Football league season
Copa MustangSeason | 2008 |
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Dates | 1 February - 21 December |
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Champions | Apertura: Boyacá Chico (1st title) Finalización: America de Cali (13th title) |
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Relegated | Atletico Bucaramanga |
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Copa Libertadores | America de Cali Independiente Medellín Boyaca Chico |
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Copa Sudamericana | La Equidad Deportivo Cali |
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Top goalscorer | Apertura: Ivan Velazquez Finalización: Fredy Montero |
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Biggest home win | Boyaca Chico 7-2 Tolima (5 April) Medellin 5-0 Bucaramanga (13 April) Medellin 5-0 Cali (24 May) |
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Biggest away win | Deportivo Cali 0-4 America (22 March) Millonarios 0-4 Boyaca Chico (13 April) |
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Highest scoring | Boyaca Chico 7-2 Tolima (5 April) |
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The 2008 Categoría Primera A season was the 61st season of Colombia's top-flight football league.
The season started on 1 February and ended with the finals on 21 December.
Boyacá Chicó won their first ever title in the Apertura tournament, beating America de Cali 4–2 on penalties. América de Cali won their thirteenth title in the Finalizacion tournament, beating Independiente Medellín 4–1 on aggregate.
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
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
Junior | Estadio Metropolitano | 46,000 |
Deportivo Cali | Estadio Deportivo Cali | 52,000 |
Nacional, Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot | 41,000 |
Millonarios, Santa Fe | Estadio El Campín | 36,000 |
América de Cali | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | 35,000 |
Cúcuta Deportivo | Estadio General Santander | 42,000 |
Once Caldas | Estadio Palogrande | 29,000 |
Deportes Tolima | Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,000 |
Deportivo Pereira | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30,000 |
Deportes Quindío | Estadio Centenario | 20,000 |
Deportivo Pasto | Estadio Departamental Libertad | 19,000 |
Atletico Bucaramanga | Estadio Alfonso Lopez | 28,000 |
Atlético Huila | Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid | 22,000 |
La Equidad | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo | 17,000 |
Envigado | Estadio Polideportivo Sur | 12,000 |
Boyacá Chicó | Estadio La Independencia | 10,000 |
Torneo Apertura
Torneo Apertura began on 1 February and ended on 6 July.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | La Equidad | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 35 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 |
3 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 |
4 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 29 |
5 | Envigado | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
6 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 27 |
7 | America de Cali | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 26 |
8 | Deportes Quindio | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 |
9 | Cucuta Deportivo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 25 | |
10 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 |
11 | Millonarios | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 24 |
12 | Junior | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 24 |
13 | Atletico Huila | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 23 |
14 | Atletico Nacional | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 22 |
15 | Once Caldas | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 19 |
16 | Pasto | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 19 |
17 | Pereira | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 19 |
18 | Tolima | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: RSSSF
Schedule
Fixture 1 - February 1 until February 3, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | February 1 | Quindío | 1 - 1 | La Equidad | February 2 | Millonarios | 1 - 2 | Medellín | Atlético Nacional | 0 - 1 | Santa Fe | February 3 | América de Cali | 1 - 1 | Huila | Pereira | 0 - 2 | Envigado | Cúcuta | 0 - 1 | Bucaramanga | Junior | 2 - 1 | Once Caldas | Pasto | 0 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó | Tolima | 2 - 0 | Deportivo Cali | | Fixture 2 - February 8 until February 10, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | February 8 | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 0 | Millonarios | February 9 | Envigado | 2 - 1 | Cúcuta | Santa Fe | 2 - 1 | América de Cali | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Pereira | February 10 | Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 1 | Quíndio | Huila | 0 - 0 | Pasto | Bucaramanga | 1 - 0 | Junior | La Equidad | 2 - 0 | Tolima | Once Caldas | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | |
Fixture 3 - February 15 until February 17, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | February 15 | Atlético Nacional | 3 - 0 | Bucaramanga | February 16 | América de Cali | 3 - 1 | Once Caldas | Junior | 2 - 2 | Envigado | February 17 | Pasto | 1 - 2 | Santa Fe | Tolima | 0 - 1 | Quindío | Pereira | 1 - 3 | Deportivo Cali | Cúcuta | 0 - 1 | Medellín | Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 0 | Huila | Millonarios | 2 - 1 | La Equidad | | Fixture 4 - February 20 until February 21, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | February 20 | Quindío | 1 - 1 | Huila | Santa Fe | 2 - 2 | Boyacá Chicó | Once Caldas | 3 - 1 | Pasto | Bucaramanga | 3 - 0 | América de Cali | Tolima | 1 - 1 | Millonarios | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Junior | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 1 | Cúcuta | La Equidad | 2 - 3 | Pereira | February 21 | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | |
Fixture 5 - February 23 until February 24, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | February 23 | América de Cali | 3 - 0 | Envigado | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 0 | Medellín | February 24 | Junior | 1 - 2 | Deportivo Cali | Millonarios | 1 - 1 | Quíndio | Pereira | 0 - 0 | Tolima | Cúcuta | 0 - 1 | La Equidad | Pasto | 1 - 0 | Bucaramanga | Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 0 | Once Caldas | Huila | 2 - 3 | Santa Fe | | Fixture 6 - February 29 until March 2, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | February 29 | Medellín | 1 - 3 | América de Cali | March 1 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Atlético Nacional | Bucaramanga | 1 - 0 | Boyacá Chicó | March 2 | Envigado | 0 - 1 | Pasto | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | Huila | Millonarios | 3 - 0 | Pereira | La Equidad | 2 - 0 | Junior | Tolima | 0 - 0 | Cúcuta | Quindío | 2 - 1 | Santa Fe | |
Fixture 7 - March 7 until March 9, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | March 7 | Santa Fe | 0 - 1 | Once Caldas | March 8 | Cúcuta | 2 - 1 | Millonarios | América de Cali | 0 - 1 | Deportivo Cali | March 9 | Pasto | 1 - 1 | Medellín | Atlético Nacional | 0 - 1 | La Equidad | Pereira | 2 - 0 | Quíndio | Junior | 1 - 3 | Tolima | Huila | 4 - 2 | Bucaramanga | Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 1 | Envigado | | Fixture 8 - March 15 & March 16, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | March 14 | Deportivo Cali | 1 - 1 | Pasto | March 15 | Tolima | 1 - 2 | Atlético Nacional | Medellín | 0 - 0 | Boyacá Chicó | March 16 | La Equidad | 4 - 0 | América de Cali | Quíndio | 1 - 2 | Once Caldas | Envigado | 1 - 1 | Huila | Millonarios | 3 - 1 | Junior | Pereira | 0 - 2 | Cúcuta | Bucaramanga | 1 - 2 | Santa Fe | |
Fixture 9 - March 22 & March 23, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | March 22 | Quindío | 4 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 4 | América de Cali | Santa Fe | 1 - 1 | Millonarios | March 23 | Bucaramanga | 1 - 1 | Cúcuta | Huila | 3 - 2 | Tolima | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | Pereira | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Junior | La Equidad | 1 - 1 | Pasto | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | | Fixture 10 - March 29 & March 30, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | March 29 | Huila | 1 - 1 | Medellín | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 1 | Millonarios | Santa Fe | 3 - 0 | Envigado | March 30 | Once Caldas | 2 - 0 | Bucaramanga | Cúcuta | 4 - 3 | Quindío | Junior | 1 - 0 | Pereira | América | 3 - 1 | Tolima | Pasto | 1 - 2 | La Equidad | Boyacá Chicó | 0 - 0 | Deportivo Cali | |
Fixture 11 - April 2, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | April 2 | La Equidad | 2 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó | Envigado | 2 - 0 | Once Caldas | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Santa Fe | Tolima | 1 - 2 | Pasto | Millonarios | 3 - 1 | América de Cali | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Huila | Quindío | 2 - 0 | Bucaramanga | Cúcuta | 0 - 0 | Junior | Pereira | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | | Fixture 12 - April 5 & April 6, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | April 5 | Huila | 1 - 0 | La Equidad | Santa Fe | 2 - 0 | Deportivo Cali | Boyacá Chicó | 7 - 2 | Tolima | April 6 | Pasto | 2 - 0 | Millonarios | Atlético Nacional | 3 - 1 | Cúcuta | Junior | 2 - 2 | Quindío | América de Cali | 4 - 1 | Pereira | Bucaramanga | 2 - 1 | Envigado | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | Medellín | |
Fixture 13 - April 12 & April 13, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | April 12 | La Equidad | 0 - 0 | Santa Fe | Deportivo Cali | 3 - 0 | Once Caldas | Quindío | 2 - 2 | Envigado | Cúcuta | 1 - 1 | América de Cali | April 13 | Medellín | 5 - 0 | Bucaramanga | Tolima | 2 - 1 | Huila | Millonarios | 0 - 4 | Boyacá Chicó | Pereira | 5 - 2 | Pasto | Junior | 3 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | | Fixture 14 - April 18 until April 20, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | April 18 | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Medellín | April 19 | América de Cali | 1 - 2 | Junior | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 0 | Quindío | April 20 | Boyacá Chicó | 3 - 0 | Pereira | Huila | 3 - 3 | Millonarios | Santa Fe | 2 - 0 | Tolima | Once Caldas | 1 - 1 | La Equidad | Bucaramanga | 4 - 1 | Deportivo Cali | Pasto | 1 - 0 | Cúcuta | |
Fixture 15 - April 25 until April 27, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | April 25 | Quindío | 1 - 0 | Medellín | April 26 | Millonarios | 0 - 2 | Santa Fe | Cúcuta | 3 - 0 | Boyacá Chicó | April 27 | Atlético Nacional | 3 - 2 | América de Cali | Tolima | 4 - 3 | Once Caldas | La Equidad | 1 - 0 | Bucaramanga | Pereira | 3 - 3 | Huila | Junior | 2 - 0 | Pasto | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Envigado | | Fixture 16 - May 3 & May 4, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | May 3 | América de Cali | 3 - 1 | Quindío | Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 1 | Junior | Pasto | 0 - 1 | Atlético Nacional | May 4 | Bucaramanga | 1 - 0 | Tolima | Huila | 1 - 0 | Cúcuta | Envigado | 0 - 1 | La Equidad | Medellín | 1 - 1 | Deportivo Cali | Santa Fe | 1 - 1 | Pereira | Once Caldas | 0 - 2 | Millonarios | |
Fixture 17 - May 10, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | May 10 | La Equidad | 2 - 1 | Medellín | Junior | 1 - 0 | Atlético Huila | Atlético Nacional | 0 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó | Cúcuta | 2 - 0 | Santa Fe | Tolima | 1 - 2 | Envigado | Quindío | 0 - 0 | Deportivo Cali | Pereira | 3 - 1 | Once Caldas | América de Cali | 2 - 0 | Pasto | Millonarios | 1 - 0 | Bucaramanga | | Fixture 18 - May 18, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | May 18 | Bucaramanga | 3 - 0 | Pereira | Huila | 1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | Boyacá Chicó | 3 - 2 | América de Cali | Deportico Cali | 1 - 1 | La Equidad | Pasto | 0 - 2 | Quindío | Envigado | 1 - 0 | Millonarios | Medellín | 4 - 1 | Tolima | Santa Fe | 1 - 2 | Junior | Once Caldas | 1 - 2 | Cúcuta | |
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
Seed | Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
(7) | 1. | América | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
(5) | 2. | Envigado | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
(3) | 3. | Santa Fe | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
(1) | 4. | La Equidad | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
Source:[1]
Tiebreak rules: 1)points; 2)goal difference; 3)goals scored
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | La Equidad | 0 - 2 | América de Cali | Envigado | 2 - 0 | Santa Fe | | Fixture 2 - May 24 and May 25, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | May 24 | América de Cali | 2 - 0 | Envigado | May 25 | Santa Fe | 0 - 1 | La Equidad | |
Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | América de Cali | 3 - 0 | Santa Fe | La Equidad | 2 - 2 | Envigado | | Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Santa Fe | 2 - 0 | América de Cali | Envigado | 1 - 0 | La Equidad | |
Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Envigado | 1 - 3 | América de Cali | La Equidad | 0 - 2 | Santa Fe | | Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | América de Cali | 1 - 1 | La Equidad | Santa Fe | 2 - 2 | Envigado | |
Group B
Source:[1]
Tiebreak rules: 1)points; 2)goal difference; 3)goals scored
Fixture 1 - May 21, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Quindío | 0 - 0 | Medellín | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 2 | Boyacá Chicó | | Fixture 2 - May 24 and May 25, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Medellín | 5 - 0 | Deportivo Cali | Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 1 | Quindío | |
Fixture 3 - June 8, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Medellín | 1 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó | Quindío | 1 - 1 | Deportivo Cali | | Fixture 4 - June 22, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Boyacá Chicó | 1 - 1 | Medellín | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 2 | Quindío | |
Fixture 5 - June 25, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Medellín | Quindío | 1 - 1 | Boyacá Chicó | | Fixture 6 - June 29, 2008 | Home | Score | Away | Medellín | 2 - 0 | Quindío | Boyacá Chicó | 2 - 1 | Deportivo Cali | |
Finals
Top goalscorers
Source:[2]
Torneo Finalización
Torneo Finalizacion began on 19 July and ended on 21 December
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 33 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Junior | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 31 |
3 | Atletico Nacional | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 30 |
4 | America de Cali | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 29 |
5 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 |
6 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 29 |
7 | La Equidad | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 29 |
8 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 |
9 | Millonarios | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | |
10 | Once Caldas | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
11 | Santa Fe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 26 |
12 | Envigado | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
13 | Deportes Quindio | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 21 |
14 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 20 |
15 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 20 |
16 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 16 |
17 | Atletico Huila | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 15 |
18 | Cucuta Deportivo | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: RSSSF
Positions by round
Source: [citation needed]
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
Fixture 1 - November 22 and 23, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | November 22 | Medellín | 2 - 1 | Tolima | November 23 | La Equidad | 0 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | | Fixture 2 - November 27, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | November 27 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 1 | Medellín | Tolima | 2 - 1 | La Equidad | |
Fixture 3 - November 30, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | November 30 | La Equidad | 2 - 3 | Medellín | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 1 | Tolima | | Fixture 4 - December 7, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | December 7 | Medellín | 1 - 0 | La Equidad | Tolima | 2 - 1 | Atlético Nacional | |
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | December 10 | Medellín | 0 - 0 | Atlético Nacional | La Equidad | 3 - 1 | Tolima | | Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | December 14 | Atlético Nacional | 1 - 4 | La Equidad | Tolima | 4 - 1 | Medellín | |
Group B
Fixture 1 - November 22 and 23, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | November 22 | Junior | 2 - 0 | Deportivo Cali | November 23 | América | 3 - 0 | Pereira | | Fixture 2 - November 26, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | November 26 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 2 | América | Pereira | 3 - 2 | Junior | |
Fixture 3 - November 29, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | November 29 | Deportivo Cali | 3 - 0 | Pereira | Junior | 1 - 1 | América | | Fixture 4 - December 6, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | December 6 | Pereira | 3 - 1 | Deportivo Cali | América | 2 - 0 | Junior | |
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | December 10 | Junior | 3 - 0 | Pereira | América | 1 - 0 | Deportivo Cali | | Fixture 6 - December 14, 2008 | Date | Home | Score | Away | December 14 | Deportivo Cali | 2 - 1 | Junior | Pereira | 3 - 1 | América | |
Finals
Copa Mustang 2008 II Champion |
América 13th Title |
Top goalscorers
Source:[3]
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. The team with the second best overall points will advance to 2009 Copa Libertadores Preliminary Round. The team with the third best overall points average advances to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, along with the 2008 Copa Colombia champions.
Relegation
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 Primera A. Deportivo Rionegro remain in Primera B.
References
- ^ a b "ESPNdeportes.com: Fútbol Colombiano". ESPN. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
- ^ "Copa Mustang - Goleadores". Copamustang.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
- ^ "Copa Mustang - Goleadores 2008-II". copamustang.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008.
External links
- Copa Mustang Official Page
- Dimayor Official Page
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