Season 2013 | Dates 1 Feb 2013 – 17 Jul 2013 | |
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Champions Apertura:Atlético Nacional (12th title)Finalización:Atlético Nacional (13th title) Relegated Cúcuta DeportivoDeportes Quindío Copa Libertadores Atlético NacionalDeportivo CaliSanta Fe Top goalscorer Apertura: Wilder Medina (12 goals)Finalización: Dayro MorenoLuis Carlos Ruiz(16 goals each) Similar 2015 Categoría Primera A, 2013 Copa Colombia, 2015 Categoría Primera A | ||
The 2013 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2013 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) was the 66th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Millonarios came in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2012 Finalización.
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Format
Both the Apertura and Finalización had an identical format. Each championship was divided into three stages. The First Stage was contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more. The top eight teams after eighteen rounds advanced to a semifinal round, of two groups of four playing once more on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each semifinal group advanced to the final of the tournament, which was played as a double-legged series. The winner of the final was declared the tournament champion and participated in the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
First Stage
The First Stage began in January and consisted of eighteen rounds and a series of regional rivalries on the ninth round. The top eight teams out of this stage advanced to the Semifinals. The first stage ended in May.
Standings
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Semifinals
The Semifinal stage began on June 15 and ended on July 7. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.
Group A
Standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Results
Group B
Standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Results
Finals
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
Top goalscorers
Source: DIMAYOR
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Semifinals
The Semifinal stage began on November 16 and will end on December 8th. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group will advance to the finals.
Group A
Standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Results
Group B
Standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Results
Finals
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
Top goalscorers
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.
Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.
Aggregate table
An aggregate table including all games that a team plays during the year is used to determine First Stage berths to both the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The best-placed non-champion will go to the first stage of the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2nd and 3rd best-placed non-champions will go to the first stage of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.
1 Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores as the Apertura and Finalización champions.
2 Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana as the 2013 Copa Colombia champion.
3 Deportivo Cali are qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana as the 2014 Superliga Colombiana champion.