The 2018 Copa Colombia, officially the 2018 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. The tournament was contested by 36 teams. Junior were the defending champions, but were knocked out by Atlético Nacional in the quarterfinals. Atlético Nacional were the champions after beating Once Caldas 4–3 on aggregate in the final, and qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores.

2018 Copa Colombia
Copa Águila 2018
Tournament details
CountryColombia
Teams36
Final positions
ChampionsAtlético Nacional (4th title)
Runner-upOnce Caldas
Copa LibertadoresAtlético Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played70
Goals scored135 (1.93 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)David Lemos
Michael Rangel
Ricardo Steer
(3 goals each)
← 2017
2019 →

Format edit

For the 2018 season, the Copa Colombia had a change in its format. Unlike previous editions, there was no group stage and the competition was played in a single-elimination format in its entirety, with the 16 teams from the Categoría Primera B entering the first stage and being drawn into eight ties. After two stages, four Primera B teams qualified for the third stage, along with the twelve Categoría Primera A teams that did not enter international competition in the 2018 season, which entered the cup at that stage. Finally, in the round of 16, the eight third stage winners were joined by the four Copa Libertadores qualifiers (Atlético Nacional, Junior, Millonarios and Santa Fe), as well as the four Copa Sudamericana qualifiers (Independiente Medellín, América de Cali, Deportivo Cali, and Jaguares), which entered the competition at this point.[1]

First stage edit

The first stage was played by the 16 Categoría Primera B clubs, eight of which were seeded in the ties according to their position in the 2017 season aggregate table. The two relegated clubs from the Categoría Primera A (Cortuluá and Tigres) along with the remaining Primera B clubs were drawn into each tie. The seeded clubs hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 21–22 February and 10 March 2018, while the second legs were played on 13 and 14 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético 0–2 Cúcuta Deportivo 0–1 0–1
Fortaleza 3–4 Deportivo Pereira 3–1 0–3
Bogotá 1–4 Deportes Quindío 1–1 0–3
Unión Magdalena 1–1 (5–6 p) Llaneros 0–0 1–1
Tigres 0–1 Barranquilla 0–0 0–1
Universitario 1–0 Orsomarso 1–0 0–0
Cortuluá 3–1 Real Santander 2–1 1–0
Valledupar 2–3 Real Cartagena 1–2 1–1

First leg edit

21 February 2018 Universitario 1–0 Orsomarso Popayán
11:30 Cuenú   47' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Ciro López
Referee: Alexander Arias
21 February 2018 Bogotá 1–1 Deportes Quindío Bogotá
14:00 Castillo   30' Report Cambindo   89' Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: Camilo Colmenares
21 February 2018 Valledupar 1–2 Real Cartagena Valledupar
19:45 Herazo   89' Report
Stadium: Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Referee: Alexander Ortíz
22 February 2018 Tigres 0–0 Barranquilla Bogotá
14:00 Report Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: Cristian Guzmán
22 February 2018 Fortaleza 3–1 Deportivo Pereira Cota
14:30
Report Meléndez   77' Stadium: Municipal de Cota
Referee: Yeison Garzón
22 February 2018 Cortuluá 2–1 Real Santander Palmira
16:00
Report Castañeda   14' Stadium: Francisco Rivera Escobar
Referee: Jeison Abril
22 February 2018 Atlético 0–1 Cúcuta Deportivo Cali
19:00 Report Rangel   52' Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Referee: Esneider Pontón
10 March 2018 Unión Magdalena 0–0 Llaneros Santa Marta
15:15 Report Stadium: Sierra Nevada
Referee: Carlos Márquez

Second leg edit

13 March 2018 Barranquilla 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
TigresBarranquilla
15:00 González   71' Report Stadium: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Referee: Gabriel Matorel
13 March 2018 Orsomarso0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Universitario Palmira
15:00 Report Stadium: Francisco Rivera Escobar
Referee: Héctor Rivera
13 March 2018 Real Cartagena 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
ValleduparCartagena
19:45 Murillo   40' Report Rengifo   88' Stadium: Jaime Morón León
Referee: Carlos García
14 March 2018 Deportivo Pereira 3–0
(4–3 agg.)
FortalezaPereira
15:30
Report Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Juan Roldán
14 March 2018 Deportes Quindío 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
BogotáArmenia
15:30
Report Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Juan Pablo Alba
14 March 2018 Llaneros 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
(6–5 p)
Unión MagdalenaVillavicencio
15:30 Arias   16' Report Vega   51' Stadium: Manuel Calle Lombana
Referee: Wilmer Gantiva
14 March 2018 Real Santander0–1
(1–3 agg.)
Cortuluá Floridablanca
18:00 Report Sotero   67' Stadium: Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
Referee: Wilmar Montaño
14 March 2018 Cúcuta Deportivo 1–0
(2–0 agg.)
AtléticoCúcuta
20:00 Caballero   38' Report Stadium: General Santander
Referee: Fernando Acuña

Second stage edit

The second stage was played by the 8 first stage winners. In each tie, the clubs with the best performance after the first stage hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 28–29 March and 12 April 2018, and the second legs were played on 11–12 and 26 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Cartagena 1–3 Cúcuta Deportivo 0–1 1–2
Deportivo Pereira 4–1 Cortuluá 4–0 0–1
Universitario 2–3 Deportes Quindío 1–3 1–0
Llaneros 1–3 Barranquilla 0–1 1–2

First leg edit

28 March 2018 Universitario 1–3 Deportes Quindío Popayán
11:30 Torres   44' Report
Stadium: Ciro López
Referee: Liz Maír Suárez
29 March 2018 Llaneros 0–1 Barranquilla Villavicencio
15:00 Report Colpa   52' Stadium: Manuel Calle Lombana
Referee: Carlos Betancur
29 March 2018 Deportivo Pereira 4–0 Cortuluá Pereira
15:30
Report Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Jorge Guzmán
12 April 2018 Real Cartagena 0–1 Cúcuta Deportivo Cartagena
19:30 Report Carrero   7' Stadium: Jaime Morón León
Referee: Diego Rendón

Second leg edit

11 April 2018 Deportes Quindío 0–1
(3–2 agg.)
UniversitarioArmenia
15:30 Report Montaño   57' Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Lisandro Castillo
12 April 2018 Barranquilla 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
LlanerosBarranquilla
15:30
Report Orozco   83' Stadium: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Referee: Never Manjarrés
12 April 2018 Cortuluá1–0
(1–4 agg.)
Deportivo Pereira Cali
18:00 Sotero   87' Report Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Referee: Nicolás Rodríguez
26 April 2018 Cúcuta Deportivo 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
Real CartagenaCúcuta
19:45
Report Salcedo   32' Stadium: General Santander
Referee: Leonard Mosquera

Third stage edit

The third stage was played by the four second stage winners and the 12 Categoría Primera A clubs that did not qualify for international competition, which were seeded in the ties according to their position in the 2017 season aggregate table. The two promoted clubs from the Categoría Primera B (Leones and Boyacá Chicó) were the last two seeded teams, with Leones taking the 11th position and Boyacá Chicó the 12th position. The four second stage winners as well as the best four teams according to the 2017 Primera A aggregate table hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 2–3 and 9 May 2018, while the second legs were played on 9–10 and 16 May 2018.

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boyacá Chicó 4–3 Cúcuta Deportivo 2–1 2–2
Leones 3–3 (4–2 p) Deportivo Pereira 0–1 3–2
Rionegro Águilas 0–1 Deportes Quindío 0–1 0–0
Once Caldas 4–1 Barranquilla 2–0 2–1
Envigado 2–1 Deportivo Pasto 0–0 2–1
Patriotas 1–1 (4–3 p) Deportes Tolima 1–1 0–0
Alianza Petrolera 1–1 (4–5 p) La Equidad 1–1 0–0
Atlético Huila 3–4 Atlético Bucaramanga 1–0 2–4

First leg edit

2 May 2018 Patriotas 1–1 Deportes Tolima Tunja
18:00
Report
Stadium: La Independencia
Referee: Nicolás Rodríguez
2 May 2018 Once Caldas 2–0 Barranquilla Manizales
19:00
Report Stadium: Palogrande
Referee: Óscar Gómez
2 May 2018 Alianza Petrolera 1–1 La Equidad Barrancabermeja
19:00
Report
Stadium: Daniel Villa Zapata
Referee: Carlos Ortega
3 May 2018 Leones 0–1 Deportivo Pereira Itagüí
15:00 Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Referee: Harold Perilla
3 May 2018 Boyacá Chicó 2–1 Cúcuta Deportivo Tunja
20:00
Report
Stadium: La Independencia
Referee: Never Manjarrés
9 May 2018 Envigado 0–0 Deportivo Pasto Envigado
16:00 Report Stadium: Polideportivo Sur
Referee: Never Manjarrés

Second leg edit

9 May 2018 Deportes Tolima0–0
(1–1 agg.)
(3–4 p)
Patriotas Ibagué
19:30 Report Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro
Referee: Jorge Duarte
9 May 2018 La Equidad 0–0
(1–1 agg.)
(5–4 p)
Alianza PetroleraBogotá
19:30 Report Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: Óscar Gómez
9 May 2018 Atlético Bucaramanga 4–2
(4–3 agg.)
Atlético HuilaBucaramanga
20:00
Report
Stadium: Alfonso López
Referee: Nicolás Rodríguez
10 May 2018 Barranquilla1–2
(1–4 agg.)
Once Caldas Barranquilla
15:00
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Referee: Éder Vergara
10 May 2018 Deportes Quindío 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Rionegro ÁguilasArmenia
19:00 Report Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Lisandro Castillo
10 May 2018 Cúcuta Deportivo2–2
(3–4 agg.)
Boyacá Chicó Cúcuta
19:30
Report
Stadium: General Santander
Referee: Harold Perilla
10 May 2018 Deportivo Pereira2–3
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)
Leones Pereira
19:45
Report
Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Luis Fernando Trujillo
16 May 2018 Deportivo Pasto1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Envigado Pasto
20:00
Report
Stadium: Departamental Libertad
Referee: Nolberto Ararat

Final stages edit

Each tie in the final stages will be played in a home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team with the better overall record up to that stage will host the second leg, except in the round of 16 where the third stage winners will host the second leg. The teams entering this stage will be the ones that qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores and 2018 Copa Sudamericana, and were drawn into each of the eight ties. In case of a tie in aggregate score, neither the away goals rule nor extra time are applied, and the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket edit

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                
Deportes Quindío 0 1 1
Junior 1 3 4
Junior 0 0 0
Atlético Nacional 1 0 1
Patriotas 0 0 0
Atlético Nacional 1 1 2
Atlético Nacional 1 3 4
Leones 0 1 1
La Equidad 2 1 3
Deportivo Cali 0 0 0
La Equidad 0 3 3 (2)
Leones (p) 0 3 3 (4)
Leones (p) 0 2 2 (4)
América de Cali 2 0 2 (3)
Atlético Nacional 2 2 4
Once Caldas 2 1 3
Boyacá Chicó 0 0 0
Millonarios 2 2 4
Millonarios (p) 0 1 1 (3)
Jaguares 0 1 1 (1)
Atlético Bucaramanga 1 1 2 (5)
Jaguares (p) 2 0 2 (6)
Millonarios 0 1 1
Once Caldas 1 1 2
Once Caldas 1 2 3
Independiente Medellín 0 1 1
Once Caldas (p) 1 0 1 (6)
Santa Fe 1 0 1 (5)
Envigado 0 2 2
Santa Fe 1 2 3

Round of 16 edit

The third stage winners (Team 2) hosted the second leg. The first legs were played from 15 to 22 August, and the second legs were played from 21 to 30 August 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Millonarios 4–0 Boyacá Chicó 2–0 2–0
América de Cali 2–2 (3–4 p) Leones 2–0 0–2
Junior 4–1 Deportes Quindío 1–0 3–1
Independiente Medellín 1–3 Once Caldas 0–1 1–2
Santa Fe 3–2 Envigado 1–0 2–2
Atlético Nacional 2–0 Patriotas 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Cali 0–3 La Equidad 0–2 0–1
Jaguares 2–2 (6–5 p) Atlético Bucaramanga 2–1 0–1

First leg edit

15 August 2018 Jaguares 2–1 Atlético Bucaramanga Montería
19:30
Report
Stadium: Jaraguay
Referee: Jorge Tabares
15 August 2018 América de Cali 2–0 Leones Cali
19:30
Report Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Referee: Edilson Ariza
15 August 2018 Junior 1–0 Deportes Quindío Barranquilla
19:30
Report Stadium: Romelio Martínez
Referee: Never Manjarrés
15 August 2018 Atlético Nacional 1–0 Patriotas Medellín
19:30
Report Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Jorge Duarte
16 August 2018 Santa Fe 1–0 Envigado Bogotá
19:00
Report Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Mauricio Mercado
16 August 2018 Independiente Medellín 0–1 Once Caldas Medellín
19:30 Report
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Lisandro Castillo
16 August 2018 Deportivo Cali 0–2 La Equidad Palmira
20:00 Report
Stadium: Deportivo Cali
Referee: Éder Vergara
22 August 2018 Millonarios 2–0 Boyacá Chicó Bogotá
19:30
Report Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Edilson Ariza

Second leg edit

21 August 2018 Patriotas0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Atlético Nacional Tunja
19:30 Report
Stadium: La Independencia
Referee: Andrés Rojas
29 August 2018 Envigado2–2
(2–3 agg.)
Santa Fe Envigado
15:30
Report
Stadium: Polideportivo Sur
Referee: Edilson Ariza
29 August 2018 Leones 2–0
(2–2 agg.)
(4–3 p)
América de CaliItagüí
19:00
Report Stadium: Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Referee: Ricardo García
29 August 2018 Boyacá Chicó0–2
(0–4 agg.)
Millonarios Tunja
19:30 Report
Stadium: La Independencia
Referee: Jorge Duarte
29 August 2018 La Equidad 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Deportivo CaliBogotá
19:30
Report Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: John Hinestroza
30 August 2018 Deportes Quindío1–3
(1–4 agg.)
Junior Armenia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Luis Sánchez
30 August 2018 Once Caldas 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
Independiente MedellínManizales
19:30
Report
Stadium: Palogrande
Referee: Carlos Betancur
30 August 2018 Atlético Bucaramanga1–0
(2–2 agg.)
(5–6 p)
Jaguares Bucaramanga
19:30
Report Stadium: Alfonso López
Referee: Luis Fernando Trujillo

Quarterfinals edit

Team 2 hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 12 and 13 September 2018, and the second legs were played on 19 and 26 September 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jaguares 1–1 (1–3 p) Millonarios 0–0 1–1
Leones 3–3 (4–2 p) La Equidad 0–0 3–3
Atlético Nacional 1–0 Junior 1–0 0–0
Santa Fe 1–1 (5–6 p) Once Caldas 1–1 0–0

First leg edit

12 September 2018 Jaguares 0–0 Millonarios Montería
19:00 Report Stadium: Jaraguay
Referee: Ricardo García
12 September 2018 Leones 0–0 La Equidad Itagüí
19:00 Report Stadium: Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Referee: Carlos Betancur
12 September 2018 Santa Fe 1–1 Once Caldas Bogotá
19:45
Report
Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Éder Vergara
13 September 2018 Atlético Nacional 1–0 Junior Medellín
19:45
Report Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Gustavo Murillo

Second leg edit

19 September 2018 Junior0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Atlético Nacional Barranquilla
19:30 Report Stadium: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Referee: Mario Herrera
26 September 2018 Once Caldas 0–0
(1–1 agg.)
(6–5 p)
Santa FeManizales
18:30 Report Stadium: Palogrande
Referee: Bismark Santiago
26 September 2018 La Equidad3–3
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)
Leones Bogotá
19:30
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: Nolberto Ararat
26 September 2018 Millonarios 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)
JaguaresBogotá
20:30
Report
Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Mario Herrera

Semifinals edit

Team 2 will host the second leg. The first legs were played on 3 and 5 October, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 October 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Once Caldas 2–1 Millonarios 1–0 1–1
Leones 1–4 Atlético Nacional 0–1 1–3

First leg edit

3 October 2018 Leones 0–1 Atlético Nacional Itagüí
19:30 Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Referee: John Hinestroza
5 October 2018 Once Caldas 1–0 Millonarios Manizales
19:45
Report Stadium: Palogrande
Referee: Nolberto Ararat

Second leg edit

11 October 2018 Atlético Nacional 3–1
(4–1 agg.)
LeonesMedellín
19:45
Report
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Luis Sánchez
12 October 2018 Millonarios1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Once Caldas Bogotá
19:45
Report
Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Finals edit

Once Caldas2–2Atlético Nacional
Report
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Atlético Nacional2–1Once Caldas
Report
Referee: Mario Herrera

Atlético Nacional won 4–3 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers edit

As of 1 November 2018[2]
Rank Name Club Goals
1   David Lemos Once Caldas 3
  Michael Rangel Atlético Bucaramanga
  Ricardo Steer Once Caldas
4   Fernando Aristeguieta América de Cali 2
  Roque Caballero Cúcuta Deportivo
  Mateo Cano Deportivo Pereira
  Wilson Carpintero Deportes Quindío
  Darwin Carrero Cúcuta Deportivo
  Camilo Díaz Barranquilla
  Johan Gómez Deportes Quindío
  Yeison Guzmán Envigado
  Lucas Sotero Cortuluá
  Yorleys Mena Deportivo Pereira
  Miguel Antonio Murillo Real Cartagena
  Rafael Navarro Deportivo Pereira
  Carlos Peralta La Equidad
  Diego Sevillano Deportes Quindío

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Balance de la Asamblea Extraordinaria de la Dimayor" (in Spanish). Dimayor.com. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Copa Águila". mismarcadores.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

External links edit