2016 Categoría Primera A season

Liga Águila 2016 Apertura: Independiente Medellín (6th title)Finalización: Santa Fe (9th title) Boyacá ChicóFortaleza Copa Libertadores Atlético Nacional (Copa Libertadores winner)Independiente MedellínSanta FeMillonariosJunior Copa Sudamericana Deportes Tolima (cup best team not yet qualified)Deportivo CaliPatriotasRionegro Águilas 428 1031 Apertura: Miguel Borja (19 goals)Finalización: Ayron del Valle (12 goals) Atlético Nacional 7–0 Atlético Bucaramanga (3 April 2016)https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/03/colombia/primera-a/atletico-nacional/atletico-bucaramanga/2192020/?ICID=PL_MS_14 Atlético Nacional vs. Atlético Bucaramanga - 3 April 2016 - Soccerway Boyacá Chicó 0–4 Deportes Tolima (30 July 2016)Rionegro Águilas 0–4 Santa Fe (17 October 2016) Alianza Petrolera 3–6 Atlético Bucaramanga (21 March 2016) 2015 2017 The 2016 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2016 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Atlético Nacional came in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2015 season's Finalización tournament. 20 teams competed against one another, eighteen returning from last season plus Atlético Bucaramanga and Fortaleza, who were promoted from the 2015 Primera B and will be returning to the top tier after 7 years and 1 year, respectively, replacing Uniautónoma and Cúcuta Deportivo who were relegated at the end of the last season. Independiente Medellín won its sixth title in the Torneo Apertura after beating Junior in the finals, while in the Torneo Finalización Santa Fe won its ninth title after beating Deportes Tolima in the finals. Format The league retained the format used in the most recent season.http://caracol.com.co/radio/2015/11/24/deportes/1448393882_833037.html Así se jugarán la Liga, Copa y Torneo Águila en el 2016 24 November 2015 This is how the Liga, Copa, and Torneo Águila will be played in 2016 Caracol Radio January 2, 2016 es The Apertura and Finalización tournaments were divided into three stages: a First Stage which was contested on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more for a total of 20 matches. The top eight teams after the twenty rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which was played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of the final in each tournament was declared the tournament champion and will participate in the 2017 Copa Libertadores. Teams Stadia and locations Colombia right 450 Locations of the 2016 Categoría Primera A teams Colombia 7.067500 -73.847222 Alianza Petrolera left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Colombia 7.118611 -73.116111 Atlético Bucaramanga right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 2.998611 -75.287500 Atlético Huila right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 6.230833 -75.590556 Atlético Nacional left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Colombia 4.598056 -74.075833 Bogotá right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 5.540278 -73.361389 Boyacá Chicó, Patriotas right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 4.091602 -76.054033 Cortuluá left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Colombia 4.437778 -75.200556 Deportes Tolima right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Colombia 3.420556 -76.522222 Deportivo Cali right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 1.207778 -77.277222 Deportivo Pasto right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 6.171944 -75.580278 Envigado left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg Colombia 6.230833 -75.590556 Independiente Medellín right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 8.747778 -75.881389 Jaguares right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 10.963889 -74.796389 Junior right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 5.066111 -75.484722 Once Caldas left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Colombia 6.155000 -75.388889 Rionegro Águilas right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg TransparentPlaceholder.png Colombia 16.25 -85 Bogotá teams:FortalezaLa EquidadMillonariosSanta Fe Team City Stadium 2015 season Alianza Petrolera Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 14th Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Alfonso Lópeza 1st (Primera B) Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcidb 11th Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot 1st Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia 18th Cortuluá Tuluá Doce de Octubre 15th Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 5th Deportivo Cali Cali Deportivo Calic 4th Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad 16th Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur 8th Fortaleza Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 3rd (Primera B) Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot 2nd Jaguares Montería Jaraguay 19th Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano 3rd La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 13th Millonarios Bogotá Nemesio Camachod 6th Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande 9th Patriotas Tunja La Independencia 10th Rionegro Águilase Rionegro Alberto Grisales 12th Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camachod 7th a: Temporarily plays its home games at Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado in Floridablanca due to remodeling works at Estadio Alfonso López. b: Temporarily played its home games at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué due to the temporary closure of Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid.http://dimayor.com.co/cambio-de-estadio-por-motivos-de-fuerza-mayor/ Cambio de estadio por motivos de fuerza mayor Stadium change for reasons of force majeure DIMAYOR August 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104205200/http://dimayor.com.co/cambio-de-estadio-por-motivos-de-fuerza-mayor/ November 4, 2016 dead es c: Plays Sunday evening home games at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali. d: Temporarily played its home games at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo due to remodeling works at Estadio El Campín. e: Formerly known as Águilas Doradas. Torneo Apertura First stage The First Stage began on 29 January and consisted of twenty rounds including a series of regional rivalries in the tenth round. It ended on 29 May with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage. Standings main football Torneo Apertura complete DIMAYOR 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lotshttp://dimayor.com.co//film/20160727092602REGLAMENTACION-LIGA-ÁGUILA-2016.pdf Reglamentación Liga Águila 2016 DIMAYOR February 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224242/http://dimayor.com.co//film/20160727092602REGLAMENTACION-LIGA-%C3%81GUILA-2016.pdf September 26, 2018 dead es DIM NAC MIL SFE JUN RIO CAL COR PAT ONC PAS TOL BUC JAG ENV HUI EQU BOY APE FOR 4 5 11 24 38 3 14 3 21 27 5 4 11 18 26 12 3 5 42 20 3 8 9 17 28 8 7 5 29 23 7 3 10 25 32 9 5 6 35 28 5 9 6 19 23 4 7 9 21 22 4 3 13 16 34 11 7 2 33 17 6 5 9 16 29 10 7 3 28 20 4 7 9 20 30 11 4 5 30 17 7 5 8 26 22 8 5 7 22 23 10 4 6 30 23 11 4 5 28 18 PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO Alianza Petrolera Atlético Bucaramanga Atlético Huila Atlético Nacional Boyacá Chicó Cortuluá Deportes Tolima Deportivo Cali Deportivo Pasto Envigado Fortaleza Independiente Medellín Jaguares Junior La Equidad Millonarios Once Caldas Patriotas Rionegro Águilas Santa Fe Qualification #FFFFCC Advanced to the knockout phase Results main FBR grey APE BUC HUI NAC BOY COR TOL CAL PAS ENV FOR DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE Alianza Petrolera 3–6 0–0 null null 1–1 null null 2–2 null 2–1 null null 1–2 null 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 null Atlético Bucaramanga 1–1 null null null null null 1–1 null 0–1 0–0 2–2 null null 2–1 1–1 0–3 null 0–0 0–0 Atlético Huila null 0–0 0–1 3–1 null 0–2 null 4–0 1–0 null 0–3 0–1 null 3–1 null null 0–0 null null Atlético Nacional 3–1 7–0 null 2–0 null null 2–1 null 3–2 4–1 1–2 null null 3–0 null null null 1–0 0–1 Boyacá Chicó 1–1 1–1 null null null null 1–0 null 1–1 1–0 1–1 null null 3–4 null null 1–0 0–2 0–1 Cortuluá null 0–0 0–3 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 null null 2–0 null null null null 2–1 null null Deportes Tolima 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 null null null 2–1 null 1–2 null null 1–0 null null null 0–3 2–2 Deportivo Cali 3–2 null 5–1 null null 3–2 5–1 null null 1–0 null 3–2 null null 1–1 1–0 null 3–1 3–4 Deportivo Pasto null 0–0 null 0–2 2–0 null 1–1 0–1 2–2 null 1–0 0–1 null 2–1 null 1–0 null null null Envigado 0–1 null null null null null null 0–0 null 4–0 0–1 null 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 null 2–3 2–1 Fortaleza null null 1–1 null null 0–1 2–1 null 0–1 null null 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 null null Independiente Medellín 4–2 null null 1–1 null 2–0 null 1–1 null null 3–0 null 0–1 null 1–0 2–1 null 2–0 2–1 Jaguares 2–1 1–1 null 0–3 1–1 null 0–0 null null 1–0 null 2–2 0–2 1–1 null null null null 2–1 Junior null 1–1 1–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 null null null 1–0 null null null 1–0 null null La Equidad 3–1 null null null null 0–0 null 1–1 null null 0–1 2–2 null 0–0 0–3 3–2 null 2–3 0–2 Millonarios null null 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 null 1–1 null null null 2–0 3–1 null null 3–0 null 2–0 Once Caldas null null 3–0 0–3 0–0 1–3 3–2 null 0–0 null null null 4–0 0–0 null 0–1 3–1 null null Patriotas null 3–3 null 2–2 1–0 null 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 null 0–0 2–0 null 0–0 null null null null Rionegro Águilas null null 3–1 null null 2–1 null null 1–1 1–1 3–2 null 2–0 2–1 null 2–1 1–1 0–1 null Santa Fe 0–1 null 1–0 null null 1–1 null null 2–1 null 4–0 null null 3–2 null 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 29 May 2016 DIMAYOR Knockout phase bracket 1 Ind. Medellín 1 2 3 7 Deportivo Cali 2 0 2 4 Santa Fe 1 1 2 8 Cortuluá 2 1 3 2 Atlético Nacional (p) 1 1 2 (5) 6 Rionegro Águilas 1 1 2 (4) 3 Millonarios 0 4 4 (2) 5 Junior (p) 2 2 4 (4) 1 Ind. Medellín (p) 2 1 3 (8) 8 Cortuluá 1 2 3 (7) 2 Atlético Nacional 1 0 1 (2) 5 Junior (p) 1 0 1 (4) 1 Ind. Medellín 1 2 3 5 Junior 1 0 1 Quarterfinals Deportivo Cali 2–3 Independiente Medellín 2–1 0–2 Rionegro Águilas 2–2 4–5 Atlético Nacional 1–1 1–1 Junior 4–4 4–2 Millonarios 2–0 2–4 Cortuluá 3–2 Santa Fe 2–1 1–1 Semifinals Cortuluá 3–3 7–8 Independiente Medellín 1–2 2–1 Junior 1–1 4–2 Atlético Nacional 1–1 0–0 Finals 15 June 2016 19:00 UTC−5 Junior 1 – 1 Report Independiente Medellín Aguirre 20 Cabezas 26 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Nicolás Gallo 19 June 2016 18:00 UTC−5 Independiente Medellín 2 – 0 Report Junior Marrugo 35 90+3 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Harold Perilla Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1COL Miguel BorjaCortuluá 19 2COL Vladimir HernándezJunior 13 3COL Luis PáezRionegro Águilas 12COL Sergio RomeroAlianza Petrolera 12 5COL Leonardo CastroIndependiente Medellín 10 Source: DIMAYOR Torneo Finalización First stage The First Stage began on 1 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It ended on 20 November with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage. Standings main football Torneo Finalización complete 5 DIMAYOR 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots NAC CAL TOL SFE DIM MIL BUC PAT ENV APE JUN RIO ONC EQU JAG HUI FOR PAS COR BOY 8 6 6 22 17 9 5 6 26 19 6 5 9 18 27 9 10 1 32 19 4 2 14 18 33 3 5 12 22 34 8 9 3 25 16 10 4 6 25 17 5 5 10 19 28 9 5 6 23 20 5 5 10 20 28 9 6 5 31 26 6 5 9 16 20 7 7 6 25 27 5 8 7 24 27 10 3 7 28 23 7 4 9 25 24 9 5 6 23 19 7 5 8 23 28 9 6 5 22 15 PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO Alianza Petrolera Atlético Bucaramanga Atlético Huila Atlético Nacional Boyacá Chicó Cortuluá Deportes Tolima Deportivo Cali Deportivo Pasto Envigado Fortaleza Independiente Medellín Jaguares Junior La Equidad Millonarios Once Caldas Patriotas Rionegro Águilas Santa Fe Qualification #FFFFCC Advanced to the knockout phase Results main FBR grey APE BUC HUI NAC BOY COR TOL CAL PAS ENV FOR DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE Alianza Petrolera 0–1 null 3–3 1–0 null 3–0 1–0 null 1–0 null 3–1 2–0 null 0–0 null null null null 0–1 Atlético Bucaramanga 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 null 2–1 null null null 1–0 3–0 null null null 0–0 null null Atlético Huila 2–2 null null null 2–1 1–2 2–1 null null 2–1 null null 3–1 null 0–3 2–1 null 1–2 1–0 Atlético Nacional null null 4–0 null 1–1 2–2 null 3–1 null null 1–0 2–1 2–2 null 1–0 1–0 2–1 null null Boyacá Chicó null null 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 null 0–2 null null null 0–1 2–2 null 0–1 2–1 1–2 null null Cortuluá 1–0 null null null null null 1–1 null null 2–2 3–4 null 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 null 0–1 0–1 Deportes Tolima null null 1–1 null null 0–2 1–0 0–0 null 0–0 null 2–0 1–1 null 3–1 3–0 1–0 null null Deportivo Cali null 2–1 null 1–0 2–0 3–1 null 1–1 1–0 null 1–2 null 2–0 1–1 null null 1–0 null null Deportivo Pasto 0–1 null 2–0 null null 1–0 null null null 1–0 null null 1–1 null 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 Envigado null 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 null 1–1 null null 2–1 null null null null 0–0 3–1 null Fortaleza 1–0 1–2 null 0–1 2–1 null null 0–2 null 1–2 2–1 null null 1–1 null null null 2–1 1–1 Independiente Medellín null 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 null 1–1 null 2–0 0–1 null 1–1 null 1–0 null null 3–0 null null Jaguares null null 0–0 null null 1–1 null 0–1 3–1 null 1–0 null 0–0 null 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 null Junior 2–0 null null null null null null null null 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 null 1–1 2–1 La Equidad null 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 null 2–2 null 4–0 2–2 2–2 null 0–1 null null null 1–1 null null Millonarios 1–0 0–3 null null null null null 1–0 null 4–1 3–2 3–1 null null 1–2 1–1 null 0–0 1–0 Once Caldas 1–1 3–0 null null null null null 2–0 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–2 null null 0–2 null null 1–2 1–2 Patriotas 1–1 null 0–0 null 1–0 4–1 null null null null 1–0 null null 3–2 null 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 Rionegro Águilas 0–1 2–3 null 1–1 2–1 null 0–0 1–3 null 1–4 null 2–2 null null 4–0 null null null 0–4 Santa Fe null 1–0 null 0–0 1–0 null 1–1 2–2 null 2–0 null 1–1 1–0 null 1–1 1–2 null null null DIMAYOR awarded a 3–0 away win in favor of Atlético Bucaramanga for pitch invasion by fans of Millonarios. Original result was a 0–1 win for Atlético Bucaramanga. 20 November 2016 DIMAYOR Knockout phase bracket 1 Atlético Nacional 1 3 4 6 Millonarios 2 0 2 4 Santa Fe 2 2 4 5 Independiente Medellín 1 0 1 3 Deportes Tolima (p) 2 0 2 (3) 8 Patriotas 1 1 2 (0) 2 Deportivo Cali 1 1 2 7 Atlético Bucaramanga 2 1 3 1 Atlético Nacional 1 0 1 4 Santa Fe 1 4 5 3 Deportes Tolima (p) 0 2 2 (4) 7 Atlético Bucaramanga 1 1 2 (2) 4 Santa Fe 0 1 1 3 Deportes Tolima 0 0 0 Quarterfinals Millonarios 2–4 Atlético Nacional 2–1 0–3 Atlético Bucaramanga 3–2 Deportivo Cali 2–1 1–1 Patriotas 2–2 0–3 Deportes Tolima 1–2 1–0 Independiente Medellín 1–4 Santa Fe 1–2 0–2 Semifinals Santa Fe 5–1 Atlético Nacional 1–1 4–0 Atlético Bucaramanga 2–2 2–4 Deportes Tolima 1–0 1–2 Finals 14 December 2016 19:00 UTC−5 Deportes Tolima 0–0 Report Santa Fe Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, Ibagué Nicolás Gallo 18 December 2016 18:00 UTC−5 Santa Fe 1–0 Report Deportes Tolima Urrego 11 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Wilmar Roldán Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1COL Ayron del ValleMillonarios 12 2COL Diego ÁlvarezPatriotas 11 3COL Darío RodríguezAtlético Bucaramanga 10 4COL Luis PáezRionegro Águilas 9COL Ángelo RodríguezDeportes Tolima 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. For purposes of elaborating the table, the promoted teams are given the same point and goal tallies as the team in the 18th position at the start of the season. Pos Position Team 2014Pts Total 2014 points 2015Pts Total 2015 points 2016Pts Total 2016 points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageRelegation 1Atlético Nacional 63 79 76 218 116 2Independiente Medellín 51 70 73 194 116 3Santa Fe 61 62 70 193 116 4Junior 55 69 65 189 116 5Millonarios 53 62 70 185 116 6Deportivo Cali 47 67 66 180 116 7Rionegro Águilas 57 54 60 171 116 8Deportes Tolima 45 68 57 170 116 9Once Caldas 57 57 51 165 116 10Patriotas 45 58 61 164 116 11Envigado 48 61 51 160 116 12Alianza Petrolera 54 53 47 154 116 13Atlético Huila 46 57 42 145 116 14La Equidad 41 54 42 137 116 15Atlético Bucaramanga 45 31 55 131 116 16Cortuluá 35 45 45 125 116 17Jaguares 45 31 46 122 116 18Deportivo Pasto 38 39 44 121 116 19Boyacá Chicó (R) 47 34 31 112 116 Relegation to Categoría Primera B 20Fortaleza (R) 45 31 35 111 116 Source: DIMAYORRules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored. Aggregate table main football complete DIMAYOR 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots SFE NAC DIM MIL JUN CAL PAT TOL RIO BUC COR ONC ENV APE JAG PAS EQU HUI FOR BOY CL1 CL1 CL1 CL2 CL2 CS CS CS CS 12 11 17 46 55 14 20 10 52 50 11 9 20 36 53 22 18 8 82 49 7 10 23 35 61 13 13 18 57 62 17 13 16 54 53 20 10 14 64 51 10 14 16 38 51 13 12 15 44 42 9 8 23 36 62 23 14 11 74 53 C 12 10 18 32 49 18 17 11 59 55 9 15 16 44 57 23 7 14 64 48 14 9 17 51 46 18 10 14 47 44 17 11 14 55 53 24 13 11 62 38 C Alianza Petrolera Atlético Bucaramanga Atlético Huila Atlético Nacional Boyacá Chicó Cortuluá Deportes Tolima Deportivo Cali Deportivo Pasto Envigado Fortaleza Independiente Medellín Jaguares Junior La Equidad Millonarios Once Caldas Patriotas Rionegro Águilas Santa Fe Qualification or relegation #ACE1AF 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage Independiente Medellín are qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Apertura champions, and Santa Fe are qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Finalización champions.Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Copa Libertadores winners. #D0F0C0 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage #BBEBFF 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Deportes Tolima are qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana as the Copa Colombia best team not qualified for Copa Libertadores. Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores References External links DIMAYOR's official website es Category:Categoría Primera A seasons Categoria Primera A season 1