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Copa Colombia
Copa Postobón
Founded 1950 Region Colombia Number of teams 36 Current champions Millonarios (3rd title) Most successful club Millonarios
(3 titles)Website www.ligapostobon.com.co 
2011 Copa PostobónThe Copa Colombia is a football tournament in Colombia. It is contested the 36 professional clubs of DIMAYOR. Although played for the first time in 1950, the tournament has only been held ten times and four times consecutively since its revival in 2008. The most successful club is Millonarios, with three titles.
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History
The Copa Colombia was played in Colombia in six occasions, four of them between 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, and 1962-63 (the first three were in the El Dorado of Colombian football) as an elimination tournament similar to the Copa del Rey in Spain, with home and away games. Due to the economic status of the teams and the Colombian League back then, the teams could afford large rosters for both tournaments and international games.
It is to be noted that after the 1962-63 edition, the Copa Colombia trophy was given definitively to Millonarios for winning consecutive times the editions of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano of 1951, 1952, and 1953 and the Copa Colombia of 1952-52 and then other editions of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano of 1961, 1962, and 1963 and again the Copa Colombia of 1962-63.
After 18 years, in 1981 there was a new edition for Copa Colombia, as part of the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. This Cup was won by Independiente Medellín over Deportivo Cali. Eight years later, in 1989, Santa Fe won the competition.
New beginning
On February 14, 2008, the 36 members of the DIMAYOR decided to bring back the Copa Colombia. As a DIMAYOR decision, it would be contested its members (the first and second division of Colombian football). The first edition of the Copa Colombia's newest inception was held the same year and won by La Equidad.
The official sponsor of the tournament for the next five years will be Postobón, which is also part owner of one of the competing teams, Atlético Nacional.
Champions by years
Year Champion Runner-up 1950-51 Boca Juniors de Cali Santa Fe 1951-52 Boca Juniors de Cali Millonarios 1952-53 Millonarios Boca Juniors de Cali 1962-63 Millonarios Deportivo Cali 1981 Independiente Medellín Deportivo Cali 1989 Santa Fe Unión Magdalena 2008 La Equidad Once Caldas 2009 Santa Fe Deportivo Pasto 2010 Deportivo Cali Itagüí Ditaires 2011 Millonarios Boyacá Chicó Trophies
Club Winners Runner-ups Winning Years Runner-up Years Millonarios 3 1 1953, 1963, 2011 1952 Boca Juniors de Cali 2 1 1951, 1952 1953 Santa Fe 2 1 1989, 2009 1951 Deportivo Cali 1 2 2010 1963, 1981 Independiente Medellín 1 0 1981 – La Equidad 1 0 2008 – Unión Magdalena 0 1 – 1989 Once Caldas 0 1 – 2008 Deportivo Pasto 0 1 – 2009 Itagüí Ditaires 0 1 – 2010 Boyacá Chicó 0 1 – 2011 External links
- http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/colcuphist.html
- Dimayor Official Site
- Rules of the Tournament of Association of Professional Football Soccer Clubs of Colombia
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