Colombia women's national football team

Colombia

Nickname(s)

Las Chicas Superpoderosas
(The Powerpuff Girls)^[1]^[2]
Las Cafeteras^[3]
(The Coffee Growers)

Association

Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)

Confederation

CONMEBOL (South America)

Head coach

Felipe Taborda

Captain

Natalia Gaitán

Most caps

Ingrid Vidal (54)

Top scorer

Catalina Usme (20)

Home stadium

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez

FIFA code

COL

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

(24 June 2016)

Highest

24 (March-June 2016)

Lowest

118 (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)

Biggest defeat

Brazil 12–0 Colombia

(Lima, Peru; 27 April 2003)

World Cup

Appearances

2 (first in 2011)

Best result

Round of 16 (2015)

Copa América Femenina

Appearances

5 (first in 1998)

Best result

Runner-up (2010, 2014)

Summer Olympics

Appearances

2 (first in 2012)

Best result

11th (2012, 2016)

The Colombia women's national football team 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.

Las Cafeteras also had participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998. Colombia were runners-up in 2010 and 2014.^[4]

Honours

Copa América Femenina:
- Runners-up: 2010, 2014
- Third place: 2003
Bolivarian Games
- Winners: 2009 Sucre
- Runners-up: 2005 Colombia
Pan American Games
- Runners-up: 2015
- Fourth Place: 2011

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth place

FIFA World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Enter
1995	Did Not Enter
1999	Did Not Qualify
2003
2007
2011	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	4
2015	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	4	5
2019	To be Determined
Total	Round of 16	2/7	7	1	2	4	4	9

Copa América Femenina

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Enter
1995	Did Not Enter
1998	First Stage	6th	4	2	0	2	11	16
2003	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	12	16
2006	First Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	4	11
2010	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	1	2	19	8
2014	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	2	0	12	2
Total	Runners-up	5/7	27	14	5	8	58	53

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not Qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	First stage	11th	3	0	0	3	0	6
2016	First stage	11th	3	0	1	2	2	7
Total	First stage	2/6	6	0	1	5	2	13

Schedule and results

Win Draw Loss

2016

6 April Friendly	United States	7–0	Colombia	East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
19:30 ET	Dunn 27' Long 32', 65' Pugh 33' Lloyd 39' Heath 62' Press 74'	Report		Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 21,792 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

10 April Friendly	United States	3–0	Colombia	Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
14:00 ET	Press 26' Johnston 42', 79'	Report		Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,275 Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

25 May Friendly	Venezuela	0–2	Colombia	Los Robles, Venezuela
		Report	Usme 59' Andrade 62'	Stadium: Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento

27 May Friendly	Venezuela	0–1	Colombia	Los Robles, Venezuela
		Report	Usme 79'	Stadium: Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento

29 May Friendly	Venezuela U20	1–2	Colombia	Los Robles, Venezuela
	García 72'	Report	Usme 51', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento

31 May Friendly	Venezuela U20	0–8	Colombia	Los Robles, Venezuela
		Report	Ariza 29' Santos 33', 59' Rodallega 63' Usme 73' Ospina 81' Asprilla 85' Andrade 90'	Stadium: Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento

3 August 2016 Summer Olympics	France	4–0	Colombia	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
22:00	C. Arias 2' (o.g.) Le Sommer 14' Abily 42' Majri 82'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 6,847^[5] Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

6 August 2016 Summer Olympics	Colombia	0–1	New Zealand	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
20:00		Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Hearn 31'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 8,505^[6] Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

9 August 2016 Summer Olympics	Colombia	2–2	United States	Manaus, Brazil
18:00	C. Usme 26', 90'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	C. Dunn 41' Pugh 59'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Team

Current squad

The following is the Colombia squad in the women's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July 2016.^[7]

Head coach: Felipe Taborda

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Catalina Pérez	(1994-11-08)8 November 1994 (aged 21)	5	0	University of Miami
2	3MF	Carolina Arbeláez	(1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Formas Íntimas
3	3MF	Natalia Gaitán (c)	(1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 25)	39	4	Valencia CF
4	3MF	Diana Ospina	(1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 27)	33	3	Formas Íntimas
5	2DF	Isabella Echeverri	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22)	15	1	University of Toledo
6	2DF	Liana Salazar	(1992-09-16)16 September 1992 (aged 23)	13	0	Futuro Soccer
7	4FW	Ingrid Vidal	(1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 25)	54	11	CD Palmiranas
8	2DF	Mildrey Pineda	(1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 26)	25	2	CD Palmiranas
9	2DF	Oriánica Velásquez	(1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 27)	41	2	Club Gol Star
10	3MF	Leicy Santos	(1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 20)	15	2	Club Gol Star
11	3MF	Catalina Usme	(1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 26)	44	20	Formas Íntimas
12	4FW	Nicole Regnier	(1995-02-28)28 February 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Rayo Vallecano
13	2DF	Angela Clavijo	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22)	19	0	Club Kamatsa
14	2DF	Nataly Arias	(1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 30)	58	6	Formas Íntimas
15	3MF	Tatiana Ariza	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 25)	38	8	Houston Aces
16	4FW	Lady Andrade	(1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 24)	45	9	Western New York Flash
17	2DF	Carolina Arias	(1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 25)	42	0	Orsomarso S.C.
18	1GK	Sandra Sepúlveda	(1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 28)	39	0	F.C. Kiryat Gat

Coaching staff

As of 25 July 2015

Manager	Fabián Felipe Taborda
Assistant manager	Nelson Abadía
Physical trainer	Mario Janer
Goalkeeping coach	Jaime Quintero
Medic	Karen Cifuentes
Assistant	David Castro
Kinesiologist	Heinar Zorrilla

References

↑ Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". soccerwire.
↑ Baker, Katie (23 June 2015). "Canadian Bacon: Watching the U.S. Women Bring Home a Win in Edmonton". Grantland.
↑ "In Colombia, a Soccer Paradox". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
↑ "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
↑ "Match Report: FRA vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ "Match Report: COL vs NZL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Convocatoria oficial Selecciones Colombia para Rio 2016" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

External links

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Colombia squads – FIFA Women's World Cup

Colombia squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Varón 2 Muñoz 3 Gaitán 4 Ospina 5 Arias 6 Montoya 7 Usme 8 Peralta 9 Rodallega 10 Rincón 11 Salazar 12 Sepúlveda 13 Domínguez 14 Peduzine 15 Ariza 16 Andrade 17 Vidal 18 Castro 19 Montaño 20 Velásquez 21 Velasco Coach: Rozo

Colombia squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Castaño 2 Arbeláez 3 Gaitán (c) 4 Ospina 5 Granados 6 Montoya 7 Vidal 8 Pineda 9 Velásquez 10 Rincón 11 Usme 12 Sepúlveda 13 Clavijo 14 N. Arias 15 Ariza 16 Andrade 17 C. Arias 18 Cuesta 19 Santos 20 Cosme 21 Echeverri 22 Pérez 23 González Coach: Taborda

Colombia women's football squads – Summer Olympics

Colombia women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics

1 Castaño 2 T. Ariza 3 Gaitán 4 N. Ariza 5 Arias 6 D. Montoya 7 Velásquez 8 Rincón 9 Rodallega 10 Usme 11 Salazar 12 Sepúlveda 13 Domínguez 14 Peduzine 15 Vidal 16 Andrade 17 Ortiz 18 A. Montoya Coach: Rozo

Colombia women's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics

1 Pérez 2 Arbeláez 3 Gaitán (c) 4 Ospina 5 Echeverri 6 Salazar 7 Vidal 8 Pineda 9 Velásquez 10 Santos 11 Usme 12 Regnier 13 Clavijo 14 N. Arias 15 Ariza 16 Andrade 17 C. Arias 18 Sepúlveda Coach: Taborda

Colombia national football team

General	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol History Managers

Statistics	World Cup record Copa América record Head to head

Results	1938–59 1960–79 1980–99 2000–19

Players	International footballers World Cup & Copa América squads Category

World Cups (5)	1962 1990 1994 1998 2014

Copa América (21)	1945 1947 1949 1957 1963 1975 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2004 2007 2011 2015 2016

Other tournaments	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics

Related teams	U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 U-15 Women Women U-20 Women U-17 Futsal (men, women) Beach

Football in South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina (AFA)

Bolivia (FBF)

Brazil (CBF)

Chile (FFC)

Colombia (FCF)

Ecuador (FEF)

Paraguay (APF)

Peru (FPF)

Uruguay (AUF)

Venezuela (FVF)

National team competitions

Men	Copa América Copa América Centenario Under-20 Football Championship Under-17 Football Championship Under-15 Football Championship Pan American Games Superclásico de las Américas Bolivarian Games South American Games Futsal Championship Under-20 Futsal Championship Under-17 Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship

Women	Copa América Femenina Under-20 Women's Football Championship Under-17 Women's Football Championship Pan American Games South American Games Copa América Femenina de Futsal Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship

Club competitions

Men	Copa Libertadores de América Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Copa Suruga Bank Copa Libertadores de Futsal U-20 Copa Libertadores

Women	Copa Libertadores Femenina Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal

Defunct	Intercontinental Cup Copa CONMEBOL Copa Interamericana Copa Iberoamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Supercopa Libertadores Copa Master de Supercopa Copa de Oro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa

Football in Colombia

Colombian Football Federation

National teams	Senior men's U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 U-15 Senior women's Women's U-20 Women's U-17

Leagues	Primera A Primera B Women's Football League

Domestic Cups	Copa Colombia Superliga Colombiana

Defunct competitions	Campeonato Nacional Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá Primera C

DIMAYOR El Dorado List of clubs List of venues

National sports teams of Colombia

Baseball Basketball M M U19 M U17 W W U19 W U17 Cricket Football M M U23 M U20 M U17 M U15 W W U20 W U17 Futsal M W Handball M W Ice hockey Inline hockey M W Roller hockey M W Rugby union M W W7 Squash M W Tennis M W Volleyball M W Water polo

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