Colombia women's national football team
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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.
Nickname(s) | Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)[1][2] Las Cafeteras[3] (The Coffee Growers) | ||
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Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Ángelo Marsiglia (interim) | ||
Captain | Daniela Montoya | ||
Most caps | Catalina Usme (78) | ||
Top scorer | Catalina Usme (52) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero[4] | ||
FIFA code | COL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 23 (15 March 2024)[5] | ||
Highest | 22 (December 2016 – June 2017; August 2023) | ||
Lowest | 43 (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) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 12–0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 27 April 2003) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2023) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2010, 2014, 2022) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2012, 2016) | ||
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).
Las Cafeteras also had participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998. Colombia were runners-up in 2010, 2014 and 2022.[6]