The 2007
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...
season was the 60th season of
Colombia
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's top-flight football league.
Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...
won both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments.
Campeonato Apertura
2007-I - Copa Mustang or Torneo Apertura 2007 is the 65th installment of the
Mustang Cup
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they ...
. It began on February 4 with the opening match between
Independiente Santa Fe
Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Santa Fe is one of the th ...
and
Atlético Junior
Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría ...
in
Fusagasugá
Fusagasugá (; ) or Fusa is a town and municipality in the Departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca, in central Colombia. It is located in the warm valley between the rivers Cuja River, Cuja and Panches, a centr ...
at the
Estadio Fernando Mazuera. The Estadio
Nemesio Camacho
Nemesio Camacho Macías (November 1869 - 7 May 1929) was a Colombian businessman and politician. The Stadium Nemesio Camacho in Bogotá is named after him.
He was the manager of the Bank of the Republic, the Colombian Train of the Pacific an ...
"El Campín" was not used because was going through some repairs and modifications. 18 teams competed against one another and played each weekend until May 12. At that point, the top 8 teams in the league stage advanced to the group stage, each group with 4 teams. From that point on the teams played on a home and away basis, for a total of a six matches each. The winner of both groups at the end advanced to the home-and-away final.
Standings
''Last updated May 12, 2008''
Fixtures
Quadrangular Semifinals
The second phase of the Torneo Apertura 2007 consists in a quadrangular semifinal. This will be disputed by the best eight teams, later distributed in two groups of four teams, divided by odds and evens. The winners of each group will face each other in the Finals to define a champion.
Group A
Group B
Final
Campeonato Finalización
2007-II - Copa Mustang or Torneo Finalización 2007 was the 63rd installment of the
Mustang Cup
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they ...
. It began on July 15, 2007 and ended on December 19, 2007.18 teams compete against one another and played each weekend until November 12. At that point, the top 8 teams in the league stage advanced to the group stage, each group with 4 teams. From that point on the teams play on a home and away basis, for a total of a six matches each. The winner of both groups at the end advance to the home-and-away final.
Standings
Fixtures
Quadrangular Semifinals
The second phase of the 2007 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 define a champion.
Group A
R=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
R=Classification in second phase; Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Win; D=Tied; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference
Final
Relegated and Promoted Team(s)
References
External links
Official website of Dimayor
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2007
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