Football tournament season
The 2008 Copa Colombia , officially the 2008 Copa Postobón[1] 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[2] and ended on November 19.
Bogotá club La Equidad beat Manizales club Once Caldas in the finals for their first Copa Colombia title.
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 [ edit ] This is the system of groups approved for the making of the tournament.[3]
Teams advanced to Phase II
Group A [ edit ] Teams from Caribbean region .
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 [ edit ] Teams from Antioquia and Risaralda .
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 [ edit ] Teams from the northeastern part of Colombia .
Group D [ edit ] Teams from Bogotá and Villavicencio .
Group E [ edit ] Teams from Pacific Region of Colombia .
Grupo F [ edit ] Teams from Central-Western part of the country .
Phase II [ edit ] Phase II began on August 27 and ended on September 3.
Phase III [ edit ] Phase III began on September 17 and ended on October 1.
Semifinals [ edit ] The semifinals were played on October 29 and November 5
The Finals were played on November 12 and November 20.
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] 1.^ Itagüí Ditaires changed their name from Bajo Cauca half-way through the 2008 season. References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]