# 1993 Categoría Primera A season

The 1993 Categoría Primera A season, known as 1993 Copa Mustang for sponsorship purposes, was the forty-sixth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Junior won the league for the third time after winning the final quadrangular, clinching the title after defeating América de Cali 3–2 in their final match.
América de Cali were the defending champions, but placed last in the final quadrangular.

## Format

The season was split into four parts: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Finalización, semifinal quadrangulars, and final quadrangular. In the Torneo Apertura, the 16 participating teams were divided into two groups of eight, in which teams played each of their group rivals twice for a total of 14 matches, while in the Torneo Finalización, the 16 teams played each other twice in a double round-robin tournament for a total of 30 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 at the end of the season's 44 rounds 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. The placements of the top four teams in the Apertura for the purposes of bonus allocation were decided by two-legged playoffs between the group winners and runners-up.
In the semifinal quadrangulars, the eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four in which they played each of their group rivals twice, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the final quadrangular, in which they again played their other group rivals twice. The team that topped the final quadrangular was the champion.

## Teams

16 teams competed in the season, the top 15 teams from the 1992 Primera A championship along with the 1992 Primera B champions Atlético Huila, who replaced Real Cartagena 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 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario |
| Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro |
| 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 | Fernando Londoño Londoño |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | El Campín |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Eduardo Santos |

## Torneo Apertura
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Once Caldas | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 17 | Advance to Group winners playoff |
| 2 | Atlético Huila | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 17 | Advance to Group runners-up playoff |
| 3 | Millonarios | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Pereira | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 14 | |
| 6 | América de Cali | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 13 | |
| 7 | Santa Fe | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 11 | |
| 8 | Deportes Tolima | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 9 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Junior | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 21 | Advance to Group winners playoff |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 16 | Advance to Group runners-up playoff |
| 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 16 | |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
| 5 | Envigado | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Unión Magdalena | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 12 | |
| 7 | Deportes Quindío | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 11 | |
| 8 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 8 | |

### Bonus allocation rounds
#### Group winners playoff

Once Caldas won 3–1 on points and were awarded 1.00 bonus point. Junior were awarded 0.75 bonus points.

#### Group runners-up playoff

Atlético Nacional won 4–0 on points and were awarded 0.50 bonus points. Atlético Huila were awarded 0.25 bonus points.

## Torneo Finalización

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Bonus |
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 39 | +1.00 points |
| 2 | Junior | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 35 | +0.75 points |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 35 | +0.50 points |
| 4 | América de Cali | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 33 | +0.25 points |
| 5 | Once Caldas | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | Envigado | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Millonarios | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Atlético Nacional | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 29 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Pereira | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | Unión Magdalena | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 27 | |
| 13 | Deportes Quindío | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 26 | |
| 14 | Santa Fe | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 26 | |
| 15 | Atlético Huila | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 25 | |
| 16 | Deportes Tolima | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 24 | |

## 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 | Junior | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 56 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 89 | +8 | 54 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 3 | Once Caldas | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 49 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 49 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 5 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 47 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 6 | Millonarios | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 47 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 7 | América de Cali | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 46 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 8 | Atlético Nacional | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 45 | Advance to the Final stages |
| 9 | Envigado | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 45 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Pereira | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 43 | |
| 11 | Atlético Huila | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 42 | |
| 12 | Unión Magdalena | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 39 | |
| 13 | Deportes Quindío | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 37 | |
| 14 | Santa Fe | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 37 | |
| 15 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 35 | |
| 16 | Deportes Tolima (R) | 44 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 33 | 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 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8.5 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 2 | Junior | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8.5 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 3 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | |
* ↑ Season bonus: 0.50 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 1.50 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 1.00 points

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América de Cali | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10.25 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | Advance to Final quadrangular |
| 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3.5 | |
* ↑ Season bonus: 0.25 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 1.00 points
* ↑ Season bonus: 0.50 points

### Final quadrangular

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Junior (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | América de Cali | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Season bonus: Junior 1.50 points, Independiente Medellín 1.00 points.
* 1 2 Season bonus: Atlético Nacional 0.50 points, América de Cali 0.25 points.
* 1993 Copa Mustang champions
* Junior 3rd title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Miguel Guerrero | Junior | 34 |
| 2 | Miguel Asprilla | Once Caldas | 27 |
| 3 | John Jairo Tréllez | Atlético Nacional | 25 |
| 4 | Rubén Darío Hernández | Independiente Medellín | 21 |
| 4 | Albeiro Usuriaga | América de Cali | 21 |
| 6 | Víctor Aristizábal | Atlético Nacional | 20 |
| 7 | Níver Arboleda | Deportivo Cali | 19 |
| 8 | Iván Valenciano | Junior | 18 |
| 9 | Ricardo Pérez | Millonarios | 17 |
| 10 | Héctor Acevedo | Envigado | 16 |
Source: Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años