Colombia national football team - wikipedia Colombia national football team This article is about the men 's team. For the women 's team, see Colombia women 's 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 Jose Nestor Pekerman Captain Radamel Falcao Most caps Carlos Valderrama ( 111 ) Top scorer Radamel Falcao ( 30 ) Home stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez FIFA code COL First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 14 2 ( 16 August 2018 ) Highest 3 ( July -- August 2013, September 2014 -- March 2015, June -- August 2016 ) Lowest 54 ( June 2011 ) Elo ranking Current 9 1 ( 9 July 2018 ) Highest 3 ( June 2016 ) Lowest 98 ( August 1965 ) 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 1946 Barranquilla Team 1938 Panama City Team The Colombia national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de Colombia ) represents Colombia in international football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL and is currently ranked 16th in the FIFA World Rankings. The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in their country. Since the mid-1980s, the national team has been a symbol fighting the country 's negative reputation. This has made the sport popular and made the national team a sign of nationalism, pride and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base. Colombia had its strongest period during the 1990s. A 1993 match resulted in a 5 -- 0 win over Argentina which began a special `` mutual respect '' rivalry between both nations. The goalkeeper René Higuita achieved fame from his eccentric scorpion kick clearance against England at Wembley Stadium in 1995. Stars from Colombia 's team included Carlos Valderrama and Faustino Asprilla. During this era Colombia qualified for the 1990, 1994, and 1998 World Cups, only reaching the second round in 1990. Following the murder of Andrés Escobar after the 1994 World Cup, Colombia 's team faded in the latter half of the 1990s. They were the champions of the 2001 Copa América, which they hosted and set a new Copa América record of conceding no goals and winning each match. Prior to that success, they were runners - up to Peru in the 1975 Copa América. In total, Colombia has gained a top four result in seven Copa Américas. Colombia was the first team to win FIFA best mover in 1993 where the achievement was first introduced and the second team after Croatia to win it twice in 2012. Colombia missed three World Cups between 2002 and 2010. During the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Colombia showed improvement over the 2011 Copa América, bringing its rank up to the top ten for the first time since 2002 and into the top five consistently for the first time since 2004. After a 16 - year - long wait, in 2014 Colombia finally returned to the World Cup, where they were able to advance to the quarter - finals, the furthest Colombia has ever made it in a World Cup. Colombia 's midfielder James Rodríguez won two awards, the Golden Boot for most goals ( 6 ) and Best Goal of the Tournament. The 1962 World Cup match against the Soviet Union finished in a 4 -- 4 tie after Colombia had been down 4 -- 1, making it one of the biggest comebacks in World Cup history. In that game, Colombia also scored a direct corner kick goal, also making it the only direct corner kick goal in World Cup history. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 1990s : Golden Era 1.3 2001 Copa America 1.4 Depression Era ( 2002 -- 2010 ) 1.5 A new golden generation ( 2010 -- present ) 1.5. 1 2014 World Cup 1.5. 2 2015 Copa América 1.5. 3 Copa América Centenario 1.5. 4 2018 World Cup 2 Rivalries 3 All time results 4 Schedule and results 4.1 2017 4.2 2018 5 Players 5.1 Current squad 5.2 Recent call - ups 6 Individual records 6.1 Most capped players 6.2 Most capped goalkeepers 6.3 Top scorers 7 Coaching staff 8 Kits 9 Competitive record 9.1 FIFA World Cup 9.2 FIFA Confederations Cup 9.3 Copa América 9.3. 1 South American Championship 9.3. 2 Copa América 10 Honours 11 Managers 12 See also 13 Titles 14 References 15 External links History Main article : History of the Colombia national football team Early years Fernando Paternoster was the first foreign manager of the Colombia national team. He was also the one to coach Colombia to its first international game. The Argentine Adolfo Pedernera was the manager of Colombia during the 1962 World Cup. Colombia played its first official matches at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games. The Colombia national football team was composed mostly by all the players of the Club Juventud Bogotana ( now Millonarios ). Alfonso Novoa was the manager of Colombia until 23 February. The first game was played on 10 February 1938 against Mexico. Colombia was defeated 1 -- 3 ; Luis Argüelles, Luis de la Fuente and Horacio Casarín scored for Mexico, while Marcos Mejía scored for Colombia. Colombia was able to obtain the bronze medal, with two wins and three losses. The same year, Colombia played at the I Bolivarian Games in Bogotá, where they finished fourth with one win and three losses. Fernando Paternoster was the manager of Colombia, the side 's first foreign manager. Colombia did not play again until 1945, when they participated for the first time at the South American Championship, finishing in fifth place. This time, Colombia was composed by players of Junior de Barranquilla save for Antonio de la Hoz ( who played for Sporting de Barranquilla ) and Pedro Ricardo López ( who played for Boca Juniors de Cali ). Roberto Meléndez was player and coach of Colombia throughout the tournament. The first match of Colombia in the professional era was played on 6 April in the 1949 South American Championship, a 3 -- 0 defeat against Paraguay. Austrian coach Friedrich Donnenfeld was the manager of Colombia during the tournament ; he had moved with his family to Colombia due to World War II, and Atlético Junior would be his first team as a coach. As Junior was chosen to represent Colombia in the tournament, he became in the first European manager of the Colombia national team. The team, however, repeated their losing streak since, as in the previous tournament, ended eighth with two draws and five losses, scoring four goals. After a withdrawal in 1938 and getting banned in 1954 ( due to the controversial El Dorado era ), Colombia participated for the first time in qualifying for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. Their first match was on 16 June 1957 against Uruguay in Bogotá, a 1 -- 1 draw. Colombia lost their next matches, leaving them at the bottom of the group. Stamp commemorating the match played against Uruguay in the 1962 World Cup. At the 1962 World Cup, Colombia lost their first match, 2 -- 1 against Uruguay. Luis Cubilla and Jorge Sasía scored for Uruguay at the 56th and 75th minute respectively, while Francisco Zuluaga scored a 19th - minute penalty goal for Colombia. In the second match, they earned a 4 -- 4 draw with the Soviet Union, champions of the 1960 European Nations ' Cup. In this game, Colombia scored four goals against Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin, widely considered the best goalkeeper in football history. Also in that game, Marcos Coll scored the only olympic goal in World Cup history so far. Unfortunately, the Colombian campaign in 1962 ended with a 5 -- 0 defeat against Yugoslavia, who finished in fourth place in the tournament. 1990s : Golden era Colombia at the 1990 World Cup At 1990 World Cup, Colombia defeated United Arab Emirates 2 -- 0, lost to Yugoslavia 1 -- 0, and earned their place in the round of 16 after a 1 -- 1 draw with West Germany, who would later win the World Cup. Colombia would be eliminated in their next match against Cameroon with a 2 -- 1 defeat in extra time. For the 1994 World Cup, Colombia finished top of their qualifying group without having lost a match, which included a historic 5 -- 0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires. Expectations of the team were high, some even naming them as favourites to win the tournament. Colombia was assigned to the Group A with the hosts United States, Romania, and Switzerland. During the tournament, Colombia only earned one win and suffered two losses, which would eliminate them in the first phase. During the match against the United States, an unwanted incident occurred, when Andrés Escobar scored an own goal, leading to Colombia 's elimination. Escobar was later murdered following the own goal in Colombia. Colombia ended their qualification for the 1998 World Cup in third place with 28 points, two points below first - place Argentina with 30 points. Colombia was assigned to the Group G alongside Tunisia, England and Romania. Romania obtained a 1 -- 0 victory in the first match. Colombia 's second match was a 1 -- 0 win against Tunisia, with a goal from Leider Preciado. In the last match, however, England won the game 2 -- 0, thereby eliminating Colombia. 2001 Copa América Iván Córdoba captained the Colombian team that won the 2001 Copa América, also scoring the sole goal in the final against Mexico. The 2001 Copa América was the first Copa América held in Colombia. Prior to the tournament, meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia, and the tournament was cancelled on 1 July, just ten days before the opening match. On 6 July, CONMEBOL decided to reinstate the tournament, which was held on schedule. Canada had already disbanded its training camp and released its players, so Costa Rica ( a CONCACAF invitee ) was invited to the tournament. Claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the Argentine Football Association decided to withdraw from the competition the day before the first game, with Honduras ( a CONCACAF invitee ) hastily invited and flown in by the Colombian Air Force to participate. There were no terrorist incidents within the competition. Colombia had a strong run through the tournament, winning their first Copa América title by defeating Mexico ( a CONCACAF invitee ) with a goal from Iván Córdoba in the second half. Depression era ( 2002 -- 2010 ) For the 2002 World Cup, Colombia only managed to place sixth in the qualification round, tied with Uruguay, but failing to qualify due to goal difference. Colombia would also eventually fail to qualify for the 2006 edition in Germany and for the 2010 World Cup, mainly because their constant change of formations and struggles to score goals in the last games of the qualification. A new Golden generation ( 2010 -- present ) In the 2011 Copa América, Colombia made a good run topping their group and achieving a draw to the host nation Argentina, who were the favourites. In the next round, Colombia would be eliminated in a 2 -- 0 loss against Peru in extra time. `` We ca n't stop people talking about us, nor should we duck away from positive opinions. This national squad, with a new generation of players, is making history. Nowadays nearly all of us are playing in Europe and I think we 've got a wider variety of players and talent than we did at the 1994 World Cup, when this pressure was on them too. But we ca n't afford to get too carried away with what people say. Of course we want to have a great tournament, but we must n't let ourselves get weighed down by external pressures. '' Jackson Martínez on the current generation and its run into the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Colombian side gained Leonel Álvarez as the new coach following the resignation of Hernán Darío Gómez, but was sacked after three games with disappointing results, which led in the hiring of José Pékerman. The Colombian squad would break a personal qualifying best record, and raise the FIFA ranking consistently into the top ten and allowed them to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 16 years. Celebrations broke throughout the nation, as many neutrals hailed Colombia as a dark - horse towards being a World Cup contender. Often, Colombia were noted by many figures in Colombia such as Carlos Valderrama as a team that could become the most successful Colombian squad in history. 2014 World Cup Colombia topped off their return in the 2014 World Cup after a 16 - year absence by defeating Greece 3 -- 0. Colombia then edged a 2 -- 1 victory over the Ivory Coast to dispute Group C 's top spot days later. On the same day, Japan and Greece drew 0 -- 0 and automatically qualified Colombia to the round of 16 for the first time in 24 years since the 1990 World Cup. In its final group stage game, Colombia defeated Japan 4 -- 1 to win Group C and become the third South American team ( following Brazil and Argentina ) to go 3 -- 0 in group stage in World Cup history. The Japan match also saw goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón, the last active player from the country 's previous World Cup appearance in 1998, become the oldest player ever to appear in a World Cup final tournament. Colombia went on to defeat Uruguay 2 -- 0 on 28 June in the knockout round, securing a spot in the quarter - finals for the first time in their history. Colombia then fell to hosts Brazil 2 -- 1 in the quarter - final round in controversy, where media and figures such as Diego Maradona criticized FIFA and Carlos Velasco Carballo for `` favoring '' Brazil and being biased in disallowing a goal from Mario Yepes and allowing too many fouls by the Brazilians to occur without any yellow cards being shown. Despite the elimination, the national team was greeted by tens of thousands of Colombians in Bogotá, welcoming them back as heroes and restoring pride to the nation. Colombia would then receive the FIFA Fair Play Trophy and have James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado end as the World Cup 's leading goal scorer and assist leader, respectively. 2015 Copa América Colombia had a disappointing 2015 Copa América, having won only a single game during the group stage match against Brazil, with their only goal of the tournament. Colombia would be eliminated by Argentina in the next round via penalty shootout, ending their campaign with one win, two draws and one loss. Only one goal was scored for throughout the tournament, by Jeison Murillo, who would later win the tournament 's Best Young Player award and be included in the tournament 's Star XI. Copa América centenario Main article : Copa América Centenario Colombia began their campaign with a 0 -- 2 victory against hosts United States. Days later, they sealed their qualification to the quarter - finals with a 2 -- 1 victory against Paraguay. However, they fell to Costa Rica 2 -- 3 and finished second in the group following a complete change with 11 of their starters. On 17 June, they advanced to the semi-finals with a win against Peru on penalties 4 -- 2 in front of 79,000 fans at MetLife Stadium. Colombia would then lose ( 2 -- 0 ) to eventual tournament winners Chile following mistakes by their defence. Colombia won the third - place match against the United States to seal their best result since winning the 2001 tournament. 2018 World Cup Colombia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and drew a challenging group ; playing with Japan, Poland and Senegal. The team was nevertheless considered the group favorites, but began their campaign with an unexpected 2 -- 1 defeat to Japan, with Carlos Sánchez being sent off after just three minutes of play. Colombia resurrected their hopes of advancing from the group with a 3 -- 0 win over Poland, whose own chances of advancing were ended with the defeat. After the match, head coach José Pékerman dedicated the win to Carlos Sánchez. On 28 June, Colombia beat Senegal by a scoreline of 1 -- 0, topping their group and advancing into the round of sixteen. On 3 July in Moscow, Colombia were knocked out by England in the round of 16 ; the game finished 1 -- 1 after extra time, with England winning 4 -- 3 on penalties. Match referee Mark Geiger proved to be controversial, with criticism from both sets of teams. Colombia captain Radamel Falcao and Manager Jose Pekerman both accused Geiger of favouring the England team during the game. Diego Maradona once again claimed favoritism against Colombia, citing that `` England 's penalty was a terrible call and that the ref won the match for England '' and that Colombia were victims of a `` monumental robbery ''. In response, FIFA said Maradona 's comments were `` entirely inappropriate '' and insinuations about the referee `` completely unfounded ''. A FIFA statement read : `` Following comments made by Diego Armando Maradona in relation to yesterday 's round of 16 game, Colombia vs England, FIFA strongly rebukes the criticism of the performance of the match officials which it considers to have been positive in a tough and highly emotional match. `` Furthermore, it also considers the additional comments and insinuations made as being entirely inappropriate and completely unfounded. Maradona apologized to FIFA and its president, admitting that some of things he said were unacceptable. `` I said a couple of things and, I admit, some of them are unacceptable, '' said Maradona on social media. Jose Mourinho was also very critical of the English squad, claiming ' theatrical ' antics from them as well as the overall refereeing done while stating, `` I was surprised to see central defenders like Harry Maguire, normally he is a very honest guy, diving in the attacking box asking the referee for VAR. Every team has lots of diving, lots of pretending, lots of putting pressure on the referee. The game loses quality... and for me that was the negative point. '' Rivalries With political issues with history / culture related nations Ecuador and Venezuela, Colombia has always taken interest. While Colombia has natural rival matches with neighbors Ecuador and Venezuela, the matches are not as popular as the rival matches against Argentina and Brazil. The historical Colombian 5 -- 0 victory in 1993, beating host Argentina in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, was the very first time Argentina lost in its home stadium Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti during a qualifying match for a World Cup. Argentina come as a previous twice World Cup champion. It caused a huge upset and start of a respective rivalries. Unlike other rivalries full of hostility, the Colombian -- Argentine rivalry is more based on `` respect '' than a `` hated '' relationship always attracting great interest between both nations. Thus, the Colombian -- Argentine rivalry has been considered `` unique '' and `` special ''. In a way, the Colombian -- Argentine relationship is viewed as `` sparring partners '' in world football. During the 2014 World Cup quarter - finals, Brazil faced Colombia, with the match ending in a 2 -- 1 defeat. A disallowed goal from Colombian captain Mario Yepes would have tied the match for Colombia. Matches afterwards between the two countries have been played with great intensity and hostility. However, following the tragic LaMia Flight 2933 incident in 2016, the rivalry has improved in a less hostile matter ; the sportsmanship from Atlético Nacional in regards to concede the title to allow Chapecoense to be awarded the championship was highly praised amongst not only Brazilians but globally. A unofficial friendly between the two countries was played in 2017 using only domestic players in honor of the plane crash 's victims as well as the friendship between the respective domestic clubs. All time results This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( June 2018 ) See also : Colombia national football team head to head The following table shows Colombia 's all - time international record, correct as of 1 June 2018. show Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Template : Country data - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 558 216 149 189 694 665 Schedule and results See also : Colombia national football team results ( 2000 -- 19 ) Win Draw Loss 2017 Venezuela v Colombia 31 August 2018 FIFA WCQ Venezuela 0 -- 0 Colombia show San Cristóbal, Venezuela 17 : 00 UTC − 4 Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Stadium : Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Attendance : 38,479 Referee : Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil ) Colombia v Brazil 5 September 2018 FIFA WCQ Colombia 1 -- 1 Brazil show Barranquilla, Colombia 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Falcao 56 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Willian 45 + 2 ' Stadium : Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance : 46,500 Referee : Jesús Valenzuela ( Venezuela ) Colombia v Paraguay 5 October 2018 FIFA WCQ Colombia 1 -- 2 Paraguay show Barranquilla, Colombia 18 : 30 UTC − 5 Falcao 79 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Cardozo 89 ' Sanabria 90 + 2 Stadium : Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance : 47,000 Referee : Ricardo Marques ( Brazil ) Peru v Colombia 10 October 2018 FIFA WCQ Peru 1 -- 1 Colombia show Lima, Peru 18 : 30 UTC − 5 Ospina 74 ' ( o.g. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Rodríguez 56 ' Stadium : Estadio Nacional Attendance : 39,637 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) South Korea v Colombia 10 November Friendly South Korea 2 -- 1 Colombia show Suwon, South Korea 20 : 00 UTC + 9 Son Heung - min 11 ', 61 ' Report C. Zapata 76 ' Stadium : Suwon World Cup Stadium Referee : Chris Beath ( Australia ) China PR v Colombia 14 November Friendly China PR 0 -- 4 Colombia show Chongqing, China 19 : 35 UTC + 8 Report Pardo 6 ' Bacca 61 ' Borja 66 ' 90 + 1 ' Stadium : Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Referee : Jumpei Iida ( Japan ) 2018 France v Colombia 23 March Friendly France 2 -- 3 Colombia show Saint - Denis, France 20 : 00 ( CET ) Giroud 11 ' Lemar 26 ' Report Muriel 28 ' Falcao 62 ' Quintero 85 ' ( pen. ) Stadium : Stade de France Attendance : 80,000 Referee : Adrien Jaccottet ( Switzerland ) Colombia v Australia 27 March Friendly Colombia 0 -- 0 Australia show London, England 20 : 00 ( BST ) Report Stadium : Craven Cottage Attendance : 25,000 Referee : Robert Madley ( England ) Egypt v Colombia 1 June Friendly Egypt 0 -- 0 Colombia show Bergamo, Italy 21 : 15 ( CEST ) Report Stadium : Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance : 3,883 Referee : Paolo Mazzoleni ( Italy ) Colombia v Japan 19 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage Colombia 1 -- 2 Japan show Saransk, Russia 15 : 00 UTC + 3 Quintero 39 ' Report Kagawa 6 ' ( pen. ) Osako 73 ' Stadium : Mordovia Arena Attendance : 40,842 Referee : Damir Skomina ( Slovenia ) Poland v Colombia 24 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage Poland 0 -- 3 Colombia show Kazan, Russia 21 : 00 UTC + 3 Report Mina 40 ' Falcao 70 ' Ju. Cuadrado 75 ' Stadium : Kazan Arena Attendance : 42,873 Referee : César Arturo Ramos ( Mexico ) Senegal v Colombia 28 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage Senegal 0 -- 1 Colombia show Samara, Russia 18 : 00 UTC + 4 Report Mina 74 ' Stadium : Cosmos Arena Attendance : 41,970 Referee : Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Colombia v England 3 July 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Colombia 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) ( 3 -- 4 p ) England show Moscow, Russia 21 : 00 UTC + 3 Mina 90 + 3 ' Report Kane 57 ' ( pen. ) Stadium : Otkritie Arena Attendance : 44,190 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) Penalties Falcao Ju. Cuadrado Muriel Uribe Bacca Kane Rashford Henderson Trippier Dier Colombia v Venezuela 7 September 2018 Friendly Colombia Venezuela show Miami Gardens, United States 20 : 00 ( EST ) Stadium : Hard Rock Stadium Colombia v Argentina 11 September 2018 Friendly Colombia Argentina show East Rutherford, United States 20 : 00 ( EST ) Stadium : MetLife Stadium United States v Colombia 11 October 2018 Friendly United States Colombia show Tampa Bay, United States 19 : 30 ( EST ) Stadium : Raymond James Stadium Colombia v Costa Rica 16 October 2018 Friendly Colombia Costa Rica show Harrison, United States Stadium : Red Bull Arena Players Current squad The following players were called up for the two friendly matches against Venezuela and Argentina on 7 and 11 September 2018 respectively Caps and goals updated as of 3 July 2018 after the match against England. No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK David Ospina ( 1988 - 08 - 31 ) 31 August 1988 ( age 29 ) 90 0 Napoli 1GK Iván Arboleda ( 1996 - 04 - 21 ) 21 April 1996 ( age 22 ) 0 0 Banfield 2DF Santiago Arias ( 1992 - 01 - 13 ) 13 January 1992 ( age 26 ) 45 0 Atlético Madrid 2DF Jeison Murillo ( 1992 - 05 - 27 ) 27 May 1992 ( age 26 ) 25 Valencia 2DF Davinson Sánchez ( 1996 - 06 - 12 ) 12 June 1996 ( age 22 ) 13 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2DF William Tesillo ( 1990 - 02 - 02 ) 2 February 1990 ( age 28 ) 0 León 2DF Helibelton Palacios ( 1993 - 06 - 11 ) 11 June 1993 ( age 25 ) 0 Atletico Nacional 2DF Cristian Borja ( 1993 - 02 - 18 ) 18 February 1993 ( age 25 ) 0 0 Toluca 2DF Jhon Lucumí ( 1998 - 06 - 26 ) 26 June 1998 ( age 20 ) 0 0 Genk 2DF Deiver Machado ( 1993 - 09 - 02 ) 2 September 1993 ( age 24 ) 0 0 Atletico Nacional 3MF Juan Cuadrado ( 1988 - 05 - 26 ) 26 May 1988 ( age 30 ) 74 8 Juventus 3MF Juan Fernando Quintero ( 1993 - 01 - 18 ) 18 January 1993 ( age 25 ) 18 River Plate 3MF Wílmar Barrios ( 1993 - 10 - 16 ) 16 October 1993 ( age 24 ) 13 0 Boca Juniors 3MF Mateus Uribe ( 1991 - 03 - 21 ) 21 March 1991 ( age 27 ) 11 0 América 3MF Gustavo Cuéllar ( 1992 - 10 - 14 ) 14 October 1992 ( age 25 ) 0 Flamengo 3MF Nicolás Benedetti ( 1997 - 04 - 25 ) 25 April 1997 ( age 21 ) 0 0 Deportivo Cali 3MF Jorman Campuzano ( 1996 - 04 - 30 ) 30 April 1996 ( age 22 ) 0 0 Atletico Nacional 3MF Sebastián Villa ( 1996 - 05 - 19 ) 19 May 1996 ( age 22 ) 0 0 Boca Juniors 4FW Radamel Falcao ( captain ) ( 1986 - 02 - 10 ) 10 February 1986 ( age 32 ) 77 30 Monaco 4FW Carlos Bacca ( 1986 - 09 - 08 ) 8 September 1986 ( age 31 ) 48 14 Villarreal 4FW Luis Muriel ( 1991 - 04 - 16 ) 16 April 1991 ( age 27 ) 20 Sevilla 4FW Yimmi Chará ( 1991 - 04 - 02 ) 2 April 1991 ( age 27 ) 7 0 Atletico Mineiro 4FW Luis Díaz ( 1997 - 01 - 13 ) 13 January 1997 ( age 21 ) 0 0 Junior 4FW Alfredo Morelos ( 1996 - 06 - 21 ) 21 June 1996 ( age 22 ) 0 0 Rangers Notes Jump up ^ Monaco play in the French league, but are based in Monaco. Recent call - ups The following players have been recently called up in the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club Latest call - up GK Camilo Vargas ( 1989 - 03 - 09 ) 9 March 1989 ( age 29 ) 5 0 Deportivo Cali 2018 FIFA World Cup GK José Fernando Cuadrado ( 1985 - 06 - 01 ) 1 June 1985 ( age 33 ) 0 Once Caldas 2018 FIFA World Cup GK Leandro Castellanos ( 1984 - 03 - 09 ) 9 March 1984 ( age 34 ) 0 Santa Fe v. China PR, 14 November 2017 DF Cristián Zapata ( 1986 - 09 - 30 ) 30 September 1986 ( age 31 ) 56 Milan 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Yerry Mina ( 1994 - 09 - 23 ) 23 September 1994 ( age 23 ) 15 6 Everton 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Óscar Murillo ( 1988 - 04 - 18 ) 18 April 1988 ( age 30 ) 14 0 Pachuca 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Johan Mojica ( 1992 - 08 - 21 ) 21 August 1992 ( age 26 ) 8 Girona 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Farid Díaz ( 1983 - 07 - 20 ) 20 July 1983 ( age 35 ) 13 0 Olimpia 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Frank Fabra ( 1991 - 02 - 22 ) 22 February 1991 ( age 27 ) 19 Boca Juniors 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Stefan Medina ( 1992 - 06 - 14 ) 14 June 1992 ( age 26 ) 11 0 Monterrey 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Bernardo Espinosa ( 1989 - 07 - 11 ) 11 July 1989 ( age 29 ) 0 0 Girona 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Éder Álvarez Balanta ( 1993 - 02 - 28 ) 28 February 1993 ( age 25 ) 8 0 Basel v. China PR, 14 November 2017 MF Carlos Sánchez ( 1986 - 02 - 06 ) 6 February 1986 ( age 32 ) 88 0 West Ham United 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Abel Aguilar ( 1985 - 01 - 06 ) 6 January 1985 ( age 33 ) 71 7 FC Dallas 2018 FIFA World Cup MF James Rodríguez ( vice-captain ) ( 1991 - 07 - 12 ) 12 July 1991 ( age 27 ) 66 21 Bayern Munich 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Jefferson Lerma ( 1994 - 10 - 25 ) 25 October 1994 ( age 23 ) 9 0 Bournemouth 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Edwin Cardona ( 1992 - 12 - 08 ) 8 December 1992 ( age 25 ) 31 5 Boca Juniors 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Giovanni Moreno ( 1986 - 07 - 01 ) 1 July 1986 ( age 32 ) 21 Shanghai Shenhua 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Sebastián Pérez ( 1993 - 03 - 29 ) 29 March 1993 ( age 25 ) 8 Boca Juniors 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Víctor Cantillo ( 1993 - 10 - 15 ) 15 October 1993 ( age 24 ) 0 0 Junior v. Australia, 27 March 2018 MF Guillermo Celis ( 1993 - 05 - 08 ) 8 May 1993 ( age 25 ) 6 0 Vitória de Guimarães v. Brazil, 5 September 2017 FW Miguel Borja ( 1993 - 01 - 26 ) 26 January 1993 ( age 25 ) 8 Palmeiras 2018 FIFA World Cup FW José Izquierdo ( 1992 - 07 - 07 ) 7 July 1992 ( age 26 ) 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Teófilo Gutiérrez ( 1985 - 05 - 17 ) 17 May 1985 ( age 33 ) 51 15 Junior 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Duván Zapata ( 1991 - 04 - 01 ) 1 April 1991 ( age 27 ) 5 0 Atalanta 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Felipe Pardo ( 1990 - 08 - 17 ) 17 August 1990 ( age 28 ) Olympiacos v. France, 23 March 2018 FW Avilés Hurtado ( 1987 - 04 - 20 ) 20 April 1987 ( age 31 ) 0 Monterrey v. France, 23 March 2018 Individual records Bold denotes players still playing international football. As of 3 July 2018 Most capped players Carlos Valderrama, Colombia 's most capped player in history. # Player National career Matches Goals Carlos Valderrama 1985 -- 1998 111 11 Mario Yepes 1999 -- 2014 102 6 Leonel Álvarez 1985 -- 1997 101 David Ospina 2007 -- 90 0 5 Carlos Sánchez 2007 -- 88 0 6 Freddy Rincón 1990 -- 2001 84 17 7 Luis Carlos Perea 1987 -- 1994 78 8 Radamel Falcao 2007 -- 77 30 9 Juan Cuadrado 2010 -- 74 8 10 Iván Córdoba 1997 -- 2010 73 5 Óscar Córdoba 1993 -- 2006 73 0 Most capped goalkeepers # Player National career Matches Goals David Ospina 2007 -- 90 0 Óscar Córdoba 1993 -- 2006 73 0 René Higuita 1987 -- 1999 68 Miguel Calero 1995 -- 2009 51 0 Faryd Mondragón 1993 -- 2014 51 0 Top scorers Radamel Falcao is Colombia 's all - time top scorer with 30 goals. # Player National career Goals Matches Average Radamel Falcao ( list ) 2007 -- 0000 30 77 0.390 Arnoldo Iguarán 1979 -- 1993 25 68 0.368 James Rodríguez 2011 -- 0000 21 66 0.318 Faustino Asprilla 1993 -- 2001 20 57 0.351 5 Freddy Rincón 1990 -- 2001 17 84 0.202 6 Teófilo Gutiérrez 2009 -- 0000 15 51 0.294 Víctor Aristizábal 1993 -- 2003 15 66 0.227 8 Adolfo Valencia 1992 -- 1998 14 37 0.378 Carlos Bacca 2010 -- 0000 14 48 0.292 10 Iván Valenciano 1991 -- 2000 13 29 0.448 Antony de Ávila 1983 -- 1998 13 54 0.241 Coaching staff Manager José Pékerman Assistant manager Néstor Lorenzo Patricio Camps Pablo Garabello Physical trainer Eduardo Urtasún Goalkeeping coach Eduardo Niño Kits See also : Colombia national football team kit history Colombia current kit ( 2017 -- present ) Home Alternative 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. FIFA World Cup Main article : Colombia at the FIFA World Cup Champions Runners - up Third Place Fourth Place FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA Pos Pld D * GF GA 1930 Not a FIFA member -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1934 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1938 Withdrew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1950 Did not enter -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1954 Banned -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1958 Did not qualify 3rd 0 8 1962 Group stage 14th 0 5 11 1st 0 1966 Did not qualify 3rd 0 10 1970 3rd 6 7 12 2nd 0 1978 3rd 0 8 1982 3rd 0 7 1986 3rd 8 7 11 1990 Round of 16 14th 1st 6 6 1994 Group stage 19th 0 5 1st 6 0 13 1998 21st 0 3rd 16 8 23 15 2002 Did not qualify 6th 18 7 6 5 20 15 2006 6th 18 6 6 6 24 16 7th 18 6 5 7 22 26 2014 Quarter - finals 5th 5 0 12 2nd 16 9 27 13 2018 Round of 16 9th 6 4th 18 7 6 5 21 19 2022 To be determined -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2026 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Total Quarter - finals 6 / 23 22 9 10 32 30 -- 134 50 40 44 166 149 1. ^ Played Intercontinental playoffs. FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA Did not qualify 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 Fourth Place 4th 5 0 5 5 2005 Did not qualify 2009 2013 2017 2021 To be determined Total Fourth Place 1 / 10 5 0 5 5 Copa América Main article : Colombia at the Copa América Champions Runners - up Third Place Fourth Place South American Championship South American Championship Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA 1916 Did not exist 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 1935 1937 1939 Withdrew 1941 1942 1945 Fifth place 5th 6 7 25 1946 Withdrew 1947 Eighth place 8th 7 0 5 19 1949 8th 7 0 5 23 1953 Withdrew 1955 1956 1957 Fifth place 5th 6 0 10 25 1959 Withdrew 1959 1963 Seventh place 7th 6 0 5 10 19 1967 Did not qualify Total Fifth place 5 / 19 32 6 23 33 111 Copa América Copa América Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA Runners - up 2nd 9 6 0 11 5 1979 Group stage 5th 5 7th 5 5 Third place 3rd 0 8 1989 Group stage 6th 5 1991 Fourth place 4th 7 5 6 1993 Third place 3rd 6 6 1995 3rd 6 7 8 1997 Quarter - finals 8th 0 6 7 1999 5th 0 8 2001 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 11 0 Fourth place 4th 6 7 7 2007 Group stage 9th 0 9 2011 Quarter - finals 6th 2015 6th 2016 Third place 3rd 6 7 6 2019 To be determined 2023 Total 1 Title 16 / 16 81 40 17 24 101 75 Honours FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy : 2014 Confederations Cup Fourth Place : 2003 South American Championship / Copa América Winners : 2001 Runners - up : 1975 Third Place : 1987, 1993, 1995, 2016 Fourth Place : 1991, 2004 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners - up : 2000 Third Place : 2005 Central American and Caribbean Games Winners : 1946 Barranquilla Third Place : 1938 Panama City Managers The following is a list of the Colombian national team managers since its first official match in 1938 : show # Colombia national team managers since 1938 From To Alfonso Novoa 1938 - 02 - 10 1938 - 02 - 23 Fernando Paternoster 1938 - 08 - 08 1938 - 08 - 21 Roberto Meléndez 1945 - 01 - 21 1945 - 02 - 21 José Arana Cruz 1946 - 12 - 09 1946 - 12 - 20 5 Lino Taioli 1947 - 12 - 02 1947 - 12 - 29 6 Friedrich Donnenfeld 1949 - 04 - 03 1949 - 05 - 11 7 Pedro López 1957 - 03 - 16 1957 - 04 - 01 8 Rodolfo Orlandini 1957 - 06 - 16 1957 - 07 - 07 9 Adolfo Pedernera 1961 - 02 - 05 1962 - 06 - 07 10 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe 1963 - 03 - 10 1963 - 03 - 31 11 Efraín Sánchez 1963 - 09 - 01 1963 - 09 - 04 12 Antonio Julio de la Hoz 1965 - 06 - 20 1965 - 08 - 07 13 Cesar López Fretes 1966 - 11 - 30 1966 - 12 - 11 14 Francisco Zuluaga 1968 - 10 - 16 1969 - 08 - 24 15 Cesar López Fretes 1970 - 05 - 20 1970 - 05 - 20 16 Toza Veselinović 1972 - 03 - 29 1973 - 07 - 05 17 Efraín Sánchez 1975 - 07 - 20 1975 - 10 - 28 18 Blagoje Vidinić 1976 - 10 - 15 1979 - 09 - 05 19 Carlos Bilardo 1980 - 01 - 05 1981 - 09 - 13 20 Efraín Sánchez 1983 - 02 - 14 1984 - 10 - 11 21 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe 1985 - 02 - 01 1985 - 11 - 03 22 Francisco Maturana 1987 - 06 - 11 1990 - 06 - 23 23 Luis Augusto García 1991 - 01 - 29 1991 - 07 - 21 24 Humberto Ortiz 1992 - 07 - 08 1992 - 08 - 02 25 Francisco Maturana 1993 - 02 - 24 1994 - 06 - 26 26 Hernán Darío Gómez 1995 - 01 - 31 1998 - 06 - 26 27 Javier Álvarez 1999 - 02 - 09 1999 - 11 - 19 28 Luis Augusto García 2000 - 02 - 12 2001 - 04 - 24 29 Francisco Maturana 2001 - 06 - 03 2001 - 11 - 14 30 Reinaldo Rueda 2002 - 05 - 07 2002 - 05 - 12 31 Francisco Maturana 2002 - 11 - 20 2003 - 11 - 19 32 Reinaldo Rueda 2004 - 02 - 18 2006 - 10 - 12 33 Jorge Luis Pinto 2007 - 01 - 01 2008 - 09 - 01 34 Eduardo Lara 2008 - 09 - 01 2009 - 11 - 01 35 Hernán Darío Gómez 2010 - 05 - 04 2011 - 08 - 22 36 Leonel Álvarez 2011 - 08 - 25 2011 - 12 - 14 37 José Pékerman 2012 - 01 - 04 Present See also Colombia national futsal team Colombia Olympic football team Colombia national under - 20 football team Colombia national under - 17 football team Colombia national under - 15 football team Titles Achievements Copa América -- Champions 1916 : Uruguay 1917 : Uruguay 1919 : Brazil 1920 : Uruguay 1921 : Argentina 1922 : Brazil 1923 : Uruguay 1924 : Uruguay 1925 : Argentina 1926 : Uruguay 1927 : Argentina 1929 : Argentina 1935 : Uruguay 1937 : Argentina 1939 : Peru 1941 : Argentina 1942 : Uruguay 1945 : Argentina 1946 : Argentina 1947 : Argentina 1949 : Brazil 1953 : Paraguay 1955 : Argentina 1956 : Uruguay 1957 : Argentina 1959 : Argentina 1959 : Uruguay 1963 : Bolivia 1967 : Uruguay 1975 : Peru 1979 : Paraguay 1983 : Uruguay 1987 : Uruguay 1989 : Brazil 1991 : Argentina 1993 : Argentina 1995 : Uruguay 1997 : Brazil 1999 : Brazil 2001 : Colombia 2004 : Brazil 2007 : Brazil 2011 : Uruguay 2015 : Chile 2016 : Chile Preceded by 1999 -- Brazil South American Champions 2001 ( First title ) Succeeded by 2004 -- Brazil References Jump up ^ `` Barranquilla será la sede de los dos primeros partidos de las eliminatorias, Deportes ''. 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External links Media related to Colombia national football team at Wikimedia Commons Colombia FA FIFA profile RSSSF archive of results 1938 -- ( in English ) International matches of Colombia during the Era Bilardo of 1980 -- 1981 ( in English ) Colombia national football team General Federación Colombiana de Fútbol History Managers Statistics World Cup record Copa América record Head to head Results 1938 -- 59 1960 -- 79 1980 -- 99 2000 -- 19 Players International footballers World Cup & Copa América squads World Cups ( 5 ) 1962 1990 1994 1998 2014 Copa América ( 21 ) 1945 1947 1949 1957 1963 1979 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2007 2011 2015 2016 CONCACAF Gold Cups ( 3 ) 2000 2003 2005 Other tournaments 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics Related teams U-23 ( Olympic ) U-20 U-17 U-15 Women Women U-20 Women U-17 Futsal ( men, women ) Beach Colombia national football team matches Copa América Finals 2001 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final 2000 FIFA World Cup play - offs 1990 Other matches Cameroon 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Colombia ( 1990 ) Argentina 0 -- 5 Colombia ( 1993 ) Football in Colombia Colombian Football Federation National teams Senior men 's U-23 ( Olympic ) U-20 U-17 U-15 Senior women 's Women 's U-20 Women 's U-17 Futsal Women 's Futsal Beach Leagues Primera A Primera B Women 's Football League Domestic Cups Copa Colombia Superliga Colombiana Defunct competitions Campeonato Nacional Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá Primera C DIMAYOR El Dorado List of clubs List of venues National football teams of South America ( CONMEBOL ) Men 's Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Women 's Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Men 's U-20 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Men 's U-17 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Women 's U-20 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Women 's U-17 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela National sports teams of Colombia Aquatics Athletics Baseball Basketball M U19 M U17 W U19 W U17 Beach soccer Cricket Football M U23 M U20 M U17 M U15 W U20 W U17 Futsal Handball Ice hockey Inline hockey Roller hockey Rugby union W7 Squash Tennis Volleyball Water polo Olympics Youth Paralympics World Games Universiade Deaflympics Pan American Games Parapan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games ALBA Games Bolivarian Games South American Games Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colombia_national_football_team&oldid=857048805 '' Categories : Colombia national football team South American national association football teams 1938 establishments in Colombia National sports teams of Colombia Football in Colombia Hidden categories : CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Use dmy dates from May 2018 Articles containing Spanish - language text Articles to be expanded from June 2018 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Pages using national football squad player with unknown parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه বাংলা Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Bosanski Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Қазақша Latina Latviešu Lëtzebuergesch Lietuvių Limburgs Magyar Македонски മലയാളം मराठी მარგალური مصرى Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Scots Simple English Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Татарча / tatarça ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 吴语 粵語 中文 58 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 August 2018, at 06 : 42 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the captain of colombia football team
Answer: Radamel Falcao