2012 Categoría Primera A season
| Season | 2012 |
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| Champions | Apertura: Santa Fe (7th title) Finalización: Millonarios (14th title) |
| Relegated | Real Cartagena |
| Copa Libertadores |
Santa Fe Millonarios Deportes Tolima |
| Copa Sudamericana |
Atlético Nacional (cup winner) La Equidad Deportivo Pasto Itagüí Ditaires |
| Matches played | 206 |
| Goals scored | 493 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Robin Ramirez (13) |
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The 2012 Categoría Primera A season (officially known at the 2012 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of Colombia's top-flight football league.
Both the Apertura and Finalización had an identical format. Each championship was divided into three stages. The First Stage was contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more. The top eight teams after eighteen rounds advanced to a semifinal round, of two groups of four playing once more on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each semifinal group advanced to the final of the tournament, which was played as a double-legged series. The winner of the final was declared the tournament champion and participated in the 2013 Copa Libertadores.
The First Stage began on January 27 and consisted of eighteen rounds and a series of regional rivalries on the ninth round. The top eight teams out of this stage advanced to the Semifinals. The first stage ended on May 27.
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored; 5th away goals against; 6th draw.
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1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The Semifinal stage began on June 13 and ended on July 8. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.
Standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Results
Standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd first stage position.
Results
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shoot-out.
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The Semifinal stage began on November and ended on December. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.
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