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The 1996–97 Categoría Primera A season, known as Copa Mustang 1996–97 for sponsoring purposes, was the 50th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season started on 8 September 1996 and ended on 21 December 1997. América de Cali were the champions, winning their ninth domestic league title after beating the Torneo Adecuación winners Atlético Bucaramanga in the championship playoff.[1]
Season | 1996–97 |
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Dates | 8 September 1996 – 21 December 1997 |
Champions | América de Cali (9th title) |
Relegated | Cúcuta Deportivo (Torneo Finalización) Deportivo Pereira (Torneo Adecuación) |
1998 Copa Libertadores | América de Cali Atlético Bucaramanga |
1997 Copa CONMEBOL | América de Cali Deportes Tolima |
1998 Copa CONMEBOL | Deportes Quindío Once Caldas |
Matches played | 584 |
Goals scored | 1,479 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hámilton Ricard (36 goals) |
← 1995–96 1998 → |
Deportivo Cali were the defending champions, but placed last in both the final group stage and the Adecuación semi-finals and thus failed to qualify for the finals of the competition.
The season, which was originally to last from September 1996 to June 1997, was initially split into three stages: the Apertura and Finalización tournaments, and the final group:
However, in January 1997 the Assembly of DIMAYOR approved the return of the league to the calendar year format, while also deciding that the season's champion would be defined in December rather than June as originally expected. Because of this, an additional tournament known as Torneo Adecuación was played from July to December 1997:
The Adecuación winners would then play the winners of the final group (América de Cali) in another double-legged series to decide the season champions. In the event that both teams tied on points at the end of the second leg of the finals, a tiebreaker match on neutral ground would be played. Both season finalists qualified for the 1998 Copa Libertadores.[3]
16 teams originally competed in the season, the top 15 teams of the 1995–96 season and Cúcuta Deportivo, who were promoted as champions of the 1995–96 Categoría Primera B tournament, replacing Atlético Huila who were relegated at the end of the previous season. Cúcuta Deportivo were relegated to the second tier at the end of the Finalización tournament, being replaced by the 1996–97 Primera B champions Deportivo Unicosta for the Adecuación tournament, which brought the number of clubs that took part in the season up to 17.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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América de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 45,625 |
Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López | 28,000 |
Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 52,000 |
Cortuluá | Tuluá | Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 22,000 |
Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 29,000 |
Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,100 |
Deportivo Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 45,625 |
Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30,000 |
Deportivo Unicosta | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez | 20,000 |
Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 11,000 |
Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 52,000 |
Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | 60,000 |
Millonarios | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho El Campín | 48,300 |
Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 36,553 |
Santa Fe | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho El Campín | 48,300 |
Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Eduardo Santos | 23,000 |
The Torneo Apertura (also known as Copa Mustang I) began on 8 September 1996 and ended on 23 February 1997.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América de Cali | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 71 | Qualification for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL |
2 | Atlético Nacional | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 59 | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 57 | |
4 | Junior | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 48 | |
5 | Independiente Medellín | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 47 | |
6 | Deportes Tolima | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 46 | |
7 | Santa Fe | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 44 | |
8 | Once Caldas | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | |
9 | Envigado | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 42 | |
10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | |
11 | Unión Magdalena | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 40 | |
12 | Cortuluá | 32 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 37 | |
13 | Millonarios | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 28 | |
14 | Deportivo Pereira | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 28 | |
15 | Deportes Quindío | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 28 | |
16 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 22 |
The Torneo Finalización (also known as Copa Mustang II) began on 26 February 1997 and ended on 20 April 1997. 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 stage, as well as the first team to be relegated to Categoría Primera B for the following season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | América de Cali | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 99[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to the Final group |
2 | Atlético Nacional | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 37 | +36 | 87[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Deportivo Cali | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 82.5[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Deportes Tolima | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 70 | |
5 | Independiente Medellín | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 70 | |
6 | Unión Magdalena | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 69 | |
7 | Junior | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 65.25[lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 64 | |
9 | Cortuluá | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 63 | |
10 | Once Caldas | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 60 | |
11 | Santa Fe | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 56 | |
12 | Envigado | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
13 | Deportes Quindío | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 85 | −28 | 48 | |
14 | Deportivo Pereira | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 40 | |
15 | Millonarios | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 37 | |
16 | Cúcuta Deportivo (R) | 46 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 31 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
In the third stage of the tournament, the four qualified teams played each other under a double round-robin system with the team with the most points at the end of this stage advancing to the championship playoff and qualifying for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The final group's runner-up qualified for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | TOL | NAC | CAL | |
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1 | América de Cali | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualification for the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
3 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
The Torneo Adecuación began on 10 July 1997 and ended on 13 December 1997.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 31 |
2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 26 |
4 | Junior | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 24 |
5 | Once Caldas | 16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
6 | América de Cali | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
7 | Santa Fe | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 23 |
8 | Independiente Medellín | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 33 |
2 | Millonarios | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 33 |
3 | Unión Magdalena | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 |
4 | Atlético Nacional | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 |
5 | Envigado | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 24 |
6 | Cortuluá | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 22 |
7 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 |
8 | Deportivo Unicosta | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 14 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 47[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 37.75[lower-alpha 2] | |
3 | Santa Fe | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 30 | |
4 | Independiente Medellín | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Millonarios | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 44.75[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | América de Cali | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 33 | |
3 | Deportes Tolima | 22 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 32.5[lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Deportivo Unicosta | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 23 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Nacional | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 38.25[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | Once Caldas | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 37 | |
3 | Deportes Quindío | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Deportivo Pereira (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | Relegation by average to Categoría Primera B |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Junior | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 37.25[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to the Semi-finals |
2 | Cortuluá | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 35 | |
3 | Unión Magdalena | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 32.5[lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Envigado | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 30 |
In the third stage of the tournament, the eight qualified teams were split into two groups, and played each one of the other teams in their group under a double round-robin system with the teams with the most points in each group at the end of this stage advancing to the final. The group runners-up advanced to the third place play-off.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUI | ONC | NAC | CAL | |
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1 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–1 (4–3 p) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | 2–1 | |
2 | Once Caldas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to the Third place play-off | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
3 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUC | MIL | COR | JUN | |
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1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–1 (3–4 p) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | 2–0 | |
2 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to the Third place play-off | 0–0 (4–5 p) | — | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
3 | Cortuluá | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 1–1 (2–3 p) | 1–1 (2–3 p) | — | 1–1 (4–3 p) | ||
4 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 0–4 | 0–0 (3–4 p) | 2–1 | — |
Millonarios | 2–1 | Once Caldas |
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Once Caldas | 3–0 | Millonarios |
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Tied 3–3 on points, Millonarios won on bonus points and qualified for the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL. Millonarios eventually declined to take part in the Copa CONMEBOL upon being invited to compete in the 1998 Copa Merconorte, thus yielding the berth to Once Caldas.[4]
Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–1 | Deportes Quindío |
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Deportes Quindío | 1–1 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
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Atlético Bucaramanga won 4–1 on points, advanced to the championship playoff and qualified for the 1998 Copa Libertadores. Deportes Quindío qualified for the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL.
América de Cali | 2–0 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
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América de Cali won 6–0 on points.
1996–97 Categoría Primera A champions |
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América de Cali 9th title |
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Deportivo Cali | 36 |
2 | ![]() |
Once Caldas | 33 |
3 | ![]() |
Deportes Tolima | 27 |
4 | ![]() |
Deportivo Pereira | 26 |
5 | ![]() |
Deportivo Cali | 25 |
6 | ![]() |
Once Caldas | 23 |
7 | ![]() |
Unión Magdalena | 20 |
8 | ![]() |
Deportes Quindío | 18 |
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Unión Magdalena | ||
10 | ![]() |
Atlético Nacional | 17 |
Source: Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años[5]
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