2016 Categoría Primera A season
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The 2016 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2016 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) is 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 will compete 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.
Contents
Format
The league will retain the format used in the most recent season.[1] The Apertura and Finalización tournaments will be divided into three stages: a First Stage which will be 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 will advance to a knockout round, where they will be 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 will be played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of the final will be declared the tournament champion and will participate in the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| 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 Alcid | 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 Calib | 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 Techoc | 13th |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 6th |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 9th |
| Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 10th |
| Rionegro Águilasd | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 12th |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 7th |
a: Temporarily plays its home games at Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado in Floridablanca due to remodeling works at Estadio Alfonso López.
b: Played its Torneo Apertura Round 8 home game vs. Once Caldas at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali.
c: Played its Torneo Apertura Round 18 home game vs. Millonarios at Estadio El Campín.
d: 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 40 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 39 | |
| 3 | Millonarios | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 37 | |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 37 | |
| 5 | Junior | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 34 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Cortuluá | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 31 | |
| 9 | Patriotas | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 23 | |
| 14 | Jaguares | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 23 | |
| 15 | Envigado | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
| 16 | Atlético Huila | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 | |
| 17 | La Equidad | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 18 | Boyacá Chicó | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 17 | |
| 19 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 17 | |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 15 |
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
| Home \ Away[1] | 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 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Atlético Huila | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Cortuluá | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | ||||||||||
| Deportivo Pasto | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Envigado | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Fortaleza | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Independiente Medellín | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Jaguares | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Junior | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| La Equidad | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| Millonarios | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Once Caldas | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Patriotas | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Rionegro Águilas | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 29 May 2016.
Source: DIMAYOR
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Knockout phase bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ind. Medellín | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Fe | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cortuluá | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rionegro Águilas | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Millonarios | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Deportivo Cali | Independiente Medellín | |||
| Rionegro Águilas | Atlético Nacional | |||
| Junior | Millonarios | |||
| Cortuluá | Santa Fe |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Miguel Borja |
Cortuluá | 14 |
| 2 | Luis Páez |
Rionegro Águilas | 12 |
| Sergio Romero |
Alianza Petrolera | 12 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Hernández |
Junior | 11 |
| 5 | Leonardo Castro |
Independiente Medellín | 9 |
Source: DIMAYOR
References
External links
- DIMAYOR's official website (Spanish)
