The Colombia women's national football team () 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 20th in the FIFA Ranking and has qualified for four FIFA Women's World Cups, in Germany 2011, Canada 2015, Australia–New Zealand 2023 and Brazil 2027.
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.
Las Cafeteras have participated in all Copa América Femenina editions since 1998, finishing as runners-up in 2010, 2014, 2022 and 2025. They are the reigning champions of the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League, having won the inaugural 2025–26 edition. The team also 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.
History
Origins and early international appearances Women's football was played in Colombia from the 1940s onwards, largely through informal and regional competitions that operated without federation backing, and the sport gained institutional recognition only decades later. A national team did not appear in official competition until the 1998 South American Women's Football Championship in Mar del Plata. Colombia beat Venezuela 4–1 in their first match and won two of four group games, but a 12–1 defeat by Brazil indicated the distance still separating them from the continent's established side.
That pattern of heavy wins against weaker opponents and heavy losses to Brazil persisted. At the 2003 South American Women's Football Championship in Lima, under Myriam Guerrero, Colombia beat Venezuela 8–0 and finished third, yet also lost 12–0 to Brazil in the same tournament. Guerrero later attributed the team's limitations to the absence of a domestic professional league. The federation's commitment remained uneven: for the 2005 Bolivarian Games it entered an under-19 side even though senior teams were eligible, and that team still finished second behind hosts Peru.
Breakthrough and first global tournaments (2010–2012) The decisive change came in 2010. Under Ricardo Rozo, Colombia finished runners-up at the 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in Ecuador, beating Uruguay 8–0, Venezuela 5–0 and Argentina 1–0 in the final group. A single tournament thereby delivered three debuts: the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2012 Olympic tournament.
Those first appearances exposed how little the results in South America translated. Drawn against Sweden, the United States and North Korea in Germany, Colombia lost 1–0 and 3–0 before drawing 0–0 with North Korea, finishing 14th without scoring. They came fourth at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara and then lost all three group matches in London. The opening game at Hampden Park was delayed after organisers displayed the South Korean flag beside the North Korean line-up, prompting the North Korean team to leave the pitch for around an hour.
Canada 2015 and the dispute with the federation (2014–2016)
Fabián Felipe Taborda took charge for the 2014 Copa América Femenina, where Colombia conceded twice in seven matches and again finished behind Brazil, qualifying for both the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Olympic tournament. In Canada they drew 1–1 with Mexico and then beat France 2–0 in Moncton—their first Women's World Cup win, and the first by a Spanish-speaking nation at the tournament. A 2–1 loss to England still left them in the round of 16, where the eventual champions the United States eliminated them 2–0.
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Colombia reached the women's football final after defeating Canada 1–0 in the semi-final at the Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium. They ultimately finished with the silver medal after losing 4–0 to Brazil in the final. The result added another major tournament final to Colombia's growing record during the period, although Brazil remained the dominant side in the region.
Progress on the pitch coincided with open conflict off it. After players criticised disparities in bonuses and conditions compared with the men's team, several members of the 2015 squad—among them the goalkeeper Sandra Sepúlveda and the forwards Daniela Montoya and Lady Andrade—were left out of the pre-Olympic training camp. Colombia went out in the group stage at Rio 2016, though they drew a match and scored their first Olympic goals.
Titles and the 2023 quarter-final (2019–present) Colombia won their first senior title at the 2019 Pan American Games, beating Argentina on penalties in the final in Lima. They reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Copa América Femenina and, as hosts of the 2022 edition, lost a third final to Brazil before large crowds in Cali.
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup produced their best global result. Colombia won Group H ahead of Germany, South Korea and Morocco, beating the two-time champions 2–1 in Sydney through a Linda Caicedo goal and a 97th-minute winner, then beat Jamaica 1–0 in the round of 16. England beat them 2–1 in the quarter-finals, leaving Colombia eighth.
Under Ángelo Marsiglia the team reached the quarter-finals of the 2024 Olympic tournament and entered the top 20 of the FIFA Women's World Rankings for the first time in June 2025, at 18th. A fourth Copa América final defeat by Brazil followed in Ecuador in 2025. The long wait for a senior continental title ended in June 2026, when Colombia won the inaugural 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League, finishing unbeaten on 20 points from eight matches after a 4–3 win over Paraguay in Asunción on the final matchday, which also confirmed direct qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Team image Colombia's identity as a women's side has been shaped less by symbols inherited from the men's team than by the emergence of Cali as its adopted home, where crowds have repeatedly set national records for the sport.
Nicknames and colours The team carries two nicknames. Las Cafeteras ("The Coffee Growers"), the feminine form of the men's Los Cafeteros, refers to Colombia's coffee production, while Las Chicas Superpoderosas ("The Powerpuff Girls") alludes to the American animated series and is specific to the women's side. CONMEBOL and the Colombian press also use las cafeteras in match coverage.
Colombia wear yellow at home, with blue and red trim drawn from the national flag, and the kits supplied by Adidas are shared across the federation's men's, women's and youth teams. An exception came in March 2023, when Adidas released an away shirt inspired by the Caño Cristales river for the women's team alone—reported as the first kit designed exclusively for a Colombian women's national side, which had previously worn the men's designs.
Home venues and support
Colombia have no permanent home ground, but the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali has become their principal venue; the city government declared itself the team's home in 2022 after a run of large attendances, and the coach Nelson Abadía credited municipal backing for the shift.
The 2022 Copa América Femenina, which Colombia hosted, demonstrated that support. The team played its group matches at Pascual Guerrero before crowds rising from 15,000 against Paraguay to 25,000 against Ecuador, and a friendly against Costa Rica in Cali that September drew about 34,000. The tournament also used the Estadio Centenario in Armenia and the Estadio Américo Montanini in Bucaramanga, where Brazil beat Colombia 1–0 in the final. Two years later the same stadium recorded the largest crowd for any women's football match in Colombia, 37,382, for the national under-20 team's quarter-final against the Netherlands at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2025
2026
Head-to-head record Below is a result summary of all matches Colombia have played against FIFA recognized teams.
Opponents174941419-5%1100211%541019415%1504111052-42%510438-5%1586125916%100102-2%64111064%2020330%141121291019%200224-2%5104613-7%1100211%1100303%1100303%100112-1%4301927%4013515-10%162681221-9%100101-1%6213440%1100101%201102-2%3210918%871025718%1070319910%2200505%3210413%1010220%100101-1%1010110%3210918%150213244-42%880027225%221741521240%1100202%1100312%2200202%Total20796466532526164%
Full Confederation record
Players
Current squad The following 23 players were called up for the 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones matches against Uruguay and Paraguay on 5 and 9 June 2026.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the squad within the past 12 months.
Competitive record *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
FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearResultPosition*Squad 1991Did not enter 1995 1999Did not qualify 2003 2007 2011Group stage14th301204Squad 2015Round of 1612th411245Squad 2019Did not qualify 2023Quarter-finals8th530264Squad 2027Qualified 2031To be determined 2035To be determinedTotalQuarter-finals4/10 12 4 2 6 10 13
FIFA Women's World Cup historyYearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium 2011Group stage28 JuneL 0–1BayArena, Leverkusen2 JulyL 0–3Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim6 JulyD 0–0Ruhrstadion, Bochum 2015Group stage9 JuneD 1–1Moncton Stadium, Moncton13 JuneW 2–017 JuneL 1–2Olympic Stadium, MontrealRound of 1622 JuneL 0–2Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 2023Group stage25 JulyW 2–0Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney30 JulyW 2–13 AugustL 0–1Perth Oval, PerthRound of 168 AugustW 1–0Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, MelbourneQuarter-finals12 AugustL 1–2Stadium Australia, Sydney 2027Group stage
Olympic Games Olympic Games recordYearResultPosition*Squad 1996Did not enter 2000Did not qualify 2004 2008 2012Group stage11th300306Squad 2016Group stage11th301227Squad 2020Did not qualify 2024Quarter-finals8th411266Squad 2028 Qualified 2032 To be determinedTotalQuarter-finals3/810127819
Copa América Femenina Copa América Femenina recordYearResultPosition* 1991Did not enter 1995 1998Group Stage6th42021116 2003Third place3rd52121216 2006Group stage7th4112411 2010Runners-up2nd7412198 2014Runners-up2nd7520122 2018Fourth place4th7322178 2022Runners-up2nd6501144 2025Runners-up2nd6240165TotalRunners-up8/104624111110570
CONMEBOL Women's Nations League CONMEBOL Women's Nations League recordYearResultPosition*2025-26Champions1st8620167Total1 Title1/18620167
Pan American Games Pan American Games recordYearResultPosition*Squad 1999Did not enter 2003 2007 2011Fourth place4th520334Squad 2015Runners-up2nd531155Squad 2019Champions1st523096Squad 2023Did not qualify 2027To be determinedTotal1 Title4/8 15 7 4 4 17 15
Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games recordYearResult* 2010Did not enter 2014Silver medal5311123 2018Group stage310245 2023Withdrew 2026Silver medal5221114TotalSilver medal136342712
South American Games South American Games recordYearResult* 20145°310233 20182°532062 20223°320133Total4°11623128 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Bolivarian Games Bolivarian Games recordYearResult* 2005Silver Medal6402127 2009Gold Medal44001032013 to presentU20 Team TournamentTotal2/2108022210
CONCACAF W Gold Cup CONCACAF W Gold Cup recordYearResult* 2024Quarter-finals4202846Total1/14202846 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Honours