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Colombia women's national football team

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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 (126)
Top scorerCatalina Usme (62)
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero[4]
FIFA codeCOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 20 Decrease 2 (11 December 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)
 Colombia 8–0 Bolivia 
(Quito, Ecuador; 22 July 2025)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 12–0 Colombia 
(Lima, Peru; 27 April 2003)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2023)
Copa América
Appearances8 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2010, 2014, 2022, 2025)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (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 18th 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 have also participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998. Colombia were runners-up in 2010, 2014, 2022 and 2025.[7] In addition, the team won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima and silver at Toronto 2015. At the Bolivarian Games, they won gold at Sucre 2009 and silver at Colombia 2005.

Team Image

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Colombia scores with a penalty kick against France at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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   Fixture   Void or Postponed

2025

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20 February 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 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 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
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)
22 July Copa América GS Colombia  8–0  Bolivia Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−5 Montoya 9', 33'
Ramírez 13'
A. Flores 37' (o.g.)
Caicedo 43'
Bonilla 56'
Carabalí 70'
Loboa 90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador)
28 October Liga de Naciones Ecuador  1–2  Colombia Quito, Ecuador
18:00 UTC−5
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

2026

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1 March 2026 SheBelieves Cup Canada  v  Colombia Nashville, United States
Stadium: Geodis Park

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 14 December 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 50 16 10 24 55 76 −21 32.00
CONMEBOL 105 60 24 21 207 119 +88 57.14
OFC 6 2 1 3 4 4 0 33.33
UEFA 14 3 3 8 19 27 −8 21.43
Total 192 88 42 62 302 249 +53 45.83
Source: Results

Players

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Current squad

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The following 23 players were called up for the 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones match on 28 November 2025.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
15 1GK Luisa Agudelo (2007-03-27)27 March 2007 (aged 18) Colombian Football Federation Deportivo Cali
11 1GK Katherine Tapia (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 32) Brazilian Football Confederation Palmeiras
20 1GK Natalia Giraldo (2003-05-19)19 May 2003 (aged 22) Colombian Football Federation América de Cali

2 2DF Carolina Arias (1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 35) Colombian Football Federation América de Cali
3 2DF Daniela Arias (1994-08-31)31 August 1994 (aged 31) United States Soccer Federation San Diego Wave FC
9 2DF Jorelyn Carabalí (1997-05-18)18 May 1997 (aged 28) United States Soccer Federation Boston Legacy
17 2DF Manuela Vanegas (2000-11-30)30 November 2000 (aged 24) The Football Association Brighton & Hove Albion
1 2DF Ana María Guzmán (2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 20) Brazilian Football Confederation Palmeiras
14 2DF Liz Katerine Osorio (2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 21) Colombian Football Federation Atlético Nacional
19 2DF Mary José Álvarez (2005-08-22)22 August 2005 (aged 20) Colombian Football Federation Atlético Nacional
23 2DF Yirleidis Quejada (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (aged 23) Mexican Football Federation Pachuca

4 3MF Daniela Montoya (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 35) Brazilian Football Confederation Grêmio
5 3MF Gabriela Rodríguez (2005-05-10)10 May 2005 (aged 20) Brazilian Football Confederation Cruzeiro
7 3MF Ilana Izquierdo (2002-06-14)14 June 2002 (aged 23) Mexican Football Federation Atlético San Luis
10 3MF Juana Ortegón (2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 19) Colombian Football Federation Santa Fe
18 3MF Marcela Restrepo (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 (aged 30) Mexican Football Federation Monterrey
12 3MF Leicy Santos (1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 29) United States Soccer Federation Washington Spirit

6 4FW Greicy Landázury (2004-08-01)1 August 2004 (aged 21) Brazilian Football Confederation Palmeiras
8 4FW Ivonne Chacón (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (aged 28) United States Soccer Federation Chicago Stars
13 4FW Linda Caicedo (2005-02-22)22 February 2005 (aged 20) Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
21 4FW Valerín Loboa (2007-07-03)3 July 2007 (aged 18) United States Soccer Federation Portland Thorns
22 4FW Wendy Bonilla (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (aged 23) Mexican Football Federation Pumas

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 19) 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Argentina, 30 November 2024
GK Catalina Pérez (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 31) 0 Germany Werder Bremen v.  Brazil, 2 August 2025

DF Yunaira López (2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 (age 21) 0 0 United States Lexington SC v.  Japan, 8 April 2025
DF Cristina Motta (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Colombia Santa Fe v.  Japan, 8 April 2025
DF Ángela Barón (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 22) 0 United States Racing Louisville FC v.  Brazil, 2 August 2025
DF Yirleidis Minota (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 23) 0 Mexico Pachuca v.  Brazil, 2 August 2025
DF Mary Álvarez (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 20) 0 0 United States Bethune–Cookman Univ. v.  Ecuador, 28 October 2025
DF Daniela Caracas (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 28) 0 0 Spain Espanyol v.  Ecuador, 28 October 2025
DF Kelly Caicedo (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali v.  Ecuador, 28 October 2025

MF Gisela Robledo (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 22) 5 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Japan, 8 April 2025
MF María Camila Reyes (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 23) 16 0 Colombia Santa Fe v.  South Korea, 2 June 2025
MF Sara Martínez (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 25) 9 1 Colombia Atlético Nacional v.  South Korea, 2 June 2025
MF Catalina Usme (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 36) 0 Turkey Galatasaray v.  Brazil, 2 August 2025
MF Lorena Bedoya (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 28) 0 0 Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Ecuador, 28 October 2025

FW María Paula Escobar (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 25) 1 0 Colombia América de Cali v.  Argentina, 30 November 2024
FW Mariana Zamorano (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Colombia Santa Fe v.  Japan, 8 April 2025
FW Karla Torres (2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 18) 4 0 England Leicester City v.  South Korea, 2 June 2025
FW Mayra Ramírez (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 26) 0 England Chelsea v.  Brazil, 2 August 2025
FW Liced Serna (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 24) 0 Spain Alba Fundación v.  Brazil, 2 August 2025
FW Manuela Paví (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 25) 0 0 Mexico Pachuca v.  Ecuador, 28 October 2025

  • 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
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 4 Squad
Canada 2015 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad
France 2019 Did not qualify
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Quarter-finals 8th 5 3 0 2 6 4 Squad
Brazil 2027 To be determined
Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUnited States 2031 To be determined
United Kingdom 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
Germany 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
Canada 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
AustraliaNew Zealand 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
United States 1996 Did not enter
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 6 Squad
Brazil 2016 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 7 Squad
Japan 2020 Did not qualify
France 2024 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 6 6 Squad
United States 2028 Qualified
Australia 2032 To be determined
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
Brazil 1991 Did not enter
Brazil 1995
Argentina 1998 Group Stage 6th 4 2 0 2 11 16
Peru 2003 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 12 16
Argentina 2006 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 4 11
Ecuador 2010 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 1 2 19 8
Ecuador 2014 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2 0 12 2
Chile 2018 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 17 8
Colombia 2022 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 14 4
Ecuador 2025 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 4 0 16 5
Total Runners-up 8/10 46 24 11 11 105 70

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 3 4 Squad
Canada 2015 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 5 5 Squad
Peru 2019 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 9 6 Squad
Chile 2023 Did not qualify
Peru 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
Puerto Rico 2010 Did not enter
Mexico 2014 Silver medal 5 3 1 1 12 3
Colombia 2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
El Salvador 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
Chile 2014 3 1 0 2 3 3
Bolivia 2018 5 3 2 0 6 2
Paraguay 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
Colombia 2005 Silver Medal 6 4 0 2 12 7
Bolivia 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
United States 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. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 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 Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores – CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones (Fecha 3)". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 21 November 2025.
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