Colombia national under-17 football team

Colombia
Nickname(s) Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Orlando Restrepo
FIFA code COL
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
Appearances 6 (first in 1989)
Best result Fourth place 2003, 2009
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances 17 (first in 1985)
Best result 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

*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
Trinidad and 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
Peru 2019To be determined
TotalFourth place6/172797114341

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 2019To be Determined
Total1 title17/17107423334150129

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

Current squad

The following 21 players were named for the 2017 Bolivarian Games.

Number Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Nicolás Gómez Londoño (2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 Colombia Deportivo Cali
12 1GK Kevin Mier (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 Colombia Atlético Nacional
21 1GK Daniel Melo Cabarcas (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 Colombia Udinese

2 2DF Andrés Cifuentes (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 Colombia Deportivo Cali
3 2DF Guillermo Tegue Caicedo (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 Colombia Estudiantil
4 2DF Christian Andrade (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 Colombia Millonarios
5 2DF Thomás Gutiérrez (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 Colombia Estudiantil
13 2DF Robert Mejía (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 Colombia Universitario Popayán

6 3MF Andrés Felipe Perea (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 Colombia Atlético Nacional
10 3MF Brayan Gómez (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 Colombia Atlético Nacional
11 2DF Juan Peñaloza (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 Colombia Estudiantil
14 3MF Yadir Meneses Betancur (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 Colombia Envigado
15 3MF Gustavo Adolfo Gómez (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 Colombia América de Cali
16 3MF Fabián Ángel (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 Colombia Barranquilla
20 3MF Etilso Martínez Palacio (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 Colombia Atlético Rionegro 2010

7 4FW Jaminton Campaz (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 Colombia Deportes Tolima
8 4FW Luis Miguel López (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 Colombia Santa Fe
9 4FW Santiago Barrero (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 Colombia Atlético Rionegro 2010
17 4FW Déiber Caicedo (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 Colombia Deportivo Cali
18 4FW Deyman Andrés Cortés (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 Colombia Atlético Huila
19 4FW Juan David Vidal (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 Colombia Barranquilla

Honours

Coaching staff

As of 20 March 2017
ManagerColombia Orlando Restrepo
Assistant managerColombia Alfredo Araújo
Physical trainerColombia Juan Roldán
Goalkeeping coachColombia Álvaro Anzola
MedicColombia Daniel Restrepo
PhysiotherapistColombia Sebastián Olivar
KinesiologistColombia John Díaz

See also

References

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