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2011 Categoría Primera A season

2011 Categoría Primera A season

Football league season


The 2011 Categoría Primera A season (officially known at the 2011 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) is the 64th season of Colombia's top-flight football league.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Format

The format for both the Apertura and Finalización will have an identical format. Each championship will be divided into four stages. The First Stage will be contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more. The top 8 teams after 18 rounds will advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the teams will be matched-up with another team into four different ties. The ties will be contested over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each tie will advance to the semifinals. The semifinals and the finals will have the same format as the quarterfinals. The winner of the finals will be declared the champion.

Teams

Torneo Apertura

The Liga Postobon I began on February 5 and ended on June 15.

First stage

The First Stage began on February 5 and ended on May 21.

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AME ...
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout round bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Once Caldas 0 1 1 (4)
6 Millonarios (p) 1 0 1 (5)
6 Millonarios 2 1 3
5 La Equidad 2 2 4
4 Envigado 0 1 1
5 La Equidad 1 1 2
5 La Equidad 2 1 3 (2)
3 Atlético Nacional (p) 1 2 3 (3)
2 Deportes Tolima 3 1 4
8 Cúcuta Deportivo 1 1 2
2 Deportes Tolima 1 1 2
3 Atlético Nacional 3 0 3
3 Atlético Nacional (p) 0 2 2 (4)
7 Deportivo Cali 1 1 2 (1)

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals began on May 25 and ended on May 31.

Quarterfinal A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Millonarios, 1–0 ...

Referee: Wilmar Roldán

Quarterfinal B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Cúcuta Deportivo, 1–3 ...
Referee: Adrián Vélez

More information Deportes Tolima, 1–1 ...
Referee: Jorge Sierra

Quarterfinal C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Deportivo Cali, 1–0 ...
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux

More information Atlético Nacional, 2–1 ...
Referee: Francisco Peñuela

Quarterfinal D

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information La Equidad, 1–0 ...

More information Envigado, 1–1 ...
Referee: Héctor Parra

Semifinals

The Semifinals began on June 4 and ended on June 8.

Semifinal A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Millonarios, 2–2 ...

More information La Equidad, 2–1 ...
Referee: Adrián Vélez

Semifinal B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Atlético Nacional, 3–1 ...
Referee: Luis Sánchez

More information Deportes Tolima, 1–0 ...
Referee: Francisco Peñuela

Finals

The Finals began on June 12 and ended on June 18.

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information La Equidad, 2–1 ...

More information Atlético Nacional, 2–1 ...
Referee: Ímer Machado
More information Liga Postobón ...

Top goalscorers

Source:[3]

Torneo Finalización

The Liga Postobon II began on August 27 and is scheduled to end on December 21.

First stage

The First Stage began on August 27 and ended on November 27.

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AME ...
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. DIMAYOR awarded a 3–0 away win in favor of Itagüí Ditaires for Independiente Medellin fielding an unauthorized player. Original result was a 1–0 win for Independiente Medellin.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Junior 0 2 2
7 Boyacá Chicó 0 2 2
1 Junior (p) 0 3 3 (5)
4 Millonarios 3 0 3 (4)
4 Millonarios (p) 2 1 3 (7)
6 Envigado 1 2 3 (6)
1 Junior (p) 3 1 4 (4)
3 Once Caldas 2 2 4 (2)
2 Itagüí 2 0 2
5 Santa Fe 3 1 4
5 Santa Fe 1 1 2
3 Once Caldas 1 2 3
3 Once Caldas 0 2 2
8 América 0 0 0

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals began on December 3 and ended on December 8.

Quarterfinal A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Boyacá Chicó, 0–0 ...
Referee: Adrian Vélez

More information Junior, 2–2 ...

Quarterfinal B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Santa Fe, 3–2 ...

More information Itagüí Ditaires, 0–1 ...

Quarterfinal C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information América, 0–0 ...

More information Once Caldas, 2–0 ...
Referee: Wilmar Roldán

Quarterfinal D

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Envigado, 2–1 ...
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux

More information Millonarios, 2–1 ...

Semifinals

The Semifinals began on December 11 and ended on December 15.

Semifinal A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Once Caldas, 1–1 ...
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux

More information Santa Fe, 1–2 ...

Note: This match was originally scheduled for December 14, but was postponed due to heavy rain.

Semifinal B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Millonarios, 3–0 ...

Finals

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
More information Junior, 3–2 ...

More information Once Caldas, 2–1 ...
Referee: Wilmar Roldán
More information Liga Postobón ...

Top goalscorers

Source:[6]

Aggregate table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.
Notes:
  1. Millonarios is qualified as the 2011 Copa Colombia champion.
  2. Atlético Nacional and Junior are qualified as the 2011 Apertura and 2011 Finalización champions, respectively.
  3. Boyacá Chicó received a one-point deduction for a fan launching a projectile at an assistant referee in a game vs. Junior.

Relegation

More information Pos, Team ...

Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.

Relegation/promotion playoff

As the second worst team in the relegation table, América played a two-legged tie against Patriotas, the 2011 Categoría Primera B runner-up. As the Primera A team, América played the second leg at home. The winner was determined by points, followed by goal difference, then a penalty shootout. Patriotas won the series in a penalty shootout to relegate América to the Primera B.

More information Teams, Scores ...

References

  1. "Posiciones" [Positions]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. "Resultados" [Results] (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  3. "Goleadores" [Goalscorers]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  4. "Posiciones" [Positions]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  5. "Resultados" [Results] (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  6. "Goleadores" [Goalscorers]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  7. "Reclasificación" [Aggregate table]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

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