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The Colombia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Colombia), nicknamed Los Cafeteros, represents Colombia in men's international football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member of CONMEBOL and are currently ranked 10th in the FIFA World Rankings. [7]
Colombia played matches at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games. The Colombia national football team was composed mostly by all the players of the Club Juventud Bogotana (now Millonarios FC). [3] Alfonso Novoa was the manager of Colombia until 23 February. The first game was played on 10 February 1938 against Mexico.
The 1918 Campeonato Nacional was the first tournament played between Colombian clubs, followed by the Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá. Independiente Medellín, founded on 15 April 1913, is the oldest club that remains as a professional club. [5] The first tournament was organised by the Colombian Football Federation and DIMAYOR in 1948.
The origins of football in Colombia is debated by many. Most historians agree that the Caribbean Region was the place where football spread. It is believed that its origins go back to 1900, by English railway engineers from The Colombia Railways Company looking to create a railway between the cities of Barranquilla and Puerto Colombia.
It has been included in lists of the best football clubs of all time made by major international sports media, being the only Colombian team present on them. By CONMEBOL's standards, Millonarios is the third-best Colombian club in international tournaments, with 396.85 points, and ranks 51st in the official ranking of Copa Libertadores clubs.
The Colombian Football Federation (in Spanish: Federación Colombiana de Fútbol) is the governing body of association football in Colombia. The organization was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL and in charge of the Colombia national football team and the Colombia women's national football ...
The FIFA World Cup and Copa América, are the primary competitive tournaments the Colombia national football team enters. Excluding the tournament years in which Colombia either did not enter or failed to qualify for the finals, the Colombia national team has nominated the following squads of players to compete in the finals:
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 ...