Colombia national under-17 football team

Summary

The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.

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)

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 edit

*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 edit

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1985 did not Qualify
  1987
  1989 First round 15th 3 0 1 2 3 5
  1991 did not Qualify
  1993 First round 14th 3 1 0 2 3 6
  1995 did not Qualify
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 2 1 14 5
  2005 did not Qualify
  2007 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 10 7
  2009 Fourth Place 4th 7 2 3 2 8 11
  2011 did not Qualify
  2013
  2015
  2017 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 5 7
  2019 did not Qualify
  2023
Total Fourth place 6/19 27 9 7 11 43 41

South American Under-17 Football Championship edit

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1985 Round-robin 6th 8 3 1 4 9 12
  1986 First round 8th 4 1 1 2 5 5
  1988 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 7 6
  1991 First round 6th 4 2 1 1 10 4
  1993 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 14 4
  1995 First round 5th 4 1 1 2 6 6
  1997 First round 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
  1999 First round 8th 4 1 1 2 6 8
  2001 First round 5th 4 2 1 1 7 7
  2003 Third place 3rd 7 3 3 1 11 10
  2005 Fourth place 4th 7 2 1 4 6 8
  2007 Third place 3rd 9 5 3 1 16 5
  2009 Fourth place 4th 7 4 2 1 11 6
  2011 Fifth place 5th 9 3 2 4 12 15
  2013 First round 8th 4 0 3 1 3 4
  2015 Sixth place 6th 9 2 3 4 10 15
  2017 Fourth place 4th 9 4 2 3 12 12
  2019 First round 9th 4 0 0 4 4 8
  2023 First round 9th 4 0 1 3 1 9
Total 1 title 19/19 115 42 32 41 155 146

Schedule and results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017 edit

23 February South American U17 Football Championship Colombia   2–1   Ecuador Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 Barrero   72'
Peñaloza   78'
Report Rezabala   25' Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
25 February South American U17 Football Championship Chile   1–1   Colombia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
22:15 Alarcón   70' Report Peñaloza   60' Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)
27 February South American U17 Football Championship Uruguay   1–3   Colombia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:00 Falconis   44' Report Peñaloza   38' (pen.)
Barrero   49'
Campaz   63'
Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)
1 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia   2–3   Bolivia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:00 López   76'
Campaz   79'
Report Roca   3', 66'
Melgar   7'
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
7 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia   2–1   Ecuador Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:45 Campaz   53'
Martínez   90+2'
Report Quiñónez   12' Referee: Juan Nelio García (Bolivia)
10 March South American U17 Football Championship Chile   1–0   Colombia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 Zúñiga   19' Report Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
13 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia   0–0   Venezuela Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
17:45 Report Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)
16 March South American U17 Football Championship Brazil   3–0   Colombia Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
22:15 Vinícius Jr.   24', 52'
Alerrando   69'
Report Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
19 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia   2–1   Paraguay Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
20:00 Barrero   40'
Vidal   66'
Report Sánchez   9' Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
4 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia   3–3   Chile Mexico City, Mexico
Martínez   13'
Caicedo   20', 90+1'
Report Díaz   9'
Mesías   41', 52'
5 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia   3–0   India Mexico City, Mexico
Vidal   8'
Cortés   45'
Ángel   47'
Report
6 August Torneo 4 Naciones Colombia   4–4   Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Caicedo   19', 63'
Barrero   20'
Campaz   32'
Report de la Rosa   16', 48', 72'
Laínez   53'
6 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Colombia   0–1   Ghana New Delhi, India
17:00 Report Sadiq   39' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
9 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India   1–2   Colombia New Delhi, India
20:00
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 48,184
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
12 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup United States   1–3   Colombia Navi Mumbai, India
20:00
Report
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 22,263
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
16 October 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Colombia   0–4   Germany New Delhi, India
17:00 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 19,477
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
23 November 2017 Bolivarian Games Colombia   2–2
(5–4 p)
  Ecuador Santa Marta, Colombia
Stadium: Estadio Sierra Nevada

2019 edit

24 March South American U17 Football Championship Argentina   2–1   Colombia Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima
17:10
Report
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
26 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia   1–2   Uruguay Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima
17:10
Report
Referee: Franklin Congo (Ecuador)
28 March South American U17 Football Championship Brazil   3–2   Colombia Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima
19:30
Report
Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)
30 March South American U17 Football Championship Colombia   0–1   Paraguay Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima
17:10 Report
  • D. Duarte   63'
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

Current squad edit

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Juan Gómez (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Atlético Nacional
1GK Breiner Quintana (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Millonarios
1GK Andrés Tovar (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Envigado

2DF Elver Steven Arizala (2006-12-10) 10 December 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Deportivo Cali
2DF Juan Camilo Asprilla (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Estudiantil
2DF Carlos Manuel González (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Atlético Nacional
2DF Jhoan Hernández (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Millonarios
2DF Tomás Hoyos (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
2DF Yuleiver Mosquera (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Free agent
2DF Xavi Rios (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Atlético Nacional

3MF Jordan Barrera (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Barranquilla
3MF Jhon Echavez (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
3MF Jean Pierre Foronda (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
3MF Juan David Obando (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Atlético Nacional
3MF Nicola Profeta (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Deportivo Cali
3MF Luis Tafur (2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Real Cartagena

4FW Andy Duvan Batioja (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Atlético Nacional
4FW Juan David Bonilla (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Envigado
4FW Brayan Mateo Caicedo (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Cycolnes
4FW William López (2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Estudiantil
4FW John Edwin Montaño (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Independiente Medellín
4FW Juan Sebastián Palacios (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Free agent
4FW Juan Esteban Sánchez (2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Free agent

Honours edit

Coaching staff edit

As of 20 March 2017
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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 17 para el CONMEBOL Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

External links edit

  • FIFA.com: FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003
  • FCF.com.co Plantilla de jugadores (in Spanish)
  • CONMEBOL.com
  • Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments RSSSF page