1999 Categoría Primera A season explained

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

PosTeamPtsGPWDLGFGAGD
1.América de Cali402211744227+15
2.Atlético Nacional36229942518+7
3.Once Caldas34229763519+16
4.Junior342297634340
5.Tolima322271142520+5
6.Tulua312287731310
7.Deportivo Cali31229493741-4
8.Independiente Medellín302261242620+6
9.Bucaramanga272251253024+6
10.Santa Fe26226882326-3
11.Millonarios252251072534-9
12.Deportivo Pasto2522413532320
13.Deportes Quindío242266103240-8
14.Envigado222264122132-11
15.Unión Magdalena222241083138-7
16.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

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Fixture 1 - February 7, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Quindío2 - 0Tulua
Envigado0 - 2Caldas
Millonarios1 - 1Santa Fe
Huila1 - 1Tolima
Magdalena1 - 1Junior
América3 - 3Cali
Pasto1 - 1Bucaramanga
Nacional1 - 1Medellín
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Fixture 2 - February 14, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Cali3 - 2Tulua
Caldas0 - 2Nacional
Envigado2 - 1Medellín
Santa Fe2 - 0Huila
Tolima1 - 1Millonarios
Bucaramanga1 - 1Magdalena
Quindío0 - 3América
Junior1 - 1Pasto
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Fixture 3 - February 21, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Cali0 - 2Quindío
Tulua3 - 2América
Nacional1 - 1Envigado
Caldas1 - 1Medellín
Bucaramanga1 - 1Junior
Magdalena4 - 1Pasto
Santa Fe2 - 0Tolima
Huila1 - 1Millonarios
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Fixture 4 - February 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
América4 - 0Tulua
Quindío1 - 2Cali
Envigado0 - 1Nacional
Medellín1 - 0Caldas
Junior3 - 2Bucaramanga
Pasto6 - 1Magdalena
Tolima1 - 1Santa Fe
Millonarios1 - 0Huila
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Fixture 5 - March 7, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Caldas2 - 1Envigado
Cali0 - 3América
Tulua2 - 0Quindío
Santa Fe2 - 0Millonarios
Tolima0 - 1Huila
Junior2 - 0Magdalena
Bucaramanga1 - 0Pasto
Medellín2 - 0Nacional
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Fixture 6 - March 14, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional1 - 0Caldas
Pasto4 - 2Junior
Magdalena1 - 2Bucaramanga
América3 - 0Quindío
Tulua3 - 2Cali
Millonarios2 - 2Tolima
Huila1 - 0Santa Fe
Envigado0 - 0Medellín
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Fixture 7 - March 21, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional1 - 1Magdalena
Junior2 - 1Medellín
Caldas3 - 1Envigado
Millonarios1 - 1Santa Fe
América2 - 2Tulua
Bucaramanga0 - 0Tolima
Quindío4 - 2Cali
Huila2 - 2Pasto
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Fixture 8 - March 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín0 - 0Millonarios
Santa Fe2 - 0Nacional
Magdalena0 - 2Bucaramanga
Pasto3 - 3Junior
Envigado0 - 0América
Cali2 - 1Caldas
Tolima1 - 1Quindío
Tulua1 - 1Huila
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Fixture 9 - April 4, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional0 - 1Cali
América1 - 0Medellín
Bucaramanga6 - 0Envigado
Santa Fe0 - 0Tolima
Caldas0 - 0Pasto
Quindío1 - 2Tulua
Huila0 - 1Junior
Magdalena4 - 0Millonarios
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Fixture - April 11, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín1 - 0Caldas
Envigado0 - 1Nacional
Cali2 - 0Santa Fe
Junior2 - 1América
Millonarios2 - 0Huila
Tulua0 - 1Bucaramanga
Tolima2 - 0Magdalena
Pasto2 - 2Quindío
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Fixture 11 - April 18, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional3 - 2Tulua
Quindío2 - 2Medellín
Santa Fe0 - 1Envigado
Tolima2 - 0Millonarios
Caldas4 - 0Junior
América0 - 0Huila
Magdalena2 - 2Cali
Bucaramanga0 - 0Pasto
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Fixture 12 - April 25, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín2 - 2Bucaramanga
Envigado2 - 2Magdalena
Pasto0 - 0Nacional
Millonarios1 - 2América
Junior3 - 0Quindío
Cali2 - 1Tolima
Tulua3 - 1Santa Fe
Huila2 - 2Caldas
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Fixture 13 - April 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional1 - 0Medellín
Tolima1 - 0Envigado
Caldas6 - 0América
Bucaramanga1 - 1Junior
Santa Fe2 - 2Pasto
Quindío3 - 1Huila
Magdalena0 - 0Tulua
Cali2 - 0Millonarios
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Fixture 14 - May 2, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín4 - 2Santa Fe
Envigado3 - 1Cali
Junior0 - 1Nacional
Millonarios3 - 2Caldas
Huila1 - 1Bucaramanga
América4 - 1Quindío
Pasto1 - 0Magdalena
Tulua0 - 1Tolima
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Fixture 15 - May 9, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional5 - 1Huila
Envigado3 - 1Millonarios
Magdalena1 - 1Medellín
Santa Fe2 - 2Junior
Bucaramanga1 - 2América
Cali1 - 1Tulua
Tolima2 - 2Pasto
Quindío1 - 1Caldas
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Fixture 16 - May 16, 1999
HomeScoreAway
América0 - 0Nacional
Millonarios2 - 4Quindío
Junior3 - 2Magdalena
Medellín1 - 1Tolima
Tulua1 - 0Envigado
Pasto3 - 1Cali
Caldas0 - 0Bucaramanga
Huila0 - 0Santa Fe
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Fixture 17 - May 23, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional0 - 0Caldas
Tolima3 - 1Junior
Bucaramanga3 - 1Quindío
Magdalena3 - 3Huila
Tulua2 - 2Millonarios
Santa Fe1 - 2América
Envigado2 - 1Pasto
Cali1 - 1Medellín
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Fixture 18 - May 30, 1999
HomeScoreAway
América2 - 3Magdalena
Medellín2 - 1Envigado
Junior3 - 2Cali
Millonarios2 - 2Bucaramanga
Pasto0 - 2Tulua
Quindío2 - 2Nacional
Huila0 - 1Tolima
Caldas3 - 0Santa Fe
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Fixture 19 - June 6, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional2 - 0Bucaramanga
Pasto2 - 2Millonarios
Tolima1 - 1América
Magdalena0 - 2Caldas
Santa Fe2 - 2Quindío
Tulua1 - 1Medellín
Cali3 - 0Huila
Envigado2 - 0Junior
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Fixture 20 - June 9, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín3 - 0Pasto
Millonarios1 - 1Medellín
Huila2 - 1Envigado
Caldas2 - 0Tolima
Quindío0 - 1Magdalena
Bucaramanga0 - 1Santa Fe
Junior1 - 0Tulua
América4 - 1Cali
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Fixture 21 - June 13, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín0 - 0Huila
Envigado1 - 3Quindío
Tolima3 - 1Nacional
Pasto1 - 1América
Cali3 - 2Bucaramanga
Millonarios1 - 0Junior
Tulua3 - 3Caldas
Magdalena0 - 1Santa Fe
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Fixture 22 - June 20, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Santa Fe0 - 1Millonarios
Nacional1 - 1Medellín
Bucaramanga0 - 0Pasto
Quindío0 - 1Tulua
Caldas1 - 0Envigado
América2 - 1Cali
Huila1 - 1Tolima
Junior2 - 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

PosTeamPtsGPWDLGFGAGD
1.Millonarios4222101203114+17
2.Tulua382210842919+10
3.Independiente Medellín352210573229+3
4.Atlético Junior352210572724+3
5.Deportivo Cali34229763023+7
6.Atlético Nacional34229763125+6
7.Once Caldas342281043724+13
8.Deportivo Pasto32221021033330
9.Bucaramanga312294925250
10.América de Cali29227872826+2
11.Tolima272283112627-1
12.Envigado252284102533-8
13.Santa Fe23225892530-5
14.Unión Magdalena222257102231-9
15.Deportes Quindío182246122845-17
16.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

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Fixture 1 - February 7, 1999
HomeScoreAway
América 3 - 0 Medellín
Junior 1 - 0 Bucaramanga
Santa Fe 2 - 2 Caldas
Envigado 0 - 0 Cali
Tolima 2 - 3 Quindío
Huila 0 - 2 Pasto
Tulua 1 - 1 Millonarios
Nacional 4 - 1 Magdalena
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Fixture 2 - February 14, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín 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
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Fixture 3 - February 21, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín 2 - 0 Pasto
Tulua 2 - 1 Nacional
Santa Fe 1 - 1 Envigado
Huila 1 - 1 América
Cali 0 - 0 Caldas
Tolima 0 - 0 Junior
Magdalena 1 - 1Millonarios
Bucaramanga 2 - 2 Quindío
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Fixture 4 - February 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Millonarios 2 - 0 Magdalena
América1 - 1 Huila
Nacional 0 - 0 Tuluá
Envigado 2 - 1 Santa Fé
Junior 1 - 0 Tolima
Caldas 3 - 0 Cali
Quindío 1 - 1 Bucaramanga
Pasto 2 - 1 Medellín
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Fixture 5 - March 7, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín 1 - 0 América
Magdalena 1 - 2 Nacional
Cali 4 - 0 Envigado
Millonarios 1 - 1 Tulua
Pasto 3 - 2 Huila
Quindío 2 - 1 Tolima
Bucaramanga 2 - 0 Junior
Caldas 0 - 0 Santa Fe
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Fixture 6 - March 14, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Junior 2 - 1 Quindío
América 2 - 0 Pasto
Huila 2 - 2 Medellín
Tulua 1 - 1 Magdalena
Tolima 1 - 0 Bucaramanga
Nacional 1 - 1 Millonarios
Santa Fe 3 - 2 Cali
Envigado 0 - 1 Once Caldas
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Fixture 7 - March 21, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Santa Fe 0 - 0 Millonarios
Cali 1 - 1 Quindío
Tolima 0 - 1 Bucaramanga
Tulua 2 - 2 América
Magdalena 0 - 1 Nacional
Pasto 4 - 0 Huila
Envigado 1 - 1 Caldas
Medellín 3 - 1 Junior
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Fixture 8 - March 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Millonarios 1 - 0 Medellín
Huila 0 - 1 Tulua
América 2 - 1 Envigado
Caldas 3 - 0 Cali
Quindío 1 - 3 Tolima
Bucaramanga 1 - 0 Magdalena
Nacional 1 - 1 Santa Fe
Junior 2 - 1 Pasto
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Fixture 9 - April 4, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Cali 2 - 3 Nacional
Envigado 2 - 1 Bucaramanga
Millonarios 1 - 1 Magdalena
Tuluá 2 - 0 Quindío
Junior 2 - 2 Huila
Pasto 2 - 2 Once Caldas
Medellín 1 - 1 América
Tolima 2 - 1 Santa Fé
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Fixture 10 - April 11, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional 2 - 0 Envigado
Once Caldas 4 - 1 Medellín
América 2 - 0 Junior
Bucaramanga 0 - 0 Tuluá
Quindío 3 - 0 Pasto
Santa Fé 1 - 2 Cali
Magdalena 1 - 0 Tolima
Huila 0 - 1 Millonarios
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Fixture 11 - April 18, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Millonarios 2 - 1 Tolima
Tulua 1 - 0 Nacional
Junior 2 - 0 Caldas
Huila 1 - 0 América
Pasto 1 - 0 Bucaramanga
Medellín 2 - 1 Quindío
Cali 0 - 0 Magdalena
Envigado 2 - 1 Santa Fe
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Fixture 12 - April 25, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional 2 - 1 Pasto
Santa Fé 1 - 1 Tuluá
Quindío 2 - 3 Junior
América 1 - 1 Millonarios
Magdalena 1 - 0 Envigado
Tolima 1 - 0 Cali
Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Medellín
Once Caldas 3 - 1 Huila
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Fixture 13 - April 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Junior 2 - 2 Bucaramanga
Millonarios 1 - 1 Cali
Tuluá 2 - 1 Magdalena
América 2 - 1 Once Caldas
Pasto 0 - 1 Santa Fe
Medellín 0 - 0 Nacional
Envigado2 - 1 Tolima
Huila 2 - 0 Quindío
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Fixture 14 - May 2, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Huila
Nacional 3 - 1 Junior
Magdalena 3 - 2 Pasto
Cali 3 - 2 Envigado
Quindío 1 - 1 América
Once Caldas 1 - 1 Millonarios
Santa Fe 0 - 2 Medellín
Tolima 0 - 2 Tulua
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Fixture 15 - May 9, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Caldas 3 - 3 Quindío
Huila 1 - 0 Nacional
Medellín 3 - 0 Magdalena
Tulua 1 - 1 Cali
Junior 1 - 0 Santa Fe
América 3 - 1 Bucaramanga
Millonarios 3 - 2 Envigado
Pasto 1 - 0 Tolima
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Fixture 16 - May 16, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Quindío 2 - 2 Millonarios
Nacional1 - 0 América
Cali 2 - 0 Pasto
Envigado FC 1 - 0 Tulua
Tolima 0 - 3 Medellín
Magdalena 2 - 2 Junior
Santa Fe 2 - 1 Huila
Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Caldas
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Fixture 17 - May 23, 1999
HomeScoreAway
América 3 - 1 Santa Fé
Once Caldas 4 - 1 Nacional
Junior 2 - 0 Tolima
Millonarios 3 - 0 Tuluá
Medellín 0 - 2 Cali
Pasto 3 - 2 Envigado
Quindío 1 - 0 Bucaramanga
Huila 2 - 1 Magdalena
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Fixture 18 - May 30, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional 5 - 1 Quindío
Tuluá 5 - 0 Pasto
Cali 1 - 0 Junior
Tolima 2 - 1 Huila
Bucaramanga 0 - 2 Millonarios
Envigado 0 - 0 Medellín
Santa Fé 1 - 1 Once Caldas
Magdalena 1 - 1 América
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Fixture 19 - June 6, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Millonarios 1 - 0 Pasto
Junior 2 - 0 Envigado
Medellín 2 - 1 Tuluá
Bucaramanga 3 - 1 Nacional
América 0 - 2 Tolima
Once Caldas 1 - 1 Magdalena
Quindío 1 - 3 Santa Fé
Huila 0 - 2 Cali
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Fixture 20 - June 9, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Nacional 0 - 0 Millonarios
Cali 3 - 1 América
Pasto 6 - 1 Medellín
Envigado 2 - 1 Huila
Tolima 0 - 0 Once Caldas
Santa Fé 1 - 2 Bucaramanga
Magdalena 4 - 0 Quindío
Tuluá 1 - 0 Junior
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Fixture 21 - June 13, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Huila 1 - 2 Medellín
Quindío 1 - 2 Envigado
Nacional 2 - 2 Tolima
América 2 - 2 Pasto
Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Cali
Junior 1 - 1 Millonarios
Caldas 2 - 1 Tulua
Santa Fe 3 - 0 Magdalena
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Fixture 22 - June 20, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Millonarios 3 - 0 Santa Fé
Cali 2 - 0 América
Pasto 1 - 0 Bucaramanga
Envigado 0 - 2 Once Caldas
Tolima 6 - 1 Huila
Magdalena 1 - 0 Junior
Medellín 1 - 1 Nacional
Tuluá 2 - 1 Quindío

Annual Standings

PosTeamPtsGPWDLGFGAGD
1.Atlético Nacional85502316117053+17
2.Atlético Junior79502413157268+4
3.Tulua77502017147060+10
4.Independiente Medellín76501919136858+10
5.Deportivo Cali75502112177972+7
6.Once Caldas73501722117750+17
7.Millonarios72501624106358+5
8.América de Cali69441815117053+18
9.Deportes Tolima59441514155147+4
10.Bucaramanga58441416145549+6
11.Deportivo Pasto58501416207276-4
12.Envigado5044148224665-19
13.Independiente Santa Fe49441116174856-8
14.Unión Magdalena4444917185369-16
15.Deportes Quindío42441012226085-15
16.Atlético Huila3644715224074-34

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

Qualified for 2000 Copa Libertadores
Qualified for semifinal group stage.
Relegated

Relegated and Promoted Team(s)

width=100Categorieswidth=215Relegated team(s)width=215Promoted team(s)
Unión MagdalenaReal Cartagena

Championship final qualifications

This group stage decided the team that qualified to the Championship final against the team who won the Apertura tournament. It was played by eight teams in two different groups. The first teams from each group go to a final to decide the team who advanced to the Championship final.

Group A

SeedPos.TeamPtsGPWDLGFGAGD
(1)1.Independiente Medellín116321109+1
(5)2.Deportivo Cali106312128+4
(7)3.Once Caldas5605157-2
(3)4.Millonarios56123710-3
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Fixture 1 - November 17, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín1 - 3Deportivo Cali
Once Caldas1 - 1Millonarios
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Fixture 2 - November 21, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Millonarios2 - 3Medellín
Deportivo Cali0 - 0Once Caldas
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Fixture 3 - November 24, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Once Caldas1 - 1Medellín
Deportivo Cali3 - 1Millonarios
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Fixture 4 - November 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Medellín1 - 1Once Caldas
Millonarios2 - 1Deportivo Cali
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Fixture 5 - December 1, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Millonarios0 - 0Once Caldas
Deportivo Cali1 - 2Medellín
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Fixture 6 - December 5, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Once Caldas2 - 4Deportivo Cali
Medellín2 - 1Millonarios

Group B

SeedPos.TeamPtsGPWDLGFGAGD
(6)1.Atlético Nacional1565011410+4
(2)2.Junior1063121110+1
(8)3.Tulua8622210100
(4)4.Deportivo Pasto16015712-5
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Fixture 1 - November 17, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Tulua2 - 1Pasto
Junior1 - 2Atlético Nacional
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Fixture 2 - November 21, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Atlético Nacional3 - 2Tulua
Pasto2 - 3Junior
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Fixture 3 - November 24, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Atlético Nacional3 - 2Pasto
Tulua1 - 1Junior
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Fixture 4 - November 28, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Junior1 - 2Tulua
Pasto0 - 1Atlético Nacional
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Fixture 5 - December 1, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Atlético Nacional2 - 1Junior
Pasto0 - 0Tulua
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Fixture 6 - December 5, 1999
HomeScoreAway
Tulua4 - 3Atlético Nacional
Junior3 - 2Pasto

Finalizacion Finals

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December 8, 1999MedellínIndependiente Medellín0 - 0Atlético Nacional
December 12, 1999MedellínAtlético Nacional1 - 0Independiente Medellín
Atlético Nacional qualifies to the Championship finals, 1 - 0 on aggregate.

1999 Copa Mustang Final

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December 16, 1999CaliAmérica de Cali1 - 1Atlético Nacional
December 19, 1999MedellínAtlético Nacional0 - 0América de Cali
Atlético Nacional is the champion of 1999 Copa Mustang by winning 4 - 2 on Penalty kicks


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Champion
Atlético Nacional

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