Categoría Primera A 2012

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Liga Postobón 2012
Logo: Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional
master Apertura: Santa Fe
Finalización: Millonarios
Copa Libertadores -
Group Stage		 Santa Fe , Millonarios
Copa Libertadores -
First Round		 Deportes Tolima
Copa Sudamericana Atlético Nacional , La Equidad , Deportivo Pasto , Itagüí FC
Cup winners Atlético Nacional
Relegation ↓ Cúcuta Deportivo (4-1 and 1-2 against América de Cali )
Relegated Real Cartagena
Teams 18th
Games 376 + 2 relegation games
Gates 877  (ø 2.33 per game)
Top scorer Apertura: Robin Ramírez ( Deportes Tolima ) Finalización: Germán Cano ( Independiente Medellín ), Carmelo Valencia ( La Equidad ) and Henry Hernández ( Cúcuta Deportivo ) Paraguay 1990Paraguay 

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← Categoría Primera A 2011

The Categoría Primera A 2012 was a season consisting of Apertura and Finalización of the highest Colombian league in men's football . The Apertura was the seventy-fifth and the Finalización the seventy-sixth edition of the Colombian Championship.

Master of Apertura was Santa Fe (seventh title) and Master of Finalización was Millonarios (14th title). Direct relegated was Real Cartagena , while Cúcuta Deportivo had to play the relegation, which was won against América de Cali .

mode

Two champions were determined, one for each half series. Every semi-series champion was automatically qualified for the Copa Libertadores . A third place was awarded to the club which, after adding up all the points and goals in phases 1 and 2 of the first and second semi-series championships, was the highest. Should a club win both semi-series championships, the second participant in the Libertadores would be selected using the same procedure as the third participant. Three participants in the Copa Sudamericana were determined according to the same scheme as the third Libertadores participant: the three clubs that were behind this in the overall annual ranking were qualified. A fourth club was determined by the cup competition . A direct relegation to the Categoría Primera B was determined by a separate relegation table, which was determined from the average of the past three seasons. The second last played a relegation against the second in the second division.

Attendees

The following clubs took part in the two half-series of the 2012 season, Apertura and Finalización .

Venues of the Liga Postobón 2012
team city Department Stadion first season
in Primera A
Atletico Huila.svg Atlético Huila Neiva Huila Guillermo Plazas Alcid 1993
Atletico Nacional.svg Atlético Nacional Medellin Antioquia Atanasio Girardot 1948
Boyacá Chicó Tunja Boyacá La Independencia 2004
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta
Yopal 1 		North of Santander
Casanare 		General Santander
Atalayas 		1950
CD Quindio.svg Deportes Quindío Armenia Quindío Estadio Centenario 1952
Deportes Tolima.svg Deportes Tolima Ibagué Tolima Manuel Murillo Toro 1955
Deportivo Cali Logo.svg Deportivo Cali Cali Valle del Cauca Pascual Guerrero 2 1948
Deportivo Pasto.svg Deportivo Pasto Pasto Nariño Departamental Libertad 1999
Envigado FC.svg Envigado FC Envigado Antioquia Polideportivo Sur 1992
Independiente Medellin.svg Independiente Medellin Medellin Antioquia Atanasio Girardot 1948
Itagüifc.png Itagüí Ditaires Itagüí Antioquia Ciudad de Itagüí 2011
Atletico Junior.svg Junior Barranquilla Atlántico Metropolitan Roberto Meléndez 1948
CDLaEquidad.png La Equidad Bogotá DC Bogotá Metropolitan de Techo 2007
Millionarios.svg Millonarios Bogotá DC Bogotá El Campín 1948
Once Caldas.svg Once Caldas Manizales Caldas Palogrande 1948
Patriotas Tunja Boyacá La Independencia 2012
Real Cartagena.svg Real Cartagena Cartagena Bolívar Jaime Morón León 1971
SantaFeCD.svg Santa Fe Bogotá DC Bogotá El Campín 1948
1 Due to renovations at the Estadio General Santander, Cúcuta played a large part of the home games of the return series in Yopal.
2Deportivo Cali actually plays its home games in its own Estadio Deportivo Cali. In the 2012 season, the club played in the Pascual Guerrero due to renovations.

Aperture

In the first phase, all 18 teams played against each other in league mode, in addition there was a game day with Clásicos , where games with a derby character were played. The first eight teams qualified for two semi-final groups. In the second phase, four teams each played in two groups with home and away games from two finalists who determined the champions.

League phase

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Deportes Tolima  18th  10  6th  2 028:160 +12 36
 2. Santa Fe  18th  7th  8th  3 029:190 +10 29
 3. Itagüí Ditaires  18th  8th  5  5 025:180  +7 29
 4th Atlético Huila  18th  8th  5  5 023:170  +6 29
 5. La Equidad  18th  7th  7th  4th 019:160  +3 28
 6th Deportivo Pasto (N)  18th  6th  9  3 024:180  +6 27
 7th Boyacá Chicó  18th  7th  6th  5 026:220  +4 27
 8th. Deportivo Cali  18th  7th  6th  5 019:180  +1 27
 9. Patriotas (N)  18th  7th  6th  5 013:170  −4 27
10. Junior (M)  18th  7th  4th  7th 028:240  +4 25th
11. Envigado FC  18th  5  8th  5 023:240  −1 23
12. Atlético Nacional  18th  6th  4th  8th 025:200  +5 22nd
13. Millonarios (P)  18th  4th  8th  6th 022:230  −1 20th
14th Real Cartagena  18th  4th  8th  6th 022:310  −9 20th
15th Deportes Quindío  18th  3  9  6th 020:290  −9 18th
16. Independiente Medellin  18th  4th  5  9 017:240  −7 17th
17th Once Caldas  18th  2  8th  8th 022:260  −4 14th
18th Cúcuta Deportivo  18th  3  2  13 012:350 −23 11
Participation in the semi-final groups
(M) Master Finalización 2011: Junior
(N) Newcomers from the Categoría Primera B 2011 : Deportivo Pasto and Patriotas
(P) Cup winner 2011: Millonarios

Semi-final phase

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Deportivo Pasto  6th  3  2  1 007: 600  +1 11 1
 2. Deportivo Cali  6th  3  2  1 008: 400  +4 11 1
 3. Deportes Tolima  6th  3  1  2 006: 500  +1 10
 4th Atlético Huila  6th  0  1  5 002: 800  −6 01
1 In the event of a tie, the table position of the league phase is decisive.

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Santa Fe  6th  4th  2  0 010: 600  +4 14th
 2. La Equidad  6th  2  2  2 010: 900  +1 08th
 3. Boyacá Chicó  6th  2  1  3 006: 800  −2 07th
 4th Itagüí Ditaires  6th  1  1  4th 004: 700  −3 04th

final

07/11/2012 Pasto Deportivo Pasto - Santa Fe 1: 1 (1: 1)
07/15/2012 Bogotá Santa Fe - Deportivo Pasto 1: 0 (0: 0)
With this, Santa Fe became the master of the aperture.

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

Pl. player team Gates
1. Paraguay 1990Paraguay Robin Ramirez Deportes Tolima 13
2. ColombiaColombia Giovanni Hernández Junior 11
ColombiaColombia Humberto Osorio Millonarios
4th ColombiaColombia Efraín Viáfara Itagüí Ditaires 10
5. BoliviaBolivia Diego Cabrera Santa Fe 09
ColombiaColombia Edwards Jiménez Deportivo Pasto
ArgentinaArgentina Omar Sebastián Pérez Santa Fe
ColombiaColombia Milton Rodríguez Atlético Huila
9. ColombiaColombia James Castro Boyacá Chicó 08th
ColombiaColombia Dorlan Pabón Atlético Nacional

Finalización

League phase

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Millonarios (P)  18th  11  4th  3 025: 900 +16 37
 2. La Equidad  18th  9  6th  3 026:170  +9 33
 3. Junior  18th  8th  8th  2 027:150 +12 32
 4th Itagüí Ditaires  18th  8th  8th  2 023:120 +11 32
 5. Atlético Nacional  18th  7th  9  2 025:140 +11 30th
 6th Deportes Tolima  18th  8th  5  5 026:200  +6 29
 7th Independiente Medellin  18th  7th  5  6th 023:180  +5 26th
 8th. Deportivo Pasto (N)  18th  7th  4th  7th 022:200  +2 25th
 9. Cúcuta Deportivo  18th  6th  6th  6th 022:220  ± 0 24
10. Santa Fe (M)  18th  6th  5  7th 018:220  −4 23
11. Deportivo Cali  18th  6th  4th  8th 021:220  −1 22nd
12. Boyacá Chicó  18th  5  7th  6th 019:220  −3 22nd
13. Deportes Quindío  18th  6th  4th  8th 020:250  −5 22nd
14th Envigado FC  18th  5  6th  7th 015:180  −3 21st
15th Once Caldas  18th  6th  2  10 019:270  −8 20th
16. Patriotas (N)  18th  4th  5  9 017:280 −11 17th
17th Real Cartagena  18th  3  3  12 015:330 −18 12
18th Atlético Huila  18th  2  6th  10 012:310 −19 12
Participation in the semi-final groups
(M) Master Apertura 2012: Santa Fe
(N) Newcomers from the Categoría Primera B 2011 : Deportivo Pasto and Patriotas
(P) Cup winner 2011: Millonarios

Semi-final phase

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Millonarios  6th  5  1  0 013: 400  +9 16
 2. Deportivo Pasto  6th  3  1  2 010: 700  +3 10
 3. Junior  6th  2  0  4th 007:110  −4 06th
 4th Deportes Tolima  6th  1  0  5 006:140  −8 03

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Independiente Medellin  6th  5  0  1 013: 800  +5 15th
 2. Atlético Nacional  6th  3  0  3 012:120  ± 0 09
 3. Itagüí Ditaires  6th  2  0  4th 009:120  −3 06th
 4th La Equidad  6th  2  0  4th 008:100  −2 06th

final

12/12/2012 Medellin Independiente Medellin - Millonarios 0-0
December 16, 2012 Bogotá Millonarios - Independiente Medellin 1: 1 (1: 0), 5: 4 i. E.
With that Millonarios became master of the finalización.

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

Pl. player team Gates
1. ArgentinaArgentina German Cano Independiente Medellin 09
ColombiaColombia Carmelo Valencia La Equidad
ColombiaColombia Henry Hernández Cúcuta Deportivo
4th ColombiaColombia Wilberto Cosme Millonarios 08th
5. ColombiaColombia Juan Fernando Caicedo Deportes Quindío 07th
ColombiaColombia Luis Fernando Mosquera Atlético Nacional
Paraguay 1990Paraguay Robin Ramirez Deportes Tolima
8th. Paraguay 1990Paraguay Marco Lazaga Patriotas 06th
ColombiaColombia Christian Marrugo Deportes Tolima
ColombiaColombia Edwin Móvil Boyacá Chicó
ColombiaColombia Sergio Romero Once Caldas

Overall table

For the Reclasificación , all games of the 2012 season, both the league and the semi-finals as well as the finals, are added up to determine the other participants in addition to the respective champions of the semi-series in the continental competitions.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Deportes Tolima  48  22nd  14th  12 066:490 +17 80
 2. La Equidad  48  20th  15th  13 060:490 +11 75
 3. Deportivo Pasto  50  19th  17th  14th 062:530  +9 74
 4th Itagüí FC  48  19th  15th  14th 056:410 +15 72
 5. Santa Fe  44  18th  16  10 059:480 +11 70
 6th Millonarios  44  18th  15th  11 056:390 +17 69
 7th Junior  42  17th  14th  11 060:450 +15 65
 8th. Atlético Nacional  42  16  14th  12 056:380 +18 62
 9. Deportivo Cali  42  16  12  14th 048:440  +4 60
10. Boyacá Chicó  42  14th  14th  14th 052:530  −1 56
11. Independiente Medellin  44  14th  14th  16 045:370  +8 56
12. Envigado FC  36  10  14th  12 038:470  −9 44
13. Patriotas  36  11  11  14th 030:430 −13 44
14th Atlético Huila  42  10  12  20th 037:530 −16 42
15th Deportes Quindío  36  9  13  14th 040:570 −17 40
16. Cúcuta Deportivo  36  9  8th  19th 034:470 −13 35
17th Once Caldas  36  8th  9  19th 041:560 −15 33
18th Real Cartagena  36  7th  11  18th 037:520 −15 32
Participation in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2013 : Santa Fe (Master Apertura) and Millonarios (Master Finalización)
Participation in the qualification for the Copa Libertadores 2013 : Deportes Tolima
Participation in the Copa Sudamericana 2013 : La Equidad, Deportivo Pasto, Itagüí FC and Atlético Nacional (cup winners)

Relegation table

For the relegation table, the series back and forth in 2010, 2011 and 2012 are added together. The total number of points is divided by the number of games played in the league phase and extrapolated. Direct relegation was Real Cartagena , while Cúcuta Deportivo had to play the relegation against the second in the Categoría Primera B , America de Cali .

Pl. society Sp. T GT Diff. Pt. Prom.
18th Real Cartagena 108 123 169 −46 117 1,083
17th Cúcuta Deportivo 108 111 143 −32 124 1,148
16. Patriotas 108 117 150 −33 129 1,194
15th Deportes Quindío 108 118 151 −33 132 1,222
14th Atlético Huila 108 138 156 −18 134 1,241
13. Envigado FC 108 130 143 −13 136 1,259
12. Independiente Medellin 108 136 139 0−3 137 1,269
11. Deportivo Pasto 108 134 138 0−4 141 1.306
10. Boyacá Chicó 108 130 134 0−4 152 1,407
9. Millonarios 108 146 126 +20 154 1,426
8th. Deportivo Cali 108 135 127 0+8 155 1,435
7th Junior 108 151 134 +17 155 1,435
6th Itagüí FC 108 139 122 +17 156 1,444
5. Once Caldas 108 173 147 +26 159 1,472
4th La Equidad 108 132 117 +15 165 1,528
3. Santa Fe 108 138 118 +20 166 1,537
2. Atlético Nacional 108 160 131 +29 168 1,556
1. Deportes Tolima 108 181 119 +62 191 1,769
Participation in the relegation games against the runner-up in the Categoría Primera B: Cúcuta Deportivo
Relegation to the Categoría Primera B : Real Cartagena

Relegation

December 7, 2012 Cali America de Cali - Cúcuta Deportivo 1: 4
12/12/2012 Cúcuta Cúcuta Deportivo - America de Cali 1: 2

Cúcuta won the first leg 4-1 against América de Cali. América could not catch up with this result in the second leg and remained in the second division.

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