Colombia women's national football team

women's association football team representing Colombia

The Colombia women's football team is the team that plays for Colombia in women's international football. They play in international competitions and are managed by the Colombian Football Federation. They are part of CONMEBOL, which is a group of South American football teams. Right now, they are ranked 28th in the FIFA Ranking. They have played in three FIFA Women's World Cups: in Germany in 2011, Canada in 2015, and Australia–New Zealand in 2023.

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 coachNelson Abadía
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 26 Increase 1 (7 December 2018)[5]
Highest22 (December 2016 – June 2017; August 2023)
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 resultGroup stage (2012, 2016)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sucre Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Colombia Team

Colombia is one of the best national teams in South America. They are the third country on the continent to qualify for both the World Cup and the Olympics, after Brazil and Argentina. In 2015, they were the first Spanish-speaking country to win a game in the Women's World Cup and the first whose women's team got past the group stage in 2015.

Las Cafeteras, as they are sometimes called, have been in every Copa América Femenina tournament since 1998. They finished second in 2010, 2014, and 2022.[6]

References

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  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. ""Cali es la casa de la Selección Colombia femenina": Catalina Usme". cali.gov.co. February 17, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-02.