Colombia women's national football team

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Colombia
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 coach
CaptainNatalia Gaitán
Most capsNataly Arias (60)
Top scorerCatalina Usme (20)
Home stadiumEstadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 26 Steady (10 December 2021)[4]
Highest22 (December 2016–June 2017)
Lowest118 (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 Colombia
(Lima, Peru; 27 April 2003)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2011)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015)
Copa América
Appearances5 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2010, 2014)
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage (2012, 2016)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sucre Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Colombia Team

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 25th in the FIFA Ranking and have qualified for two FIFA Women's World Cups, in Germany 2011 and Canada 2015.

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]

History[]

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

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

Home stadium[]

The Colombia play 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   Void or postponed   Fixture

2021[]

9 April Friendly Ecuador  0–1  Colombia Quito, Ecuador
Report (Soccerway)
  • Usme 15'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
12 April Friendly Ecuador  0–4  Colombia Quito, Ecuador
  • Fajardo Red card 39'
Report (Soccerway)
  • Usme 40' (pen.), 54', 69', 81'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
10 June Friendly Paraguay  Cancelled  Colombia Asunción, Paraguay
Cancellation (Soccerway) Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
12 June Friendly Paraguay  Cancelled  Colombia Asunción, Paraguay
Cancellation (Soccerway) Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
14 June Friendly Paraguay  Cancelled  Colombia Asunción, Paraguay
Cancellation (Soccerway) Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
21 September Friendly Mexico  2–0  Colombia Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 ET Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
23 October Friendly Colombia  2–0  Chile Cali, Colombia
16:00 ET
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
28 November Friendly Colombia  3–2  Uruguay Palmira, Colombia
  • Usme 13' (pen.), 33'
  • Santos 62'
45+3', 60' Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali
30 November Friendly Colombia  1–0  Uruguay Palmira, Colombia
Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali

2022[]

20 February Friendly Colombia  2–2  Argentina Cali, Colombia
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
23 February Friendly Colombia  0–0  Argentina Bucaramanga, Colombia
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso López
July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina Colombia  v TBD TBD
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: TBD
July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina Colombia  v TBD TBD
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: TBD
July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina Colombia  v TBD TBD
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: TBD
July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina Colombia  v TBD TBD
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: TBD

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

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 called up for two friendlies against Argentina on 20 and 23 February 2022.[6]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 4 October 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Stefany Castaño (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 28) Colombia Deportivo Cali
1GK Catalina Pérez (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 27) Spain Real Betis
1GK Sandra Sepúlveda (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 34) Israel Hapoel Marmorek Rehovot

2DF (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 23) Colombia Santa Fe
2DF Carolina Arias (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 31) Colombia Deportivo Cali
2DF Daniela Arias (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 27) Mexico Pachuca
2DF United States D'Feeters Kicks SC
2DF Daniela Caracas (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 24) Spain Espanyol
2DF Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 32) Colombia América de Cali
2DF Manuela Vanegas (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 21) Spain Real Sociedad

3MF Carolina Arbeláez (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 27) Colombia Atlético Nacional
3MF (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 24) Colombia Atlético Nacional
3MF (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 24) Colombia Deportivo Cali
3MF Angie Castañeda (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 24) Spain Cacereño
3MF Colombia Santa Fe
3MF Daniela Montoya (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 31) Colombia Junior
3MF Diana Ospina (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 33) Colombia América de Cali
3MF (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 23) Brazil Grêmio
3MF Liana Salazar (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 29) Brazil Corinthians

4FW Lady Andrade (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 30) Colombia Atlético Nacional
4FW Elexa Bahr (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 23) Spain Racing Santander
4FW Mayra Ramírez (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 22) Spain Sporting de Huelva
4FW Gisela Robledo (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 18) Spain Granadilla

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 (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 17) Colombia Atlético Nacional v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
GK (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 20) Colombia Llaneros v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021

DF Korina Clavijo (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 28) Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
DF (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 16) Colombia Atlético Dosquebradas v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
DF (2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 20) Colombia Fortaleza C.E.I.F. v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021

MF (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 26) Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 25) Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
MF (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 21) Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
MF (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 18) Colombia Llaneros v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
MF (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 (age 30) Colombia Santa Fe v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021
MF (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 19) Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021

FW (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 24) Colombia Palmira v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
FW Tatiana Ariza (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 31) Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
FW (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 17) Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
FW (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 20) Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
FW (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 21) Peru Alianza Lima v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021

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 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 4 Squad
Canada 2015 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad
France 2019 Did not qualify
Australia New Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total Round of 16 2/8 7 1 2 4 4 9
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Germany 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
Canada 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[]

Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United States 1996 Did not enter
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 6 Squad
Brazil 2016 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 7 Squad
Japan 2020 Did not qualify
France 2024 To be determined
Total Group stage 2/7 6 0 1 5 2 13

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina[]

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Brazil 1991 Did not enter
Brazil 1995
Argentina 1998 Group Stage 6th 4 2 0 2 11 16
Peru 2003 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 12 16
Argentina 2006 Group Stage 7th 4 1 1 2 4 11
Ecuador 2010 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 1 2 19 8
Ecuador 2014 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2 0 12 2
Chile 2018 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 17 8
Colombia 2022 To be determined
Total Runners-up 6/8 34 17 7 10 75 61

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 3 4 Squad
Canada 2015 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 5 5 Squad
Peru 2019 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 9 6 Squad
Chile To be determined
Colombia Qualified as host
Total 1 Title 4/8 15 7 4 4 17 15

Central American and Caribbean Games[]

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010 Did not enter
Mexico 2014 Silver Medal 5 3 1 1 12 3
Colombia 2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
El Salvador To be determined
Total Silver medal 8 4 1 3 16 8

South American Games[]

South American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Chile 2014 Groupe stage 3 1 0 2 3 3
Bolivia 2018 to present U-20 Tournament
Total Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 3
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Bolivarian Games[]

Bolivarian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Colombia 2005 Silver Medal 6 4 0 2 12 7
Bolivia 2009 Gold Medal 4 4 0 0 10 3
Peru 2013 to present U-20 Tournament
Total 2/2 10 8 0 2 22 10

Honours[]

Intercontinental
Continental

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". SoccerWire.com.
  2. ^ a b Baker, Katie (23 June 2015). "Canadian Bacon: Watching the U.S. Women Bring Home a Win in Edmonton". Grantland.
  3. ^ a b "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para amistosos ante Argentina". Colombian Football Federation (in Spanish). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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