Colombia national under-17 football team

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

Colombia
NicknameLos Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachFreddy Hurtado
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
Appearances7 (first in 1989)
Best resultFourth place (2003, 2009)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1985)
Best resultWinners (1993)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
1997 Arequipa Team
2005 Colombia Team
2013 Trujillo Team
2017 Santa Marta Team
1993 Bolivia Team
2001 Ambato Team
South American Games
1994 Valencia Team
2010 Medellín Team
2014 Santiago Team

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
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
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.

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2025

Peru  v  Colombia
30 January Friendly Peru  1–3  Colombia Complejo de la Federación Peruana de Fútbol, Lima
10:00 Motta 67' Report
  • Mora 28'
  • Londoño 54'
  • Florez 90+5'
Chile  v  Colombia
21 February Friendly Chile  0–1  Colombia Complejo Deportivo Quilín, Santiago
07:00 Report Florez 90+3'
Colombia  v  Venezuela
20 March Friendly Colombia  0–1  Venezuela Sede Deportiva de la FCF, Barranquilla
Report Sulbaran 45+3'
Colombia  v  Chile
27 March South American Championship GS Colombia  1–0  Chile Estadio Jaraguay, Montería
19:00 Londoño 75' Report Referee: Rony Cueva (Venezuela)
Peru  v  Colombia
29 March South American Championship GS Peru  0–2  Colombia Estadio Jaraguay, Montería
19:00
  • Trujillo 86'
  • Flórez 90+5'
Referee: Gabriel Mendoza (Bolivia)
Paraguay  v  Colombia
2 April South American Championship GS Paraguay  1–0  Colombia Estadio Jaraguay, Montería
19:00 Coronel 69' Report Referee: Anthony Díaz (Ecuador)
Colombia  v  Argentina
5 April South American Championship GS Colombia  2–1  Argentina Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena
19:00
  • Macías 10'
  • Londoño 16'
Report De Martis 77' (pen.) Referee: Matheus Candançan (Brazil)
Colombia  v  Venezuela
9 April South American Championship SF Colombia  5–1  Venezuela Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena
19:00
  • Londoño 16', 37', 55' (pen.)
  • Flórez 82'
  • Urrutia 87'
Report Claut 34' Referee: Jordi Espinoza (Peru)
Colombia  v  Brazil
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)
Penalties
  • Rivas
  • Orozco
  • Cataño
  • Gustavo
  • Tiago
  • Ruan Pablo
  • Dell
Costa Rica  v  Colombia
26 June Friendly Costa Rica  0–2  Colombia Complejo FCRF, San José
11:00 Report Angulo 45'
Cataño 90'
Costa Rica  v  Colombia
28 June Friendly Costa Rica  1–2  Colombia Complejo FCRF, San José
11:00 Amú 90+3' (o.g.) Amú 45'
Saavedra 90+10'
Bolivia  v  Colombia
25 August Friendly Bolivia  0–1  Colombia Estadio Gilberto Parada, Montero
15:00 Report Londoño 43'
Bolivia  v  Colombia
28 August Friendly Bolivia  0–4  Colombia Estadio Gilberto Parada, Montero
15:00 Report Angulo 26'
Flórez 41'
Sevillano 57'
Londoño 82'
Uruguay  v  Colombia
21 October Friendly Uruguay  1–0  Colombia Complejo Uruguay Celeste, Barros Blancos
08:00 Navarro 79'
Germany  v  Colombia
4 November World Cup GS Germany  1–1  Colombia Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
17:45 Langsteiner 1' Report Cataño 57' Referee: Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
El Salvador  v  Colombia
7 November World Cup GS El Salvador  0–0  Colombia Aspire Zone (pitch 8), Al Rayyan
15:30 Report Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Colombia  v  North Korea
10 November World Cup GS Colombia  2–0  North Korea Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
16:30
  • Solarte 25'
  • Londoño 33' (pen.)
Report Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
France  v  Colombia
14 November World Cup R32 France  2–0  Colombia Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
16:30 Valero 14'
  • Mounguengue 90+4'
Report Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Colombia  v  Peru
16 December Friendly Colombia  1–1  Peru Claro Arena, Santiago de Chile
Torres 34' Report Ortega 4'
Colombia  v  Qatar
17 December Friendly Colombia  3–0  Qatar Claro Arena, Santiago de Chile
Escorcia 39'
Mosquera 49', 56'
Report
Universidad Católica U17 v  Colombia
18 December Unofficial friendly Universidad Católica U17 0–2  Colombia Claro Arena, Santiago de Chile
Report Vallecilla 4'
Maturana 14'
Colombia  v  Chile
19 December Friendly Colombia  1–3  Chile Claro Arena, Santiago de Chile
Fori 72' Report Muñoz 53'
Avendaño 59'
Barrera 61'
Colombia  v  Peru
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
1 1GK Juan Covilla (2008-09-21)21 September 2008 (aged 17) Deportes Tolima
2 2DF Brait García (2008-03-07)7 March 2008 (aged 17) Deportivo Cali
3 2DF Edmilson Herazo (2008-09-19)19 September 2008 (aged 17) Barranquilla
4 2DF Jesús Peñaloza (2008-08-01)1 August 2008 (aged 17) Unión Magdalena
5 2DF Criss Macías (2008-08-02)2 August 2008 (aged 17) Millonarios
6 3MF Cristian Orozco (2008-07-13)13 July 2008 (aged 17) Fortaleza
7 3MF Cristian Flórez (2008-01-01)1 January 2008 (aged 17) Real Cundinamarca
8 3MF Juan José Cataño (2008-05-21)21 May 2008 (aged 17) Envigado
9 4FW Santiago Londoño (2008-02-29)29 February 2008 (aged 17) Envigado
10 3MF Deivi Quiñones (2008-01-24)24 January 2008 (aged 17) LDU Quito
11 2DF Didier Henao (2008-03-09)9 March 2008 (aged 17) Boca Juniors de Cali
12 1GK Jorman Mendoza (2008-01-14)14 January 2008 (aged 17) Envigado
13 3MF Camilo Amú (2008-03-14)14 March 2008 (aged 17) América de Cali
14 3MF Matías Lozano (2008-06-23)23 June 2008 (aged 17) Atlético Nacional
15 2DF Miguel Solarte (2008-01-11)11 January 2008 (aged 17) Boca Juniors de Cali
16 4FW Kevin Angulo (2008-07-04)4 July 2008 (aged 17) América de Cali
17 3MF José Escorcia (2009-07-04)4 July 2009 (aged 16) Atlético Nacional
18 3MF Miguel Agámez (2009-05-15)15 May 2009 (aged 16) Atlético Junior
19 3MF Ángel Mora (2008-03-11)11 March 2008 (aged 17) Independiente Santa Fe
20 2DF Yaiker Moya (2009-09-15)15 September 2009 (aged 16) Atlético Junior
21 1GK David Rodríguez (2008-06-25)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

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