Copa Cafam
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The Copa Internacional Cafam is a Football tournament that serves as a pre-season for Colombian teams. The whole tournament is played in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 on late January. The tournament is organized by Millonarios and La Caja de Compensacion familiar (Cafam). All games are played in Estadio El Campín
Estadio El Campín
The Nemesio Camacho Stadium, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the home ground of the Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios association football teams....

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2008 Tournament

The first edition of the tournament was played in 2008, taking América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

 as a champion, who played in the finals against Millonarios. The invited team was Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...

 of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, Argentina, while the other Colombian team was Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

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2009 Tournament

The second edition was played in 2009, and the international invitee was Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...

 of Argentina. The other two teams that were in that tournament were America and Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

, both from Colombia. Millonarios won again that tournament in its second edition. The final match was between America and Millonarios
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a Colombian football club based in Bogotá. As of 2011, Millonarios shares with rivals América de Cali the most Fútbol Profesional Colombiano championships, 13 in total, although Millonarios haven't won this tournament since 1988. They are also the third Colombian team to...

 . By the time the game end, Millonarios' players celebrated that championship like if they had won a real international tournament.

Champions

Year Final Third Place Venue
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2008
América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

  
1 – 0   Millonarios Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

  
3 – 0   Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...

Estadio El Campín
Estadio El Campín
The Nemesio Camacho Stadium, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the home ground of the Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios association football teams....

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Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

2009
Details
Copa Cafam 2009
Copa Internacional Cafam 2009 was a football international tournament of pre-season, that was played in Estadio El Campín of Bogotá, Colombia between January 28 and February 1, 2009...

  Millonarios 0(4) –(2) 0 América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

  
Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

  
2 – 1   Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...

Estadio El Campín
Estadio El Campín
The Nemesio Camacho Stadium, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the home ground of the Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios association football teams....

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Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

2011
Details
América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

  
2 – 1   Millonarios Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

  
  Junior
Junior
Junior may refer to:* Junior or Jnr , suffix to names* Junior , status of a student in High School or College.* Junior , an age athletics category - People :Junior:...

Estadio El Campín
Estadio El Campín
The Nemesio Camacho Stadium, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the home ground of the Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios association football teams....

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Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...


Goalscorers

2 goals Léider Preciado
Léider Preciado
Léider Calimenio Preciado Guerrero is a Colombian football striker, who currently plays for Independiente Santa Fe. He has played for Independiente Santa Fe, Once Caldas, Racing Santander , CD Toledo , Deportivo Cali and Al Shabab .He played for one of the most popular clubs from Ecuador Sociedad...

 (Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

) Luis Tejada
Luis Tejada
Luis "Matador" Tejada is a Panamanian professional association football striker. He currently plays for Juan Aurich of the Peruvian Primera División and the Panamanian national team.-Club career:...

 (América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

) (Millonarios) Avilés Hurtado (América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

)
1 goal Adrian Ramos
Gustavo Adrian Ramos
Gustavo Adrián Ramos Vásquez , commonly known as Adrián Ramos, is a Colombian footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Colombian national team.-Club career:...

 (América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

) Ricardo Ciciliano
Ricardo Ciciliano
Ricardo Ciciliano is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Juan Aurich in the Copa Cable Magico.- Career :...

 (Millonarios) Martín Edwin García
Martín Edwin García
Martín Edwin García is a Colombian football forward who currently playing for Sport Boys.-Club career:...

 (Millonarios) Carlos Castillo
Carlos Castillo
Carlos Castillo is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.-External links:*...

 (Millonarios) César Valoyes
César Valoyes
César Augusto Valoyes Córdoba is a Colombian footballer who plays striker for Independiente Medellín....

 (Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

) Luis Fernando Mosquera
Luis Fernando Mosquera
Luis Fernando Mosquera Alomia is a Colombian footballer who plays attacking midfielder for Independiente Medellín....

 (Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

) Jhon Valencia
Jhon Valencia
Jhon Valencia is a Colombian football midfielder. He currently plays for Atlético Nacional in the Copa Mustang in Colombia.Valencia has great free kicking ability that has caught the eye of the Colombian National team coach.-External links:*...

 (América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

) Carlos Marinelli
Carlos Marinelli
Carlos Marinelli is an Argentine footballer who plays for Universidad San Martín in Perú....

 (Millonarios) Aldo Ramírez
Aldo Ramírez
Aldo Leão Ramírez is a Colombian footballer who plays for Monarcas Morelia in the Mexican First Division.He can play as an attacking midfielder and has been capped many times for the Colombian national football team. His most famous moment was his goal against England in a 2005 friendly in East...

 (Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

) Jairo Palomino
Jairo Palomino
Jairo Fabián Palomino Sierra is a Colombian football defensive midfielder that can also play left back and center back. He currently plays for Al-Ahli in the Saudi Professional League....

 (Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

) Matías Caruzzo
Matías Caruzzo
Matías Nicolás Caruzzo is an Argentine football defender who plays for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.- Club :...

 (Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...

) Duván Zapata
Duván Zapata
Duván Zapata is a Colombian soccer player who currently plays for Estudiantes de la Plata in the Argentinian Primera Division.-References:...

 (América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

) Óscar Rodas (Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

) José Luis Tancredi
José Luis Tancredi
José Luis Tancredi is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Millonarios of the Primera División in Colombia....

 (Millonarios)

Performances by team

Team Winners Runners-Up Third Fourth
  América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

2 (2008) (2011) 1 (2009)
Copa Cafam 2009
Copa Internacional Cafam 2009 was a football international tournament of pre-season, that was played in Estadio El Campín of Bogotá, Colombia between January 28 and February 1, 2009...

  Millonarios 1 (2009)
Copa Cafam 2009
Copa Internacional Cafam 2009 was a football international tournament of pre-season, that was played in Estadio El Campín of Bogotá, Colombia between January 28 and February 1, 2009...

2 (2008) (2011)
  Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

1 (2009)
Copa Cafam 2009
Copa Internacional Cafam 2009 was a football international tournament of pre-season, that was played in Estadio El Campín of Bogotá, Colombia between January 28 and February 1, 2009...

  Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

1 (2008)
  Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...

1 (2009)
Copa Cafam 2009
Copa Internacional Cafam 2009 was a football international tournament of pre-season, that was played in Estadio El Campín of Bogotá, Colombia between January 28 and February 1, 2009...

  Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...

1 (2008)
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