The 2012 Copa Colombia, officially the 2012 Copa Postobón for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. It began on February 14 and ended on November 7. The tournament comprised a total of 36 teams. The winner earned a berth to the 2013 Copa Sudamericana.

Group phase The 36 teams are divided into six groups based on each separate region of Colombia. The group winners and runners-up advance to the Round of 16, along with the four best third-placed teams. The matches were played from February 14 to June 21.

Teams advance to knockout phase

Group A Comprises teams from the Caribbean and Atlantic regions.

TeamUniautónoma105411812+619Valledupar10532168+818Junior105232011+917Real Cartagena103431216−413Barranquilla103341417−312Unión Magdalena10028723−162 BARJUNRCAUAUUMAVALBarranquilla–0–23–31–23–11–1Junior4–1–0–14–14–20–3Real Cartagena1–20–5–0–22–00–0Uniautónoma1–10–03–3–2–01–1Unión Magdalena0–11–10–02–4–1–4Valledupar2–12–01–20–22–0–

Group B Comprises teams from the Paisa region and Sucre.

TeamAtlético Nacional105411711+619Itagüí Ditaires104421513+216Independiente Medellín104241814+414Sucre10343810−213Deportivo Rionegro10235710−39Envigado101541118−78 NACRIOENVMEDITASUCAtlético Nacional–2–02–12–14–11–1D. Rionegro2–0–0–02–01–20–0Envigado1–12–2–2–51–11–0Indepen. Medellín1–21–02–2–1–13–0Itagüí Ditaires1–12–03–13–2–1–1Sucre2–21–02–00–21–0–

Group C Comprises teams from the Santander and Boyacá regions.

TeamBoyacá Chicó106131914+519Cúcuta Deportivo104421411+316Atlético Bucaramanga104331011−115Patriotas104241712+514Alianza Petrolera103431313013Real Santander10127719−125 ALPBUCBOYCUCPATRSAAlianza Petrolera–1–13–31–03–22–0Atl. Bucaramanga2–1–0–11–12–11–0Boyacá Chicó2–12–0–3–10–23–0Cúcuta Deportivo0–02–04–2–1–02–1Patriotas2–01–13–21–1–5–0Real Santander1–11–20–12–22–0–

Group D Comprises teams from the capital district of Bogotá and Soacha.

TeamLa Equidad10541149+519Bogotá104421912+716Santa Fe105141712+516Academia103431415−113Millonarios102531115−411Expreso Rojo10127618−125 ACABOGEXREQUMILSAFAcademia–2–23–10–05–20–3Bogotá1–1–3–02–22–02–3Expreso Rojo1–20–2–0–20–00–2La Equidad2–02–22–1–2–12–1Millonarios1–12–11–10–0–1–1Santa Fe2–00–21–22–02–3–

Group E Comprises teams from the Pacific region.

TeamAmérica10640167+922Deportivo Pasto10541199+1019Deportivo Cali1043398+115Cortuluá102441116−510Depor102351119−89Universitario de Popayán10127916−75 AMECORDEPCALPASUPOAmérica–1–03–31–03–02–0Cortuluá0–0–2–10–11–13–2Depor0–12–2–1–10–41–0Deportivo Cali0–02–11–2–1–12–1Deportivo Pasto2–25–13–01–0–0–0U. Popayán2–31–12–10–11–2–

Group F Comprises teams in the Coffee Zone, Great Tolima, and Zipaquirá town.

TeamDeportes Tolima10532199+1018Once Caldas104241414014Deportes Quindío104241416−214Fortaleza104151919013Atlético Huila103431415−113Deportivo Pereira103251118−711 HUIQUITOLPERFOROCAAtlético Huila–2–12–23–03–10–0Deportes Quindío1–1–1–00–01–41–0Deportes Tolima1–13–4–2–02–03–0Deportivo Pereira3–12–10–3–2–22–1Fortaleza2–02–31–32–1–3–1Once Caldas4–12–10–03–13–2–

Ranking of third-placed teams GroupTeamAJunior105232011+917DSanta Fe105141712+516EDeportivo Cali1043398+115CAtlético Bucaramanga104331011−115BIndependiente Medellín104241814+414FDeportes Quindío104241416−214

Knockout phase All ties in the knockout phase are played in two-legged format. In case of a tie in points and goal difference (i.e., aggregate score), neither the away goals rule nor extra time is applied, and the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket Teams playing the second leg at home marked by †. This is determined by which team have the better overall record up to the stage they meet each other, except in the round of 16 where the group winners automatically play the second leg at home.

Round of 16 First legs: August 8, 9, 15; Second legs: August 22 and 23.

TeamsScoresTie-breakersKey1st leg away team2nd leg away team1st leg2nd leg1Uniautónoma 2 2Atlético Bucaramanga 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–42Atlético Nacional 4 1Santa Fe 2–2 3–0 — —3Boyacá Chicó 4 1Deportivo Cali 1–1 2–0 — —4La Equidad 1 4Junior 0–0 1–2 — —5América 6 0Valledupar 3–2 2–0 — —6Deportes Tolima 3 3Itagüí Ditaires 1–4 4–1 5–5 4–37Bogotá 3 3Cúcuta Deportivo 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–48Deportivo Pasto 6 0Once Caldas 1–0 4–0 — —

Quarterfinals First legs: September 5, 6 and 12; Second legs: September 12 and 19.

TeamsScoresTie-breakersKey1st leg away team2nd leg away team1st leg2nd legS1Atlético Nacional 6 0Deportes Tolima 2–1 2–1 — —S2América 1 4Atlético Bucaramanga 0–1 1–1 — —S3Boyacá Chicó 3 3Cúcuta Deportivo 1–3 3–1 4–4 5–3S4Deportivo Pasto 6 0Junior 3–2 3–0 — —

Semifinals First legs: October 17; Second legs: October 24.

TeamsScoresTie-breakersKey1st leg away team2nd leg away team1st leg2nd legF1Deportivo Pasto 3 3Atlético Bucaramanga 0–1 3–0 3–1 —F2Atlético Nacional 6 0Boyacá Chicó 1–0 1–0 — —

Final First leg: October 31; Second leg: November 7.

TeamsScoresTie-breakers1st leg away team2nd leg away team1st leg2nd legAtlético Nacional 4 1Deportivo Pasto 0–0 2–0 — —

Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Andrés Javier Mosquera Bogotá 9 2 Oscar Iván Méndez Deportivo Pasto 8 3 Jefferson Duque Atlético Nacional 6 Jeysen Núñez Boyacá Chicó 6 Paulo César Arango América 6 Robinson Aponzá Atlético Bucaramanga 6 7 Francisco Delgado Bogotá 5 Edwin Cardona Santa Fe 5 José Largacha Atlético Bucaramanga 5 Juan Gilberto Núñez Junior 5 Wilmer Parra Deportivo Pasto 5

References

External links Copa Postobón Copa Postobón, DIMAYOR.com Official regulations Copa Colombia 2012, Soccerway.com