Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolour) La Sele (The Sele) | ||
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Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Néstor Lorenzo | ||
Captain | James Rodríguez | ||
Most caps | David Ospina (128) | ||
Top scorer | Radamel Falcao (36) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez[1] | ||
FIFA code | COL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 9 3 (18 July 2024)[2] | ||
Highest | 3 (July–August 2013, September 2014 – March 2015, June–August 2016) | ||
Lowest | 54 (June 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Colombia 4–1 Costa Rica (Barranquilla, Colombia; 17 February 1926)[3] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Bahrain 0–6 Colombia (Riffa, Bahrain; 26 March 2015)[4] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 9–0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)[5] | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1962) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2014) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 24 (first in 1945) | ||
Best result | Champions (2001) | ||
CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2000) | ||
Central American and Caribbean Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1938) | ||
Best result | Champions (1946) | ||
Bolivarian Games | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1938) | ||
Best result | Champions (1951) | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2003) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2003) | ||
Medal record |
The Colombia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Colombia), nicknamed Los Cafeteros, represents Colombia in men's international football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member of CONMEBOL and are currently ranked 9th in the FIFA World Rankings.[7] The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in their country. The national team has been a symbol of nationalism, pride and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base, and the team's dances during goal celebrations have been symbolic.[8][9]
The Colombian team has participated in six World Cups: 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018. In the 2014 edition held in Brazil, the team achieved its best World Cup performance, reaching the quarter-finals and coming fifth in the final standings.[10]
Its greatest international achievement is winning the Copa América in 2001 as hosts, during which the team set a record by winning every match without conceding a single goal. Colombia also finished runner-up in 1975 and 2024 and finished third five times: in 1987, 1993, 1995, 2016, and 2021.
Furthermore, the team managed to make outstanding appearances at the continental level, obtaining from the Central American and Caribbean Games the gold and bronze medals in 1946 and 1938 respectively,[11] and in the Bolivarian Games the team obtained the gold medal in 1951 and the silver medal in 1961, 1973 and 1981.[12]
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