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 [ ]
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
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
(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
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
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 [ ]
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
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 [ ]
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on July 2 and July 6, respectively.[citation needed ]
Top scorers [ ]
Last Updated: June 25, 2008[2]
Torneo Finalización [ ]
Standings [ ]
Positions by round [ ]
Updated to match(es) played on 2008-11-15. Source:[citation needed ]
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
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 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 .
Qualified to Copa Sudamericana 2009 .
Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2009 .
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
Promotion Play-offs.
Relegated
Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals allowed; Dif=Difference; Prom=Relegation percentage
Top goalscorers [ ]
Stadium [ ]
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 [ ]
Colombian Professional Football
Copa Colombia 2008
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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