Colombia national under-23 football team

Colombia
Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Teófilo Gutiérrez
FIFA code	COL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Guatemala 2–1 Colombia ; (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 26 February 1950)
Biggest win
	Colombia 7–1 Dominican Republic ; (Cali, Colombia; 3 August 1971); Colombia 6–0 Bahamas ; (Cali, Colombia; 31 July 1971)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 9–0 Colombia ; (Londrina, Brazil; 30 January 2000)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1968)
Best result	7th (2016)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
South American Games
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games

The Colombia Olympic 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.

Honours

CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament:
- Runners-up: 1968, 1972, 1980, 1992
- Fourth place: 1964, 1976, 1988, 1996
Bolivarian Games
- Champions: 1951 Caracas
- Runners-up: 1961 Barranquilla, 1973 Panama City, 1981 Barquisimeto
Central American and Caribbean Games
- Third Place: 1954 Mexico City, 1970 Panama City
Pan American Games
- Runners-up: 1971 Colombia
- Third Place: 1995 Mar del Plata
South American Games
- Runners-up: 1986 Santiago

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

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1900	Did not Exist
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1936
1948
1952	Did not Enter
1956	Did not Enter
1960	Did not Qualify
1964	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
1980	First stage	11th	3	1	1	1	2	4
1984	Did not Qualify
1988	Did not Qualify
1992	First stage	14th	3	0	1	2	4	9
1996	Did not Qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Quarter-Finals	7th	4	1	2	1	6	6
2020	To Be Determined
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	TBD
Total	Runners-up	12/12	61	24	17	20	86	87

Schedule and results

Win Draw Loss

2016

24 February Friendly	Honduras	1–1	Colombia	Ft. Lauderdale, United States
	Chirinos ??'	Report	A. Murillo 31'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

27 February Friendly	Honduras	2–2	Colombia	Ft. Lauderdale, United States
	Elis 56' Acosta 80' (pen.)	Report	Mina 34' Quintero 38'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

25 March 2016 Olympic Games Play-off	Colombia	1–1	United States	Barranquilla, Colombia
16:05 UTC−5	Quintero 67' (pen.)	Report	Gil 5'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

29 March 2016 Olympic Games Play-off	United States	1–2	Colombia	Texas, United States
	Machado 57' (o.g.)	Report	R. Martínez 30', 64'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Texas) Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

21 July Friendly	Argentina	0–0	Colombia	Boca Ratón, Florida, United States
		Report		Stadium: FAU Stadium

24 July Friendly	Colombia	2–0	Honduras	Cartagena, Colombia
17:00	Preciado 33' Gutiérrez 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

4 August 2016 Summer Olympics	Sweden	2–2	Colombia	Manaus, Brazil
18:00	Ishak 43' Ajdarević 62'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Gutiérrez 17' Pabón 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 29,996^[1] Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

7 August 2016 Summer Olympics	Japan	2–2	Colombia	Manaus, Brazil
21:00	Asano 67' Nakajima 74'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Gutiérrez 59' Fujiharu 65' (o.g.)	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 26,603^[2] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

10 August 2016 Summer Olympics	Colombia	2–0	Nigeria	São Paulo, Brazil
19:00	Gutiérrez 4' Pabón 63' (pen.)	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 36,702^[3] Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

13 August 2016 Summer Olympics	Brazil	2–0	Colombia	São Paulo, Brazil
22:00	Neymar 12' Luan 83'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 41,560^[4] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Team

Current squad

The following is the Colombia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.^[5] William Tesillo, Dorlan Pabón and Teófilo Gutiérrez were the three over-aged players selected to play in the games.
Caps and goals updated as 14 August 2016.

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Cristian Bonilla	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 30)	8	0	Al-Fayha
18	1GK	Luis Hurtado	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Deportivo Pereira

2	2DF	William Tesillo^[a]	(1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)	6	0	León
3	2DF	Deivy Balanta	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)	8	0	Junior
4	2DF	Deiver Machado	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30)	6	0	Atlético Nacional
5	2DF	Juan Sebastián Quintero	(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Deportivo Cali
13	2DF	Helibelton Palacios	(1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 30)	8	0	Atlético Nacional
17	2DF	Cristian Borja	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31)	9	0	Toluca

6	3MF	Jefferson Lerma	(1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 29)	5	0	Bournemouth
12	3MF	Andrés Felipe Roa	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 30)	7	0	Huracán
14	3MF	Sebastián Pérez	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31)	7	0	Pachuca
15	3MF	Wílmar Barrios	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30)	9	0	Boca Juniors
16	3MF	Kevin Balanta	(1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 27)	7	0	Deportivo Cali

7	4FW	Arley Rodríguez	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)	6	0	Lobos BUAP
8	4FW	Dorlan Pabón^[a]	(1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36)	6	2	Monterrey
9	4FW	Miguel Borja	(1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31)	5	0	Palmeiras
10	4FW	Teófilo Gutiérrez^[a] (Captain)	(1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 (age 38)	6	4	Junior
11	4FW	Harold Preciado	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 29)	7	1	Shenzhen

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
GK	Luis Herney	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Real Cartagena	Alternative squad 2016 Summer Olympics
GK	Álvaro Montero	(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Cúcuta Deportivo	Olympic Games Play-Off

DF	Felipe Aguilar	(1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Atlético Nacional	2016 Summer Olympics ^INJ
DF	Yerry Mina	(1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 29)	4	1	Barcelona	Training Session May 2016
DF	Cristian Arrieta	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Envigado	Training Session May 2016
DF	Davinson Sánchez	(1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Tottenham Hotspur	Olympic Games Play-Off
DF	Jaine Barreiro	(1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 29)	2	0	Atlas	Olympic Games Play-Off
DF	Jherson Vergara	(1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Milan	Olympic Games Play-Off
DF	Luis Manuel Orejuela	(1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Ajax	v. United States, 25 March 2016
DF	Andrés Murillo	(1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 (age 28)	2	1	La Equidad	v. Honduras, 27 February 2016
DF	Alexis Pérez	(1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Querétaro	v. Honduras, 27 February 2016

MF	Jarlan Barrera	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Junior	v. Honduras, 24 July 2016
MF	Raúl Loaiza	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 30)	2	0	Atlético	v. Honduras, 24 July 2016
MF	Brayan Angulo	(1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 30)	3	0	Independiente Medellín	Training Session May 2016
MF	José Leudo	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 30)	2	0	Atlético Huila	Training Session May 2016
MF	Guillermo Celis	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Vitória	Training Session May 2016
MF	Harrison Mojica	(1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Deportivo Cali	Training Session May 2016
MF	Juan Pablo Nieto	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)	5	1	Atlético Nacional	Olympic Games Play-Off
MF	Juan Fernando Quintero	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)	4	2	River Plate	Olympic Games Play-Off
MF	Yony González	(1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 29)	3	0	Junior	Olympic Games Play-Off
MF	Cristian Higuita	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Orlando City	v. Honduras, 27 February 2016

FW	Andrés Rentería	(1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 30)	1	0	Atlético Nacional	2016 Summer Olympics squad
FW	Jeison Lucumí	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Atlético Nacional	v. Honduras, 24 July 2016
FW	Cristián Dajome	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)	3	0	América	Training Session May 2016
FW	William Palacio	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Sol de América	Training Session May 2016
FW	Carlos Ibargüen	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Celaya	Training Session May 2016
FW	Roger Martínez	(1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 29)	4	5	Villarreal	Olympic Games Play-Off
FW	Rafael Santos Borré	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 28)	1	0	River Plate	Olympic Games Play-Off
FW	Carlos Rivas	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)	0	0	New York Red Bulls	Preliminary squad vs Honduras friendly

Coaching staff

As of 20 May 2015

Manager	Carlos Alberto Restrepo Isaza
Assistant manager	Carlos Alberto Paniagua
Physical trainer	Jair Alirio Llanten
Goalkeeping coach	Wilson de Jesús Londoño
Medic	José Fernando Arango
Assistant	Carlos Murcia
Kinesiologist	Diego Cardona

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Overaged player. A maximum of three players born before 1 January 1993 may be selected in the final squad.

References

^ "Match Report: SWE vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Match Report: JPN vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Match Report: COL vs NGA" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Match Report: BRA vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Convocatoria oficial Selecciones Colombia para Rio 2016" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[overaged-6] Overaged player. A maximum of three players born before 1 January 1993 may be selected in the final squad.

[SWE_vs_COL-1] "Match Report: SWE vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[JPN_vs_COL-2] "Match Report: JPN vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[COL_vs_NGA-3] "Match Report: COL vs NGA" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[BRA_vs_COL-4] "Match Report: BRA vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Convocatoria oficial Selecciones Colombia para Rio 2016" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

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