| Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 May – 17 December 2025 |
| Other titles | Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2025 |
| Country | Colombia |
| Num teams | 36 |
| Matches | 86 |
| Goals | 208 |
| Winners | Atlético Nacional (8th title) |
| Second | Independiente Medellín |
| Continental cup qualifiers | Atlético Nacional |
| Prev season | 2024 |
| Next season | 2026 |
The 2025 Copa Colombia, officially the Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2025 for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs affiliated to Dimayor, the governing body of professional club football in Colombia. The tournament, which was contested by the 36 Dimayor member clubs, began on 28 May and ended on 17 December 2025.
The defending champions Atlético Nacional won their eighth Copa Colombia title in this tournament, and third in a row, after defeating Independiente Medellín 1–0 on aggregate in the finals.[1] By winning the competition, Atlético Nacional qualified for the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
Format
For this edition, the competition had a change in its format to allow the teams that failed to advance to the final stages of Dimayor's league tournaments to maintain competitive pace and reduce their mid-season downtime.[3] The first stage of the competition was split into Stage 1A and Stage 1B, with Stage 1A featuring the 12 Categoría Primera A and the 8 Categoría Primera B teams that did not advance to the semi-finals of their league tournament, which were distributed into four groups of five teams (three Primera A teams and the remaining two from Primera B) according to their position in the first stage of the league. In each group, teams had one bye day and played two matches at home and two away, with the top two advancing to the round of 16. Subsequently, Stage 1B was contested by the 16 teams that advanced to the semi-finals of the Primera A and Primera B tournaments, which were allocated into eight ties according to their position in the first stage of the league, with the eight winners advancing to the round of 16. The round of 16 was played by the eight teams advancing from Stage 1A and the eight Stage 1B winners, in which the teams coming from Stage 1A played the Stage 1B winners in eight two-legged ties. The winners advanced to the subsequent knockout stages of the competition (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals).[4] Unlike the previous editions, no draws were performed for any phase of the competition.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows:[5]
| Round | First leg | Second leg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage[6] | Stage 1A |
| |
| Stage 1B | 29–31 July 2025 | 5–26 August 2025 | |
| Round of 16 | 26 August – 3 September 2025 | 2 September – 1 October 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 24 September – 9 October 2025 | 1–22 October 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | 2–3 November 2025 | 10–16 November 2025 | |
| Finals | 13 December 2025 | 17 December 2025 | |
First stage
For this season, the first stage was split into two phases in which the 36 participating clubs were allocated according to their position in the first stage of their respective leagues.
Stage 1A
Stage 1A was contested by the 20 clubs that failed to advance to the semi-final stages of the Apertura tournaments of the 2025 Primera A and 2025 Primera B: 12 Primera A clubs and 8 Primera B ones.
Stage 1B
Stage 1B was contested by the eight Categoría Primera A and the eight Categoría Primera B clubs that advanced to the semi-finals in their respective leagues.
Final stages
Each round in the final stages was played under a home-and-away two-legged format. The second leg in all rounds was hosted by the team better placed in the league's aggregate table at the end of the Apertura tournament if both teams played in the same tier, or by the Primera B team if both teams played in different tiers. In case of a draw on aggregate score at the end of the second leg, extra time was not played and the winner would be decided in a penalty shoot-out.[7]
Finals
Atlético Nacional won 1–0 on aggregate.
See also
References
- ^ "¡Nacional es tricampeón de Copa BetPlay! Así consiguió su octavo trofeo en el certamen: video" [Nacional are three-time Copa BetPlay champions! This is how they won their eighth trophy in the competition: video] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "¿Cuál será el premio para el campeón de la Copa BetPlay 2025?" [What will be the prize for the 2025 Copa BetPlay champion?] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Dimayor presentó el nuevo formato de la Copa BetPlay 2025" [Dimayor presented the 2025 Copa BetPlay's new format] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "El abecé de la Copa BetPlay Dimayor: así quedaron los grupos y llaves de la primera fase del torneo alterno" [The ABCs of the Copa BetPlay Dimayor: Here are the groups and brackets for the first phase of the alternate tournament] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Calendario de Competencias Masculinas DIMAYOR II-2025" [2025-II DIMAYOR Men's Competitions Calendar] (in Spanish). Dimayor. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Copa Betplay 2025: definidos los grupos y cruces de primera fase" [2025 Copa Betplay: the first stage groups and matchups are set] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Reglamento Copa BetPlay DIMAYOR 2025" [2025 Copa BetPlay DIMAYOR Regulations] (in Spanish). Dimayor. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
External links
- DIMAYOR's official website (in Spanish)