Colombia national football team
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{{Infobox National football team |
Name = Colombia |
Badge = Colombia_football_association.gif |
FIFA Trigramme = COL |
FIFA Rank = 23 |
1st ranking date = August 1993 |
FIFA max = 4 |
FIFA max date = December 1996|
FIFA min = 41 |
FIFA min date = November 2003 |
Elo Rank = 18 |
Elo max = 5|
Elo max date = 1994|
Elo min = 93|
Elo min date = August 1965|
Nickname = ''Los Cafeteros'' (The Coffee Makers)|
Association = [[Federación Colombiana de Fútbol|Federación Colombiana<br />de Fútbol]] |
Confederation = [[CONMEBOL]] ([[South America]]) |
Coach = {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Jorge Luis Pinto]], 2006- |
Captain = [[Aquivaldo Mosquera]] |
Most caps = [[Carlos Valderrama (soccer player)|Carlos Valderrama]] (111) |
Top scorer = [[Adolfo Valencia]] (31) |
Home Stadium = [[Estadio El Campín]] ([[Bogotá]]) |
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First game = {{fb|Mexico|1934}} 3 - 1 Colombia {{Flagicon|Colombia}}<br/>([[Panama City]], [[Panama]]; [[10 February]], [[1938]]) |
Largest win = {{fb|Argentina}} 0 - 5 Colombia {{Flagicon|Colombia}}<br/>([[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]; [[5 September]], [[1993]])<br/>{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia 5 - 0 Uruguay {{flagicon|[[Uruguay]]}}<br/>([[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]; [[6 June]], [[2004]])<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7302/matches/match=33840/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br/> {{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia 5 - 0 [[Peru]] {{flagicon|Peru}}<br/>([[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]; [[4 June]], [[2005]])<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7302/matches/match=33880/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Largest loss = {{fb|Argentina}} 6 - 0 Colombia {{Flagicon|Colombia}}<br/>([[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]; [[18 December]], [[1947]])|
World cup apps = 4 |
World cup first = 1962 |
World cup best = Round 2, [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] |
Regional name = [[Copa América]] |
Regional cup apps = 17 |
Regional cup first = [[South American Championship 1945|1945]] |
Regional cup best = Winners, [[Copa América 2001|2001]]|
Confederations cup apps = 1 |
Confederations cup first = 2003 |
Confederations cup best = 4th, [[Confederations Cup 2003|2003]]
}}
The '''Colombia National Team''' represents [[Colombia]] in international [[Football (soccer)|football]] competitions and is controlled by the [[Federación Colombiana de Fútbol]]. It is also a member of [[CONMEBOL]].
== History ==
Colombia did not participate in the world cup qualifying rounds from 1930 to 1954 but were quite active. They went on to win the Central American Cup in 1946, a cup they would win again in 1970. Colombia would first enter World Cup qualifying in the [[1958 World Cup|1958]] qualifiers but were unsuccessful. Colombia tied with Uruguay in Bogotá 1-1 but lost in Montevideo 1-0. Later, Colombia narrowly lost against Paraguay 3-2 in Bogotá and later in Asunción 3-0 leaving Colombia at the bottom of CONMEBOL Group 3 with 1 point.
=== 1962 FIFA World Cup ===
In the [[1962 World Cup|1962]] qualifiers, they faced [[Peru national football team|Peru]] in a two-game series and qualified for their first World Cup.
CONMEBOL Group 3
{{fb|COL}} '''1 - 0''' {{fb|PER}}
{{fb|PER}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
'''Colombia''' qualified.
At Chile 1962, Colombia lost 2-1 to [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in their opening match. They then drew 4-4 with the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] in one of biggest shocks at Chile 1962. It should be noted that in this game, Colombia scored 4 goals against Soviet Union's goalie, [[Lev Yashin]], considered the best goalie in soccer history. Unfortunately their campaign ended with a 5-0 defeat to [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]].
Group 1 - Chile 1962 Final Standings
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=== Aftermath and growth of La Seleccion ===
Colombia entered the [[1966 World Cup|1966]] qualifiers and finished bottom of their group behind [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]. The [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] qualifiers proved to be little better. In the [[1974 World Cup|1974]] qualifiers, Colombia finished behind Uruguay only on goal difference. In the 1975 Copa America, Colombia finished runners-up losing to Peru 2-0.
For the [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]], South America was allocated three and a half berths at the 1990 finals, one of which went to Argentina as defending champions from Mexico 1986. The continent's nine remaining sides were split into three groups with the two automatic qualifying berths going to the two best group winners, in this instance Uruguay and Brazil. The group winner with the worst record would advance to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off. Thus Colombia had to take on the winners of the Oceania Zone. Curiously, this turned out to be Israel, after they finished ahead of Australia and New Zealand in the final qualifying group. Colombia qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since Chile 1962 after winning in Barranquilla 1-0, and tying in Israel 0-0.
=== 1990 FIFA World Cup ===
At Italia '90, Colombia defeated United Arab Emirates 2-0, lost to Yugoslavia 1-0 and earned their place in the Round Of Sixteen after a dramatic 1-1 draw with West Germany, which would later win the cup. Colombia would be the only team Germany did not beat on their road to the cup.
Group D
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During their Round Of Sixteen match against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], the game went into Extra Time after a 0-0 draw. In an unfortunate moment, goalkeeper [[Rene Higuita]] failed to protect the ball {{convert|35|yd|m}} from the goal line, enabling Cameroon striker [[Roger Milla]] to snatch it from him, and score Cameroon's decisive second goal. Milla struck twice, giving Cameroon a 2-0 lead in Extra Time. Colombia would score in the 115th minute, but were unable to get an equalizer.
=== 1994 FIFA World Cup ===
{{main|Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup}}
Colombia entered 1994 FIFA World Cup with high expectations. An impressive qualifying campaign included a historic 5-0 win over Argentina in [[Buenos Aires]].
Qualification - CONMEBOL Group 1
[[August 1]], [[1993]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|PAR}}
[[August 1]], [[1993]], [[Lima]], [[Peru]] - {{fb|PER}} '''0 - 1''' {{fb|ARG}}
[[August 8]], [[1993]], [[Asunción]], [[Paraguay]] - {{fb|PAR}} '''1 - 3''' {{fb|ARG}}
[[August 8]], [[1993]], [[Lima]], [[Peru]] - {{fb|PER}} '''0 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
[[August 15]], [[1993]], [[Asunción]], [[Paraguay]] - {{fb|PAR}} '''2 - 1''' {{fb|PER}}
[[August 18]], [[1993]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''2 - 1''' {{fb|ARG}}
[[August 22]], [[1993]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] - {{fb|ARG}} '''2 - 1''' {{fb|PER}}
[[August 22]], [[1993]], [[Asunción]], [[Paraguay]] - {{fb|PAR}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
[[August 29]], [[1993]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] - {{fb|ARG}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|PAR}}
[[August 29]], [[1993]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''4 - 0''' {{fb|PER}}
[[September 5]], [[1993]], [[Lima]], [[Peru]] - {{fb|PER}} '''2 - 2''' {{fb|PAR}}
[[September 5]], [[1993]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] - {{fb|ARG}} '''0 - 5''' {{fb|COL}}
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!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
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!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
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'''Colombia''' qualified. ''Argentina'' advanced to the [[Football World Cup 1994 (qualification)#CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off|CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off]].
Group Stage: Romania: 3-1 :Colombia - June 18, 1994
The match between Colombia and Romania was the first game for either side in the group phase. Romania took the lead in the 16th minute with their first attack of the match when Raducioiu took on three defenders before firing home a low shot. On the half hour mark, Hagi made it 2-0 when he noticed Cordoba out of position and dipped a cross over his head into the net. Valencia pulled a goal back for the Colombians in the 43rd minute when he headed in a corner from Perez. In the second half, Raducioiu put the result beyond doubt with his second goal in the final few minutes.
Group Stage: USA: 2-1 :Colombia - June 22, 1994
During the team's next game against the United States on June 22, [[Andrés Escobar]] was stretching to cut out a cross but he deflected the ball into his own net. The U.S. went on to get a second goal in the 56th minute thanks to Earnie Stewart.
Group Stage: Colombia: 2-0 :Switzerland - June 26, 1994
Colombia scored a 2-0 win over Switzerland. To the shock of the football world, Escobar was gunned down shortly after the team returned home.
Group A - Final Standings
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{| cellpadding="2" style="font-size:90%; margin: 0 auto;"
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|width=40% align=right|'''[[United States men's national soccer team|USA]]'''
|align=center|'''1 - 1'''||'''[[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]'''
|-
|width=40% align=right|'''Colombia'''
|align=center|'''1 - 3'''||'''[[Romania national football team|Romania]]'''
|-
|width=40% align=right|'''[[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]'''
|align=center|'''4 - 1'''||'''[[Romania national football team|Romania]]'''
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|width=40% align=right|'''[[United States men's national soccer team|USA]]'''
|align=center|'''2 - 1'''||'''Colombia'''
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|width=40% align=right|'''[[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]'''
|align=center|'''0 - 2'''||'''Colombia'''
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|width=40% align=right|'''[[United States men's national soccer team|USA]]'''
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=== 1998 FIFA World Cup ===
{{main|Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup}}
Colombia began their qualification rounds in South America well and ended in third place with 28 points, 2 points below Argentina who was in 1st place with 30 points. They ended in Group G with Tunisia, England, and Romania.
Qualification For France 98: A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
Final Standings
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'''Argentina''', '''Paraguay''', '''Colombia''' and '''Chile''' qualified.
Group Stage: Romania: 1-0 :Colombia
In their opening match 24-year-old Adrian Ilie of Valencia gave Romania a 1-0 victory over Colombia after he placed a magnificent chip shot in the 44th minute from some {{convert|15|yd|m}} that sailed over goalkeeper Farid Mondragon into the net.
Group Stage: Tunisia: 0-1 :Colombia
Colombia's second match was against Tunisia. Colombia's Leider Preciado's strike seven minutes from the end gave Colombia a 1-0 win over Tunisia.
Group Stage: England: 2-0 :Colombia
Although England needed only a draw to guarantee a place in the final 16, Anderton drove home a fiercely-struck angled drive in the 20th minute. Beckham curled in a {{convert|30|yd|m|sing=on}} free kick nine minutes later leaving the game 2-0 with England winning. This meant Colombia was out for good.
Group G - Final Standings
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|width="40%" align="right"|'''[[England national football team|England]]'''
|align="center"|'''2 - 0'''
|'''[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]'''
|-
|width="40%" align="right"|'''[[Romania national football team|Romania]]'''
|align="center"|'''1 - 0'''
|'''Colombia'''
|-
|width="40%" align="right"|'''Colombia'''
|align="center"|'''1 - 0'''
|'''[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]'''
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|width="40%" align="right"|'''[[Romania national football team|Romania]]'''
|align="center"|'''2 - 1'''
|'''[[England national football team|England]]'''
|-
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|align="center"|'''0 - 2'''
|'''[[England national football team|England]]'''
|-
|width="40%" align="right"|'''[[Romania national football team|Romania]]'''
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|}
=== 2001 Copa America ===
Colombia's exit at France 98' marked the end of an era, as many expected, but one last moment of glory came at Copa América 2001.
The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia, for what Venezuela offered to host the competition . At last minute, the CONMEBOL decided to return the organization to Colombia, and the tournament was held on schedule. Complaining for the sudden decision, and claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the Argentine Football Association decided to withdraw from the competition. Because Canada and Argentina withdrew, on July 6 and July 10 respectively, Honduras and Costa Rica were invited. There were no terrorist incidents within the competition. The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, in a public drawing of lots. Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat. First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia was placed in Group A with Venezuela, Chile, and Ecuador. Colombia finished on top of the Group A with 9 points
Group Stage: Colombia 2-0 :Venezuela
A goal in each half was enough to secure Copa America hosts Colombia a victory over Venezuela. Freddy Grisales scored Colombia's first in the 15th minute, and Victor Hugo Aristizabal made it 2-0 on the hour from the penalty spot.
Group Stage: Colombia 1-0 :Ecuador
A goal by Victor Hugo Aristizábal in the 29th minute gave Colombia a 1-0 vicory
Group Stage: Colombia 2-0 :Chile
Two goals left Colombia as group leader with 9 points.
Quarter-Finals: Colombia 3-0 :Peru
The hosts beat Peru with a double from Victor Hugo Aristazabal and one from Giovanni Hernandez.
Semi-Finals: Colombia 2-0 :Honduras
The hosts took the lead after five minutes with a strike from Bedoya. The host nation eventually doubled their lead after 62 minutes, with Aristizabal scoring.
Final: Colombia 1-0 :Mexico
Hosts Colombia won their first Copa America title by beating Mexico in [[Bogotá]]. Their captain Ivan Cordoba scored the decisive goal early in the second half with a header from a free kick. It was a fairytale success for Colombia after the decision to go ahead with the tournament after it had initially been cancelled. Even the fact that Argentina, regarded by most observers as the strongest side in the region, elected not to take part and that most countries fielded weakened teams failed to dampen the celebrations in Bogotá.
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|'''Copa América Winners:''':
{{flagicon|Colombia|size=50px}} '''COLOMBIA''' (1st title)
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=== 2002 FIFA World Cup ===
For Korea/Japan 2002, hopes were high for Colombia, but a weak attack and internal turnmoil crushed their hopes. Colombia only managed a 6th place in the qualification round. Uruguay and Colombia both had 27 points but due to goal differences, Uruguay advanced to the Play-Offs with Australia.
Final Standings
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Fixtures & Results
[[March 28]], [[2000]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|BRA}}
[[April 26]], [[2000]], [[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] - {{fb|BOL}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
[[June 4]], [[2000]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''3 - 0''' {{fb|VEN}}
[[June 29]], [[2000]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''1 - 3''' {{fb|ARG}}
[[July 19]], [[2000]], [[Lima]], [[Peru]] - {{fb|PER}} '''0 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
[[July 25]], [[2000]], [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] - {{fb|ECU}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[August 15]], [[2000]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''1 - 0''' {{fb|URU}}
[[September 2]], [[2000]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]] - {{fb|CHI}} '''0 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
[[October 7]], [[2000]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''0 - 2''' {{fb|PAR}}
[[November 15]], [[2000]], [[São Paulo, São Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] - {{fb|BRA}} '''1 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[March 27]], [[2001]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''2 - 0''' {{fb|BOL}}
[[April 24]], [[2001]], [[San Cristóbal, Venezuela|San Cristóbal]], [[Venezuela]] - {{fb|VEN}} '''2 - 2''' {{fb|COL}}
[[June 3]], [[2001]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] - {{fb|ARG}} '''3 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[August 16]], [[2001]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''0 - 1''' {{fb|PER}}
[[September 5]], [[2001]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|ECU}}
[[October 7]], [[2001]], [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]] - {{fb|URU}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
[[November 7]], [[2001]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''3 - 1''' {{fb|CHI}}
[[November 14]], [[2001]], [[Asunción]], [[Paraguay]] - {{fb|PAR}} '''0 - 4''' {{fb|COL}}
=== 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro ===
[[Image:Colombia vs England.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Colombian team playing a friendly match against [[England national football team]] in [[New Jersey]], [[United States]] (2005)]]
The 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro, or Gold Cup, was played in July 2005 in the United States. Colombia and South Africa were invited guests. Colombia was placed in Group A with Panama, Honduras, and Trinidad and Tobago. There were 3 Groups with 4 teams each ,which meant that all 3 first place and second place finishers would advance to the quarter finals and so would the best two third place finishers
Group Stage: Panama: 1-0 : Colombia
Colombia's opening match was against Panama where they lost 1-0.
Tejada, who plays for Colombian club Envigado, netted the game's lone score in the 70th minute.
Group Stage: Honduras: 2-1 : Colombia
The next match was against Honduras where they lost again 2-1. Two late goals gave Honduras the advantage as the catrachos defeated Colombia 2-1 in Group A action of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The win is the first for Honduras in the tournament since 2000, when they also defeated Colombia.
Group Stage: Trinidad and Tobago: 0-2 : Colombia
The third match was against Trinidad and Tobago where they won a 2-0 victory.
Quarterfinals: Colombia: 2-1 : Mexico
Colombia reached the quarterfinals to face Mexico. Colombia beat Mexico 2-1 as an unexpected goal from Abel Aguilar helped the South American squad advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals: Panama: 3-2 : Colombia
Colombia reached the semifinals only to be defeated by Panama, the underdogs of the tournament. Panama clipped Colombia 3-2 in front of more than 40,000 people at Giants Stadium.
=== [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] ===
2006 FIFA World Cup -Germany was an important moment for Colombia, having failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. Head coach Francisco "Pacho" Maturana led the team through 4 FIFA qualifiers and was fired after losing to Brazil 2-1 in Barranquila, getting thrashed 4-0 by a weak Bolivia and suffering a shocking 1-0 defeat at home to Venezuela. Following a 1-1 tie with Argentina he was fired and Reinaldo Rueda was placed as the new coach. Colombia seemed to have improved and defeated Peru and Uruguay 5-0 during qualifying, managed a 3-0 victory over arch-rivals Ecuador, and tied with Brazil 0-0 in São Paulo. Towards the end Colombia (21 pts), Chile (21pts), and Uruguay (22 pts) had a chance to target the playoffs with Australia. Colombia (21 pts) traveled to Asuncion hoping for three points against Paraguay (28), who sealed their place in Germany while Chile battled against Ecuador and Uruguay against Argentina. As in the 2002 qualifiers, the last match of Argentina was against Uruguay, and in both occasions Uruguay needed a favourable result to reach 5th place in order to make the playoffs to earn a place in the World Cup. Even though Colombia won its match against Paraguay, Uruguay also won the match against Argentina, again reaching the position to play the playoff for the last ticket to Germany. Both Argentina and Paraguay had already qualified. Colombia ended with 24 pts, once again behind an Uruguay with 25 pts.
Final Standings
{| style=border-collapse:collapse border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
|- align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BRA}}
|'''34'''||18||9||7||2||35||17||18
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ARG}}
|'''34'''||18||10||4||4||29||17||12
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ECU}}
|'''28'''||18||8||4||6||23||19||4
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PAR}}
|'''28'''||18||8||4||6||23||23||0
|- align=center style="background:#ffebad;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|URU}}
|'''25'''||18||6||7||5||23||28||-5
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|COL}}
|'''24'''||18||6||6||6||24||16||8
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHI}}
|'''22'''||18||5||7||6||18||22||-4
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|VEN}}
|'''18'''||18||5||3||10||20||28||-8
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PER}}
|'''18'''||18||4||6||8||20||28||-8
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BOL}}
|'''14'''||18||4||2||12||20||37||-17
|}
Fixtures & Results
[[September 7]], [[2003]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''1 - 2''' {{fb|BRA}}
[[September 10]], [[2003]], [[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] - {{fb|BOL}} '''4 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[November 15]], [[2003]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''0 - 1''' {{fb|VEN}}
[[November 19]], [[2003]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|ARG}}
[[March 31]], [[2004]], [[Lima]], [[Peru]] - {{fb|PER}} '''0 - 2''' {{fb|COL}}
[[June 2]], [[2004]], [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] - {{fb|ECU}} '''2 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
[[June 6]], [[2004]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''5 - 0''' {{fb|URU}}
[[September 5]], [[2004]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]] - {{fb|CHI}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[October 9]], [[2004]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|PAR}}
[[October 13]], [[2004]], [[Maceió]], [[Brazil]] - {{fb|BRA}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[November 17]], [[2004]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''1 - 0''' {{fb|BOL}}
[[March 26]], [[2005]], [[Maracaibo]], [[Venezuela]] - {{fb|VEN}} '''0 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[March 30]], [[2005]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] - {{fb|ARG}} '''1 - 0''' {{fb|COL}}
[[June 4]], [[2005]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''5 - 0''' {{fb|PER}}
[[June 8]], [[2005]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''3 - 0''' {{fb|ECU}}
[[September 4]], [[2005]], [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]] - {{fb|URU}} '''3 - 2''' {{fb|COL}}
[[October 8]], [[2005]], [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] - {{fb|COL}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|CHI}}
[[October 12]], [[2005]], [[Asunción]], [[Paraguay]] - {{fb|PAR}} '''0 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
=== [[2006 Central American and Caribbean Games]] ===
Group Stage
{|
|[[July 16]]
|
|Colombia
|align=center|7
|align=center|-
|align=center|0
|[[Netherlands Antilles national football team|Netherlands Antilles]]
| at
|[[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]], [[Colombia]]
|-
|
|}
{|
|[[July 20]]
|
|Colombia
|align=center|2
|align=center|-
|align=center|3
|[[Panama national football team|Panama]]
| at
|[[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]], [[Colombia]]
|-
|
|}
Quarter Finals
=== After Copa America 2007 ===
After Copa America 2007, the [[Colombia national football team|Colombian national football team]] boomed with recent success in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|South American 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]. After embarrasing losses against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the Copa America, many Colombians nonetheless anticipated a successful run for [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] classification. In the first match of the qualifying round, Colombia, defying expectations that they would lose to Brazil, drew 0-0 with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at home. Not long after that, Colombia surprisingly tied 0-0 again with [[Bolivia national football team]], but many argue that this was largely due to the fact that the altitude of [[La Paz]] contributes to usual losses or ties for non-Bolivian teams.
However, Colombia would find their very first win after defeating a weak [[Venezuela national football team]] 1-0, with a stupendous free kick courtesy of [[Ruben Dario Bustos]]. In their next game, Colombia would defy expectations again by beating Argentina, at the time ranked first in the world. On November 17, 2007, In [[Bogotá]] against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Lionel Messi]] beat the defense before scoring past goalkeeper [[Agustín Julio]]. Colombia turned the game around in the second half, however, when [[Ruben Dario Bustos]] got his second free kick goal of the qualifying campaign, and not long after that, [[Dayro Moreno]] scored his first international goal for [[Colombia]]. Colombia won the match 2-1, obtaining 4th place in the world cup qualifiers. On June 14, 2008 Colmbia tied [[Peru national football team|Peru]] 1-1 moving Colombia up to 3rd place in the world cup qualifiers after a Brazilian loss to Paraguay. Another 0-0 between Ecuador and Colombia in Quito was on June 18, 2008 and Colombia remain at 3rd place and as the only undefeated country in the qualification after Bolivia won Paraguay 4-2.
== Tragedies ==
In 1994, [[defender (football)|defender]] [[Andrés Escobar]] scored an [[own goal]] in a [[Football World Cup 1994|World Cup]] match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]; shortly after the team returned to Colombia, Escobar was murdered. He was murdered in the city of [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]].
== Current Squad ==
The following players named for their WCQ against {{fb-rt|Peru}} and {{fb-rt|Ecuador}} in June 2008[http://www.futbolred.com/eliminatorias/noticias/quintafecha/jorge-luis-pinto-dio-a-conocer-la-lista-de-convocados-para-la-gira-por-europa/4178504]
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Agustín Julio]]|age={{birth date and age|1974|10|25}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Róbinson Zapata]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|9|30}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Steaua Bucharest]]|clubnat=Romania}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Rubén Darío Bustos]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|8|28}}|caps=10|goals=2|club=[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]|clubnat=Brazil}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=[[Juan Zuniga|Juan Camilo Zúñiga]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|12|14}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Atlético Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Aquivaldo Mosquera]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|6|22}}|caps=17|goals=1|club=[[Sevilla F.C.|Sevilla]]|clubnat=Spain}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Cristian Zapata]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|9|30}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=[[Udinese]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Walter Jose Moreno]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|5|18}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Atlético Nacional|Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Pedro Portocarrero]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|6|13}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Cúcuta Deportivo]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Pablo Stifer Armero]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|11|2}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[América de Cali]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Elvis Gonzalez]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|2|20}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Cúcuta Deportivo]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Julián Estiven Vélez]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|2|9}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Atlético Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nilson Cortes]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|3|29}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Once Caldas]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jose Amaya]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|7|16}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]|clubnat=Israel}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Giovanni Hernández]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|6|16}}|caps=35|goals=5|club=[[Atlético Junior]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Fabián Andrés Vargas]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|4|17}}|caps=29|goals=0|club=[[Club Atlético Boca Juniors]]|clubnat=Argentina}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Freddy Grisales]]|age={{birth date and age|1975|9|22}}|caps=37|goals=6|club=[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]|clubnat=Argentina}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Juan Carlos Escobar]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|10|30}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Alberto Sánchez Moreno|Carlos Sánchez]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|2|6}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Valenciennes FC]]|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Freddy Guarín]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|30}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[F.C. Porto]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Elkin Soto]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|7|4}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FSV Mainz 05]]|clubnat=Germany}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Macnelly Torres]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|4|5}}|caps=9|goals=1|club=[[Colo-Colo]]|clubnat=Chile}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Hugo Rodallega]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|7|25}}|caps=19|goals=6|club=[[Necaxa]]|clubnat=Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Edixon Perea]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|4|20}}|caps=18|goals=6|club=[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]|clubnat=Brazil}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Radamel Falcao]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|2|10}}|caps=7|goals=2|club=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]|clubnat=Argentina}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Dayro Moreno]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|9|16}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=[[Steaua Bucharest]]|clubnat=Romania}}
{{nat fs end}}
=== Recent players (Part of Pinto's 50 man list)===
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[David Ospina Ramírez]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|8|31}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[OGC Nice]]|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jose Fernando Cuadrado]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|6|1}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Josimar Mosquera]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|10|12}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Arsenal de Sarandí]]|clubnat=Argentina}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Nelson Rivas]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|3|25}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Inter Milan]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Luis Amaranto Perea]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|1|30}}|caps=37|goals=0|club=[[Atletico Madrid]]|clubnat=Spain}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Humberto Antonio Mendoza]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|10|02}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Atlético Nacional|Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Edgar Zapata]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|9|1}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Deportivo Cali]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Valdez]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|5|22}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[América de Cali]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alexis Henriquez]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|1|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Once Caldas]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Miguel Rojas]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|3|5}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Once Caldas]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Javier Arizala]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|4|21}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Gerardo Vallejo (footballer)|Gerardo Vallejo]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|12|3}}|caps=20|goals=0|club=[[Deportes Tolima]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Stalin Motta]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|3|28}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[La Equidad]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Danilson Córdoba]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|9|6}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Independiente Medellín|Medellín]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Gerardo Bedoya]]|age={{birth date and age|1975|9|26}}|caps=44|goals=1|club=[[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Paulo Cesar Arango]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|8|27}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[América de Cali]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Giovanni Moreno]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|7|1}}|caps=-|goals=-|club=[[Atlético Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Luis Fernando Mosquera]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|7|17}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[David Ferreira]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|8|9}}|caps=15|goals=3|club=[[Clube Atlético Paranaense]]|clubnat=Brazil}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jaime Castrillón]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|4|5}}|caps=14|goals=6|club=[[Independiente Medellin]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=MF|name=[[Alvaro Dominguez]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|8|10}}|caps=6|goals=2|club=[[FC Sion]]|clubnat=Switzerland}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aldo Ramírez]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|4|18}}|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[Monarcas Morelia]]|clubnat=Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Tressor Moreno]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|1|11}}|caps=28|goals=7|club=[[San Luis]]|clubnat=Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Yulian Anchico]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|5|28}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Roberto Polo]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|12|21}}|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[La Equidad]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Carmelo Valencia]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|7|13}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Atlético Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Wason Rentería]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|7|4}}|caps=6|goals=3|club=[[F.C. Porto]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Léider Preciado]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|2|26}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Freddy Montero]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|7|26}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Deportivo Cali]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Carlos Rentería]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|3|4}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Atlético Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs end}}
== World Cup Record ==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1934|1934]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1938|1938]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[Football World Cup 1950|1950]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1954|1954]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1958|1958]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1962|1962]] - Group Stage
*[[Football World Cup 1966|1966]] to [[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - Round Of Sixteen
*[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - Group Stage
*[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - Group Stage
*[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
== Copa América Record ==
{|
|valign="top"|
*[[South American Championship 1916|1916]] to [[South American Championship 1942|1942]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[South American Championship 1945|1945]] - Fifth place
*[[South American Championship 1946|1946]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[South American Championship 1947|1947]] - Eighth place
*[[South American Championship 1949|1949]] - Eighth place
*[[South American Championship 1953|1953]] to [[South American Championship 1956|1956]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[South American Championship 1957|1957]] - Fifth place
*[[South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)|1959]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador)|1959]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[South American Championship 1963|1963]] - Seventh place
*[[South American Championship 1967|1967]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Copa América 1975|1975]] - Runners-up
|width="50"|
|valign="top"|
*[[Copa América 1979|1979]] - Round 1
*[[Copa América 1983|1983]] - Round 1
*[[Copa América 1987|1987]] - Third place
*[[Copa América 1989|1989]] - Round 1
*[[Copa América 1991|1991]] - Fourth place
*[[Copa América 1993|1993]] - Third place
*[[Copa América 1995|1995]] - Third place
*[[Copa América 1997|1997]] - Quarterfinals
*[[Copa América 1999|1999]] - Quarterfinals
*[[Copa América 2001|2001]] - '''Winners'''
*[[Copa América 2004|2004]] - Fourth place
*[[Copa América 2007|2007]] - Round 1
|}
== Managers ==
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!align="left" style="width: 30em"|COLOMBIA NATIONAL TEAM MANAGERS SINCE 1938
!align="left" style="width: 10em"|FROM
!align="left" style="width: 10em"|TO
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Alfonso Novoa]]
|align="center"|[[1938-02-10]]
|align="center"|[[1938-02-23]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Paternoster]]
|align="center"|[[1938-08-08]]
|align="center"|[[1938-08-21]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Roberto Meléndez]]
|align="center"|[[1945-01-21]]
|align="center"|[[1945-02-21]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[José Arana Cruz]]
|align="center"|[[1946-12-09]]
|align="center"|[[1946-12-20]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lino Taioli]]
|align="center"|[[1947-12-02]]
|align="center"|[[1947-12-29]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Pedro López (football)|Pedro López]]
|align="center"|[[1957-03-16]]
|align="center"|[[1957-04-01]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rafael Orlandi]]
|align="center"|[[1957-06-16]]
|align="center"|[[1957-07-07]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Adolfo Pedernera]]
|align="center"|[[1961-02-05]]
|align="center"|[[1962-06-07]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]]
|align="center"|[[1963-03-10]]
|align="center"|[[1963-03-31]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Efraín Sánchez]]
|align="center"|[[1963-09-01]]
|align="center"|[[1963-09-04]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Antonio Julio de la Hoz]]
|align="center"|[[1965-06-20]]
|align="center"|[[1965-08-07]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Cesar López Fretes]]
|align="center"|[[1966-11-30]]
|align="center"|[[1966-12-11]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Francisco Zuluaga]]
|align="center"|[[1968-10-16]]
|align="center"|[[1969-08-24]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Cesar López Fretes]]
|align="center"|[[1970-05-20]]
|align="center"|[[1970-05-20]]
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Toza Veselinovic]]
|align="center"|[[1972-03-29]]
|align="center"|[[1973-07-05]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Efraín Sánchez]]
|align="center"|[[1975-07-20]]
|align="center"|[[1975-10-28]]
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Blagoje Vidinic]]
|align="center"|[[1976-10-15]]
|align="center"|[[1979-09-05]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Bilardo]]
|align="center"|[[1980-01-05]]
|align="center"|[[1981-09-13]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Efraín Sánchez]]
|align="center"|[[1983-02-14]]
|align="center"|[[1984-10-11]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]]
|align="center"|[[1985-02-01]]
|align="center"|[[1985-11-03]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Francisco Maturana]]
|align="center"|[[1987-06-11]]
|align="center"|[[1990-06-23]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Augusto García]]
|align="center"|[[1991-01-29]]
|align="center"|[[1991-07-21]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Humberto Ortíz]]
|align="center"|[[1992-07-08]]
|align="center"|[[1992-08-02]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Francisco Maturana]]
|align="center"|[[1993-02-24]]
|align="center"|[[1994-06-26]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Hernán Darío Gómez]]
|align="center"|[[1995-01-31]]
|align="center"|[[1998-06-26]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Javier Alvarez]]
|align="center"|[[1999-02-09]]
|align="center"|[[1999-11-19]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Augusto García]]
|align="center"|[[2000-02-12]]
|align="center"|[[2001-04-24]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Francisco Maturana]]
|align="center"|[[2001-06-03]]
|align="center"|[[2001-11-14]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Reynaldo Rueda]]
|align="center"|[[2002-05-07]]
|align="center"|[[2002-05-12]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Francisco Maturana]]
|align="center"|[[2002-11-20]]
|align="center"|[[2003-11-19]]
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Reynaldo Rueda]]
|align="center"|[[2004-02-18]]
|align="center"|November 2006
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Jorge Luis Pinto]]
|align="center"|January 2007
|align="center"|—
|}
== Most Caps ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Player
!Colombia career
!Caps (Goals)
|-
|align=left|[[Carlos Valderrama (soccer player)|Carlos Valderrama]]
|1985-1998
|111 (11)
|-
|align=left|[[Leonel Álvarez]]
|1985-1997
|101 (1)
|-
|align=left|[[Freddy Rincón]]
|1990-2001
|84 (17)
|-
|align=left|[[Luis Carlos Perea]]
|1987-1994
|78 (2)
|-
|align=left|[[Óscar Córdoba]]
|1993-2003
|71 (0)
|-
|align=left|[[René Higuita]]
|1987-1999
|69 (3)
|-
|align=left|[[Arnoldo Iguarán]]
|1979-1993
|68 (25)
|-
|align=left|[[Alexis Mendoza]]
|1987-1997
|68 (2)
|-
|align=left|[[Víctor Aristizábal]]
|1993-2003
|66 (15)
|-
|align=left|[[Luis Fernando Herrera]]
|1987-1996
|62 (1)
|}
== Top Goalscorers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Player
!Colombia career
!Goals (Caps)
|-
|align=left|[[Adolfo Valencia]]
|1992-1998
|31 (60)
|-
|align=left|[[Arnoldo Iguarán]]
|1979-1993
|25 (68)
|-
|align=left|[[Faustino Asprilla]]
|1993-2001
|20 (57)
|-
|align=left|[[Freddy Rincón]]
|1990-2001
|17 (84)
|-
|align=left|[[Víctor Aristizábal]]
|1993-2003
|15 (66)
|-
|align=left|[[Iván Valenciano]]
|1991-2000
|13 (29)
|-
|align=left|[[Willington José Ortiz]]
|1973-1985
|13 (49)
|-
|align=left|[[Antony de Ávila]]
|1983-1998
|13 (53)
|-
|align=left|[[Carlos Valderrama (soccer player)|Carlos Valderrama]]
|1985-1998
|11 (111)
|-
|align=left|[[Juan Pablo Ángel]]
|1996-2006
|9 (33)
|}
== Famous Players ==
{{Original research|date=April 2008}}
*[[Leonel Álvarez]]
*[[Juan Pablo Ángel]]
*[[Faustino Asprilla]]
*[[Jorge Bermúdez]]
*[[Iván Córdoba]]
*[[Óscar Córdoba]]
*[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] ([[Argentina|Argentine]], also played for Argentina and [[Spain national football team|Spain]])
*[[Andrés Escobar]]
*[[Giovanni Hernández]]
*[[René Higuita]]
*[[Aly Faryd Camilo Mondragón]]
*[[Luis Amaranto Perea]]
*[[Hugo Rodallega]]
*[[Freddy Rincón]]
*[[Carlos Valderrama (soccer player)|Carlos Valderrama]]
*[[Adolfo Valencia]]
*[[Mario Yepes]]
*[[Marcos Coll]]
*[[Willington Ortiz]]
==See also==
* [[Colombia national under-17 football team]]
* [[Colombia national under-20 football team]]
== References ==
<references/>
== External links ==
*[http://www.colfutbol.org/ Colombia FA]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/col-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1938-]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/col-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/col-coach-triv.html RSSSF archive of coaches 1938-]
== Titles ==
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{{succession box
| before = [[Copa América 1999|1999]] - [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]{{flagicon|Brazil}}
| title = [[Copa América|South American Champions]]
| years = [[Copa América 2001|2001]] (First title)
| after = [[Copa América 2004|2004]] - [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]{{flagicon|Brazil}}
}}
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