The Colombia women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Colombia) represents Colombia in international women's football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. They are a member of the CONMEBOL. The team is currently ranked 28th in the FIFA Ranking and has qualified for three FIFA Women's World Cups, in Germany 2011, Canada 2015 and Australia–New Zealand 2023.
Nickname(s) | Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)[1][2] Las Cafeteras[3] (The Coffee Growers) | ||
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Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Ángelo Marsiglia (interim) | ||
Captain | Daniela Montoya | ||
Most caps | Catalina Usme (78) | ||
Top scorer | Catalina Usme (52) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero[4] | ||
FIFA code | COL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 23 (15 March 2024)[5] | ||
Highest | 22 (December 2016 – June 2017; August 2023) | ||
Lowest | 43 (March 2007) | ||
First international | |||
Colombia 4–1 Venezuela (Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Colombia 8–0 Venezuela (Lima, Peru; 11 April 2003) Uruguay 0–8 Colombia (Barranquilla, Colombia; 6 June 2004) Uruguay 0–8 Colombia (Cuenca, Ecuador; 13 November 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 12–0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 27 April 2003) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2023) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2010, 2014, 2022) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2012, 2016) | ||
Colombia is one of South America's best-ranked national teams, and are also the third nation of the continent to qualify for World Cup and the Olympics, besides Brazil and Argentina. Colombia was the first Spanish-speaking country to win a game in the Women's World Cup and whose women's team advanced beyond the group stage in a World Cup (in 2015).
Las Cafeteras also had participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998. Colombia were runners-up in 2010, 2014 and 2022.[6]
The Colombia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)"[1][2] or "Las Cafeteras[3] (The Coffee Growers)".
Cali, home of the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium, is the main playing site of the Colombia women's national football team. The stadium was the site for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, a tournament which consistently drew average crowds of 25,000 per match. Colombia made it to the finals in the tournament but ultimately lost to Brazil in the final.[7]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Void or postponed Fixture
17 June Friendly | Panama | 0–2 | Colombia | Panama City, Panama |
18:00 | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
21 June Friendly | Colombia | 1–1 | Panama | Cali, Colombia |
19:30 |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
14 July Friendly | Colombia | v | Republic of Ireland | Brisbane, Australia |
Stadium: Meakin Park Attendance: 0 | ||||
Note: Match abandoned after 20 minutes due to "overly physical" play from Colombia that resulted in hospitalisation of one of the Ireland players. |
25 July FIFA WC GS | Colombia | 2–0 | South Korea | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 24,323 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
30 July FIFA WC GS | Germany | 1–2 | Colombia | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,499 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
3 August FIFA WC GS | Morocco | 1–0 | Colombia | Perth, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 17,342 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
8 August FIFA WC Round of 16 | Colombia | 1–0 | Jamaica | Melbourne, Australia |
18:00 UTC+10 |
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Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 27,706 Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) |
12 August FIFA WC QF | England | 2–1 | Colombia | Sydney, Australia |
20:30 UTC+10 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 75,784 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States) |
26 October Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Colombia | Sandy, United States |
21:00 ET | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
29 October Friendly | United States | 3–0 | Colombia | San Diego, United States |
17:30 ET | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 16,202 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica) |
2 December Friendly | Colombia | 0–0 | New Zealand | Bogotá, Colombia |
16:00 | Stadium: Estadio El Campín |
5 December Friendly | Colombia | 1–0 | New Zealand | Bogotá, Colombia |
15:00 | Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo |
21 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Panama | 0–6 | Colombia | San Diego, United States |
Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Referee: Katia García (Mexico) |
24 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Colombia | 0–1 | Brazil | San Diego, United States |
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
27 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Colombia | 2–0 | Puerto Rico | San Diego, United States |
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
3 March CONCACAF W Gold Cup QF | United States | 3–0 | Colombia | Los Angeles, United States |
--:-- ET |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) |
6 April Friendly | Colombia | 1–0 | Mexico | Orlando, United States |
Usme 44' | Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium |
9 April Friendly | Colombia | 3–0 | Guatemala | Paterson, United States |
Report | Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium |
4 June Friendly | Japan | v | Colombia | Osaka, Japan |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium |
25 July Olympics GS | France | v | Colombia | Décines-Charpieu, France |
Stadium: Stade de Lyon |
28 July Olympics GS | New Zealand | v | Colombia | Décines-Charpieu, France |
Stadium: Stade de Lyon |
31 July Olympics GS | Colombia | v | Canada | Nice, France |
Stadium: Stade de Nice |
The following table shows Colombia's all-time international record, correct as 4 March 2024.
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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Argentina | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -6 | CONMEBOL |
Bolivia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | CONMEBOL |
Brazil | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 44 | -40 | CONMEBOL |
Chile | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | CONMEBOL |
Ecuador | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 19 | CONMEBOL |
Paraguay | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | CONMEBOL |
Peru | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | CONMEBOL |
Uruguay | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 29 | CONMEBOL |
Venezuela | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 37 | CONMEBOL |
Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | UEFA |
England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | UEFA |
France | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | UEFA |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | UEFA |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | UEFA |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | UEFA |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | UEFA |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | CONCACAF |
Costa Rica | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | CONCACAF |
Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | CONCACAF |
Haiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | CONCACAF |
Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | CONCACAF |
Mexico | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | CONCACAF |
Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | CONCACAF |
Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | CONCACAF |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | CONCACAF |
United States | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 41 | -39 | CONCACAF |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | CAF |
Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | CAF |
Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | CAF |
China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | AFC |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | AFC |
North Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | AFC |
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | AFC |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | AFC |
Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | AFC |
New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | OFC |
Total | 162 | 76 | 33 | 53 | 256 | 209 | 47 |
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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CONMEBOL | 91 | 54 | 17 | 20 | 181 | 105 | 76 |
CONCACAF | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 71 | -23 |
UEFA | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
AFC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
CAF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
OFC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Angelo Adolfo Marsiglia Olivares | |
Assistant coach | Yohn Alex Echeverry Gonzalez | |
Physical coach | Jorge Andrés Gomez Otero |
As of 18 January 2021, after the match against United States.
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes |
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Nelson Abadía | 20??– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% |
Caps, goals, and players' numbers accurate as of 5 December 2023 after match vs. New Zealand.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Natalia Giraldo | 19 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | América de Cali |
12 | GK | Sandra Sepúlveda | 3 March 1988 | 73 | 0 | Llaneros F.C |
GK | Michelle Lugo | |||||
17 | DF | Carolina Arias | 2 September 1990 | 103 | 0 | América de Cali |
3 | DF | Daniela Arias | 31 August 1994 | 23 | 4 | Corinthians |
DF | Kelly Caicedo | 26 November 2002 | 3 | 0 | Deportivo Cali | |
14 | DF | Ángela Barón | 18 September 2003 | 3 | 0 | Atlético Nacional |
19 | DF | Jorelyn Carabalí | 18 May 1997 | 33 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
DF | Daniela Caracas | 25 April 1997 | 46 | 0 | Espanyol | |
2 | DF | Manuela Vanegas | 9 November 2000 | 43 | 10 | Real Sociedad |
4 | DF | Fabiana Yantén | 16 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | América de Cali |
6 | MF | Daniela Montoya (captain) | 22 August 1990 | 84 | 10 | Atlético Nacional |
13 | MF | Ilana Izquierdo | 14 June 2002 | 2 | 10 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
16 | MF | Lady Andrade | 10 January 1992 | 63 | 17 | Real Brasília |
MF | Gabriela Huertas | Real Brasília | ||||
8 | MF | Marcela Restrepo | 10 November 1995 | 28 | 4 | Atlético Nacional |
7 | MF | María Camila Reyes | 11 May 2002 | 4 | 0 | Santa Fe |
21 | MF | Liana Salazar | 16 September 1992 | 12 | 0 | Millonarios |
MF | Wendy Bonilla | 8 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | América de Cali | |
11 | FW | Catalina Usme | 25 December 1989 | 93 | 72 | Pachuca |
15 | FW | Manuela Paví | 23 December 2000 | 8 | 1 | Atlético Mineiro |
FW | Mayra Ramírez | 23 March 1999 | 53 | 12 | Chelsea | |
FW | Yisela Cuesta | 27 September 1991 | 9 | 0 | Ferroviária |
The following players have been called up for the squad within the past 12 months.
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players edit
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Top goalscorers edit
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Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2011 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Squad |
2015 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2023 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 3/10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
2011 | Group stage | 28 June | Sweden | L 0–1 | BayArena, Leverkusen |
2 July | United States | L 0–3 | Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim | ||
6 July | North Korea | D 0–0 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum | ||
2015 | Group stage | 9 June | Mexico | D 1–1 | Moncton Stadium, Moncton |
13 June | France | W 2–0 | |||
17 June | England | L 1–2 | Olympic Stadium, Montreal | ||
Round of 16 | 22 June | United States | L 0–2 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | |
2023 | Group stage | 25 July | South Korea | W 2-0 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
30 July | Germany | W 2–1 | |||
3 August | Morocco | L 0–1 | Perth Oval, Perth | ||
Round of 16 | 8 August | Jamaica | W 1–0 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | |
Quarter-finals | 12 August | England | L 1–2 | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2008 | |||||||||
2012 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Squad |
2016 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 3/8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1998 | Group Stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
2003 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
2006 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
2010 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
2018 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
Total | Runners-up | 7/9 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 89 | 65 |
Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1999 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
2019 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2027 | Qualified as host | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 4/8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 |
Central American and Caribbean Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2010 | Did not enter | |||||||
2014 | Silver medal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
2023 | Withdrew | |||||||
Total | Silver medal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
South American Games record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2014 | 5° | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
2018 | 2° | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
2022 | 3° | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total | 4° | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
Bolivarian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2005 | Silver Medal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
2009 | Gold Medal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
2013 to present | U20Team Tournament | |||||||
Total | 2/2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
CONCACAF W Gold Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P |
2024 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Total | 1/1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 |