The 2010 Categoria Primera A season was the 63rd season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Because of new sponsorship, it was officially called the 2010 Liga Postobón season.http://www.dimayor.com.co/Comunicados/Postobon_Patrocinador_del_Futbol_Profesional_Colombiano_310-51644.html
Format The Assembly of DIMAYOR established a new system of competition on December 10, 2009.
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.
Teams
Team City Stadium América Cali Pascual Guerrero Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia Cortuluá Tuluá Doce de Octubre Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro Deportivo Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero Palmira Deportivo Cali Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo Millonarios Bogotá Nemesio Camacho Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camacho
Campeonato Apertura The Liga Postobon I was scheduled to begin on January 31, 2010.
First stage Standings
Results
Semifinals 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.
Semifinal A
Semifinal B
Finals
Top goalscorers Pos Player Player nationality Club Goals 1 Carlos Bacca Junior 12 Carlos Rentería La Equidad 12 3 Franco Arizala Deportes Tolima 11 Giovanni Moreno Atlético Nacional 11 Fernando Uribe Once Caldas 11 6 Luis Muriel Deportivo Cali 9 7 Yovanny Arrechea Millonarios 8 Victor Cortes Junior 8 Mario Giménez Independiente Medellín 8 10 Luis Carlos Arias Independiente Medellín 7 Julián Barahona Deportivo Pereira 7 Anthony Tapia Boyacá Chicó 7 Source:
Statistics Total goals: 457 Longest winning streak: 6 games — Deportes Tolima (March 20–April 17) Longest unbeaten streak: 10 games — Independiente Medellín (February 18–April 11);La Equidad (March 28–May 26) Longest losing streak: 8 games — Deportes Quindío (February 17–April 17) Biggest home win: Once Caldas 5–1 Deportivo Pereira (March 21) Biggest away win: Envigado 1–7 Independiente Medellín (March 28) Highest scoring: Envigado 1–7 Independiente Medellín (March 28)
Campeonato Finalización The Liga Postobon II began on July 17 and is ended on December 19.
First stage Standings
Results
Cuadrangular semifinals Group A
Group B
Finals
Top goalscorers Pos Player Player nationality Club Goals 1 Wilder Medina Deportes Tolima 16 2 Dayro Moreno Once Caldas 16 3 Wilson Carpintero Cúcuta Deportivo 14 4 Fernando Uribe Once Caldas 13 5 Martín Morel Deportivo Cali 11 6 Yovanny Arrechea Millonarios 10 Jorge Perlaza Deportes Tolima 10 Carlos Rodas Deportes Quindío 10 8 Luis Carlos Arias Independiente Medellín 9 10 Giovanni Hernández Junior 8 Léider Preciado Deportes Quindío 8 Source:
Statistics Total goals: 498 goals Longest winning streak: 5 games — Millonarios (September 25–October 24); Deportes Tolima (September 25–October 22) Longest unbeaten streak: 15 games — Once Caldas (September 12–December 18) Longest losing streak: 7 games — Envigado (July 18–August 29) Biggest home win: Millonarios 4–0 Real Cartagena Biggest away win: Real Cartagena 1–4 Deportes Tolima Highest scoring: Deportivo Cali 6–3 América
Aggregate table
Relegation table 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.
TeamRelegation 1 Deportes Tolima 108 159 126 +33 179 2 Santa Fe 108 145 118 +27 173 3 La Equidad 108 132 119 +13 169 4 Independiente Medellín 108 148 119 +29 164 5 Deportivo Cali 108 161 134 +27 162 6 Junior 108 162 130 +32 161 7 Boyacá Chicó 108 144 146 −2 156 8 Atlético Nacional 108 126 129 −3 156 9 Once Caldas 108 152 151 +1 152 10 Atlético Huila 108 148 151 −3 146 11 Deportes Quindío 108 120 140 −20 137 12 Millonarios 108 136 135 +1 136 13 Cúcuta Deportivo 108 98 112 −14 134 14 América 108 146 146 0 133 15 Real Cartagena 108 136 160 −24 133 16 Deportivo Pereira 108 126 137 −11 128 17 Envigado (O) 108 138 167 −29 123 Relegation/Promotion Playoff 18 Cortuluá (R) 108 128 167 −39 118 Relegated to the Primera BSource: DIMAYOR Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals for; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.
Relegation/promotion playoff TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd legEnvigado6:0Deportivo Pasto1–02–0———
References
External links DIMAYOR's official website