Teams
18 teams competed this season. Real Cartagena was relegated in the previous season, and were replaced by the 2007 Categoría Primera B champions, Envigado.Stadia & Locations
Torneo Apertura
Torneo Apertura began on 1 February and ended on 6 July.Standings
Schedule
Cuadrangular playoffs
The second phase of the 2008 Apertura Tournament is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase, which are distributed in two groups of four being divided by odd and even numbers. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion.Group A
Source:Group B
Source:Finals
Top goalscorers
Source:Torneo Finalización
Torneo Finalizacion began on 19 July and ended on 21 DecemberStandings
Positions by round
Cuadrangular Playoffs
The second phase of the 2008 Finalizacion takes two groups of four teams, divided by even and odd numbers. It is disputed between the best eight teams in the first phase. The winners of each group will advance to the Finals to define a champion. The first tie-breaking criterion is the team's position in the general standings.Group A
Group B
Finals
Top goalscorers
Source:Overall standings
Besides the Apertura and Finalizacion champions, the team with the best overall points earned will advance to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. Also, the team with the second best overall points will advance toRelegation
The team with the worst points average from the last five seasons, (2006-I, 2006-II, 2007-I, 2007-II, 2008-I, and 2008-II) is relegated to the Second Division. The team with the second worst points average played a two-leg promotion playoff with the runner-up team from the Second Division.Promotion/relegation playoff
Categoria Primera B runner ups Deportivo Rionegro qualified to the promotion playoff against Envigado, who finished 17th in the relegation table. ''Envigado wins the playoff, and stays in the Primera Division. Atlético Bucaramanga were relegated and replaced with the 2008 Primera B champion, Real Cartagena.''References
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