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The Colombia national beach soccer team represents Colombia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF), the governing body for football in Colombia.
| Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Santiago Alzate | ||
| FIFA code | COL | ||
| BSWW ranking | 13  1 (8 April 2024)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Colombia 5–2 Ecuador  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 December 2009) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Colombia 9–4 Ecuador (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3 August 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 15–0 Colombia (Montevideo, Uruguay; 10 December 2009) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Group stage | ||
Colombia entered the international beach soccer scene in 2009 at the first edition of the South American Beach Games.[2] The team subsequently debuted in the largest beach soccer event in South America, the World Cup qualifiers, in 2011,[3] finishing in 4th place – their best finish in any major competition to date. Since then, Colombia have remained an active team, becoming regulars at the major CONMEBOL events of the World Cup qualifiers, Copa América and Liga Sudamericana, their best finish was 3rd place at the Copa América de Beach Soccer in 2023. The team will make their debut at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2023.
Current squad
editAs of March 2018[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach: Santiago Alzate
Achievements
edit- CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup best: 4th place
- Copa América de Beach Soccer best: 3rd place
- South American Beach Games best: 4th place
- 2009
Competitive record
editFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
edit| Year | Result | Pld | W | W+P | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 to  2009
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Did not enter | |||||||
 2011 to  2021
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Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | –6 |
 2025
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To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | –6 |
Copa América de Beach Soccer
edit| Year | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Eighth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | –4 |
 2018 |
Ninth place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 25 | –7 |
 2022 |
Eighth place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 23 | –11 |
 2023 |
Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 |
| Total | 4/4 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 67 | 84 | –17 |
CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
edit| Year | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 2005†
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006
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 2007†
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| 2008
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 2009
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| 2011 |
Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | –4 |
| 2013 |
Seventh place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 24 | –5 |
| 2015 |
Eighth place | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 30 | –13 |
| 2017 |
Sixth place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 32 | –2 |
| 2019 |
Sixth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 31 | −2 |
| 2021 |
Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | –1 |
| Total | 6/11 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 128 | 155 | –27 |
- † – Note: 2005 and 2007 were held in a joint championship with CONCACAF
South American Beach Games
edit| Year | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 30 | –18 |
| 2011 |
Fifth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
 2014 |
Fifth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | –6 |
| 2019 |
Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 |
| 2023 |
Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
| Total | 5/5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 82 | –22 |
Central American and Caribbean Beach Games
edit| Central American and Caribbean Beach Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2022 |
Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Colombia finaliza en el cuarto lugar en Juegos Suramericanos de Playa – FCF.com". Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ ?Alea iacta est? for the CONMEBOL Qualifier – Beach Soccer Worldwide
- ^ "Colombia Copa America 2018 squad – Beach Soccer Russia". Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
External links
edit- Colombia Profile, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- Colombia, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)
- List of results – '09 Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, '11 Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, '12 Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, '13 Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, '14 Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, '15 Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, '16 Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, '17 Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, '18 Archived 2018-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
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