The '''Colombian national football team''' represents [[Colombia]] in international [[Association football|football]] competitions and is controlled by the [[Colombian Football Federation]]. It is a member of the [[CONMEBOL]]. The highest rank it ever reached in [[FIFA World Rankings]] was 4th in 1993, during the era of Colombian football, it is currently ranked 36th.
They were the champions of the [[2001 Copa América]], which they hosted. Prior to that success they were runners-up to [[Peru national football team|Peru]] in the [[1975 Copa America]].
The Colombian National team was one of the strongest and most successful teams of [[Association football]] between 1985 and 2001. A memorable match by this team was the historic 5–0 defeat of Argentina in 1993. The goalkeeper [[René Higuita]] achieved fame from his eccentric [[scorpion kick]] clearance against England at Wembley in 1995. Other stars from this team included [[Carlos Valderrama (footballer)|Carlos Valderrama]] (El Pibe) and striker [[Faustino Asprilla]]. Colombia qualified for the 1990, 1994, and 1998 editions of the World Cup.
However, in recent years the team has failed to be as strong as it had been in the 1990s, being unable to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup]] since 1998. Colombia has had problems throughout the recent years living up to the legacy of the older generations that rose the team's reputation. This began during aftermath corruption in Colombia following the death of [[Pablo Escobar]] that led to the murder of defender [[Andrés Escobar]](no relation to Pablo Escobar) for an own-goal at the 1994 World Cup. The aftermath had caused many star players to quit thus beginning the 'destruction' of the national team as well as ending the golden era for Colombian Football after the 1994 edition of the FIFA World Cup.
Since the mid 1980s, the Colombian National team has been a stronghold fighting the negative stereotypes towards the country's reputation. This has also made the sport very popular and made the national team a sign of [[nationalism]], pride, and passion for many Colombians world wide. Thus, Colombia is known for having a very passionate fan base in both national and international games world wide.
The team are nicknamed ''Los Cafeteros'' due to the [[Coffee in the global economy|coffee production in their country]].
==History==
Colombia won the Central American Cup in 1946, a cup they would win again in 1970. They first entered World Cup qualifying in the [[1958 World Cup|1958]] qualifiers, but were unsuccessful. Colombia drew with [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in Bogotá 1–1, but lost in [[Montevideo]] 1–0. Later, Colombia narrowly lost against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] 3–2 in Bogotá and later in [[Asunción]] 3–0, leaving the team at the bottom of CONMEBOL Group Three with one point.
===1962 FIFA World Cup===
In the [[1962 World Cup|1962]] qualifiers, they faced [[Peru national football team|Peru]] in a two-game series and qualified for their first World Cup.
CONMEBOL Group Three
{{fb|COL}} '''1 - 0''' {{fb|PER}}
{{fb|PER}} '''1 - 1''' {{fb|COL}}
'''Colombia''' qualified.
At Chile 1962, Colombia lost 2–1 to South American champions [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in their opening match. They then drew 4–4 with the reigning European champions [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] in one of biggest shocks at Chile 1962. It should be noted that in this game, Colombia scored four goals against Soviet goalkeepr [[Lev Yashin]], widely considered the best goalkeeper in football history. Also in that game, [[Marcos Coll]] scored the first and only [[Olympic goal]] in World Cup history. Additionally, in coming back from three goals down to draw the match, the Colombians completed the biggest comeback to draw in World Cup history. Unfortunately, their campaign ended with a 5–0 defeat to [[UEFA Euro 1960|Euro 1960]] runners-up [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], so they went out in the group stage.
Group One — Chile 1962 final standings
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===Aftermath and growth of ''La Selección''===
Colombia entered the [[1966 World Cup|1966]] qualifiers and finished bottom of their group behind [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]. The [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] qualifiers proved to be little better. Shortly before the 1970 World Cup Colombia played a friendly against [[England national football team|England]] losing 4–0, in a game which was overshadowed by the [[Bogotá Bracelet]] incident. In the [[1974 World Cup|1974]] qualifiers, Colombia finished behind Uruguay only on goal difference. In the 1975 Copa America, Colombia finished runners-up, losing to Peru 2–0.
For the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]], South America was allocated three-and-a-half berths at the 1990 finals. 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 national football team|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 national football team|Israel]], after they finished ahead of [[Australia national football team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national football team|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 tying in [[Israel]] 0–0.
===1990 FIFA World Cup===
At [[1990 FIFA World Cup|Italia '90]], Colombia defeated [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] 2–0, lost to Yugoslavia 1–0, and earned their place in the Round of Sixteen after a dramatic 1–1 draw with [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], which would later win the Cup.
Group D
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During their Round of Sixteen match against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], the game went into extra time after a 0–0 draw. In an unfortunate moment, goalkeeper [[René Higuita]] failed to protect the ball {{convert|35|yd|m}} from the goal line, enabling Cameroon striker [[Roger Milla]] to snatch it from him, and score Cameroon'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===
{{Main|Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup}}
Colombia entered 1994 FIFA World Cup with high expectations. An impressive qualifying campaign included a historic 5–0 win over [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in [[Buenos Aires]].
Qualification — CONMEBOL Group One
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'''Colombia''' qualified. ''Argentina'' advanced to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup (qualification)#CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off|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. 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 Córdoba 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.
Group Stage: Colombia: 2–0 :Switzerland – June 26, 1994
Colombia scored a 2–0 win over Switzerland.
Group A – Final Standings
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| style="width:40%; text-align:right;"|'''[[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]'''
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====Assassination of Andrés Escobar====
In 1994, [[defender (football)|defender]] [[Andrés Escobar]] scored an [[own goal]] in a [[1994 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]; shortly after the team returned to Colombia, Escobar was assassinated in the city of [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]].
===1998 FIFA World Cup===
{{Main|Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup}}
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.
Qualification 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 national football team|Brazil]], the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
Final Standings
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|'''17'''||16||4||5||7||18||21||−3
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|'''3'''||16||0||3||13||8||41||−33
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'''Argentina''', '''Paraguay''', '''Colombia''' and '''Chile''' qualified.
'''Group Stage: Romania: 1–0 :Colombia'''
In their opening match, [[Adrian Ilie]] of [[Valencia CF]] gave Romania a 1–0 victory over Colombia after he placed a magnificent chip shot in the 44th minute from some {{convert|15|yd|m}} that sailed over goalkeeper [[Farid Mondragón]] into the net.
'''Group Stage: [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]: 0–1 :Colombia'''
Colombia's second match was against Tunisia. Colombia's [[Leider Preciado]] struck seven minutes from the end to give a 1-0 win.
'''Group Stage: [[England national football team|England]]: 2–0 :Colombia'''
Although England needed only a draw to guarantee a place in the Final 16, [[Darren Anderton]] drove home a fiercely-struck angled drive in the 20th minute. [[David Beckham]] curled in a {{convert|30|yd|m|sing=on}} free kick nine minutes later and England won the game 2-0. Colombia was thus eliminated.
Group G — Final Standings
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| style="width:40%; text-align:right;"|'''Colombia'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''1 - 0'''
|'''[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]'''
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| style="width:40%; text-align:right;"|'''[[Romania national football team|Romania]]'''
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|'''[[England national football team|England]]'''
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|'''[[England national football team|England]]'''
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|'''[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]'''
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===2001 Copa America===
Colombia's exit at [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France '98]] marked the end of an era, as many expected, but one last moment of glory came at Copa América 2001.
The [[Copa América 2001|Copa América]] in 2001 was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. 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 the last minute, 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. 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. Colombia was placed in Group A with Venezuela, Chile, and Ecuador, and they finished on top of the group with nine points
Group Stage:
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Quarter-Finals:
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[[Giovanny Hernández|Hernández]] {{goal|66}}
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|referee=[[Gilberto Alcalá]] ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]]) }}
Semi-Finals:
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Final:
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Hosts Colombia won their first Copa América title by beating Mexico in [[Bogotá]]. Their captain [[Iván Córdoba]] scored the decisive goal early in the second half with a 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. 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 Bogotá.
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|-
|'''Copa América Winners:''':
Colombia '''COLOMBIA''' (1st title)
|}
===2002 FIFA World Cup===
For [[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea/Japan 2002]], hopes were high for Colombia, but a weak attack and internal turmoil crushed their hopes. Colombia only managed to place sixth in the qualification round. Uruguay and Colombia had both 27 points but due to goal difference, Uruguay advanced to the play-offs with Australia.
Final Standings
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===2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro===
[[Image:Colombia vs England.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Colombian team playing a friendly match against [[England national football team|England]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], United States (2005)]]
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 [[Millonarios]], netted the game's lone score in the 70th minute.
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 quarterfinals to face Mexico. Colombia beat Mexico 2–1 as an unexpected goal from Abel Aguilar helped the South American squad advance to the semifinals.
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.
===2006 FIFA World Cup===
2006 FIFA World Cup -Germany was an important moment for Colombia, having failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. Head coach [[Francisco Maturana]] led the team through 4 FIFA qualifiers and was fired after losing to Brazil 2–1 in Barranquilla, getting thrashed 4–0 by a weak Bolivia and suffering a shocking 1–0 defeat at home to Venezuela. Following a 1–1 tie with Argentina he was fired and Reinaldo Rueda was placed as the new coach. Colombia seemed to have improved and defeated Peru and Uruguay 5–0 during qualifying, managed a 3–0 victory over arch-rivals Ecuador, and tied with Brazil 0–0 in São Paulo. 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 Asunción hoping for three points against Paraguay (28), who sealed their place in Germany while Chile battled against Ecuador and Uruguay against Argentina. 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 Uruguay with 25 pts.
Final Standings
{| style=border-collapse:collapse border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BRA}}
|'''34'''||18||9||7||2||35||17||18
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ARG}}
|'''34'''||18||10||4||4||29||17||12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ECU}}
|'''28'''||18||8||4||6||23||19||4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PAR}}
|'''28'''||18||8||4||6||23||23||0
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffebad;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|URU}}
|'''25'''||18||6||7||5||23||28||−5
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|COL}}
|'''24'''||18||6||6||6||24||16||8
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHI}}
|'''22'''||18||5||7||6||18||22||−4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|VEN}}
|'''18'''||18||5||3||10||20||28||−8
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PER}}
|'''18'''||18||4||6||8||20||28||−8
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BOL}}
|'''14'''||18||4||2||12||20||37||−17
|}
===2006 Central American and Caribbean Games===
Group Stage
{|
|-
|July 16
|
|Colombia
|align=center|7
|align=center|-
|align=center|0
|[[Netherlands Antilles national football team|Netherlands Antilles]]
| at
|[[Cartagena, Colombia]]
|-
|
|}
{|
|-
|July 20
|
|Colombia
|align=center|2
|align=center|-
|align=center|3
|[[Panama national football team|Panama]]
| at
|[[Cartagena, Colombia]]
|-
|
|}
Quarter Finals
===After Copa America 2007===
After Copa America 2007, the Colombian national football team boomed with recent success in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|South American 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]. After embarrassing losses against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the Copa America, many Colombians nonetheless anticipated a successful run for [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] classification. In the first match of the qualifying round, Colombia, defying expectations that they would lose to Brazil, drew 0–0 with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at home. Not long after that, Colombia surprisingly tied 0–0 again with [[Bolivia national football team]], but many argue that this was largely due to the fact that the altitude of [[La Paz]] contributes to usual losses or ties for non-Bolivian teams.
However, Colombia would find their very first win after defeating a weak [[Venezuela national football team]] 1–0, with a stupendous free kick courtesy of [[Rubén Darío Bustos]]. In their next game, Colombia would defy expectations again by beating Argentina, at the time ranked first in the world. On November 17, 2007, In [[Bogotá]] against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Lionel Messi]] beat the defense before scoring past goalkeeper [[Agustín Julio]]. Colombia turned the game around in the second half, however, when Rubén Darío Bustos got his second free kick goal of the qualifying campaign, and not long after that, [[Dayro Moreno]] scored his first international goal for [[Colombia]]. Colombia won the match 2–1, obtaining 4th place in the world cup qualifiers. On June 14, 2008 Columbia tied [[Peru national football team|Peru]] 1–1 moving Colombia up to 3rd place in the world cup qualifiers after a Brazilian loss to Paraguay. Another 0–0 between Ecuador and Colombia in Quito was on June 18, 2008 and Colombia remain at 3rd place and as the only undefeated country in the qualification after Bolivia won Paraguay 4–2.
Successive defeats to [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] and [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] at home, and a thrashing away to [[Chile national football team|Chile]], however, left Colombia in an extremely dangerous position knocking them out of the top five and forcing them to set their sights on the fifth play-off spot only. As of September 25, 2009, they are eighth after a 3–1 defeat at the hands of [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in Montevideo. On October 10, 2009, Colombia lost 4–2 in Colombia against Chile, losing any possibility of assisting to 2010 World Cup. After that, on October 14, 2009, they played their last qualification match against Paraguay, in Asunción, Paraguay, beating 2–0 and finishing in 7th place in the table standings with 23 points, one point behind Uruguay, who went on to compete in the play-offs, and eventually play in the World Cup
===Current team status===
Colombia failed to qualify for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], mainly because their constant change of formations and struggles to score goals in the last games of the qualification. They played an Exhibition Match against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] a month before the World Cup started, which they lost 2–1. The game was the first soccer match played in the recently-built [[Soccer City Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa. All three goals of the match were scored by penalty kicks, and the match was highly criticized because both of the South Africa penalty kicks did not seem to be fouls at all, and because of the reported partiality of the referee towards the South Africa team. Another Exhibition Match was played in England against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], a match that ended in a 1–1 draw. Both matches were the first ones that coach [[Hernán Darío Gómez]] directed after his designation and return to Colombia's coaching. With a 2–0 win over Venezuela, and a 1–0 win against Ecuador, they wanted success over USA (which ended 0–0). In between all that they lost to Mexico 1–0. Los Cafeteros tied with Peru 1–1 but loss in an action packed duel against champions Spain 1–0. They successfully defeated Ecuador again 2–0 but suffered a 2–0 defeat to Chile in March even after many goal attempts. In Copa America 2011, Colombia showed great skill beating Costa Rica 1-0, then Bolivia 2-0, with an epic match against Argentina. After that they confronted Peru and lost 2-0 even after a penalty.Colombia has recently beaten Hounduras 2-0 after two spectacular goals from Teo, although many fans complain games such as this one aren't testing their full potential. In Ft.Lauderdale, Colombia beat Jamaica 2-0 with Jackson Martinez and Teo scoring to test Leonel Álvarez's side as a coach. The Colombian side has started very well in their FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifications by beating Bolivia 2-1 in La Paz and a difficult match versus Venezuela that ended 1-1 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
{{Main|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)}}
====2010 FIFA World Cup
Qualification Standings====
{|
|-
|
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONMEBOL
| expanded = yes
| fixtures = yes
| tiebreakers = yes
}}
|}
====Group A====
{{main|2011 Copa América Group A}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:165px;"|Team
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|{{fb|COL}}
|3||2||1||0||3||0||+3||'''7'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|3||1||2||0||4||1||+3||'''5'''
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=left|{{fb|CRC}}
|3||1||0||2||2||4||−2||'''3'''
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=left|{{fb|BOL}}
|3||0||1||2||1||5||−4||'''1'''
|}
{{footballbox
|date=July 2, 2011
|time=15:30 [[UTC-3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|COL}}
|score=[[2011 Copa América Group A#Colombia v Costa Rica|1 – 0]]
|report=[http://df1.conmebol.com/copaamerica/fichas/ficha99065.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CRC}}
|goals1=[[Adrián Ramos|A. Ramos]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio 23 de Agosto]], [[San Salvador de Jujuy|Jujuy]]
|attendance=22.500
|referee=[[Enrique Osses]] ([[Chilean Football Federation|Chile]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=July 6, 2011
|time=21:45 [[UTC-3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score=[[2011 Copa América Group A#Argentina v Colombia|0 – 0]]
|report=[http://df1.conmebol.com/copaamerica/fichas/ficha99066.html Report]
|team2={{fb|COL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López]], [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]]
|attendance=47,000
|referee= [[Sálvio Fagundes]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=July 10, 2011
|time=16:00 [[UTC-3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|COL}}
|score=[[2011 Copa América Group A#Colombia v Bolivia|2 – 0]]
|report=[http://df1.conmebol.com/copaamerica/fichas/ficha99068.html Report]
|team2={{fb|BOL}}
|goals1=[[Radamel Falcao|Falcao]] {{goal|14||28|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López]], [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]]
|attendance=12.000
|referee=[[Francisco Chacón]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=July 16, 2011
|time=16:00 [[UTC-3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|COL}}
|score= 0 – 2
|report=[http://df1.conmebol.com/copaamerica/fichas/ficha99082.html Report]
|team2={{fb|PER}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Carlos Lobatón|Lobatón]] {{goal|101}}
[[Juan Manuel Vargas|Vargas]] {{goal|111}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore=
|penalties2=
}}
===2014 FIFA World Cup
Qualification Standings===
{{Main|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)}}
{|
|-
|
{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL
|expanded=yes
|fixtures=yes
|scenarios=yes
}}
|
|}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date = October 11
|time = 16:00 [[UTC-4]]
|round = [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)#Round 2|Round 2]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
|score = 1 – 2
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/round=258419/match=300170250/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|COL}}
|goals1=[[Wálter Flores|Flores]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2=[[Dorlan Pabón|Pabón]] {{goal|48}}
[[Radamel Falcao|Falcao]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Hernando Siles]]
|location=[[La Paz, Bolivia|La Paz]], [[Bolivia]]
|attendance=33,155
|referee=[[Carlos Amarilla]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
|result = W
|stack = yes
}}
{{footballbox_collapsible
|date = November 11
|time = 19:00 [[UTC-5]]
|round = [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)#Round 3|Round 3]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/round=258419/match=300170252/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|VEN}}
|goals1 = [[Fredy Guarín|Guarín]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2 = [[Frank Feltscher|F. Feltscher]] {{goal|79}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez]]
|location = [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]
|attendance = 49,612
|referee = [[:pt:Omar Ponce|Omar Ponce]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
|result = D
|stack = yes
}}
{{footballbox_collapsible
|date = November 15
|time = 16:00 [[UTC-5]]
|round = [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)#Round 4|Round 4]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}
|score = 1 – 2
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/round=258419/match=300170251/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
|goals1 = [[Dorlan Pabón|Pabón]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2 = [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] {{goal|60}}
[[Sergio Agüero|Agüero]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez]]
|location = [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]
|attendance =
|referee = [[Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
|result = L
|stack = yes
|}
}}
==Schedule and results==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!Location
!Opponent
!Score
1
!Competition
!Colombia scorers
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Sep 3, 2011
|[[Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)|New York, USA]]
|{{fb|HON}}
|align=center|2–0
|''[[Friendly match|F]]''
|[[Teófilo Gutiérrez|Gutiérrez]] {{goal|25||72|}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Sep 6, 2011
|[[Lockhart Stadium|Florida, USA]]
|{{fb|JAM}}
|align=center|2–0
|''[[Friendly match|F]]''
|[[Teófilo Gutiérrez|Gutiérrez]] {{goal|54}} [[Jackson Martínez|J. Martínez]] {{goal|93}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Oct 11, 2011
|[[Estadio Hernando Siles|La Paz, Bolivia]]
|{{fb|BOL}}
|align=center|1–2
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|WCQ]]
|[[Dorlan Pabón|Pabón]] {{goal|48}} [[Radamel Falcao|Falcao]] {{goal|92}}
|- style="background:#ffc;"
|Nov 11, 2011
|[[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez|Barranquilla, Colombia]]
|{{fb|VEN}}
|align=center|1–1
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|WCQ]]
|[[Fredy Guarín|Guarín]] {{goal|11}}
|- style="background:#red;"
|- style="background:#FFCCCC"
|Nov 15, 2011
|[[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez|Barranquilla, Colombia]]
|{{fb|ARG}}
|align=center|1–2
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|WCQ]]
|[[Dorlan Pabón|Pabón]] {{goal|45}}
|-
|Jan 20, 2012
|[[Estadio El Campin|Bogota, Colombia]]
|{{fb|FIN}}
|align=center|
|''[[Friendly match|F]]''
|-
|Jan 24, 2012
|[[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Cali, Colombia]]
|{{fb|CRC}}
|align=center|
|''[[Friendly match|F]]''
|}
''KEY: F = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]''
==Current squad==
The following 24 players were called for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying]] matches to be played against {{nft|Venezuela}} on 11 November 2011 and {{nft|Argentina}} on 15 November 2011.
Caps and goals updated as ''November 15, 2011.''
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=[[Bréiner Castillo]]|age={{Birth date and age|1978|5|5}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Independiente Medellín]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[David Ospina]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|8|31}}|caps=24|goals=0|club=[[OGC Nice|Nice]]|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Róbinson Zapata]]|age={{Birth date and age|1978|9|30}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Deportivo Pereira]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=DF|name=[[Pablo Armero]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|11|2}}|caps=31|goals=0|club=[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Juan Guillermo Cuadrado]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|5|26}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=[[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Alexis Henriquez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|1|2}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Once Caldas]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[Aquivaldo Mosquera]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|6|22}}|caps=24|goals=1|club=[[Club América|América]]|clubnat=Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Luis Amaranto Perea]]|age={{Birth date and age|1979|1|30}}|caps=62|goals=0|club =[[Atlético Madrid]]|clubnat=Spain}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Gerardo Vallejo (footballer)|Gerardo Vallejo]]|age={{Birth date and age|1976|3|12}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=[[Deportes Tolima]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Juan David Valencia]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|1|15}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Junior de Barranquilla|Junior]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Mario Yepes]]|age={{Birth date and age|1976|1|13}}|caps=84|goals=4|club=[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Juan Camilo Zúñiga]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|12|14}}|caps=38|goals=0|club=[[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]|clubnat=Italy}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Abel Aguilar]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|1|6}}|caps=31|goals=5|club=[[Hércules CF|Hércules]]|clubnat=Spain}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Diego Arias]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|6|16}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[P.A.O.K. F.C.|PAOK]]|clubnat=Greece}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Fredy Guarín]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|6|30}}|caps=38|goals=2|club=[[F.C. Porto|Porto]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[James Rodríguez (footballer)|James Rodríguez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|7|12}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[F.C. Porto|Porto]]|clubnat=Portugal}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Cristian Marrugo]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|7|18}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Deportes Tolima]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Gustavo Bolívar]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|4|16}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Deportes Tolima]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Dorlan Pabón]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|1|24}}|caps=9|goals=2|club=[[Atlético Nacional]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Alberto Sánchez Moreno|Carlos Sánchez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|2|6}}|caps=25|goals=1|club=[[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Rafael Robayo]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|4|24}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Millonarios Fútbol Club|Millonarios]]|clubnat=Colombia}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Gustavo Adrian Ramos|Adrián Ramos]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|1|22}}|caps=21|goals=2|club=[[Hertha BSC|Hertha Berlin]]|clubnat=Germany}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Teófilo Gutiérrez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|5|27}}|caps=14|goals=5|club=[[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]]|clubnat=Argentina}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Jackson Martínez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|10|3}}|caps=13|goals=5|club=[[Jaguares de Chiapas|Chiapas]]|clubnat=Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Dayro Moreno]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|9|16}}|caps=25|goals=2|club=[[Club Tijuana|Tijuana]]|clubnat=Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Carlos Quintero|Carlos Darwin Quintero]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|9|18}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=[[Club Santos Laguna|Santos Laguna]]|clubnat=Mexico}}
{{nat fs end}}
===Recent call-ups===
The following players have been recently called up in the last 12 months.
{{National football squad start (recent)}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Neco Martínez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|7|11}}|caps=14|goals=1|club=[[Once Caldas]]|clubnat=Colombia|latest=vs {{fb|JAM}}; September 6, 2011
Friendly}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Nelson Ramos]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|23|12}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Millonarios Fútbol Club|Millonarios]]|clubnat=Colombia|latest=vs {{fb|PER}}; July 16, 2011
Copa America 2011}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Cristián Zapata]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|9|30}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]|clubnat=Spain|latest=vs {{fb|BOL}}; October 11, 2011
WCQ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Yulian Anchico]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|5|28}}|caps=30|goals=1|club=[[Club Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]|clubnat=Colombia|latest=vs {{fb|PER}}; July 16, 2011
Copa America 2011}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Valdés]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|5|22}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Philadelphia Union]]|clubnat=USA|latest=vs {{fb|CHI}}; March 29, 2011
Friendly}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Giovanni Moreno]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|7|1}}|caps=13|goals=3|club=[[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]]|clubnat=Argentina|latest=vs {{fb|BOL}}; October 11, 2011
WCQ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Diego Chará]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|4|5}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Portland Timbers]]|clubnat=USA|latest=vs {{fb|BOL}}; October 11, 2011
WCQ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Elkin Soto]]|age={{Birth date and age|1980|7|4}}|caps=21|goals=6|club=[[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]]|clubnat=Germany|latest=vs {{fb|PER}}; July 16, 2011
Copa America 2011}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Radamel Falcao García|Radamel Falcao]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|2|10}}|caps=35|goals=10|club=[[Atlético Madrid]] |clubnat=Spain|latest=vs {{fb|VEN}}; November 11, 2011
WCQ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hugo Rodallega]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|7|25}}|caps=41|goals=8|club=[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]|clubnat=England|latest=vs {{fb|JAM}}; September 6, 2011
Friendly}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Víctor Hugo Montaño]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|5|1}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]|clubnat=France|latest=vs {{fb|CHI}}; March 29, 2011
Friendly}}
|}
==Kit==
In July 1937 on the occasion of the inauguration of [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero]] of Cali and the fourth centenary of the founding of [[Santiago de Cali|Cali]] city, was an international tournament with teams from Mexico, Argentina, Cuba and would be the first Colombia team in unofficial game. In this opening Colombia team won 3–1 over Mexico. (''Without information from the uniform worn.'')
Later in 1938 the Colombia team officially participated in the [[1938 Central American and Caribbean Games]] in Panama and later in the same year in [[1938 Bolivarian Games|Bogotá Bolivarian Games]], for these two tournaments wore a sky blue shirt, white shorts and white socks. The sky blue may have been modeled upon three of the world's best teams at the time: Uruguay (Olympic Gold in 1924 and 1928 and the inaugural winners of the World Cup in 1930), Italy (World Cup winners in 1934 and 1938) and Argentina (Olympic Silver in 1928 and World Cup finalist in 1930).
In the year 1945, the highest authority in the Colombian football: Adefútbol, affiliated to FIFA and Combebol, then the Colombia team participated for the first time in [[Copa América]] called [[1945 South American Championship]], held in Chile, where they played with a team purely "brown" because it was the [[Junior Barranquilla]]. (''Without information from the kit worn.'') Colombia team also participated in [[1947 South American Championship]] and again in 1949, Adefútbol called to [[Junior Barranquilla]] to represent Colombia at the [[1949 South American Championship]] in Brazil. (''Without information from the uniform worn.'')
Colombia's participation in the championship [[1957 South American Championship]] and the first appearance in the World Cup [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] wore a dark blue shirt white shorts with white or dark blue socks and as an alternate dark blue shirt, dark blue shorts and white socks. This same kit was used in qualifying for the 1966 World.
[[File:SELLECCION COLOMBIA CALI 1971.jpg|thumb|200 px|left|Colombia national football team 1971]]
On June 15, 1971, long after the power struggle between Adefútbol and Dimayor, a general assembly was held to give life to the present [[Colombian Football Federation]] and with it came the orange uniform, evoking the powerful Netherlands team world runner-up in 1974 and 1978: orange shirt with the national flag crossed on the chest, white shorts and orange socks, and for away matches a white shirt with the national flag crossed on the chest. In the great Copa America 75 on Efraín 'Caiman' Sanchez's team achieved the first time a subtitle Copa America, orange shirt was used without the fringe on the chest, black shorts and orange socks. By the early 80's is still with the same uniform, this time sponsored by the French brand [[Le Coq Sportif]]. In the friendly match August 24, 1984 against Argentina in which the Colombia team won 1 to 0, again used the orange shirt with the tricolor band cross.
In 1985 started the tricolor era for the uniform of Colombia team, and for the qualifying to the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] using a kit designed by María Elvira Pardo with tricolor turtle neck, sleeves and stockings with tricolor edge, red shirt, blue shorts and yellow socks for the home matches and yellow shirt for the away matches. Colombia team used kits of the German brand [[Adidas]] in the final matches of the qualifying, keeping the same colors.
In 1987, for the participation in [[1987 Copa América]] Colombia national team wore a kit from the German brand [[Puma AG|Puma]] with yellow shirt, blue shorts and red socks.
For the 1988 Ciudad de Bogotá cup, the [[1989 Copa América]] and the [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]] Colombia national team turned to wear [[Adidas]], with red shirt, blue shorts and yellow socks for home matches and yellow shirt for away matches. Also for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] [[Adidas]] designed the kit, keeping the same colours.
In the [[1991 Copa América]] Colombia Team used kits by the Spanish brand [[Kelme (company)|Kelme]] and kept the same colours of the previous year, red shirt for home matches and yellow shirt for away matches.
Since 1992 they used a local yellow shirt, blue shorts and red socks from the brand Combra. For the [[1993 Copa América]] and the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] Colombia national team was worn by the English brand [[Umbro]] with the same colours: yellow shirt, blue shorts and red socks and blue shirt for away matches. [[Umbro]] sponsored the Colombia national team until 1997, in 1998 [[Reebok]] is the new brand of clothing from Colombia team on the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], keeping the same colours for home matches and blue shirt, white shorts and white or blue socks for away matches, [[Reebok]] dressed the Colombia national team in the [[Copa America 2001]] until 2002.
Between 29 and 30 December 2002, the Federation traveled to Panama to negotiate with the Italian sportswear company [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]], they obtained sponsorship in 2003 and it was used on the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]], keeping the same colours that they had been using for both home and away jerseys. [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] accompanied the Colombia team until 2010. Since 2011 the German brand [[Adidas]] returned, [[Adidas]] was present in March 2011. For the [[2011 South American Youth Championship]] in Peru, held in January, team Colombia uses a preliminary design from [[Adidas]].
=== Home ===
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_38_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_38_H|
leftarm = 48B6FF|
body = 48B6FF|
rightarm = 48B6FF|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = 1938
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_57_60_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_38_H|
leftarm = 152B82|
body = 152B82|
rightarm = 152B82|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = 152B82|
title = 1957–1960
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_60_61_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_38_H|
leftarm = 152B82|
body = 152B82|
rightarm = 152B82|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = 152B82|
title = 1960–1961
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_62_65_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_38_H|
leftarm = 152B82|
body = 152B82|
rightarm = 152B82|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = 152B82|
title = 1962–1965
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_71_74_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_71_74_H|
leftarm = FF471A|
body = FF471A|
rightarm = FF471A|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FF471A|
title = 1971–1974
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_75_79_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_75_79_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_75_79_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_75_79_H|
leftarm = FF471A|
body = FF471A|
rightarm = FF471A|
shorts = 000000|
socks = FF471A|
title = 1975–1979
}}
|}
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_75_79_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_80_81_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_75_79_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_80_81_H|
leftarm = FF471A|
body = FF471A|
rightarm = FF471A|
shorts = 000000|
socks = FF471A|
title = [[Le Coq Sportif]] 1980–1981
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_82_84_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_71_74_H|
leftarm = FF471A|
body = FF471A|
rightarm = FF471A|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FF471A|
title = 1982–1984
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_85_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_85_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_85_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_57_60_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_85_H|
leftarm = E20816|
body = E20816|
rightarm = E20816|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = FFCA00|
title = 1985
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_85_86_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_85_86_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_85_86_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_1990_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_85_H|
leftarm = E20816|
body = E20816|
rightarm = E20816|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = FFCA00|
title = [[Adidas]] 1985–1986
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_85_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_87_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_85_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_1987_H|
leftarm = FFCA00|
body = FFCA00|
rightarm = FFCA00|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = E20816|
title = [[Puma AG|Puma]] 1987
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_88_89_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_88_89_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_88_89_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_1990_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_1990_A|
leftarm = CD0000|
body = CD0000|
rightarm = CD0000|
shorts = 0000A0|
socks = E7CD16|
title = [[Adidas]] 1988–1989
}}
|}
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_1990_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_1990_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_1990_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_1990_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_1990_H|
leftarm = CD0000|
body = CD0000|
rightarm = CD0000|
shorts = 0000A0|
socks = CD0000|
title = [[Adidas]] 1990
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_91_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_91_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_91_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_91_H|
leftarm = E20816|
body = E20816|
rightarm = E20816|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = FFCA00|
title = [[Kelme]] 1991
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_92_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_92_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_92_H|
leftarm = FFCA00|
body = FFCA00|
rightarm = FFCA00|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = E20816|
title = Comba 1992
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_91_97_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_91_97_H|
pattern_ra =_colombia_91_97_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_91_97_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_91_97_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Umbro]] 1993–1997
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_98_00_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_98_00_H|
pattern_ra =_colombia_98_00_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_98_00_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_98_00_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Reebok]] 1998–2000
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_01_03_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_01_03_H|
pattern_ra =_colombia_01_03_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_01_03_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_01_03_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Reebok]] 2001–2002
}}
|}
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_03_04_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_03_04_H|
pattern_ra =_colombia_03_04_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_03_04_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_03_04_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2003–2004
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_08_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_08_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_08_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_09_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_09_10_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2004–2007
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_09_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_09_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_09_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_09_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_09_10_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2007–2009
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_09_10_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_09_10_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_09_10_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_09_10_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_09_10_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2009–2010
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_2011_1_H|
pattern_b = _colombia_2011_1_H|
pattern_ra = _colombia_2011_1_H|
pattern_sh =_colombia_2011_1_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_2011_1_H|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Adidas]] 2011 ([[Provisional|prov.]])
}}
{{Football kit box |
align= left|
pattern_la = _col1112h|
pattern_b = _col11H|
patern_ra = _col1112h|
pattern_sh = _col1112h|
pattern_so = _col1112h|
leftarm = FFFF00 |
body = FFFF00 |
rightarm = FFFF00 |
shorts = 0000A0 |
socks = CD0000 |
title = [[Adidas]] 2011-
}}
|}
=== Away ===
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_57_60_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_57_60_H|
leftarm = 152B82|
body = 152B82|
rightarm = 152B82|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = 1957–1960
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_60_61_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_57_60_H|
leftarm = 152B82|
body = 152B82|
rightarm = 152B82|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = 1960–1961
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_62_65_H|
pattern_sh = _colombia_57_60_H|
leftarm = 152B82|
body = 152B82|
rightarm = 152B82|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = 1962–1965
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_71_74_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_71_74_H|
leftarm = FFFFFF|
body = FFFFFF|
rightarm = FFFFFF|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = 1971–1974
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_75_79_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_75_79_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_75_79_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_71_74_H|
leftarm = FFFFFF|
body = FFFFFF|
rightarm = FFFFFF|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = 1975–1979
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_75_79_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_80_81_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_75_79_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_80_81_A|
leftarm = FFFFFF|
body = FFFFFF|
rightarm = FFFFFF|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = [[Le Coq Sportif]] 1980–1981
}}
|}
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_b = _colombia_82_84_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_71_74_H|
leftarm = FFFFFF|
body = FFFFFF|
rightarm = FFFFFF|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = 1982–1984
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_85_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_85_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_85_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_57_60_H|
pattern_so =_colombia_85_A|
leftarm = FFCA00|
body = FFCA00|
rightarm = FFCA00|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = E20816|
title = 1985
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_8586_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_85_86_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_85_86_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_1990_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_85_A|
leftarm = FFCA00|
body = FFCA00|
rightarm = FFCA00|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = E20816|
title = [[Adidas]] 1985–1986
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_88_89_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_88_89_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_88_89_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_1990_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_1990_H|
leftarm = FFFF00|
body = FFFF00|
rightarm = FFFF00|
shorts = 0000A0|
socks = CD0000|
title = [[Adidas]] 1988–1989
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_1990_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_1990_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_1990_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_1990_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_1990_A|
leftarm = FFFF00|
body = FFFF00|
rightarm = FFFF00|
shorts = 0000A0|
socks = E7CD16|
title = [[Adidas]] 1990
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_91_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_91_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_91_A|
pattern_sh = _colombia_91_H|
leftarm = FFCA00|
body = FFCA00|
rightarm = FFCA00|
shorts = 152B82|
socks = E20816|
title = [[Kelme]] 1991
}}
|}
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_91_97_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_91_97_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_91_97_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_91_97_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_91_97_A|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = CD0000|
socks = FFFF00|
title = [[Umbro]] 1993–1997
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_98_00_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_98_00_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_98_00_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_98_00_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_98_00_A|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = [[Reebok]] 1998–2000
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_01_03_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_01_03_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_01_03_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_01_03_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_01_03_A|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = [[Reebok]] 2001–2002
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_03_04_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_03_04_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_03_04_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_03_04_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_03_04_A|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = 0000A0|
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2003–2004
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_08_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_08_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_08_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_09_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_09_A|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = 0000A0|
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2004–2007
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_09_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_09_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_09_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_09_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_09_A|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = 0000A0|
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2007–2009
}}
|}
{|
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_09_10_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_09_10_Away|
pattern_ra = _colombia_09_10_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_09_10_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_09_10_A|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] 2009–2010
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _colombia_2011_1_A|
pattern_b = _colombia_2011_1_A|
pattern_ra = _colombia_2011_1_A|
pattern_sh =_colombia_2011_1_A|
pattern_so =_colombia_2011_1_A|
leftarm = 0000A0 |
body = 0000A0 |
rightarm = 0000A0 |
shorts = FFFFFF |
socks = FFFFFF |
title = [[Adidas]] 2011 ([[Provisional|prov.]])
}}
{{Football kit box |
align = left|
pattern_la = _col1112a|
pattern_b = _col1L|
pattern_ra = _col1112a|
pattern_sh = _col1112a|
pattern_so = _fsk-4|
leftarm = 0000A0|
body = 0000A0|
rightarm = 0000A0|
shorts = FFFFFF|
socks = FFFFFF|
title = [[Adidas]] 2011-
}}
|}
===Kit manufacturer===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Period
! Kit Manufacturer
|-
| 1980–1981
| [[Le Coq Sportif]]
|-
| 1985–1986
| [[Adidas]]
|-
| 1987
| [[Puma AG|Puma]]
|-
| 1988–1990
| [[Adidas]]
|-
| 1991
| [[Kelme]]
|-
| 1992
| [[Comba]]
|-
| 1993–1997
| [[Umbro]]
|-
| 1998–2002
| [[Reebok]]
|-
| 2003–2010
| [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|-
| 2011–present
| [[Adidas]]
|}
==World Cup Record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup Record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||''Not a FIFA member''|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – |
|-
|
Early Modern France [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||Withdrew|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – |
|-
|
Brazil [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]||''Did not enter''|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – |
|-
|
Switzerland [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]||''Banned by FIFA''|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – |
|-
|
Sweden [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]||''Did not qualify''|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – |
|-
|
Chile [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||Group Stage||14th||3||0||1||2||5||11
|-
|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] to [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||''Did not qualify|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – |
|-
|
Italy [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||Round of 16||14th||4||1||1||2||4||4
|-
|
United States [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||Group Stage||19th||3||1||0||2||4||5
|-
|
Early Modern France [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Group Stage||21st||3||1||0||2||1||3
|-
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] to [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]||''Did not qualify''|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – |
|-
|'''Total'''||4/18||||13||3||2||8||14||23
|}
==FIFA Confederations Cup Record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|[[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]] to [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]
|colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
| [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]
|Semi-final
|4th
|5
|2
|0
|3
|5
|5
|-
|[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]] to [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]
|colspan=8|Did not qualify
|-
|'''Total'''
|
|'''1/9'''
|'''5'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''3'''
|'''5'''
|'''5'''
|}
==Copa América Record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Copa América]]
|-
!colspan=8|Total: 1 Titles
|-
!Year
!Position
! style="width:2%;" rowspan="48"|
!Year
!Position
! style="width:2%;" rowspan="48"|
!Year
!Position
|-
|
Argentina [[South American Championship 1916|1916]]||''Did not enter''||
Peru [[South American Championship 1939|1939]]||''Did not enter''||
Uruguay [[South American Championship 1967|1967]]||''Did not qualify''
|-
|
Uruguay [[South American Championship 1917|1917]]||''Did not enter''||
Chile [[South American Championship 1941|1941]]||''Did not enter''|| style="background:silver;"|[[Copa América 1975|1975]]|| style="background:silver;"|Second place
|-
|
Brazil [[South American Championship 1919|1919]]||''Did not enter''||
Uruguay [[South American Championship 1942|1942]]||''Did not enter''||[[Copa América 1979|1979]]||Round 1
|-
|
Chile [[South American Championship 1920|1920]]||''Did not enter''||
Chile [[South American Championship 1945|1945]]||Fifth place||[[Copa América 1983|1983]]||Round 1
|-
|
Argentina [[South American Championship 1921|1921]]||''Did not enter''||
Argentina [[South American Championship 1946|1946]]||''Withdrew''|| style="background:#c96;"|
Argentina [[Copa América 1987|1987]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third place
|-
|
Brazil [[South American Championship 1922|1922]]||''Did not enter''||
Ecuador [[South American Championship 1947|1947]]||Eighth place||
Brazil [[Copa America 1989|1989]]||Round 1
|-
|
Uruguay [[South American Championship 1923|1923]]||''Did not enter''||
Brazil [[South American Championship 1949|1949]]||Eighth place|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|
Chile [[Copa America 1991|1991]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Fourth place
|-
|
Uruguay [[South American Championship 1924|1924]]||''Did not enter''||
Peru [[South American Championship 1953|1953]]||''Withdrew''|| style="background:#c96;"|
Ecuador [[Copa America 1993|1993]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third place
|-
|
Argentina [[South American Championship 1925|1925]]||''Did not enter''||
Chile [[South American Championship 1955|1955]]||''Withdrew''|| style="background:#c96;"|
Uruguay [[Copa America 1995|1995]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third place
|-
|
Chile [[South American Championship 1926|1926]]||''Did not enter''||
Uruguay [[South American Championship 1956|1956]]||''Withdrew''||
Bolivia [[Copa America 1997|1997]]||Quarter-finals
|-
|
Peru [[South American Championship 1927|1927]]||''Did not enter''||
Peru [[South American Championship 1957|1957]]||Fifth place||
Paraguay [[Copa America 1999|1999]]||Quarter-finals
|-
|
Argentina [[South American Championship 1929|1929]]||''Did not enter''||
Argentina [[South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)|1959]]||''Withdrew''|| style="border:3px solid red; background:gold;"|
Colombia [[Copa America 2001|2001]]||bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
|-
|
Peru [[South American Championship 1935|1935]]||''Did not enter''||
Ecuador [[South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador)|1959]]||''Withdrew''|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|
Peru [[Copa America 2004|2004]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Fourth place
|-
|
Argentina [[South American Championship 1937|1937]]||''Did not enter''||
Bolivia [[South American Championship 1963|1963]]||Seventh place||
Venezuela [[Copa America 2007|2007]]||Champion|Round 1
|-
|
Argentina [[Copa America 2011|2011]]||Champion|Quarter-Finals
|}
==Managers==
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! style="text-align:left; width:30em;"|Colombia national team managers since 1938
! style="text-align:left; width:10em;"|FROM
! style="text-align:left; width:10em;"|TO
|-
|[[Alfonso Novoa]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1938-02-10
| style="text-align:center;"|1938-02-23
|-
|[[Fernando Paternoster]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1938-08-08
| style="text-align:center;"|1938-08-21
|-
|[[Roberto Meléndez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1945-01-21
| style="text-align:center;"|1945-02-21
|-
|[[José Arana Cruz]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1946-12-09
| style="text-align:center;"|1946-12-20
|-
|[[Lino Taioli]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1947-12-02
| style="text-align:center;"|1947-12-29
|-
|[[Pedro López (football)|Pedro López]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1957-03-16
| style="text-align:center;"|1957-04-01
|-
|[[Rodolfo Orlandini]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1957-06-16
| style="text-align:center;"|1957-07-07
|-
|[[Adolfo Pedernera]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1961-02-05
| style="text-align:center;"|1962-06-07
|-
|[[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1963-03-10
| style="text-align:center;"|1963-03-31
|-
|[[Efraín Sánchez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1963-09-01
| style="text-align:center;"|1963-09-04
|-
|[[Antonio Julio de la Hoz]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1965-06-20
| style="text-align:center;"|1965-08-07
|-
|[[Cesar López Fretes]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1966-11-30
| style="text-align:center;"|1966-12-11
|-
|[[Francisco Zuluaga]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1968-10-16
| style="text-align:center;"|1969-08-24
|-
|[[Cesar López Fretes]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1970-05-20
| style="text-align:center;"|1970-05-20
|-
|[[Toza Veselinović]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1972-03-29
| style="text-align:center;"|1973-07-05
|-
|[[Efraín Sánchez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1975-07-20
| style="text-align:center;"|1975-10-28
|-
|[[Blagoje Vidinić]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1976-10-15
| style="text-align:center;"|1979-09-05
|-
|[[Carlos Bilardo]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1980-01-05
| style="text-align:center;"|1981-09-13
|-
|[[Efraín Sánchez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1983-02-14
| style="text-align:center;"|1984-10-11
|-
|[[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1985-02-01
| style="text-align:center;"|1985-11-03
|-
|[[Francisco Maturana]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1987-06-11
| style="text-align:center;"|1990-06-23
|-
|[[Luis Augusto García]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1991-01-29
| style="text-align:center;"|1991-07-21
|-
|[[Humberto Ortiz]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1992-07-08
| style="text-align:center;"|1992-08-02
|-
|[[Francisco Maturana]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1993-02-24
| style="text-align:center;"|1994-06-26
|-
|[[Hernán Darío Gómez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1995-01-31
| style="text-align:center;"|1998-06-26
|-
|[[Javier Álvarez (football)|Javier Álvarez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1999-02-09
| style="text-align:center;"|1999-11-19
|-
|[[Luis Augusto García]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2000-02-12
| style="text-align:center;"|2001-04-24
|-
|[[Francisco Maturana]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2001-06-03
| style="text-align:center;"|2001-11-14
|-
|[[Reynaldo Rueda]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2002-05-07
| style="text-align:center;"|2002-05-12
|-
|[[Francisco Maturana]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2002-11-20
| style="text-align:center;"|2003-11-19
|-
|[[Reynaldo Rueda]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2004-02-18
| style="text-align:center;"|2006-10-12
|-
|[[Jorge Luis Pinto]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2007-01
| style="text-align:center;"|2008-09
|-
|[[Eduardo Lara|Eduardo Lara Lozano]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2008-09
| style="text-align:center;"|2009-11
|-
|[[Hernán Darío Gómez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2010-05-04
| style="text-align:center;"|2011-08-22
|-
|[[Leonel Álvarez]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2011-08-25
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}
==Most caps==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Player
!Colombia career
!Caps (Goals)
|-
|align=left|[[Carlos Valderrama (soccer player)|Carlos Valderrama]]
|1985–1998
|111 (11)
|-
|align=left|[[Leonel Álvarez]]
|1985–1997
|101 (1)
|-
|align=left|[[Freddy Rincón]]
|1990–2001
|84 (17)
|-
|align=left|[[Mario Yepes]]
|1999–
|83 (4)
|-
|align=left|[[Luis Carlos Perea]]
|1987–1994
|78 (2)
|-
|align=left|[[Iván Córdoba]]
|1997–
|73 (5)
|-
|align=left|[[Óscar Córdoba]]
|1993–2006
|73 (0)
|-
|align=left|[[Arnoldo Iguarán]]
|1979–1993
|68 (25)
|-
|align=left|[[René Higuita]]
|1987–1999
|68 (3)
|-
|align=left|[[Alexis Mendoza]]
|1987–1997
|67 (2)
|}
==Top goalscorers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Player
!Colombia career
!Goals (Caps)
|-
|align=left|[[Arnoldo Iguarán]]
|1979–1993
|25 (68)
|-
|align=left|[[Faustino Asprilla]]
|1993–2001
|20 (57)
|-
|align=left|[[Freddy Rincón]]
|1990–2001
|17 (84)
|-
|align=left|[[Víctor Aristizábal]]
|1993–2003
|15 (66)
|-
|align=left|[[Adolfo Valencia]]
|1992–1998
|14 (37)
|-
|align=left|[[Iván Valenciano]]
|1991–2000
|13 (29)
|-
|align=left|[[Willington José Ortiz]]
|1973–1985
|13 (49)
|-
|align=left|[[Antony de Ávila]]
|1983–1998
|13 (53)
|-
|align=left|[[Carlos Valderrama (soccer player)|Carlos Valderrama]]
|1985–1998
|11 (111)
|-
|align=left|[[Radamel Falcao]]
|2007–
|10 (32)
|}
==Notable former players==
*[[Carlos Valderrama (footballer)|Carlos Valderrama]]
*[[Faustino Asprilla]]
*[[Leonel Álvarez]]
*[[Andrés Escobar]]
*[[Freddy Rincón]]
*[[Óscar Córdoba]]
*[[Luis Carlos Perea]]
*[[Arnoldo Iguarán]]
*[[Mario Yepes]]
*[[René Higuita]]
*[[Iván Córdoba]]
*[[Alexis Mendoza]]
*[[Willington José Ortiz]]
*[[Adolfo Valencia]]
*[[Iván Valenciano]]
*[[Antony de Ávila]]
*[[Faryd Mondragón]]
*[[Fabián Andrés Vargas|Fabián Vargas]]
==See also==
*[[Colombia national under-17 football team]]
*[[Colombia national under-20 football team]]
==External links==
*[http://www.colfutbol.org/ Colombia FA]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/col-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1938–]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/col-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/col-coach-triv.html RSSSF archive of coaches 1938–]
==Titles==
{{S-start}}
{{Succession box
| before = [[Copa América 1999|1999]] – [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
Brazil
| title = [[Copa América|South American Champions]]
| years = [[Copa América 2001|2001]] (First title)
| after = [[Copa América 2004|2004]] – [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
Brazil
}}
{{S-end}}
{{Football in Colombia}}
{{South American Football}}
{{International Football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colombia National Football Team}}