- 2008 Copa Colombia
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2008 Copa Colombia Country Colombia Teams 36 Champions La Equidad Runner-up Once Caldas Matches played 204 Goals scored 476 (2.33 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Dorlan Pabón
Wilson Mena
(8 goals each)2009 → The 2008 Copa Colombia, officially the 2008 Copa Postobón[1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 7th edition of the Copa Colombia, the football tournament for professional clubs in Colombia. This edition marked the return of the tournament after a 19-year absence. It began on March 12[2] and ended on November 19.
Bogotá club La Equidad beat Manizales club Once Caldas in the finals for their first Copa Colombia title.
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Format
The competition is divided into 5 stages. The first stage is a group stage. The groups will be comprised by teams from the same regions, six teams per group. The top-two teams from each group will advance to the a second stage. The second stage will comprise six matches, each contested by two teams. The six winners advance to the third stage, which is identical to the second stage. The three winners and the best second place team advance to the semifinals. The winner of the semifinals advance to the finals. The winner of the Copa Colombia will earn a berth in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.
Phase I
This is the system of groups approved for the making of the tournament.[3]
Teams advanced to Phase II Group A
Teams from Atlantic Coast part of Colombia.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Junior 10 6 2 2 15 8 +7 20 Unión Magdalena 10 6 1 3 13 7 +6 19 Barranquilla 10 6 1 3 10 6 +4 19 Córdoba 10 4 0 6 9 12 -3 12 Real Cartagena 10 4 0 6 6 9 -3 12 Valledupar 10 2 0 8 5 16 -11 6 March 12, 2008 Valledupar 1–2 Atlético Junior Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau Valledupar Barranquilla 2–1 Unión Magdalena Estadio Romelio Martínez Barranquilla Córdoba 1–0 Real Cartagena Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker Cereté March 26, 2008 Atlético Junior 1–0 Barranquilla Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla Real Cartagena 2–0 Valledupar Estadio Jaime Morón León Cartagena Unión Magdalena 2–0 Córdoba Estadio Eduardo Santos Santa Marta April 9, 2008 Unión Magdalena 1–1 Atlético Junior Estadio Eduardo Santos Santa Marta Barranquilla 1–0 Real Cartagena Estadio Romelio Martínez Barranquilla Córdoba 0–2 Valledupar Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker Cereté April 30, 2008 Córdoba 1–0 Atlético Junior Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker Cereté Real Cartagena 1–0 Unión Magdalena Estadio Jaime Morón León Cartagena Valledupar 0–1 Barranquilla Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau Valledupar May 7, 2008 Atlético Junior 2–1 Real Cartagena Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla Barranquilla 1–0 Córdoba Estadio Romelio Martínez Barranquilla Unión Magdalena 2–0 Valledupar Estadio Eduardo Santos Santa Marta May 28, 2008 Atlético Junior 4–0 Valledupar Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla Real Cartagena 0–3 Córdoba Estadio Jaime Morón León Cartagena Unión Magdalena 2–0 Barranquilla Estadio Eduardo Santos Santa Marta June 4, 2008 Barranquilla 0–0 Atlético Junior Estadio Romelio Martínez Barranquilla Córdoba 2–1 Unión Magdalena Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker Cereté Valledupar 0–1 Real Cartagena Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau Valledupar July 30, 2008 Atlético Junior 1–2 Unión Magdalena Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla Real Cartagena 1–0 Barranquilla Estadio Jaime Morón León Cartagena Valledupar 1–0 Córdoba Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau Valledupar August 6, 2008 Atlético Junior 3–2 Córdoba Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla Barranquilla 3–1 Valledupar Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla Unión Magdalena 1–0 Real Cartagena Estadio Eduardo Santos Santa Marta August 13, 2008 Córdoba 0–2 Barranquilla Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker Cereté Real Cartagena 0–1 Atlético Junior Estadio Jaime Morón León Cartagena Valledupar 0–1 Unión Magdalena Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau Valledupar Group B
Teams from Antioquia and Risaralda.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Atlético Nacional 10 6 3 1 12 5 +7 21 Envigado 10 4 3 3 17 8 +9 15 Independiente Medellín 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15 Deportivo Pereira 10 2 5 3 11 9 +2 11 Deportivo Rionegro 10 2 3 4 8 16 -8 9 Itagüí Ditaires[1] 10 2 3 5 8 18 -10 9 March 12, 2008 Deportivo Rionegro 1–3 Envigado Estadio Alberto Grisales Rionegro Atlético Nacional 2–0 Pereira Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín Bajo Cauca 2–2 Medellín Estadio Municipal Orlando Anibal Monroy Caucasia March 26, 2008 Pereira 1–1 Bajo Cauca Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Pereira Envigado 1–2 Atlético Nacional Estadio Polideportivo Sur Envigado Medellín 0–2 Deportivo Rionegro Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín April 9, 2008 Bajo Cauca 2–0 Deportivo Rionegro Estadio Municipal Orlando Anibal Monroy Caucasia Atlético Nacional 3–1 Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín Pereira 0–1 Envigado Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Pereira April 30, 2008 Bajo Cauca 0–0 Envigado Estadio Municipal Orlando Anibal Monroy Caucasia Deportivo Rionegro 0–0 Atlético Nacional Estadio Alberto Grisales Rionegro Medellín 1–1 Pereira Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín May 7, 2008 Envigado 0–0 Medellín Estadio Municipal Orlando Anibal Monroy Envigado Pereira 4–0 Deportivo Rionegro Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Pereira Atlético Nacional 1–0 Bajo Cauca Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín May 28, 2008 Pereira 0–0 Atlético Nacional Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Pereira Envigado 3–1 Deportivo Rionegro Estadio Alberto Grisales Envigado Medellín 3–0 Bajo Cauca Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín June 4, 2008 Deportivo Rionegro 1–2 Medellín Estadio Alberto Grisales Rionegro Atlético Nacional 1–0 Envigado Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín Bajo Cauca 1–0 Pereira Estadio Municipal Orlando Anibal Monroy Caucasia July 30, 2008 Deportivo Rionegro 1–0 Itagüí Estadio Alberto Grisales Rionegro Envigado 1–1 Pereira Estadio Polideportivo Sur Envigado Medellín 1–0 Atlético Nacional Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín August 6, 2008 Atlético Nacional 0–0 Deportivo Rionegro Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín Pereira 2–0 Medellín Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Pereira Envigado 7–0 Itagüí Estadio Polideportivo Sur Envigado August 13, 2008 Itagüí 2–3 Atlético Nacional Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí Itagüí Deportivo Rionegro 2–2 Pereira Estadio Alberto Grisales Rionegro Medellín 2–1 Envigado Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín Group C
Teams from the northeastern part of Colombia.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Boyacá Chicó 10 6 2 2 21 9 +12 20 Cúcuta Deportivo 10 5 2 3 13 10 +3 17 Real Santander 10 5 2 3 14 15 -1 17 Atlético Bucaramanga 10 4 3 3 15 8 +7 15 Alianza Petrolera 10 3 2 5 10 14 -4 11 Patriotas 10 0 3 7 6 23 -17 3 APE BOY BUC CUC PAT RSA Alianza Petrolera 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 1 0 - 2 Boyacá Chicó 3 - 0 0 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 1 8 - 1 Atl. Bucaramanga 2 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 1 7 - 0 2 - 0 Cúcuta Deportivo 2 - 0 3 - 0 0 - 2 3 - 0 1 - 1 Patriotas FC 1 - 2 0 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 Real Santander 1 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 1 Group D
Teams from Bogotá and Villavicencio.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts La Equidad 10 5 5 0 14 8 +6 20 Centauros 10 5 1 4 15 14 +1 16 Santa Fe 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16 Academia 10 3 4 3 8 8 0 13 Millonarios 10 3 3 4 10 8 +2 12 Bogotá 10 0 3 7 3 13 -10 3 ACA MIL CEN EQU SAN BOG Academia 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 Millonarios 0 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 0 Centauros 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 2 3 - 0 3 - 1 La Equidad 0 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 2 0 - 0 1 - 0 Santa Fe 2 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 Bogotá 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 0 Group E
Teams from Pacific Region of Colombia.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Deportivo Cali 10 6 2 2 18 6 +12 20 Depor 10 6 0 4 11 10 +1 18 Deportivo Pasto 10 5 3 2 11 11 0 18 Deportes Quindío 10 5 2 3 10 8 +2 17 Cortuluá 10 2 2 6 7 15 -8 8 América 10 1 1 8 6 13 -7 4 QUI COR CAL PAS DEP AME Deportes Quindío 1 - 0 3 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 Cortuluá 0 - 3 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 2 Deportivo Cali 2 - 0 3 - 0 4 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 0 Deportivo Pasto 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 1 Depor 2 - 0 1 - 2 2 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 América 0 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 1 Grupo F
Teams from Central-Western part of the country .
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Once Caldas 10 5 5 0 22 9 +13 20 Expreso Rojo 10 5 5 0 10 4 +6 20 Deportes Tolima 10 5 2 3 19 12 +7 17 Atlético Huila 10 2 5 3 13 13 0 11 Girardot 10 1 3 6 8 26 -18 6 Juventud Soacha 10 1 2 7 8 16 -8 5 EXR CAL SOA GFC TOL HUI Expreso Rojo 0 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 Once Caldas 1 - 1 2 - 0 5 - 0 1 - 0 5 - 4 Juventud Soacha 0 - 1 2 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 1 Girardot 1 - 1 1 - 5 0 - 2 2 - 6 1 - 1 Deportes Tolima 0 - 2 1 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 0 2 - 2 Atlético Huila 1 - 1 0 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 2 Phase II
Phase II began on August 27 and ended on September 3.
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Envigado 3–3 (6–5 p) Junior 1–0 2–3 Unión Magdalena 1–4 Atlético Nacional 2–2 0–4 Centauros 3–3 (gd) Boyacá Chicó 1–0 1–6 Cúcuta Deportivo 1–4 La Equidad 0–0 0–2 Expreso Rojo 6–0 Deportivo Cali 2–1 1–0 Deport 3–3 (gd) Once Caldas 1–0 4–7 Phase III
Phase III began on September 17 and ended on October 1.
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Envigado 3–3 (gd) La Equidad 2–1 1–3 Expreso Rojo (gd) 3–3 Atlético Nacional 2–0 0–1 Boyacá Chicó 1–4 Once Caldas 1–1 1–3 Semifinals
The semifinals were played on October 29 and November 5
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Expreso Rojo 1–4 Once Caldas 0–1 0–0 Envigado 1–4 La Equidad 0–0 1–4 Finals
The Finals were played on November 12 and November 19.
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Once Caldas 1–4 La Equidad 0–1 3–3 Copa Colombia
2008 WinnersLa Equidad
First TitleSee also
References
- 1.^ Itagüí Ditaires changed their name from Bajo Cauca half-way through the 2008 season.
References
- ^ Studiofutbol.com (March 2, 2008). "Sponsor". http://www.studiofutbol.com/noticias.php?codigo=2461. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ El Tiempo (January 29, 2008). "La Copa Colombia 2008 probablemente arrancará el 12 marzo". Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110521172614/http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/futbol/fubolcolombiano/noticias/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3937743.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ Dimayor (February 16, 2008). "Dimayor definió grupos y fecha de inicio de la Copa Colombia". http://www.dimayor.com/frame_copa%20colombia.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-16.[dead link]
External links
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