# Colombia national under-23 football team

The Colombia national under-23 football team represents Colombia at the Summer Olympic Games and in international under-23 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
The team played its first match in 1950. From that year to 1992 the team played as a Colombia national amateur football team. Since 1992, the team played as Colombia national under-23 football team until 2004, when the qualification for the Olympic Games was changed to South American Youth Football Championship for under-20 teams (before this, the qualification tournament was CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament). The team was inactive since 2004, however with the qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics qualification play-off the team was resurrected.

## 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

### Olympic Games

Olympic Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1900 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1904 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1908 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1912 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1920 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1924 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1928 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1936 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1948 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1952 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1956 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1960 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1968 | First stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1972 | First stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 1976 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 | First stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 | First stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 5/26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 36 |

### CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1960 | First stage | 10th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1964 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1968 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1972 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1976 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1980 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 1984 | First stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1988 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 1996 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 2000 | First stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 2004 | Playoffs | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | First stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | Runners-up | 14/14 | 72 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 96 | 100 |

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1955 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1959 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1963 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1967 | Preliminary round | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 1971 | Silver medal | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 |
| 1975 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1979 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1983 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1987 | Preliminary round | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1991 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1995 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 1999 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | Preliminary round | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2015 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2019 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2023 | Sixth place | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | Silver medal | 7/19 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 41 |

## Schedule and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2024
## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. On 11 January, forwards Kener Valencia and Edwin Mosquera were ruled out due to injuries and were replaced by Nelson Quiñones and Alejandro García, respectively.
Caps and goals updated as 18 January 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Sebastián Guerra | (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 22) | Atlanta United FC |
| 2 | 2DF | Cristian Devenish (captain) | (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 21) | Atlético Nacional |
| 3 | 2DF | Juan David Mosquera | (2002-09-05)5 September 2002 (aged 20) | Portland Timbers |
| 4 | 2DF | Fernando Álvarez | (2003-08-24)24 August 2003 (aged 19) | CF Montréal |
| 5 | 3MF | Josen Escobar | (2004-12-12)12 December 2004 (aged 18) | América de Cali |
| 6 | 3MF | Nelson Palacio | (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 (aged 21) | Real Salt Lake |
| 7 | 3MF | Juan Castilla | (2004-07-27)27 July 2004 (aged 18) | Deportivo Pasto |
| 8 | 2DF | Brayan Ceballos | (2001-05-24)24 May 2001 (aged 21) | New England Revolution |
| 9 | 4FW | Óscar Perea | (2005-09-27)27 September 2005 (aged 17) | Atlético Nacional |
| 10 | 3MF | Daniel Ruiz | (2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 21) | Millonarios |
| 11 | 4FW | Andrés Gómez | (2002-09-12)12 September 2002 (aged 20) | Real Salt Lake |
| 12 | 1GK | Alejandro Rodríguez | (2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 22) | Deportivo Cali |
| 13 | 1GK | Luis Marquinez | (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional |
| 14 | 3MF | Yani Quintero | (2002-07-17)17 July 2002 (aged 20) | Deportes Quindío |
| 15 | 3MF | Jimer Fory | (2002-05-24)24 May 2002 (aged 20) | Portland Timbers |
| 16 | 2DF | Devan Tanton | (2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 19) | Fulham |
| 17 | 4FW | Alejandro García | (2001-02-28)28 February 2001 (aged 21) | Once Caldas |
| 18 | 3MF | Jhojan Torres | (2003-01-12)12 January 2003 (aged 20) | Santa Fe |
| 19 | 4FW | Carlos Cortés | (2001-09-17)17 September 2001 (aged 21) | Cortuluá |
| 20 | 4FW | Óscar Cortés | (2003-12-03)3 December 2003 (aged 19) | Lens |
| 21 | 4FW | Brahian Palacios | (2002-11-24)24 November 2002 (aged 20) | Atlético Nacional |
| 22 | 4FW | Nelson Quiñones | (2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 20) | Houston Dynamo FC |
| 23 | 2DF | Samuel Velásquez | (2003-05-29)29 May 2003 (aged 19) | Atlético Nacional |

#### Notes
### 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 |

## Honours

* Pan American Games:
** Silver Medalists (1): 1971
** Bronze Medalists (1): 1995
* CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament:
** Runners-up (4): 1968, 1971, 1980, 1992
** Fourth place (4): 1964, 1976, 1987, 2020
* Central American and Caribbean Games
** Gold Medalists (3): 1946, 2006, 2018
** Silver Medalists (1): 2014
** Bronze Medalists (3): 1938, 1954, 1970
* South American Games:
** Gold Medalists (3): 1994, 2010, 2014
** Silver Medalists (1): 1986
** Bronze Medalists (2): 1990, 2018
* Bolivarian Games
** Gold Medalists (5): 1951, 1997, 2005, 2013, 2017
** Silver Medalists (6): 1961, 1973, 1981, 1985, 1993, 2001

### Friendlies

* Torneo de las Americas:
** Winners: 1994