2015 Copa Colombia
Copa Águila 2015
Tournament details
Country Colombia
Teams36
Final positions
ChampionsJunior (1st title)
Runner-upSanta Fe
2016 Copa SudamericanaJunior
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos Ibargüen
Rafael Santos Borré
(5 goals each one)

The 2015 Copa Colombia, officially the 2015 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. It began on 18 February and ended on 19 November. The tournament comprised a total of 36 teams, and the winner, Junior, who defeated Santa Fe 2–1 on aggregate score in the final, earned a berth to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.

Format

Unlike the previous seven Copa Colombia editions, the 2015 competition featured a change in its format. According to the format approved by DIMAYOR at its Extraordinary Assembly on October 7, 2014, 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 2015 Copa Libertadores (Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, and Once Caldas) and the 2014 aggregate table best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores (Águilas Doradas) in the round of 16, from where the cup continued on a home-and-away knockout basis.[1]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUN RCA BAR UAU
1 Junior 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–2 1–1
2 Real Cartagena 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 1–0 1–1 1–1
3 Barranquilla 6 1 5 0 10 9 +1 8 2–2 2–2 2–1
4 Uniautónoma 6 0 3 3 4 9 5 3 0–2 0–2 1–1
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots[2]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DIM ENV JAG LEO
1 Independiente Medellín 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage 1–2 2–0 1–1
2 Envigado 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–1 0–1 1–1
3 Jaguares 6 2 1 3 4 6 2 7 0–0 0–1 0–1
4 Leones 6 1 3 2 6 7 1 6 0–1 1–1 2–3
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BUC RSA CUC APE
1 Atlético Bucaramanga 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 2–0 3–2
2 Real Santander 6 2 2 2 8 9 1 8 1–1 1–5 2–1
3 Cúcuta Deportivo 6 2 1 3 7 8 1 7 1–2 0–3 0–0
4 Alianza Petrolera 6 1 1 4 4 11 7 4 0–5 1–0 0–1
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAS MAG UPO VAL
1 Deportivo Pasto 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 2–0 1–0
2 Unión Magdalena 6 2 3 1 3 3 0 9 0–0 1–0 2–1
3 Universitario de Popayán 6 1 3 2 4 6 2 6 2–1 0–0 1–1
4 Valledupar 6 0 4 2 4 6 2 4 1–1 0–0 1–1
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR CAL AME DEP
1 Cortuluá 6 4 0 2 12 12 0 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–2 2–1 4–3
2 Deportivo Cali 6 3 1 2 15 11 +4 10 2–0 2–0 3–1
3 América 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10 3–1 3–3 2–1
4 Depor 6 1 0 5 11 16 5 3 1–2 4–3 1–2
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOY PAT LLA FOR
1 Boyacá Chicó 6 4 1 1 7 4 +3 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 1–0 1–0
2 Patriotas 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 2–1 1–0 1–2
3 Llaneros 6 1 3 2 3 4 1 6 1–1 0–0 2–1
4 Fortaleza 6 1 1 4 4 8 4 4 1–2 0–2 0–0
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EQU MIL EXP BOG
1 La Equidad 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 1–2 1–1
2 Millonarios 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 1–3 1–1 2–1
3 Expreso Rojo 6 2 2 2 7 8 1 8 0–1 2–1 2–2
4 Bogotá 6 1 3 2 7 8 1 6 1–1 0–2 2–0
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL QUI HUI PER
1 Deportes Tolima 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 3–3 2–0
2 Deportes Quindío 6 2 3 1 7 8 1 9 2–1 0–3 1–0
3 Atlético Huila 6 2 2 2 13 11 +2 8 0–2 3–3 3–1
4 Deportivo Pereira 6 1 2 3 4 8 4 5 1–1 0–0 2–1
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

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 E Deportivo Cali 6 3 1 2 15 11 +4 10 Knockout stage
2 F Patriotas 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10
3 A Real Cartagena 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
4 B Envigado 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
5 D Unión Magdalena 6 2 3 1 3 3 0 9
6 H Deportes Quindío 6 2 3 1 7 8 1 9
7 G Millonarios 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
8 C Real Santander 6 2 2 2 8 9 1 8
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Knockout phase

Each tie in the knockout phase is played in home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team which has the better overall record up to that stage host the second leg, except in the round of 16 where the group winners automatically host 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. Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, Once Caldas, and Águilas Doradas 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 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                
Cortuluá 1 1 2
Águilas Doradas 0 0 0
Cortuluá 0 0 0
Santa Fe 3 0 3
La Equidad 0 0 0
Santa Fe 1 1 2
Santa Fe 0 3 3
Once Caldas 1 1 2
Atlético Bucaramanga 0 1 1
Once Caldas 1 2 3
Once Caldas (p) 2 0 2 (3)
Deportivo Pasto 2 0 2 (2)
Deportivo Pasto 1 4 5
Real Cartagena 1 1 2
Santa Fe 0 1 1
Junior 2 0 2
Boyacá Chicó 0 1 1
Deportivo Cali 2 2 4
Deportivo Cali 0 0 0
Independiente Medellín 2 0 2
Independiente Medellín 2 2 4
Envigado 1 1 2
Independiente Medellín 1 2 3 (4)
Junior (p) 2 1 3 (5)
Deportes Tolima 2 2 4
Patriotas 1 0 1
Deportes Tolima 1 1 2
Junior 2 1 3
Junior 0 2 2
Atlético Nacional 1 0 1

Round of 16

First legs: July 15; Second legs: July 29. Group winners (Team 2) hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali 4–1 Boyacá Chicó 2–0 2–1
Águilas Doradas 0–2 Cortuluá 0–1 0–1
Patriotas 1–4 Deportes Tolima 1–2 0–2
Once Caldas 3–1 Atlético Bucaramanga 1–0 2–1
Envigado 2–4 Independiente Medellín 1–2 1–2
Santa Fe 2–0 La Equidad 1–0 1–0
Atlético Nacional 1–2 Junior 1–0 0–2
Real Cartagena 2–5 Deportivo Pasto 1–1 1–4

Quarterfinals

First legs: August 5, 12; Second legs: August 26, September 2. Team 2 hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente Medellín 2–0 Deportivo Cali 2–0 0–0
Santa Fe 3–0 Cortuluá 3–0 0–0
Junior 3–2 Deportes Tolima 2–1 1–1
Deportivo Pasto 2–2 (2–3 p) Once Caldas 2–2 0–0

Semifinals

First legs: September 23, October 7; Second legs: September 30, October 15. Team 2 hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Once Caldas 2–3 Santa Fe 1–0 1–3
Junior 3–3 (5–4 p) Independiente Medellín 2–1 1–2

Final

First leg: November 11; Second leg: November 19. Team 2 hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Junior 2–1 Santa Fe 2–0 0–1

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Carlos Ibargüen Cortuluá 5
Colombia Rafael Santos Borré Deportivo Cali 5
2 Colombia Feiver Mercado América 4
Colombia Antony Otero Expreso Rojo 4
Colombia Jesús Rodríguez Barranquilla 4
Argentina Hernán Hechalar Independiente Medellín 4

Source: Soccerway.com

References

  1. "Síntesis de la Asamblea Extraordinaria". DIMAYOR. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  2. "Reglamentación Copa Águila 2015" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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