The 2008 Categoría Primera A season was the 61st season of Colombia 's top-flight football league. This season they have the newcomer from the second division Categoría Primera B , Envigado , and the relegated team of Real Cartagena . The season started on 1 February and ended with the finals on 21 December.
Teams
18 teams competed this season. Real Cartagena was relegated in the previous season, and were replaced by the 2007 Categoría Primera B champions, Envigado.
Stadia & Locations
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Junior
Estadio Metropolitano
46,000
Deportivo Cali
Estadio Deportivo Cali
52,000
Nacional, Medellín
Estadio Atanasio Girardot
41,000
Millonarios, Santa Fe
Estadio El Campín
36,000
América de Cali
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
35,000
Cúcuta Deportivo
Estadio General Santander
42,000
Once Caldas
Estadio Palogrande
29,000
Deportes Tolima
Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
28,000
Deportivo Pereira
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas
30,000
Deportes Quindío
Estadio Centenario
20,000
Deportivo Pasto
Estadio Departamental Libertad
19,000
Atletico Bucaramanga
Estadio Alfonso Lopez
28,000
Atlético Huila
Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid
22,000
La Equidad
Estadio Metropolitano de Techo
17,000
Envigado
Estadio Polideportivo Sur
12,000
Boyacá Chicó
Estadio La Independencia
10,000
Torneo Apertura
Standings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cuadrangular playoffs
The second phase of the 2008 Apertura Tournament is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase, which are distributed in two groups of four being divided by odd and even numbers. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion.
Group A
Seed
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
(7)
1.
América
13
6
4
1
1
11
4
+7
(5)
2.
Envigado
8
6
2
2
2
8
9
-1
(3)
3.
Santa Fe
7
6
2
1
3
6
8
-2
(1)
4.
La Equidad
5
6
1
2
3
4
8
-4
Source:[1]
Seed=Classification in reg. season; Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD= Goal Difference
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008
Home
Score
Away
La Equidad
0 - 2
América de Cali
Envigado
2 - 0
Santa Fe
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
Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008
Home
Score
Away
América de Cali
3 - 0
Santa Fe
La Equidad
2 - 2
Envigado
Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Santa Fe
2 - 0
América de Cali
Envigado
1 - 0
La Equidad
Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Envigado
1 - 3
América de Cali
La Equidad
0 - 2
Santa Fe
Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008
Home
Score
Away
América de Cali
1 - 1
La Equidad
Santa Fe
2 - 2
Envigado
Group B
Source:[1]
Seed=Classification in reg. season; Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD=Goal Difference
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Quindío
0 - 0
Medellín
Deportivo Cali
2 - 2
Boyacá Chicó
Fixture 2 - May 24 and May 25, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Medellín
5 - 0
Deportivo Cali
Boyacá Chicó
2 - 1
Quindío
Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Medellín
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Quindío
1 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 1
Medellín
Deportivo Cali
0 - 2
Quindío
Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Deportivo Cali
2 - 1
Medellín
Quindío
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008
Home
Score
Away
Medellín
2 - 0
Quindío
Boyacá Chicó
2 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Finals
Top goalscorers
Source:[2]
Torneo Finalización
Standings
Positions by round
Cuadrangular Playoffs
The second phase of the 2008 Finalizacion takes two groups of four teams, divided by even and odd numbers. It is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion. The first tie-breaking criterion is the team's position in the general standings.
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
Fixture 2 - November 27, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
November 27
Atlético Nacional
1 - 1
Medellín
Tolima
2 - 1
La Equidad
Fixture 3 - November 30, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
November 30
La Equidad
2 - 3
Medellín
Atlético Nacional
1 - 1
Tolima
Fixture 4 - December 7, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
December 7
Medellín
1 - 0
La Equidad
Tolima
2 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
December 10
Medellín
0 - 0
Atlético Nacional
La Equidad
3 - 1
Tolima
Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
December 14
Atlético Nacional
1 - 4
La Equidad
Tolima
4 - 1
Medellín
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
Fixture 2 - November 26, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
November 26
Deportivo Cali
2 - 2
América
Pereira
3 - 2
Junior
Fixture 3 - November 29, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
November 29
Deportivo Cali
3 - 0
Pereira
Junior
1 - 1
América
Fixture 4 - December 6, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
December 6
Pereira
3 - 1
Deportivo Cali
América
2 - 0
Junior
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
December 10
Junior
3 - 0
Pereira
América
1 - 0
Deportivo Cali
Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008
Date
Home
Score
Away
December 14
Deportivo Cali
2 - 1
Junior
Pereira
3 - 1
América
Finals
Copa Mustang 2008 II Champion
América 13th Title
Top goalscorers
Source:[3]
Overall standings
Besides the Apertura and Finalizacion champions, the team with the best overall points earned will advance to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. Also, the team with the second best overall points will advance to 2009 Copa Sudamericana , along with the 2008 Copa Colombia champions.
Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal Difference
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, is relegated to the 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 replaces the relegated team.
Promotion Play-offs.
Relegated
Pts=Points; GP=Games played; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals allowed; GD=Goal Difference; Prom=Relegation percentage
Promotion/Relegation playoff
Envigado wins the playoff, and stays in the Primera Division. Atlético Bucaramanga were replaced with the 2008 Primera B champion, Real Cartagena .
References
External links
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