Colombia women's national football team

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 coachNelson Abadía
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 (25 March 2022)[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
(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
2019 LimaTeam
2015 TorontoTeam
Bolivarian Games
2009 SucreTeam
2005 ColombiaTeam
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Colombia 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 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 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 and 2014.[5]

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
See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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
 Report (Soccerway)
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
 Aquino 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
9 April Friendly Colombia  2–2  Venezuela Cali, Colombia
17:00 UTC−05:00 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
12 April Friendly Colombia  0–0  Venezuela Cali, Colombia
10:00 UTC−05:00 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
25 June Friendly United States  v  Colombia Commerce City, United States
19:30 ET Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
28 June Friendly United States  v  Colombia Sandy, United States
22:00 ET Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
8 July 2022 (2022-07-08) Copa América Femenina Colombia  v  Paraguay Cali, Colombia
19:00 UTC–05:00 Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11) Copa América Femenina Bolivia  v  Colombia Cali, Colombia
19:00 UTC–05:00 Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
17 July 2022 (2022-07-17) Copa América Femenina Ecuador  v  Colombia Cali, Colombia
19:00 UTC–05:00 Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero
20 July 2022 (2022-07-20) Copa América Femenina Colombia  v  Chile Armenia, Colombia
19:00 UTC–05:00 Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Centenario

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
Total11049233817353

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 Deportivo Cali
1GK Catalina Pérez (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 Real Betis
1GK Sandra Sepúlveda (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 Hapoel Marmorek Rehovot
2DF Viviana Acosta (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 Santa Fe
2DF Carolina Arias (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 Deportivo Cali
2DF Daniela Arias (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 Pachuca
2DF Ángela Barón D'Feeters Kicks SC
2DF Daniela Caracas (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 Espanyol
2DF Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 América de Cali
2DF Manuela Vanegas (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 Real Sociedad
3MF Carolina Arbeláez (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 Atlético Nacional
3MF Lorena Bedoya (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 Atlético Nacional
3MF Jorelyn Carabalí (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 Deportivo Cali
3MF Angie Castañeda (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 Cacereño
3MF Diana Celis Santa Fe
3MF Daniela Montoya (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 Junior
3MF Diana Ospina (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 América de Cali
3MF Mónica Ramos (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 Grêmio
3MF Liana Salazar (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 Corinthians
4FW Lady Andrade (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 Atlético Nacional
4FW Elexa Bahr (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 Racing Santander
4FW Mayra Ramírez (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 Sporting de Huelva
4FW Gisela Robledo (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 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 Valery Restrepo (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 Atlético Nacional v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
GK Valentina González (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 Llaneros v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021
DF Korina Clavijo (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 Cruzeiro v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
DF Ana María Guzmán (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 Atlético Dosquebradas v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
DF Ana María Bohórquez (2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 Fortaleza C.E.I.F. v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021
MF María Morales (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 Deportivo Cali v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 Atlético Madrid v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
MF Manuela Pavi (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 Deportivo Cali v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
MF Katherine Valbuena (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 Llaneros v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
MF Gabriela Huertas (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 Santa Fe v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021
MF María Camila Reyes (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 Deportivo Cali v.  Ecuador, 13 April 2021
FW Fernanda Agudelo (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 Palmira v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
FW Tatiana Ariza (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 Deportivo Cali v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
FW Linda Caicedo (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 Deportivo Cali v.  Chile, 23 October 2021
FW Ingrid Guerra (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 Deportivo Cali v.  Mexico, 21 September 2021
FW Sara Martínez (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 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
Main article: Colombia at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1991Did not enter
1995
1999Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011Group stage14th301204Squad
2015Round of 1612th411245Squad
2019Did not qualify
2023To be determined
2027
TotalRound of 162/10712449
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
2011 Group stage28 June SwedenL 0–1BayArena, Leverkusen
2 July United StatesL 0–3Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
6 July North KoreaD 0–0Ruhrstadion, Bochum
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

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1996Did not enter
2000Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012Group stage11th300306Squad
2016Group stage11th301227Squad
2020Did not qualify
2024To be determined
TotalGroup stage2/76015213

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1991Did not enter
1995
1998Group Stage6th42021116
2003Third place3rd52121216
2006Group Stage7th4112411
2010Runners-up2nd7412198
2014Runners-up2nd7520122
2018Fourth place4th7322178
2022To be determined
TotalRunners-up6/834177107561

Pan American Games
Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1999Did not enter
2003
2007
2011Fourth place4th520334Squad
2015Runners-up2nd531155Squad
2019Champions1st523096Squad
2023To be determined
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
2010Did not enter
2014 Silver Medal5311123
2018 Group stage310245
2023To be determined
TotalSilver medal8413168

South American Games
South American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2014 Groupe stage310233
2018 to present U-20 Tournament
TotalGroup stage310233
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Bolivarian Games
Bolivarian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2005 Silver Medal6402127
2009 Gold Medal4400103
2013 to present U-20 Tournament
Total2/2108022210

Honours
Intercontinental
Continental

See also

References
  1. Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". SoccerWire.com.
  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.
  4. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  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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