Colombia national football team records and statistics

The following is a list of the Colombia national football team's competitive records and statistics.

Individual records

Player records

As of 14 July 2024[1]
Players in bold are still active with Colombia.

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 David Ospina 128 0 2007–
2 James Rodríguez 116 29 2011–
3 Juan Cuadrado 116 11 2010–
4 Carlos Valderrama 111 11 1985–1998
5 Radamel Falcao 104 36 2007–2023
6 Mario Yepes 102 6 1999–2014
7 Leonel Álvarez 101 1 1985–1997
8 Carlos Sánchez 88 0 2007–2018
9 Freddy Rincón 84 17 1990–2001
10 Luis Carlos Perea 78 2 1987–1994

Most capped goalkeepers

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 David Ospina 128 0 2007–
2 Óscar Córdoba 73 0 1993–2006
3 René Higuita 68 3 1987–1999
4 Miguel Calero 51 0 1995–2009
Faryd Mondragón 51 0 1993–2014

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career
1 Radamel Falcao (list) 36 104 0.35 2007–2023
2 James Rodríguez 29 116 0.24 2011–
3 Arnoldo Iguarán 25 68 0.37 1979–1993
4 Faustino Asprilla 20 57 0.35 1993–2001
5 Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda 19 64 0.3 2018-
6 Freddy Rincón 17 84 0.2 1990–2001
7 Carlos Bacca 16 52 0.31 2010–2018
8 Teófilo Gutiérrez 15 51 0.29 2009–2017
Víctor Aristizábal 15 66 0.23 1993–2003
9 Adolfo Valencia 14 37 0.38 1992–1998

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Colombia at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1934
1938 Withdrew Withdrew
1950 Did not enter Did not enter
1954 Banned Did not participate
1958 Did not qualify 3rd 4 0 1 3 3 8
1962 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 5 11 Squad 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
1966 Did not qualify 3rd 4 1 0 3 4 10
1970 3rd 6 1 1 4 7 12
1974 2nd 4 1 3 0 3 2
1978 3rd 4 0 2 2 1 8
1982 3rd 4 0 2 2 4 7
1986 3rd 8 3 2 3 8 10
1990 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 4 4 Squad 1st1 6 3 2 1 6 3
1994 Group stage 19th 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 1st 6 4 2 0 13 2
1998 21st 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 3rd 16 8 4 4 23 15
2002 Did not qualify 6th 18 7 6 5 20 15
2006 6th 18 6 6 6 24 16
2010 7th 18 6 5 7 14 18
2014 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 12 4 Squad 2nd 16 9 3 4 27 13
2018 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad 4th 18 7 6 5 21 19
2022 Did not qualify 6th 18 5 8 5 20 19
2026 To be determined In progress
Total Quarter-finals 6/22 22 9 3 10 32 30 — — 170 62 54 54 200 178
1.^ Played intercontinental play-offs.

Copa América

Main article: Colombia at the Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1916 Did not participate
1917
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1929
1935
1937
1939 Withdrew
1941
1942
1945 Fifth place 5th 6 1 1 4 7 25 Squad
1946 Withdrew
1947 Eighth place 8th 7 0 2 5 2 19 Squad
1949 8th 7 0 2 5 4 23 Squad
1953 Withdrew
1955
1956
1957 Fifth place 5th 6 2 0 4 10 25 Squad
1959 Withdrew
1959
1963 Seventh place 7th 6 0 1 5 10 19 Squad
1967 Did not qualify
1975 Runners-up 2nd 9 6 0 3 11 5 Squad
1979 Group stage 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2 Squad
1983 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad
1987 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 8 3 Squad
1989 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad
1991 Fourth place 4th 7 2 2 3 5 6 Squad
1993 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 6 4 Squad
1995 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 8 Squad
1997 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 0 3 6 7 Squad
1999 5th 4 3 0 1 8 4 Squad
2001 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 11 0 Squad
2004 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 7 7 Squad
2007 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 3 9 Squad
2011 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad
2015 6th 4 1 2 1 1 1 Squad
2016 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 6 Squad
2019 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 4 0 Squad
2021 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 7 7 Squad
2024 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 3 Squad
Total 1 Title 24/48 130 53 26 51 154 194 —

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Colombia at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2000 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 5 7 Squad
2003 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad
2005 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 0 3 7 7 Squad
Total Runners-up 3/3 13 5 2 6 14 17 —

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1992 Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 5 5 Squad
2005 Did not qualify
2009
2013
2017
Total Fourth place 1/10 5 2 0 3 5 5 —

Head-to-head record

This is a list of the official games played by Colombia national football team up to and including the match against Peru on 6 June 2025.

AFC

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Australia[a] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 China 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 50.00
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Japan 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 66.67
 Jordan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 66.67
 South Korea 8 1 3 4 9 14 −5 12.50
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 26 14 6 6 42 22 +20 53.85
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Matches against Australia prior to 2006 are included in the OFC section.[2][3]

CAF

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00
 Cameroon 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5 50.00
 Egypt 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Liberia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Nigeria 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 75.00
 Senegal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00
Total 19 10 5 4 25 15 +10 52.63
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

CONCACAF

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Canada 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 66.67
 Costa Rica 15 12 0 3 37 16 +21 80.00
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
 El Salvador 7 5 1 1 16 7 +9 71.43
 Guatemala 5 3 2 0 14 6 +8 60.00
 Haiti 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 80.00
 Honduras 12 5 2 5 13 12 +1 41.67
 Jamaica 5 4 0 1 7 1 +6 80.00
 Mexico 28 9 9 10 27 29 −2 32.14
 Panama 7 5 0 2 20 7 +13 71.43
 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 66.67
 United States 22 14 5 3 33 15 +18 63.64
Total 114 67 19 28 199 106 +93 58.77
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

CONMEBOL

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Argentina 42 10 11 21 41 73 −32 23.81
 Bolivia 33 16 10 7 51 31 +20 48.48
 Brazil 38 4 12 22 22 71 −49 10.53
 Chile 44 12 17 15 59 70 −11 27.27
 Ecuador 50 23 13 14 54 45 +9 46.00
 Paraguay 51 23 10 18 61 55 +6 45.10
 Peru 62 21 24 17 72 66 +6 33.87
 Uruguay 47 13 13 21 52 67 −15 27.66
 Venezuela 43 21 15 7 58 26 +32 48.84
Total 410 143 125 142 470 504 −34 34.88
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

OFC

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Australia[a] 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 66.67
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Total 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 75.00
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Matches against Australia after 2006 are included in the AFC section.[2][3]

UEFA

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50.00
 East Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00
 England 6 0 3 3 4 11 −7 0.00
 Finland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 France 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 25.00
 Germany 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 25.00
 Greece 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Hungary 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00
 Israel 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00
 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Norway 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Poland 8 5 1 2 12 9 +3 62.50
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 Romania 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 25.00
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Scotland 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 33.33
 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 66.67
 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Soviet Union 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 0.00
 Spain 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 25.00
 Sweden 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0.00
  Switzerland 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 50.00
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 West Germany 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Yugoslavia 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 0.00
Total 67 23 21 23 75 82 −7 34.33
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

Full Confederation record

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
AFC 26 14 6 6 42 22 +20 53.85
CAF 19 10 5 4 25 15 +10 52.63
CONCACAF 114 67 19 28 199 106 +93 58.77
CONMEBOL 410 143 125 142 470 504 −34 34.88
OFC 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 75.00
UEFA 67 23 21 23 75 82 −7 34.33
Total 640 260 177 203 818 732 +86 40.63
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Colombia - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ a b "Australia gets President's blessing to join AFC in 2006". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Timeline of Australian Football". migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "World Football Elo Ratings: Colombia". www.eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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