2008 Categoría Primera A season
The 2008 Categoría Primera A season is the 61st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The first division started on February 1. This season they have the newcomer from the second division Categoría Primera B, Envigado FC, and the relegated team of Real Cartagena.
Torneo Apertura
Standings
Schedule
Cuadrangular
The second phase of the 2008 Opening Tournament takes two groups of four teams. It is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase, later they are distributed in two groups of four by groups being divided by odd and even numbers. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion.Group A
Last Update: June 24, 2008R=Classification in second phase; Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; W=Win; D=Tied; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference
Group B
Last Update: June 24, 2008R=Classification in second phase; Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; W=Win; D=Tied; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference
Finals
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on July 2 and July 6, respectively.Top scorers
Last Updated: June 25, 2008Torneo Finalización
Standings
Positions by round
Cuadrangular
The second phase of the 2008 Final Tournament takes two groups of four teams. It is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase, later they are distributed in two groups of four by groups being divided by odd and even numbers. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to defined a champion. The first tie-breaking criteria is the position in the 2008-II General Standing.Group A
Group B
Finals
----| Copa Mustang 2009 II Champion |
| América 13th Title |
Overall standings
Besides the Opening and Closing champions, the team with the best overall points earned will advance to the Preliminary Round of Copa Libertadores 2009. Also, the team with the second best overall points will advance to Copa Sudamericana 2009, along with the Copa Colombia 2008 champions.- Updated on December 21, 2008.
| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif |
| 1. | América de Cali | 87 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 86 | 58 | +28 |
| 2. | Independiente Medellín | 78 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 48 | +22 |
| 3. | La Equidad | 76 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 45 | +12 |
| 4. | Deportivo Cali | 64 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 64 | -1 |
| 5. | Independiente Santa Fe | 64 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 41 | +8 |
| 6. | Boyacá Chicó | 64 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 52 | +6 |
| 7. | Junior | 62 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 50 | +7 |
| 8. | Deportes Tolima | 58 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 60 | -6 |
| 9. | Envigado FC | 57 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 48 | -1 |
| 10. | Deportivo Pereira | 54 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 66 | -13 |
| 11. | Atlético Nacional | 56 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 46 | -6 |
| 12. | Millonarios | 52 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 41 | +8 |
| 13. | Deportes Quindío | 52 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 50 | -4 |
| 14. | Once Caldas | 46 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | -8 |
| 15. | Atlético Bucaramanga | 45 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 47 | -14 |
| 16. | Cúcuta Deportivo | 40 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 39 | -10 |
| 17. | Atlético Huila | 38 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 51 | -9 |
| 18. | Deportivo Pasto | 35 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -17 |
Pts=Points; P=Played games; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals against; Diff=Goal Difference; GFV=Goals scored as a visiting team; GAV=Goals received as a visiting team; AVE=Points Average for Relegation
Relegation table
The team with the worst points average from the tournaments 2006-I, 2006-II, 2007-I, 2007-II, 2008-I, and 2008-II, will be relegated to Second Division. At the same time, the team with the second worst points average, will have to play a two-leg promotion playoff with the runner-up team from Second Division, to see which team will be in First Division along with the team that would replace the relegated team.- Updated on December 13, 2008
| Pos | Team | PTS | GP | GS | GA | Dif | PROM |
| 1. | Atlético Nacional | 183 | 108 | 143 | 104 | +39 | 1.694 |
| 2. | Cúcuta Deportivo | 173 | 108 | 138 | 107 | +31 | 1.602 |
| 3. | Deportes Tolima | 167 | 108 | 162 | 134 | +28 | 1.546 |
| 4. | Boyacá Chicó | 161 | 108 | 128 | 114 | +14 | 1.491 |
| 5. | Deportivo Cali | 160 | 108 | 143 | 120 | +23 | 1.481 |
| 6. | Independiente Medellín | 158 | 108 | 149 | 139 | +10 | 1.463 |
| 7. | Millonarios | 157 | 108 | 143 | 128 | +15 | 1.454 |
| 8. | Once Caldas | 149 | 108 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 1.349 |
| 9. | América de Cali | 148 | 108 | 147 | 153 | -6 | 1.370 |
| 10. | Deportivo Pasto | 145 | 108 | 122 | 114 | +8 | 1.343 |
| 11. | Deportes Quindío | 144 | 108 | 126 | 135 | -9 | 1.333 |
| 12. | La Equidad | 143 | 108 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 1.324 |
| 13. | Independiente Santa Fe | 143 | 108 | 140 | 146 | -6 | 1.324 |
| 14. | Atlético Huila | 134 | 108 | 125 | 151 | -26 | 1.241 |
| 16. | Atletico Junior | 133 | 108 | 128 | 154 | -26 | 1.231 |
| 16. | Deportivo Pereira | 131 | 108 | 116 | 138 | -22 | 1.213 |
| 17. | Envigado FC | 128 | 108 | 118 | 132 | -14 | 1.185 |
| 18. | Atlético Bucaramanga | 126 | 108 | 115 | 151 | -36 | 1.167 |
Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals allowed; Dif=Difference; Prom=Relegation percentage