Colombia national under-17 football team

The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in the youth international team. They have been to the FIFA U-17 World Cup six times where they finished in the top four in the 2003 and 2009 tournaments.

Colombia

Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Juan Carlos Ramírez
FIFA code	COL
First colours Second colours
First international
Colombia 0–2 Peru (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1985)
Biggest win
Colombia 9–1 Finland (Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003) Colombia 8–0 Bolivia (Asunción, Paraguay; 5 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
Colombia 0–4 Switzerland (Lagos, Nigeria; 12 November 2009) Brazil 5–1 Colombia (Ibarra, Ecuador; 25 March 2011) Paraguay 4–0 Colombia (Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015) Colombia 0–4 Germany (New Delhi, India; 16 October 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1989)
Best result	Fourth place (2003, 2009)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1985)
Best result	Winners (1993)
Medal record Bolivarian Games 1997 Arequipa Team 2005 Colombia Team 2013 Trujillo Team 2017 Santa Marta Team 1993 Bolivia Team 2001 Ambato Team South American Games 1994 Valencia Team 2010 Medellín Team 2014 Santiago Team

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

  Champions    Runners-up   Third Place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	did not Qualify
1987
1989	First round	15th	3	0	1	2	3	5
1991	did not Qualify
1993	First round	14th	3	1	0	2	3	6
1995	did not Qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	2	1	14	5
2005	did not Qualify
2007	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	10	7
2009	Fourth Place	4th	7	2	3	2	8	11
2011	did not Qualify
2013
2015
2017	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	5	7
2019	did not Qualify
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	Fourth place	6/20	27	9	7	11	43	41

South American Under-17 Football Championship

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Round-robin	6th	8	3	1	4	9	12
1986	First round	8th	4	1	1	2	5	5
1988	Third place	3rd	7	2	3	2	7	6
1991	First round	6th	4	2	1	1	10	4
1993	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	14	4
1995	First round	5th	4	1	1	2	6	6
1997	First round	5th	4	2	1	1	5	2
1999	First round	8th	4	1	1	2	6	8
2001	First round	5th	4	2	1	1	7	7
2003	Third place	3rd	7	3	3	1	11	10
2005	Fourth place	4th	7	2	1	4	6	8
2007	Third place	3rd	9	5	3	1	16	5
2009	Fourth place	4th	7	4	2	1	11	6
2011	Fifth place	5th	9	3	2	4	12	15
2013	First round	8th	4	0	3	1	3	4
2015	Sixth place	6th	9	2	3	4	10	15
2017	Fourth place	4th	9	4	2	3	12	12
2019	First round	9th	4	0	0	4	4	8
2023	First round	9th	4	0	1	3	1	9
Total	1 title	19/19	115	42	32	41	155	146