Colombia women's 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 is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. They are a member of the CONMEBOL. The team is currently ranked 28th in the FIFA Ranking and has qualified for three FIFA Women's World Cups, in Germany 2011, Canada 2015 and Australia–New Zealand 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 coachÁngelo Marsiglia
CaptainDaniela Montoya
Most capsCatalina Usme (116)
Top scorerCatalina Usme (61)
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero[4]
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 18 Increase 3 (12 June 2025)[5]
Highest18 (June 2025 – present)
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 resultQuarter-finals (2024)

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). In 2023 Colombia first reached the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals.[6]

Las Cafeteras also had participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998. Colombia were runners-up in 2010, 2014 and 2022.[7]

Team image

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Players of the women's national football team of Colombia in 2022

Nicknames

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The Colombia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)"[1][2] or "Las Cafeteras[3] (The Coffee Growers)".

Home stadium

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Cali, home of the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium, is the main playing site of the Colombia women's national football team. The stadium was the site for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, a tournament which consistently drew average crowds of 25,000 per match. Colombia made it to the finals in the tournament but ultimately lost to Brazil in the final.[8]

Results and fixtures

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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

2024

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3 March CONCACAF W Gold Cup QF United States   3–0   Colombia Los Angeles, United States
--:-- ET
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
6 April Friendly Colombia   1–0   Mexico Orlando, United States
Usme   44' Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
9 April Friendly Colombia   3–0   Guatemala Paterson, United States
Report Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
30 May Friendly Venezuela   0–2   Colombia Barquisimeto, Venezuela
18:00 Report (FCF)
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Lara
2 June Friendly Venezuela   0–3   Colombia Barquisimeto, Venezuela
16:00
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Lara
13 July Friendly Colombia   1–2   Ecuador Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia
16:00
Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León
19 July Friendly Japan   1–1   Colombia France
25 July Olympics GS France   3–2   Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
28 July Olympics GS New Zealand   0–2   Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
31 July Olympics GS Colombia   0–1   Canada Nice, France
Gilles   61' Stadium: Stade de Nice
3 August Olympics QF Spain   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
  Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Penalties
26 October Friendly Brazil   1–1   Colombia Cariacica, Brazil
Tarciane   75' Report Usme   6' Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
29 October Friendly Brazil   3–1   Colombia Cariacica, Brazil
Report Caicedo   69' Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
30 November Friendly Argentina   1–1
(5–4 p)
  Colombia Davie, United States
19:00 EST (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field
Referee: Alexandra Billeter (United States)
Penalties

2025

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20 February 2025 SheBelieves Cup United States   2–0   Colombia Houston, Texas
19:00 UTC-6
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,043
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
23 February 2025 SheBelieves Cup Colombia   1–4   Japan Glendale, Arizona
12:00 UTC-7 Caicedo   45+4' Report
Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: Alex Billeter (United States)
26 February 2025 SheBelieves Cup Australia   1–2   Colombia San Diego, California
16:30 UTC-8
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 10,072
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
6 April Friendly Japan   1–1   Colombia Osaka, Japan
14:00 UTC+9 Takahashi   90+4' (pen.) Report Torres   35' Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
8 April Unofficial Friendly Japan   6–1   Colombia Japan
30 May Friendly South Korea   0–1   Colombia Incheon, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Report Usme   26' Stadium: Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
2 June Friendly South Korea   1–1   Colombia Yongin, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Jung Min-young   2' Report Kim Jin-hui   63' (o.g.) Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium
Attendance: 742
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
27 June Friendly Mexico   0–0   Colombia Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Referee: Deily Gomez (Costa Rica)
2 July Friendly Mexico   1–0   Colombia Zacatepec, Mexico
17:45 UTC-6 Ordóñez   58' Report Stadium: Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)

Head-to-head record

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Below is a result summary of all matches Colombia have played against FIFA recognized teams.[9]

As of 30 May 2025

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Full Confederation record

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
AFC 14 5 4 5 15 22 −7 35.71
CAF 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 66.67
CONCACAF 49 16 10 23 55 75 −20 32.65
CONMEBOL 96 56 19 21 184 111 +73 58.33
OFC 6 2 1 3 4 4 0 33.33
UEFA 14 3 3 8 19 27 −8 21.43
Total 182 84 37 61 279 240 +39 46.15
Source: Results

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Mexico on 30 May and 3 June 2025.[10]

Caps, goals, and players' numbers accurate as of 3 July 2025 after match vs. Mexico.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Katherine Tapia (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 32) 20 0   Palmeiras
13 1GK Natalia Giraldo (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 22) 14 0   América de Cali

2DF Ana María Guzmán (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 20) 13 0   Utah Royals
14 2DF Ángela Barón (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21) 14 0   Racing Louisville
17 2DF Carolina Arias (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 34) 111 0   América de Cali
3 2DF Daniela Arias (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30) 57 4   Corinthians
22 2DF Daniela Caracas (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 28) 54 0   Espanyol
2 2DF Mary José Álvarez (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 19) 6 0   Atlético Nacional
2DF Yirleidis Minota (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) 16 0   Pachuca

11 3MF Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 35) 121 62   Galatasaray
3MF Daniela Montoya (captain) (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 34) 97 13   Grêmio
3MF Gabriela Rodríguez (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 20) 2 0   América de Cali
3MF Ilana Izquierdo (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 23) 6 1   Mississippi State Bulldogs
2DF Jorelyn Carabalí (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 28) 51 0   Brighton & Hove Albion
10 3MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 29) 76 15   Washington Spirit
23 3MF Liced Serna (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 23) 9 0   Alba Fundación
5 3MF Lorena Bedoya (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) 7 0   Real Brasília
8 3MF Marcela Restrepo (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 29) 36 3   Monterrey

4FW Linda Caicedo (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 20) 46 13   Real Madrid
7 4FW Manuela Paví (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 24) 30 5   West Ham United
4FW Mayra Ramírez (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 26) 49 8   Chelsea
4FW Valerin Loboa (2007-07-03) 3 July 2007 (age 18) 4 1   Deportivo Cali
4FW Wendy Bonilla (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 23) 10 1   UNAM

Recent call-ups

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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 Jimena Ospina (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Deportivo Cali v.   Argentina, 30 November 2024
GK Michelle Lugo (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 24) 0 0   Millonarios v.   Guatemala, 9 April 2024
GK Stefany Castaño (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 31) 9 0   Atlético Mineiro v.   Mexico,WTH 6 April 2024
GK Valery Restrepo (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0   FIU Panthers 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
GK Luisa Agudelo (2007-03-27) 27 March 2007 (age 18) 1 0   Deportivo Cali v.   South Korea,2 June2025

DF Manuela Vanegas (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 24) 34 8   Real Sociedad v.   Argentina, 30 November 2024
DF Kelly Caicedo (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Deportivo Cali v.   Argentina, 30 November 2024
DF Fabiana Yantén (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 26) 1 0   Colo-Colo v.   Venezuela, 2 June 2024
DF Ángela Clavijo (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31) 27 0   Colo-Colo 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Sofía García (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24) 1 0   Nacional 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Sara Kamila Córdoba (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 27) 0 0   Atlético Nacional 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Stefania Perlaza (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF Yunaira López (2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Lexington SC v.   Japan,8 April 2025
DF Cristina Motta (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Santa Fe v.   Japan,8 April 2025
DF Liz Katerine Osorio (2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Atlético Nacional v.   Japan,8 April 2025

MF Liana Salazar (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32) 12 0   Millonarios 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Lady Andrade (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 33) 63 17   PAOK 2024 Summer Olympics ALT
MF Gabriela Huertas (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 (age 34) 5 0   Real Brasília v.   Guatemala, 9 April 2024
MF Diana Celis (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 32) 0 0   Millonarios 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Mónica Ramos (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 26) 8 0   Grêmio 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Diana Ospina (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 36) 69 4   América de Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Paula Medina (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 (age 24) 1 0   Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Daniela Garavito (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 20) 0 0   Millonarios 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Natalia Hernández (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 28) 0 0   Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Wendy Cárdenas (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 30) 0 0   Atlético Nacional 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
MF Gisela Robledo (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 22) 5 0   Corinthians v.   Japan,8 April 2025
MF María Camila Reyes (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 23) 16 0   Santa Fe v.   South Korea,2 June2025
MF Sara Martínez (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 24) 9 1   Atlético Nacional v.   South Korea,2 June2025

FW Ivonne Chacón (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 27) 21 2   Levante UD 2025 SheBelieves Cup
FW María Paula Escobar (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 24) 1 0   América de Cali v.   Argentina, 30 November 2024
FW Elexa Bahr (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 27) 20 1   Racing Louisville 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW Ingrid Guerra (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 22) 5 0   Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Manuela González (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 29) 3 0   Universitario [es] 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Kelly Ibargüen (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Gabriela Urueña (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 22) 0 0   Llaneros [es] 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Isabel Dehakiz (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 24) 0 0   Bulleen Lions 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Mariana Zamorano (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Santa Fe v.   Japan,8 April 2025
FW Karla Torres (2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 18) 4 0   Leicester City v.   South Korea,2 June2025

  • ALT: Alternate
  • PRE: Pre-called up.

Competitive record

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*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

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1991 Did not enter
  1995
  1999 Did not qualify
  2003
  2007
  2011 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 4 Squad
  2015 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad
  2019 Did not qualify
   2023 Quarter-finals 8th 5 3 0 2 6 4 Squad
  2027 To be determined
   2031 To be determined
  2035 To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 3/10 12 4 2 6 10 13
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
  2011 Group stage 28 June   Sweden L 0–1 BayArena, Leverkusen
2 July   United States L 0–3 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
6 July   North Korea D 0–0 Ruhrstadion, Bochum
  2015 Group stage 9 June   Mexico D 1–1 Moncton Stadium, Moncton
13 June   France W 2–0
17 June   England L 1–2 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Round of 16 22 June   United States L 0–2 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
   2023 Group stage 25 July   South Korea W 2–0 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
30 July   Germany W 2–1
3 August   Morocco L 0–1 Perth Oval, Perth
Round of 16 8 August   Jamaica W 1–0 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Quarter-finals 12 August   England L 1–2 Stadium Australia, Sydney

Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1996 Did not enter
  2000 Did not qualify
  2004
  2008
  2012 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 6 Squad
  2016 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 7 Squad
  2020 Did not qualify
  2024 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 6 6 Squad
  2028 To be determined
  2032
Total Quarter-finals 3/8 10 1 2 7 8 19

Copa América Femenina

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Copa América Femenina record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1991 Did not enter
  1995
  1998 Group Stage 6th 4 2 0 2 11 16
  2003 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 12 16
  2006 Group 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
  2018 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 17 8
  2022 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 14 4
  2025 TBD
Total Runners-up 8/10 40 22 7 11 89 65

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1999 Did not enter
  2003
  2007
  2011 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 3 4 Squad
  2015 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 5 5 Squad
  2019 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 9 6 Squad
  2023 Did not qualify
  2027 To be determined
Total 1 Title 4/8 15 7 4 4 17 15

Central American and Caribbean Games

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Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
  2010 Did not enter
  2014 Silver medal 5 3 1 1 12 3
  2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
  2023 Withdrew
Total Silver medal 8 4 1 3 16 8

South American Games

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South American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
  2014 3 1 0 2 3 3
  2018 5 3 2 0 6 2
  2022 3 2 0 1 3 3
Total 11 6 2 3 12 8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Bolivarian Games

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Bolivarian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
  2005 Silver Medal 6 4 0 2 12 7
  2009 Gold Medal 4 4 0 0 10 3
2013 to present U20 Team Tournament
Total 2/2 10 8 0 2 22 10

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

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CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA P
  2024 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 8 4 6
Total 1/1 4 2 0 2 8 4 6
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Honours

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Major competitions

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Others competitions

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Intercontinental

Regional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Boehm, Charles (10 June 2015). "OMG What a Goal! Colombia's Daniela Montoya smashes unreal WWC equalizer". SoccerWire.com.
  2. ^ a b Baker, Katie (23 June 2015). "Canadian Bacon: Watching the U.S. Women Bring Home a Win in Edmonton". Grantland.
  3. ^ a b "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. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ Lewis, Aimee (7 August 2023). "Colombia advances to Women's World Cup quarterfinals for the first time after victory over Jamaica". CNN.
  7. ^ "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ Riaño, Juan Camilo (18 February 2022). "Cali, casa de la Selección: Antecedentes, Copa América..." AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Colombia [Women] » Historical results". worldfootball.net. 3 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia de Femenina de Mayores – amistosos internacionales previos a la CONMEBOL Copa América 2025" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 19 June 2025.
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