Colombia national under-17 football team

The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in the youth international team. They have been to the FIFA U-17 World Cup six times where they finished in the top four in the 2003 and 2009 tournaments.

Colombia
Nickname(s)Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJuan Carlos Ramírez
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
Appearances6 (first in 1989)
Best resultFourth place (2003, 2009)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1985)
Best resultWinners (1993)

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
Template:Country data Trinidad & Tobago 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 To be determined
Total Fourth place 6/20 27 9 7 11 43 41

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 5 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
Total 1 title 19/19 115 42 32 41 155 146

References