Colombia national under-17 football team

Colombia
Nickname(s) Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Orlando Restrepo
FIFA code COL
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
 Brazil 5–1 Colombia 
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 25 March 2011)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances 5 (first in 1989)
Best result Fourth place 2003, 2009
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances 16 (first in 1985)
Best result Winners 1993

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

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
China 1985Did not Qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989First round15th301235
Italy 1991Did not Qualify
Japan 1993First round14th310236
Ecuador 1995Did not Qualify
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003Fourth Place4th6321145
Peru 2005Did not Qualify
South Korea 2007Round of 1613th4112107
Nigeria 2009Fourth Place4th7232811
Mexico 2011Did not Qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017To be Determined
TotalFourth place5/16237793834

South American Under-17 Football Championship

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Argentina 1985Round-robin6th8314912
Peru 1986First round8th411255
Ecuador 1988Third place3rd723276
Paraguay 1991First round6th4211104
Colombia 1993Champions1st7520144
Peru 1995First round5th411266
Paraguay 1997First round5th421152
Uruguay 1999First round8th411268
Peru 2001First round5th421177
Bolivia 2003Third place3rd73311110
Venezuela 2005Fourth place4th721468
Ecuador 2007Third place3rd9531165
Chile 2009Fourth place4th7421116
Ecuador 2011Fifth place5th93241215
Argentina 2013First round8th403134
Paraguay 2015Sixth place6th92341015
Chile 2017To be Determined
Total1 title16/1698382931138117

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2015

Current squad

The following 22 players were named for the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship.
Caps and goals updated as 29 March 2015 after the match against Brazil.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Luis García (1998-03-20) March 20, 1998 Spain Rayo Vallecano Juvenil B
12 1GK Andrés Felipe Pérez (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 Colombia Deportivo Cali
22 1GK Juan Arturo (1998-02-02) February 2, 1998 Colombia Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora

4 2DF Anderson Arroyo (1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 Colombia Fortaleza
5 2DF Stiven Vega (1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 Colombia Millonarios
16 2DF Santiago Jiménez (1998-03-01) March 1, 1998 Colombia Envigado
19 2DF Carlos Cuesta (1999-03-09) March 9, 1999 Colombia Atlético Nacional
21 2DF Brayhan Torres (1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 Colombia Fortaleza CEIF

2 3MF Cristian Tovar (1998-05-06) May 6, 1998 Colombia Deportes Tolima
3 3MF Jefferson Valdeblánquez (1998-03-01) March 1, 1998 Colombia Estudiantil
7 3MF Jonathan Cuéllar (1998-01-08) January 8, 1998 Colombia Deportivo Cali
8 3MF David Josué Pérez (1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 Colombia Colombia Sport
10 3MF Wilmar Arango (1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 Colombia Estudiantil
11 3MF Edwin Ariza (1998-01-17) January 17, 1998 Colombia Alianza Petrolera
13 3MF Juan David Rengifo (1998-01-27) January 27, 1998 Colombia Deportivo Cali
14 3MF Jhon Janer Lucumí (1998-06-26) June 26, 1998 Colombia Deportivo Cali
15 3MF Jorge Carrascal (1998-05-25) May 25, 1998 Spain Sevilla
17 3MF Jhan Carlos Riascos (1998-05-17) May 17, 1998 Colombia Deportivo Cali
18 3MF Edwin Cetré (1998-01-01) January 1, 1998 Uruguay Rocha

6 4FW Jesús Marimón (1998-09-09) September 9, 1998 Colombia Once Caldas
9 4FW Edward Bolaños (1998-08-14) August 14, 1998 Colombia Estudiantil
20 4FW Juan José Calero (1998-11-05) November 5, 1998 Mexico Pachuca

Honours

Coaching staff

As of 29 March 2015
Manager Colombia Juan Camilo Pérez
Assistant manager Colombia Alejandro Restrepo
Physical trainer Colombia William Lara
Goalkeeping coach Colombia Víctor Ruiz
Medic Colombia Alejandro Soler
Physiotherapist Colombia Sebastián Olivar
Kinesiologist Colombia Carlos Murcia

See also

References

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