The 2003
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 55th season of
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
's top-flight football league. The season started on 2 February and concluded on 21 December 2003.
Independiente Medellín
Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...
were the defending champions, having won the
2002 Finalización tournament.
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
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
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Group B
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Finals
Top goalscorers
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
Semifinals
Group A
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Group B
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Finals
Top goalscorers
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
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
and the
Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
. The best-placed non-champion qualified for the
2004 Copa Libertadores
The 2004 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2004 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament.
The tournament was ...
along with both champions of the season, while the second and third best-placed non-champions qualified for the
2004 Copa Sudamericana
The 2004 Copa Sudamericana, Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the 3rd edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international football tournament. It was won by Argentina, Argentine club Boca Juniors, who defeated Club Bolívar, Bolívar of Bolivia to win their ...
.
Relegation
Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored; 5th away goals scored.
External links
Copa Mustang Official PageDimayor Official Page
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