The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
| Nickname | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Freddy Hurtado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | COL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 (Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015) Colombia 0–4 Germany (New Delhi, India; 16 October 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place (2003, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South American U-17 Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners (1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||
| 2025 | Round of 32 | TBD | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Fourth place | 7/20 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 44 |
South American Under-17 Football Championship
It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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| 1985 | Round-robin | 6th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 1986 | First round | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
| 2025 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Total | 1 title | 20/20 | 121 | 46 | 33 | 42 | 165 | 150 |
Head-to-head record
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
The following table shows Colombia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 |
| Gambia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 33.33 |
Schedule and results
Win Draw Loss
2025
| 30 January Friendly | Peru | 1–3 | Colombia | Complejo de la Federación Peruana de Fútbol, Lima |
| 10:00 | Motta 67' | Report |
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| 27 March South American Championship GS | Colombia | 1–0 | Chile | Estadio Jaraguay, Montería |
| 19:00 | Londoño 75' | Report | Referee: Rony Cueva (Venezuela) |
| 29 March South American Championship GS | Peru | 0–2 | Colombia | Estadio Jaraguay, Montería |
| 19:00 |
| Referee: Gabriel Mendoza (Bolivia) |
| 2 April South American Championship GS | Paraguay | 1–0 | Colombia | Estadio Jaraguay, Montería |
| 19:00 | Coronel 69' | Report | Referee: Anthony Díaz (Ecuador) |
| 5 April South American Championship GS | Colombia | 2–1 | Argentina | Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena |
| 19:00 |
| Report | De Martis 77' (pen.) | Referee: Matheus Candançan (Brazil) |
| 9 April South American Championship SF | Colombia | 5–1 | Venezuela | Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Claut 34' | Referee: Jordi Espinoza (Peru) |
| 12 April South American Championship F | Colombia | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Brazil | Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena |
| 19:00 | Sevillano 41' | Report | Angelo 88' | Referee: Hernán Heras (Uruguay) |
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| 26 June Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–2 | Colombia | Complejo FCRF, San José |
| 11:00 | Report | Angulo 45' Cataño 90' |
| 28 June Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Colombia | Complejo FCRF, San José |
| 11:00 | Amú 90+3' (o.g.) | Amú 45' Saavedra 90+10' |
| 7 November World Cup GS | El Salvador | 0–0 | Colombia | Aspire Zone (pitch 8), Al Rayyan |
| 15:30 | Report | Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania) |
| 10 November World Cup GS | Colombia | 2–0 | North Korea | Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan |
| 16:30 |
| Report | Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
| 16 December Friendly | Colombia | 1–1 | Peru | Claro Arena, Santiago de Chile |
| Torres 34' | Report | Ortega 4' |
| 18 December Unofficial friendly | Universidad Católica U17 | 0–2 | Colombia | Claro Arena, Santiago de Chile |
| Report | Vallecilla 4' Maturana 14' |
| 20 December Friendly | Colombia | 0–1 | Peru | Claro Arena, Santiago de Chile |
| Report | Álvarez 39' |
Current squad
The following players are called up to the squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup between 3–27 Novembre 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Juan Covilla | 21 September 2008 (aged 17) | Deportes Tolima |
| 2 | DF | Brait García | 7 March 2008 (aged 17) | Deportivo Cali |
| 3 | DF | Edmilson Herazo | 19 September 2008 (aged 17) | Barranquilla |
| 4 | DF | Jesús Peñaloza | 1 August 2008 (aged 17) | Unión Magdalena |
| 5 | DF | Criss Macías | 2 August 2008 (aged 17) | Millonarios |
| 6 | MF | Cristian Orozco | 13 July 2008 (aged 17) | Fortaleza |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Flórez | 1 January 2008 (aged 17) | Real Cundinamarca |
| 8 | MF | Juan José Cataño | 21 May 2008 (aged 17) | Envigado |
| 9 | FW | Santiago Londoño | 29 February 2008 (aged 17) | Envigado |
| 10 | MF | Deivi Quiñones | 24 January 2008 (aged 17) | LDU Quito |
| 11 | DF | Didier Henao | 9 March 2008 (aged 17) | Boca Juniors de Cali |
| 12 | GK | Jorman Mendoza | 14 January 2008 (aged 17) | Envigado |
| 13 | MF | Camilo Amú | 14 March 2008 (aged 17) | América de Cali |
| 14 | MF | Matías Lozano | 23 June 2008 (aged 17) | Atlético Nacional |
| 15 | DF | Miguel Solarte | 11 January 2008 (aged 17) | Boca Juniors de Cali |
| 16 | FW | Kevin Angulo | 4 July 2008 (aged 17) | América de Cali |
| 17 | MF | José Escorcia | 4 July 2009 (aged 16) | Atlético Nacional |
| 18 | MF | Miguel Agámez | 15 May 2009 (aged 16) | Atlético Junior |
| 19 | MF | Ángel Mora | 11 March 2008 (aged 17) | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 20 | DF | Yaiker Moya | 15 September 2009 (aged 16) | Atlético Junior |
| 21 | GK | David Rodríguez | 25 June 2008 (aged 17) | Millonarios |
Honours
- FIFA U-17 World Cup
- South American Under-17 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 1993
- Runners-up (2): 2007, 2025
- Third place (2): 1988, 2003
- Fourth place (2): 2005, 2009
- Bolivarian Games
- Champions (4): 1997 Arequipa, 2005 Colombia, 2013 Trujillo, 2017 Santa Marta
- Runners-up (2): 1993 Bolivia, 2001 Ambato
- Third place (1): 2022 Valledupar
- South American Games
- Champions (3): 1994 Valencia, 2010 Medellín, 2014 Santiago
Coaching staff
- 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
- Colombia national football team
- Colombia national futsal team
- Colombia Olympic football team
- Colombia national under-20 football team
- Colombia national under-15 football team
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