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 international
22x20px Colombia 0–2 Peru 22x20px
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1985)
Biggest win
22x20px Colombia 9–1 Finland 22x20px
(Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003)
22x20px Colombia 8–0 Bolivia 22x20px
(Asunción, Paraguay; 5 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
22x20px Colombia 0–4 Switzerland 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 12 November 2009)

 Brazil 5–1 Colombia 22x20px
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 25 March 2011)

 Paraguay 4–0 Colombia 22x20px
(Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015)
22x20px Colombia 0–4 Germany 22x20px
(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
23x15px 1985 did not Qualify
File:Flag of Canada.svg 1987
23x15px 1989 First round 15th 3 0 1 2 3 5
23x15px 1991 did not Qualify
23x15px 1993 First round 14th 3 1 0 2 3 6
23x15px 1995 did not Qualify
23x15px 1997
23x15px 1999
23x15px 2001
23x15px 2003 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 2 1 14 5
23x15px 2005 did not Qualify
23x15px 2007 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 10 7
23x15px 2009 Fourth Place 4th 7 2 3 2 8 11
23x15px 2011 did not Qualify
23x15px 2013
23x15px 2015
23x15px 2017 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 5 7
File:Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 did not Qualify
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023
Qatar 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
23x15px 1985 Round-robin 6th 8 3 1 4 9 12
23x15px 1986 First round 8th 4 1 1 2 5 5
23x15px 1988 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 7 6
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 1991 First round 6th 4 2 1 1 10 4
23x15px 1993 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 14 4
23x15px 1995 First round 5th 4 1 1 2 6 6
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 1997 First round 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
23x15px 1999 First round 8th 4 1 1 2 6 8
23x15px 2001 First round 5th 4 2 1 1 7 7
23x15px 2003 Third place 3rd 7 3 3 1 11 10
23x15px 2005 Fourth place 4th 7 2 1 4 6 8
23x15px 2007 Third place 3rd 9 5 3 1 16 5
23x15px 2009 Fourth place 4th 7 4 2 1 11 6
23x15px 2011 Fifth place 5th 9 3 2 4 12 15
23x15px 2013 First round 8th 4 0 3 1 3 4
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 2015 Sixth place 6th 9 2 3 4 10 15
23x15px 2017 Fourth place 4th 9 4 2 3 12 12
23x15px 2019 First round 9th 4 0 0 4 4 8
23x15px 2023 First round 9th 4 0 1 3 1 9
Total 1 title 19/19 115 42 32 41 155 146

References