# 2016 Copa Colombia

The 2016 Copa Colombia, officially the 2016 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. It began on 10 February and ended on 17 November. The tournament comprised a total of 36 teams, and the winners were Atlético Nacional, who defeated defending champions Junior 3–1 on aggregate score in the final. However, neither Atlético Nacional nor Junior earned a berth to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana for having qualified for the Copa Libertadores, with semifinalists Deportes Tolima qualifying instead.

## Format

The competition retained the format used in its most recent edition. The first stage was played by 32 teams, which were split into eight groups of four teams each on a regional basis, where teams played each other of the teams in their group twice. The 8 group winners plus the best 4 second-placed teams joined the teams qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores (Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional, and Santa Fe) and the previous edition's winners (Junior) in the round of 16, from where the cup continued on a home-and-away knockout basis.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RCA | LEO | JAG | BAR |
| 1 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 16 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Leones | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Jaguares | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Barranquilla | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DIM | ENV | ONC | RIO |
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 14 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Envigado | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 11 | Advanced to knockout stage | 1–5 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Once Caldas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Rionegro Águilas | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CUC | APE | RSA | BUC |
| 1 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Alianza Petrolera | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Real Santander | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAS | VAL | UPO | MAG |
| 1 | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Valledupar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | Advanced to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Universitario de Popayán | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | ATL | ORS | COR |
| 1 | América | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Atlético | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Orsomarso | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Cortuluá | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAT | LLA | BOY | FOR |
| 1 | Patriotas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Llaneros | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Boyacá Chicó | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | EQU | TIG | BOG |
| 1 | Millonarios | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | La Equidad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advanced to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Tigres | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Bogotá | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUI | TOL | HUI | PER |
| 1 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | Advanced to knockout stage | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Atlético Huila | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

The four best teams among those ranked second qualified for the knockout stage.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | H | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Envigado | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 11 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | G | La Equidad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | D | Valledupar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 5 | F | Llaneros | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 6 | A | Leones | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
| 7 | C | Alianza Petrolera | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 8 | E | Atlético | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |

## Knockout phase

Each tie in the knockout phase was played in a home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team which had the better overall record up to that stage hosted the second leg, except in the round of 16 where the group winners automatically hosted the second leg. In case of a tie in aggregate score, neither the away goals rule nor extra time is applied, and the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out. Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, and Junior entered the competition in the Round of 16, being joined there by the eight group winners and the four best second-placed teams.

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Independiente Medellín | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valledupar | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valledupar | 0 | 1 | 1 | Independiente Medellín | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Junior | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Pasto | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | Junior | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Junior (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Junior (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | | | | | Junior (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| Millonarios | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| Deportes Tolima | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportes Tolima | 0 | 3 | 3 | Deportes Tolima (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 1 | 1 | 2 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| La Equidad | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Equidad | 0 | 3 | 3 | La Equidad | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Santa Fe | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportes Quindío | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | Santa Fe | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Fe (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Fe (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | | | | | Santa Fe | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Patriotas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Envigado | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Envigado | 0 | 2 | 2 | Patriotas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Cartagena | 2 | 0 | 2 | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Nacional | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

First legs: July 27, 28, and August 3; Second legs: August 3, 4, 10, 11, and 18. Group winners (Team 2) hosted the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–2 | Real Cartagena | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Valledupar | 1–5 | Independiente Medellín | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| La Equidad | 3–1 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Deportivo Cali | 3–2 | América | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Envigado | 2–3 | Patriotas | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Junior | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Deportivo Pasto | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Santa Fe | 3–3 (3–2 p) | Deportes Quindío | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Deportes Tolima | 3–0 | Millonarios | 0–0 | 3–0 |

### Quarterfinals

First legs: August 24, 25, 31, and September 1; Second legs: August 31, September 7, and 8. Team 2 hosted the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Nacional | 4–2 | Patriotas | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Junior | 5–1 | Independiente Medellín | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Santa Fe | 3–0 | La Equidad | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Deportes Tolima | 2–0 | 0–2 |

### Semifinals

First legs: October 4 and 5; Second legs: October 12 and 13. Team 2 hosted the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportes Tolima | 2–2 (3–5 p) | Junior | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Atlético Nacional | 5–2 | Santa Fe | 1–1 | 4–1 |

### Final

First leg: November 13; Second leg: November 17. Team 2 hosted the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | Junior | 2–1 | 1–0 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Miguel Borja | Cortuluá / Atlético Nacional | 8 |
| 2 | Víctor Aquino | Deportes Tolima | 6 |
| 3 | Johan Arango | Deportivo Pasto | 5 |
| 4 | José David Lloreda | Cúcuta Deportivo / Deportivo Cali | 4 |
| 4 | Hernán Hechalar | Independiente Medellín | 4 |
| 4 | Leonardo Castro | Independiente Medellín | 4 |
| 4 | Luis Cuesta | La Equidad | 4 |
Source: Resultados.com