Colombia national football team

Colombia
Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers); La Tricolor (The Tricolour); La Sele (The Sele)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Néstor Lorenzo
Captain	James Rodríguez
Most caps	David Ospina (128)
Top scorer	Radamel Falcao (36)
Home stadium	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
FIFA code	COL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	14 2 (3 April 2025)
Highest	3 (July–August 2013, September 2014 – March 2015, June–August 2016)
Lowest	54 (June 2011)
First international
	Colombia 4–1 Costa Rica ; (Barranquilla, Colombia; 17 February 1926)
Biggest win
	Bahrain 0–6 Colombia ; (Riffa, Bahrain; 26 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 9–0 Colombia ; (Lima, Peru; 24 March 1957)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1962)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014)
Copa América
Appearances	24 (first in 1945)
Best result	Champions (2001)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2000)
Best result	Runners-up (2000)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2003)
Best result	Fourth place (2003)
Medal record
Copa América
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bolivarian Games

The Colombia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Colombia), nicknamed Los Cafeteros, represents Colombia in men's international football and is managed by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (English: Colombian Football Federation), the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member of CONMEBOL and are ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings as of April 2025. The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in the country. The national team has been a symbol of nationalism, pride and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base, and the team's dances during goal celebrations have been symbolic.

The Colombian team has participated in six FIFA World Cups: 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018. In the 2014 edition held in Brazil, the team achieved its best World Cup performance, reaching the quarter-finals and placing fifth in the final standings. Its greatest international achievement is winning the Copa América in 2001 as hosts, during which the team set a record by winning every match without conceding a single goal. Colombia also finished runner-up in 1975 and 2024 and finished third five times: in 1987, 1993, 1995, 2016, and 2021.

Furthermore, the team managed to make outstanding appearances at the continental level, obtaining from the Central American and Caribbean Games the gold and bronze medals in 1946 and 1938 respectively, and in the Bolivarian Games the team obtained the gold medal in 1951 and the silver medal in 1961, 1973 and 1981.