The 2011 Copa Colombia, officially the 2011 Copa Postobón

Postobón

Postobón, S.A. is one of the largest Colombian beverage companies. The company has a wide portfolio of products that includes soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, tea, and energy drinks....

for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th edition of the Copa Colombia

Copa Colombia

The Copa Colombia is a football tournament in Colombia. It is contested the 36 professional clubs of DIMAYOR. Although played for the first time in 1950, the tournament has only been held ten times and four times consecutively since its revival in 2008...

, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. It began on February 23. The winner will earn a berth to the 2012 Copa Sudamericana

2012 Copa Sudamericana

The 2012 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes will be the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament...

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Format

The tournament comprises a total of 36 teams, divided into six groups based on each separate region of Colombia. The group winners and runner-ups advance to the Round of 16, along with the four best third-placed teams.

Group A

Comprises teams from the Caribbean and Atlantic regions.

Group B

Comprises teams from the Paisa region.

Group C

Comprises teams from the Santander region.

Group D

Comprises teams from the capital district of Bogotá.

Group E

Comprises teams from the Pacific region.

Group F

Comprises teams in the Coffee Zone.

Overall table

A table of all 36 teams is used to determine the best third-placed teams that will advance to the round of 16. The first four third-placed teams will advance to the round of 16.

Bracket

Round of 16

The round of 16 will be a 2-legged playoff in which the team winning in aggregate score will advance to the quarterfinals. In such case of a series being tied in aggregate score, a penalty shoot-out will be used, and neither the away goals rule nor extra time will be applied. Team 1 plays the second leg at home. The first legs were played between July 13 and July 16, and return legs were played on July 20 and July 21.

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Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals will again be a 2-legged elimination series in which the winners of the Round of 16 were paired up and drawn into fixtures. The teams that win in aggregate score will advance to the semifinals. In case of a tie at the end of the second leg, the away goals rule will not come into effect and the series will go directly to a penalty shoot-out. The first legs will be played on August 31 and the return legs will be played on September 7.
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Semifinals

The semifinals will again be a 2-legged elimination series in which the winners of the Quarterfinals were paired up and drawn into fixtures. The team that win in aggregate score will advance to the final. In case of a tie at the end of the second leg, the away goals rule will not come into effect and the series will go directly to a penalty shoot-out. The first legs will be played on October 5 and the return legs will be played on October 12.
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Final

The final will be a 2-legged series. In case of a tie at the end of the second leg, the away goals rule will not come into effect and the series will go directly to a penalty shoot-out. The first leg will be played on October 19 and the return leg will be played on October 26.
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