The 2013 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2013 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) was the 66th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Millonarios came in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2012 Finalización.
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 2014 Copa Libertadores.
Teams
Team City Stadium 2012 season Alianza Petrolera Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata Primera B champions Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid 14th Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot 8th Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia 10th Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander 16th Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario 15th Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 1st Deportivo Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero 9th Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad 3rd Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur 12th Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot 11th Itagüí Itagüí Ciudad de Itagüí 4th Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano 7th La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 2nd Millonarios Bogotá Nemesio Camacho 6th Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande 17th Patriotas Tunja La Independencia 13th Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camacho 5th
Torneo Apertura
First stage The First Stage began in January 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 in May.
Standings
Results
Semifinals The Semifinal stage began on June 15 and ended on July 7. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.
Group A
Group B
Finals
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Wilder MedinaSanta Fe 12 2 Edison TolozaJunior 10 3 Víctor CortésItagüí Ditaires 9 4 Edwards JiménezOnce Caldas 8 Charles MonsalvoDeportes Tolima 8 Fredy MonteroMillonarios 8
Source: DIMAYOR
Torneo Finalización
First stage
Standings
Results
Semifinals The Semifinal stage began on November 16 and will end on December 8. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group will advance to the finals.
Group A
Group B
Finals
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Dayro MorenoMillonarios 16 Luis Carlos RuizJunior 16 3 Wilson MoreloLa Equidad 11 4 Sergio HerreraOnce Caldas 10 5 Luis PáezAtlético Huila 9 Source: DIMAYOR
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. Team Relegation 1Atlético Nacional 55 52 69 176 108 2Itagüí 54 61 58 173 108 3Millonarios 56 57 59 172 108 4Deportes Tolima 56 65 50 171 108 5Santa Fe 49 52 61 162 108 6Junior 50 57 52 159 108 7Deportivo Cali 50 49 58 157 108 8Once Caldas 65 33 56 154 108 9La Equidad 45 61 45 151 108 10Deportivo Pasto 41 52 53 146 108 11Envigado 60 44 39 143 108 12Boyacá Chicó 51 49 34 134 108 13Independiente Medellín 37 43 47 127 108 14Patriotas 42 44 34 120 108 15Atlético Huila 39 41 40 120 108 16Alianza Petrolera 39 41 38 118 108 17Cúcuta Deportivo (R) 41 35 39 115 108 Relegation/promotion playoff 18Deportes Quindío (R) 47 40 27 114 108 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 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 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2nd and 3rd best-placed non-champions will go to the first stage of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.
References
External links
Official regulations