The Colombia national under-23 football team represents Colombia at the Summer Olympic Games and in international under-23 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers) | ||
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| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Héctor Cárdenas | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| First international | |||
 Guatemala 2–1 Colombia  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 26 February 1950) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Colombia 7–1 Dominican Republic  (Cali, Colombia; 3 August 1971) Colombia 6–0 Bahamas  (Cali, Colombia; 31 July 1971) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 9–0 Colombia (Londrina, Brazil; 30 January 2000) | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2016) | ||
The team played its first match in 1950. From that year to 1992 the team played as a Colombia national amateur football team. Since 1992, the team played as Colombia national under-23 football team until 2004, when the qualification for the Olympic Games was changed to South American Youth Football Championship for under-20 teams (before this, the qualification tournament was CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament). The team was inactive since 2004, however with the qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics qualification play-off the team was resurrected.
Competitive record edit
- *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
Olympic Games edit
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1900 |
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 1904
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 1908
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 1912
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 1920
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| 1924
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 1928
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 1936
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| 1948
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 1952 |
did not enter | |||||||
 1956
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 1960 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1964
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 1968 |
First stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 1972 |
First stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
 1976 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1980 |
First stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1984 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1988
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 1992 |
First stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 1996 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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| 2012
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| 2016 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024
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| Total | Quarter-finals | 5/26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 36 |
CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament edit
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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 1960 |
First stage | 10th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1964 |
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1968 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1972 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1976 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1980 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
 1984 |
First stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 1988 |
Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
 1992 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
 1996 |
Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 2000 |
First stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
 2004 |
Playoffs | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 |
Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
 2024 |
First stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | Runners-up | 14/14 | 72 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 96 | 100 |
Pan American Games edit
| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1951
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| 1955
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| 1959
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| 1963
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| 1967
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Preliminary round | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 1971
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Silver medal | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 |
| 1975
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did not participate | |||||||
 1979
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| 1983
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| 1987
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Preliminary round | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 1991
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did not participate | |||||||
| 1995
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Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 1999
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did not participate | |||||||
| 2003
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007
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Preliminary round | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011
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did not participate | |||||||
| 2015
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| 2019
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| 2023
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Sixth place | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | Silver medal | 7/19 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 41 |
Schedule and results edit
Win Draw Loss
2024 edit
| 12 January Friendly | Colombia | 5–0 | Dominican Republic | Romelio Martínez Stadium, Barranquilla |
| Report |
| 20 January 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Ecuador | 3–0 | Colombia | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
| Report | Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina) |
| 26 January 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Brazil | 2–0 | Colombia | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
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Report | Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile) |
| 29 January 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Colombia | 0–1 |  Venezuela | Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas |
| Report |
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Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru) |
| 1 February 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | Colombia | 0–2 |  Bolivia | Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia |
| Report |
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Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) |
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[1][2] On 11 January, forwards Kener Valencia and Edwin Mosquera were ruled out due to injuries and were replaced by Nelson Quiñones and Alejandro García, respectively.[3][4]
Caps and goals updated as 18 January 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Sebastián Guerra | 8 January 2001 (aged 22) | Atlanta United FC
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| 2 | DF | Cristian Devenish (captain) | 25 January 2001 (aged 21) | Atlético Nacional
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| 3 | DF | Juan David Mosquera | 5 September 2002 (aged 20) | Portland Timbers
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| 4 | DF | Fernando Álvarez | 24 August 2003 (aged 19) | CF Montréal
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| 5 | MF | Josen Escobar | 12 December 2004 (aged 18) | América de Cali
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| 6 | MF | Nelson Palacio | 16 June 2001 (aged 21) | Real Salt Lake
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| 7 | MF | Juan Castilla | 27 July 2004 (aged 18) | Deportivo Cali
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| 8 | DF | Brayan Ceballos | 24 May 2001 (aged 21) | Atlético Junior
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| 9 | FW | Óscar Perea | 27 September 2005 (aged 17) | Atlético Nacional
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| 10 | MF | Daniel Ruiz | 30 July 2001 (aged 21) | Millonarios
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| 11 | FW | Andrés Gómez | 12 September 2002 (aged 20) | Real Salt Lake
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| 12 | GK | Alejandro Rodríguez | 12 January 2001 (aged 22) | Deportivo Cali
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| 13 | GK | Luis Marquinez | 10 April 2003 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional
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| 14 | MF | Yani Quintero | 17 July 2002 (aged 20) | Deportes Quindío
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| 15 | MF | Jimer Fory | 24 May 2002 (aged 20) | Deportivo Pereira
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| 16 | DF | Devan Tanton | 3 January 2004 (aged 19) |  Fulham
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| 17 | FW | Alejandro García | 28 February 2001 (aged 21) | Once Caldas
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| 18 | MF | Jhojan Torres | 12 January 2003 (aged 20) | Santa Fe
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| 19 | FW | Carlos Cortés | 17 September 2001 (aged 21) | Cortuluá
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| 20 | FW | Óscar Cortés | 3 December 2003 (aged 19) | Lens
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| 21 | FW | Brahian Palacios | 24 November 2002 (aged 20) | Atlético Nacional
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| 22 | FW | Nelson Quiñones | 20 August 2002 (aged 20) | Houston Dynamo FC
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| 23 | DF | Samuel Velásquez | 29 May 2003 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional
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- Notes
Recent call-ups edit
The following players have been recently called up in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Honours edit
- Pan American Games:
- CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament:
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- South American Games:
- Bolivarian Games
Friendlies edit
- Torneo de las Americas[5]:
- Winners: 1994
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 23 para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" [Call-up of the Colombia U23 Men's National Team for the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic 2024] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 5 January 2024.
- ^ Calderón, Juan (5 January 2024). "Selección Colombia Sub-23: esta es la convocatoria para el Torneo Preolímpico" [Colombia U23 National Team: this is the call-up list for the Pre-Olympic Tournament] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio.
- ^ "Modificación en la convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Sub 23" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Modificación en la convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Sub 23" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Torneo de las Americas U-23 Colombia 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.