The 1991 Copa Mustang was the forty-fourth season of Colombia's top-flight football league, and the first edition played under the Categoría Primera A denomination due to the creation of the second division tournament Categoría Primera B.
Atlético Nacional won the league for the fifth time after winning the final quadrangular, clinching the title with a 2–1 win over the defending champions América de Cali.
Format The season was split into four parts: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Finalización, semifinal quadrangulars, and final quadrangular. In the Torneo Apertura, the 15 participating teams played 12 matches, while in the Torneo Finalización, the 15 teams played each other twice in a double round-robin tournament for a total of 28 matches. The results of both the Apertura and the Finalización were combined into an aggregate table (Reclasificación), with the top eight teams in that table at the end of the season's 40 rounds advancing to the semifinal quadrangulars. The top four teams in both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments were awarded bonus points for the final stages (semifinal and final quadrangulars), with the following scale being used: 1.00, 0.75, 0.50, and 0.25.
In the semifinal quadrangulars, the eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four in which they played each of their group rivals twice, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the final quadrangular, in which they again played their other group rivals twice. The team that topped the final quadrangular was the champion, being joined in the 1992 Copa Libertadores by the runners-up, whilst the team placing third in that final group qualified for the first edition of the Copa CONMEBOL.
Although the second tier tournament held its first edition in this year, no teams were relegated.
Teams
Fifteen teams took part in the season, all of them also participating in the previous edition. This was the final year in which Sporting de Barranquilla took part in the competition, selling its license at the end of the season.
Team City Stadium América de Cali Cali Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Alfonso López Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro Deportivo Cali Cali Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Millonarios Bogotá El Campín Once Caldas Manizales Fernando Londoño Londoño Santa Fe Bogotá El Campín Sporting Barranquilla Romelio Martínez Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Eduardo Santos
Torneo Apertura
Torneo Finalización
Aggregate table An aggregate table known as Reclasificación including the games of both tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) was used to determine the teams that would advance to the Copa Mustang final stages.
Final stages Semifinal quadrangulars Group A
Group B
Final quadrangular
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Iván ValencianoJunior 30 2 Jorge da SilvaAmérica de Cali 20 3 José Manuel RodríguezDeportivo Cali 18 4 Orlando MaturanaAmérica de Cali 17 Adolfo ValenciaSanta Fe 6 Faustino AsprillaAtlético Nacional 16 7 Víctor AristizábalAtlético Nacional 15 Alfonso Cañón Jr.Santa Fe Jorge Daniel JaraIndependiente Medellín 10 Jesús BarriosAtlético Bucaramanga 14
Source: Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años
References
External links Dimayor's official website