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2004 Categoría Primera A season

The 2004 Categoría Primera A season was the 57th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. It began on 1 February and ended on 19 December 2004.

Independiente Medellín won the Campeonato Apertura, and Atlético Junior won the Campeonato Finalizacion.

Campeonato Apertura

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The Campeonato Apertura (officially the 2004 Copa Mustang I for sponsorship reasons) was the first tournament of the season. It began on 1 February and ended on 16 May.

First stage

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Standings

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Pos Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
1. América de Cali 37 18 12 1 5 30 17 +13
2. Deportivo Cali 34 18 10 4 4 23 15 +8
3. Atlético Nacional 33 18 10 3 5 30 23 +7
4. Once Caldas 31 18 9 4 5 23 14 +9
5. Atlético Junior 30 18 8 6 4 26 16 +10
6. Independiente Medellín 29 18 8 5 5 20 19 +1
7. Deportivo Pasto 27 18 8 3 7 18 19 -1
8. Chicó FC 27 18 7 6 5 25 24 +1
9. Deportes Pereira 26 18 7 5 6 21 18 +3
10. Millonarios 26 18 7 5 6 23 22 +1
11. Deportes Tolima 26 18 6 8 4 20 17 +3
12. Atlético Bucaramanga 21 18 5 6 7 22 25 -3
13. Independiente Santa Fe 20 18 4 8 6 18 22 -4
14. Cortuluá 19 18 5 4 9 27 32 -5
15. Atlético Huila 16 18 4 4 10 19 29 -10
16. Deportes Quindío 15 18 3 6 9 11 23 -12
17. Envigado FC 14 18 2 8 8 19 26 -7
18. Unión Magdalena 10 18 2 4 12 15 29 -14

Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD=Goal Difference

Qualified for Semifinals
Eliminated

Semifinals

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The second phase of the 2004-I tournament consisted of two groups, each containing 4 teams. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. The winners of each group face in the finals to define a champion.

Group A

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Seed Pos. Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
(3) 1. Atlético Nacional 10 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4
(7) 2. Deportivo Pasto 10 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3
(1) 3. América de Cali 7 6 2 1 3 7 10 -3
(5) 4. Atlético Junior 6 6 1 3 2 4 8 -4
Fixture 1 - May 19, 2004
Home Score Away
América de Cali 1 - 1 Junior
Pasto 2 - 1 Atlético Nacional
Fixture 2 - May 23, 2004
Home Score Away
Junior 1 - 1 Pasto
Atlético Nacional 4 - 3 América de Cali
Fixture 3 - June 9, 2004
Home Score Away
Pasto 4 - 0 América de Cali
Junior 0 - 4 Atlético Nacional
Fixture 4 - June 13, 2004
Home Score Away
Atlético Nacional 1 - 1 Junior
América de Cali 2 - 0 Pasto
Fixture 5 - June 16, 2004
Home Score Away
Atlético Nacional 1 - 2 Pasto
Junior 0 - 1 América de Cali
Fixture 6 - June 20, 2004
Home Score Away
América de Cali 0 - 1 Atlético Nacional
Pasto 0 - 1 Junior

Group B

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Seed Pos Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
(6) 1. Independiente Medellín 10 6 3 1 2 15 8 +7
(2) 2. Once Caldas 9 6 3 0 3 7 11 -4
(8) 3. Deportivo Cali 8 6 2 2 2 9 11 -2
(4) 4. Chicó FC 7 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1
Fixture 1 - May 19, 2004
Home Score Away
Medellín 4 - 0 Once Caldas
Chico FC 0 - 1 Deportivo Cali
Fixture 2 - May 23, 2004
Home Score Away
Deportivo Cali 0 - 3 Medellín
Once Caldas 1 - 0 Chico FC
Fixture 3 - June 5, 2004
Home Score Away
Deportivo Cali 3 - 1 Once Caldas
Medellín 1 - 2 Chico FC
Fixture 4 - June 13, 2004
Home Score Away
Once Caldas 2 - 0 Cali
Chico FC 3 - 2 Medellín
Fixture 5 - June 16, 2004
Home Score Away
Once Caldas 0 - 2 Medellín
Deportivo Cali 2 - 2 Chico FC
Fixture 6 - June 20, 2004
Home Score Away
Medellín 3 - 3 Deportivo Cali
Chico FC 2 - 3 Once Caldas

Finals

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Date City Home Score Away
June 24 Medellín Independiente Medellín 2 - 1 Atlético Nacional
June 27 Medellín Atlético Nacional 0 - 0 Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín is the champion for winning 2 - 1 on aggregate.
Champion
Independiente Medellín
Fourth Title

Campeonato Finalización

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The Campeonato Finalización (officially the 2004 Copa Mustang II for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. It began on 1 August and ended on 19 December.

First phase

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Standings

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Pos Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
1. América de Cali 42 18 13 3 2 32 14 +18
2. Atlético Bucaramanga 34 18 10 4 4 23 16 +7
3. Deportes Tolima 33 18 10 3 5 27 20 +7
4. Deportivo Cali 30 18 9 3 6 24 17 +7
5. Atlético Nacional 30 18 9 3 6 24 18 +6
6. Independiente Medellín 29 18 8 5 5 24 13 +9
7. Once Caldas 28 18 8 4 6 30 19 +11
8. Atlético Junior 28 18 7 7 4 26 21 +5
9. Envigado FC 26 18 7 5 6 26 20 +6
10. Santa Fe 25 18 7 4 7 25 24 +1
11. Deportes Quindío 25 18 7 4 7 21 29 -8
12. Tulua 22 18 6 4 8 14 19 -5
13. Atlético Huila 18 18 5 3 10 21 25 -4
14. Chicó FC 18 18 4 6 8 15 24 -9
15. Unión Magdalena 17 18 5 2 11 11 27 -16
16. Deportivo Pasto 17 18 3 8 7 10 16 -6
17. Millonarios 13 18 3 4 11 14 29 -15
18. Deportes Pereira 13 18 3 4 11 9 25 -16

Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD=Goal Difference

Qualified for Semifinals
Eliminated

Semifinals

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Just like in the Apertura, the second phase of the 2004-II tournament consisted of two groups, each containing 4 teams. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. The winners of each group face in the finals to define a champion.

Group A

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R Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
1. Atlético Nacional 11 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3
2. América de Cali 8 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2
3. Deportes Tolima 7 6 2 1 3 9 9 0
4. Once Caldas 7 6 2 1 3 5 10 -5

Group B

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R Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
1. Atlético Junior 13 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6
2. Deportivo Cali 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 0
3. Independiente Medellín 8 6 2 2 2 9 10 -1
4. Atlético Bucaramanga 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5

Finals

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Date City Home Score Away
December 15 Barranquilla Atlético Junior 3 - 0 Atlético Nacional
December 19 Medellín Atlético Nacional 5 - 2 Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior is the champion for winning 4 - 5 on Penalty kicks
 

 
Champion
Atlético Junior
Fifth Title

Relegated and promoted team(s)

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Categories Relegated team(s) Promoted team(s)
Primera A
Primera B
 Cortuluá Real Cartagena
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