The 2008 Categoría Primera A season is the 61st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The first division started on February 1. This season they have the newcomer from the second division Categoría Primera B, Envigado FC, and the relegated team of Real Cartagena.
Torneo Apertura
Standings
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Qualified for semifinals. |
Schedule
Fixture 1 - February 1 until February 3, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
February 1 |
Quindío |
1 - 1 |
La Equidad |
February 2 |
Millonarios |
1 - 2 |
Medellín |
Atlético Nacional |
0 - 1 |
Santa Fe |
February 3 |
América de Cali |
1 - 1 |
Huila |
Pereira |
0 - 2 |
Envigado |
Cúcuta |
0 - 1 |
Bucaramanga |
Junior |
2 - 1 |
Once Caldas |
Pasto |
0 - 1 |
Boyacá Chicó |
Tolima |
2 - 0 |
Deportivo Cali |
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Fixture 2 - February 8 until February 10, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
February 8 |
Deportivo Cali |
0 - 0 |
Millonarios |
February 9 |
Envigado |
2 - 1 |
Cúcuta |
Santa Fe |
2 - 1 |
América de Cali |
Medellín |
2 - 0 |
Pereira |
February 10 |
Boyacá Chicó |
1 - 1 |
Quíndio |
Huila |
0 - 0 |
Pasto |
Bucaramanga |
1 - 0 |
Junior |
La Equidad |
2 - 0 |
Tolima |
Once Caldas |
1 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
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Fixture 3 - February 15 until February 17, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
February 15 |
Atlético Nacional |
3 - 0 |
Bucaramanga |
February 16 |
América de Cali |
3 - 1 |
Once Caldas |
Junior |
2 - 2 |
Envigado |
February 17 |
Pasto |
1 - 2 |
Santa Fe |
Tolima |
0 - 1 |
Quindío |
Pereira |
1 - 3 |
Deportivo Cali |
Cúcuta |
0 - 1 |
Medellín |
Boyacá Chicó |
2 - 0 |
Huila |
Millonarios |
2 - 1 |
La Equidad |
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Fixture 4 - February 20 until February 21, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
February 20 |
Quindío |
1 - 1 |
Huila |
Santa Fe |
2 - 2 |
Boyacá Chicó |
Once Caldas |
3 - 1 |
Pasto |
Bucaramanga |
3 - 0 |
América de Cali |
Tolima |
1 - 1 |
Millonarios |
Medellín |
2 - 0 |
Junior |
Deportivo Cali |
0 - 1 |
Cúcuta |
La Equidad |
2 - 3 |
Pereira |
February 21 |
Envigado |
1 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
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Fixture 5 - February 23 until February 24, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
February 23 |
América de Cali |
3 - 0 |
Envigado |
Atlético Nacional |
1 - 0 |
Medellín |
February 24 |
Junior |
1 - 2 |
Deportivo Cali |
Millonarios |
1 - 1 |
Quíndio |
Pereira |
0 - 0 |
Tolima |
Cúcuta |
0 - 1 |
La Equidad |
Pasto |
1 - 0 |
Bucaramanga |
Boyacá Chicó |
1 - 0 |
Once Caldas |
Huila |
2 - 3 |
Santa Fe |
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Fixture 6 - February 29 until March 2, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
February 29 |
Medellín |
1 - 3 |
América de Cali |
March 1 |
Deportivo Cali |
2 - 1 |
Atlético Nacional |
Bucaramanga |
1 - 0 |
Boyacá Chicó |
March 2 |
Envigado |
0 - 1 |
Pasto |
Once Caldas |
1 - 1 |
Huila |
Millonarios |
3 - 0 |
Pereira |
La Equidad |
2 - 0 |
Junior |
Tolima |
0 - 0 |
Cúcuta |
Quindío |
2 - 1 |
Santa Fe |
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Fixture 7 - March 7 until March 9, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
March 7 |
Santa Fe |
0 - 1 |
Once Caldas |
March 8 |
Cúcuta |
2 - 1 |
Millonarios |
América de Cali |
0 - 1 |
Deportivo Cali |
March 9 |
Pasto |
1 - 1 |
Medellín |
Atlético Nacional |
0 - 1 |
La Equidad |
Pereira |
2 - 0 |
Quíndio |
Junior |
1 - 3 |
Tolima |
Huila |
4 - 2 |
Bucaramanga |
Boyacá Chicó |
1 - 1 |
Envigado |
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Fixture 8 - March 15 & March 16, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
March 14 |
Deportivo Cali |
1 - 1 |
Pasto |
March 15 |
Tolima |
1 - 2 |
Atlético Nacional |
Medellín |
0 - 0 |
Boyacá Chicó |
March 16 |
La Equidad |
4 - 0 |
América de Cali |
Quíndio |
1 - 2 |
Once Caldas |
Envigado |
1 - 1 |
Huila |
Millonarios |
3 - 1 |
Junior |
Pereira |
0 - 2 |
Cúcuta |
Bucaramanga |
1 - 2 |
Santa Fe |
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Fixture 9 - March 22 & March 23, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
March 22 |
Quindío |
4 - 1 |
Boyacá Chicó |
Deportivo Cali |
0 - 4 |
América de Cali |
Santa Fe |
1 - 1 |
Millonarios |
March 23 |
Bucaramanga |
1 - 1 |
Cúcuta |
Huila |
3 - 2 |
Tolima |
Once Caldas |
1 - 1 |
Pereira |
Envigado |
1 - 0 |
Junior |
La Equidad |
1 - 1 |
Pasto |
Medellín |
2 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
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Fixture 10 - March 29 & March 30, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
March 29 |
Huila |
1 - 1 |
Medellín |
Atlético Nacional |
1 - 1 |
Millonarios |
Santa Fe |
3 - 0 |
Envigado |
March 30 |
Once Caldas |
2 - 0 |
Bucaramanga |
Cúcuta |
4 - 3 |
Quindío |
Junior |
1 - 0 |
Pereira |
América |
3 - 1 |
Tolima |
Pasto |
1 - 2 |
La Equidad |
Boyacá Chicó |
0 - 0 |
Deportivo Cali |
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Fixture 11 - April 2, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
April 2 |
La Equidad |
2 - 1 |
Boyacá Chicó |
Envigado |
2 - 0 |
Once Caldas |
Medellín |
2 - 0 |
Santa Fe |
Tolima |
1 - 2 |
Pasto |
Millonarios |
3 - 1 |
América de Cali |
Deportivo Cali |
2 - 1 |
Huila |
Quindío |
2 - 0 |
Bucaramanga |
Cúcuta |
0 - 0 |
Junior |
Pereira |
1 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
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Fixture 12 - April 5 & April 6, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
April 5 |
Huila |
1 - 0 |
La Equidad |
Santa Fe |
2 - 0 |
Deportivo Cali |
Boyacá Chicó |
7 - 2 |
Tolima |
April 6 |
Pasto |
2 - 0 |
Millonarios |
Atlético Nacional |
3 - 1 |
Cúcuta |
Junior |
2 - 2 |
Quindío |
América de Cali |
4 - 1 |
Pereira |
Bucaramanga |
2 - 1 |
Envigado |
Once Caldas |
1 - 1 |
Medellín |
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Fixture 13 - April 12 & April 13, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
April 12 |
La Equidad |
0 - 0 |
Santa Fe |
Deportivo Cali |
3 - 0 |
Once Caldas |
Quindío |
2 - 2 |
Envigado |
Cúcuta |
1 - 1 |
América de Cali |
April 13 |
Medellín |
5 - 0 |
Bucaramanga |
Tolima |
2 - 1 |
Huila |
Millonarios |
0 - 4 |
Boyacá Chicó |
Pereira |
5 - 2 |
Pasto |
Junior |
3 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
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Fixture 14 - April 18 until April 20, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
April 18 |
Envigado |
1 - 0 |
Medellín |
April 19 |
América de Cali |
1 - 2 |
Junior |
Atlético Nacional |
1 - 0 |
Quindío |
April 20 |
Boyacá Chicó |
3 - 0 |
Pereira |
Huila |
3 - 3 |
Millonarios |
Santa Fe |
2 - 0 |
Tolima |
Once Caldas |
1 - 1 |
La Equidad |
Bucaramanga |
4 - 1 |
Deportivo Cali |
Pasto |
1 - 0 |
Cúcuta |
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Fixture 15 - April 25 until April 27, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
April 25 |
Quindío |
1 - 0 |
Medellín |
April 26 |
Millonarios |
0 - 2 |
Santa Fe |
Cúcuta |
3 - 0 |
Boyacá Chicó |
April 27 |
Atlético Nacional |
3 - 2 |
América de Cali |
Tolima |
4 - 3 |
Once Caldas |
La Equidad |
1 - 0 |
Bucaramanga |
Pereira |
3 - 3 |
Huila |
Junior |
2 - 0 |
Pasto |
Deportivo Cali |
2 - 1 |
Envigado |
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Fixture 16 - May 3 & May 4, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
May 3 |
América de Cali |
3 - 1 |
Quindío |
Boyacá Chicó |
2 - 1 |
Junior |
Pasto |
0 - 1 |
Atlético Nacional |
May 4 |
Bucaramanga |
1 - 0 |
Tolima |
Huila |
1 - 0 |
Cúcuta |
Envigado |
0 - 1 |
La Equidad |
Medellín |
1 - 1 |
Deportivo Cali |
Santa Fe |
1 - 1 |
Pereira |
Once Caldas |
0 - 2 |
Millonarios |
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Fixture 17 - May 10, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
May 10 |
La Equidad |
2 - 1 |
Medellín |
Junior |
1 - 0 |
Atlético Huila |
Atlético Nacional |
0 - 1 |
Boyacá Chicó |
Cúcuta |
2 - 0 |
Santa Fe |
Tolima |
1 - 2 |
Envigado |
Quindío |
0 - 0 |
Deportivo Cali |
Pereira |
3 - 1 |
Once Caldas |
América de Cali |
2 - 0 |
Pasto |
Millonarios |
1 - 0 |
Bucaramanga |
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Fixture 18 - May 18, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
May 18 |
Bucaramanga |
3 - 0 |
Pereira |
Huila |
1 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
Boyacá Chicó |
3 - 2 |
América de Cali |
Deportico Cali |
1 - 1 |
La Equidad |
Pasto |
0 - 2 |
Quindío |
Envigado |
1 - 0 |
Millonarios |
Medellín |
4 - 1 |
Tolima |
Santa Fe |
1 - 2 |
Junior |
Once Caldas |
1 - 2 |
Cúcuta |
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Cuadrangular
The second phase of the 2008 Opening Tournament takes two groups of four teams. It is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase, later they are distributed in two groups of four by groups being divided by odd and even numbers. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion.
Group A
Last Update: June 24, 2008 *[1]
R=Classification in second phase; Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; W=Win; D=Tied; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
La Equidad |
0 - 2 |
América de Cali |
Envigado |
2 - 0 |
Santa Fe |
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Fixture 2 - May 24 and May 25, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
May 24 |
América de Cali |
2 - 0 |
Envigado |
May 25 |
Santa Fe |
0 - 1 |
La Equidad |
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Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
América de Cali |
3 - 0 |
Santa Fe |
La Equidad |
2 - 2 |
Envigado |
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Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Santa Fe |
2 - 0 |
América de Cali |
Envigado |
1 - 0 |
La Equidad |
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Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Envigado |
1 - 3 |
América de Cali |
La Equidad |
0 - 2 |
Santa Fe |
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Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
América de Cali |
1 - 1 |
La Equidad |
Santa Fe |
2 - 2 |
Envigado |
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Group B
Last Update: June 24, 2008 *[1]
R=Classification in second phase; Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; W=Win; D=Tied; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Quindío |
0 - 0 |
Medellín |
Deportivo Cali |
2 - 2 |
Boyacá Chicó |
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Fixture 2 - May 24 and May 25, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Medellín |
5 - 0 |
Deportivo Cali |
Boyacá Chicó |
2 - 1 |
Quindío |
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Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Medellín |
1 - 1 |
Boyacá Chicó |
Quindío |
1 - 1 |
Deportivo Cali |
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Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Boyacá Chicó |
1 - 1 |
Medellín |
Deportivo Cali |
0 - 2 |
Quindío |
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Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Deportivo Cali |
2 - 1 |
Medellín |
Quindío |
1 - 1 |
Boyacá Chicó |
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Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008 |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Medellín |
2 - 0 |
Quindío |
Boyacá Chicó |
2 - 1 |
Deportivo Cali |
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Finals
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on July 2 and July 6, respectively.
Top scorers
Torneo Finalización
Standings
Positions by round
Last updated: 2008-11-15
Source:
Cuadrangular
The second phase of the 2008 Final Tournament takes two groups of four teams. It is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase, later they are distributed in two groups of four by groups being divided by odd and even numbers. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to defined a champion. The first tie-breaking criteria is the position in the 2008-II General Standing.
Group A
Fixture 1 - November 22 and 23, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
November 22 |
Medellín |
2 - 1 |
Tolima |
November 23 |
La Equidad |
0 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
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Fixture 2 - November 27, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
November 27 |
Atlético Nacional |
1 - 1 |
Medellín |
Tolima |
2 - 1 |
La Equidad |
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Fixture 3 - November 30, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
November 30 |
La Equidad |
2 - 3 |
Medellín |
Atlético Nacional |
1 - 1 |
Tolima |
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Fixture 4 - December 7, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
December 7 |
Medellín |
1 - 0 |
La Equidad |
Tolima |
2 - 1 |
Atlético Nacional |
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Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
December 10 |
Medellín |
0 - 0 |
Atlético Nacional |
La Equidad |
3 - 1 |
Tolima |
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Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
December 14 |
Atlético Nacional |
1 - 4 |
La Equidad |
Tolima |
4 - 1 |
Medellín |
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Group B
Fixture 1 - November 22 and 23, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
November 22 |
Junior |
2 - 0 |
Deportivo Cali |
November 23 |
América |
3 - 0 |
Pereira |
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Fixture 2 - November 26, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
November 26 |
Deportivo Cali |
2 - 2 |
América |
Pereira |
3 - 2 |
Junior |
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Fixture 3 - November 29, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
November 29 |
Deportivo Cali |
3 - 0 |
Pereira |
Junior |
1 - 1 |
América |
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Fixture 4 - December 6, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
December 6 |
Pereira |
3 - 1 |
Deportivo Cali |
América |
2 - 0 |
Junior |
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Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
December 10 |
Junior |
3 - 0 |
Pereira |
América |
1 - 0 |
Deportivo Cali |
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Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008 |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
December 14 |
Deportivo Cali |
2 - 1 |
Junior |
Pereira |
3 - 1 |
América |
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Finals
Copa Mustang 2009 II Champion |
América 13th Title |
Overall standings
Besides the Opening and Closing champions, the team with the best overall points earned will advance to the Preliminary Round of Copa Libertadores 2009. Also, the team with the second best overall points will advance to Copa Sudamericana 2009, along with the Copa Colombia 2008 champions.
- Updated on December 21, 2008.
Pts=Points; P=Played games; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals against; Diff=Goal Difference; GFV=Goals scored as a visiting team; GAV=Goals received as a visiting team; AVE=Points Average for Relegation
Relegation table
The team with the worst points average from the tournaments 2006-I, 2006-II, 2007-I, 2007-II, 2008-I, and 2008-II, will be relegated to Second Division. At the same time, the team with the second worst points average, will have to play a two-leg promotion playoff with the runner-up team from Second Division, to see which team will be in First Division along with the team that would replace the relegated team.
- Updated on December 13, 2008
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Promotion Play-offs. |
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Relegated |
Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals allowed; Dif=Difference; Prom=Relegation percentage
Top goalscorers
Stadium
Team |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Junior | Estadio Metropolitano | 60,000 |
Deportivo Cali | Estadio Deportivo Cali | 58,000 |
Nacional, Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot | 53,000 |
Millonarios, Santa Fe | Estadio El Campín | 48,600 |
América de Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | 45,625 |
Cúcuta Deportivo | General Santander Stadium | 42,901 |
Once Caldas | Estadio Palogrande | 42,000 |
Deportes Tolima | Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro | 31,000 |
Deportivo Pereira | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30,313 |
Deportes Quindío | Estadio Centenario | 29,000 |
Deportivo Pasto | Estadio Departamental Libertad | 25,000 |
A. Bucaramanga | Estadio Alfonso Lopez | 25,000 |
Atlético Huila | Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid | 22,000 |
La Equidad | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo | 17,000 |
Envigado F.C. | Estadio Polideportivo Sur | 12,000 |
Boyacá Chicó | Estadio La Independencia | 8,500 |
See also
References
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