# 2013 Categoría Primera A season

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.

## 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.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | 2012 season |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata | Primera B champions |
| Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid | 14th |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 8th |
| Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 10th |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 16th |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 15th |
| Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 1st |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Deportivo Cali | 9th |
| Deportivo Pasto | Pasto | Departamental Libertad | 3rd |
| Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 12th |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 11th |
| Itagüí | Itagüí | Ciudad de Itagüí | 4th |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano | 7th |
| La Equidad | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 2nd |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 6th |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 17th |
| Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 13th |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 5th |

## Torneo Apertura
### 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 33 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 32 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Itagüí | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 31 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 30 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 29 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 6 | Millonarios | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 7 | Once Caldas | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 28 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 8 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 26 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 9 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Independiente Medellín | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
| 11 | La Equidad | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 22 | |
| 12 | Junior | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 22 | |
| 13 | Atlético Huila | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 20 | |
| 14 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 20 | |
| 15 | Boyacá Chicó | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 19 | |
| 16 | Envigado | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 17 | |
| 17 | Deportes Quindío | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 13 | |
| 18 | Patriotas | 18 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 11 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | APE | HUI | NAC | BOY | CUC | QUI | TOL | CAL | PAS | ENV | DIM | ITA | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | SFE |
| Alianza Petrolera | | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | | | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 0–3 |
| Atlético Huila | | | | | | | 2–2 | | 6–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Nacional | 4–0 | 3–0 | | | | | | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Boyacá Chicó | | 2–1 | 2–3 | | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | | 2–2 | | | 0–0 | |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | | | |
| Deportes Quindío | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 1–2 | 2–2 | | |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | 4–0 | | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | | |
| Deportivo Pasto | | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Envigado | | 1–1 | 3–0 | | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | | 0–2 | | |
| Independiente Medellín | | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Itagüí | 3–0 | | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | | | | 4–0 |
| Junior | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | | | 4–0 | | 3–2 | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| La Equidad | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Millonarios | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Once Caldas | | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Patriotas | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 |
| Santa Fe | | | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 3–1 | 1–3 | | | |

### 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFE | MIL | CAL | ONC |
| 1 | Santa Fe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 | Advances to the Finals | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAC | ITA | TOL | PAS |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Advanced to the Finals | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Itagüí | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | | 1–2 | | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |

### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Wilder Medina | Santa Fe | 12 |
| 2 | Edison Toloza | Junior | 10 |
| 3 | Víctor Cortés | Itagüí Ditaires | 9 |
| 4 | Edwards Jiménez | Once Caldas | 8 |
| 4 | Charles Monsalvo | Deportes Tolima | 8 |
| 4 | Fredy Montero | Millonarios | 8 |
Source: DIMAYOR

## Torneo Finalización
### First stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 37 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Millonarios | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 31 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Junior | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 30 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Once Caldas | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 7 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 27 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 8 | Itagüí | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 27 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 9 | Independiente Medellín | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | |
| 10 | La Equidad | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Patriotas | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 | |
| 12 | Envigado | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 22 | |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 21 | |
| 14 | Atlético Huila | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 15 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 18 | |
| 16 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 16 | |
| 17 | Boyacá Chicó | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 15 | |
| 18 | Deportes Quindío | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 14 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AP | HUI | NAC | BOY | CUC | QUI | TOL | CAL | PAS | ENV | DIM | ITA | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | SFE |
| Alianza Petrolera | | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | |
| Atlético Huila | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | | | | |
| Atlético Nacional | | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 3–0 | | | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 |
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–2 | | | | 3–1 | | | | | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 2–0 | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Deportes Quindío | | | | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 0–5 | | 1–2 | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–2 |
| Deportes Tolima | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Cali | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Pasto | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | | | 4–1 | | | | |
| Envigado | 0–0 | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | | | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Independiente Medellín | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | |
| Itagüí | | 1–0 | 0–4 | | | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | |
| Junior | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 3–2 | | | | 3–2 | 1–0 | | |
| La Equidad | 4–0 | | | 5–2 | 0–0 | | | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Millonarios | | 3–2 | 0–2 | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | | | | | 3–0 | | 0–0 |
| Once Caldas | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | 2–2 | | | | |
| Patriotas | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | | |
| Santa Fe | 2–2 | 3–4 | | | | | | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |

### Semifinals

The Semifinal stage began on November 16 and will end on December 8. 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAC | JUN | SFE | ITA |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advances to the Finals | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Junior | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 0–2 |
| 4 | Itagüí | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | PAS | MIL | ONC |
| 1 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 15 | Advances to the Finals | | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | | 3–2 | | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 3–1 |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |

### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dayro Moreno | Millonarios | 16 |
| 1 | Luis Carlos Ruiz | Junior | 16 |
| 3 | Wilson Morelo | La Equidad | 11 |
| 4 | Sergio Herrera | Once Caldas | 10 |
| 5 | Luis Páez | Atlético Huila | 9 |
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.
| Pos | Team | 2011 Pts | 2012 Pts | 2013 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 55 | 52 | 69 | 176 | 108 | 1.63 |
| 2 | Itagüí | 54 | 61 | 58 | 173 | 108 | 1.602 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 56 | 57 | 59 | 172 | 108 | 1.593 |
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 56 | 65 | 50 | 171 | 108 | 1.583 |
| 5 | Santa Fe | 49 | 52 | 61 | 162 | 108 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Junior | 50 | 57 | 52 | 159 | 108 | 1.472 |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 50 | 49 | 58 | 157 | 108 | 1.454 |
| 8 | Once Caldas | 65 | 33 | 56 | 154 | 108 | 1.426 |
| 9 | La Equidad | 45 | 61 | 45 | 151 | 108 | 1.398 |
| 10 | Deportivo Pasto | 41 | 52 | 53 | 146 | 108 | 1.352 |
| 11 | Envigado | 60 | 44 | 39 | 143 | 108 | 1.324 |
| 12 | Boyacá Chicó | 51 | 49 | 34 | 134 | 108 | 1.241 |
| 13 | Independiente Medellín | 37 | 43 | 47 | 127 | 108 | 1.176 |
| 14 | Patriotas | 42 | 44 | 34 | 120 | 108 | 1.111 |
| 15 | Atlético Huila | 39 | 41 | 40 | 120 | 108 | 1.111 |
| 16 | Alianza Petrolera | 39 | 41 | 38 | 118 | 108 | 1.093 |
| 17 | Cúcuta Deportivo (R) | 41 | 35 | 39 | 115 | 108 | 1.065 | Relegation/promotion playoff |
| 18 | Deportes Quindío (R) | 47 | 40 | 27 | 114 | 108 | 1.056 | Categoría Primera B |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional (C) | 52 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 84 | 46 | +38 | 103 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 50 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 81 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 50 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 79 | 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Millonarios | 48 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 75 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Itagüí | 48 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 70 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Pasto | 48 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 69 | |
| 7 | Once Caldas | 48 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 66 | |
| 8 | Junior | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 62 | |
| 9 | Deportes Tolima | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 58 | |
| 10 | Independiente Medellín | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 47 | |
| 11 | La Equidad | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 45 | |
| 12 | Atlético Huila | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 40 | |
| 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Envigado | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 39 | |
| 15 | Alianza Petrolera | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 38 | |
| 16 | Boyacá Chicó | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 34 | |
| 17 | Patriotas | 36 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 34 | |
| 18 | Deportes Quindío | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 27 | |
* ↑ Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores as the Apertura and Finalización champions. Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana as the 2013 Copa Colombia champion.
* ↑ Deportivo Cali are qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana as the 2014 Superliga Colombiana champion.