The 1999 Categoria Primera A season, known as the 1999 Copa Mustang for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of Colombia's top-tier football league. The season began on 7 February and ended on 19 December 1999.

Atlético Nacional were the champions, defeating América de Cali on penalties. Union Magdalena were relegated.

Format This season was played in a format different from the standard one. The Apertura was played as follows: it consists of 6 rounds in Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, and one round (22) with regional derbies. The winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores, runners-up for Copa Conmebol.

The Finalizacion was played as: again 6 rounds of Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, one more round of regional derbies, and then another set of Cuadrangulares according to the top eight teams of the table. The winners of each tournament qualify for the Copa Libertadores. However, since America de Cali finished first in the Apertura and then won the championship, the spot was passed down to the second-placed team of the Aggregate table, Junior.

Apertura The Apertura was played as follows: it consists of six rounds in Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, and one round (22) with regional derbies. The teams that get the first place will qualify directly to the Finals at the end of the year.

Standings PosTeamPtsGPWDLGFGAGD1.América de Cali402211744227+152.Atlético Nacional36229942518+73.Once Caldas34229763519+164.Junior3422976343405.Tolima322271142520+56.Tulua3122877313107.Deportivo Cali31229493741-48.Independiente Medellín302261242620+69.Bucaramanga272251253024+610.Santa Fe26226882326-311.Millonarios252251072534-912.Deportivo Pasto252241353232013.Deportes Quindío242266103240-814.Envigado222264122132-1115.Unión Magdalena222241083138-716.Atlético Huila202231181831-13

Pts=Points; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD=Goal Difference

Qualified for Cuadrangulares group stage. Eliminated

Fixtures

+ Fixture 1 - February 7, 1999HomeScoreAwayQuindío2 - 0TuluaEnvigado0 - 2CaldasMillonarios1 - 1Santa FeHuila1 - 1TolimaMagdalena1 - 1JuniorAmérica3 - 3CaliPasto1 - 1BucaramangaNacional1 - 1Medellín+ Fixture 2 - February 14, 1999HomeScoreAwayCali3 - 2TuluaCaldas0 - 2NacionalEnvigado2 - 1MedellínSanta Fe2 - 0HuilaTolima1 - 1MillonariosBucaramanga1 - 1MagdalenaQuindío0 - 3AméricaJunior1 - 1Pasto

+ Fixture 3 - February 21, 1999HomeScoreAwayCali0 - 2QuindíoTulua3 - 2AméricaNacional1 - 1EnvigadoCaldas1 - 1MedellínBucaramanga1 - 1JuniorMagdalena4 - 1PastoSanta Fe2 - 0TolimaHuila1 - 1Millonarios+ Fixture 4 - February 28, 1999HomeScoreAwayAmérica4 - 0TuluaQuindío1 - 2CaliEnvigado0 - 1NacionalMedellín1 - 0CaldasJunior3 - 2BucaramangaPasto6 - 1MagdalenaTolima1 - 1Santa FeMillonarios1 - 0Huila

+ Fixture 5 - March 7, 1999HomeScoreAwayCaldas2 - 1EnvigadoCali0 - 3AméricaTulua2 - 0QuindíoSanta Fe2 - 0MillonariosTolima0 - 1HuilaJunior2 - 0MagdalenaBucaramanga1 - 0PastoMedellín2 - 0Nacional+ Fixture 6 - March 14, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional1 - 0CaldasPasto4 - 2JuniorMagdalena1 - 2BucaramangaAmérica3 - 0QuindíoTulua3 - 2CaliMillonarios2 - 2TolimaHuila1 - 0Santa FeEnvigado0 - 0Medellín

+ Fixture 7 - March 21, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional1 - 1MagdalenaJunior2 - 1MedellínCaldas3 - 1EnvigadoMillonarios1 - 1Santa FeAmérica2 - 2TuluaBucaramanga0 - 0TolimaQuindío4 - 2CaliHuila2 - 2Pasto+ Fixture 8 - March 28, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín0 - 0MillonariosSanta Fe2 - 0NacionalMagdalena0 - 2BucaramangaPasto3 - 3JuniorEnvigado0 - 0AméricaCali2 - 1CaldasTolima1 - 1QuindíoTulua1 - 1Huila

+ Fixture 9 - April 4, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional0 - 1CaliAmérica1 - 0MedellínBucaramanga6 - 0EnvigadoSanta Fe0 - 0TolimaCaldas0 - 0PastoQuindío1 - 2TuluaHuila0 - 1JuniorMagdalena4 - 0Millonarios+ Fixture - April 11, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín1 - 0CaldasEnvigado0 - 1NacionalCali2 - 0Santa FeJunior2 - 1AméricaMillonarios2 - 0HuilaTulua0 - 1BucaramangaTolima2 - 0MagdalenaPasto2 - 2Quindío

+ Fixture 11 - April 18, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional3 - 2TuluaQuindío2 - 2MedellínSanta Fe0 - 1EnvigadoTolima2 - 0MillonariosCaldas4 - 0JuniorAmérica0 - 0HuilaMagdalena2 - 2CaliBucaramanga0 - 0Pasto+ Fixture 12 - April 25, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín2 - 2BucaramangaEnvigado2 - 2MagdalenaPasto0 - 0NacionalMillonarios1 - 2AméricaJunior3 - 0QuindíoCali2 - 1TolimaTulua3 - 1Santa FeHuila2 - 2Caldas

+ Fixture 13 - April 28, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional1 - 0MedellínTolima1 - 0EnvigadoCaldas6 - 0AméricaBucaramanga1 - 1JuniorSanta Fe2 - 2PastoQuindío3 - 1HuilaMagdalena0 - 0TuluaCali2 - 0Millonarios+ Fixture 14 - May 2, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín4 - 2Santa FeEnvigado3 - 1CaliJunior0 - 1NacionalMillonarios3 - 2CaldasHuila1 - 1BucaramangaAmérica4 - 1QuindíoPasto1 - 0MagdalenaTulua0 - 1Tolima

+ Fixture 15 - May 9, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional5 - 1HuilaEnvigado3 - 1MillonariosMagdalena1 - 1MedellínSanta Fe2 - 2JuniorBucaramanga1 - 2AméricaCali1 - 1TuluaTolima2 - 2PastoQuindío1 - 1Caldas+ Fixture 16 - May 16, 1999HomeScoreAwayAmérica0 - 0NacionalMillonarios2 - 4QuindíoJunior3 - 2MagdalenaMedellín1 - 1TolimaTulua1 - 0EnvigadoPasto3 - 1CaliCaldas0 - 0BucaramangaHuila0 - 0Santa Fe

+ Fixture 17 - May 23, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional0 - 0CaldasTolima3 - 1JuniorBucaramanga3 - 1QuindíoMagdalena3 - 3HuilaTulua2 - 2MillonariosSanta Fe1 - 2AméricaEnvigado2 - 1PastoCali1 - 1Medellín+ Fixture 18 - May 30, 1999HomeScoreAwayAmérica2 - 3MagdalenaMedellín2 - 1EnvigadoJunior3 - 2CaliMillonarios2 - 2BucaramangaPasto0 - 2TuluaQuindío2 - 2NacionalHuila0 - 1TolimaCaldas3 - 0Santa Fe

+ Fixture 19 - June 6, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional2 - 0BucaramangaPasto2 - 2MillonariosTolima1 - 1AméricaMagdalena0 - 2CaldasSanta Fe2 - 2QuindíoTulua1 - 1MedellínCali3 - 0HuilaEnvigado2 - 0Junior+ Fixture 20 - June 9, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín3 - 0PastoMillonarios1 - 1MedellínHuila2 - 1EnvigadoCaldas2 - 0TolimaQuindío0 - 1MagdalenaBucaramanga0 - 1Santa FeJunior1 - 0TuluaAmérica4 - 1Cali

+ Fixture 21 - June 13, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín0 - 0HuilaEnvigado1 - 3QuindíoTolima3 - 1NacionalPasto1 - 1AméricaCali3 - 2BucaramangaMillonarios1 - 0JuniorTulua3 - 3CaldasMagdalena0 - 1Santa Fe+ Fixture 22 - June 20, 1999HomeScoreAwaySanta Fe0 - 1MillonariosNacional1 - 1MedellínBucaramanga0 - 0PastoQuindío0 - 1TuluaCaldas1 - 0EnvigadoAmérica2 - 1CaliHuila1 - 1TolimaJunior2 - 2Magdalena

Finalizacion The Finalizacion was played as follows: again 6 rounds of Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, one more round of regional derbies, and then another set of Cuadrangulares with the top eight teams of the table; the winners of groups A and B play two matches to decide who would qualify for the Championship finals against the first-placed team of the Apertura.

Standings PosTeamPtsGPWDLGFGAGD1.Millonarios4222101203114+172.Tulua382210842919+103.Independiente Medellín352210573229+34.Atlético Junior352210572724+35.Deportivo Cali34229763023+76.Atlético Nacional34229763125+67.Once Caldas342281043724+138.Deportivo Pasto322210210333309.Bucaramanga31229492525010.América de Cali29227872826+211.Tolima272283112627-112.Envigado252284102533-813.Santa Fe23225892530-514.Unión Magdalena222257102231-915.Deportes Quindío182246122845-1716.Atlético Huila162244142243-21

Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; GD=Goal Difference

Qualified for Cuadrangulares Group stage. Eliminated

Fixtures

+ Fixture 1 - February 7, 1999HomeScoreAwayAmérica 3 - 0 Medellín Junior 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Santa Fe 2 - 2 Caldas Envigado 0 - 0 CaliTolima 2 - 3 Quindío Huila 0 - 2 Pasto Tulua 1 - 1 Millonarios Nacional 4 - 1 Magdalena+ Fixture 2 - February 14, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín 4 - 1 Huila Millonarios 2 - 0 Nacional Caldas 2 - 3 Envigado Pasto 2 - 0 América Cali 1 - 1 Santa Fe Quindío 0 - 2 Junior Magdalena 1 - 2 Tulua Bucaramanga 1 - 2 Tolima

+ Fixture 3 - February 21, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín 2 - 0 Pasto Tulua 2 - 1 Nacional Santa Fe 1 - 1 EnvigadoHuila 1 - 1 AméricaCali 0 - 0 Caldas Tolima 0 - 0 JuniorMagdalena 1 - 1MillonariosBucaramanga 2 - 2 Quindío+ Fixture 4 - February 28, 1999HomeScoreAwayMillonarios 2 - 0 MagdalenaAmérica1 - 1 HuilaNacional 0 - 0 TuluáEnvigado 2 - 1 Santa FéJunior 1 - 0 TolimaCaldas 3 - 0 CaliQuindío 1 - 1 BucaramangaPasto 2 - 1 Medellín

+ Fixture 5 - March 7, 1999HomeScoreAwayMedellín 1 - 0 América Magdalena 1 - 2 NacionalCali 4 - 0 EnvigadoMillonarios 1 - 1 TuluaPasto 3 - 2 HuilaQuindío 2 - 1 TolimaBucaramanga 2 - 0 JuniorCaldas 0 - 0 Santa Fe+ Fixture 6 - March 14, 1999HomeScoreAwayJunior 2 - 1 QuindíoAmérica 2 - 0 PastoHuila 2 - 2 MedellínTulua 1 - 1 MagdalenaTolima 1 - 0 BucaramangaNacional 1 - 1 Millonarios Santa Fe 3 - 2 CaliEnvigado 0 - 1 Once Caldas

+ Fixture 7 - March 21, 1999HomeScoreAwaySanta Fe 0 - 0 MillonariosCali 1 - 1 QuindíoTolima 0 - 1 BucaramangaTulua 2 - 2 AméricaMagdalena 0 - 1 NacionalPasto 4 - 0 HuilaEnvigado 1 - 1 CaldasMedellín 3 - 1 Junior+ Fixture 8 - March 28, 1999HomeScoreAwayMillonarios 1 - 0 MedellínHuila 0 - 1 TuluaAmérica 2 - 1 EnvigadoCaldas 3 - 0 Cali Quindío 1 - 3 TolimaBucaramanga 1 - 0 MagdalenaNacional 1 - 1 Santa FeJunior 2 - 1 Pasto

+ Fixture 9 - April 4, 1999HomeScoreAwayCali 2 - 3 NacionalEnvigado 2 - 1 BucaramangaMillonarios 1 - 1 MagdalenaTuluá 2 - 0 QuindíoJunior 2 - 2 HuilaPasto 2 - 2 Once CaldasMedellín 1 - 1 AméricaTolima 2 - 1 Santa Fé+ Fixture 10 - April 11, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional 2 - 0 EnvigadoOnce Caldas 4 - 1 MedellínAmérica 2 - 0 JuniorBucaramanga 0 - 0 TuluáQuindío 3 - 0 PastoSanta Fé 1 - 2 CaliMagdalena 1 - 0 TolimaHuila 0 - 1 Millonarios

+ Fixture 11 - April 18, 1999HomeScoreAwayMillonarios 2 - 1 TolimaTulua 1 - 0 Nacional Junior 2 - 0 CaldasHuila 1 - 0 América Pasto 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Medellín 2 - 1 QuindíoCali 0 - 0 MagdalenaEnvigado 2 - 1 Santa Fe+ Fixture 12 - April 25, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional 2 - 1 PastoSanta Fé 1 - 1 TuluáQuindío 2 - 3 JuniorAmérica 1 - 1 MillonariosMagdalena 1 - 0 EnvigadoTolima 1 - 0 CaliBucaramanga 2 - 1 MedellínOnce Caldas 3 - 1 Huila

+ Fixture 13 - April 28, 1999HomeScoreAwayJunior 2 - 2 BucaramangaMillonarios 1 - 1 CaliTuluá 2 - 1 MagdalenaAmérica 2 - 1 Once CaldasPasto 0 - 1 Santa FeMedellín 0 - 0 NacionalEnvigado2 - 1 TolimaHuila 2 - 0 Quindío + Fixture 14 - May 2, 1999HomeScoreAwayBucaramanga 2 - 1 HuilaNacional 3 - 1 JuniorMagdalena 3 - 2 PastoCali 3 - 2 EnvigadoQuindío 1 - 1 AméricaOnce Caldas 1 - 1 MillonariosSanta Fe 0 - 2 MedellínTolima 0 - 2 Tulua

+ Fixture 15 - May 9, 1999HomeScoreAwayCaldas 3 - 3 QuindíoHuila 1 - 0 NacionalMedellín 3 - 0 MagdalenaTulua 1 - 1 CaliJunior 1 - 0 Santa FeAmérica 3 - 1 BucaramangaMillonarios 3 - 2 EnvigadoPasto 1 - 0 Tolima+ Fixture 16 - May 16, 1999HomeScoreAwayQuindío 2 - 2 MillonariosNacional1 - 0 AméricaCali 2 - 0 PastoEnvigado FC 1 - 0 TuluaTolima 0 - 3 MedellínMagdalena 2 - 2 JuniorSanta Fe 2 - 1 HuilaBucaramanga 2 - 1 Caldas

+ Fixture 17 - May 23, 1999HomeScoreAwayAmérica 3 - 1 Santa FéOnce Caldas 4 - 1 NacionalJunior 2 - 0 TolimaMillonarios 3 - 0 TuluáMedellín 0 - 2 CaliPasto 3 - 2 EnvigadoQuindío 1 - 0 BucaramangaHuila 2 - 1 Magdalena+ Fixture 18 - May 30, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional 5 - 1 QuindíoTuluá 5 - 0 PastoCali 1 - 0 JuniorTolima 2 - 1 HuilaBucaramanga 0 - 2 MillonariosEnvigado 0 - 0 MedellínSanta Fé 1 - 1 Once CaldasMagdalena 1 - 1 América

+ Fixture 19 - June 6, 1999HomeScoreAwayMillonarios 1 - 0 PastoJunior 2 - 0 EnvigadoMedellín 2 - 1 TuluáBucaramanga 3 - 1 NacionalAmérica 0 - 2 Tolima Once Caldas 1 - 1 MagdalenaQuindío 1 - 3 Santa Fé Huila 0 - 2 Cali+ Fixture 20 - June 9, 1999HomeScoreAwayNacional 0 - 0 MillonariosCali 3 - 1 AméricaPasto 6 - 1 Medellín Envigado 2 - 1 Huila Tolima 0 - 0 Once Caldas Santa Fé 1 - 2 BucaramangaMagdalena 4 - 0 QuindíoTuluá 1 - 0 Junior