Colombia national under-17 football team

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Colombia
Nickname(s)Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJuan Carlos Ramírez
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Colombia 0–2 Peru 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1985)
Biggest win
 Colombia 9–1 Finland 
(Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003)
 Colombia 8–0 Bolivia 
(Asunción, Paraguay; 5 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Colombia 0–4 Switzerland 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 12 November 2009)

 Brazil 5–1 Colombia 
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 25 March 2011)

 Paraguay 4–0 Colombia 
(Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015)
 Colombia 0–4 Germany 
(New Delhi, India; 16 October 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1989)
Best resultFourth place (2003, 2009)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1985)
Best resultWinners (1993)

The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.

The team's most notable performances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup was both in 2003 and 2009, where they achieved fourth place. Colombia won the South American Under-17 Football Championship in the 1993 tournament held in Colombia.

Competitive record

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*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-17 World Cup

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Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1985 did not Qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989 First round 15th 3 0 1 2 3 5
Italy 1991 did not Qualify
Japan 1993 First round 14th 3 1 0 2 3 6
Ecuador 1995 did not Qualify
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 2 1 14 5
Peru 2005 did not Qualify
South Korea 2007 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 10 7
Nigeria 2009 Fourth Place 4th 7 2 3 2 8 11
Mexico 2011 did not Qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 5 7
Brazil 2019 did not Qualify
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total Fourth place 6/20 27 9 7 11 43 41

South American Under-17 Football Championship

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It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Argentina 1985 Round-robin 6th 8 3 1 4 9 12
Peru 1986 First round 8th 4 1 1 2 5 5
Ecuador 1988 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 7 6
Paraguay 1991 First round 6th 4 2 1 1 10 4
Colombia 1993 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 14 4
Peru 1995 First round 5th 4 1 1 2 6 6
Paraguay 1997 First round 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
Uruguay 1999 First round 8th 4 1 1 2 6 8
Peru 2001 First round 5th 4 2 1 1 7 7
Bolivia 2003 Third place 3rd 7 3 3 1 11 10
Venezuela 2005 Fourth place 4th 7 2 1 4 6 8
Ecuador 2007 Third place 3rd 9 5 3 1 16 5
Chile 2009 Fourth place 4th 7 4 2 1 11 6
Ecuador 2011 Fifth place 5th 9 3 2 4 12 15
Argentina 2013 First round 8th 4 0 3 1 3 4
Paraguay 2015 Sixth place 6th 9 2 3 4 10 15
Chile 2017 Fourth place 4th 9 4 2 3 12 12
Peru 2019 First round 9th 4 0 0 4 4 8
Ecuador 2023 First round 9th 4 0 1 3 1 9
Total 1 title 19/19 115 42 32 41 155 146

Schedule and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

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23 February South American U17 Football Championship Colombia  2–1  Ecuador Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 Barrero 72'
Peñaloza 78'
Report Rezabala 25' Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
4 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia  3–3  Chile Mexico City, Mexico
Martínez 13'
Caicedo 20', 90+1'
Report Díaz 9'
Mesías 41', 52'
6 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia  4–4  Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Caicedo 19', 63'
Barrero 20'
Campaz 32'
Report de la Rosa 16', 48', 72'
Laínez 53'
6 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Colombia  0–1  Ghana New Delhi, India
17:00 Report Sadiq 39' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
9 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India  1–2  Colombia New Delhi, India
20:00 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 48,184
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
16 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Colombia  0–4  Germany New Delhi, India
17:00 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 19,477
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2019

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Current squad

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The following 23 players are called up to the squad for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Juan Gómez (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
1GK Breiner Quintana (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Millonarios
1GK Andrés Tovar (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Envigado

2DF Elver Steven Arizala (2006-12-10) 10 December 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
2DF Juan Camilo Asprilla (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Estudiantil
2DF Carlos Manuel González (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2DF Jhoan Hernández (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Millonarios
2DF Tomás Hoyos (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
2DF Yuleiver Mosquera (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
2DF Xavi Rios (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional

3MF Jordan Barrera (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Barranquilla
3MF Jhon Echavez (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
3MF Jean Pierre Foronda (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
3MF Juan David Obando (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
3MF Nicola Profeta (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
3MF Luis Tafur (2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Colombia Real Cartagena

4FW Andy Duvan Batioja (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
4FW Juan David Bonilla (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Envigado
4FW Brayan Mateo Caicedo (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Cycolnes
4FW William López (2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Estudiantil
4FW John Edwin Montaño (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Colombia Independiente Medellín
4FW Juan Sebastián Palacios (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
4FW Juan Esteban Sánchez (2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent

Honours

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Coaching staff

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As of 20 March 2017
Manager Colombia Orlando Restrepo
Assistant manager Colombia Alfredo Araújo
Physical trainer Colombia Juan Roldán
Goalkeeping coach Colombia Álvaro Anzola
Medic Colombia Daniel Restrepo
Physiotherapist Colombia Sebastián Olivar
Kinesiologist Colombia John Díaz

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 17 para el CONMEBOL Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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