Colombia national under-17 football team
The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
| Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Juan Carlos Ramírez | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| First international | |||
| Colombia 0–2 Peru (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1985) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Colombia 9–1 Finland (Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003) Colombia 8–0 Bolivia (Asunción, Paraguay; 5 May 1991) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Colombia 0–4 Switzerland (Lagos, Nigeria; 12 November 2009) Brazil 5–1 Colombia (Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015) Colombia 0–4 Germany (New Delhi, India; 16 October 2017) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2003, 2009) | ||
| South American Under-17 Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1993) | ||
The team's most notable performances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup was both in 2003 and 2009, where they achieved fourth place. Colombia won the South American Under-17 Football Championship in the 1993 tournament held in Colombia.
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