The format for the 2020 Copa Colombia will be the same one used for the 2018 edition, with the competition being played in a single-elimination format in its entirety, without any group stages. The 16 Categoría Primera B teams will enter the competition in the first stage, being drawn into eight ties. After two stages, four Primera B teams will qualify for the third stage, along with the twelve Categoría Primera A teams that did not enter international competition in the 2020 season, which will enter the cup at that stage. Finally, in the round of 16, the eight third stage winners will be joined by the four Copa Libertadores qualifiers, as well as the four Copa Sudamericana qualifiers, which will enter the competition at this point.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows:
First stage
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 2019 season aggregate table. The two relegated clubs from the Categoría Primera A along with the remaining Primera B clubs were drawn into each tie. The seeded clubs hosted the second leg.
First leg
Second leg
Second stage
The second stage will be played by the eight first stage winners. In each tie, the clubs with the best performance in the first stage will host the second leg.
First leg
Second leg
Third stage
The third stage will be played by the four second stage winners and the 12 Categoría Primera A clubs that did not qualify for international competition, which were seeded in the ties according to their placement in the 2019 season aggregate table. The two promoted clubs from the Categoría Primera B were the last two seeded teams, with Deportivo Pereira taking the eleventh position and Boyacá Chicó the twelfth position. The four second stage winners as well as the best four teams according to the 2019 Primera A aggregate table will host the second leg.
Final stages
Each tie in the final stages will be played in a home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team with the better overall record up to that stage will host the second leg, except in the round of 16 where the third stage winners will host the second leg. The teams entering this stage will be the ones that qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and 2020 Copa Sudamericana, which will be drawn into each of the eight ties. In case of a tie in aggregate score, neither the away goals rule nor extra time are applied, and the winner is decided by a penalty shoot-out.
