2005 Categoría Primera A season

The 2005 Categoría Primera A season was the 58th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Atlético Nacional won the Campeonato Apertura and Deportivo Cali won the Campeonato Finalizacion.

Campeonato Apertura[]

The Copa Mustang 2005-I is the first tournament of the year. This season included the new team Boyacá Chicó; changing its name from Chico FC, they also moved to Tunja from Bogotá. The season began on February 12, and concluded on June 26.

First stage[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1.	Atlético Nacional	36	18	10	6	2	36	20	+16
2.	Independiente Santa Fe	28	18	7	7	4	20	16	+4
3.	Independiente Medellín	27	18	8	3	7	22	23	-1
4.	Envigado FC	27	18	7	6	5	33	24	+9
5.	Deportivo Cali	27	18	7	6	5	24	18	+6
6.	Atlético Huila	27	18	7	6	5	16	12	+4
7.	Deportes Tolima	27	18	6	9	3	21	14	+7
8.	Once Caldas	26	18	6	8	4	21	17	+4
9.	Deportivo Pasto	26	18	6	8	4	22	21	+1
10.	Atlético Junior	25	18	7	4	7	26	23	+3
11.	Real Cartagena	24	18	7	3	8	18	20	-2
12.	América de Cali	24	18	6	6	6	24	26	-2
13.	Boyacá Chicó	22	18	6	4	8	18	19	-1
14.	Millonarios	21	18	4	9	5	25	33	-8
15.	Atlético Bucaramanga	20	18	5	5	8	14	18	-4
16.	Unión Magdalena	16	18	4	4	10	11	22	-11
17.	Deportes Quindío	16	18	4	4	10	14	32	-18
18.	Deportes Pereira	14	18	2	8	8	15	22	-7

	Qualified for Semifinal Group Stage
	Didn't Qualify

Fixtures[]

Fixture 1 - February 13, 2005 Home Score Away Envigado 4 - 1 Millonarios Cali 0 - 1 Medellín Nacional 2 - 1 América Tolima 1 - 1 Pasto Santa Fe 3 - 1 Quindío Once Caldas 1 - 0 Cartagena Chico FC 1 - 0 Huila Bucaramanga 0 - 1 Pereira Magdalena 1 - 0 Junior

Fixture 2 - February 16, 2005 Home Score Away Huila 0 - 0 Tolima Millonarios 2 - 2 Chico FC Pereira 1 - 1 Envigado Medellín 0 - 1 Bucaramanga Cartagena 1 - 3 Nacional Quindío 0 - 1 Once Caldas Pasto 1 - 1 Santa Fe Junior 3 - 3 Cali América 2 - 1 Magdalena

Fixture 3 - February 19, 2005 Home Score Away Nacional 3 - 0 Quindío Santa Fe 0 - 2 Tolima Magdalena 0 - 1 Cartagena Bucaramanga 0 - 2 Junior Envigado 3 - 3 Medellín Chico FC 2 - 1 Pereira Huila 1 - 1 Millonarios Once Caldas 1 - 1 Pasto América 0 - 0 Cali

Fixture 4 - February 26 & February 27, 2005 Home Score Away Santa Fe 1 - 0 Once Caldas Tolima 3 - 3 Millonarios Pereira 0 - 0 Huila Junior 3 - 2 Envigado América 1 - 2 Bucaramanga Cartagena 0 - 1 Cali Quindío 2 - 0 Magdalena Pasto 1 - 1 Nacional Medellín 1 - 0 Chico FC

Fixture 5 - March 2, 2005 Home Score Away Nacional 1 - 1 Santa Fe Magdalena 2 - 0 Pasto Cali 3 - 0 Quindío Bucaramanga 0 - 1 Cartagena Envigado 1 - 1 América Huila 1 - 0 Medellín Millonarios 3 - 2 Pereira Once Caldas 1 - 2 Tolima Chico FC 2 - 0 Junior

Fixture 6 - March 5 & March 6, 2005 Home Score Away Medellín 2 - 1 Millonarios Tolima 2 - 0 Pereira Junior 1 - 0 Huila América 1 - 1 Chico FC Cartagena 0 - 1 Envigado Quindío 2 - 1 Bucaramanga Pasto 1 - 0 Cali Santa Fe 0 - 0 Magdalena Once Caldas 1 - 2 Nacional

Fixture 7 - March 12 & March 13, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 1 - 1 Santa Fe Nacional 1 - 3 Tolima Magdalena 1 - 1 Once Caldas Bucaramanga 2 - 0 Pasto Envigado 3 - 0 Quindío Chico FC 1 - 2 Cartagena Huila 3 - 0 América Millonarios 0 - 0 Junior Pereira 3 - 0 Medellín

Fixture 8 - March 16, 2005 Home Score Away Santa Fe 0 - 0 Bucaramanga Tolima 0 - 0 Medellín América 1 - 1 Millonarios Cartagena 1 - 1 Huila Quindío 1 - 0 Chico FC Pasto 2 - 1 Envigado Once Caldas 1 - 1 Cali Nacional 2 - 0 Magdalena Junior 2 - 0 Pereira

Fixture 9 - March 20, 2005 Home Score Away Millonarios 0 - 3 Santa Fe Pereira 2 - 2 Once Caldas Medellín 0 - 4 Nacional Junior 0 - 1 Magdalena Cali 2 - 0 América Cartagena 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Quindío 1 - 4 Envigado Pasto 1 - 0 Chico FC Tolima 1 - 2 Huila

Fixture 10 - April 3, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 3 - 3 Nacional Envigado 2 - 1 Santa Fe Magdalena 0 - 0 Tolima Bucaramanga 1 - 1 Once Caldas Chico FC 3 - 4 Pasto Huila 2 - 0 Quindío Millionarios 2 - 1 Cartagena Pereira 1 - 2 América Medellín 1 - 0 Junior

FIxture 11 - April 6, 2005 Home Score Away Tolima 1 - 1 Junior Quindío 3 - 3 Millonarios Pasto 3 - 1 Huila Santa Fe 1 - 0 Chico FC Once Caldas 2 - 2 Envigado Nacional 3 - 2 Bucaramanga Magdalena 2 - 0 Cali América 3 - 2 Medellín Cartagena 1 - 1 Pereira

Fixture 12 - April 10, 2005 Home Score Away Envigado 2 - 4 Nacional Cali 1 - 2 Tolima Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Magdalena Junior 5 - 3 América Chico FC 1 - 1 Once Caldas Huila 0 - 0 Santa Fe Millonarios 2 - 2 Pasto Pereira 1 - 1 Quindío Medellín 2 - 1 Cartagena

Fixture 13 - April 17, 2005 Home Score Away Nacional 2 - 0 Chico FC Tolima 0 - 0 América Cartagena 3 - 1 Junior Quindío 0 - 0 Medellín Santa Fe 0 - 1 Millonarios Once Caldas 1 - 0 Huila Pasto 0 - 0 Pereira Magdalena 1 - 3 Envigado Cali 2 - 0 Bucaramanga

Fixture 14 - April 24, 2005 Home Score Away Millonarios 0 - 3 Once Caldas América 2 - 1 Cartagena Bucaramanga 0 - 0 Tolima Envigado 0 - 0 Cali Chico FC 1 - 0 Magdalena Huila 0 - 0 Nacional Pereira 0 - 1 Santa Fe Medellín 2 - 1 Pasto Junior 3 - 1 Quindío

Fixture 15 - May 1, 2005 Home Score Away Santa Fe 2 - 1 Medellín Tolima 1 - 2 Cartagena Quindío 1 - 0 América Pasto 2 - 1 Junior Once Caldas 1 - 0 Pereira Nacional 1 - 1 Millonarios Magdalena 0 - 1 Huila Cali 1 - 0 Chico FC Bucaramanga 0 - 0 Envigado

Fixture 16 - May 7, 2005 Home Score Away Envigado 2 - 0 Tolima Chico FC 2 - 0 Bucaramanga Huila 2 - 0 Cali Millonarios 1 - 0 Magdalena Pereira 1 - 1 Nacional Medellín 1 - 0 Once Caldas Junior 1 - 1 Santa Fe América 1 - 0 Pasto Cartagena 1 - 0 Quindío

Fixture 17 - May 11, 2005 Home Score Away Tolima 3 - 0 Quindío Pasto 1 - 1 Cartagena Santa Fe 2 - 5 América Once Caldas 2 - 1 Junior Nacional 3 - 1 Medellín Magdalena 1 - 1 Pereira Cali 4 - 2 Millonarios Bucaramanga 2 - 0 Huila Envigado 1 - 2 Chico FC

Fixture 18 - May 15, 2005 Home Score Away Chico FC 0 - 0 Tolima Huila 2 - 1 Envigado Millonarios 1 - 1 Bucaramanga Pereira 0 - 2 Cali Medellín 5 - 0 Magdalena América 1 - 1 Once Caldas Junior 2 - 0 Nacional Cartagena 0 - 2 Santa Fe Quindío 1 - 1 Pasto

Semifinals[]

The second phase of the 2005-I tournament consisted of two groups of 4 teams. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. The winners of each group face in the finals to define a champion.

Group A[]

Seed	Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
(1)	1.	Atlético Nacional	14	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6
(7)	2.	Deportes Tolima	13	6	4	1	1	13	9	+4
(3)	3.	Independiente Medellín	6	6	2	0	4	11	15	-4
(5)	4.	Deportivo Cali	1	6	0	1	5	6	12	-6

Fixture 1 - May 18, 2005 Home Score Away Nacional 0 - 0 Cali Tolima 3 - 1 Medellín

Fixture 2 - May 22, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 0 - 1 Tolima Medellín 1 - 2 Nacional

Fixture 3 - May 25, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 1 - 2 Medellín Nacional 4 - 1 Tolima

Fixture 4 - November 26, 2005 Home Score Away Medellín 4 - 3 Cali Tolima 1 - 1 Nacional

Fixture 5 - June 15, 2005 Home Score Away Tolima 3 - 1 Cali Nacional 2 - 1 Medellín

Fixture 6 - June 19, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 1 - 2 Nacional Medellín 2 - 4 Tolima

Group B[]

Seed	Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
(2)	1.	Independiente Santa Fe	12	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3
(4)	2.	Envigado	11	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3
(6)	3.	Atlético Huila	6	6	1	3	2	10	12	-2
(8)	4.	Once Caldas	3	6	0	3	3	6	10	-4

Fixture 1 - May 18, 2005 Home Score Away Santa Fe 4 - 2 Huila Envigado 2 - 1 Once Caldas

Fixture 2 - May 22, 2005 Home Score Away Huila 2 - 2 Envigado Once Caldas 0 - 1 Santa Fe

FIxture 3 - May 25, 2005 Home Score Away Huila 2 - 2 Once Caldas Santa Fe 0 - 2 Envigado

Fixture 4 - June 11, 2005 Home Score Away Envigado 0 - 1 Santa Fe Once Caldas 2 - 2 Huila

Fixture 5 - June 15, 2005 Home Score Away Envigado 2 - 1 Huila Santa Fe 2 - 0 Once Caldas

Fixture 6 - June 19, 2005 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 0 Santa Fe Once Caldas 1 - 1 Envigado

Finals[]

Date	City	Home	Score	Away
June 22	Bogotá	Independiente Santa Fe	0 - 0	Atlético Nacional
June 26	Medellín	Atlético Nacional	2 - 0	Independiente Santa Fe
Atlético Nacional won 2 - 0 on aggregate

Champion Atlético Nacional Eight Title

Campeonato Finalización[]

The Copa Mustang 2005-II was the second tournament of the year. The season began on July 10 and finished December 18.

First stage[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
1.	Deportivo Cali	30	18	8	6	4	30	23	+7
2.	Independiente Medellín	29	18	9	2	7	28	23	+5
3.	América de Cali	29	18	9	2	7	24	20	+4
4.	Deportivo Pereira	29	18	9	2	7	27	26	+1
5.	Atlético Junior	29	18	9	2	7	22	27	-5
6.	Real Cartagena	29	18	8	5	5	26	19	+7
7.	Once Caldas	29	18	8	5	5	25	21	+4
8.	Santa Fe	29	18	8	5	5	20	17	+3
9.	Deportes Tolima	27	18	8	3	7	24	18	+6
10.	Atlético Bucaramanga	27	18	7	6	5	24	16	+8
11.	Atlético Nacional	26	18	6	8	4	22	16	+6
12.	Deportivo Pasto	25	18	7	4	7	20	18	+2
13.	Deportes Quindío	25	18	7	4	7	18	19	-1
14.	Millonarios	24	18	7	3	8	22	21	+1
15.	Envigado FC	21	18	5	6	7	20	22	-2
16.	Atlético Huila	16	18	4	4	10	18	32	-14
17.	Boyacá Chicó	15	18	3	6	9	12	24	-12
18.	Unión Magdalena	7	18	0	7	11	15	35	-15

	Qualified for Semifinal Group Stage.
	Didn't Qualify

Fixtures[]

Fixture 1 - July 10, 2005 Home Score Away Pasto 2 - 1 Tolima Quindío 0 - 0 Santa Fe Cartagena 3 - 0 Once Caldas América 1 - 0 Nacional Junior 2 - 1 Magdalena Medellín 0 - 1 Cali Pereira 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Millonarios 2 - 1 Envigado Huila 3 - 0 Chico FC

Fixture 2 - July 16, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 4 - 1 Junior Tolima 2 - 0 Huila Chico FC 0 - 2 Millonarios Envigado 2 - 1 Pereira Bucaramanga 4 - 0 Medellín Magdalena 1 - 3 América Nacional 1 - 1 Cartagena Once Caldas 1 - 0 Quindío Santa Fe 2 - 0 Pasto

Fixture 3 - February 19, 2005 Home Score Away Millonarios 2 - 0 Huila Tolima 2 - 1 Santa Fe Pasto 1 - 0 Once Caldas Quindío 1 - 1 Nacional Cartagena 2 - 1 Magdalena Junior 0 - 0 Bucaramanga Medellín 1 - 1 Envigado Pereira 2 - 0 Chico FC América 2 - 0 Cali

Fixture 4 - July 30 & July 31, 2005 Home Score Away Once Caldas 0 - 0 Santa Fe Millonarios 2 - 0 Tolima Envigado 3 - 0 Junior Chico FC 2 - 1 Medellín Bucaramanga 0 - 2 América Cali 2 - 2 Cartagena Magdalena 0 - 1 Quindío Nacional 1 - 0 Pasto Huila 1 - 2 Pereira

Fixture 5 - August 3, 2005 Home Score Away Tolima 3 - 1 Once Caldas Santa Fe 1 - 2 Nacional Pasto 1 - 1 Magdalena Quindío 1 - 1 Cali Cartagena 3 - 0 Bucaramanga América 1 - 0 Envigado Junior 2 - 1 Chico FC Medellín 4 - 1 Huila Pereira 0 - 2 Millonarios

Fixture 6 - August 6 & August 7, 2005 Home Score Away Millonarios 1 - 0 Medellín Pereira 2 - 0 Tolima Huila 1 - 2 Junior Chico FC 1 - 0 América Envigado 1 - 1 Cartagena Bucaramanga 2 - 0 Quindío Cali 2 - 2 Pasto Magdalena 1 - 1 Santa Fe Nacional 2 - 1 Once Caldas

Fixture 7 - August 13 & August 14, 2005 Home Score Away Tolima 1 - 1 Nacional Once Caldas 4 - 0 Magdalena Santa Fe 1 - 3 Cali Pasto 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Quindío 2 - 0 Envigado Cartagena 2 - 1 Chico FC América 2 - 1 Huila Junior 4 - 3 Millonarios Medellín 2 - 0 Pereira

Fixture 8 - August 20, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 3 - 0 Once Caldas Medellín 0 - 2 Tolima Pereira 2 - 1 Junior Huila 2 - 2 Cartagena Chico FC 0 - 2 Quindío Bucaramanga 3 - 0 Santa Fe Magdalena 2 - 2 Nacional Millonarios 0 - 1 América Envigado 2 - 0 Pasto

Fixture 9 - August 28, 2005 Home Score Away Chico FC 0 - 2 Pasto Once Caldas 3 - 3 Pereira Santa Fe 1 - 0 Millonarios Nacional 3 - 2 Medellín Magdalena 1 - 2 Junior Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Cartagena Cali 1 - 2 América Envigado 2 - 1 Quindío Huila 2 - 1 Tolima

Fixture - September 10, 2005 Home Score Away América 0 - 1 Pereira Tolima 1 - 1 Magdalena Nacional 5 - 0 Cali Santa Fe 0 - 0 Envigado Pasto 1 - 1 Chico FC Quindío 0 - 1 Huila Cartagena 3 - 1 Millonarios Junior 2 - 3 Medellín

FIxture 11 - September 17, 2005 Home Score Away Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Nacional Junior 1 - 0 Tolima Medellín 3 - 1 América Pereira 1 - 0 Cartagena Milonarios 1 - 0 Quindío Huila 0 - 4 Pasto Chico 0 - 1 Santa Fe Envigado 1 - 2 Once Caldas Cali 4 - 2 Magdalena

Fixture 12 - September 25, 2005 Home Score Away Cartagena 1 - 3 Medellín Tolima 2 - 0 Cali Magdalena 0 - 2 Bucaramanga Nacional 1 - 0 Envigado Once Caldas 2 - 1 Chico FC Santa Fe 1 - 0 Huila Pasto 1 - 0 Millonarios Quindío 3 - 2 Pereira América 4 - 1 Junior

Fixture 13 - October 2, 2005 Home Score Away Millonarios 1 - 3 Santa Fe Junior 0 - 0 Cartagena Bucaramanga 1 - 1 Cali América 0 - 2 Tolima Medellín 4 - 0 Quindío Pereira 5 - 3 Pasto Huila 3 - 3 Once Caldas Chico FC 0 - 0 Nacional Envigado 2 - 1 Magdalena

Fixture 14 - October 16, 2005 Home Score Away Cartagena 2 - 1 América Tolima 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Cali 1 - 1 Envigado Magdalena 2 - 2 Chico FC Nacional 1 - 2 Huila Once Caldas 2 - 1 Millonarios Santa Fe 4 - 2 Pereira Pasto 0 - 1 Medellín Quindío 3 - 1 Junior

Fixture 15 - October 19, 2005 Home Score Away Cartagena 2 - 1 Tolima América 2 - 2 Quindío Junior 1 - 0 Pasto Huila 0 - 0 Magdalena Medellín 1 - 0 Santa Fe Pereira 0 - 2 Once Caldas Millonarios 0 - 0 Nacional Chico FC 0 - 0 Cali Envigado 2 - 2 Bucaramanga

Fixture 16 - October 23, 2005 Home Score Away Santa Fe 1 - 0 Junior Tolima 4 - 1 Envigado Bucaramanga 1 - 1 Chico FC Cali 2 - 0 Huila Magdalena 1 - 1 Millonarios Nacional 0 - 0 Pereira Once Caldas 3 - 0 Medellín Pasto 2 - 0 América Quindío 1 - 0 Cartagena

Fixture 17 - October 20, 2005 Home Score Away América 2 - 2 Santa Fe Chico FC 1 - 0 Envigado Huila 0 - 3 Bucaramanga Junior 1 - 0 Once Caldas Medellín 1 - 1 Nacional Millonarios 1 - 2 Cali Pereira 3 - 0 Magdalena Quindío 1 - 0 Tolima Cartagena 1 - 0 Pasto

Fixture 18 - November 6, 2005 Home Score Away Tolima 1 - 1 Chico FC Envigado 1 - 1 Huila Bucaramanga 2 - 2 Millonarios Cali 3 - 0 Pereira Magdalena 0 - 2 Medellín Once Caldas 1 - 0 América Nacional 0 - 1 Junior Santa Fe 1 - 0 Cartagena Pasto 1 - 0 Quindío

Semifinals[]

The second phase of the 2006 tournament consisted of two groups of 4 teams. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. The winners of each group face on in the finals to define a champion.

Group A[]

Seed	Pos.	Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
(1)	1.	Deportivo Cali	11	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4
(5)	2.	Atlético Junior	10	6	3	1	2	7	8	-1
(7)	3.	Once Caldas	6	6	2	0	4	7	9	-2
(3)	4.	América de Cali	6	6	1	3	2	8	9	-1

Fixture 1 - November 19, 2005 Home Score Away Once Caldas 2 - 1 América Cali 2 - 0 Junior

Fixture 2 - November 12, 2005 Home Score Away América 1 - 1 Junior Once Caldas 0 - 1 Cali

Fixture 3 - November 16, 2005 Home Score Away Junior 1 - 0 Once Caldas Cali 0 - 0 América

Fixture 4 - November 26, 2005 Home Score Away Junior 3 - 2 Cali América 3 - 2 Once Caldas

Fixture 5 - December 4, 2005 Home Score Away América 2 - 2 Cali Once Caldas 2 - 0 Junior

Fixture 6 - December 11, 2005 Home Score Away Cali 3 - 1 Once Caldas Junior 2 - 1 América

Group B[]

Seed	Pos.	Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
(6)	1.	Real Cartagena	10	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3
(2)	2.	Independiente Medellín	10	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2
(8)	3.	Santa Fe	8	6	2	2	2	6	8	-2
(4)	4.	Deportivo Pereira	6	6	2	0	4	8	11	-3

Fixture 1 - November 13, 2005 Home Score Away Medellín 2 - 1 Pereira Santa Fe 1 - 1 Cartagena

Fixture 2 - November 16, 2005 Home Score Away Pereira 1 - 0 Santa Fe Cartagena 1 - 0 Medellín

FIxture 3 - November 19, 2005 Home Score Away Medellín 0 - 2 Santa Fe Pereira 1 - 0 Cartagena

Fixture 4 - November 27, 2005 Home Score Away Cartagena 3 - 2 Pereira Santa Fe 1 - 1 Medellín

Fixture 5 - December 4, 2005 Home Score Away Santa Fe 2 - 1 Pereira Medellín 2 - 0 Cartagena

Fixture 6 - December 11, 2005 Home Score Away Pereira 2 - 4 Medellín Cartagena 4 - 0 Santa Fe

Finals[]

Date	City	Home	Score	Away
December 14	Cartagena	Real Cartagena	0 - 2	Deportivo Cali
December 18	Cali	Deportivo Cali	1 - 0	Real Cartagena
Deportivo Cali won 3 - 0 on aggregate.

Champion Deportivo Cali Eight Title

Relegated and Promoted Team(s)[]

Categories	Relegated team(s)	Promoted team(s)
FPC Primera B	Unión Magdalena	Cúcuta Deportivo

External links[]

• Copa Mustang Official Page
• Dimayor Official Page
• website^{[permanent dead link]}
• Colombia 2005 at RSSSF