A tough blow: Colón’s 13-year Copa Argentina run comes to an end | OneFootball

The 2025 season left a deep mark on Colón, not only politically, with the change in management, but also strictly in sporting terms. For the first time since the tournament was reinstated in 2011/2012, the club will be left out of the 2026 Copa Argentina, ending a streak of 13 consecutive appearances.

The absence is due to the fact that the Sabalero failed to qualify for the Primera Nacional’s Torneo Reducido, an essential requirement to enter the main draw of the Copa. Thus, Colón will not be present in the 14th edition of the most federal tournament in the country.

The Copa Argentina campaign and the numbers left behind

Since its return to the tournament in 2011, Colón had been a constant participant, with 13 consecutive appearances in which it reached different stages with varying performances. The best result came on a single occasion, when the team managed to advance to the quarterfinals, the highest stage it has reached in its history in the tournament.

Sporting impact and challenges for the new era The absence from the 2026 Copa Argentina represents a sporting setback for a club accustomed to being part of every draw in the federal tournament. It also means losing the national showcase the tournament offers, a space where teams from the interior often boost their exposure and revenue.

The new management, led by José Alonso, will now have to deepen the reconstruction work ahead of a crucial 2026, in which Colón will seek to return to the forefront of the Primera Nacional and regain the prominence lost both in the tournament and in the Copa, which, for the first time in more than a decade, will go on without their presence.

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