Colombia women's national under-20 football team

Colombia
Nickname(s)	Las Cafeteras; (The Coffee Growers); Las Chicas Superpoderosas; (The Powerpuff Girls)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Carlos Alberto Quintero
Home stadium	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA code	COL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Ecuador 2–1 Colombia ; (Caracas, Venezuela; 13 May 2004)
Biggest win
	Colombia 9–0 Peru ; (Riobamba, Ecuador; 17 January 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Colombia 0–6 Brazil ; (Fray Bentos, Uruguay; 28 January 2014)
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Runners-up 2010
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2010)
Best result	Fourth place (2010)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
South American Games

The Colombia women's national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international women's football at under-20 competitions and are controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. They are a member of the CONMEBOL.

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-20 Women's World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Did not enter
2004	Did not qualify
2006
2008
2010	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	7	6
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2016
2018
2022	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	3	3
2024	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	1	0	7	2
2026	To be determined
Total	Third Place	3/12	15	7	4	4	17	11

South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2004	First stage	5th	2	1	0	1	4	2
2006	First stage	5th	4	2	0	2	10	8
2008	First stage	5th	4	2	1	1	7	5
2010	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	10	5
2012	Third place	3rd	7	4	0	3	10	8
2014	Third place	3rd	7	3	2	2	9	9
2015	Third place	3rd	7	2	3	2	8	4
2018	Third place	3rd	7	4	0	3	21	16
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in South America
2022	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	13	4
2024	Third place	3rd	9	6	2	1	17	7
Total	Runners-up	10/10	53	31	7	15	101	64

Bolivarian Games

Bolivarian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2005 to 2009	Senior Team Tournament
2013	Gold Medal	5	4	1	0	11	5
2017	Gold Medal	4	4	1	0	20	2
2022	Gold Medal	3	3	0	0	11	1
Total	3/11	12	11	2	0	42	188

Head-to-head record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following table shows Colombia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
France	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Germany	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Mexico	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
South Korea	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Sweden	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total	15	7	4	4	17	11	+6	046.67

Fixtures and results

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

14 April 2024 (2024-04-14) South American Championship	Chile	0–2	Colombia	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
16:00		Report	Rodríguez 17', 20'	Referee: Gabriela Arce (Paraguay)

16 April 2024 (2024-04-16) South American Championship	Colombia	4–1	Venezuela	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
18:30	Blanco 2' (o.g.) López 9' Garavito 45+2' Perlaza 61'	Report	Barreto 19'	Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador)

18 April 2024 (2024-04-18) South American Championship	Colombia	3–0	Bolivia	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
16:00	Viancha 35' Rodríguez 40', 61'	Report		Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) South American Championship	Brazil	1–2	Colombia	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
18:30	Dos Santos 85'	Report	Ortegón 69' Rodríguez 74'	Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador)

23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) South American Championship	Colombia	1–0	Peru	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
20:00	Álvarez 82' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)

26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) South American Championship	Colombia	3–2	Venezuela	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
15:00	Álvarez 3' González 40' Rodríguez 90+4'	Report	Jiménez 51' Apóstol 82'	Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador)

29 April 2024 (2024-04-29) South American Championship	Brazil	1–0	Colombia	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
17:30	Rebeca 35'	Report

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) South American Championship	Colombia	1–1	Argentina	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
17:30	Rodríguez 26'		Acuña 62'

5 May 2024 (2024-05-05) South American Championship	Paraguay	1–1	Colombia	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil
15:00	Acosta 81'		Perlaza 90+2'

27 May 2024 (2024-05-27) Sud Ladies Cup	Mexico	1–1 (2–4 p)	Colombia	Parc des Sports, Avignon
21:00	Quiñonez 50'	Report	Viancha 29'	Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
	Penalties
	Frías Colin Gordon Valadez		Álvarez Perlaza Osorio Ortegón Garavito

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29) Sud Ladies Cup	Colombia	1–2	Japan	Parc des Sports, Avignon
21:00	Hernández 61'		Kashimura 48' Sasaki 73'	Referee: Anastasia Mylopoulou (Greece)

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) Sud Ladies Cup	Colombia	4–0	Panama	Stade Éric Di Meco, Robion
11:00	Muñoz 36' González 60' Garavito 72', 87'			Referee: Anastasia Mylopoulou (Greece)

31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) FIFA U-20 World Cup	Colombia	2–0	Australia	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
18:00	Y. López 58' Caicedo 76'	Report		Attendance: 32,127 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

3 September 2024 (2024-09-03) FIFA U-20 World Cup	Colombia	1–0	Cameroon	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
20:00	Muñoz 68'	Report		Attendance: 30,644 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) FIFA U-20 World Cup	Mexico	0–1	Colombia	Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
17:00		Report	Espitaleta 38'	Attendance: 35,837 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

11 September 2024 (2024-09-11) FIFA U-20 World Cup	Colombia	1–0	South Korea	Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
20:00	Caicedo 64'	Report		Attendance: 35,256 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) FIFA U-20 World Cup	Netherlands	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Colombia	Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
16:30	Stoit 37' Weiman 85'	Report	Torres 14', 63'	Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
	Penalties
	De Ridder Kroese Buikema		Rodríguez Osorio Ortegón

Current squad

The following 22 players were named for the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Luisa Agudelo	(2007-03-27)27 March 2007 (aged 17)	Deportivo Cali
2	2DF	Mary Álvarez	(2005-08-22)22 August 2005 (aged 18)	Atlético Nacional
3	2DF	Cristina Motta	(2005-09-15)15 September 2005 (aged 18)	Independiente Santa Fe
4	2DF	Yunaira López	(2004-12-04)4 December 2004 (aged 19)	Atlético Nacional
5	2DF	Stefanía Perlaza	(2005-09-25)25 September 2005 (aged 18)	Deportivo Cali
6	3MF	Liz Osorio	(2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 19)	Atlético Nacional
7	3MF	Laura Garavito	(2005-04-05)5 April 2005 (aged 19)	Millonarios
8	3MF	Natalia Hernández	(2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (aged 19)	Deportivo Cali
9	4FW	Yésica Muñoz	(2005-04-27)27 April 2005 (aged 18)	Llaneros
10	4FW	Gabriela Rodríguez	(2005-05-10)10 May 2005 (aged 18)	América de Cali
11	2DF	Maithé López	(2007-01-24)24 January 2007 (aged 17)	Real Santander
12	1GK	Valery Restrepo	(2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 19)	Atlético Nacional
13	4FW	Greicy Landázury	(2004-08-01)1 August 2004 (aged 19)	Independiente Medellín
14	2DF	María Viáfara	(2006-07-22)22 July 2006 (aged 17)	Alianza
15	4FW	Karla Torres	(2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 17)	Independiente Santa Fe
16	3MF	Juana Ortegón	(2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 17)	Deportivo Cali
17	3MF	Ana González	(2005-06-18)18 June 2005 (aged 18)	Millonarios
18	4FW	Sintia Cabezas	(2006-05-01)1 May 2006 (aged 17)	América de Cali
19	4FW	Mariana Silva	(2007-08-21)21 August 2007 (aged 16)	Independiente Santa Fe
20	3MF	Karla Viancha	(2005-11-08)8 November 2005 (aged 18)	Independiente Santa Fe
21	3MF	Karen Hernández	(2004-09-18)18 September 2004 (aged 19)	Independiente Santa Fe
22	1GK	Valeria Candanoza	(2004-04-29)29 April 2004 (aged 19)	Independiente Medellín

Honours

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup:
- Fourth place (1): 2010
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
- Runners-up (2): 2010, 2022
- Third place (5): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024
Bolivarian Games
- Winners (3): 2013 Trujillo, 2017 Santa Marta, 2022 Valledupar
South American Games
- Runners-up (1): 2018 Cochabamba
- Third place (1): 2022 Asunción

References

^ "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
^ Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". soccerwire.
^ "Mind games working wonders for Colombia". FIFA. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015.

External links

[1] "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-11.

[2] Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". soccerwire.

[3] "Mind games working wonders for Colombia". FIFA. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015.

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