Colombia women's national football team
The Colombia women's football team is the team that plays for Colombia in women's international football. They play in international competitions and are managed by the Colombian Football Federation. They are part of CONMEBOL, which is a group of South American football teams. Right now, they are ranked 28th in the FIFA Ranking. They have played in three FIFA Women's World Cups: in Germany in 2011, Canada in 2015, and Australia–New Zealand in 2023.
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| Nickname(s) | Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)[1][2] Las Cafeteras[3] (The Coffee Growers) | ||
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| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Nelson Abadía | ||
| Captain | Daniela Montoya | ||
| Most caps | Catalina Usme (78) | ||
| Top scorer | Catalina Usme (52) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero[4] | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 26  1 (7 December 2018)[5] | ||
| Highest | 22 (December 2016 – June 2017; August 2023) | ||
| Lowest | 43 (March 2007) | ||
| First international | |||
 Colombia 4–1 Venezuela  (Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Colombia 8–0 Venezuela (Lima, Peru; 11 April 2003)  Uruguay 0–8 Colombia  (Barranquilla, Colombia; 6 June 2004) Uruguay 0–8 Colombia (Cuenca, Ecuador; 13 November 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 12–0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 27 April 2003) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2023) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2010, 2014, 2022) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2012, 2016) | ||
Colombia is one of the best national teams in South America. They are the third country on the continent to qualify for both the World Cup and the Olympics, after Brazil and Argentina. In 2015, they were the first Spanish-speaking country to win a game in the Women's World Cup and the first whose women's team got past the group stage in 2015.
Las Cafeteras, as they are sometimes called, have been in every Copa América Femenina tournament since 1998. They finished second in 2010, 2014, and 2022.[6]
References
change- ↑ Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". SoccerWire.com.
- ↑ Baker, Katie (23 June 2015). "Canadian Bacon: Watching the U.S. Women Bring Home a Win in Edmonton". Grantland.
- ↑ "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ ""Cali es la casa de la Selección Colombia femenina": Catalina Usme". cali.gov.co. February 17, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-02.