2003 Categoría Primera A season

The 2003 Categoría Primera A season was the 55th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season started on 2 February and concluded on 21 December 2003. Independiente Medellín were the defending champions, having won the 2002 Finalización tournament.

Copa Mustang
Season2003
ChampionsApertura: Once Caldas (2nd title)
Finalización: Deportes Tolima (1st title)
RelegatedCentauros Villavicencio
Copa LibertadoresOnce Caldas
Deportes Tolima
Deportivo Cali
Copa SudamericanaJunior
Millonarios
Matches played376
Goals scored897 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Arnulfo Valentierra (13 goals)
Finalización: Léider Preciado (17 goals)
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Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura (officially the 2003 Copa Mustang I for sponsorship reasons) was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on February 2 and ended on June 8.

First Stage

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Once Caldas 18 10 5 3 26 15 +11 35 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Millonarios 18 8 7 3 23 14 +9 31
3 América de Cali 18 8 7 3 31 23 +8 31
4 Centauros Villavicencio 18 7 8 3 24 21 +3 29
5 Deportivo Cali 18 8 4 6 27 22 +5 28
6 Junior 18 8 4 6 19 17 +2 28
7 Unión Magdalena 18 7 5 6 22 22 0 26
8 Deportivo Pereira 18 7 5 6 22 25 −3 26
9 Atlético Huila 18 6 8 4 22 22 0 26
10 Independiente Medellín 18 7 4 7 29 23 +6 25
11 Atlético Bucaramanga 18 6 7 5 21 20 +1 25
12 Deportes Tolima 18 6 4 8 24 24 0 22
13 Envigado 18 6 4 8 20 23 −3 22
14 Atlético Nacional 18 6 2 10 17 20 −3 20
15 Deportivo Pasto 18 4 7 7 15 18 −3 19
16 Santa Fe 18 5 3 10 15 23 −8 18
17 Cortuluá 18 2 9 7 15 24 −9 15
18 Deportes Quindío 18 3 4 11 13 28 −15 13
Source: RSSSF

Semifinals

The second phase of the tournament consisted of two groups of four teams each. This was played by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. The winners of each group qualified for the Finals.

Group A
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Once Caldas 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 Advanced to the Finals
2 Deportivo Cali 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
3 América de Cali 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6
4 Unión Magdalena 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2
Source: RSSSF
Results
Home \ Away AME CAL ONC MAG
América de Cali 0–3 1–3 4–1
Deportivo Cali 3–0 0–3 2–0
Once Caldas 2–0 1–1 4–0
Unión Magdalena 0–1 1–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Junior 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Advanced to the Finals
2 Deportivo Pereira 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9
3 Millonarios 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
4 Centauros Villavicencio 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7
Source: RSSSF
Results
Home \ Away CEN PER JUN MIL
Centauros Villavicencio 0–3 1–0 3–1
Deportivo Pereira 3–0 0–2 1–0
Junior 1–0 3–1 2–1
Millonarios 1–1 2–1 2–1
Source: RSSSF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals
Date City Home Score Away
June 5 Barranquilla Junior 0–0 Once Caldas
June 8 Manizales Once Caldas 1–0 Junior
Once Caldas won 1–0 on aggregate score
 Champion 
Once Caldas
Second title

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Arnulfo Valentierra Once Caldas 13
2 Julián Vásquez América de Cali 11
3 Leonardo Fabio Moreno América de Cali 10
4 Wilson Carpintero Atlético Bucaramanga 9

Torneo Finalización

The Torneo Finalización (officially the 2003 Copa Mustang II for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 13 and ended on December 21.

First Stage

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Cali 18 10 4 4 34 18 +16 34 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Atlético Nacional 18 9 5 4 23 14 +9 32
3 Unión Magdalena 18 9 1 8 20 18 +2 28
4 Independiente Medellín 18 8 4 6 20 15 +5 28
5 Deportivo Pasto 18 8 4 6 20 19 +1 28
6 Deportes Tolima 18 7 6 5 22 17 +5 27
7 Millonarios 18 8 2 8 21 21 0 26
8 Junior 18 7 4 7 24 28 −4 25
9 Deportivo Pereira 18 6 7 5 20 18 +2 25
10 Deportes Quindío 18 6 7 5 21 20 +1 25
11 América de Cali 18 6 7 5 23 23 0 25
12 Atlético Huila 18 6 6 6 23 25 −2 24
13 Santa Fe 18 5 9 4 15 13 +2 24
14 Once Caldas 18 4 6 8 20 26 −6 18
15 Envigado 18 3 9 6 18 21 −3 18
16 Atlético Bucaramanga 18 4 5 9 24 30 −6 17
17 Cortuluá 18 4 5 9 16 26 −10 17
18 Centauros Villavicencio 18 4 5 9 15 27 −12 17
Source: RSSSF

Semifinals

Group A
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Cali 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 Advanced to the Finals
2 Millonarios 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
3 Unión Magdalena 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
4 Deportivo Pasto 6 0 1 5 4 11 −7 1
Source: RSSSF
Results
Home \ Away CAL PAS MIL MAG
Deportivo Cali 3–1 1–1 2–2
Deportivo Pasto 0–1 1–3 2–2
Millonarios 2–3 1–0 1–0
Unión Magdalena 0–0 1–0 2–1
Source: RSSSF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportes Tolima 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10[lower-alpha 1] Advances to the Finals
2 Junior 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10[lower-alpha 1]
3 Atlético Nacional 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9
4 Independiente Medellín 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Away goals for: Deportes Tolima 4, Junior 1
Results
Home \ Away NAC TOL DIM JUN
Atlético Nacional 1–2 4–2 1–0
Deportes Tolima 2–0 1–0 1–1
Independiente Medellín 1–2 2–0 1–0
Junior 1–0 3–2 3–2
Source: RSSSF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals
Date City Home Score Away
December 17 Ibagué Deportes Tolima 2–0 Deportivo Cali
December 21 Cali Deportivo Cali 3–1 Deportes Tolima
Tied 3–3 on aggregate score, Deportes Tolima won 4–2 on penalty kicks
 Champion 
Deportes Tolima
First title

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Léider Preciado Deportivo Cali 17
2 Rogeiro Pereira Deportes Tolima 12
3 Carlos Castillo Deportivo Cali 10
Julián Téllez Millonarios 10

Aggregate table

An aggregate table including all games that a team played during the year was used to determine berths to both the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The best-placed non-champion qualified for the 2004 Copa Libertadores along with both champions of the season, while the second and third best-placed non-champions qualified for the 2004 Copa Sudamericana.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Cali 50 25 13 12 84 54 +30 88 2004 Copa Libertadores
2 Junior 50 22 10 18 60 58 +2 76 2004 Copa Sudamericana
3 Millonarios 48 21 11 16 60 51 +9 74
4 Once Caldas (C) 44 19 14 11 61 44 +17 71 2004 Copa Libertadores
5 Unión Magdalena 48 18 11 19 52 59 −7 65
6 Deportes Tolima (C) 44 17 11 16 57 51 +6 62 2004 Copa Libertadores
7 América de Cali 42 16 14 12 60 58 +2 62
8 Atlético Nacional 42 18 7 17 48 42 +6 61
9 Deportivo Pereira 42 15 15 12 51 50 +1 60
10 Independiente Medellín 42 17 8 17 57 48 +9 59
11 Centauros Villavicencio 42 13 14 15 44 57 −13 53
12 Atlético Huila 36 12 14 10 45 47 −2 50
13 Deportivo Pasto 42 12 12 18 39 48 −9 48
14 Atlético Bucaramanga 36 10 12 14 45 50 −5 42
15 Santa Fe 36 10 12 14 30 36 −6 42
16 Envigado 36 9 13 14 38 44 −6 40
17 Deportes Quindío 36 9 11 16 34 48 −14 38
18 Cortuluá 36 6 14 16 31 50 −19 32
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.

Relegation
Pos Team Pld Pts Avg Relegation
1Deportivo Cali1082222.056
2Once Caldas1081981.833
3América de Cali1081811.676
4Atlético Nacional1081751.62
5Santa Fe1081751.62
6Deportivo Pasto1081731.602
7Independiente Medellín1081721.593
8Deportes Tolima1081681.556
9Millonarios1081681.556
10Deportivo Pereira1081621.5
11Unión Magdalena1081621.5
12Junior1081551.435
13Envigado1081521.407
14Atlético Bucaramanga1081481.37
15Cortuluá1081461.352
16Atlético Huila1081391.287
17Deportes Quindío1081381.278
18Centauros Villavicencio1081351.25Relegated to the Categoría Primera B

Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored; 5th away goals scored.

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