Colombia women's national football team

Colombia
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 3 (12 June 2025)[5]
Highest18 (June 2025 – present)
Lowest43 (March 2007)
First international
  4–1 Venezuela 
(Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998)
Biggest win
  8–0 Venezuela 
(Lima, Peru; 11 April 2003)
 Uruguay 0–8  
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 6 June 2004)
 Uruguay 0–8  
(Cuenca, Ecuador; 13 November 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 12–0  
(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)

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 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

Nicknames

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

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

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

3 March CONCACAF W Gold Cup QF United States  3–0   Los Angeles, United States
--:-- ET
  • Horan 13' (pen.)
  • Nighswonger 22'
  • Shaw 45+2'
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
6 April Friendly   1–0  Mexico Orlando, United States
Usme 44' Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
9 April Friendly   3–0  Guatemala Paterson, United States
Report Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
30 May Friendly Venezuela  0–2   Barquisimeto, Venezuela
18:00 Report (FCF)
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Lara
2 June Friendly Venezuela  0–3   Barquisimeto, Venezuela
16:00
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Lara
13 July Friendly   1–2  Ecuador Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia
16:00
Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León
19 July Friendly Japan  1–1   France
25 July Olympics GS France  3–2   Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
28 July Olympics GS New Zealand  0–2   Décines-Charpieu, France
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
31 July Olympics GS   0–1  Canada Nice, France
Gilles 61' Stadium: Stade de Nice
26 October Friendly Brazil  1–1   Cariacica, Brazil
Tarciane 75' Report Usme 6' Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
29 October Friendly Brazil  3–1   Cariacica, Brazil
Report Caicedo 69' Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
30 November Friendly Argentina  1–1
(5–4 p)
  Davie, United States
19:00 EST (UTC−5)
  • Núñez 16'
Report
Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field
Referee: Alexandra Billeter (United States)
Penalties

2025

20 February 2025 SheBelieves Cup United States  2–0   Houston, Texas
19:00 UTC-6
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,043
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
23 February 2025 SheBelieves Cup   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   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   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   Japan
30 May Friendly South Korea  0–1   Incheon, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Report Usme 26' Stadium: Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
2 June Friendly South Korea  1–1   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   Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Referee: Deily Gomez (Costa Rica)
2 July Friendly Mexico  1–0   Zacatepec, Mexico
17:45 UTC-6 Ordóñez 58' Report Stadium: Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)

Head-to-head record

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

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

Current squad

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 20 0 Palmeiras
13 1GK Natalia Giraldo (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 14 0 América de Cali

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

11 3MF Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 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 2 0 América de Cali
3MF Ilana Izquierdo (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 6 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs
2DF Jorelyn Carabalí (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 51 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
10 3MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 76 15 Washington Spirit
23 3MF Liced Serna (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 9 0 Alba Fundación
5 3MF Lorena Bedoya (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 7 0 Real Brasília
8 3MF Marcela Restrepo (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 36 3 Monterrey

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

Recent call-ups

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

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

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

FW Ivonne Chacón (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 21 2 Levante UD 2025 SheBelieves Cup
FW María Paula Escobar (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 1 0 América de Cali v.  Argentina, 30 November 2024
FW Elexa Bahr (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 20 1 Racing Louisville 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW Ingrid Guerra (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 5 0 Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Manuela González (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 3 0 Universitario 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Kelly Ibargüen (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 1 0 Deportivo Cali 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Gabriela Urueña (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 0 0 Llaneros 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Isabel Dehakiz (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 0 0 Bulleen Lions 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW Mariana Zamorano (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 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

*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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Major competitions

Others competitions

Intercontinental

Regional

See also

References

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