# 2023 Copa Colombia

The 2023 Copa Colombia, officially the Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs affiliated to DIMAYOR, the governing body of professional club football in Colombia. The tournament was contested by 36 teams, beginning on 14 February 2023 and ending on 23 November 2023.
Atlético Nacional won their sixth title in the competition, defeating the defending champions Millonarios in the finals on penalty kicks after a 2–2 draw on aggregate. As champions, Atlético Nacional qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores.

## Format

The format for the 2023 Copa Colombia featured changes in the entry points of the teams in each phase with respect to previous editions, while keeping its double-legged, single-elimination format. The first stage was contested by the eight lowest placed teams in the aggregate tables of both the 2022 Primera A and 2022 Primera B tournaments, with the Primera B teams drawn against a Primera A side in eight ties. The first stage winners then faced the remaining Primera B teams in the second round of the competition, with the eight winners advancing to the third stage where they were drawn against each other. The four third stage winners qualified for the round of 16, where they were joined by the remaining 12 Primera A teams which entered the competition at that point. In another departure from previous editions, the order of legs was drawn for each phase of competition, except for the second stage in which the first stage winners played the second leg at home.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows:
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| First stage | 12 January 2023 | 14–16 February 2023 | 21–23 February 2023 |
| Second stage | 12 January 2023 | 15–16 March 2023 | 28–30 March 2023 |
| Third stage | 31 March 2023 | 5–6 and 12 April 2023 | 2–4 May 2023 |
| Round of 16 | 5 July 2023 | 25 July – 10 August 2023 | 16–17 August 2023 |
| Quarter-finals | 22 August 2023 | 27–28 September 2023 | 4–5 October 2023 |
| Semi-finals | 6 October 2023 | 19 October – 2 November 2023 | 2–5 November 2023 |
| Finals | 8 November 2023 | 15 November 2023 | 23 November 2023 |

## First stage

The first stage was played by eight Categoría Primera A and eight Categoría Primera B clubs, with the latter seeded in the ties according to their placement in the 2022 season aggregate table. The Primera A clubs were drawn into each tie.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Boyacá Chicó (1) | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Real Cartagena (2) | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Alianza Petrolera (1) | 4–2 | Real Santander (2) | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Atlético (2) | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Envigado (1) | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Barranquilla (2) | 3–9 | Deportivo Cali (1) | 3–3 | 0–6 |
| Valledupar (2) | 0–3 | Jaguares (1) | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Boca Juniors de Cali (2) | 0–4 | Unión Magdalena (1) | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Orsomarso (2) | 1–0 | Atlético Huila (1) | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo (2) | 3–2 | Once Caldas (1) | 3–1 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Second stage

The second stage was played by the eight first stage winners as well as the top eight teams in the 2022 Primera B aggregate table, which were seeded into this stage according to their placement in the aggregate table. The first stage winners hosted the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportes Quindío (2) | 0–2 | Cúcuta Deportivo (2) | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Patriotas (2) | 0–1 | Orsomarso (2) | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Fortaleza (2) | 4–5 | Unión Magdalena (1) | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Llaneros (2) | 1–2 | Jaguares (1) | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Leones (2) | 0–2 | Deportivo Cali (1) | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Tigres (2) | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Envigado (1) | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Bogotá (2) | 2–3 | Alianza Petrolera (1) | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Cortuluá (2) | 2–5 | Real Cartagena (2) | 1–3 | 1–2 |

### Second leg
## Third stage

The third stage was played by the eight second stage winners.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Cartagena (2) | 0–1 | Cúcuta Deportivo (2) | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Orsomarso (2) | 2–4 | Alianza Petrolera (1) | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Unión Magdalena (1) | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Tigres (2) | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Cali (1) | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Jaguares (1) | 1–0 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Final stages

Each round in the final stages was played under a home-and-away two-legged format. The teams entering the competition at this stage were the top 12 teams in the aggregate table of the 2022 Primera A season. The order of legs of each tie was decided by draw. In case of a draw on aggregate score at the end of the second leg, extra time was not played and the winner was decided in a penalty shoot-out.

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Millonarios | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 | 0 | 1 | Millonarios | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alianza Petrolera | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alianza Petrolera (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | Alianza Petrolera | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportes Tolima | 0 | 2 | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportes Tolima | 0 | 2 | 2 (1) | | | | | Millonarios | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Cúcuta Deportivo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Cúcuta Deportivo (p) | 4 | 1 | 5 (4) | | | | | | | | | Cúcuta Deportivo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Junior | 3 | 2 | 5 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Junior | 3 | 2 | 5 (3) | Cúcuta Deportivo (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Independiente Medellín (p) | 3 | 1 | 4 (4) | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Pasto | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Pasto | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | | | | | | | | | | Millonarios | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) |
| Deportivo Cali | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) |
| Santa Fe (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Fe (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | Santa Fe | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Deportivo Pereira | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tigres | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Pereira | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional (p) | 0 | 3 | 3 (5) | | | | | |
| La Equidad | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional (p) | 0 | 3 | 3 (5) | | | | | |
| Águilas Doradas (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Águilas Doradas (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | Águilas Doradas | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| América de Cali | 1 | 1 | 2 | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Nacional | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América de Cali (1) | 2–5 | Atlético Nacional (1) | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Cali (1) | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Santa Fe (1) | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo (2) | 5–5 (4–3 p) | Junior (1) | 4–3 | 1–2 |
| Tigres (2) | 0–2 | Deportivo Pereira (1) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Millonarios (1) | 3–1 | Atlético Bucaramanga (1) | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Alianza Petrolera (1) | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Deportes Tolima (1) | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| La Equidad (1) | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Águilas Doradas (1) | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Independiente Medellín (1) | 4–4 (4–3 p) | Deportivo Pasto (1) | 3–1 | 1–3 |

#### Second leg
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cúcuta Deportivo (2) | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Independiente Medellín (1) | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Águilas Doradas (1) | 1–5 | Atlético Nacional (1) | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Santa Fe (1) | 0–2 | Deportivo Pereira (1) | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Millonarios (1) | 4–1 | Alianza Petrolera (1) | 2–0 | 2–1 |

#### Second leg
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Millonarios (1) | 2–1 | Cúcuta Deportivo (2) | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Pereira (1) | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Atlético Nacional (1) | 2–0 | 1–3 |

#### Second leg
### Finals

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Nacional won on penalties.
* Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2023 champions
* Atlético Nacional 6th title

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Leonardo Castro | Millonarios | 7 |
| 2 | Jefferson Duque | Atlético Nacional | 4 |
| 2 | Jonathan Agudelo | Cúcuta Deportivo | 4 |
| 4 | Darwin López | Deportivo Pasto | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Viveros | Deportivo Cali | 3 |
| 4 | Jefry Zapata | Cúcuta Deportivo | 3 |
Source: Besoccer