2012 Categoría Primera A season

Liga Postobón 2012 Apertura:Santa Fe (7th title)Finalización:Millonarios (14th title) Real Cartagena Copa Libertadores Santa FeMillonariosDeportes Tolima Copa Sudamericana Atlético Nacional (cup winner)La EquidadDeportivo PastoItagüí Ditaires 206 493 Apertura: Robin Ramirez (13) 2011 2013 The 2012 Categoría Primera A season (officially known at the 2012 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 3 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 2013 Copa Libertadores. Teams Colombia right 350 Locations of the 2012 Primera A teams Colombia 2.935723 -75.280006 Atlético Huila right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 6.256739 -75.590262 Atlético Nacional, Independiente Medellín right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 5.541844 -73.353043 Boyacá Chicó right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 7.894685 -72.501785 Cúcuta Deportivo right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 6.168872 -75.626872 Itagüí Ditaires left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Colombia 4.515318 -75.698438 Deportes Quindío left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg Colombia 4.429610 -75.218258 Deportes Tolima right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Colombia 3.521637 -76.417039 Deportivo Cali right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 1.198049 -77.277669 Deportivo Pasto right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 6.164515 -75.599100 Envigado right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg Colombia 10.926930 -74.800485 Junior right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Colombia 5.056627 -75.489705 Once Caldas left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Colombia 5.541844 -73.353043 Patriotas left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Colombia 10.405629 -75.498128 Real Cartagena left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Colombia 4.645851 -74.077498 Bogotá right Arrows 12x12 w.svg TransparentPlaceholder.png Colombia 16.25 -85 Bogotá teams:La EquidadMillonariosSanta Fe Team City Stadium Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro Deportivo Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot Itagüí Itagüí Ciudad de Itagüí Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo Millonarios Bogotá Nemesio Camacho Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande Patriotas Tunja La Independencia Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camacho Torneo Apertura First stage The First Stage began on January 27 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 on May 27. Standings main WDL Q TOL Deportes Tolima SFE Santa Fe ITA Itagüí HUI Atlético Huila EQU La Equidad PAS Deportivo Pasto BOY Boyacá Chicó CAL Deportivo Cali PAT Patriotas JUN Junior ENV Envigado NAC Atlético Nacional MIL Millonarios RCA Real Cartagena QUI Deportes Quindío DIM Independiente Medellín ONC Once Caldas CUC Cúcuta Deportivo 10 6 2 28 16 7 8 3 29 19 8 5 5 25 18 8 5 5 23 17 7 7 4 19 16 6 9 3 24 18 7 6 5 26 22 7 6 5 19 18 7 6 5 13 17 7 4 7 28 24 5 8 5 23 24 6 4 8 25 20 4 8 6 22 23 4 8 6 22 31 3 9 6 20 29 4 5 9 17 24 2 8 8 22 26 3 2 13 12 35 #FFFFCC Advanced to the Semifinals A A A A A A A A 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored; 5th away goals against; 6th draw. complete http://www.goal11.net/widgets/widget/table/dimayor/#ui-tabs-2 Posiciones Standings DIMAYOR January 27, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120206071347/http://www.goal11.net/widgets/widget/table/dimayor February 6, 2012 Results main FBR grey HUI NAC BOY CUC QUI TOL CAL PAS ENV EQU DIM ITA JUN MIL ONC PAT RCA SFE Atlético Huila null 3–0 null null 3–0 1–1 1–0 null 0–0 1–0 null 1–3 null 3–2 3–0 null null Atlético Nacional 1–2 4–0 1–1 null 0–1 4–0 0–1 null null 1–2 null 3–1 null 1–0 1–0 null null Boyacá Chicó null null 5–2 2–0 null 3–1 null 4–1 1–1 null null null 1–1 1–0 0–1 null 2–0 Cúcuta Deportivo 1–0 1–0 null null null null 2–2 null 0–1 1–2 0–1 null 2–1 null 0–1 0–1 null Deportes Quindío 0–2 2–2 null 1–0 null null 2–2 null null null 2–1 null 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 null Deportes Tolima 1–1 null 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 null 0–1 1–1 null null null null 1–0 null null 2–1 Deportivo Cali null null null 1–0 1–1 null 1–0 1–1 3–0 null 0–1 null 1–0 2–1 null null 2–0 Deportivo Pasto null null 2–0 null null 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 null 1–1 null 4–1 null null 1–1 Envigado 1–1 0–0 null 2–2 3–0 null null null null null 1–2 2–1 1–1 null 2–0 1–0 null La Equidad null 3–2 null 4–1 2–1 null null null 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 null null 1–1 0–1 Independiente Medellín null 1–0 0–3 null 2–2 0–1 0–1 null 2–2 0–1 null null null 2–1 null null 1–1 Itagüí 1–0 1–0 1–1 null null 2–3 null 3–0 4–2 null 1–1 1–1 null null 1–1 3–1 null Junior null null 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 null null null 1–0 2–1 1–3 null null 3–1 null Millonarios 1–1 2–3 null null null 1–1 null 1–2 null null 2–1 1–0 null null 0–1 1–1 3–4 Once Caldas null null null 4–0 0–0 null null null 1–1 1–1 null 2–2 2–2 0–0 null 2–2 2–2 Patriotas null null 0–0 null null 0–3 1–0 0–0 null 0–2 2–1 null 2–1 null 1–0 null 0–0 Real Cartagena 1–0 1–1 0–0 null null 1–3 2–2 1–1 null null 3–2 null 2–1 0–2 null 2–2 null Santa Fe 4–0 2–2 null 2–0 1–1 null null null 1–1 null null 1–0 2–1 1–1 null null 5–0 complete http://dimayor.com/categorias/partidos_y_posiciones.html Resultados es Results DIMAYOR January 27, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120202053336/http://dimayor.com/categorias/partidos_y_posiciones.html February 2, 2012 Semifinals The Semifinal stage began on June 13 and ended on July 8. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals. Group A main WDL Q PAS CAL TOL HUI 3 2 1 7 6 3 2 1 8 4 3 1 2 6 5 0 1 5 2 8 #FFFFCC Advanced to the Finals ? A 1st points; 2nd first stage position. y FBR grey Atlético Huila 0–1 0–1 0–1 Deportes Tolima 2–0 1–0 0–1 Deportivo Cali 2–1 1–1 3–0 Deportivo Pasto 1–1 3–1 1–1 complete Group B main WDL Q SFE EQU BOY ITA 4 2 0 10 6 2 2 2 10 9 2 1 3 6 8 1 1 4 4 7 #FFFFCC Advanced to the Finals A 1st points; 2nd first stage position. y FBR grey Boyacá Chicó 0–1 2–1 2–2 Itagüí 0–1 1–1 0–1 La Equidad 3–1 2–1 2–2 Santa Fe 1–0 2–1 2–1 complete Finals main WDL Q SFE Santa Fe PAS Deportivo Pasto 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 #ACE1AF 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage CL2 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out. complete http://www.goal11.net/widgets/widget/table/dimayor/#ui-tabs-2 Posiciones Positions DIMAYOR October 12, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111013214646/http://www.goal11.net/widgets/widget/table/dimayor/ October 13, 2011 July 11, 2012 19:00 Deportivo Pasto 1–1 Report Santa Fe Rendón 25 Quiñonez 44 Estadio Departamental Libertad, Pasto Luis Sánchez July 15, 2012 18:05 Santa Fe 1–0 Report Deportivo Pasto Copete 71 Estadio Nemesio Camacho (El Campín), Bogotá Wilmar Roldán Top goalscorers RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1 Robin Ramírez PAR Paraguayan Deportes Tolima 132 Giovanni Hernández COL Colombian Junior 11 Humberto Osorio COL Colombian Millonarios 114 Efraín Viáfara COL Colombian Itagüí Ditaires 105 Diego Cabrera BOL Bolivian Santa Fe 9 Edwards Jiménez COL Colombian Deportivo Pasto 9 Omar Sebastián Pérez ARG Argentinian Santa Fe 9 Milton Rodríguez COL Colombian Atlético Huila 9Source:http://www.goal11.net/widgets/widget/table/dimayor/#ui-tabs-6 Goleadores Goalscorers DIMAYOR July 15, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120417200453/http://www.goal11.net/widgets/widget/table/dimayor April 17, 2012 Torneo Finalización First stage Standings main WDL Q MIL Millonarios EQU La Equidad JUN Junior ITA Itagüí NAC Atlético Nacional TOL Deportes Tolima DIM Independiente Medellín PAS Deportivo Pasto CUC Cúcuta Deportivo SFE Santa Fe CAL Deportivo Cali BOY Boyacá Chicó QUI Deportes Quindío ENV Envigado ONC Once Caldas PAT Patriotas RCA Real Cartagena HUI Atlético Huila 11 4 3 25 9 9 6 3 26 17 8 8 2 27 15 8 8 2 23 12 7 9 2 25 14 8 5 5 26 20 7 5 6 23 18 7 4 7 22 20 6 6 6 22 22 6 5 7 18 22 6 4 8 21 22 5 7 6 19 22 6 4 8 20 25 5 6 7 15 18 6 1 11 19 27 4 5 9 17 28 3 3 12 15 33 2 6 10 12 31 #FFFFCC Advance to the Semifinals A A A A A A A A complete Results main FBR grey HUI NAC BOY CUC QUI TOL CAL PAS ENV EQU DIM ITA JUN MIL ONC PAT RCA SFE Atlético Huila 0–0 null 0–0 0–1 0–0 null null 1–0 null null 2–3 null 0–4 null null 1–1 2–0 Atlético Nacional null null 1–1 1–1 null null null 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 null 0–0 null null 2–1 2–2 Boyacá Chicó 2–0 1–1 null null 1–1 null 1–1 null null 1–0 1–1 1–1 null null 0–1 3–0 null Cúcuta Deportivo null null 2–0 1–0 0–5 1–2 null 2–1 1–3 null null 1–1 null 4–1 null null 4–0 Deportes Quindío null null 4–1 null 1–2 2–1 null 1–0 1–1 1–3 null 0–0 null 0–1 null null 1–0 Deportes Tolima 1–1 1–3 null null null null 2–1 null null 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 null 2–1 3–0 null Deportivo Cali 3–2 3–1 2–3 null null 1–3 0–1 null null 2–0 null 1–1 null null 3–0 2–0 null Deportivo Pasto 3–1 0–2 null 2–1 3–0 null 3–0 null null null 1–1 null 3–1 null 1–1 0–0 null Envigado null null 0–0 null null 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 null null 2–1 null null 1–1 La Equidad 5–1 null 1–1 3–1 null 1–0 1–1 2–0 null 1–3 null null null 1–0 2–1 null null Independiente Medellín 0–0 0–3 null 1–1 null null null 1–0 null null 0–1 2–1 1–1 null 2–0 5–0 null Itagüí null null null 0–0 4–0 null 2–0 null 1–1 3–0 null 1–1 1–0 1–0 null null 0–0 Junior 4–0 1–0 null null null null null 2–0 2–0 0–0 null null null 2–0 4–3 1–0 1–1 Millonarios null null 0–1 1–0 2–1 null 0–0 null 2–0 2–0 null null 2–0 2–1 null null 2–0 Once Caldas 3–1 0–2 5–2 null 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 null null 0–1 null null null 1–1 null null Patriotas 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 null null null 1–2 null null 1–0 null 0–2 null 1–1 null Real Cartagena null null null 0–1 2–1 null null null 2–3 0–2 null 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 null 2–1 Santa Fe null null 1–0 null null 2–1 1–0 2–0 null 1–2 1–1 null null 1–2 2–0 2–1 null complete Semifinals The Semifinal stage began on November and ended on December. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals. Group A main WDL Q MIL PAS JUN TOL 3 1 2 8 6 3 1 2 8 7 2 2 2 5 6 1 2 3 6 8 #FFFFCC Advanced to the Finals > A 1st points; 2nd first stage position. y FBR grey Deportes Tolima 3–0 0–1 1–2 Deportivo Pasto 1–1 1–0 3–1 Junior 1–1 1–3 2–1 Millonarios 3–0 1–0 0–0 complete Group B main WDL Q DIM NAC ITA EQU 3 2 1 4 4 3 1 2 6 4 2 1 3 4 4 2 0 4 5 7 #FFFFCC Advanced to the Finals A 1st points; 2nd first stage position. y FBR grey Atlético Nacional 1–0 0–1 2–0 Itagüí 2–0 0–1 0–1 Independiente Medellín 1–1 0–0 1–0 La Equidad 0–2 1–2 3–0 complete Finals main WDL Q MIL Millonarios DIM Independiente Medellín 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 #ACE1AF 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage CL2 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out. complete December 12, 2012 Independiente Medellín 0–0 Millonarios Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Juan Pontón December 16, 2012 Millonarios 1–1 Independiente Medellín Cosme 44 Zapata 51 Estadio Nemesio Camacho (El Campín), Bogotá Luis Sánchez 6-5 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. Pos Position Team 2010Pts Total 2010 points 2011Pts Total 2011 points 2012Pts Total points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageRelegation 1Deportes Tolima 70 56 65 191 108 2Atlético Nacional 61 55 52 168 108 3Santa Fe 65 49 52 166 108 4La Equidad 59 45 61 165 108 5Once Caldas 61 65 33 159 108 6Itagüí 41 54 61 156 108 7Junior 48 50 57 155 108 8Deportivo Cali 56 50 49 155 108 9Millonarios 41 56 57 154 108 10Boyacá Chicó 50 53 49 152 108 11Deportivo Pasto 48 41 52 141 108 12Independiente Medellín 57 37 43 137 108 13Envigado 32 60 44 136 108 14Atlético Huila 54 39 41 134 108 15Deportes Quindío 45 47 40 132 108 16Patriotas 43 42 44 129 108 17Cúcuta Deportivo (O) 48 41 35 124 108 Relegation/promotion playoff 18Real Cartagena (R) 43 42 32 117 108 Relegation to the 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 the 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 2013 Copa Libertadores and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best-placed non-champions will go to the first stage of the 2013 Copa Sudamericana. Atlético Nacional is already qualified to the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the champion of the 2012 Copa Colombia. main WDL Q TOL Deportes Tolima EQU La Equidad PAS Deportivo Pasto ITA Itagüí SFE Santa Fe MIL Millonarios JUN Junior NAC Atlético Nacional CAL Deportivo Cali BOY Boyacá Chicó DIM Independiente Medellín ENV Envigado PAT Patriotas HUI Atlético Huila QUI Deportes Quindío CUC Cúcuta Deportivo ONC Once Caldas RCA Real Cartagena 22 14 12 67 48 20 15 13 60 49 19 17 14 62 53 19 15 14 56 41 18 16 10 59 48 C 18 15 11 56 39 C 17 14 11 60 44 16 14 12 56 38 16 12 14 48 44 14 14 14 51 52 14 14 16 45 47 10 14 12 38 42 11 11 14 30 45 10 12 20 37 56 9 13 14 40 54 9 8 19 34 57 8 9 19 41 53 7 11 18 35 65 #D0F0C0 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage CL1 #BBEBFF 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage CS1 CS1 CS1 #ACE1AF 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage Santa Fe and Millonarios are qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the Apertura and Finalización champions respectively. CL2 CL2 #BBEBFF 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the 2012 Copa Colombia champion. CS1b complete References External links DIMAYOR's official website es Official regulations es Category:Categoría Primera A seasons Col 1