Colombia national under-17 football team

The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in the youth international team. They have been to the FIFA U-17 World Cup six times where they finished in the top four in the 2003 and 2009 tournaments.

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)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place1997 ArequipaTeam
Gold medal – first place2005 ColombiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 TrujilloTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 Santa MartaTeam
Silver medal – second place1993 BoliviaTeam
Silver medal – second place2001 AmbatoTeam
South American Games
Gold medal – first place1994 ValenciaTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 SantiagoTeam

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-17 World Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1985did not Qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989First round15th301235
Italy 1991did not Qualify
Japan 1993First round14th310236
Ecuador 1995did not Qualify
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Template:Country data Trinidad & Tobago 2001
Finland 2003Fourth Place4th6321145
Peru 2005did not Qualify
South Korea 2007Round of 1613th4112107
Nigeria 2009Fourth Place4th7232811
Mexico 2011did not Qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017Round of 1611th420257
Brazil 2019did not Qualify
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025To be determined
TotalFourth place6/202797114341

South American Under-17 Football Championship

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Argentina 1985Round-robin6th8314912
Peru 1986First round8th411255
Ecuador 1988Third place3rd723276
Paraguay 1991First round6th4211104
Colombia 1993Champions1st7520144
Peru 1995First round5th411266
Paraguay 1997First round5th421152
Uruguay 1999First round8th411268
Peru 2001First round5th421177
Bolivia 2003Third place3rd73311110
Venezuela 2005Fourth place4th721468
Ecuador 2007Third place3rd9531165
Chile 2009Fourth place4th7421116
Ecuador 2011Fifth place5th93241215
Argentina 2013First round8th403134
Paraguay 2015Sixth place6th92341015
Chile 2017Fourth place4th94231212
Peru 2019First round9th400448
Ecuador 2023First round9th401319
Total1 title19/19115423241155146

References

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