2013 Categoría Primera A season


The 2013 Categoría Primera A season 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

TeamCityStadium2012 season
Alianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaDaniel Villa ZapataPrimera B champions
Atlético HuilaNeivaGuillermo Plazas Alcid14th
Atlético NacionalMedellínAtanasio Girardot8th
Boyacá ChicóTunjaLa Independencia10th
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaGeneral Santander16th
Deportes QuindíoArmeniaCentenario15th
Deportes TolimaIbaguéManuel Murillo Toro1st
Deportivo CaliCaliDeportivo Cali9th
Deportivo PastoPastoDepartamental Libertad3rd
EnvigadoEnvigadoPolideportivo Sur12th
Independiente MedellínMedellínAtanasio Girardot11th
ItagüíItagüíCiudad de Itagüí4th
JuniorBarranquillaMetropolitano7th
La EquidadBogotáMetropolitano de Techo2nd
MillonariosBogotáNemesio Camacho6th
Once CaldasManizalesPalogrande17th
PatriotasTunjaLa Independencia13th
Santa FeBogotáNemesio Camacho5th

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

Source:

Torneo Finalización

First Stage

Standings

Results

Semifinals

The Semifinal stage began on November 16 and will end on December 8th. 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

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Top goalscorers

Source:

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 Nacional555269176108'-
2Itagüí546158173108'-
3Millonarios565759172108'-
4Deportes Tolima566550171108'-
5Santa Fe495261162108'-
6Junior505752159108'-
7Deportivo Cali504958157108'-
8Once Caldas653356154108'-
9La Equidad456145151108'-
10Deportivo Pasto415253146108'-
11Envigado604439143108'-
12Boyacá Chicó514934134108'-
13Independiente Medellín374347127108'-
14Patriotas424434120108'-
15Atlético Huila394140120108'-
16Alianza Petrolera394138118108'-
17Cúcuta Deportivo '413539115108'Relegation/promotion playoff
18Deportes Quindío '474027114108'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.