Season | 1996â97 |
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Dates | 8 September 1996 â 21 December 1997 |
Champions | América de Cali (9th title) |
Relegated |
CĂșcuta Deportivo (Torneo FinalizaciĂłn) Deportivo Pereira (Torneo AdecuaciĂłn) |
1998 Copa Libertadores | América de Cali Atlético Bucaramanga |
1997 Copa CONMEBOL | América de Cali Deportes Tolima |
1998 Copa CONMEBOL |
Deportes QuindĂo Once Caldas |
Matches played | 584 |
Goals scored | 1,479 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | HĂĄmilton Ricard (36 goals) |
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1995â96
1998 â |
The 1996â97 CategorĂa Primera A season, known as Copa Mustang 1996â97 for sponsoring purposes, was the 50th season of the CategorĂa Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season started on 8 September 1996 and ended on 21 December 1997. AmĂ©rica de Cali were the champions, winning their ninth domestic league title after beating the Torneo AdecuaciĂłn winners AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga in the championship playoff. [1]
Deportivo Cali were the defending champions, but placed last in both the final group stage and the AdecuaciĂłn semi-finals and thus failed to qualify for the finals of the competition.
The season, which was originally to last from September 1996 to June 1997, was initially split into three stages: the Apertura and FinalizaciĂłn tournaments, and the final group:
However, in January 1997 the Assembly of DIMAYOR approved the return of the league to the calendar year format, while also deciding that the season's champion would be defined in December rather than June as originally expected. Because of this, an additional tournament known as Torneo AdecuaciĂłn was played from July to December 1997:
The Adecuación winners would then play the winners of the final group ( América de Cali) in another double-legged series to decide the season champions. In the event that both teams tied on points at the end of the second leg of the finals, a tiebreaker match on neutral ground would be played. Both season finalists qualified for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. [3]
16 teams originally competed in the season, the top 15 teams of the 1995â96 season and CĂșcuta Deportivo, who were promoted as champions of the 1995â96 CategorĂa Primera B tournament, replacing AtlĂ©tico Huila who were relegated at the end of the previous season. CĂșcuta Deportivo were relegated to the second tier at the end of the FinalizaciĂłn tournament, being replaced by the 1996â97 Primera B champions Deportivo Unicosta for the AdecuaciĂłn tournament, which brought the number of clubs that took part in the season up to 17.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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América de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 45,625 |
Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López | 28,000 |
AtlĂ©tico Nacional | MedellĂn | Atanasio Girardot | 52,000 |
CortuluĂĄ | TuluĂĄ | Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
CĂșcuta Deportivo | CĂșcuta | General Santander | 22,000 |
Deportes QuindĂo | Armenia | Centenario | 29,000 |
Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,100 |
Deportivo Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 45,625 |
Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | HernĂĄn RamĂrez Villegas | 30,000 |
Deportivo Unicosta | Barranquilla | Romelio MartĂnez | 20,000 |
Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 11,000 |
Independiente MedellĂn | MedellĂn | Atanasio Girardot | 52,000 |
Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | 60,000 |
Millonarios | BogotĂĄ | Nemesio Camacho El CampĂn | 48,300 |
Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 36,553 |
Santa Fe | BogotĂĄ | Nemesio Camacho El CampĂn | 48,300 |
UniĂłn Magdalena | Santa Marta | Eduardo Santos | 23,000 |
The Torneo Apertura (also known as Copa Mustang I) began on 8 September 1996 and ended on 23 February 1997.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América de Cali | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 71 | Qualification for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL |
2 | Atlético Nacional | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 59 | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 57 | |
4 | Junior | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 48 | |
5 | Independiente MedellĂn | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 47 | |
6 | Deportes Tolima | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 46 | |
7 | Santa Fe | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 44 | |
8 | Once Caldas | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | |
9 | Envigado | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 42 | |
10 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | |
11 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 40 | |
12 | CortuluĂĄ | 32 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 37 | |
13 | Millonarios | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 28 | |
14 | Deportivo Pereira | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 28 | |
15 | Deportes QuindĂo | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 28 | |
16 | CĂșcuta Deportivo | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 22 |
The Torneo FinalizaciĂłn (also known as Copa Mustang II) began on 26 February 1997 and ended on 20 April 1997. An aggregate table known as ReclasificaciĂłn including the games of both tournaments (Apertura and FinalizaciĂłn) was used to determine the teams that would advance to the Copa Mustang final stage, as well as the first team to be relegated to CategorĂa Primera B for the following season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | América de Cali | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 99 [a] | Advance to the Final group |
2 | Atlético Nacional | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 37 | +36 | 87 [a] | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 82.5 [a] | |
4 | Deportes Tolima | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 70 | |
5 | Independiente MedellĂn | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 70 | |
6 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 69 | |
7 | Junior | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 65.25 [a] | |
8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 64 | |
9 | CortuluĂĄ | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 63 | |
10 | Once Caldas | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 60 | |
11 | Santa Fe | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 56 | |
12 | Envigado | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
13 | Deportes QuindĂo | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 85 | −28 | 48 | |
14 | Deportivo Pereira | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 40 | |
15 | Millonarios | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 37 | |
16 | CĂșcuta Deportivo (R) | 46 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 31 | Relegation to CategorĂa Primera B |
In the third stage of the tournament, the four qualified teams played each other under a double round-robin system with the team with the most points at the end of this stage advancing to the championship playoff and qualifying for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The final group's runner-up qualified for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | TOL | NAC | CAL | |
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1 | AmĂ©rica de Cali | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 [a] | Advance to Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores | — | 0â0 | 4â0 | 1â1 | |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualification for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL | 0â0 | — | 0â1 | 3â1 | |
3 | AtlĂ©tico Nacional | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | 3â1 | 1â3 | — | 2â1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0â3 | 0â0 | 2â1 | — |
The Torneo AdecuaciĂłn began on 10 July 1997 and ended on 13 December 1997.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deportes QuindĂo | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 31 |
2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 26 |
4 | Junior | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 24 |
5 | Once Caldas | 16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
6 | América de Cali | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
7 | Santa Fe | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 23 |
8 | Independiente MedellĂn | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 33 |
2 | Millonarios | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 33 |
3 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 |
4 | Atlético Nacional | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 |
5 | Envigado | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 24 |
6 | CortuluĂĄ | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 22 |
7 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 |
8 | Deportivo Unicosta | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 14 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 47 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 37.75 [b] | |
3 | Santa Fe | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 30 | |
4 | Independiente MedellĂn | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Millonarios | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 44.75 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | América de Cali | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 33 | |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 22 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 32.5 [b] | |
4 | Deportivo Unicosta | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 23 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Nacional | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 38.25 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | Once Caldas | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 37 | |
3 | Deportes QuindĂo | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 35 [b] | |
4 | Deportivo Pereira (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | Relegation by average to CategorĂa Primera B |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Junior | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 37.25 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | CortuluĂĄ | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 35 | |
3 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 32.5 [b] | |
4 | Envigado | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 30 |
In the third stage of the tournament, the eight qualified teams were split into two groups, and played each one of the other teams in their group under a double round-robin system with the teams with the most points in each group at the end of this stage advancing to the final. The group runners-up advanced to the third place play-off.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUI | ONC | NAC | CAL | |
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1 | Deportes QuindĂo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1â1 (4â3 p) | 0â0 (4â5 p) | 2â1 | |
2 | Once Caldas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to the Third place play-off | 2â1 | — | 2â1 | 1â2 | |
3 | AtlĂ©tico Nacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0â1 | 1â0 | — | 2â1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | 1â3 | 0â1 | 4â2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUC | MIL | COR | JUN | |
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1 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1â1 (3â4 p) | 1â1 (6â5 p) | 2â0 | |
2 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to the Third place play-off | 0â0 (4â5 p) | — | 4â1 | 3â2 | |
3 | CortuluĂĄ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 1â1 (2â3 p) | 1â1 (2â3 p) | — | 1â1 (4â3 p) | ||
4 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 0â4 | 0â0 (3â4 p) | 2â1 | — |
Millonarios | 2â1 | Once Caldas |
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Once Caldas | 3â0 | Millonarios |
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Tied 3â3 on points, Millonarios won on bonus points and qualified for the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL. Millonarios eventually declined to take part in the Copa CONMEBOL upon being invited to compete in the 1998 Copa Merconorte, thus yielding the berth to Once Caldas. [4]
AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga | 2â1 | Deportes QuindĂo |
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Deportes QuindĂo | 1â1 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga |
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AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga won 4â1 on points, advanced to the championship playoff and qualified for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. Deportes QuindĂo qualified for the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL.
AmĂ©rica de Cali | 2â0 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga |
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AmĂ©rica de Cali won 6â0 on points.
1996â97 CategorĂa Primera A champions |
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América de Cali 9th title |
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | HĂĄmilton Ricard | Deportivo Cali | 36 |
2 | Arnulfo Valentierra | Once Caldas | 33 |
3 | Jorge RamĂrez Quesada | Deportes Tolima | 27 |
4 | Carlos Rodas | Deportivo Pereira | 26 |
5 | Edison Mafla | Deportivo Cali | 25 |
6 | Sergio GalvĂĄn Rey | Once Caldas | 23 |
7 | Luis Zuleta | UniĂłn Magdalena | 20 |
8 | Bernardo RedĂn | Deportes QuindĂo | 18 |
Jorge Villar | UniĂłn Magdalena | ||
10 | Juan Pablo Ăngel | AtlĂ©tico Nacional | 17 |
Source: Historia del FĂștbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años [5]
Season | 1996â97 |
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Dates | 8 September 1996 â 21 December 1997 |
Champions | América de Cali (9th title) |
Relegated |
CĂșcuta Deportivo (Torneo FinalizaciĂłn) Deportivo Pereira (Torneo AdecuaciĂłn) |
1998 Copa Libertadores | América de Cali Atlético Bucaramanga |
1997 Copa CONMEBOL | América de Cali Deportes Tolima |
1998 Copa CONMEBOL |
Deportes QuindĂo Once Caldas |
Matches played | 584 |
Goals scored | 1,479 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | HĂĄmilton Ricard (36 goals) |
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1995â96
1998 â |
The 1996â97 CategorĂa Primera A season, known as Copa Mustang 1996â97 for sponsoring purposes, was the 50th season of the CategorĂa Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season started on 8 September 1996 and ended on 21 December 1997. AmĂ©rica de Cali were the champions, winning their ninth domestic league title after beating the Torneo AdecuaciĂłn winners AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga in the championship playoff. [1]
Deportivo Cali were the defending champions, but placed last in both the final group stage and the AdecuaciĂłn semi-finals and thus failed to qualify for the finals of the competition.
The season, which was originally to last from September 1996 to June 1997, was initially split into three stages: the Apertura and FinalizaciĂłn tournaments, and the final group:
However, in January 1997 the Assembly of DIMAYOR approved the return of the league to the calendar year format, while also deciding that the season's champion would be defined in December rather than June as originally expected. Because of this, an additional tournament known as Torneo AdecuaciĂłn was played from July to December 1997:
The Adecuación winners would then play the winners of the final group ( América de Cali) in another double-legged series to decide the season champions. In the event that both teams tied on points at the end of the second leg of the finals, a tiebreaker match on neutral ground would be played. Both season finalists qualified for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. [3]
16 teams originally competed in the season, the top 15 teams of the 1995â96 season and CĂșcuta Deportivo, who were promoted as champions of the 1995â96 CategorĂa Primera B tournament, replacing AtlĂ©tico Huila who were relegated at the end of the previous season. CĂșcuta Deportivo were relegated to the second tier at the end of the FinalizaciĂłn tournament, being replaced by the 1996â97 Primera B champions Deportivo Unicosta for the AdecuaciĂłn tournament, which brought the number of clubs that took part in the season up to 17.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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América de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 45,625 |
Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López | 28,000 |
AtlĂ©tico Nacional | MedellĂn | Atanasio Girardot | 52,000 |
CortuluĂĄ | TuluĂĄ | Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
CĂșcuta Deportivo | CĂșcuta | General Santander | 22,000 |
Deportes QuindĂo | Armenia | Centenario | 29,000 |
Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,100 |
Deportivo Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 45,625 |
Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | HernĂĄn RamĂrez Villegas | 30,000 |
Deportivo Unicosta | Barranquilla | Romelio MartĂnez | 20,000 |
Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 11,000 |
Independiente MedellĂn | MedellĂn | Atanasio Girardot | 52,000 |
Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | 60,000 |
Millonarios | BogotĂĄ | Nemesio Camacho El CampĂn | 48,300 |
Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 36,553 |
Santa Fe | BogotĂĄ | Nemesio Camacho El CampĂn | 48,300 |
UniĂłn Magdalena | Santa Marta | Eduardo Santos | 23,000 |
The Torneo Apertura (also known as Copa Mustang I) began on 8 September 1996 and ended on 23 February 1997.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América de Cali | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 71 | Qualification for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL |
2 | Atlético Nacional | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 59 | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 57 | |
4 | Junior | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 48 | |
5 | Independiente MedellĂn | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 47 | |
6 | Deportes Tolima | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 46 | |
7 | Santa Fe | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 44 | |
8 | Once Caldas | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | |
9 | Envigado | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 42 | |
10 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | |
11 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 40 | |
12 | CortuluĂĄ | 32 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 37 | |
13 | Millonarios | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 28 | |
14 | Deportivo Pereira | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 28 | |
15 | Deportes QuindĂo | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 28 | |
16 | CĂșcuta Deportivo | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 22 |
The Torneo FinalizaciĂłn (also known as Copa Mustang II) began on 26 February 1997 and ended on 20 April 1997. An aggregate table known as ReclasificaciĂłn including the games of both tournaments (Apertura and FinalizaciĂłn) was used to determine the teams that would advance to the Copa Mustang final stage, as well as the first team to be relegated to CategorĂa Primera B for the following season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | América de Cali | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 99 [a] | Advance to the Final group |
2 | Atlético Nacional | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 37 | +36 | 87 [a] | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 82.5 [a] | |
4 | Deportes Tolima | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 70 | |
5 | Independiente MedellĂn | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 70 | |
6 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 69 | |
7 | Junior | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 65.25 [a] | |
8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 64 | |
9 | CortuluĂĄ | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 63 | |
10 | Once Caldas | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 60 | |
11 | Santa Fe | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 56 | |
12 | Envigado | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
13 | Deportes QuindĂo | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 85 | −28 | 48 | |
14 | Deportivo Pereira | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 40 | |
15 | Millonarios | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 37 | |
16 | CĂșcuta Deportivo (R) | 46 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 31 | Relegation to CategorĂa Primera B |
In the third stage of the tournament, the four qualified teams played each other under a double round-robin system with the team with the most points at the end of this stage advancing to the championship playoff and qualifying for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The final group's runner-up qualified for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | TOL | NAC | CAL | |
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1 | AmĂ©rica de Cali | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 [a] | Advance to Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores | — | 0â0 | 4â0 | 1â1 | |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualification for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL | 0â0 | — | 0â1 | 3â1 | |
3 | AtlĂ©tico Nacional | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | 3â1 | 1â3 | — | 2â1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0â3 | 0â0 | 2â1 | — |
The Torneo AdecuaciĂłn began on 10 July 1997 and ended on 13 December 1997.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deportes QuindĂo | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 31 |
2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 26 |
4 | Junior | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 24 |
5 | Once Caldas | 16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
6 | América de Cali | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
7 | Santa Fe | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 23 |
8 | Independiente MedellĂn | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 33 |
2 | Millonarios | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 33 |
3 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 |
4 | Atlético Nacional | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 |
5 | Envigado | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 24 |
6 | CortuluĂĄ | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 22 |
7 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 |
8 | Deportivo Unicosta | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 14 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 47 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 37.75 [b] | |
3 | Santa Fe | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 30 | |
4 | Independiente MedellĂn | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Millonarios | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 44.75 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | América de Cali | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 33 | |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 22 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 32.5 [b] | |
4 | Deportivo Unicosta | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 23 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Nacional | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 38.25 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | Once Caldas | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 37 | |
3 | Deportes QuindĂo | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 35 [b] | |
4 | Deportivo Pereira (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | Relegation by average to CategorĂa Primera B |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Junior | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 37.25 [a] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | CortuluĂĄ | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 35 | |
3 | UniĂłn Magdalena | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 32.5 [b] | |
4 | Envigado | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 30 |
In the third stage of the tournament, the eight qualified teams were split into two groups, and played each one of the other teams in their group under a double round-robin system with the teams with the most points in each group at the end of this stage advancing to the final. The group runners-up advanced to the third place play-off.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUI | ONC | NAC | CAL | |
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1 | Deportes QuindĂo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1â1 (4â3 p) | 0â0 (4â5 p) | 2â1 | |
2 | Once Caldas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to the Third place play-off | 2â1 | — | 2â1 | 1â2 | |
3 | AtlĂ©tico Nacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0â1 | 1â0 | — | 2â1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | 1â3 | 0â1 | 4â2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUC | MIL | COR | JUN | |
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1 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1â1 (3â4 p) | 1â1 (6â5 p) | 2â0 | |
2 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to the Third place play-off | 0â0 (4â5 p) | — | 4â1 | 3â2 | |
3 | CortuluĂĄ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 1â1 (2â3 p) | 1â1 (2â3 p) | — | 1â1 (4â3 p) | ||
4 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 0â4 | 0â0 (3â4 p) | 2â1 | — |
Millonarios | 2â1 | Once Caldas |
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Once Caldas | 3â0 | Millonarios |
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Tied 3â3 on points, Millonarios won on bonus points and qualified for the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL. Millonarios eventually declined to take part in the Copa CONMEBOL upon being invited to compete in the 1998 Copa Merconorte, thus yielding the berth to Once Caldas. [4]
AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga | 2â1 | Deportes QuindĂo |
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Deportes QuindĂo | 1â1 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga |
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AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga won 4â1 on points, advanced to the championship playoff and qualified for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. Deportes QuindĂo qualified for the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL.
AmĂ©rica de Cali | 2â0 | AtlĂ©tico Bucaramanga |
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AmĂ©rica de Cali won 6â0 on points.
1996â97 CategorĂa Primera A champions |
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América de Cali 9th title |
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | HĂĄmilton Ricard | Deportivo Cali | 36 |
2 | Arnulfo Valentierra | Once Caldas | 33 |
3 | Jorge RamĂrez Quesada | Deportes Tolima | 27 |
4 | Carlos Rodas | Deportivo Pereira | 26 |
5 | Edison Mafla | Deportivo Cali | 25 |
6 | Sergio GalvĂĄn Rey | Once Caldas | 23 |
7 | Luis Zuleta | UniĂłn Magdalena | 20 |
8 | Bernardo RedĂn | Deportes QuindĂo | 18 |
Jorge Villar | UniĂłn Magdalena | ||
10 | Juan Pablo Ăngel | AtlĂ©tico Nacional | 17 |
Source: Historia del FĂștbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años [5]