The Colombia National Team is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol.
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (the coffee makers) | ||
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| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol | ||
| Head coach |  Reinaldo Rueda, 2004- | ||
| Most caps | Carlos Valderrama (111) | ||
| Top scorer | Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán (25) | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 29 | ||
| Highest | 4 (December 1996) | ||
| Lowest | 41 (November 2003) | ||
| First international | |||
Template:Country data Mexico old Mexico 3 - 1 Colombia  (Panama City, Panama; 10 February, 1938) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September, 1993)
Colombia 5 - 0 Uruguay  (Barranquilla, Colombia; 6 June, 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Argentina 9 - 1 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 7 February, 1945) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1962) | ||
| Best result | Round 2, 1990 | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1945) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 2001 | ||
History
Colombia did not participate in the qualifying rounds from 1930 to 1954. Colombia would first enter World Cup qualifying in the 1958 qualifiers but were unsuccessful. In the 1962 qualifiers, they faced Peru in a two-game series and qualified for their first World Cup.
CONMEBOL Group 3
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Colombia qualified.
At Chile 1962, Colombia lost 2-1 to Uruguay in their opening match. This added pressure to the team becuase they neeeded to give their second match against the USSR if htey were to have any chance of advancing. Colombia was considered to not have any chance against the Soviets after a loss against Uruguay. This seemed true as the USSR were up 3-0 by the 12th minute of the first half. A goal by German Aceros left the first half 3-1. In the second half the Soviets got another goal in the 56th minute give them a 4-1 lead,leaving the Colombians with little time to fight back. However luck was on their side and three goals from Macros Coll, Marino Klinger, Angulo Rada flew past USSR goalkeeper Lev Yashin, arguably the world's best at the time. Coming 4-1 down to draw 4-4 with the Soviet Union was one of biggest's shocks at Chile 1962. Unfortumately their campaign ended with a 5-0 defeat to Yugoslavia. Colombia entered the 1966 qualifiers and finished bottom of their group behind Chile (who they defeated 2-0) and Ecuador. The 1970 qualifiers proved to be little better. Former Yugoslav international Toza Veselinovic became coach, and with a new crop of players emerging led by defender Arturo Segovia and the hugely talented forward Willington Ortiz, Colombia experienced a rise in its fortunes. In the 1974 qualifiers, Colombia finished behind Uruguay only on goal difference- despite being unbeaten and with a win over Uruguay in Montevideo. In the 1975 Copa America, Colombia finished runners-up losing to Peru 2-0, while Colombian clubs began making progress in the Copa Libertadores.
For the 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 tieing in Tel Aviv 0-0.
1990 FIFA World Cup
At Italia '90, Colombia defeated United Arab Emirates 2-0, lost to Yugoslavia nad earned their place in the Round Of Sixteen after a dramatic 1-1 draw with West Germany who would later win the cup at Italia '90.
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:FRGf | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| Template:YUGf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Template:COLf | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Template:UAEf | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 |
During their Round Of Sixteen match against Cameron, the Colombians played well during the gmae which when into Extra Time after 0-0 draw. Them disaster struck and Colombia lost 2-1 against Cameron. The defeat was due to goalkeeper Rene Higuita because he seemingly walked with the ball at his feet 35 yards from goal enabling Cameroon striker Roger Milla to snatch it from him, and score Cameron'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
Colombia entered 1994 FIFA World Cup with high expectations. An impressive qualifying campaign included a 5-0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires. On 5 September 1993, Argentina welcomed Colombia to Buenos Aires for their final Group A qualifier for USA 94. Lying a point behind the Cafeteros, Alfio Basile's side needed a win to qualify directly. What they produced instead was one of biggest debacles in the history of Argentine football as they were beaten 5-0 by the Colombians and consigned to a play-off against Australia.
Qualfication - CONMEBOL Group 1
August 1, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia - Template:COLf 0 - 0 Template:PARf
August 1, 1993, Lima, Peru - Template:PERf 0 - 1 Template:ARGf
August 8, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay - Template:PARf 1 - 3 Template:ARGf
August 8, 1993, Lima, Peru - Template:PERf 0 - 1 Template:COLf
August 15, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay - Template:PARf 2 - 1 Template:PERf
August 18, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia - Template:COLf 2 - 1 Template:ARGf
August 22, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Template:ARGf 2 - 1 Template:PERf
August 22, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay - Template:PARf 1 - 1 Template:COLf
August 29, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Template:ARGf 0 - 0 Template:PARf
August 29, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia - Template:COLf 4 - 0 Template:PERf
September 5, 1993, Lima, Peru - Template:PERf 2 - 2 Template:PARf
September 5, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Template:ARGf 0 - 5 Template:COLf
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:COLf | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Template:ARGf | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| 3 | Template:PARf | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 4 | Template:PERf | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the 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. Colombia began the match well and were allowed a great deal of possession by the Romanians who seemed content to defend in depth. However, against the run of play, 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. Colombia eventually lost 2-1 but to their luck Romania lost 1-4 to Switzerland in their match, which meant if Colombia beat Switzerland in their last match and Romania lost against the USA on goal differences Colombia could advance to the Second Round.
Group Stage: Colombia: 2-0 :Switzerland - June 26, 1994
Colombia scored two goals but to their despair Romania narrowly won against the USA 1-0. Escobar was gunned down shortly after the team returned home.
Many felt France 98' the end of an era in Colombia football. Hoping to improve on a disastrous first-round elimination in USA '94, 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.
1998 FIFA World Cup
Qualfication 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, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
Final Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:ARGf | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | Template:PARf | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Template:COLf | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 4 | Template:CHIf | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 14 |
| 5 | Template:PERf | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 6 | Template:ECUf | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | Template:URUf | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| 8 | Template:BOLf | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| 9 | Template:VENf | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | -33 |
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 15 yards that sailed over goalkeeper Farid Mondragon into the net. The Romanian squad, still built around the core of veterans that played at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, set the pace for much of the match. In contrast, Colombia struggled to maintain possession despite. Colombia nearly tied the game in the 85th minute when replacement Adolfo Valencia stretched Romanian goalkeeper Bogdan Stelea for a diving save to his right with his shot from 30 meters. Colombia started the game briskly but its passing was ragged and easily intercepted by the Romanians, who quickly established midfield dominance.
Group Stage: Tunisia: 0-1 :Colombia
Colombia's second match was against Tunisia. Colombia's Leider Preciado's strike seven minutes from the end lifted the tension and eased some of the pain of the South American nation, and it gave Colombia a 1-0 win over Tunisia opening up a possible road to the second round. however in order to pass to the second Round they needed to defeat England.
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 30-yard free kick nine minutes later leaving the game 2-0 with England winning. The Colombians had plenty of possession in deep positions but did little to worry the English defense. This meant Colombia was out for good. Colomb
Colombia exit at France 98' marked tje ned of an era has 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, in spite of long days of debate, during which Colombian authorities proposed to implement additional protection measures. Despite the general disappointment of the Argentinian people, most Argentinians considered that their reasons were genuine and the incident did not generate any significant disagreement inside that country, though the decision was criticized in Colombia and elsewhere. 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 Venezurla, 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 powerful 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 has group leader with 9 points.
Quarter-Finals: Colombia 3-0 :Peru
A second-half blitz propelled Colombia into the semi-finals of the Copa America. The hosts beat Peru with a double from Victor Hugo Aristazabal and one from Giovanni Hernandez.
Semi-Finals: Colombia 2-0 :Honduras
Host nation Colombia advanced to the Copa America final as they ended the Honduras fairytale with a richly deserved victory. Honduras, conquerors of Brazil in the quarter-finals, failed to recover from a nightmare start and Colombia now face Mexico in Sunday's final. The hosts took the lead after five minutes with a strike from Bedoya. The Deportivo Cali defender popped up at the left of the box and sent an exquisite shot from the outside of his left boot arrowing into the top corner. The home side continued to dictate the pace, but Honduras gradually recovered from their early jitters. The Central American side came close to levelling the scores after 30 minutes, but Oscar Cordoba pulled off a magnificent save to palm away Amado Guevera's free kick. 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 Bogota. Their captain Ivan Cordoba scored the decisive goal early in the second half with a powerful 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. They did not concede a goal in the competition and, in a tournament tarnished by a rash of red cards, they won the fair play award. 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 Bogota.
| Copa América Winners:: COLOMBIA (1st title)
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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 after thrashing Paraguay 4-0 in Asuncion. Uruguay and Colombia both had 27 points but due to goal differences, Uruguay advanced to the Play-Offs with Australia.
Final Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Template:ARGf | 43 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Template:ECUf | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Template:BRAf | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Template:PARf | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
| 5 | Template:URUf | 27 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 6 | Template:COLf | 27 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | Template:BOLf | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -12 |
| 8 | Template:PERf | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 |
| 9 | Template:VENf | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 44 | -26 |
| 10 | Template:CHIf | 12 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
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, blazing a header past Colombian goalie Farid Mondragon.
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 quarterfnals to FACE Mexico. Colombia beat Mexico 2-1 as an unexpected goal from Abel Aguilar helped the South American squad advance to the semifinals. Mexico, the favorite squad going into the tournament, was eliminated even though it played well during the first round with wins over rivals Guatemala and Jamaica and a loss against South Africa. Colombia, for its part, looked much improved over the sluggish and indecisive play it showed during the first round of the tournament.
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. Panama were up 2-0 by the first half and despite palying well and having two gaols by Jairo Patino, Colombia were unable to win.
2006 FIFA World Cup -Germany was the of truth for Colombia who had failed tro qualify for the 2002 World Cup. 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 well 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. Triumph and despair for Colombia ensued on October 12, 2005 when a powerfully headed Luis Rey goal after only seven minutes saw a renewed sense of optimism sweep through the Colombia team in their visit to Paraguay. However, despite holding out for a win, Reinaldo Rueda's men left Asuncion utterly dejected after it was confirmed that Uruguay had also won to claim the fifth spot for themselves. The Cafeteros' second successive failure to reach the finals of the FIFA World Cup™, hit the team extremely hard, with inconsolable players and staff refusing to comment after the game. As for Paraguay, the fact they had already secured qualification did not spare them the wrath of discontented home supporters, who hurled items onto the pitch and booed their team off.
Final Standings
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Template:BRAf | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| Template:ARGf | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Template:ECUf | 28 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| Template:PARf | 28 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Template:URUf | 25 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
| Template:COLf | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| Template:CHIf | 22 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| Template:VENf | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| Template:PERf | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| Template:BOLf | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -17 |
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Group Stage
| July 16 | Colombia | 7 | - | 0 | Netherlands Antilles | at | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| July 20 | Colombia | 2 | - | 1 | Panama | at | Cartagena, Colombia | |
Quarter Finals
| July 23 | Colombia | 6 | - | 0 | Jamaica | at | Cartagena, Colombia | |
Semi-Finals
| July 26 | Colombia | 1 | - | 0 | Honduras | at | Cartagena, Colombia | |
Final
| July 29 | Colombia | 2 | - | 1 | Venezuela | at | Cartagena, Colombia | |
Friendly Matches 2006/2007
Current FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as of August 12, 2006: 29
- Colombia: 1-1 :Venezuela
- Colombia: 1-1 :Ecuador
- Colombia: 0-0 :Romania
- Colombia: 2-1 :Poland
- Colombia: 0-3 :Germany
- Colombia: 2-0 :Morocco
- Colombia: 2-1 :Chile
- Colombia [Sub 17]: 2-2 :Independiente Santa Fe
- Colombia [Sub 17]: 3-1 :Argentina [Sub 17]
Copa America 2007
The Copa América 2007 is a football tournament, set to be held in Venezuela between June 26 and July 15 2007. It is organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
2010 FIFA World Cup - South Africa
Current Squad - La Selección Colombia
Sub-17 Colombia Squad
- Cristian Nazarith Truque, América.
- Yunquier Rodríguez, Deportivo Cali.
- Juan Sebastián Aparicio, Deportivo Cali.
- Ricardo Chará Lerma, Boca Juniors.
- Fabio Enrique Castillo, Boca Juniors.
- Miguel Julio, Independiente Medellín.
- Cristian Quiñónez, Independiente Medellín.
- Santiago Tréllez, Independiente Medellín.
- Johnathan Chaverra, Independiente Medellín.
- Juan Manuel Carabalí, Atlético Nacional.
- Carlos Julio Ramos, Envigado.
- James Rodríguez, Envigado.
- César Amaya, Once Caldas.
- Junior Javier Romero, Unión Magdalena.
- Néfer Estupiñán, Atlético Bucaramanga.
- Juan Manuel Charry, Liga del Valle.
- Eduardo Zea, Liga del Valle.
- Carlos Carbonero, Liga de Bogotá.
- Johnatan Segura, Liga de Bogotá.
- Édgar Rodríguez, Liga del Tolima.
- John López, Liga del Tolima.
- Juan Antonio Salcedo, Liga de Quindío.
Sub-21 Colombia Squad
Goalkeepers
- David Ospina, Atlético Nacional.
- Carlos Andrés Abella, Envigado.
Defenders
- Daniel Briceño, Deportes Tolima.
- Harrison Morales, Deportes Quindío.
- Jairo Suárez, Independiente Santa Fe.
- Pedro Tavima, Real Cartagena.
- Pablo Armero, América.
- Brayner García, Cúcuta Deportivo.
Midfielders
- José Harrison Otálvaro, América.
- Edwin Valencia, América.
- Cristian Marrugo, Atlético Nacional.
- Juan Pablo Pino, Independiente Medellín.
- Freddy Guarín, Envigado.
- Sebastián Hernández, Los Millonarios.
Forwards-Strikers
- Darwin Quintero, Deportes Tolima.
- Armando Carrillo, Deportivo Cali.
- Jackson Martínez, Independiente Medellín.
- Dayro Moreno, Once Caldas.
Technical Squad
- Eduardo Lara Lozano, director técnico.
- José Hélmer Silva, asistente.
- Rodrigo Larrahondo, preparador físico.
- José María Pazo, entrenador arqueros.
- Luis Alfonso Sinisterra, kinesiólogo.
- Javier Ospina, utilero.
Colombia's Current Squad
- Miguel Ángel Calero
- Farid Mondragón
- Gerardo Bedoya
- Iván Córdoba
- Andrés Orozco
- Haider Palacio
- Oscar Passo
- Luis Perea
- Samuel Vanegas
- Mario Yepes
- Jorge Banguero
- David Ferreira
- Frankie Oviedo
- Jairo Patiño
- Andrés Pérez
- Aldo Ramírez
- John Restrepo
- Elkin Soto
- Fabián Vargas
- John Viáfara
- Juan Pablo Ángel
- Martín Arzuaga
- Jaime Castrillón
- Malher Moreno
- Víctor Pacheco
- Wason Rentería
- Luis Rey
- Hugo Rodallega
- Edixon Perea
World Cup Record
Copa América Record
Gold Cup Record
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Not Invited
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Not Invited
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Not Invited
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Not Invited
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2nd Place - Runners-Up
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Not Invited
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Quarter-Finals
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Semi-Finals
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup:
Most caps
| Player | Colombia career | Caps (Goals) |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Valderrama | 1985-1998 | 111 (11) |
| Leonel Álvarez | 1985-1997 | 101 (1) |
| Freddy Rincón | 1990-2001 | 84 (17) |
| Luis Carlos Perea | 1987-1994 | 78 (2) |
| Óscar Córdoba | 1993-2003 | 71 (0) |
| René Higuita | 1987-1999 | 69 (3) |
| Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán | 1979-1993 | 68 (25) |
| Alexis Mendoza | 1987-1997 | 68 (2) |
| Víctor Aristizábal | 1993-2003 | 66 (15) |
| Luis Fernando Herrera | 1987-1996 | 62 (1) |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Colombia career | Goals (Caps) |
|---|---|---|
| Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán | 1979-1993 | 25 (68) |
| Faustino Asprilla | 1993-2001 | 20 (57) |
| Freddy Rincón | 1990-2001 | 17 (84) |
| Víctor Aristizábal | 1993-2003 | 15 (66) |
| Adolfo Valencia | 1992-1998 | 14 (38) |
| Iván Valenciano | 1991-2000 | 13 (29) |
| Willington José Ortiz | 1973-1985 | 13 (49) |
| Antony de Ávila | 1983-1998 | 13 (53) |
| Carlos Valderrama | 1985-1998 | 11 (111) |
| Hernán Herrera | 1979-1985 | 9 (42) |