2004 Categoría Primera A season
The 2004 Categoría Primera A season was the 57th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. It began on 1 February and ended on 19 December 2004.
Independiente Medellín won the Campeonato Apertura, and Atlético Junior won the Campeonato Finalizacion.
Campeonato Apertura
The Campeonato Apertura (officially the 2004 Copa Mustang I for sponsorship reasons) was the first tournament of the season. It began on 1 February and ended on 16 May.
= First stage =
== Standings ==
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! align="center"|Pos ! align="center"|Team ! align="center"|Pts ! align="center"|GP ! align="center"|W ! align="center"|D ! align="center"|L ! align="center"|GF ! align="center"|GA ! align="center"|GD | |||||||||
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|1. | align="left"|América de Cali | 37 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 |
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|2. | align="left"|Deportivo Cali | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
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|3. | align="left"|Atlético Nacional | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 |
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|4. | align="left"|Once Caldas | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 |
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|5. | align="left"|Atlético Junior | 30 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 |
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|6. | align="left"|Independiente Medellín | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
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|7. | align="left"|Deportivo Pasto | 27 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19| | |
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|8. | align="left"|Chicó FC | 27 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 |
| 9. | align="left"|Deportes Pereira | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 |
| 10. | align="left"|Millonarios | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
| 11. | align="left"|Deportes Tolima | 26 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 |
| 12. | align="left"|Atlético Bucaramanga | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25| | |
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| 13. | align="left"|Independiente Santa Fe | 20 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22| | |
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| 14. | align="left"|Cortuluá | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32| | |
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| 15. | align="left"|Atlético Huila | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29| | |
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| 16. | align="left"|Deportes Quindío | 15 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 23| | |
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| 17. | align="left"|Envigado FC | 14 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26| | |
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| 18. | align="left"|Unión Magdalena | 10 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 29| | |
| 14 |
Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD=Goal Difference
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Qualified for Semifinals |
| style="background: #EEEEEE;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Eliminated |
= Semifinals =
The second phase of the 2004-I tournament consisted of two groups, each containing 4 teams. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. The winners of each group face in the finals to define a champion.
== Group A ==
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!Seed ! align="center" |Pos. ! align="center"|Team ! align="center"|Pts ! align="center"|GP ! align="center"|W ! align="center"|D ! align="center"|L ! align="center"|GF ! align="center"|GA ! align="center"|GD | ||||||||
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|(3) |1. | align="left"|Atlético Nacional
|10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| (7)
|2. | align="left"|Deportivo Pasto
|10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| (1)
|3. | align="left"|América de Cali
|7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10| | |
| 3 | ||||||||
| (5)
|4. | align="left"|Atlético Junior
|6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8| | |
| 4 |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 1 - May 19, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|América de Cali |1 - 1 |Junior |
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|Pasto |2 - 1 |Atlético Nacional |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 2 - May 23, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Junior |1 - 1 |Pasto |
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|Atlético Nacional |4 - 3 |América de Cali |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 3 - June 9, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Pasto |4 - 0 |América de Cali |
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|Junior |0 - 4 |Atlético Nacional |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 4 - June 13, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Atlético Nacional |1 - 1 |Junior |
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|América de Cali |2 - 0 |Pasto |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 5 - June 16, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Atlético Nacional |1 - 2 |Pasto |
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|Junior |0 - 1 |América de Cali |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 6 - June 20, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|América de Cali |0 - 1 |Atlético Nacional |
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|Pasto |0 - 1 |Junior |
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== Group B ==
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! align="center"|Seed ! align="center"|Pos ! align="center"|Team ! align="center"|Pts ! align="center"|GP ! align="center"|W ! align="center"|D ! align="center"|L ! align="center"|GF ! align="center"|GA ! align="center"|GD | |||||||||
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|(6) | 1. | align="left"|Independiente Medellín
|10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| (2) | 2. | align="left"|Once Caldas
|9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11| | |
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| (8) | 3. | align="left"|Deportivo Cali
|8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11| | |
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| (4) | 4. | align="left"|Chicó FC
|7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10| | |
| 1 |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 1 - May 19, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Medellín |4 - 0 |Once Caldas |
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|Chico FC |0 - 1 |Deportivo Cali |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 2 - May 23, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Deportivo Cali |0 - 3 |Medellín |
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|Once Caldas |1 - 0 |Chico FC |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 3 - June 5, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Deportivo Cali |3 - 1 |Once Caldas |
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|Medellín |1 - 2 |Chico FC |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 4 - June 13, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Once Caldas |2 - 0 |Cali |
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|Chico FC |3 - 2 |Medellín |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 5 - June 16, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Once Caldas |0 - 2 |Medellín |
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|Deportivo Cali |2 - 2 |Chico FC |
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!colspan=3 align=center|Fixture 6 - June 20, 2004 |
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!width="150"|Home !width="75"|Score !width="150"|Away |
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|Medellín |3 - 3 |Deportivo Cali |
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|Chico FC |2 - 3 |Once Caldas |
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= Finals =
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!width=16%|Date !width=10%|City !width=30%|Home !width=7%|Score !width=30%|Away |
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|June 24 |style="text-align:right;"|Independiente Medellín |2 - 1 |style="text-align:left;"|Atlético Nacional |
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|June 27 |style="text-align:right;"|Atlético Nacional |0 - 0 |style="text-align:left;"|Independiente Medellín |
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|colspan=5|Independiente Medellín is the champion for winning 2 - 1 on aggregate. |
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| align=center|Champion Independiente Medellín Fourth Title |
Campeonato Finalización
The Campeonato Finalización (officially the 2004 Copa Mustang II for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. It began on 1 August and ended on 19 December.
= First phase =
== Standings ==
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! align="center"|Pos ! align="center"|Team ! align="center"|Pts ! align="center"|GP ! align="center"|W ! align="center"|D ! align="center"|L ! align="center"|GF ! align="center"|GA ! align="center"|GD | |||||||||
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|1. | align="left"|América de Cali | 42 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 |
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|2. | align="left"|Atlético Bucaramanga | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 |
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|3. | align="left"|Deportes Tolima | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 |
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|4. | align="left"|Deportivo Cali | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 |
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|5. | align="left"|Atlético Nacional | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
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|6. | align="left"|Independiente Medellín | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 13 | +9 |
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|7. | align="left"|Once Caldas | 28 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 19 | +11 |
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|8. | align="left"|Atlético Junior | 28 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 |
| 9. | align="left"|Envigado FC | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 |
| 10. | align="left"|Santa Fe | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 |
| 11. | align="left"|Deportes Quindío | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29| | |
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| 12. | align="left"|Tulua | 22 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19| | |
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| 13. | align="left"|Atlético Huila | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25| | |
| 4 | |||||||||
| 14. | align="left"|Chicó FC | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24| | |
| 9 | |||||||||
| 15. | align="left"|Unión Magdalena | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 27| | |
| 16 | |||||||||
| 16. | align="left"|Deportivo Pasto | 17 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 16| | |
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| 17. | align="left"|Millonarios | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 29| | |
| 15 | |||||||||
| 18. | align="left"|Deportes Pereira | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 25| | |
| 16 |
Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD=Goal Difference
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| style="background:#CCFFCC;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Qualified for Semifinals |
| style="background: #EEEEEE;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Eliminated |
= Semifinals =
Just like in the Apertura, the second phase of the 2004-II tournament consisted of two groups, each containing 4 teams. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. The winners of each group face in the finals to define a champion.
== Group A ==
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! align="center"|R ! align="center"|Team ! align="center"|Pts ! align="center"|GP ! align="center"|W ! align="center"|D ! align="center"|L ! align="center"|GF ! align="center"|GA ! align="center"|GD | ||||||||
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|1. | align="left"|Atlético Nacional
|11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 2. | align="left"|América de Cali
|8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 3. | align="left"|Deportes Tolima
|7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 4. | align="left"|Once Caldas
|7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10| | |
| 5 |
== Group B ==
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! align="center"|R ! align="center"|Team ! align="center"|Pts ! align="center"|GP ! align="center"|W ! align="center"|D ! align="center"|L ! align="center"|GF ! align="center"|GA ! align="center"|GD | ||||||||
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|1. | align="left"|Atlético Junior
|13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| 2. | align="left"|Deportivo Cali
|8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 3. | align="left"|Independiente Medellín
|8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10| | |
| 1 | ||||||||
| 4. | align="left"|Atlético Bucaramanga
|4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10| | |
| 5 |
= Finals =
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!width=16%|Date !width=10%|City !width=30%|Home !width=7%|Score !width=30%|Away |
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|December 15 |style="text-align:right;"|Atlético Junior |3 - 0 |style="text-align:left;"|Atlético Nacional |
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|December 19 |style="text-align:right;"|Atlético Nacional |5 - 2 |style="text-align:left;"|Atlético Junior |
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|colspan=5|Atlético Junior is the champion for winning 4 - 5 on Penalty kicks |
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| align=center|25px Image:Junior-5e.png |
| align=center|Champion Atlético Junior Fifth Title |
Relegated and promoted team(s)
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|{{center|Primera A | Cortuluá |
External links
- [http://www.copamustang.com/ Copa Mustang Official Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110625113335/http://www.dimayor.com/ Dimayor Official Page]
- [http://www.golgolgol.net/Telmex-Dimayot website]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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