 19. Teo 20. Muriel 21. Jackson M. 22. Murillo 23. Bonilla Manager:  Flag of Argentina José Pékerman

Columbia
Colombia – Copa América Centenario

1. Ospina 2. C. Zapata 3. Mina 4. Arias 5. Celis 6. Sánchez 7. Bacca 8. Cardona 9. R. Martínez 10. James (c) 11. Cuadrado 12. R. Zapata 13. S. Pérez 14. Medina 15. Aguilar 16. D. Torres 17. D. Moreno 18. Fabra 19. F. Díaz 20. Roa 21. Marlos 22. Murillo 23. Bonilla Manager:  Flag of Argentina José Pékerman

Columbia
Colombia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

1. Ospina 2. Zapata 3. Murillo 4. Arias 5. Barrios 6. C. Sánchez 7. Bacca 8. Aguilar 9. Falcao (c) 10. James 11. J. G. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Mina 14. Muriel 15. Uribe 16. Lerma 17. Mojica 18. Fabra 19. Borja 20. Quintero 21. Izquierdo 22. J. F. Cuadrado 23. D. Sánchez Manager:  Flag of Argentina José Pékerman

Columbia
Colombia – 2019 Copa América – Quarter-finals

1. Ospina 2. C. Zapata 3. Medina 4. Arias 5. Barrios 6. Tesillo 7. D. Zapata 8. Cardona 9. Falcao (c) 10. James 11. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Mina 14. Díaz 15. Uribe 16. Lerma 17. Borja 18. Cuéllar 19. Muriel 20. Martínez 21. Lucumí 22. Montero 23. Sánchez Manager:  Flag of Portugal Carlos Queiroz

Columbia
Colombia – 2021 Copa América – Third place

1. Ospina (c) 2. Medina 3. Murillo 4. Cuesta 5. Barrios 6. Tesillo 7. Zapata 8. Cuéllar 9. Muriel 10. Cardona 11. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Mina 14. Díaz 15. Uribe 16. Muñoz 17. Moreno 18. Borré 19. Borja 20. Morelos 21. Sebastián Pérez Cardonaérez 22. Quintana 23. Sánchez 24. Lucumí 25. Baldomero Perlazaerlaza 26. Fabra 27. Campaz 28. Chará Manager:  Flag of Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

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