| Colombia under-20 | |
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| Fifa Trigramme: | COL |
| Confederation: | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Coach: | César Torres |
| Captain: | Gustavo Puerta |
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| First Game: | 1–1 (Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954) |
| Largest Win: | 7–0 (Cartagena, Colombia; 16 July 2006) |
| Largest Loss: | 6–0 (Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985) |
| Regional Name: | FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 11 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1985 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Third place (2003) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | South American Youth Championship |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 28 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 1954 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Champions: (1987, 2005, 2013) |
The Colombia national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
Colombia has qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 11 times, and their standout performance came at the 2003 edition where the team finished in third-place and were rewarded the fair play award. For the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia qualified automatically as hosts and reached the quarter-finals. Colombia have won the South American Youth Championship three times: 1987, 2005 and 2013. The team also participates in the Toulon Tournament, of which Colombia is a three-time winner: 1999, 2000 and 2011. Also, the team participates in the Central American and Caribbean Games and is a two time winner: 2006 and 2018.
Numerous significant players have represented both the U-20 team and the senior team for Colombia, including René Higuita, Wílmer Cabrera, Óscar Pareja, Wilson Pérez, Óscar Córdoba, Miguel Calero, Jorge Bermúdez, Iván Valenciano, Fredy Guarín, Farid Díaz, Macnelly Torres, Abel Aguilar, Cristián Zapata, Juan Camilo Zúñiga, Hugo Rodallega, Radamel Falcao, David Ospina, Santiago Arias, Luis Muriel, James Rodríguez, Duván Zapata, Jeison Murillo, Juan Fernando Quintero, Miguel Borja, Davinson Sánchez, Rafael Santos Borré, Luis Díaz, Carlos Cuesta, and Luis Sinisterra, amongst others.
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1979 | |||||||||
 1981 | |||||||||
 1983 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
 1987 | First round | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 1989 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | First round | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1997 | |||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||
 2003 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
 2005 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
 2013 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
 2015 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2019 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
| 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Third place | 11/24 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 58 |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | First round | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1958 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1964 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
 1967 | First round | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1971 | First round | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1974 | First round | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
 1975 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1977 | First round | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
 1979 | First round | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
 1981 | First round | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1983 | First round | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1985 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1987 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1991 | First round | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1995 | First round | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | First round | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1999 | First round | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | |
| 2005 | Champions | 1st | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2009 | Fifth place | 5th | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2011 | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Sixth place | 6th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Third place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 titles | 28/30 | 177 | 69 | 46 | 62 | 210 | 211 | |
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2023, after the match against Venezuela.