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The history of the Colombia national football team dates back to the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games. They have had five entries in the tournament World Cup from 1962 onwards. Colombia hosted the 2001 Copa América, in which they were champions. ==Early years== The first time that Colombia formed a national team was for the ''Juegos del IV Centenario de Cali'' (''Games of the IV Centenary of Cali''). Colombia played four matches at the recently opened Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero (however, for being an amateur tournament the results are not counted as official by the FIFA): *Colombia 3–1 Mexico (Jalisco selection) *Colombia 1–3 Argentina (Independiente Rivadavia) *Colombia 5–0 Ecuador (Ambato selection) *Colombia 1–3 Cuba (Centro Gallego) Colombia played its first official 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). Alfonso Novoa was the manager of Colombia until 23 February. The first game was played on 10 February 1938 against Mexico. Colombia was defeated 1–3; Luis Argüelles, Luis de la Fuente and Horacio Casarín scored for Mexico, Marcos Mejía scored for Colombia. Colombia was able to obtain the bronze medal, with two wins and three losses. The same year Colombia played at the I Bolivarian Games in Bogotá, where they were 4th with one win and three losses. Fernando Paternoster was the manager of Colombia, being the first foreign manager of the team. Colombia did not play again until 1945 when they participated for the first time at the South American Championship, where they were 5th. This time, Colombia was composed by players of Junior de Barranquilla, except for Antonio de la Hoz, who played for Sporting de Barranquilla, and Pedro Ricardo López, who played for Boca Juniors de Cali.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cuando el Junior de Barranquilla fue la Selección Colombia )〕 Roberto Meléndez was player and coach of Colombia throughout the tournament. In 1946, Colombia participated at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla. There they won the gold medal winning all six matches, scoring 20 goals and conceding 7 goals. The manager of Colombia during the year was the Peruvian José Arana Cruz. The next year, Colombia played at the 1947 South American Championship in Ecuador. The team was 8th, being the worst team of the tournament with two draws and five defeats, scoring only 2 goals. The manager, Lino Taioli, was sacked just after the tournament ended. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of the Colombia national football team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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