Colombia national football team
| Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolour) La Sele (The Sele) | ||
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| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Néstor Lorenzo | ||
| Captain | James Rodríguez | ||
| Most caps | David Ospina (129) | ||
| Top scorer | Radamel Falcao (36) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 14 1 (19 January 2026) | ||
| 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 | 7 (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 | |||
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. It has also qualified for the upcoming 2026 World Cup.
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,