| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura:Junior (6th title) Finalización:Once Caldas (4th title) |
| Relegated | Cortuluá |
| 2011 Copa Libertadores | Junior Once Caldas Deportes Tolima |
| 2011 Copa Sudamericana | Santa Fe La Equidad |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Carlos Rentería Carlos Bacca (12 goals each) Finalización: Wilder Medina Dayro Moreno (16 goals each) |
←2009 2011 → | |
The2010 Categoria Primera A season was the 63rd season ofColombia's top-flight football league. Because of new sponsorship, it was officially called the2010 Liga Postobón season.[1]
The Assembly ofDIMAYOR established a new system of competition on December 10, 2009.[2]
Apertura
The First Stage of the Apertura was a single round-robin tournament in 18 dates. The top four teams at the end of this stage advanced to the semifinals and pitted into two ties: 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3. The winners of the semifinals contested the finals.
Finalización
The Finalizacion was the same as the previous season.
TheLiga Postobon I was scheduled to begin on January 31, 2010.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 34 | Qualified for theSemifinals |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 33 | |
| 3 | Junior | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 32 | |
| 4 | La Equidad | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Boyacá Chicó | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Atlético Nacional | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Real Cartagena | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 28 | |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 25 | |
| 11 | Huila | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 24 | |
| 12 | Envigado | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 23 | |
| 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 20 | |
| 14 | Millonarios | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 19 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 18 | |
| 16 | América | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 16 | |
| 17 | Cortuluá | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 15 | |
| 18 | Quindío | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | AME | HUI | NAC | BOY | COR | CUC | QUI | TOL | CAL | PER | ENV | DIM | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | RCA | SFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Huila | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |||||||||
| Atlético Nacional | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | |||||||||
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Cortuluá | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Quindío | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Pereira | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||
| Envigado | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–7 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Independiente Medellín | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Junior | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| La Equidad | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Millonarios | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Once Caldas | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Real Cartagena | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–3 | |||||||||
| Santa Fe | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
The four qualified teams from the first stage were placed into two semifinals labelled "Semifinal A" and "Semifinal B". Each semifinal was played on a home and away basis. The teams that made up each semifinal were determined by their first stage standings: Semifinal A was between the teams that finished 1st and 4th; Semifinal B was between the teams that finished 2nd and 3rd. The team in each semifinal that finished higher in the table played the second leg at home. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the Finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Equidad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Finals |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| La Equidad | 2–2 | Deportes Tolima |
|---|---|---|
| Sheput Rentería | Report | Marangoni Canchila |
| Deportes Tolima | 1–1 | La Equidad |
|---|---|---|
| Arizala | Report | Cárdenas |
| Penalties | ||
| Marangoni Bustos Medina Arizala | 1–3 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Finals |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Independiente Medellín | 1–0 | Junior |
|---|---|---|
| Giménez | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | La Equidad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| La Equidad | 1–0 | Junior |
|---|---|---|
| Sheput | Report |
| Liga Postobón 2010 I Champion |
|---|
| Junior 6th title |
Source:[4]
TheLiga Postobon II began on July 17 and is ended on December 19.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 36 | Cuadrangular Semifinals |
| 2 | Once Caldas | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 36 | |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 35 | |
| 4 | Atlético Nacional | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 33 | |
| 5 | Quindío | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Huila | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 28 | |
| 8 | La Equidad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 26 | |
| 10 | América | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 25 | |
| 11 | Independiente Medellín | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | |
| 12 | Millonarios | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 | |
| 13 | Boyacá Chicó | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 21 | |
| 14 | Junior | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 16 | |
| 15 | Real Cartagena | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 15 | |
| 16 | Cortuluá | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 13 | |
| 17 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 9 | |
| 18 | Envigado | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | AME | HUI | NAC | BOY | COR | CUC | QUI | TOL | CAL | PER | ENV | DIM | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | RCA | SFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Huila | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Atlético Nacional | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Cortuluá | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Quindío | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Deportes Tolima | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 6–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Pereira | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Envigado | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Independiente Medellín | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Junior | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| La Equidad | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Millonarios | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Once Caldas | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Real Cartagena | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Santa Fe | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | SFE | HUI | EQU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | Finals | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | Santa Fe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | Huila | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | La Equidad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ONC | CUC | QUI | NAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Once Caldas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | Finals | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 2 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 3 | Quindío | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||
| 4 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Once Caldas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | Once Caldas |
|---|---|---|
| Medina Marangoni | Report | Moreno |
| Once Caldas | 3–1 | Deportes Tolima |
|---|---|---|
| Castrillon Uribe Mena | Report | Aguilar |
| Liga Postobón 2010 II Champion |
|---|
| Once Caldas 4th title |
Source:[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 86 | 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 2 | Once Caldas | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 84 | 64 | +20 | 77 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a] |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 75 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 4 | La Equidad | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 69 | |
| 5 | Atlético Nacional | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 67 | |
| 6 | Huila | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 61 | |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 60 | |
| 8 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 57 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Cali | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 56 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage[b] |
| 10 | Junior | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 54 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a] |
| 11 | Quindío | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 51 | |
| 12 | Boyacá Chicó | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 50 | |
| 13 | Real Cartagena | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 43 | |
| 14 | Millonarios | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 41 | |
| 15 | América | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 41 | |
| 16 | Envigado(O) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 32 | Relegation/promotion playoffs[c] |
| 17 | Cortuluá(R) | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 28 | Relegation to 2011Primera B[c] |
| 18 | Deportivo Pereira | 36 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 27 |
Relegation was determined through an average of the points earn in the First Stages of the three season. For the purposes of the table, the 2009 Primera B winner (Cortuluá) entered with the same points as the team that was 16th in the beginning of the season (Real Cartagena). The team with the lowest average was relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the following season, and the team with the next lowest average played a playoff match against the 2010 Primera B runner-up.
| Pos | Team | Pld | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 108 | 159 | 126 | +33 | 179 | 1.657 | |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 108 | 145 | 118 | +27 | 173 | 1.602 | |
| 3 | La Equidad | 108 | 132 | 119 | +13 | 169 | 1.565 | |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 108 | 148 | 119 | +29 | 164 | 1.519 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 108 | 161 | 134 | +27 | 162 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Junior | 108 | 162 | 130 | +32 | 161 | 1.491 | |
| 7 | Boyacá Chicó | 108 | 144 | 146 | −2 | 156 | 1.444 | |
| 8 | Atlético Nacional | 108 | 126 | 129 | −3 | 156 | 1.444 | |
| 9 | Once Caldas | 108 | 152 | 151 | +1 | 152 | 1.407 | |
| 10 | Atlético Huila | 108 | 148 | 151 | −3 | 146 | 1.352 | |
| 11 | Deportes Quindío | 108 | 120 | 140 | −20 | 137 | 1.269 | |
| 12 | Millonarios | 108 | 136 | 135 | +1 | 136 | 1.259 | |
| 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 108 | 98 | 112 | −14 | 134 | 1.241 | |
| 14 | América | 108 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 133 | 1.231 | |
| 15 | Real Cartagena | 108 | 136 | 160 | −24 | 133 | 1.231 | |
| 16 | Deportivo Pereira | 108 | 126 | 137 | −11 | 128 | 1.185 | |
| 17 | Envigado(O) | 108 | 138 | 167 | −29 | 123 | 1.139 | Relegation/Promotion Playoff |
| 18 | Cortuluá(R) | 108 | 128 | 167 | −39 | 118 | 1.093 | Relegated to thePrimera B |
Source:[permanent dead link] DIMAYOR[permanent dead link](in Spanish)
Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals for; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Envigado | 6:0 | Deportivo Pasto | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — |