Colombia women's national football team

The Colombia women's national football team represents Colombia in international women's football competitions and are controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. They are a member of the CONMEBOL. The team is currently ranked 25th in the FIFA Ranking and have qualified for two FIFA Women's World Cups, in Germany 2011 and Canada 2015.

Colombia

Nickname(s)	Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)[1][2] Las Cafeteras[3] (The Coffee Growers)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Nelson Abadía
Captain	Natalia Gaitán
Most caps	Nataly Arias (60)
Top scorer	Catalina Usme (20)
Home stadium	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA code	COL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	26 1 (18 December 2020)[4]
Highest	22 (December 2016–June 2017)
Lowest	118 (June 2008)
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	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	Round of 16 (2015)
Copa América Femenina
Appearances	5
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	11th (2012, 2016)
Medal record Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team 2015 Toronto Team Bolivarian Games 2009 Sucre Team 2005 Colombia Team

Colombia is one of South America's best-ranked national teams, and are also the third nation of the continent to qualify for World Cup and the Olympics, besides Brazil and Argentina. Colombia was the first Spanish-speaking country whose women's team advanced beyond the group stage in a World Cup (in 2015).

Las Cafeteras also had participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998. Colombia were runners-up in 2010 and 2014.[5]

Team image

Home stadium

The Colombia women's national team plays their home matches on the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.

Results and fixtures

• The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2021

18 January Friendly	United States	4–0	Colombia	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	S. Mewis  4', 33', 46' K. Mewis  85'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

22 January Friendly	United States	6–0	Colombia	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Macario  3' Rapinoe  35', 44' (pen.) Williams  60' Horan  73' Williams-Purce  86'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

All-time results

The following table shows Colombia's all-time international record, correct as of 1 June 2020.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Total	110	49	23	38	173	53

• Source: FIFA, Worldfootball

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Nelson Abadía

Manager history

• Updated on 18 January 2021 after the match against  United States.

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Notes
Nelson Abadía	–present	0	0	0	0	00.0%

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for two friendlies against the United States on 18 and 22 January 2021.[6]
• Caps and goals accurate up to and including date month year.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	GK	Natalia Giraldo	19 May 2003	América de Cali
12	GK	Sandra Sepúlveda	3 March 1988	Independiente Medellín
22	GK	Valentina González	7 February 2002	Llaneros
2	DF	Kelly Ibargüen	26 November 2002	Deportivo Cali
3	DF	Daniela Arias	31 August 1994	América de Cali
15	DF	Oriánica Velásquez	1 August 1989	Junior
16	DF	Jorelyn Carabalí	18 May 1997	Deportivo Cali
17	DF	Carolina Arias	2 September 1990	Deportivo Cali
23	DF	Viviana Acosta	11 December 1998	Independiente Santa Fe
	DF	Ana María Bohórquez	14 July 2001	Fortaleza C.E.I.F.
4	MF	Diana Ospina	3 March 1989	América de Cali
5	MF	Gabriela Huertas	17 June 1991	Independiente Santa Fe
6	MF	Daniela Montoya	22 August 1990	Junior
7	MF	María Camila Reyes	11 May 2002	Llaneros
8	MF	Jessica Caro	20 July 1988	América de Cali
10	MF	Gisela Robledo	13 May 2003	América de Cali
18	MF	Manuela Pavi	23 December 2000	Deportivo Cali
19	MF	Kelly Caicedo	26 November 2002	Deportivo Cali
21	MF	Liana Salazar	16 September 1992	Independiente Santa Fe
9	FW	Kena Romero	31 October 1987	Independiente Santa Fe
11	FW	Catalina Usme	25 December 1989	América de Cali
14	FW	Ingrid Guerra	4 August 2001	Deportivo Cali
20	FW	Linda Caicedo	22 February 2005	Deportivo Cali

Recent call-ups

• The following players have been called up for the Colombian squad within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Sofía García	18 October 2000			Sporting Huelva	v.  United States, 18 January 2021 ^PRE
MF	María Morales	22 February 1996			Millonarios	v.  United States, 18 January 2021 ^PRE
FW	Sara Martínez	22 January 2001			Independiente Medellín	v.  United States, 18 January 2021 ^PRE

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup

• 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad
• 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad

Records

As of 1 January 2021

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players # Name Caps Goals Career 1 Nataly Arias 60 6 2010–present

Top goalscorers # Name Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 Catalina Usme (list) 20 44 0.45 2006–present

Honours

Intercontinental

• Pan American Games
  • Winners (1): 2019 Lima
  • Runners-up (1): 2015 Toronto
  • Fourth place (1): 2011 Guadalajara

Continental

• Copa América Femenina:
  • Runners-up (2): 2010, 2014
  • Third place (1): 2003
  • Fourth place (1): 2018
• Bolivarian Games
  • Winners (1): 2009 Sucre
  • Runners-up (1): 2005 Colombia

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 Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Enter
1995
1999	Did Not Qualify
2003
2007
2011	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	4
2015	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	4	5
2019	Did Not Qualify
2023	TBD
Total	Round of 16	2/9	7	1	2	4	4	9

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2011	Group stage	28 June	Sweden	L 0–1	BayArena, Leverkusen
		2 July	United States	L 0–3	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
		6 July	North Korea	D 0–0	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
2015	Group stage	9 June	Mexico	D 1–1	Moncton Stadium, Moncton
		13 June	France	W 2–0
		17 June	England	L 1–2	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
	Round of 16	22 June	United States	L 0–2	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not Qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	First stage	11th	3	0	0	3	0	6
2016	First stage	11th	3	0	1	2	2	7
2020	Did not Qualify
2024	TBD
Total	First stage	2/7	6	0	1	5	2	13

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Enter
1995
1998	First Stage	6th	4	2	0	2	11	16
2003	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	12	16
2006	First Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	4	11
2010	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	1	2	19	8
2014	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	2	0	12	2
2018	Fourth place	4th	7	3	2	2	17	8
Total	Runners-up	6/8	34	17	7	10	75	61

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	Did Not Enter
2003
2007
2011	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	3	4
2015	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	5	5
2019	Winners	1st	5	2	3	0	9	6
Total	Winners	3/6	15	7	4	4	17	15

See also

• Colombia national football team

References

1. Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". soccerwire.
2. Baker, Katie (23 June 2015). "Canadian Bacon: Watching the U.S. Women Bring Home a Win in Edmonton". Grantland.
3. "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
4. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
5. "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
6. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para juegos ante Estados Unidos". Colombian Football Federation (in Spanish). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile