Colombia national under-20 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers) |
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| Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Head coach | Carlos Restrepo |
| Captain | Juan Sebastián Quintero |
| FIFA code | COL |
| First international | |
 Colombia 1–1 Uruguay  (Caracas, Venezuela; 22 March 1954) |
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| Biggest win | |
Colombia 6–0 Bolivia  (Mendoza, Argentina; 15 January 2013) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Brazil 6–0 Colombia (Tbilisi, Soviet Union; 1 September 1985) |
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1985) |
| Best result | Third place 2003 |
| South American Youth Championship | |
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1954) |
| Best result | Winners 1987, 2005, 2013 |
The Colombia national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.
The team's most notable performance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup was in 2003, where they achieved third place. For the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia qualified automatically as hosts, eventually losing to Mexico in the quarter-finals. Colombia have won the South American Youth Championship three times: 1987, 2005 and 2013.
Notable players who have played in the youth team include Radamel Falcao, Fredy Guarín, Macnelly Torres, Edwin Valencia, Aldo Leão Ramírez, Dayro Moreno, Juan Camilo Zúñiga, David Ospina, Cristián Zapata, Víctor Ibarbo, Abel Aguilar, James Rodríguez, Luis Muriel, Juan Fernando Quintero, Santiago Arias, Edwin Cardona, Sebastián Pérez and Jeison Murillo, among others.
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