Colombia women's national under-20 football team

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Colombia
Nickname(s)Las Cafeteras[1]
(The Coffee Growers)
Las Chicas Superpoderosas
(The Powerpuff Girls)
[2][3]
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachCarlos Alberto Quintero
Home stadiumEstadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA codeCOL
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
Appearances6 (first in 2004)
Best resultRunners-up 2010
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2010)
Best resultFourth place (2010)

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[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-20 Women's World Cup[edit]

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Canada 2002 Did Not Enter
Thailand 2004 Did not qualify
Russia 2006
Chile 2008
Germany 2010 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 7 6
Japan 2012 Did not qualify
Canada 2014
Papua New Guinea 2016
France 2018
Costa Rica 2022 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 3 3
Colombia 2024 Qualified as host
Poland 2026 To be determined
Total Third Place 3/12 10 3 3 4 10 9

South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship[edit]

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Brazil 2004 First stage 5th 2 1 0 1 4 2
Chile 2006 First stage 5th 4 2 0 2 10 8
Brazil 2008 First stage 5th 4 2 1 1 7 5
Colombia 2010 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 10 5
Brazil 2012 Third place 3rd 7 4 0 3 10 8
Uruguay 2014 Third place 3rd 7 3 2 2 9 9
Brazil 2015 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 8 4
Ecuador 2018 Third place 3rd 7 4 0 3 21 16
Argentina 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in South America
Chile 2022 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 13 4
Ecuador 2024 TBD
Total Runners-up 9/10 44 25 5 14 84 57

Bolivarian Games[edit]

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

Current squad[edit]

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) Colombia Deportivo Cali
2 2DF Mary Álvarez (2005-08-22)22 August 2005 (aged 18) Colombia Atlético Nacional
3 2DF Cristina Motta (2005-09-15)15 September 2005 (aged 18) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
4 2DF Yunaira López (2004-12-04)4 December 2004 (aged 19) Colombia Atlético Nacional
5 2DF Stefanía Perlaza (2005-09-25)25 September 2005 (aged 18) Colombia Deportivo Cali
6 3MF Liz Osorio (2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 19) Colombia Atlético Nacional
7 3MF Laura Garavito (2005-04-05)5 April 2005 (aged 19) Colombia Millonarios
8 3MF Natalia Hernández (2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (aged 19) Colombia Deportivo Cali
9 4FW Yésica Muñoz (2005-04-27)27 April 2005 (aged 18) Colombia Llaneros
10 4FW Gabriela Rodríguez (2005-05-10)10 May 2005 (aged 18) Colombia América de Cali
11 2DF Maithé López (2007-01-24)24 January 2007 (aged 17) Colombia Real Santander
12 1GK Valery Restrepo (2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 19) Colombia Atlético Nacional
13 4FW Greicy Landázury (2004-08-01)1 August 2004 (aged 19) Colombia Independiente Medellín
14 2DF María Viáfara (2006-07-22)22 July 2006 (aged 17) Colombia Alianza
15 4FW Karla Torres (2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 17) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
16 3MF Juana Ortegón (2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 17) Colombia Deportivo Cali
17 3MF Ana González (2005-06-18)18 June 2005 (aged 18) Colombia Millonarios
18 4FW Sintia Cabezas (2006-05-01)1 May 2006 (aged 17) Colombia América de Cali
19 4FW Mariana Silva (2007-08-21)21 August 2007 (aged 16) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
20 3MF Karla Viancha (2005-11-08)8 November 2005 (aged 18) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
21 3MF Karen Hernández (2004-09-18)18 September 2004 (aged 19) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
22 1GK Valeria Candanoza (2004-04-29)29 April 2004 (aged 19) Colombia Independiente Medellín

Honours[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  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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