Colombia national under-17 football team explained

Colombia
Fifa Trigramme:COL
Nickname:Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Confederation:CONMEBOL (South America)
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First Game: 0–2
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1985)
Largest Win: 9–1
(Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003)
8–0
(Asunción, Paraguay; 5 May 1991)
Largest Loss: 0–4
(Lagos, Nigeria; 12 November 2009)
5–1
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 25 March 2011)
4–0
(Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015)
0–4
(New Delhi, India; 16 October 2017)
Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:6
Regional Cup First:1989
Regional Cup Best:Fourth place (2003, 2009)
2Ndregional Name:South American Under-17 Football Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:17
2Ndregional Cup First:1985
2Ndregional Cup Best:Winners (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

Champions   Runners-up  Third Place   Fourth place  

FIFA U-17 World Cup

YearRoundPosition
1985did not Qualify
1987
1989First round15th301235
1991did not Qualify
1993First round14th310236
1995did not Qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003Fourth Place4th6321145
2005did not Qualify
2007Round of 1613th4112107
2009Fourth Place4th7232811
2011did not Qualify
2013
2015
2017Round of 1611th420257
2019did not Qualify
2023
2025To be determined
TotalFourth place6/202797114341

South American Under-17 Football Championship

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

YearRoundPosition
1985Round-robin6th8314912
1986First round8th411255
1988Third place3rd723276
1991First round6th4211104
1993Champions1st7520144
1995First round5th411266
1997First round5th421152
1999First round8th411268
2001First round5th421177
2003Third place3rd73311110
2005Fourth place4th721468
2007Third place3rd9531165
2009Fourth place4th7421116
2011Fifth place5th93241215
2013First round8th403134
2015Sixth place6th92341015
2017Fourth place4th94231212
2019First round9th400448
2023First round9th401319
Total1 title19/19115423241155146

Schedule and results

2019

Current squad

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

Honours

Coaching staff

Manager Orlando Restrepo
Assistant manager Alfredo Araújo
Physical trainer Juan Roldán
Goalkeeping coach Álvaro Anzola
Medic Daniel Restrepo
Physiotherapist Sebastián Olivar
Kinesiologist John Díaz

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 17 para el CONMEBOL Sudamericano . 29 March 2023 . Federación Colombiana de Fútbol . 16 March 2023 . Spanish.