# 2008 Copa Colombia

The 2008 Copa Colombia, officially the 2008 Copa Postobón 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 12 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.
* Teams advanced to Phase II

### Group A

Teams from Caribbean region.
| 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 | 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 earned | 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 |
| Depor | 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 earned | 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 earned | 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 20.
| Team #1 | Points earned | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Once Caldas | 3–4 | La Equidad | 0–1 | 3–3 |
* Copa Colombia 2008 Winners
* La Equidad First Title