Colombia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Las Chicas Superpoderosas
(The Powerpuff Girls)[1][2]
Las Cafeteras[3]
(The Coffee Growers)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachÁngelo Marsiglia (interim)
CaptainDaniela Montoya
Most capsCatalina Usme (78)
Top scorerCatalina Usme (52)
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero[4]
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 23 Decrease 1 (15 December 2023)[5]
Highest22 (December 2016 – June 2017; August 2023)
Lowest43 (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
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2023)
Copa América
Appearances7 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2010, 2014, 2022)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage (2012, 2016)

The Colombia women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Colombia) 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 28th in the FIFA Ranking and have qualified for three FIFA Women's World Cups, in Germany 2011, Canada 2015 and Australia–New Zealand 2023.

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 to win a game in the Women's World Cup and 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, 2014 and 2022.[6]

Team image

Nicknames

The Colombia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)"[1][2] or "Las Cafeteras[3] (The Coffee Growers)".

Home stadium

Cali, home of the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium, is the main playing site of the Colombia women's national football team. The stadium was the site for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, a tournament which consistently drew average crowds of 25,000 per match. Colombia made it to the finals in the tournament but ultimately lost to Brazil in the final.[7]

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   Void or postponed   Fixture

2023

15 February 2023 Women's Revelations Cup Costa Rica  1–1  Colombia León, Mexico
13:00 UTC−5
  • Chinchilla 45+1'
7 April Friendly France  5–2  Colombia Clermont-Ferrand, France
19:10
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
11 April Friendly Italy  2–1  Colombia Rome, Italy
Report
Stadium: Stadio Tre Fontane
Referee: Zoe Stavrou (Cyprus)
14 July Friendly Colombia  v  Republic of Ireland Brisbane, Australia
Stadium: Meakin Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Match abandoned after 20 minutes due to "overly physical" play from Colombia that resulted in hospitalisation of one of the Ireland players.
16 July Friendly China  2–2  Colombia Sydney, Australia
--:-- UTC+10
25 July FIFA WC GS Colombia  2–0  South Korea Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 24,323
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
30 July FIFA WC GS Germany  1–2  Colombia Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
3 August FIFA WC GS Morocco  1–0  Colombia Perth, Australia
Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 17,342
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
8 August FIFA WC Round of 16 Colombia  1–0  Jamaica Melbourne, Australia
18:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
12 August FIFA WC QF England  2–1  Colombia Sydney, Australia
20:30 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
26 October Friendly United States  0–0  Colombia Sandy, United States
21:00 ET Report Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
29 October Friendly United States  3–0  Colombia San Diego, United States
17:30 ET
Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,202
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
2 December Friendly Colombia  0–0  New Zealand Bogotá, Colombia
16:00 Stadium: Estadio El Campín
5 December Friendly Colombia  1–0  New Zealand Bogotá, Colombia
15:00 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo

2024

21 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Panama  v  Colombia San Diego, United States
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
24 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Colombia  v  Brazil San Diego, United States
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

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 GD Confederation
 Argentina133641218-6CONMEBOL
 Bolivia33001037CONMEBOL
 Brazil10019443-39CONMEBOL
 Chile14662201010CONMEBOL
 Ecuador12102026719CONMEBOL
 Paraguay651016214CONMEBOL
 Peru96031593CONMEBOL
 Uruguay770031229CONMEBOL
 Venezuela161411471037CONMEBOL
 Denmark2020330UEFA
 England200224-2UEFA
 France410349-5UEFA
 Germany1100211UEFA
 Italy100112-1UEFA
 Sweden100101-1UEFA
 Wales1100312UEFA
 Canada310234-1CONCACAF
 Costa Rica64111064CONCACAF
 Guyana1100101CONCACAF
 Haiti1100303CONCACAF
 Jamaica3201422CONCACAF
 Mexico111461018-8CONCACAF
 Panama2110312CONCACAF
 Trinidad and Tobago3210918CONCACAF
 United States10019235-33CONCACAF
 Morocco100101-1CAF
 Nigeria1100101CAF
 Zambia2200202CAF
 China201124-2AFC
 Japan100124-2AFC
 North Korea201102-2AFC
 South Korea1100202AFC
 Thailand1010110AFC
 Vietnam1100202AFC
 New Zealand401314-3OFC
Total15373305024720245

By Confederation

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
CONMEBOL9054171918110477
CONCACAF37117194065-25
UEFA113261419-5
AFC8233911-2
CAF3300303
OFC401314-3

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Nelson Abadía

Manager history

As of 18 January 2021, after the match against  United States.

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Notes
Nelson Abadía 20??– 0 0 0 0 00.0%

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against  New Zealand on 2 and 5 December 2023, respectively.[8]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup).

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Catalina Pérez (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 36 0 Germany Werder Bremen
13 1GK Luisa Fernanda Agudelo (2007-03-27) 27 March 2007 Colombia Deportivo Cali
12 1GK Sandra Sepúlveda (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 73 0 Colombia Independiente Medellín

14 2DF Ángela Barón (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 3 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
17 2DF Carolina Arias (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 103 0 Colombia Santa Fe
3 2DF Daniela Arias (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 23 4 Colombia América de Cali
22 2DF Daniela Caracas (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 46 0 Spain Espanyol
19 2DF Jorelyn Carabalí (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 33 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
20 2DF Mónica Ramos (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 8 0 Brazil Grêmio

6 3MF Daniela Montoya (captain) (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 84 10 Colombia Atlético Nacional
16 3MF Lady Andrade (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 63 17 Brazil Real Brasília
10 3MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 63 14 Spain Atlético Madrid
5 3MF Lorena Bedoya Durango (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 21 0 Brazil Real Brasília
2 3MF Manuela Vanegas (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 43 10 Spain Real Sociedad
8 3MF Marcela Restrepo (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 28 4 Spain DUX Logroño
7 3MF María Camila Reyes (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 3 0 Colombia Santa Fe
9 3MF Mayra Ramírez (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 53 12 Spain Levante

11 4FW Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 93 72 Colombia América de Cali
23 4FW Elexa Bahr (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 20 1 Colombia América de Cali
21 4FW Ivonne Chacón (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 13 2 Spain Valencia
4FW Manuela Paví (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 8 1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro

Gabriela Huertas Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
Viviana Acosta Colombia Independiente Santa Fe

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Katherine Tapia (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Italy, 11 April 2023
GK Natalia Giraldo (2003-05-19)19 May 2003 (aged 20) 3 0 Colombia América de Cali v.  United States,27 December 2023

DF María Morales (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Panama, 21 June 2023
DF Ana María Guzmán (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 1 0 Germany Bayern Munich v.  United States,27 December 2023

MF Liced Serna (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 Spain Valencia v.  Panama, 21 June 2023
MF Diana Ospina García (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 68 4 Colombia América de Cali 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

FW Gabriela Urueña (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 Colombia Llaneros v.  Panama, 21 June 2023
FW Ingrid Guerra (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  United States,27 December 2023
FW Linda Caicedo (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 23 12 Spain Real Madrid v.  United States,27 December 2023
FW Yisela Cuesta (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 Brazil Ferroviária v.  United States,27 December 2023

Ana María Huertas Colombia Independiente Santa Fe v.  United States,27 December 2023

Records

As of 1 January 2021

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

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**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 Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
China 1991Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011Group stage14th301204Squad
Canada 2015Round of 1612th411245Squad
France 2019Did not qualify
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023Quarter-finals8th530264Squad
2027To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 3/10 12 4 2 6 10 13
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Germany 2011 Group stage28 June SwedenL 0–1BayArena, Leverkusen
2 July United StatesL 0–3Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
6 July North KoreaD 0–0Ruhrstadion, Bochum
Canada 2015 Group stage9 June MexicoD 1–1Moncton Stadium, Moncton
13 June FranceW 2–0
17 June EnglandL 1–2Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Round of 1622 June United StatesL 0–2Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Group stage25 July South KoreaW 2-0Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
30 July GermanyW 2–1
3 August MoroccoL 0–1Perth Oval, Perth
Round of 168 August JamaicaW 1–0Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Quarter-finals12 August EnglandL 1–2Stadium Australia, Sydney

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United States 1996Did not enter
Australia 2000Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012Group stage11th300306Squad
Brazil 2016Group stage11th301227Squad
Japan 2020Did not qualify
France 2024Qualified
TotalGroup stage3/86015213

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Brazil 1991Did not enter
Brazil 1995
Argentina 1998Group Stage6th42021116
Peru 2003Third place3rd52121216
Argentina 2006Group stage7th4112411
Ecuador 2010Runners-up2nd7412198
Ecuador 2014Runners-up2nd7520122
Chile 2018Fourth place4th7322178
Colombia 2022Runners-up2nd6501144
TotalRunners-up7/940227118965

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Canada 1999Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011Fourth place4th520334Squad
Canada 2015Runners-up2nd531155Squad
Peru 2019Champions1st523096Squad
Chile 2023Did not qualify
Colombia 2027Qualified as host
Total1 Title4/8157441715

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010Did not enter
Mexico 2014 Silver medal5311123
Colombia 2018 Group stage310245
El Salvador 2023Withdrew
TotalSilver medal8413168

South American Games

South American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Chile 2014 310233
Bolivia 2018 532062
Paraguay 2022 320133
Total11623128
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Bolivarian Games

Bolivarian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Colombia 2005 Silver Medal6402127
Bolivia 2009 Gold Medal4400103
2013 to present U20Team Tournament
Total2/2108022210

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 2024 qualified
Total1/1000000

Honours

Intercontinental
Continental

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Baker, Katie (23 June 2015). "Canadian Bacon: Watching the U.S. Women Bring Home a Win in Edmonton". Grantland.
  3. 1 2 "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ""Cali es la casa de la Selección Colombia femenina": Catalina Usme". cali.gov.co. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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  6. "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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  8. "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para la fecha FIFA de octubre" [Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para amistosos frente a Nueva Zelanda] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 20 November 2023.
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