2015 Categoría Primera A season
Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Apertura: Deportivo Cali (9th title) Finalización: Atlético Nacional (15th title) |
Relegated | Uniautónoma Cúcuta Deportivo |
Copa Libertadores | Deportivo Cali Atlético Nacional Santa Fe (Copa Sudamericana winner) |
Copa Sudamericana | Santa Fe (Copa Sudamericana winner) Junior (cup winner) Atlético Nacional (Superliga winner) Independiente Medellín Deportes Tolima |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Fernando Uribe (15 goals) Finalización: Jefferson Duque (15 goals) |
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The 2015 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2015 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season started on 30 January and concluded on 20 December.
20 teams competed against one another. Santa Fe came in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2014 season's Finalización tournament. Jaguares de Córdoba entered as champion of the 2014 Primera B, while Cortuluá and Cúcuta Deportivo were promoted as the top teams of their respective groups in the Promotion tournament.
Deportivo Cali won its ninth title in the Torneo Apertura after beating Independiente Medellín in the finals, while in the Torneo Finalización Atlético Nacional won its fifteenth title after beating Junior in the finals, thus surpassing Millonarios as the club with the most championships.
Format
Starting from this season, the league was expanded to 20 teams: 17 from last season plus Jaguares, the 2014 Primera B winners, and Cortuluá and Cúcuta Deportivo, the top two teams of a playoff tournament played in January 2015 between 8 Primera B sides to fill up the field of 20 teams. The Apertura and Finalización tournaments had a similar format and 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 were played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of the final was declared the tournament champion and will participate in the 2016 Copa Libertadores.[1]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | City | Stadium | 2014 season |
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Águilas Doradasa | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 4th |
Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapatab | 10th |
Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcidc | 8th |
Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 2nd |
Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 13th |
Cortuluá | Tuluá | Doce de Octubre | 13th (Primera B)d |
Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 6th (Primera B)d |
Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toroe | 11th |
Deportivo Cali | Cali | Deportivo Cali | 9th |
Deportivo Pasto | Pasto | Departamental Libertad | 16th |
Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 12th |
Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 6th |
Jaguares | Montería | Municipal de Montería | 1st (Primera B) |
Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano | 5th |
La Equidad | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 15th |
Millonarios | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 7th |
Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 3rd |
Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 14th |
Santa Fe | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 1st |
Uniautónoma | Barranquilla | Metropolitano | 18th |
a: Previously based in Pereira, played their first four home games at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas.
b: Previously played at Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado in Floridablanca.
c: Temporarily played its home games at Estadio Centenario in Armenia and Estadio Luis Antonio Duque in Girardot due to remodeling works at Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid.
d: Promoted through the Promotion tournament.
e: Temporarily played its home games at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá due to remodeling works at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro.
Torneo Apertura
First stage
The First Stage began on 30 January and consisted of twenty rounds including a series of regional rivalries in the tenth round. It ended on 17 May with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Huila | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 41 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
2 | Envigado | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 36 | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 35 | |
4 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 35 | |
5 | Millonarios | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 34 | |
6 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 34 | |
7 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 33 | |
8 | Junior | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 33 | |
9 | Santa Fe | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 31 | |
10 | Águilas Doradas | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 30 | |
11 | Patriotas | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 27 | |
12 | La Equidad | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 26 | |
13 | Once Caldas | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
14 | Cortuluá | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 21 | |
15 | Jaguares | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 21 | |
16 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 20 | |
17 | Boyacá Chicó | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 17 | |
18 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 15 | |
19 | Uniautónoma | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 15 | |
20 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 44 | −33 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots[2]
Results
- ^ DIMAYOR awarded a 3–0 away win in favor of Independiente Medellín for pitch invasion by fans of Cúcuta Deportivo. Original result was a 1–2 win for Independiente Medellín.
Knockout phase bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Ind. Medellín | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Junior | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Ind. Medellín | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Huila | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Deportes Tolima | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Ind. Medellín | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Deportivo Cali | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Deportivo Cali | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Deportivo Cali (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Millonarios | 3 | 0 | 3 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Envigado | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Millonarios | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportes Tolima | 5–3 | Atlético Huila | 2–1 | 3–2 |
Millonarios | 6–3 | Envigado | 4–0 | 2–3 |
Atlético Nacional | 3–4 | Deportivo Cali | 3–3 | 0–1 |
Junior | 0–4 | Independiente Medellín | 0–3[A] | 0–1 |
- Notes
- ^DIMAYOR awarded a 3–0 win in favour of Independiente Medellín after a breach of rules by Junior regarding foreign players on field. Original result was a 2–2 draw.[3]
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportes Tolima | 1–3 | Independiente Medellín | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Millonarios | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Deportivo Cali | 3–2 | 0–1 |
Finals
Deportivo Cali | 1 – 0 | Independiente Medellín |
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Preciado 17' | Report |
Independiente Medellín | 1 – 1 | Deportivo Cali |
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Monsalvo 70' | Report | Roa 40' |
Liga Águila 2015 Apertura Champion |
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Deportivo Cali 9th title |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | Fernando Uribe | Millonarios | 15 |
2 | Harold Preciado | Deportivo Cali | 13 |
3 | Marco Pérez | Deportes Tolima | 10 |
4 | Carlos Ibargüen | Cortuluá | 9 |
Jonathan Copete | Atlético Nacional | 9 |
Source: DIMAYOR
Torneo Finalización
First stage
The First Stage began on 10 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It ended on 22 November with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 45 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
2 | Junior | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 36 | |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 35 | |
4 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 35 | |
5 | Once Caldas | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 34 | |
6 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 33 | |
7 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 32 | |
8 | Santa Fe | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 31 | |
9 | Patriotas | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 31 | |
10 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 30 | |
11 | Millonarios | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 28 | |
12 | La Equidad | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 28 | |
13 | Envigado | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 25 | |
14 | Águilas Doradas | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 24 | |
15 | Cortuluá | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 | |
16 | Uniautónoma | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 22 | |
17 | Boyacá Chicó | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 17 | |
18 | Atlético Huila | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 16 | |
19 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 12 | |
20 | Jaguares | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Results
- ^ DIMAYOR awarded a 3–0 away win in favor of Jaguares for Deportivo Cali fielding an unauthorized player. Original result was a 0–1 win for Jaguares.
Knockout phase bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Ind. Medellín | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Ind. Medellín | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Alianza Petrolera | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlético Nacional (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Junior | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Junior | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Santa Fe | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Junior | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Once Caldas | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Cali | 1–3 | Atlético Nacional | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Santa Fe | 3–4 | Junior | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Once Caldas | 2–3 | Deportes Tolima | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Alianza Petrolera | 0–6 | Independiente Medellín | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Independiente Medellín | 1–2 | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Deportes Tolima | 0–2 | Junior | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Finals
Atlético Nacional | 1 – 0 | Junior |
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Moreno 1' | Report | |
Penalties | ||
Bocanegra Chará Guerra Pérez |
3–2 | Noguera Narváez Ovelar Celis Cuéllar |
Liga Águila 2015 Finalización Champion |
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Atlético Nacional 15th title |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | Jefferson Duque | Atlético Nacional | 15 |
2 | Harold Preciado | Deportivo Cali | 12 |
3 | Juan Caicedo | Independiente Medellín | 9 |
Roberto Ovelar | Junior | 9 | |
5 | Vladimir Hernández | Junior | 8 |
Jonathan Gómez | Deportivo Pasto | 8 |
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.
Pos |
Team | 2013 Pts |
2014 Pts |
2015 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
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1 | Atlético Nacional | 69 | 63 | 79 | 211 | 112 | 1.884 | |
2 | Santa Fe | 61 | 61 | 62 | 184 | 112 | 1.643 | |
3 | Junior | 52 | 55 | 69 | 176 | 112 | 1.571 | |
4 | Millonarios | 59 | 53 | 62 | 174 | 112 | 1.554 | |
5 | Deportivo Cali | 58 | 47 | 67 | 172 | 112 | 1.536 | |
6 | Once Caldas | 56 | 57 | 57 | 170 | 112 | 1.518 | |
7 | Águilas Doradas | 58 | 57 | 54 | 169 | 112 | 1.509 | |
8 | Independiente Medellín | 47 | 51 | 70 | 168 | 112 | 1.5 | |
9 | Deportes Tolima | 50 | 45 | 68 | 163 | 112 | 1.455 | |
10 | Envigado | 39 | 48 | 61 | 148 | 112 | 1.321 | |
11 | Alianza Petrolera | 38 | 54 | 53 | 145 | 112 | 1.295 | |
12 | Atlético Huila | 40 | 46 | 57 | 143 | 112 | 1.277 | |
13 | La Equidad | 45 | 41 | 54 | 140 | 112 | 1.25 | |
14 | Patriotas | 34 | 45 | 58 | 137 | 112 | 1.223 | |
15 | Deportivo Pasto | 53 | 38 | 39 | 130 | 112 | 1.161 | |
16 | Boyacá Chicó | 34 | 47 | 34 | 115 | 112 | 1.027 | |
17 | Cortuluá | 34 | 35 | 45 | 114 | 112 | 1.018 | |
18 | Jaguares | 34 | 45 | 31 | 110 | 112 | 0.982 | |
19 | Uniautónoma (R) | 34 | 35 | 37 | 106 | 112 | 0.946 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
20 | Cúcuta Deportivo (R) | 34 | 35 | 27 | 96 | 112 | 0.857 |
Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlético Nacional (C) | 48 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 90 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a] |
2 | Independiente Medellín | 50 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 90 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[b] |
3 | Junior | 48 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 81 | |
4 | Deportivo Cali (C) | 48 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 79 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[c] |
5 | Deportes Tolima | 48 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 78 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
6 | Millonarios | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 68 | |
7 | Santa Fe | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 65 | 2016 Copa Libertadores First Stage and 2016 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16[d] |
8 | Envigado | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 64 | |
9 | Once Caldas | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 60 | |
10 | Patriotas | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 58 | |
11 | Atlético Huila | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 57 | |
12 | Águilas Doradas | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 54 | |
13 | La Equidad | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 54 | |
14 | Alianza Petrolera | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 53 | |
15 | Cortuluá | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 45 | |
16 | Deportivo Pasto | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 39 | |
17 | Uniautónoma | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 37 | |
18 | Boyacá Chicó | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 34 | |
19 | Jaguares | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 31 | |
20 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 40 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores as Finalización champions and qualified for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana as Superliga Colombiana winners.
- ^ Junior are qualified for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana as Copa Colombia winners.
- ^ Deportivo Cali are qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores as Apertura champions.
- ^ Santa Fe are qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores and the 2016 Copa Sudamericana as Copa Sudamericana winners.
References
- ^ "Síntesis de la Asamblea Extraordinaria" [Summary of the Extraordinary Assembly]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "Reglamentación Liga Águila 2015" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Caso Junior vs Deportivo Independiente Medellín" [Junior vs. Deportivo Independiente Medellín Case]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
External links
- DIMAYOR's official website (in Spanish)