2008 Copa Colombia

Copa Colombia 2008 Copa Postobón 2008 Colombia 36 La Equidad (1st title) Once Caldas 204 476 Dorlan PabónWilson Mena(8 goals each) 1989 2009 The 2008 Copa Colombia, officially the 2008 Copa Postobónhttp://www.studiofutbol.com/noticias.php?codigo=2461 Sponsor 2008-03-02 Studiofutbol.com March 2, 2008 for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth 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 12http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/futbol/fubolcolombiano/noticias/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3937743.html La Copa Colombia 2008 probablemente arrancará el 12 marzo 2008-01-29 El Tiempo January 29, 2008 El Tiempo (Colombia)September 2016 medicmedic and ended on November 19. Bogotá club La Equidad beat Manizales club Once Caldas in the finals for their first Copa Colombia title. 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. http://www.dimayor.com/frame_copa%20colombia.htm Dimayor definió grupos y fecha de inicio de la Copa Colombia 2008-02-16 Dimayor February 16, 2008 2020-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20201120235924/http://www.dimayor.com/frame_copa%20colombia.htm dead Teams advanced to Phase II Group A Teams from Caribbean region. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Junior10622158+720 Unión Magdalena10613137+619 Barranquilla10613106+419 Córdoba10406912-312 Real Cartagena1040669-312 Valledupar10208516-116 March 12, 2008Valledupar 1–2Atlético JuniorEstadio Armando Maestre PavajeauValleduparBarranquilla 2–1Unión MagdalenaEstadio Romelio MartínezBarranquillaCórdoba1–0Real CartagenaEstadio Alberto Saibis SakerCeretéMarch 26, 2008Atlético Junior1–0BarranquillaEstadio MetropolitanoBarranquillaReal Cartagena2–0ValleduparEstadio Jaime Morón LeónCartagenaUnión Magdalena2–0CórdobaEstadio Eduardo SantosSanta MartaApril 9, 2008Unión Magdalena1–1Atlético JuniorEstadio Eduardo SantosSanta MartaBarranquilla1–0Real CartagenaEstadio Romelio MartínezBarranquillaCórdoba0–2ValleduparEstadio Alberto Saibis SakerCeretéApril 30, 2008Córdoba1–0Atlético JuniorEstadio Alberto Saibis SakerCeretéReal Cartagena1–0Unión MagdalenaEstadio Jaime Morón LeónCartagenaValledupar0–1BarranquillaEstadio Armando Maestre PavajeauValleduparMay 7, 2008Atlético Junior2–1Real CartagenaEstadio MetropolitanoBarranquillaBarranquilla1–0CórdobaEstadio Romelio MartínezBarranquillaUnión Magdalena2–0ValleduparEstadio Eduardo SantosSanta MartaMay 28, 2008Atlético Junior4–0ValleduparEstadio MetropolitanoBarranquillaReal Cartagena0–3CórdobaEstadio Jaime Morón LeónCartagenaUnión Magdalena2–0BarranquillaEstadio Eduardo SantosSanta MartaJune 4, 2008Barranquilla 0–0 Atlético JuniorEstadio Romelio MartínezBarranquillaCórdoba 2–1 Unión MagdalenaEstadio Alberto Saibis SakerCeretéValledupar 0–1 Real CartagenaEstadio Armando Maestre PavajeauValleduparJuly 30, 2008Atlético Junior 1–2 Unión MagdalenaEstadio MetropolitanoBarranquillaReal Cartagena 1–0 BarranquillaEstadio Jaime Morón LeónCartagenaValledupar 1–0 CórdobaEstadio Armando Maestre PavajeauValleduparAugust 6, 2008Atlético Junior 3–2 CórdobaEstadio MetropolitanoBarranquillaBarranquilla 3–1 ValleduparEstadio MetropolitanoBarranquillaUnión Magdalena 1–0 Real CartagenaEstadio Eduardo SantosSanta MartaAugust 13, 2008Córdoba 0–2 BarranquillaEstadio Alberto Saibis SakerCeretéReal Cartagena 0–1 Atlético JuniorEstadio Jaime Morón LeónCartagenaValledupar 0–1 Unión MagdalenaEstadio Armando Maestre PavajeauValledupar Group B Teams from Antioquia and Risaralda. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Atlético Nacional10631125+721 Envigado10433178+915 Independiente Medellín104331212015 Deportivo Pereira10253119+211 Deportivo Rionegro10234816-89 Itagüí Ditaires110235818-109 March 12, 2008Deportivo Rionegro 1–3EnvigadoEstadio Alberto GrisalesRionegroAtlético Nacional 2–0PereiraEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínBajo Cauca2–2MedellínEstadio Municipal Orlando Anibal MonroyCaucasiaMarch 26, 2008Pereira1–1Bajo CaucaEstadio Hernán Ramírez VillegasPereiraEnvigado1–2Atlético NacionalEstadio Polideportivo SurEnvigadoMedellín0–2Deportivo RionegroEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínApril 9, 2008Bajo Cauca2–0Deportivo RionegroEstadio Municipal Orlando Anibal MonroyCaucasiaAtlético Nacional3–1MedellínEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínPereira0–1EnvigadoEstadio Hernán Ramírez VillegasPereiraApril 30, 2008Bajo Cauca0–0EnvigadoEstadio Municipal Orlando Anibal MonroyCaucasiaDeportivo Rionegro0–0Atlético NacionalEstadio Alberto GrisalesRionegroMedellín1–1PereiraEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínMay 7, 2008Envigado0–0MedellínEstadio Municipal Orlando Anibal MonroyEnvigadoPereira4–0Deportivo RionegroEstadio Hernán Ramírez VillegasPereiraAtlético Nacional1–0Bajo CaucaEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínMay 28, 2008Pereira0–0Atlético NacionalEstadio Hernán Ramírez VillegasPereiraEnvigado3–1Deportivo RionegroEstadio Alberto GrisalesEnvigadoMedellín3–0Bajo CaucaEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínJune 4, 2008Deportivo Rionegro 1–2 MedellínEstadio Alberto GrisalesRionegroAtlético Nacional 1–0 EnvigadoEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínBajo Cauca 1–0 PereiraEstadio Municipal Orlando Anibal MonroyCaucasiaJuly 30, 2008Deportivo Rionegro 1–0 ItagüíEstadio Alberto GrisalesRionegroEnvigado 1–1 PereiraEstadio Polideportivo SurEnvigadoMedellín 1–0 Atlético NacionalEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínAugust 6, 2008Atlético Nacional 0–0 Deportivo RionegroEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellínPereira 2–0 MedellínEstadio Hernán Ramírez VillegasPereiraEnvigado 7–0 ItagüíEstadio Polideportivo SurEnvigadoAugust 13, 2008Itagüí 2–3 Atlético NacionalEstadio Metropolitano Ciudad de ItagüíItagüíDeportivo Rionegro 2–2 PereiraEstadio Alberto GrisalesRionegroMedellín 2–1 EnvigadoEstadio Atanasio GirardotMedellín Group C Teams from the northeastern part of Colombia. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Boyacá Chicó10622219+1220 Cúcuta Deportivo105231310+317 Real Santander105231415-117 Atlético Bucaramanga10433158+715 Alianza Petrolera103251014-411 Patriotas10037623-173 APEBOYBUCCUCPATRSAAlianza Petrolera0 - 00 - 02 - 03 - 10 - 2Boyacá Chicó3 - 00 - 03 - 02 - 18 - 1Atl. Bucaramanga2 - 10 - 20 - 17 - 02 - 0Cúcuta Deportivo2 - 03 - 00 - 23 - 01 - 1Patriotas FC1 - 20 - 11 - 11 - 10 - 2Real Santander1 - 02 - 03 - 11 - 21 - 1 Group D Teams from Bogotá and Villavicencio. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts La Equidad10550148+620 Centauros105141514+116 Santa Fe1044298+116 Academia1034388013 Millonarios10334108+212 Bogotá10037313-103 ACAMILCENEQUSANBOGAcademia1 - 02 - 01 - 21 - 12 - 1Millonarios0 - 03 - 02 - 22 - 02 - 0Centauros2 - 02 - 01 - 23 - 03 - 1La Equidad0 - 02 - 12 - 20 - 01 - 0Santa Fe2 - 11 - 03 - 01 - 11 - 0Bogotá0 - 00 - 01 - 20 - 20 - 0 Group E Teams from Pacific Region of Colombia. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Deportivo Cali10622186+1220 Depor106041110+118 Deportivo Pasto105321111018 Deportes Quindío10523108+217 Cortuluá10226715-88 América10118613-74 QUICORCALPASDEPAMEDeportes Quindío1 - 03 - 21 - 11 - 01 - 0Cortuluá0 - 31 - 11 - 11 - 21 - 2Deportivo Cali2 - 03 - 04 - 03 - 01 - 0Deportivo Pasto1 - 01 - 00 - 02 - 02 - 1Depor2 - 01 - 22 - 12 - 01 - 0América0 - 01 - 20 - 12 - 30 - 1 Grupo F Teams from Central-Western part of the country . TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Once Caldas10550229+1320 Expreso Rojo10550104+620 Deportes Tolima105231912+717 Atlético Huila102531313011 Girardot10136826-186 Juventud Soacha10127816-85 EXRCALSOAGFCTOLHUIExpreso Rojo0 - 02 - 11 - 01 - 00 - 0Once Caldas1 - 12 - 05 - 01 - 05 - 4Juventud Soacha0 - 12 - 21 - 10 - 00 - 1Girardot1 - 11 - 50 - 22 - 61 - 1Deportes Tolima0 - 21 - 13 - 13 - 02 - 2Atlético Huila1 - 10 - 02 - 01 - 21 - 2 Phase II Phase II began on August 27 and ended on September 3. 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 Depor 3–3 (gd) Once Caldas 1–0 4–7 |} Phase III Phase III began on September 17 and ended on October 1. 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 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 20. Once Caldas 3–4 La Equidad 0–1 3–3 |} Copa Colombia2008 WinnersLa EquidadFirst Title See also Copa Colombia References 1.1Itagüí Ditaires changed their name from Bajo Cauca half-way through the 2008 season. References External links Official website of DIMAYOR es Copa Colombia on RSSSF 2008 Copa Colombia