The 2021 Copa Colombia, officially the Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2021 for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. The tournament was contested by 35 teams and began on 10 March 2021. It ended on 24 November 2021, with Atlético Nacional winning their fifth title in the competition after defeating Deportivo Pereira in the double-legged final series by a 5–1 aggregate score. As champions, Atlético Nacional qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores.

2021 Copa Colombia
Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2021
Tournament details
CountryColombia
Dates10 March – 24 November 2021
Teams35
Final positions
ChampionsAtlético Nacional (5th title)
Runner-upDeportivo Pereira
Copa LibertadoresAtlético Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored153 (2.25 per match)
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Independiente Medellín were the defending champions, having won the competition in its two most recent editions. They were eliminated by Deportivo Cali in the round of 16.

Format

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The format for the 2021 Copa Colombia was the same one used for the 2018 and 2020 editions, with the competition being played in a single-elimination format in its entirety, without any group stages. The 16 Categoría Primera B teams entered the competition in the first stage, being drawn into eight ties. After two stages, four Primera B teams qualified for the third stage, along with ten Categoría Primera A teams that did not enter international competition in the 2021 season, which entered the cup at that stage. Finally, in the round of 16, the seven third stage winners were joined by the four Copa Libertadores qualifiers (América de Cali, Santa Fe, Junior, and Atlético Nacional), the four Copa Sudamericana qualifiers (Deportes Tolima, La Equidad, Deportivo Pasto, and Deportivo Cali), and Águilas Doradas as the best Primera A team that did not qualify for international competition in 2021, which entered the competition at this point. Unlike the previous edition, in which ties from the round of 16 onwards were played as single legs due to the schedule disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in this edition all rounds were played on a double-legged basis.[1]

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows:[2]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 2 March 2021[3] 10–11 and 18 March 2021 17–18 and 25 March 2021
Second stage 14–15 April 2021 21–22 April 2021
Third stage 28–29 July and 4 August 2021 4–5 and 18 August 2021
Round of 16 19 August 2021[4] 25–26 August 2021 1–2 September 2021
Quarter-finals 8–9 September 2021 15–16 September 2021
Semi-finals 6 October 2021 20–21 October 2021
Finals 10 November 2021 24 November 2021

First stage

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The first stage was played by the 16 Categoría Primera B clubs, eight of which were seeded in the ties according to their placement in the 2020 season aggregate table. The remaining Primera B clubs were drawn into each tie. The seeded clubs (Team 2) hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Cartagena (2) 5–3 Atlético Huila (2) 2–1 3–2
Real Santander (2) 3–2 Cortuluá (2) 1–1 2–1
Barranquilla (2) 2–1 Deportes Quindío (2) 1–1 1–0
Boca Juniors (2) 2–1 Unión Magdalena (2) 1–0 1–1
Orsomarso (2) 0–1 Valledupar (2) 0–0 0–1
Tigres (2) 2–1 Bogotá (2) 0–1 2–0
Fortaleza (2) 1–2 Leones (2) 0–0 1–2
Atlético (2) 0–4 Llaneros (2) 0–0 0–4

First leg

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10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) Atlético 0–0 Llaneros Cali
15:00 Report Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Ortiz
10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) Orsomarso 0–0 Valledupar Palmira
16:00 Report Stadium: Francisco Rivera Escobar
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexander Ortiz
10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) Tigres 0–1 Bogotá Bogotá
18:00 Report
  • Zárate   55' (pen.)
Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Delgado
10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) Barranquilla 1–1 Deportes Quindío Barranquilla
20:05
Report
Stadium: Romelio Martínez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raúl Rojas
11 March 2021 (2021-03-11) Fortaleza 0–0 Leones Bogotá
15:00 Report Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mauricio Mercado
11 March 2021 (2021-03-11) Real Santander 1–1 Cortuluá Piedecuesta
15:15
Report
Stadium: Villa Concha
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Mira
11 March 2021 (2021-03-11) Real Cartagena 2–1 Atlético Huila Cartagena
17:30
Report
Stadium: Olímpico Jaime Morón León
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Pablo Alba
18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) Boca Juniors 1–0 Unión Magdalena Palmira
15:00
Report Stadium: Francisco Rivera Escobar
Attendance: 0
Referee: Snaider Pontón

Second leg

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17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) Valledupar 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
OrsomarsoValledupar
15:00
Report Stadium: Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mauricio Mercado
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) Leones 2–1
(2–1 agg.)
FortalezaItagüí
15:00
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Attendance: 0
Referee: Héctor Rivera
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) Deportes Quindío0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Barranquilla Armenia
17:30 Report
Stadium: Centenario
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Espinosa
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) Atlético Huila2–3
(3–5 agg.)
Real Cartagena Neiva
20:00
Report
Stadium: Guillermo Plazas Alcid
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Ulloa
18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) Llaneros 4–0
(4–0 agg.)
AtléticoVillavicencio
15:00
Report Stadium: Bello Horizonte
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Camargo
18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) Cortuluá1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Real Santander Tuluá
15:10
Report
Stadium: Doce de Octubre
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Ortiz
18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) Bogotá0–2
(1–2 agg.)
Tigres Bogotá
19:40 Report
Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Ruiz
25 March 2021 (2021-03-25) Unión Magdalena1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Boca Juniors Santa Marta
16:00
Report
Stadium: Sierra Nevada
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexander Ortiz

Second stage

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The second stage was played by the eight first stage winners. In each tie, the clubs with the best performance in the first stage (Team 2) hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Llaneros (2) 1–0 Real Cartagena (2) 0–0 1–0
Leones (2) 1–5 Real Santander (2) 1–3 0–2
Tigres (2) 1–4 Barranquilla (2) 1–1 0–3
Valledupar (2) 3–4 Boca Juniors (2) 2–0 1–4

First leg

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14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) Llaneros 0–0 Real Cartagena Villavicencio
15:30 Report Stadium: Bello Horizonte
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nolberto Ararat
14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) Valledupar 2–0 Boca Juniors Valledupar
17:30
Report Stadium: Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yahir Cárdenas
14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) Leones 1–3 Real Santander Itagüí
19:40
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keiner Jiménez
15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) Tigres 1–1 Barranquilla Bogotá
17:30
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Héctor Rivera

Second leg

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21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) Real Santander 2–0
(5–1 agg.)
LeonesPiedecuesta
15:15
Report Stadium: Villa Concha
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Camargo
21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) Real Cartagena0–1
(0–1 agg.)
Llaneros Cartagena
19:40 Report
Stadium: Olímpico Jaime Morón León
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Pablo Alba
22 April 2021 (2021-04-22) Boca Juniors 4–1
(4–3 agg.)
ValleduparPalmira
15:15
Report
Stadium: Francisco Rivera Escobar
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Aguirre
22 April 2021 (2021-04-22) Barranquilla 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
TigresBarranquilla
19:40
Report Stadium: Romelio Martínez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Ruiz

Third stage

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The third stage was played by the four second stage winners and 10 Categoría Primera A clubs that did not qualify for international competition, which were seeded in the ties according to their placement in the 2020 season aggregate table. The four second stage winners as well as the best four teams according to the 2020 Primera A aggregate table hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boyacá Chicó (2) 3–4 Llaneros (2) 1–2 2–2
Patriotas (1) 3–3 (5–4 p) Real Santander (2) 1–0 2–3
Jaguares (1) 3–2 Barranquilla (2) 3–0 0–2
Deportivo Pereira (1) 2–0 Boca Juniors (2) 1–0 1–0
Alianza Petrolera (1) 2–1 Millonarios (1) 1–0 1–1
Independiente Medellín (1) 4–2 Once Caldas (1) 1–1 3–1
Atlético Bucaramanga (1) 3–2 Envigado (1) 1–1 2–1

First leg

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28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) Patriotas 1–0 Real Santander Tunja
15:00
Report Stadium: La Independencia
Referee: Héctor Rivera
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) Atlético Bucaramanga 1–1 Envigado Bucaramanga
18:00
Report
Stadium: Alfonso López
Referee: Lisandro Castillo
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) Independiente Medellín 1–1 Once Caldas Medellín
20:05
Report
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Luis Matorel
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) Jaguares 3–0 Barranquilla Montería
17:30
Report Stadium: Jaraguay
Referee: Mario Herrera
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) Boyacá Chicó 1–2 Llaneros Tunja
19:00
Report
Stadium: La Independencia
Referee: Diego Escalante
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) Deportivo Pereira 1–0 Boca Juniors Pereira
19:40
Report Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Juan Pablo Alba
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) Alianza Petrolera 1–0 Millonarios Barrancabermeja
20:05
Report Stadium: Daniel Villa Zapata
Referee: Keiner Jiménez

Second leg

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4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) Real Santander3–2
(3–3 agg.)
(4–5 p)
Patriotas Piedecuesta
15:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Concha
Referee: Mauricio Mercado
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) Once Caldas1–3
(2–4 agg.)
Independiente Medellín Manizales
17:40
Report
Stadium: Palogrande
Referee: Andrés Rojas
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) Llaneros 2–2
(4–3 agg.)
Boyacá ChicóVillavicencio
15:00
Report
Stadium: Bello Horizonte
Referee: Lisandro Castillo
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) Boca Juniors0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Deportivo Pereira Palmira
15:00 Report
Stadium: Francisco Rivera Escobar
Referee: Jorge Duarte
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) Envigado1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Atlético Bucaramanga Envigado
17:30
Report
Stadium: Polideportivo Sur
Referee: Yahir Cárdenas
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) Barranquilla2–0
(2–3 agg.)
Jaguares Barranquilla
20:00
Report Stadium: Romelio Martínez
Referee: Héctor Rivera
18 August 2021 (2021-08-18) Millonarios1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Alianza Petrolera Bogotá
20:00
Report
Stadium: El Campín
Referee: John Hinestroza

Final stages

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Each tie in the knockout stage was played in a home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team which has the better overall record up to that stage hosted the second leg, except for the round of 16 where the third stage winners hosted the second leg. The teams entering the competition at this stage were the ones that qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores and 2021 Copa Sudamericana, as well as the best team in the Primera A aggregate table that did not qualify for either competition, which were drawn into each of the eight ties. In case of a tie on aggregate score, extra time was not played and the winner was decided in a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
América de Cali (p) 0 1 1 (6)
Jaguares 0 1 1 (5)
América de Cali 2 0 2
Deportivo Cali 2 1 3
Deportivo Cali 2 3 5
Independiente Medellín 2 1 3
Deportivo Cali 2 0 2
Atlético Nacional 2 1 3
Santa Fe 1 1 2
Atlético Bucaramanga 0 0 0
Santa Fe 2 0 2 (1)
Atlético Nacional (p) 1 1 2 (3)
Atlético Nacional 3 2 5
Patriotas 0 1 1
Atlético Nacional 5 0 5
Deportivo Pereira 0 1 1
La Equidad 1 0 1
Llaneros 0 0 0
La Equidad 0 0 0
Deportes Tolima 0 2 2
Deportes Tolima 1 0 1
Águilas Doradas 0 0 0
Deportes Tolima 0 1 1 (4)
Deportivo Pereira (p) 0 1 1 (5)
Deportivo Pasto 3 3 6
Alianza Petrolera 1 2 3
Deportivo Pasto 3 1 4 (1)
Deportivo Pereira (p) 2 2 4 (2)
Junior 4 0 4
Deportivo Pereira 3 2 5

Round of 16

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The teams qualifying from the third stage played the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
La Equidad (1) 1–0 Llaneros (2) 1–0 0–0
Atlético Nacional (1) 5–1 Patriotas (1) 3–0 2–1
América de Cali (1) 1–1 (6–5 p) Jaguares (1) 0–0 1–1
Junior (1) 4–5 Deportivo Pereira (1) 4–3 0–2
Deportivo Pasto (1) 6–3 Alianza Petrolera (1) 3–1 3–2
Deportivo Cali (1) 5–3 Independiente Medellín (1) 2–2 3–1
Santa Fe (1) 2–0 Atlético Bucaramanga (1) 1–0 1–0
Deportes Tolima (1) 1–0 Águilas Doradas (1) 1–0 0–0

First leg

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25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) La Equidad 1–0 Llaneros Bogotá
14:00
Report Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: Nolberto Ararat
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) Junior 4–3 Deportivo Pereira Barranquilla
18:00
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Referee: Diego Ruiz
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) Deportes Tolima 1–0 Águilas Doradas Ibagué
19:00
Report Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) Deportivo Pasto 3–1 Alianza Petrolera Pasto
20:00
Report
Stadium: Departamental Libertad
Referee: Wander Mosquera
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) Deportivo Cali 2–2 Independiente Medellín Palmira
20:05
Report
Stadium: Deportivo Cali
Referee: Carlos Ortega
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) Santa Fe 1–0 Atlético Bucaramanga Bogotá
14:00
Report Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Jorge Tabares
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) América de Cali 0–0 Jaguares Cali
18:00 Report Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Referee: Alexander Ospina
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) Atlético Nacional 3–0 Patriotas Medellín
20:05
Report Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Éder Vergara

Second leg

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1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) Llaneros0–0
(0–1 agg.)
La Equidad Villavicencio
15:00 Report Stadium: Bello Horizonte
Referee: Héctor Rivera
1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) Jaguares1–1
(1–1 agg.)
(5–6 p)
América de Cali Montería
17:30
Report
Stadium: Jaraguay
Referee: David Espinosa
Penalties
1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) Deportivo Pereira 2–0
(5–4 agg.)
JuniorPereira
20:00
Report Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Wander Mosquera
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Patriotas1–2
(1–5 agg.)
Atlético Nacional Tunja
18:00
Report
Stadium: La Independencia
Referee: Keiner Jiménez
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Atlético Bucaramanga0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Santa Fe Bucaramanga
18:00 Report
Stadium: Alfonso López
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Águilas Doradas0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Deportes Tolima Rionegro
18:00 Report Stadium: Alberto Grisales
Referee: Mario Herrera
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Alianza Petrolera2–3
(3–6 agg.)
Deportivo Pasto Barrancabermeja
19:00
Report
Stadium: Daniel Villa Zapata
Referee: Nolberto Ararat
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Independiente Medellín1–3
(3–5 agg.)
Deportivo Cali Medellín
20:10
Report
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Luis Matorel

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
La Equidad (1) 0–2 Deportes Tolima (1) 0–0 0–2
Santa Fe (1) 2–2 (1–3 p) Atlético Nacional (1) 2–1 0–1
América de Cali (1) 2–3 Deportivo Cali (1) 2–2 0–1
Deportivo Pasto (1) 4–4 (1–2 p) Deportivo Pereira (1) 3–2 1–2

First leg

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8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) América de Cali 2–2 Deportivo Cali Cali
18:00
Report
Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Referee: Bismarks Santiago
8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) Santa Fe 2–1 Atlético Nacional Bogotá
20:05
Report
Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Mario Herrera
9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) La Equidad 0–0 Deportes Tolima Bogotá
14:00 Report Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: Jorge Tabares
9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) Deportivo Pasto 3–2 Deportivo Pereira Pasto
20:30
Report
Stadium: Departamental Libertad
Referee: Lisandro Castillo

Second leg

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15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) Atlético Nacional 1–0
(2–2 agg.)
(3–1 p)
Santa FeMedellín
17:30
Report Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Edilson Ariza
Penalties
15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) Deportivo Cali 1–0
(3–2 agg.)
América de CaliPalmira
20:00
Report Stadium: Deportivo Cali
Referee: Luis Matorel
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Deportes Tolima 2–0
(2–0 agg.)
La EquidadIbagué
17:30
Report Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro
Referee: Bismarks Santiago
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Deportivo Pereira 2–1
(4–4 agg.)
(2–1 p)
Deportivo PastoPereira
20:00
Report
Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Andrés Rojas
Penalties

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportes Tolima (1) 1–1 (4–5 p) Deportivo Pereira (1) 0–0 1–1
Deportivo Cali (1) 2–3 Atlético Nacional (1) 2–2 0–1

First leg

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6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) Deportes Tolima 0–0 Deportivo Pereira Ibagué
18:00 Report Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro
Referee: Luis Matorel
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) Deportivo Cali 2–2 Atlético Nacional Palmira
20:00
Report
Stadium: Deportivo Cali
Referee: Bismarks Santiago

Second leg

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20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) Deportivo Pereira 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
(5–4 p)
Deportes TolimaPereira
17:30
Report
Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Jhon Ospina
Penalties
21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) Atlético Nacional 1–0
(3–2 agg.)
Deportivo CaliMedellín
20:00
Report Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Carlos Ortega

Finals

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Atlético Nacional5–0Deportivo Pereira
Report
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Deportivo Pereira1–0Atlético Nacional
Report

Atlético Nacional won 5–1 on aggregate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Copa Colombia BetPlay 2021: cuándo es, formato, calendario de partidos y TV" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ "SORTEO DE LA COPA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2021" (in Spanish). Dimayor. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "DEFINIDAS LAS LLAVES DE LA FASE I EN LA COPA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2021" (in Spanish). Dimayor. 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "SORTEO DE LOS OCTAVOS DE FINAL – COPA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2021" (in Spanish). Dimayor. 17 August 2021.
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