Colombia women's national football team

The Colombia women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Colombia) represents Colombia in international women's football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. They are a member of the CONMEBOL. The team is currently ranked 28th in the FIFA Ranking and has qualified for three FIFA Women's World Cups, in Germany 2011, Canada 2015 and Australia–New Zealand 2023.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Colombia national football team.

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 Steady (15 March 2024)[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)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2009 SucreTeam
Silver medal – second place2005 ColombiaTeam

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
17 June Friendly Panama  0–2  Colombia Panama City, Panama
18:00
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
21 June Friendly Colombia  1–1  Panama Cali, Colombia
19:30
  • Riley 52'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
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
  • Usme 30'
  • Caicedo 39'
 Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 24,323
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
30 July FIFA WC GS Germany  1–2  Colombia Sydney, Australia
 Report
  • Caicedo 52'
  • Vanegas 90+7'
 Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
3 August FIFA WC GS Morocco  1–0  Colombia Perth, Australia
  • Lahmari 45+4'
 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
  • Santos 44'
 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
  • Fishel 56'
  • Horan 62'
  • Shaw 83'
 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  0–6  Colombia San Diego, United States
Report
  • Pavi 26', 34'
  • Usme 36'
  • Vanegas 72'
  • Caicedo 84'
  • Salazar 89'
 Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
24 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Colombia  0–1  Brazil San Diego, United States
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
27 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Colombia  2–0  Puerto Rico San Diego, United States
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
3 March CONCACAF W Gold Cup QF United States  3–0  Colombia Los Angeles, United States
--:-- ET
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
6 April Friendly Colombia  1–0  Mexico Orlando, United States
Usme 44' Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
9 April Friendly Colombia  3–0  Guatemala Paterson, United States
  • Bonilla 50'
  • Ramírez 83'
  • Usme 90+'
 Report Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
4 June Friendly Japan  v  Colombia Osaka, Japan
Stadium: Nagai Stadium
25 July Olympics GS France  v  Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
28 July Olympics GS New Zealand  v  Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
31 July Olympics GS Colombia  v  Canada Nice, France
Stadium: Stade de Nice

All-time results

The following table shows Colombia's all-time international record, correct as 4 March 2024.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation
 Argentina133641218-6CONMEBOL
 Bolivia33001037CONMEBOL
 Brazil110110444-40CONMEBOL
 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
 Panama3210918CONCACAF
 Puerto Rico1100202CONCACAF
 Trinidad and Tobago3210918CONCACAF
 United States130211241-39CONCACAF
 Morocco100101-1CAF
 Nigeria1100101CAF
 Zambia2200202CAF
 China201124-2AFC
 Japan100124-2AFC
 North Korea201102-2AFC
 South Korea1100202AFC
 Thailand1010110AFC
 Vietnam1100202AFC
 New Zealand612324-2OFC
Total16276335325620947

By Confederation
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
CONMEBOL9154172018110576
CONCACAF42138214871-23
UEFA113261419-5
AFC8233911-2
CAF3300303
OFC612324-2

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Angelo Adolfo Marsiglia Olivares
Assistant coach Yohn Alex Echeverry Gonzalez
Physical coach Jorge Andrés Gomez Otero

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 for two Friendly against  Mexico and  Guatemala on 6 and 9 April respectively .[8]
    Leicy Santos, Linda Caicedo and Stefany Castaño withdraw from Colombia's squad for the matches against Mexico and Guatemala. Yisela Cuesta, Wendy Bonilla and Michelle Lugo are the replacements.


Caps, goals, and players' numbers accurate as of 5 December 2023 after match vs.  New Zealand.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Natalia Giraldo (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 3 0 Colombia América de Cali
12 1GK Sandra Sepúlveda (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 73 0 Colombia Llaneros F.C
1GK Michelle Lugo Colombia
17 2DF Carolina Arias (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 103 0 Colombia América de Cali
3 2DF Daniela Arias (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 23 4 Brazil Corinthians
2DF Kelly Caicedo (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 3 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
14 2DF Ángela Barón (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 3 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
19 2DF Jorelyn Carabalí (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 33 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
2DF Daniela Caracas (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 46 0 Spain Espanyol
2 2DF Manuela Vanegas (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 43 10 Spain Real Sociedad
4 2DF Fabiana Yantén (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 1 0 Colombia América de Cali
6 3MF Daniela Montoya (captain) (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 84 10 Colombia Atlético Nacional
13 3MF Ilana Izquierdo (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 2 10 United States Mississippi State Bulldogs
16 3MF Lady Andrade (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 63 17 Brazil Real Brasília
3MF Gabriela Huertas Brazil Real Brasília
8 3MF Marcela Restrepo (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 28 4 Colombia Atlético Nacional
7 3MF María Camila Reyes (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 4 0 Colombia Santa Fe
21 3MF Liana Salazar (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 12 0 Colombia Millonarios
3MF Wendy Bonilla (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 1 0 Colombia América de Cali
11 4FW Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 93 72 Mexico Pachuca
15 4FW Manuela Paví (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 8 1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
4FW Mayra Ramírez (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 53 12 England Chelsea
4FW Yisela Cuesta (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 9 0 Brazil Ferroviária

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 Catalina Pérez (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 36 0 Germany Werder Bremen 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
GK Luisa Agudelo (2007-03-27) 27 March 2007 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
GK Valery Restrepo (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 0 0 United States FIU Panthers 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
GK Katherine Tapia (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 5 0 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Italy, 11 April 2023
GK Stefany Castaño (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 9 0 Colombia América De Cali v.  MexicoWTH,6 April 2024
DF Ángela Clavijo (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 27 0 Chile Colo-Colo 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Sofía García (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 1 0 Mexico Santos Laguna 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Mary Álvarez (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 0 0 Unattached 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Sara Kamila Córdoba (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 0 0 Unattached 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Stefania Perlaza (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 0 0 Unattached 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Yirleidis Minota (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 0 0 Mexico Pachuca 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF María Morales (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 5 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Panama, 21 June 2023
DF Ana María Guzmán (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 3 0 Germany Bayern Munich v.  Italy, 11 April 2023
MF Diana Ospina (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 69 4 Peru Alianza Lima 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Natalia Gaitán (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 39 4 Colombia Santa Fe 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Viviana Acosta (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 8 0 Brazil Real Brasília 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Liced Serna (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 2 0 Spain Valencia 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Ana Huertas (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 3 0 Brazil Real Brasília 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Gabriela Rodríguez (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 1 0 Unattached 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Paula Medina (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 1 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Cristina Motta (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 0 0 Colombia Independiente Santa Fe 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Laura Garavito (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 0 0 Colombia Millonarios 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Mariana Zamorano (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 0 0 Colombia América de Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Natalia Hernández (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Wendy Cárdenas (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Viviana Acosta (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 8 0 Brazil Real Brasília v.  New Zealand, 5 December 2023
MF Lorena Durango (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 21 0 Brazil Real Brasília 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Celis González (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 0 0 Colombia Millonarios 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Mónica Ramos (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 8 0 Brazil Grêmio 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 63 14 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  MexicoWTH,6 April 2024
FW Ingrid Vidal (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 54 11 Colombia América de Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Gisela Robledo (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 13 0 Spain UD Tenerife 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Ingrid Guerra (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 5 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Manuela González (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 3 0 Unattached 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Valerin Loboa (2007-07-03) 3 July 2007 2 1 Colombia Pensacola FC 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Kelly Ibargüen (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 1 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Gabriela Urueña (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 0 0 Colombia Llaneros 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Isabel Dehakis (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 0 0 United States Portland Thorns 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Ivonne Chacón (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 13 2 Spain Valencia 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW Elexa Bahr (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 20 1 United States Racing Louisville 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW Linda Caicedo (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 23 12 Spain Real Madrid v.  MexicoWTH,6 April 2024
  • PRE: Pre-called up.

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 5°310233
Bolivia 2018 2°532062
Paraguay 2022 3°320133
Total4°11623128
*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 P
United States 2024 Quarter-finals4202846
Total1/14202846
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Honours
Intercontinental
Continental
  • Copa América Femenina:
    • Runners-up (3): 2010, 2014, 2022
    • Third place (1): 2003
    • Fourth place (1): 2018
  • Bolivarian Games
    • Champions (1): 2009 Sucre
    • Runners-up (1): 2005 Colombia

See also

References
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  2. Baker, Katie (23 June 2015). "Canadian Bacon: Watching the U.S. Women Bring Home a Win in Edmonton". Grantland.
  3. "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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