Copa Colombia
| Copa Colombia | |
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| Full name | Copa Águila |
| abbreviation | Copa |
| Association | Dimayor |
| First edition | 1950 2008 (reintroduced) |
| Teams | 36 |
| Game mode | Group stage knockout system |
| Title holder | Independiente Medellin |
| Record winner | Atlético Nacional (4 wins) |
| Website | www.dimayor.com |
| Qualification for | Copa Sudamericana |
The Copa Colombia is a Colombian soccer competition that was played from 1950 to 1953 and 1981 and 1989 and has been held again since 2008. In 1989 it was an alternative to the championship that was canceled at the time . In addition, a Copa Colombia was handed over to Millonarios in 1963 as an award for three consecutive championships.
In February 2008 the 36 members of the División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano , also known as DIMAYOR , which organizes professional football in Colombia, decided to bring the cup competition back to life. The first tournament was held from March to November that same year. The winner received a starting place in the Copa Sudamericana until 2017 . The winner of the Copa Colombia has been directly qualified for the Copa Libertadores since 2018 . If the winner has already qualified through the league, the best team in the league's overall table not yet qualified for the Libertadores takes over the starting position. The competition is officially named after a sponsor Copa Águila , previously Copa Postobón .
Competition mode from 2008
The 36 Colombian professional clubs, i.e. the members of the first division and the second division, Categoría Primera B , take part in the cup competition . The tournament is played in a total of five rounds. All rounds including the final are played with a return leg.
Until 2017, the first round consisted of a group phase that was put together according to regional criteria. The clubs all competed against each other once at home and away. The first two qualified for the next round. In the second round, the remaining twelve teams played against each other, whereby a club placed first always met a club placed second away first. With the six remaining clubs, three matches were put together, with the three winners and the best loser qualifying for the semi-finals.
Since 2010, the four best group thirds have also qualified for the second round. This is now played in a classic knockout system starting with the round of 16.
In October 2014, the Dimayor decided to change the mode for the cup competition. As of 2015, only 32 teams will take part in the group stage with eight groups, from which the group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the round of 16. From the round of 16, the three participants in the Copa Libertadores and the next best team in the overall table of the first division of the previous year will also intervene in the competition.
The mode changed again for the 2018 season. The competition was held in a pure knockout system in three phases. Only the 16 second division teams took part in the first phase, of which four clubs qualified for the second round. In the second phase, these four clubs and the twelve clubs in the first division that did not take part in any international competition identified eight participants in the third phase. The eight clubs that took part in an international competition in the same season were directly qualified for the third phase. The third phase was played in the knockout system with two legs.
The mode was changed again for the 2019 season. There is again a group stage consisting of seven groups of four teams. The eight participants in international competitions are qualified directly for the round of 16.
Participants 2019
- Group Stage: Atlético Bucaramanga , Independiente Santa Fe , Atlético Huila , Millonarios FC , Patriotas Boyacá , América de Cali , Envigado FC , Alianza Petrolera , Jaguares de Córdoba , Deportivo Pasto , Cucuta Deportivo , Unión Magdalena , Boyacá Chicó FC , Leones FC , Deportivo Pereira , Real Cartagena , Cortuluá , Deportes Quindío , Llaneros FC , Valledupar FC , Fortaleza FC , Barranquilla FC , Tigres FC , Universitario Popayán , Bogotá FC , Atlético FC , Orsomarso SC , Real San Andrés .
- From the round of 16: Deportes Tolima , Junior , Independiente Medellín , Atlético Nacional , Once Caldas , La Equidad , Rionegro Águilas , Deportivo Cali .
Historical competitions
| year | winner | finalist | Results | ||
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| 2019 | Independiente Medellin | Deportivo Cali | 2: 2, 2: 1 | ||
| 2018 | Atlético Nacional | Once Caldas | 2: 2, 2: 1 | ||
| 2017 | Junior | Independiente Medellin | 1: 1, 2: 0 | ||
| 2016 | Atlético Nacional | Junior | 2: 1, 1: 0 | ||
| 2015 | Junior | Independiente Santa Fe | 2-0, 0-1 | ||
| 2014 | Deportes Tolima | Independiente Santa Fe | 2: 0, 1: 2 | ||
| 2013 | Atlético Nacional | Millonarios | 2: 2, 1: 0 | ||
| 2012 | Atlético Nacional | Deportivo Pasto | 0-0, 2-0 | ||
| 2011 | Millonarios FC | Boyacá Chicó FC | 1-0, 1-0 | ||
| 2010 | Deportivo Cali | Itagüí Ditaires | 1-0, 2-0 | ||
| 2009 | Independiente Santa Fe | Deportivo Pasto | 1: 2, 2: 1 (5: 4 as new) | ||
| 2008 | La Equidad | Once Caldas | 1: 0, 3: 3 | ||
| 1989 | Independiente Santa Fe | Unión Magdalena | 0: 0, 2: 1 | ||
| 1981 | Independiente Medellin | Deportivo Cali | 3: 1, 1: 1 | ||
| 1956 | 1 | ||||
| 1952/53 | Los Millonarios | Boca Juniors de Cali | 2-0, 3-0 | ||
| 1951/52 | Boca Juniors de Cali | Los Millonarios | 2: 0, 1: 2 | ||
| 1950/51 | Boca Juniors de Cali | Independiente Santa Fe | 4: 2, 3: 4 | ||
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Ranking list of winners
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| team | Victories | Finals | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Atlético Nacional
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4th | 4th | 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018 |
 Santa Fe
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2 | 5 | 1989, 2009 |
 Millonarios FC
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2 | 4th | 1952/53, 2011 |
 Junior
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2 | 3 | 2015, 2017 |
| Boca Juniors de Cali | 2 | 3 | 1950/51, 1951/52 |
 Independiente Medellin
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2 | 3 | 1981, 2019 |
 Deportivo Cali
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1 | 3 | 2010 |
 La Equidad
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1 | 1 | 2008 |
 Deportes Tolima
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1 | 1 | 2014 |
List of top scorers
This list includes all of the competition's top scorer since 1989.
| season | player | society | Gates |
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| 1989 |
 César Calero
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Junior | 8th |
| 2008 |
Dorlan Pabón Wilson Mena
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Envigado FC Once Caldas |
8th |
| 2009 |
Carlos Bacca
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Junior | 11 |
| 2010 |
Yovanny Arrechea
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Millonarios | 11 |
| 2011 |
Carlos Bacca Óscar Iván Méndez
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Junior Real Cartagena |
8th |
| 2012 |
Andrés Javier Mosquera
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Bogotá FC | 9 |
| 2013 |
Yorley's Mena
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Real Cartagena | 14th |
| 2014 |
Óscar Santos
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Valledupar FC | 10 |
| 2015 |
Carlos Ibargüen
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Cortuluá | 5 |
| 2016 |
Miguel Borja
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Cortuluá / Atlético Nacional | 8th |
| 2017 | 11 players | 8 clubs | 4th |
| 2018 |
David Lemos Antony Otero Michael Rangel Ricardo Steer
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Once Caldas Leones FC Atlético Bucaramanga Once Caldas |
3 |
| Record mark | |||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liga Postobón se jugará con 20 equipos en 2015. El Espectador, October 7, 2014, accessed on October 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Estos son los cambios que tendrá el fútbol colombiano en 2018. elcolombiano.com, December 12, 2017, accessed on December 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Dimayor anunció cambios en el Torneo y la Copa Colombia del 2019. futbolred.com, November 30, 2018, accessed on January 2, 2019 .