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 28 March 2023[1]
- Players in bold are still active with Colombia.
Most capped players
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Ospina | 127 | 0 | 2007– |
2 | Juan Cuadrado | 113 | 10 | 2010– |
3 | Carlos Valderrama | 111 | 11 | 1985–1998 |
4 | Radamel Falcao | 104 | 36 | 2007– |
5 | Mario Yepes | 102 | 6 | 1999–2014 |
6 | Leonel Álvarez | 101 | 1 | 1985–1997 |
7 | James Rodríguez | 90 | 26 | 2011– |
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 | 127 | 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– |
2 | James Rodríguez | 26 | 90 | 0.29 | 2011– |
3 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 25 | 68 | 0.37 | 1979–1993 |
4 | Faustino Asprilla | 20 | 57 | 0.35 | 1993–2001 |
5 | Freddy Rincón | 17 | 84 | 0.2 | 1990–2001 |
6 | Carlos Bacca | 16 | 52 | 0.31 | 2010–2018 |
7 | 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 |
10 | Iván Valenciano | 13 | 29 | 0.45 | 1991–2000 |
Antony de Ávila | 13 | 54 | 0.24 | 1983–1998 |
Manager records
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Team records
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Competition records
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 6/22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 30 | — | — | 170 | 62 | 54 | 54 | 200 | 178 |
- 1.^ Played Intercontinental playoffs.
Copa América
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1916 | Did not participate | ||||||||
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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 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 23/47 | 124 | 49 | 25 | 50 | 142 | 191 | — |
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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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 Mexico on 26 March 2024.
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:
Notes:
- ^ 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 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 78.57 |
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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 66.67 |
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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 61.90 |
Total | 111 | 64 | 19 | 28 | 186 | 105 | +81 | 57.66 |
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]
CONMEBOL
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 22.50 |
Bolivia | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 48.39 |
Brazil | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 68 | −48 | 11.11 |
Chile | 43 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 25.58 |
Ecuador | 49 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 46.94 |
Paraguay | 48 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 45.83 |
Peru | 61 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 34.43 |
Uruguay | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 26.67 |
Venezuela | 43 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 48.84 |
Total | 396 | 138 | 121 | 137 | 451 | 490 | −39 | 34.85 |
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:
Notes:
- ^ 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 |
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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 | 111 | 64 | 19 | 28 | 186 | 105 | +81 | 57.66 |
CONMEBOL | 396 | 138 | 121 | 137 | 451 | 490 | −39 | 34.85 |
OFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 75.00 |
UEFA | 67 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 75 | 82 | −7 | 34.33 |
Total | 623 | 252 | 173 | 198 | 786 | 717 | +69 | 40.45 |
Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]
References
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Colombia - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Australia gets President's blessing to join AFC in 2006". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Timeline of Australian Football". migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ 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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