2009 Categoría Primera A season

Copa Mustang
Season2009
ChampionsApertura: Once Caldas (3rd title)
Finalización: Independiente Medellín (5th title)
RelegatedDeportivo Pasto
Copa LibertadoresOnce Caldas
Independiente Medellín
Junior
Copa SudamericanaDeportes Tolima
Atlético Huila
Matches played376
Goals scored971 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Teófilo Gutiérrez (16 goals)
Finalización: Jackson Martínez (18 goals)
Season: Teófilo Gutiérrez (30 goals)
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The 2009 Copa Mustang was the 62nd season of Colombia's top-flight football league, the Categoría Primera A. The season is divided into two championships; Torneo Apertura and Torneo Finalización. Each tournament crowned a national champion and qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Teams

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Locations of the 2009 Primera A teams
Team City Stadium
América Cali Pascual Guerrero
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 Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur
Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot
Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano
La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo
Millonarios Bogotá El Campín
Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León
Santa Fe Bogotá El Campín

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura began on February 6 and ended on June 28. Once Caldas won the tournament for their 3rd national title.

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportes Tolima 18 10 2 6 21 16 +5 32 Cuadrangular Semifinals
2 Junior 18 9 4 5 30 18 +12 31
3 Cúcuta Deportivo 18 9 4 5 16 14 +2 31
4 Boyacá Chicó 18 8 6 4 24 22 +2 30
5 Deportivo Cali 18 8 5 5 23 17 +6 29
6 La Equidad 18 8 5 5 20 18 +2 29
7 Envigado 18 8 5 5 22 24 −2 29
8 Once Caldas 18 7 7 4 23 14 +9 28
9 Quindío 18 7 4 7 23 23 0 25
10 Real Cartagena 18 7 4 7 23 24 −1 25
11 América 18 7 3 8 24 21 +3 24
12 Deportivo Pereira 18 7 3 8 26 25 +1 24
13 Huila 18 7 3 8 21 26 −5 24
14 Santa Fe 18 5 6 7 20 25 −5 21
15 Millonarios 18 3 8 7 16 20 −4 17
16 Deportivo Pasto 18 4 5 9 12 17 −5 17
17 Atlético Nacional 18 3 7 8 16 25 −9 16
18 Independiente Medellín 18 2 5 11 18 29 −11 11
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AME HUI NAC BOY CUC QUI TOL CAL PAS PER ENV DIM JUN EQU MIL ONC RCA SFE
América 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–1
Huila 3–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–1
Atlético Nacional 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2
Boyacá Chicó 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1
Quindío 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1
Deportes Tolima 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0
Deportivo Cali 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
Deportivo Pasto 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0
Deportivo Pereira 3–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 1–3 3–5 0–1
Envigado 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–1
Independiente Medellín 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Junior 4–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–1
La Equidad 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
Millonarios 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1
Once Caldas 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–0 3–0
Real Cartagena 1–0 1–0 6–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–0
Santa Fe 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2009. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Cuadrangular semifinals

The second stage of the Torneo Apertura was a quadrangular semifinal. The eight teams qualified from the first stage were placed into two groups of four. The top-two seeded teams were placed into separate groups, while the other qualified teams were pooled into odd and even seeds and placed into separate groups. Each group played against each other in a double round-robin format. The top team from each group will play each other in the finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ONC EQU TOL BOY
1 Once Caldas (A) 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10 2–3 2–0 2–1
2 La Equidad 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 1–1 1–0 0–0
3 Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 4–1 0–0 1–0
4 Boyacá Chicó 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 2–3 1–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on June 21, 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts JUN CAL CUC ENV
1 Junior (A) 6 2 3 1 11 6 +5 9 2–2 3–0 3–0
2 Deportivo Cali 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9 2–2 1–2 2–1
3 Cúcuta Deportivo 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–1 0–1 1–1
4 Envigado 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 1–0 0–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on June 21, 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Finals

First leg

Once Caldas2–1Junior
Romero 26'
Fano 72'		 Report Hernández 78'

Second leg

Junior1–3Once Caldas
Palacio 29' Report Henriquez 16'
Sinisterra 42'
Pérez 72'


 Copa Mustang
2009 I champion 
Once Caldas
3rd title

Top-five goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Teófilo Gutiérrez Junior 16
2 Peru Johan Fano Once Caldas 13
3 Argentina Pablo Batalla Deportivo Cali 10
Paraguay Roberto Gamarra Cúcuta Deportivo 10
5 Colombia Wilson Carpintero La Equidad 9
Colombia Adrián Ramos América 9

Torneo Finalización

The Torneo Finalización began on June 10 and ended December 20.

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Independiente Medellín 18 12 2 4 29 18 +11 38 Cuadrangular Semifinals
2 Santa Fe 18 8 6 4 31 24 +7 30
3 Huila 18 8 6 4 27 24 +3 30
4 Deportivo Pereira 18 7 8 3 21 9 +12 29
5 Deportes Tolima 18 8 5 5 25 23 +2 29
6 Junior 18 8 3 7 35 25 +10 27
7 Atlético Nacional 18 6 9 3 21 19 +2 27
8 Real Cartagena 18 7 6 5 30 30 0 27
9 Millonarios 18 6 8 4 24 20 +4 26
10 Deportivo Pasto 18 7 5 6 24 25 −1 26
11 Boyacá Chicó 18 6 6 6 32 31 +1 24
12 Deportivo Cali 18 6 4 8 30 32 −2 22
13 Quindío 18 6 3 9 22 31 −9 21
14 Cúcuta Deportivo 18 4 6 8 15 16 −1 18
15 La Equidad 18 2 11 5 17 24 −7 17
16 Once Caldas 18 4 5 9 23 35 −12 17
17 América 18 1 10 7 20 29 −9 13
18 Envigado 18 1 7 10 32 43 −11 10
Updated to match(es) played on November 15, 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Cuadrangular semifinals

The second stage of the 2009 Copa Mustang II is a quadrangular semifinal. The eight teams qualified teams from the first stage were placed into two groups of four. The top-two seeded teams were placed into separate groups, while the other qualified teams were pooled into odd and even seeds and placed into separate groups. Each group played against each other in a double round-robin format. The top team from each group will play each other in the finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DIM JUN PER RCA
1 Independiente Medellín (A) 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 14 0–0 2–2 2–0
2 Junior 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9 1–2 2–2 2–0
3 Deportivo Pereira 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 1–2 1–2 2–1
4 Real Cartagena 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 2–4 0–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HUI NAC SFE TOL
1 Huila (A) 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 1–0 4–1 1–1
2 Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 0–1 3–0 2–1
3 Santa Fe 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 2–0 1–1 0–2
4 Deportes Tolima 6 1 2 3 9 10 −1 5 1–1 3–4 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Finals

First leg

Atlético Huila0 – 1Independiente Medellín
Report Martínez 84'

Second leg

Independiente Medellín2 – 2Atlético Huila
Martínez 68'
Mosquera 72'		 Report Maturana 43'
Ochoa 83'
Referee: Óscar Ruiz


 Copa Mustang
2009 II champion 
Independiente Medellín
5th title

Top-five goalscorers

Pos Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Jackson Martínez Independiente Medellín 18
2 Colombia Teófilo Gutiérrez Junior 14
3 Colombia Giovanni Moreno Atlético Nacional 13
4 Colombia Iván Velásquez Atlético Huila 11
5 Colombia Sergio Herrera Deportivo Cali 10

Relegation

Relegation was determined by an average of the points obtained in the First Stages of the past six tournaments (three seasons). For the purposes of completing the relegation table, the 2007 and 2008 numbers of the 2008 Primera B champion (Real Cartagena) will be the same as the team that finished 16th in this relegation table.

Pos Team Pts GP Avg Result
1 Atlético Nacional 165 108 1.527
2 Boyacá Chicó 163 108 1.509
3 Deportes Tolima 162 108 1.500
4 Independiente Medellín 161 108 1.490
5 Deportivo Cali 158 108 1.462
6 Junior 157 108 1.453
7 La Equidad 157 108 1.453
8 Cúcuta Deportivo 154 108 1.425
9 Santa Fe 150 108 1.388
10 Millonarios 145 108 1.342
11 América 145 108 1.342
12 Once Caldas 138 108 1.277
13 Atlético Huila 137 108 1.268
14 Deportes Quindío 136 108 1.259
15 Envigado 135 108 1.250
16 Real Cartagena 135 108 1.250
17 Deportivo Pereira 133 108 1.231 Playoff match
18 Deportivo Pasto 131 108 1.212 Relegated to the Primera B

Updated as of games played on November 15, 2009.
Source:[1]

Relegation/promotion playoff

By finishing 17th in the relegation table, Deportivo Pereira played a playoff against the 2009 Primera B runner-up Atlético Bucaramanga. The team that accumulated the most points over two legs will play in the Primera A for the 2010 season. If there is a tie in points, goal difference would be taken into account, followed by a penalty shootout. Atlético Bucaramanga host the first leg.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Deportivo Pereira 6–0 Atlético Bucaramanga 2–1 3–2

Aggregate table

The aggregate table is the sum of all points and results throughout the entire season, including Cuadrangulares and Finals. This table determined the remaining berths for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Junior 50 21 13 16 85 59 +26 76 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2 Deportes Tolima 48 21 11 16 59 53 +6 74 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
3 Independiente Medellín 44 19 10 15 62 55 +7 67 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
4 Huila 44 18 12 14 58 58 0 66 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5 Once Caldas 44 16 13 15 62 61 +1 61 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
6 Deportivo Cali 42 16 12 14 61 56 +5 60
7 Boyacá Chicó 42 15 14 13 60 59 +1 59
8 Deportivo Pereira 42 15 13 14 56 45 +11 58
9 Santa Fe 42 15 13 14 57 60 −3 58 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[b]
10 Real Cartagena 42 15 11 16 58 65 −7 56
11 La Equidad 42 12 19 11 42 46 −4 55
12 Atlético Nacional 42 12 17 13 47 51 −4 53
13 Cúcuta Deportivo 42 13 13 16 37 43 −6 52
14 Envigado 42 11 15 16 62 74 −12 48
15 Quindío 36 13 7 16 45 54 −9 46
16 Millonarios 36 9 16 11 40 40 0 43
17 Deportivo Pasto 36 11 10 15 36 42 −6 43
18 América 36 8 13 15 44 50 −6 37
Updated to match(es) played on December 20, 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Once Caldas and Independiente Medellín are qualified as the two tournament champions.
  2. ^ As 2009 Copa Colombia champion.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Andrés, Juan Pablo; Ballesteros, Frank (January 29, 2010). "Colombia 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved September 27, 2010.