2012 Categoría Primera A season

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The 2012 Categoría Primera A season (officially known at the 2012 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of Colombia's top-flight football league.

Format

Both the Apertura and Finalización had an identical format. Each championship was divided into three stages. The First Stage was contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more. The top eight teams after eighteen rounds advanced to a semifinal round, of two groups of four playing once more on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each semifinal group advanced to the final of the tournament, which was played as a double-legged series. The winner of the final was declared the tournament champion and participated in the 2013 Copa Libertadores.

Teams

Millonarios
Santa Fe
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Locations of the 2012 Primera A teams
Team City Stadium
Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid
Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot
Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro
Deportivo Cali Cali Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Pasto
Pasto
 Departamental Libertad
Envigado
 Envigado Polideportivo Sur
Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot
Itagüí
 Itagüí Ciudad de Itagüí
Junior
 Barranquilla Metropolitano
La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo
Millonarios
 Bogotá Nemesio Camacho
Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande
Patriotas
 Tunja La Independencia
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León
Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camacho

Torneo Apertura

First stage

The First Stage began on January 27 and consisted of eighteen rounds and a series of regional rivalries on the ninth round. The top eight teams out of this stage advanced to the Semifinals. The first stage ended on May 27.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportes Tolima 18 10 6 2 28 16 +12 36 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Santa Fe 18 7 8 3 29 19 +10 29
3
Itagüí
 18 8 5 5 25 18 +7 29
4 Atlético Huila 18 8 5 5 23 17 +6 29
5 La Equidad 18 7 7 4 19 16 +3 28
6 Deportivo Pasto 18 6 9 3 24 18 +6 27
7 Boyacá Chicó 18 7 6 5 26 22 +4 27
8 Deportivo Cali 18 7 6 5 19 18 +1 27
9
Patriotas
 18 7 6 5 13 17 −4 27
10
Junior
 18 7 4 7 28 24 +4 25
11
Envigado
 18 5 8 5 23 24 −1 23
12 Atlético Nacional 18 6 4 8 25 20 +5 22
13
Millonarios
 18 4 8 6 22 23 −1 20
14 Real Cartagena 18 4 8 6 22 31 −9 20
15 Deportes Quindío 18 3 9 6 20 29 −9 18
16 Independiente Medellín 18 4 5 9 17 24 −7 17
17 Once Caldas 18 2 8 8 22 26 −4 14
18 Cúcuta Deportivo 18 3 2 13 12 35 −23 11
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.

Results

Home \ Away HUI NAC BOY CUC QUI TOL CAL PAS
ENV
 EQU DIM
ITA
JUN
MIL
 ONC
PAT
 RCA SFE
Atlético Huila 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–0
Atlético Nacional 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0
Boyacá Chicó 5–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1
Deportes Quindío 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–2
Deportes Tolima 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Deportivo Cali 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0
Deportivo Pasto 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1
Envigado
 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
La Equidad 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1
Independiente Medellín 1–0 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1
Itagüí
 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Junior
 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–1
Millonarios
 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–4
Once Caldas 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–2
Patriotas
 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Real Cartagena 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–2 2–2
Santa Fe 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–0
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals

The Semifinal stage began on June 13 and ended on July 8. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAS CAL TOL HUI
1 Deportivo Pasto 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 11 Advanced to the Finals[a] 1–1 3–1 1–1
2 Deportivo Cali 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 3–0 1–1 2–1
3 Deportes Tolima 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 0–1 1–0 2–0
4 Atlético Huila 6 0 1 5 2 8 −6 1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Notes:
  1. ^ ?

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SFE EQU BOY
ITA
1 Santa Fe 6 4 2 0 10 6 +4 14 Advanced to the Finals 2–1 1–0 2–1
2 La Equidad 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 2–2 3–1 2–1
3 Boyacá Chicó 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 2–2 2–1 0–1
4
Itagüí
 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 0–1 1–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.

Finals

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santa Fe 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Deportivo Pasto 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
Deportivo Pasto1–1Santa Fe
Rendón 25' Report Quiñonez 44'
Pasto
Referee: Luis Sánchez
Santa Fe1–0Deportivo Pasto
Copete 71' Report


 Liga Postobón
2012 Apertura champion 
Santa Fe
7th title

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Robin Ramírez  Paraguayan Deportes Tolima 13
2 Giovanni Hernández  Colombian
Junior
 11
Humberto Osorio  Colombian
Millonarios
 11
4 Efraín Viáfara  Colombian
Itagüí Ditaires
 10
5 Diego Cabrera  Bolivian Santa Fe 9
Edwards Jiménez  Colombian Deportivo Pasto 9
Omar Sebastián Pérez
  Argentinian Santa Fe 9
Milton Rodríguez  Colombian Atlético Huila 9

Source:[4]

Torneo Finalización

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Millonarios
 18 11 4 3 25 9 +16 37 Advance to the Semifinals
2 La Equidad 18 9 6 3 26 17 +9 33
3
Junior
 18 8 8 2 27 15 +12 32
4
Itagüí
 18 8 8 2 23 12 +11 32
5 Atlético Nacional 18 7 9 2 25 14 +11 30
6 Deportes Tolima 18 8 5 5 26 20 +6 29
7 Independiente Medellín 18 7 5 6 23 18 +5 26
8 Deportivo Pasto 18 7 4 7 22 20 +2 25
9 Cúcuta Deportivo 18 6 6 6 22 22 0 24
10 Santa Fe 18 6 5 7 18 22 −4 23
11 Deportivo Cali 18 6 4 8 21 22 −1 22
12 Boyacá Chicó 18 5 7 6 19 22 −3 22
13 Deportes Quindío 18 6 4 8 20 25 −5 22
14
Envigado
 18 5 6 7 15 18 −3 21
15 Once Caldas 18 6 1 11 19 27 −8 19
16
Patriotas
 18 4 5 9 17 28 −11 17
17 Real Cartagena 18 3 3 12 15 33 −18 12
18 Atlético Huila 18 2 6 10 12 31 −19 12
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Home \ Away HUI NAC BOY CUC QUI TOL CAL PAS
ENV
 EQU DIM
ITA
JUN
MIL
 ONC
PAT
 RCA SFE
Atlético Huila 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–4 1–1 2–0
Atlético Nacional 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2
Boyacá Chicó 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–0 1–0 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 4–1 4–0
Deportes Quindío 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–0
Deportes Tolima 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–0
Deportivo Cali 3–2 3–1 2–3 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–0
Deportivo Pasto 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
Envigado
 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1
La Equidad 5–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–1
Independiente Medellín 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–0
Itagüí
 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Junior
 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–3 1–0 1–1
Millonarios
 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Once Caldas 3–1 0–2 5–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1
Patriotas
 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1
Real Cartagena 0–1 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 2–1
Santa Fe 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals

The Semifinal stage began on November and ended on December. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
MIL
 PAS
JUN
 TOL
1
Millonarios
 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Advanced to the Finals[a] 1–0 0–0 3–0
2 Deportivo Pasto 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 3–1 1–0 1–1
3
Junior
 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 2–1 1–3 1–1
4 Deportes Tolima 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5 1–2 3–0 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Notes:
  1. ^ >

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DIM NAC
ITA
 EQU
1 Independiente Medellín 6 3 2 1 4 4 0 11 Advanced to the Finals 1–1 0–0 1–0
2 Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 0–1 1–0 2–0
3
Itagüí
 6 2 1 3 4 4 0 7 0–1 2–0 0–1
4 La Equidad 6 2 0 4 5 7 −2 6 3–0 0–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.

Finals

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Millonarios
 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Independiente Medellín 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
Millonarios
Referee: Juan Pontón
Millonarios
1–1Independiente Medellín
Cosme 44' Zapata 51'
Penalties
6-5
Referee: Luis Sánchez


 Liga Postobón
2012 Clausura champion 
Millonarios

14th title

Relegation

A separate table is kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. The table includes an average of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons.

Pos
 Team 2010
Pts 		2011
Pts 		2012
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Deportes Tolima 70 56 65 191 108 1.769
2 Atlético Nacional 61 55 52 168 108 1.556
3 Santa Fe 65 49 52 166 108 1.537
4 La Equidad 59 45 61 165 108 1.528
5 Once Caldas 61 65 33 159 108 1.472
6
Itagüí
 41 54 61 156 108 1.444
7
Junior
 48 50 57 155 108 1.435
8 Deportivo Cali 56 50 49 155 108 1.435
9
Millonarios
 41 56 57 154 108 1.426
10 Boyacá Chicó 50 53 49 152 108 1.407
11 Deportivo Pasto 48 41 52 141 108 1.343
12 Independiente Medellín 57 37 43 137 108 1.269
13
Envigado
 32 60 44 136 108 1.259
14 Atlético Huila 54 39 41 134 108 1.241
15 Deportes Quindío 45 47 40 132 108 1.222
16
Patriotas
 43 42 44 129 108 1.194
17 Cúcuta Deportivo (O) 48 41 35 124 108 1.148 Relegation/promotion playoff
18 Real Cartagena (R) 43 42 32 117 108 1.083 Relegation to the Categoría Primera B

Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.

Aggregate table

An aggregate table including all games that a team plays during the year; is used to determine the First Stage berths to both the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The best-placed non-champion will go to the first stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best-placed non-champions will go to the first stage of the 2013 Copa Sudamericana. Atlético Nacional is already qualified to the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the champion of the 2012 Copa Colombia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportes Tolima 48 22 14 12 67 48 +19 80 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2 La Equidad 48 20 15 13 60 49 +11 75 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
3 Deportivo Pasto 50 19 17 14 62 53 +9 74
4
Itagüí
 48 19 15 14 56 41 +15 72
5 Santa Fe (C) 44 18 16 10 59 48 +11 70 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
6
Millonarios
(C) 		44 18 15 11 56 39 +17 69
7
Junior
 42 17 14 11 60 44 +16 65
8 Atlético Nacional 42 16 14 12 56 38 +18 62 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[b]
9 Deportivo Cali 42 16 12 14 48 44 +4 60
10 Boyacá Chicó 42 14 14 14 51 52 −1 56
11 Independiente Medellín 44 14 14 16 45 47 −2 56
12
Envigado
 36 10 14 12 38 42 −4 44
13
Patriotas
 36 11 11 14 30 45 −15 44
14 Atlético Huila 42 10 12 20 37 56 −19 42
15 Deportes Quindío 36 9 13 14 40 54 −14 40
16 Cúcuta Deportivo 36 9 8 19 34 57 −23 35
17 Once Caldas 36 8 9 19 41 53 −12 33
18 Real Cartagena 36 7 11 18 35 65 −30 32
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Santa Fe and Millonarios are qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the Apertura and Finalización champions respectively.
  2. ^ Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the 2012 Copa Colombia champion.

References

  1. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original
    on February 6, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original
    on February 2, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. ^
    DIMAYOR. Archived from the original
    on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  4. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original
    on April 17, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

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