Colombia national football team

Colombia
Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Carlos Queiroz
Captain	James Rodríguez
Most caps	David Ospina (128)
Top scorer	Radamel Falcao (36)
Home stadium	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA code	COL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
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Highest	3 (July–August 2013, September 2014 – March 2015, June–August 2016)
Lowest	54 (June 2011)
First international
	Mexico 3–1 Colombia ; (Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938)
Biggest win
	Bahrain 0–6 Colombia ; (Riffa, Bahrain; 26 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 9–0 Colombia ; (Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1962)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014)
Copa América
Appearances	21 (first in 1945)
Best result	Champions (2001)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2000)
Best result	Runners-up (2000)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2003)
Best result	Fourth Place (2003)
Medal record

The Colombia national football team is the national football team of Colombia.

Most capped players

David Ospina is Colombia's most-capped player with 128 international appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	David Ospina	128	0	2007–present
2	Juan Cuadrado	116	11	2010–present
3	Carlos Valderrama	111	11	1985–1998
4	Radamel Falcao	104	36	2007–present
5	Mario Yepes	102	6	1999–2014
6	Leonel Álvarez	101	1	1985–1997
7	James Rodríguez	98	27	2011–present
8	Carlos Sánchez	88	0	2007–2018
9	Freddy Rincón	84	17	1990–2001
10	Luis Carlos Perea	78	2	1987–1994

Radamel Falcao is Colombia's all-time top scorer with 36 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Career
1	Radamel Falcao (list)	36	104	0.35	2007–present
2	James Rodríguez	27	98	0.28	2011–present
3	Arnoldo Iguarán	25	68	0.37	1979–1993
4	Faustino Asprilla	20	57	0.35	1993–2001
5	Freddy Rincón	17	84	0.2	1990–2001
6	Carlos Bacca	16	52	0.31	2010–2018
7	Teófilo Gutiérrez	15	51	0.29	2009–2017
7	Víctor Aristizábal	15	66	0.23	1993–2003
9	Adolfo Valencia	14	37	0.38	1992–1998
10	Iván Valenciano	13	29	0.45	1991–2000
10	Antony de Ávila	13	54	0.24	1983–1998

Efraín Sánchez, who captained Colombia at the 1962 World Cup, went on to coach his country to its first major final at the 1975 Copa América
Prior to winning the World Cup with his native Argentina in 1986, manager Carlos Bilardo was in charge of Colombia's 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Colombia and Argentina captains Carlos Valderrama and Diego Maradona shaking hands prior to the third-place match at the 1987 Copa América
Francisco Maturana is Colombia's most renowned domestic manager, who guided Colombia to two World Cup qualifications in 1990 and 1994, and led them to their first Copa América title in 2001.
Colombia line-up against West Germany at the San Siro in Milan, Italy, for the third group-stage fixture of the 1990 World Cup
Carlos Valderrama (pictured in 2016) served as the team's captain during the 1990s, and represented Colombia at five Copa América tournaments and three World Cups.
Hernán Darío Gómez (also known as El Bolillo or The Baton in English) served as Colombia manager from 1995 to 1998 and helped to qualify and coach the team for the 1998 World Cup.
Apart from Valderrama, Freddy Rincón is the only member of the first Golden Generation who represented Colombia at all three FIFA World Cups in the 1990s.
Iván Córdoba captained the Colombia squad that won the 2001 Copa América, and also provided the sole goal in the final against Mexico.