# 2008 Categoría Primera A season

The 2008 Categoría Primera A season was the 61st season of Colombia's top-flight football league.
The season started on 1 February and ended with the finals on 21 December.
Boyacá Chicó won their first ever title in the Apertura tournament, beating America de Cali 4–2 on penalties. América de Cali won their thirteenth title in the Finalizacion tournament, beating Independiente Medellín 4–1 on aggregate.

## Teams

18 teams competed this season. Real Cartagena was relegated in the previous season, and were replaced by the 2007 Categoría Primera B champions, Envigado.

### Stadia & Locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Junior | Estadio Metropolitano | 46,000 |
| Deportivo Cali | Estadio Deportivo Cali | 52,000 |
| Nacional, Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot | 41,000 |
| Millonarios, Santa Fe | Estadio El Campín | 36,000 |
| América de Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | 35,000 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Estadio General Santander | 42,000 |
| Once Caldas | Estadio Palogrande | 29,000 |
| Deportes Tolima | Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,000 |
| Deportivo Pereira | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30,000 |
| Deportes Quindío | Estadio Centenario | 20,000 |
| Deportivo Pasto | Estadio Departamental Libertad | 19,000 |
| Atletico Bucaramanga | Estadio Alfonso Lopez | 28,000 |
| Atlético Huila | Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid | 22,000 |
| La Equidad | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo | 17,000 |
| Envigado | Estadio Polideportivo Sur | 12,000 |
| Boyacá Chicó | Estadio La Independencia | 10,000 |

## Torneo Apertura

Torneo Apertura began on 1 February and ended on 6 July.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | La Equidad | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 35 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Envigado | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 28 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 27 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | America de Cali | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 26 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Deportes Quindio | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Cucuta Deportivo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 25 | |
| 10 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 | |
| 11 | Millonarios | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 24 | |
| 12 | Junior | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 24 | |
| 13 | Atletico Huila | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 23 | |
| 14 | Atletico Nacional | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 22 | |
| 15 | Once Caldas | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 19 | |
| 16 | Pasto | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 19 | |
| 17 | Pereira | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 19 | |
| 18 | Tolima | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 | |

### Schedule

Fixture 1 - February 1 until February 3, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| February 1 | Quindío | 1 - 1 | La Equidad |
| February 2 | Millonarios | 1 - 2 | Medellín |
| February 2 | Atlético Nacional | 0 - 1 | Santa Fe |
| February 3 | América de Cali | 1 - 1 | Huila |
| February 3 | Pereira | 0 - 2 | Envigado |
| February 3 | Cúcuta | 0 - 1 | Bucaramanga |
| February 3 | Junior | 2 - 1 | Once Caldas |
| February 3 | Pasto | 0 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó |
| February 3 | Tolima | 2 - 0 | Deportivo Cali |
Fixture 2 - February 8 until February 10, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| February 8 | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 0 | Millonarios |
| February 9 | Envigado | 2 - 1 | Cúcuta |
| February 9 | Santa Fe | 2 - 1 | América de Cali |
| February 9 | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Pereira |
| February 10 | Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 1 | Quíndio |
| February 10 | Huila | 0 - 0 | Pasto |
| February 10 | Bucaramanga | 1 - 0 | Junior |
| February 10 | La Equidad | 2 - 0 | Tolima |
| February 10 | Once Caldas | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Fixture 3 - February 15 until February 17, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| February 15 | Atlético Nacional | 3 - 0 | Bucaramanga |
| February 16 | América de Cali | 3 - 1 | Once Caldas |
| February 16 | Junior | 2 - 2 | Envigado |
| February 17 | Pasto | 1 - 2 | Santa Fe |
| February 17 | Tolima | 0 - 1 | Quindío |
| February 17 | Pereira | 1 - 3 | Deportivo Cali |
| February 17 | Cúcuta | 0 - 1 | Medellín |
| February 17 | Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 0 | Huila |
| February 17 | Millonarios | 2 - 1 | La Equidad |
Fixture 4 - February 20 until February 21, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| February 20 | Quindío | 1 - 1 | Huila |
| February 20 | Santa Fe | 2 - 2 | Boyacá Chicó |
| February 20 | Once Caldas | 3 - 1 | Pasto |
| February 20 | Bucaramanga | 3 - 0 | América de Cali |
| February 20 | Tolima | 1 - 1 | Millonarios |
| February 20 | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Junior |
| February 20 | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 1 | Cúcuta |
| February 20 | La Equidad | 2 - 3 | Pereira |
| February 21 | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Fixture 5 - February 23 until February 24, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| February 23 | América de Cali | 3 - 0 | Envigado |
| February 23 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 0 | Medellín |
| February 24 | Junior | 1 - 2 | Deportivo Cali |
| February 24 | Millonarios | 1 - 1 | Quíndio |
| February 24 | Pereira | 0 - 0 | Tolima |
| February 24 | Cúcuta | 0 - 1 | La Equidad |
| February 24 | Pasto | 1 - 0 | Bucaramanga |
| February 24 | Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 0 | Once Caldas |
| February 24 | Huila | 2 - 3 | Santa Fe |
Fixture 6 - February 29 until March 2, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| February 29 | Medellín | 1 - 3 | América de Cali |
| March 1 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Atlético Nacional |
| March 1 | Bucaramanga | 1 - 0 | Boyacá Chicó |
| March 2 | Envigado | 0 - 1 | Pasto |
| March 2 | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | Huila |
| March 2 | Millonarios | 3 - 0 | Pereira |
| March 2 | La Equidad | 2 - 0 | Junior |
| March 2 | Tolima | 0 - 0 | Cúcuta |
| March 2 | Quindío | 2 - 1 | Santa Fe |
Fixture 7 - March 7 until March 9, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| March 7 | Santa Fe | 0 - 1 | Once Caldas |
| March 8 | Cúcuta | 2 - 1 | Millonarios |
| March 8 | América de Cali | 0 - 1 | Deportivo Cali |
| March 9 | Pasto | 1 - 1 | Medellín |
| March 9 | Atlético Nacional | 0 - 1 | La Equidad |
| March 9 | Pereira | 2 - 0 | Quíndio |
| March 9 | Junior | 1 - 3 | Tolima |
| March 9 | Huila | 4 - 2 | Bucaramanga |
| March 9 | Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 1 | Envigado |
Fixture 8 - March 15 & March 16, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| March 14 | Deportivo Cali | 1 - 1 | Pasto |
| March 15 | Tolima | 1 - 2 | Atlético Nacional |
| March 15 | Medellín | 0 - 0 | Boyacá Chicó |
| March 16 | La Equidad | 4 - 0 | América de Cali |
| March 16 | Quíndio | 1 - 2 | Once Caldas |
| March 16 | Envigado | 1 - 1 | Huila |
| March 16 | Millonarios | 3 - 1 | Junior |
| March 16 | Pereira | 0 - 2 | Cúcuta |
| March 16 | Bucaramanga | 1 - 2 | Santa Fe |
Fixture 9 - March 22 & March 23, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| March 22 | Quindío | 4 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó |
| March 22 | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 4 | América de Cali |
| March 22 | Santa Fe | 1 - 1 | Millonarios |
| March 23 | Bucaramanga | 1 - 1 | Cúcuta |
| March 23 | Huila | 3 - 2 | Tolima |
| March 23 | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | Pereira |
| March 23 | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Junior |
| March 23 | La Equidad | 1 - 1 | Pasto |
| March 23 | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Fixture 10 - March 29 & March 30, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| March 29 | Huila | 1 - 1 | Medellín |
| March 29 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 1 | Millonarios |
| March 29 | Santa Fe | 3 - 0 | Envigado |
| March 30 | Once Caldas | 2 - 0 | Bucaramanga |
| March 30 | Cúcuta | 4 - 3 | Quindío |
| March 30 | Junior | 1 - 0 | Pereira |
| March 30 | América | 3 - 1 | Tolima |
| March 30 | Pasto | 1 - 2 | La Equidad |
| March 30 | Boyacá Chicó | 0 - 0 | Deportivo Cali |
Fixture 11 - April 2, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| April 2 | La Equidad | 2 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó |
| April 2 | Envigado | 2 - 0 | Once Caldas |
| April 2 | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Santa Fe |
| April 2 | Tolima | 1 - 2 | Pasto |
| April 2 | Millonarios | 3 - 1 | América de Cali |
| April 2 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Huila |
| April 2 | Quindío | 2 - 0 | Bucaramanga |
| April 2 | Cúcuta | 0 - 0 | Junior |
| April 2 | Pereira | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Fixture 12 - April 5 & April 6, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| April 5 | Huila | 1 - 0 | La Equidad |
| April 5 | Santa Fe | 2 - 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| April 5 | Boyacá Chicó | 7 - 2 | Tolima |
| April 6 | Pasto | 2 - 0 | Millonarios |
| April 6 | Atlético Nacional | 3 - 1 | Cúcuta |
| April 6 | Junior | 2 - 2 | Quindío |
| April 6 | América de Cali | 4 - 1 | Pereira |
| April 6 | Bucaramanga | 2 - 1 | Envigado |
| April 6 | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | Medellín |
Fixture 13 - April 12 & April 13, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| April 12 | La Equidad | 0 - 0 | Santa Fe |
| April 12 | Deportivo Cali | 3 - 0 | Once Caldas |
| April 12 | Quindío | 2 - 2 | Envigado |
| April 12 | Cúcuta | 1 - 1 | América de Cali |
| April 13 | Medellín | 5 - 0 | Bucaramanga |
| April 13 | Tolima | 2 - 1 | Huila |
| April 13 | Millonarios | 0 - 4 | Boyacá Chicó |
| April 13 | Pereira | 5 - 2 | Pasto |
| April 13 | Junior | 3 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Fixture 14 - April 18 until April 20, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| April 18 | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Medellín |
| April 19 | América de Cali | 1 - 2 | Junior |
| April 19 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 0 | Quindío |
| April 20 | Boyacá Chicó | 3 - 0 | Pereira |
| April 20 | Huila | 3 - 3 | Millonarios |
| April 20 | Santa Fe | 2 - 0 | Tolima |
| April 20 | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | La Equidad |
| April 20 | Bucaramanga | 4 - 1 | Deportivo Cali |
| April 20 | Pasto | 1 - 0 | Cúcuta |
Fixture 15 - April 25 until April 27, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| April 25 | Quindío | 1 - 0 | Medellín |
| April 26 | Millonarios | 0 - 2 | Santa Fe |
| April 26 | Cúcuta | 3 - 0 | Boyacá Chicó |
| April 27 | Atlético Nacional | 3 - 2 | América de Cali |
| April 27 | Tolima | 4 - 3 | Once Caldas |
| April 27 | La Equidad | 1 - 0 | Bucaramanga |
| April 27 | Pereira | 3 - 3 | Huila |
| April 27 | Junior | 2 - 0 | Pasto |
| April 27 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Envigado |
Fixture 16 - May 3 & May 4, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| May 3 | América de Cali | 3 - 1 | Quindío |
| May 3 | Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 1 | Junior |
| May 3 | Pasto | 0 - 1 | Atlético Nacional |
| May 4 | Bucaramanga | 1 - 0 | Tolima |
| May 4 | Huila | 1 - 0 | Cúcuta |
| May 4 | Envigado | 0 - 1 | La Equidad |
| May 4 | Medellín | 1 - 1 | Deportivo Cali |
| May 4 | Santa Fe | 1 - 1 | Pereira |
| May 4 | Once Caldas | 0 - 2 | Millonarios |
Fixture 17 - May 10, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| May 10 | La Equidad | 2 - 1 | Medellín |
| May 10 | Junior | 1 - 0 | Atlético Huila |
| May 10 | Atlético Nacional | 0 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó |
| May 10 | Cúcuta | 2 - 0 | Santa Fe |
| May 10 | Tolima | 1 - 2 | Envigado |
| May 10 | Quindío | 0 - 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| May 10 | Pereira | 3 - 1 | Once Caldas |
| May 10 | América de Cali | 2 - 0 | Pasto |
| May 10 | Millonarios | 1 - 0 | Bucaramanga |
Fixture 18 - May 18, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| May 18 | Bucaramanga | 3 - 0 | Pereira |
| May 18 | Huila | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| May 18 | Boyacá Chicó | 3 - 2 | América de Cali |
| May 18 | Deportico Cali | 1 - 1 | La Equidad |
| May 18 | Pasto | 0 - 2 | Quindío |
| May 18 | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Millonarios |
| May 18 | Medellín | 4 - 1 | Tolima |
| May 18 | Santa Fe | 1 - 2 | Junior |
| May 18 | Once Caldas | 1 - 2 | Cúcuta |

### Cuadrangular playoffs

The second phase of the 2008 Apertura Tournament is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase, which are distributed in two groups of four being divided by odd and even numbers. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion.

#### Group A

| Seed | Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| (7) | 1. | América | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| (5) | 2. | Envigado | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| (3) | 3. | Santa Fe | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| (1) | 4. | La Equidad | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
Source: Tiebreak rules: 1)points; 2)goal difference; 3)goals scored
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| La Equidad | 0 - 2 | América de Cali |
| Envigado | 2 - 0 | Santa Fe |
Fixture 2 - May 24 and May 25, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| May 24 | América de Cali | 2 - 0 | Envigado |
| May 25 | Santa Fe | 0 - 1 | La Equidad |
Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| América de Cali | 3 - 0 | Santa Fe |
| La Equidad | 2 - 2 | Envigado |
Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Santa Fe | 2 - 0 | América de Cali |
| Envigado | 1 - 0 | La Equidad |
Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Envigado | 1 - 3 | América de Cali |
| La Equidad | 0 - 2 | Santa Fe |
Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| América de Cali | 1 - 1 | La Equidad |
| Santa Fe | 2 - 2 | Envigado |

#### Group B

| Seed | Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| (2) | 1. | Boyacá Chicó | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| (4) | 2. | Independiente Medellín | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| (8) | 3. | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| (6) | 4. | Deportivo Cali | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
Source: Tiebreak rules: 1)points; 2)goal difference; 3)goals scored
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Quindío | 0 - 0 | Medellín |
| Deportivo Cali | 2 - 2 | Boyacá Chicó |
Fixture 2 - May 24 and May 25, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Medellín | 5 - 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 1 | Quindío |
Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Medellín | 1 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó |
| Quindío | 1 - 1 | Deportivo Cali |
Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 1 | Medellín |
| Deportivo Cali | 0 - 2 | Quindío |
Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Medellín |
| Quindío | 1 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó |
Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008 :
| Home | Score | Away |
| Medellín | 2 - 0 | Quindío |
| Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 1 | Deportivo Cali |

### Finals

* Champion Boyacá Chicó First Title

### Top goalscorers

| Pos. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Ivan Velásquez | Quindío | 13 |
| 1 | Miguel Caneo | Chicó | 13 |
| 3 | Luis Tejada | América | 12 |
| 4 | Carlos Rentería | Huila | 10 |
| 4 | Léider Preciado | Santa Fe | 10 |
| 4 | Giovanni Moreno | Envigado | 10 |
| 7 | Roberto Polo | Equidad | 9 |
| 8 | Johan Fano | Once Caldas | 8 |
| 8 | Neider Morantes | Envigado | 8 |
| 10 | Luis Fernando Mosquera | Santa Fe | 7 |
| 10 | Matías Urbano | Cúcuta | 7 |
Source:

## Torneo Finalización

Torneo Finalizacion began on 19 July and ended on 21 December

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 33 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Junior | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 30 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | America de Cali | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | La Equidad | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Millonarios | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 27 | |
| 11 | Santa Fe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 26 | |
| 12 | Envigado | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| 13 | Deportes Quindio | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 21 | |
| 14 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 20 | |
| 15 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 20 | |
| 16 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 16 | |
| 17 | Atletico Huila | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 15 | |
| 18 | Cucuta Deportivo | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 15 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| América | 13 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Boyacá Chicó | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Deportivo Cali | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Deportivo Pasto | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Envigado | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| La Equidad | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Huila | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Junior | 14 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Independiente Medellín | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Millonarios | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Atlético Nacional | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Once Caldas | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Quindío | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Santa Fe | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Deportes Tolima | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Cuadrangular Playoffs

The second phase of the 2008 Finalizacion takes two groups of four teams, divided by even and odd numbers. It is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion. The first tie-breaking criterion is the team's position in the general standings.

#### Group A

| Seed | Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| (5) | 1. | Independiente Medellín | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| (1) | 2. | Deportes Tolima | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| (7) | 3. | La Equidad | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| (3) | 4. | Atlético Nacional | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
Fixture 1 - November 22 and 23, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| November 22 | Medellín | 2 - 1 | Tolima |
| November 23 | La Equidad | 0 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Fixture 2 - November 27, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| November 27 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 1 | Medellín |
| November 27 | Tolima | 2 - 1 | La Equidad |
Fixture 3 - November 30, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| November 30 | La Equidad | 2 - 3 | Medellín |
| November 30 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 1 | Tolima |
Fixture 4 - December 7, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| December 7 | Medellín | 1 - 0 | La Equidad |
| December 7 | Tolima | 2 - 1 | Atlético Nacional |
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| December 10 | Medellín | 0 - 0 | Atlético Nacional |
| December 10 | La Equidad | 3 - 1 | Tolima |
Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| December 14 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 4 | La Equidad |
| December 14 | Tolima | 4 - 1 | Medellín |

#### Group B

| Seed | Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| (4) | 1. | América de Cali | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| (6) | 3. | Deportivo Pereira | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| (2) | 2. | Junior | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| (8) | 4. | Deportivo Cali | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
Fixture 1 - November 22 and 23, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| November 22 | Junior | 2 - 0 | Deportivo Cali |
| November 23 | América | 3 - 0 | Pereira |
Fixture 2 - November 26, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| November 26 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 2 | América |
| November 26 | Pereira | 3 - 2 | Junior |
Fixture 3 - November 29, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| November 29 | Deportivo Cali | 3 - 0 | Pereira |
| November 29 | Junior | 1 - 1 | América |
Fixture 4 - December 6, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| December 6 | Pereira | 3 - 1 | Deportivo Cali |
| December 6 | América | 2 - 0 | Junior |
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| December 10 | Junior | 3 - 0 | Pereira |
| December 10 | América | 1 - 0 | Deportivo Cali |
Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008 :
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| December 14 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Junior |
| December 14 | Pereira | 3 - 1 | América |

### Finals

* Copa Mustang 2008 II Champion
* América 13th Title

### Top goalscorers

| Pos. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Fredy Montero | Deportivo Cali | 16 |
| 2 | Darwin Quintero | Deportivo Pereira | 13 |
| 3 | Teófilo Gutiérrez | Junior | 12 |
| 4 | Milton Rodríguez | Millonarios | 11 |
| 4 | Adrián Ramos | América de Cali | 11 |
| 6 | Wilson Carpintero | La Equidad | 10 |
| 6 | Jackson Martinez | Independiente Medellin | 10 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Marangoni | Deportes Tolima | 9 |
| 9 | Jorge Serna | Envigado | 8 |
Source:

## Overall standings

Besides the Apertura and Finalizacion champions, the team with the best overall points earned will advance to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. The team with the second best overall points will advance to 2009 Copa Libertadores Preliminary Round. The team with the third best overall points average advances to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, along with the 2008 Copa Colombia champions.
| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1. | América de Cali | 87 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage |
| 2. | Independiente Medellín | 78 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 48 | +22 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Preliminary round |
| 3. | La Equidad | 76 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 2009 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4. | Deportivo Cali | 64 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 64 | -1 | 2009 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5. | Independiente Santa Fe | 64 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 41 | +8 |
| 6. | Boyacá Chicó | 64 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Group stage |
| 7. | Junior | 62 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 50 | +7 |
| 8. | Deportes Tolima | 58 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 60 | -6 |
| 9. | Envigado | 57 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 48 | -1 |
| 10. | Deportivo Pereira | 54 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 66 | -13 |
| 11. | Atlético Nacional | 56 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 46 | -6 |
| 12. | Millonarios | 52 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 41 | +8 |
| 13. | Deportes Quindío | 52 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 50 | -4 |
| 14. | Once Caldas | 46 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | -8 |
| 15. | Atlético Bucaramanga | 45 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 47 | -14 |
| 16. | Cúcuta Deportivo | 40 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 39 | -10 |
| 17. | Atlético Huila | 38 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 51 | -9 |
| 18. | Deportivo Pasto | 35 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -17 |

## Relegation

The team with the worst points average from the last five seasons, (2006-I, 2006-II, 2007-I, 2007-II, 2008-I, and 2008-II) is relegated to the Second Division. The team with the second worst points average played a two-leg promotion playoff with the runner-up team from the Second Division.
| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | GS | GA | GD | Avg | Result |
| 1. | Atlético Nacional | 183 | 108 | 143 | 104 | +39 | 1.694 |
| 2. | Cúcuta Deportivo | 173 | 108 | 138 | 107 | +31 | 1.602 |
| 3. | Deportes Tolima | 167 | 108 | 162 | 134 | +28 | 1.546 |
| 4. | Boyacá Chicó | 161 | 108 | 128 | 114 | +14 | 1.491 |
| 5. | Deportivo Cali | 160 | 108 | 143 | 120 | +23 | 1.481 |
| 6. | Independiente Medellín | 158 | 108 | 149 | 139 | +10 | 1.463 |
| 7. | Millonarios | 157 | 108 | 143 | 128 | +15 | 1.454 |
| 8. | Once Caldas | 149 | 108 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 1.349 |
| 9. | América de Cali | 148 | 108 | 147 | 153 | -6 | 1.370 |
| 10. | Deportivo Pasto | 145 | 108 | 122 | 114 | +8 | 1.343 |
| 11. | Deportes Quindío | 144 | 108 | 126 | 135 | -9 | 1.333 |
| 12. | La Equidad | 143 | 108 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 1.324 |
| 13. | Independiente Santa Fe | 143 | 108 | 140 | 146 | -6 | 1.324 |
| 14. | Atlético Huila | 134 | 108 | 125 | 151 | -26 | 1.241 |
| 16. | Atletico Junior | 133 | 108 | 128 | 154 | -26 | 1.231 |
| 16. | Deportivo Pereira | 131 | 108 | 116 | 138 | -22 | 1.213 |
| 17. | Envigado | 128 | 108 | 118 | 132 | -14 | 1.185 | Playoff |
| 18. | Atlético Bucaramanga | 126 | 108 | 115 | 151 | -36 | 1.167 | Relegated |

### Promotion/relegation playoff

Categoria Primera B runner ups Deportivo Rionegro qualified to the promotion playoff against Envigado, who finished 17th in the relegation table.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Rionegro | 1–3 | Envigado | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Envigado wins the playoff, and stays in Primera A. Deportivo Rionegro remain in Primera B.