# 1994 Categoría Primera A season

The 1994 Categoría Primera A season, known as the 1994 Copa Mustang for sponsorship purposes, was the forty-seventh season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Atlético Nacional won the league for the sixth time after winning the season's final quadrangular on bonus points, clinching the title with a 1–0 victory over crosstown rivals Independiente Medellín on 18 December, the final day of the season.
Junior were the defending champions, but failed to advance to the final quadrangular after placing third in their semifinal group.

## Format

This season was split into four parts: Apertura and Finalización tournaments, the semifinal quadrangulars, and the final quadrangular. The Apertura and Finalización tournaments were played in a round-robin fashion, with the 16 teams playing each other once plus an extra match in the Apertura and twice more in the Finalización, for a total of 46 matches. The results of both the Apertura and the Finalización were combined into an aggregate table (Reclasificación), with the top eight teams in that table advancing to the semifinal quadrangulars. Bonus points for the final stages (semifinal and final quadrangulars) were awarded at the end of the Apertura and Finalización tournaments to the top four teams of each tournament, with the following scale being used: 1.00, 0.75, 0.50, and 0.25.
In the semifinal quadrangulars, the eight qualified teams were split into two groups of four in which teams played each of their group rivals twice, with the top two in each group advancing to the final quadrangular stage, which was also played under a double round-robin fashion. The team topping the final quadrangular won the league championship, while the team placing last in the aggregate table was relegated to Categoría Primera B.

## Teams

16 teams competed in the season, the top 15 teams from the 1993 Primera A championship along with the 1993 Primera B champions Cortuluá, who replaced Deportes Tolima who were relegated at the end of the previous season.
| Team | City | Stadium |
| América de Cali | Cali | Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López |
| Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Doce de Octubre |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Hernán Ramírez Villegas |
| Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | El Campín |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | El Campín |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Eduardo Santos |

### Notes

* ↑ Once Caldas played its home matches in the Torneo Apertura at Estadio El Vergel in Riosucio, given the demolition and reconstruction of Estadio Palogrande (formerly known as Estadio Fernando Londoño Londoño).

## Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Bonus |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 22 | +1.00 points |
| 2 | América de Cali | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 20 | +0.75 points |
| 3 | Once Caldas | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 19 | +0.50 points |
| 4 | Envigado | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 19 | +0.25 points |
| 5 | Millonarios | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 18 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 18 | |
| 7 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Atlético Huila | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 15 | |
| 9 | Independiente Medellín | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 15 | |
| 10 | Junior | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 15 | |
| 11 | Unión Magdalena | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | |
| 12 | Santa Fe | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 14 | |
| 13 | Cortuluá | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 13 | |
| 14 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 13 | |
| 15 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 13 | |
| 16 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 12 | |

## Torneo Finalización

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Bonus |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 37 | +1.00 points |
| 2 | Millonarios | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 36 | +0.75 points |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 36 | +0.50 points |
| 4 | Junior | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 35 | +0.25 points |
| 5 | Once Caldas | 30 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Atlético Huila | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Envigado | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 29 | |
| 9 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 29 | |
| 10 | América de Cali | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 28 | |
| 11 | Deportes Quindío | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 28 | |
| 12 | Unión Magdalena | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 28 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 27 | |
| 14 | Santa Fe | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 25 | |
| 15 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 25 | |
| 16 | Cortuluá | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 25 | |

## Aggregate table

An aggregate table known as Reclasificación including the games of both tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) was used to determine the teams that would advance to the Copa Mustang final stages, as well as the team that was relegated to Categoría Primera B at the end of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 59 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 2 | Millonarios | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 54 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 51 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 46 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 51 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 5 | Junior | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 50 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 49 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 7 | América de Cali | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 48 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 8 | Envigado | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 48 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 9 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 46 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 45 | |
| 10 | Atlético Huila | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 44 | |
| 11 | Unión Magdalena | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 42 | |
| 12 | Deportes Quindío | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 41 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 39 | |
| 14 | Santa Fe | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 39 | |
| 15 | Cortuluá | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 38 | |
| 16 | Atlético Bucaramanga (R) | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 38 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |

## Final stages
### Semifinal quadrangulars
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7.5 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 3 | Envigado | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5.25 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
* ↑ Season bonus: 2.00 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 0.50 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 0.25 points

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América de Cali | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10.5 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 2 | Millonarios | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7.5 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 3 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5.25 | |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
* ↑ Season bonus: 0.50 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 1.50 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 0.25 points

### Final quadrangular

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Millonarios | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | América de Cali | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for Copa CONMEBOL |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Qualification for Copa CONMEBOL |
* 1 2 3 Season bonus: Atlético Nacional 2.00 points, Millonarios 1.50 points, América de Cali 0.50 points.
* 1994 Copa Mustang champions
* Atlético Nacional 6th title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rubén Darío Hernández | Independiente Medellín / Deportivo Pereira / América de Cali | 32 |
| 2 | Alex Comas | Deportes Quindío / Atlético Nacional | 31 |
| 3 | Carlos Rendón | Millonarios | 25 |
| 4 | Jorge Ramoa | Atlético Bucaramanga | 21 |
| 5 | Arnoldo Iguarán | Millonarios | 20 |
| 6 | Wilson Cano | Independiente Medellín | 18 |
| 6 | Antony de Ávila | América de Cali | 18 |
| 6 | Hamilton Ricard | Deportivo Cali | 18 |
| 9 | Manuel Acisclo Córdoba | Atlético Huila | 17 |
| 9 | Daniel Tílger | Santa Fe | 17 |
Source: Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años