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Colombia women's national football team

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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
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 21 Increase 1 (16 August 2024)[5]
Highest21 (August 2024)
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 resultQuarter-finals (2024)

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.

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). In 2023 Colombia first reached the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals.[6]

Las Cafeteras also had participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998. Colombia were runners-up in 2010, 2014 and 2022.[7]

Team image

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Nicknames

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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

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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.[8]

Results and fixtures

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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

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29 October Friendly United States  3–0  Colombia San Diego, United States
17:30 ET
Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,202
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
2 December Friendly Colombia  0–0  New Zealand Bogotá, Colombia
16:00 Stadium: Estadio El Campín
5 December Friendly Colombia  1–0  New Zealand Bogotá, Colombia
15:00 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo

2024

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21 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Panama  0–6  Colombia San Diego, United States
Report
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
Report Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
2 June Friendly Venezuela  0–3  Colombia Barquisimeto, Venezuela
16:00
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Lara
19 July Friendly Japan  1–1  Colombia France
25 July Olympics GS France  3–2  Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
31 July Olympics GS Colombia  0–1  Canada Nice, France
Gilles 61' Stadium: Stade de Nice
26 October Friendly Brazil  1–1  Colombia Cariacica, Brazil
Tarciane 75' Report Usme 6' Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
29 October Friendly Brazil  3–1  Colombia Cariacica, Brazil
Report Caicedo 69' Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

2025

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23 February 2025 SheBelieves Cup Colombia  v  Japan Glendale, United States
Stadium: State Farm Stadium
26 February 2025 SheBelieves Cup Australia  v  Colombia San Diego, United States
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Head-to-head record

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Below is a result summary of all matches Colombia have played against FIFA recognized teams.[9]

As of 30 October 2024

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Full Confederation record

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
AFC 8 3 2 3 8 9 −1 37.50
CAF 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 66.67
CONCACAF 47 16 9 22 55 73 −18 34.04
CONMEBOL 95 56 18 21 183 110 +73 58.95
OFC 6 2 1 3 4 4 0 33.33
UEFA 14 3 3 8 17 25 −8 21.43
Total 173 82 33 58 269 222 +47 47.40
Source: Results

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named to the squad for two friendlies against Brazil on 26 and 29 October 2024.[10]

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 (age 21) 3 0 Colombia América de Cali
12 1GK Jimena Ospina (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 18) Colombia Deportivo Cali
25 1GK Katherine Tapia (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31) 5 0 Brazil Palmeiras

3 2DF Daniela Arias (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30) 23 4 Brazil Corinthians
4 2DF Ana María Guzmán (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19) Germany Bayern Munich
5 2DF Mary Álvarez (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
14 2DF Ángela Barón (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21) 3 0 United States Racing Louisville FC
16 2DF Jorelyn Carabalí (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 27) 33 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
19 2DF Yirleidis Minota (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Pachuca
22 2DF Daniela Caracas (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27) 46 0 Spain Espanyol

6 3MF Daniela Montoya (captain) (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 34) 84 10 Colombia Atlético Nacional
8 3MF Marcela Restrepo (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 29) 28 4 Mexico Monterrey
13 3MF Mariana Zamorano (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Colombia Santa Fe
17 3MF Karla Torres (2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 18) Colombia Santa Fe
20 3MF Wendy Bonilla (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Colombia Santa Fe
21 3MF Sara Martínez (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23) Colombia América de Cali
23 3MF Liced Serna (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Spain Alba Fundación
24 3MF María Camila Reyes (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Colombia Santa Fe

7 4FW Gisela Robledo (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) 13 0 Brazil Corinthians
9 4FW Mayra Ramírez (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25) England Chelsea
11 4FW Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34) 93 72 Turkey Galatasaray
15 4FW Manuela Paví (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 23) 8 1 England West Ham United
18 4FW Linda Caicedo (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 19) 23 12 Spain Real Madrid

Recent call-ups

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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 (age 30) 36 0 Germany Werder Bremen 2024 Summer Olympics
GK Sandra Sepúlveda (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36) 73 0 Colombia Llaneros [es] 2024 Summer Olympics ALT
GK Michelle Lugo (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Colombia Millonarios v.  Guatemala, 9 April 2024
GK Stefany Castaño (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 30) 9 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Mexico,WTH 6 April 2024
GK Luisa Fernanda Agudelo (2007-03-27) 27 March 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
GK Valery Restrepo (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 United States FIU Panthers 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE

DF Carolina Arias (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 34) 103 0 Colombia América de Cali 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Manuela Vanegas (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 24) 43 10 Spain Real Sociedad 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Fabiana Yantén (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Brazil Santos v.  Venezuela, 2 June 2024
DF Kelly Caicedo (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 21) 3 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Venezuela, 2 June 2024
DF Ángela Clavijo (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31) 27 0 Chile Colo-Colo 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Sofía García (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Uruguay Nacional 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Sara Kamila Córdoba (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Stefania Perlaza (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE

MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28) 63 14 United States Washington Spirit 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Liana Salazar (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32) 12 0 Colombia Millonarios 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Ilana Izquierdo (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22) 2 10 United States Mississippi State Bulldogs 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Lady Andrade (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) 63 17 Greece PAOK 2024 Summer Olympics ALT
MF Gabriela Huertas (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 (age 33) 5 0 Brazil Real Brasília v.  Guatemala, 9 April 2024
MF Lorena Durango (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) 21 0 Brazil Real Brasília 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Diana Celis (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Colombia Millonarios 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Mónica Ramos (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 26) 8 0 Brazil Grêmio 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Diana Ospina (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35) 69 4 Colombia América de Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Natalia Gaitán (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) 39 4 Colombia Santa Fe 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Viviana Acosta (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 25) 8 0 Brazil Real Brasília 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Gabriela Rodríguez (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Colombia América de Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Paula Medina (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Cristina Motta (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Colombia Santa Fe 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Daniela Garavito (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Colombia Millonarios 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Natalia Hernández (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Wendy Cárdenas (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE

FW Yisela Cuesta (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33) 9 0 Brazil Ferroviária v.  Guatemala, 9 April 2024
FW Ivonne Chacón (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 27) 13 2 Spain Levante 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW Elexa Bahr (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26) 20 1 United States Racing Louisville 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW Ingrid Vidal (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33) 54 11 Colombia América de Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Ingrid Guerra (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Manuela González (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Peru Universitario [es] 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Valerin Loboa (2007-07-03) 3 July 2007 (age 17) 2 1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Kelly Ibargüen (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Gabriela Urueña (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Colombia Llaneros [es] 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Isabel Dehakiz (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Australia Bulleen Lions 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE

  • ALT: Alternate
  • PRE: Pre-called up.

Competitive record

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*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

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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
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Quarter-finals 8th 5 3 0 2 6 4 Squad
Brazil 2027 To 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 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
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Group stage 25 July  South Korea W 2–0 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
30 July  Germany W 2–1
3 August  Morocco L 0–1 Perth Oval, Perth
Round of 16 8 August  Jamaica W 1–0 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Quarter-finals 12 August  England L 1–2 Stadium Australia, Sydney

Olympic Games

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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 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 6 6 Squad
Total Quarter-finals 3/8 10 1 2 7 8 19

Copa América Femenina

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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 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 14 4
Ecuador 2025 TBD
Total Runners-up 8/10 40 22 7 11 89 65

Pan American Games

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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 2023 Did not qualify
Peru 2027 To be determined
Total 1 Title 4/8 15 7 4 4 17 15

Central American and Caribbean Games

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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 2023 Withdrew
Total Silver medal 8 4 1 3 16 8

South American Games

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South American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Chile 2014 3 1 0 2 3 3
Bolivia 2018 5 3 2 0 6 2
Paraguay 2022 3 2 0 1 3 3
Total 11 6 2 3 12 8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Bolivarian Games

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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
2013 to present U20Team Tournament
Total 2/2 10 8 0 2 22 10

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

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CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA P
United States 2024 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 8 4 6
Total 1/1 4 2 0 2 8 4 6
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Honours

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Intercontinental
Continental

See also

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References

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  5. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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