The 1995 Categoría Primera A season, known as the 1995 Copa Mustang for sponsoring purposes, was the forty-eighth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The tournament was also known as Torneo Nivelación given the league's switch to the European calendar (from the Northern Hemisphere's fall to spring) starting from the following edition of the competition (the 1995–96 tournament).[1]
| Season | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 February – 14 June 1995 |
| Champions | Junior (4th title) |
| Relegated | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| Copa Libertadores | Junior América de Cali |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 676 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Iván Valenciano (24) |
← 1994 1995–96 → | |
Junior won the league for the fourth time, clinching the title on the final day of the season despite losing 3–1 to Santa Fe.[2]
Format
editGiven the transition from the American calendar to the European one scheduled for the second half of 1995, in this season the 16 participating teams played each other on a double round-robin tournament, with the champion being the team topping the table after the tournament's 30 rounds. The champion and runner-up qualified for the 1996 Copa Libertadores, while the bottom-placed team was relegated to Categoría Primera B. This was the last season in which relegation was decided by the season's standings, changing to a system by average starting from the following season, as well as the first season in which teams were awarded three points for a win.
Teams
edit16 teams competed in the season, the top 15 teams from the 1994 Primera A championship along with the 1995 Primera B champions Deportes Tolima, who replaced Atlético Bucaramanga who were relegated at the end of the previous season.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior (C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 62 | Qualification for the Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | América de Cali | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 60 | |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 48 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 47 | |
| 5 | Santa Fe | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 45 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Pereira | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 43 | |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 43 | |
| 8 | Once Caldas | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 42 | |
| 9 | Deportes Tolima | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Deportes Quindío | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 37 | |
| 11 | Cortuluá[a] | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 12 | Envigado | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
| 13 | Unión Magdalena | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 31 | |
| 14 | Millonarios | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 28 | |
| 15 | Atlético Huila | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 26 | |
| 16 | Cúcuta Deportivo (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 24 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Wins, 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Goals against, 7) Away goals against, 8) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Cortuluá were deducted two points.
| 1995 Copa Mustang champions |
|---|
| Junior 4th title |
Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iván Valenciano
|
Junior | 25 |
| 2 | Níver Arboleda
|
Deportivo Cali | 19 |
| 3 |  Cristián Montecinos
|
Junior | 16 |
| 4 | Carlos Castro
|
Independiente Medellín | 15 |
| 5 | Rubén Darío Hernández
|
Santa Fe | 13 |
| 6 |  Rubén Daniel Iturburo
|
Unión Magdalena | 12 |
| Edison Mafla
|
Deportivo Cali | ||
| 8 | Henry Zambrano
|
América de Cali | 11 |
| 9 | Guillermo Castrillón
|
Envigado | 10 |
| Alex Comas
|
América de Cali |
Source: Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años[3]
References
edit- ^ "Así han sido los sistemas de juego del campeonato profesional del fútbol colombiano en sus 60 años" [This is how the systems of play of the Colombian football's professional championship have been in its 60 years] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Junior campeón 1995: 25 años, 25 datos" [Junior 1995 champion: 25 years, 25 facts] (in Spanish). Junior a un Click. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ Ruiz Bonilla, Guillermo (2018). Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años (First ed.). Bogotá, Colombia: Mundo Fútbol SAS. p. 331. ISBN 9-789584-852731.
External links
edit- Dimayor's official website (in Spanish)