Categoría Primera A facts for kids
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| Organising body | DIMAYOR |
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| Founded | 15 August 1948 |
| Country | Colombia |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Categoría Primera B |
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| International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
| Current champions | Junior (10th title) (2023–II) |
| Most championships | Atlético Nacional (17 titles) |
| Most appearances | Gabriel Berdugo (733) |
| Top goalscorer | Dayro Moreno (228 goals) |
| TV partners | Win Sports, Win Sports+ |
The Categoría Primera A (Spanish pronunciation: [kateɣoˈɾi.a pɾiˈmeɾa ˈa]), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system.
A total of twenty clubs compete in the league's regular season. División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as DIMAYOR, organizes the competition and operates the league system of promotion and relegation for both Categoría Primera A and Categoría Primera B leagues. Since its foundation in 1948, fifteen teams have been crowned as Colombian football champions. The most successful club is Atlético Nacional with 17 titles. The league was ranked as the 11th strongest national league in the world at the end of 2023 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
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History
Before 1948 there was no professional football league in Colombia. The first clubs were formed in Barranquilla and Bogotá: Barranquilla FC, Polo Club, Escuela Militar and Bartolinos, although the game took a while to develop in popularity. The 1918 Campeonato Nacional was the first tournament played between Colombian clubs, followed by the Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá. Independiente Medellín, founded on 15 April 1913, is the oldest club that remains as a professional club. The first tournament was organised by the Colombian Football Federation and DIMAYOR in 1948. Ten teams signed up for this first tournament, paying the required fee of 1,000 pesos). Two teams each signed on from Bogotá, Cali, Manizales, and Pereira, plus one from Barranquilla. 252 players were registered for that year's tournament, 182 of which were Colombians, 13 were Argentine, 8 Peruvian, 5 Uruguayan, 2 Chilean, 2 Ecuadorian, 1 Dominican, and 1 Spanish.
Soon after the league's foundation, disputes between Adefútbol (the body governing amateur football in Colombia) and DIMAYOR (the organizing body behind the new national league) erupted. DIMAYOR broke away from Adefútbol, announcing that it would operate independently of FIFA rules and regulations. In response, FIFA sanctioned Colombian football, banning the national team and all its clubs from international competition. This period, which lasted from 1949 to 1954, is known as El Dorado.
Far from being a dark time in Colombian football, this was its golden age. No longer required to pay transfer fees to clubs from other nations, Colombian clubs began importing stars from all over South America and Europe. The most aggressive signer of international players was Millonarios, which won consecutive championships with stars such as Alfredo di Stéfano. Attendances boomed, and the expanding appetite for club competitions resulted in the creation of the Copa Colombia in 1950. That knockout competition was played sporadically over the next 58 years and only became an annual tournament in 2008. Although the stars returned to their nations when Colombia rejoined the international fold in 1954, the era was never forgotten.
In 1968 the league started following the pattern emerging in South America by replacing its year-long tournament with two shorter ones. From this point forward, Colombian clubs would compete in two tournaments a year; the Apertura from February to June and the Finalización from July to December, which became independent championships in 2002. Another league restructuring came in 1991, with the addition of second and third divisions. The third division had its 2002 edition cancelled for economic reasons, and stopped awarding promotion to the professional tiers in 2003 until it was finally dropped in 2010.
Format
The current format of Colombian football was adopted for the 2019 season. The top flight features 20 teams, all of which play through the Apertura and Finalización tournaments each year. Both tournaments are conducted according to an identical three-stage format, and have been independent title-awarding tournaments since 2002.
The first stage is conducted on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once for a total of 19 matches, although an extra round of regional derbies has been included in most seasons. The top eight teams then advance to a semi-final round consisting of two groups of four teams, each team playing the others in their group twice in a double round-robin format. The two group winners advance to the final, which is played in a home-and-away double-legged fashion.
Relegation to Categoría Primera B is determined by averaging the point totals achieved by teams in the first stage of the competition over the previous three seasons. Each year, the bottom two teams drop out and are replaced by the top two from Primera B.
Current teams
Teams for the 2024 season
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | First season in Primera A |
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| Águilas Doradas | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 14,000 |  José Luis García (caretaker) |
2011 | None |
| Alianza | Valledupar | Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 11,000 | Hubert Bodhert |
2024 | None |
| América de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 38,000 |  Jorge da Silva |
1948 | 2020 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López | 28,000 |  Rafael Dudamel |
1949 | None |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 40,043 | Pablo Repetto |
1948 | 2022–I |
| Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 | Jhon Jaime Gómez (caretaker) |
2004 | 2008–I |
| Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,100 | David González |
1955 | 2021–I |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Deportivo Cali | 44,000 | Hernando Patiño (caretaker) |
1948 | 2021–II |
| Deportivo Pasto | Pasto | Libertad | 20,665 |  Gustavo Florentín |
1999 | 2006–I |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30,297 | Leonel Álvarez |
1949 | 2022–II |
| Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 11,000 | Alexis Márquez |
1992 | None |
| Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 8,000 | Sebastián Oliveros |
2014 | None |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 40,043 | Alfredo Arias |
1948 | 2016–I |
| Jaguares | Montería | Jaraguay | 12,000 |  Néstor Craviotto |
2015 | None |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | 49,692 | Arturo Reyes |
1948 | 2023–II |
| La Equidad | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 8,000 | Alexis García |
2007 | None |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 39,512 | Alberto Gamero |
1948 | 2023–I |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 32,000 | Hernán Darío Herrera |
1948 | 2010–II |
| Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 | Harold Rivera |
2012 | None |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 39,512 | Pablo Peirano |
1948 | 2016–II |
Seasons by club
This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in at least one Categoría Primera A season, founded in 1948, until the 2024 season. Teams that currently play are indicated in bold.
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Trophy
The same trophy has been used to commemorate the annual champion since 1948. Made of German silver, weighing roughly 5 kilos and measuring approximately 90 centimeters tall, in its upper part it has the figure of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which has been used to represent sporting triumph with the passing of history. The original trophy, which is engraved with the names of all the champion clubs, is kept at the headquarters of DIMAYOR and is only exhibited for fixture draws or events with sponsors, with the champions being awarded an exact replica. Along with the competition's official trophy, the champions are also awarded an additional trophy handed over by the league's sponsor.
Clubs in international competitions
Players
Appearances
| Rank | Player | Years | Appearances |
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| 1 | Gabriel Berdugo |
1968–1984 | 733 |
| 2 | Alexis García |
1980–1998 | 723 |
| 3 | Arturo Segovia |
1963–1979 | 706 |
| 4 | Jorge Bermúdez |
1989–96, 2005, 2006–07 | 682 |
| 5 | Misael Flórez |
1962–1981 | 652 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Years | Goals |
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| 1 | Dayro Moreno |
2003–present | 228 |
| 2 | Sergio Galván Rey |
1996–2011 | 224 |
| 3 | Iván Valenciano |
1988–2009 | 217 |
| 4 | Hugo Lóndero |
1969–1981 | 211 |
| 5 | Oswaldo Palavecino |
1975–1985 | 204 |
| 6 | Jorge Ramírez Gallego |
1962–1975 | 201 |
| 7 | Omar Devani |
1962–1975 | 200 |
| 8 | Víctor Aristizábal |
1990–2007 | 187 |
| 9 | Arnoldo Iguarán |
1977–1997 | 186 |
| 10 | Willington Ortiz |
1972–1988 | 184 |
Champions by seasons
The only tournament that was not awarded to a champion occurred in 1989, after the assassination of referee Álvaro Ortega on October 1 in Medellín. All games, post-season games and international representation for the following year were cancelled.
Table
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1948 | Santa Fe (1) | Junior | Alfredo Castillo (Millonarios; 31 goals) |
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1949 | Millonarios (1) | Deportivo Cali | Pedro Cabillón (Millonarios; 42 goals) |
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1950 | Deportes Caldas (1) | Millonarios |  Casimiro Ávalos (Deportivo Pereira; 27 goals) |
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1951 | Millonarios (2) | Boca Juniors | Alfredo Di Stéfano (Millonarios; 31 goals) |
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1952 | Millonarios (3) | Boca Juniors | Alfredo Di Stéfano (Millonarios; 19 goals) |
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1953 | Millonarios (4) | Atlético Quindío | Mario Garelli (Atlético Quindío; 20 goals) |
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1954 | Atlético Nacional (1) | Atlético Quindío | Carlos Alberto Gambina (Atlético Nacional; 21 goals) |
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1955 | Independiente Medellín (1) | Atlético Nacional | Felipe Marino (Independiente Medellín; 22 goals) |
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1956 | Atlético Quindío (1) | Millonarios | Jaime Gutiérrez (Atlético Quindío; 21 goals) |
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1957 | Independiente Medellín (2) | Deportes Tolima | José Vicente Grecco (Independiente Medellín; 30 goals) |
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1958 | Santa Fe (2) | Millonarios | José Américo Montanini (Atlético Bucaramanga; 36 goals) |
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1959 | Millonarios (5) | Independiente Medellín | Felipe Marino (Cúcuta Deportivo / Independiente Medellín; 35 goals) |
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1960 | Santa Fe (3) | América de Cali | Walter Marcolini (Deportivo Cali; 30 goals) |
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1961 | Millonarios (6) | Independiente Medellín | Alberto Perazzo (Santa Fe; 32 goals) |
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1962 | Millonarios (7) | Deportivo Cali | José Omar Verdún (Cúcuta Deportivo; 36 goals) |
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1963 | Millonarios (8) | Santa Fe | Omar Devani (Atlético Bucaramanga; 36 goals) José Omar Verdún (Cúcuta Deportivo; 36 goals) |
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1964 | Millonarios (9) | Cúcuta Deportivo | Omar Devani (Unión Magdalena / Atlético Bucaramanga; 28 goals) |
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1965 | Deportivo Cali (1) | Atlético Nacional | Perfecto Rodríguez (Independiente Medellín; 38 goals) |
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1966 | Santa Fe (4) | Independiente Medellín | Omar Devani (Santa Fe; 31 goals) |
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1967 | Deportivo Cali (2) | Millonarios | José María Ferrero (Millonarios; 38 goals) |
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1968 | Unión Magdalena (1) | Deportivo Cali | José María Ferrero (Millonarios; 32 goals) |
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1969 | Deportivo Cali (3) | América de Cali | Hugo Lóndero (América de Cali; 25 goals) |
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1970 | Deportivo Cali (4) | Junior | José María Ferrero (Cúcuta Deportivo; 27 goals) Walter Sossa (Santa Fe; 27 goals) |
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1971 | Santa Fe (5) | Atlético Nacional | Hugo Lóndero (Cúcuta Deportivo; 30 goals) Apolinar Paniagua (Deportivo Pereira; 30 goals) |
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1972 | Millonarios (10) | Deportivo Cali | Hugo Lóndero (Cúcuta Deportivo; 27 goals) |
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1973 | Atlético Nacional (2) | Millonarios | Nelson Silva Pacheco (Cúcuta Deportivo / Junior; 36 goals) |
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1974 | Deportivo Cali (5) | Atlético Nacional |  Víctor Ephanor (Junior; 33 goals) |
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1975 | Santa Fe (6) | Millonarios | Jorge Ramón Cáceres (Deportivo Pereira; 35 goals) |
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1976 | Atlético Nacional (3) | Deportivo Cali | Miguel Angel Converti (Millonarios; 33 goals) |
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1977 | Junior (1) | Deportivo Cali | Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino (Atlético Nacional; 33 goals) |
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1978 | Millonarios (11) | Deportivo Cali | Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino (Atlético Nacional; 36 goals) |
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1979 | América de Cali (1) | Santa Fe | Juan José Irigoyén (Millonarios; 36 goals) |
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1980 | Junior (2) | Deportivo Cali | Sergio Cierra (Deportivo Pereira; 26 goals) |
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1981 | Atlético Nacional (4) | Deportes Tolima | Víctor Hugo del Río (Deportes Tolima; 29 goals) |
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1982 | América de Cali (2) | Deportes Tolima | Miguel Oswaldo González (Atlético Bucaramanga; 27 goals) |
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1983 | América de Cali (3) | Junior | Hugo Gottardi (Santa Fe; 29 goals) |
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1984 | América de Cali (4) | Millonarios | Hugo Gottardi (Independiente Santa Fe; 23 goals) |
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1985 | América de Cali (5) | Deportivo Cali | Miguel Oswaldo González (Atlético Bucaramanga; 34 goals) |
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1986 | América de Cali (6) | Deportivo Cali | Héctor Ramón Sossa (Independiente Medellín; 23 goals) |
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1987 | Millonarios (12) | América de Cali |  Jorge Aravena (Deportivo Cali; 23 goals) |
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1988 | Millonarios (13) | Atlético Nacional | Sergio Angulo (Santa Fe; 29 goals) |
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1990 | América de Cali (7) | Atlético Nacional | Antony de Ávila (América de Cali; 25 goals) |
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1991 | Atlético Nacional (5) | América de Cali | Iván Valenciano (Junior; 30 goals) |
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1992 | América de Cali (8) | Atlético Nacional | John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional; 25 goals) |
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1993 | Junior (3) | Independiente Medellín | Miguel Guerrero (Junior; 34 goals) |
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1994 | Atlético Nacional (6) | Millonarios | Rubén Darío Hernández (Independiente Medellín / Deportivo Pereira / América de Cali; 32 goals) |
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1995 | Junior (4) | América de Cali | Iván Valenciano (Junior; 24 goals) |
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1995–96 | Deportivo Cali (6) | Millonarios | Iván Valenciano (Junior; 36 goals) |
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1996–97 | América de Cali (9) | Atlético Bucaramanga | Hamilton Ricard (Deportivo Cali; 36 goals) |
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1998 | Deportivo Cali (7) | Once Caldas | Víctor Bonilla (Deportivo Cali; 37 goals) |
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1999 | Atlético Nacional (7) | América de Cali | Sergio Galván Rey (Once Caldas; 26 goals) |
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2000 | América de Cali (10) | Junior | Carlos Alberto Castro (Millonarios; 24 goals) |
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2001 | América de Cali (11) | Independiente Medellín | Carlos Alberto Castro (Millonarios; 29 goals) Jorge Horacio Serna (Independiente Medellín; 29 goals) |
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2002 | Apertura | América de Cali (12) | Atlético Nacional | Luis Fernando Zuleta (Unión Magdalena; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | Independiente Medellín (3) | Deportivo Pasto | Orlando Ballesteros (Atlético Bucaramanga; 13 goals) Milton Rodríguez (Deportivo Pereira; 13 goals) |
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2003 | Apertura | Once Caldas (2) | Junior | Arnulfo Valentierra (Once Caldas; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | Deportes Tolima (1) | Deportivo Cali | Léider Preciado (Deportivo Cali; 17 goals) |
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2004 | Apertura | Independiente Medellín (4) | Atlético Nacional | Sergio Herrera (América de Cali; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | Junior (5) | Atlético Nacional | Leonardo Fabio Moreno (América de Cali; 15 goals) Léider Preciado (Santa Fe; 15 goals) |
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2005 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (8) | Santa Fe | Víctor Aristizábal (Atlético Nacional; 16 goals) |
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Finalización | Deportivo Cali (8) | Real Cartagena | Jámerson Rentería (Real Cartagena; 12 goals) Hugo Rodallega (Deportivo Cali; 12 goals) |
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2006 | Apertura | Deportivo Pasto (1) | Deportivo Cali | Jorge Díaz Moreno (Cúcuta Deportivo; 15 goals) |
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Finalización | Cúcuta Deportivo (1) | Deportes Tolima | Diego Álvarez (Independiente Medellín; 11 goals) Jhon Charría (Deportes Tolima; 11 goals) |
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2007 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (9) | Atlético Huila | Fredy Montero (Atlético Huila; 13 goals) Sergio Galván Rey (Atlético Nacional; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | Atlético Nacional (10) | La Equidad | Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas; 16 goals) |
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2008 | Apertura | Boyacá Chicó (1) | América de Cali | Miguel Caneo (Boyacá Chicó; 13 goals) Iván Velásquez (Deportes Quindío; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | América de Cali (13) | Independiente Medellín | Fredy Montero (Deportivo Cali; 16 goals) |
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2009 | Apertura | Once Caldas (3) | Junior | Teófilo Gutiérrez (Junior; 16 goals) |
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Finalización | Independiente Medellín (5) | Atlético Huila | Jackson Martínez (Independiente Medellín; 18 goals) |
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2010 | Apertura | Junior (6) | La Equidad | Carlos Bacca (Junior; 12 goals) Carlos Rentería (La Equidad; 12 goals) |
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Finalización | Once Caldas (4) | Deportes Tolima | Wilder Medina (Deportes Tolima; 16 goals) Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas; 16 goals) |
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2011 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (11) | La Equidad | Carlos Rentería (Atlético Nacional; 12 goals) |
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Finalización | Junior (7) | Once Caldas | Carlos Bacca (Junior; 12 goals) |
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2012 | Apertura | Santa Fe (7) | Deportivo Pasto | Robin Ramírez (Deportes Tolima; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | Millonarios (14) | Independiente Medellín | Henry Hernández (Cúcuta Deportivo; 9 goals) Carmelo Valencia (La Equidad; 9 goals) Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 9 goals) |
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2013 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (12) | Santa Fe | Wilder Medina (Santa Fe; 12 goals) |
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Finalización | Atlético Nacional (13) | Deportivo Cali | Dayro Moreno (Millonarios; 16 goals) Luis Carlos Ruiz (Junior; 16 goals) |
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2014 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (14) | Junior | Dayro Moreno (Millonarios; 12 goals) |
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Finalización | Santa Fe (8) | Independiente Medellín | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 16 goals) |
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2015 | Apertura | Deportivo Cali (9) | Independiente Medellín | Fernando Uribe (Millonarios; 15 goals) |
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Finalización | Atlético Nacional (15) | Junior | Jefferson Duque (Atlético Nacional; 15 goals) |
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2016 | Apertura | Independiente Medellín (6) | Junior | Miguel Borja (Cortuluá; 19 goals) |
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Finalización | Santa Fe (9) | Deportes Tolima | Ayron del Valle (Millonarios; 12 goals) |
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2017 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (16) | Deportivo Cali | Dayro Moreno (Atlético Nacional; 14 goals) |
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Finalización | Millonarios (15) | Santa Fe | Yimmi Chará (Junior; 11 goals) Ayron del Valle (Millonarios; 11 goals) Dayro Moreno (Atlético Nacional; 11 goals) Carmelo Valencia (La Equidad; 11 goals) |
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2018 | Apertura | Deportes Tolima (2) | Atlético Nacional | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 12 goals) |
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Finalización | Junior (8) | Independiente Medellín | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 20 goals) |
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2019 | Apertura | Junior (9) | Deportivo Pasto | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 21 goals) |
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Finalización | América de Cali (14) | Junior | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 13 goals) Michael Rangel (América de Cali; 13 goals) |
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2020 | América de Cali (15) | Santa Fe | Miguel Borja (Junior; 14 goals) |
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2021 | Apertura | Deportes Tolima (3) | Millonarios | Jefferson Duque (Atlético Nacional; 11 goals) Fernando Uribe (Millonarios; 11 goals) Diego Herazo (La Equidad; 11 goals) |
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Finalización | Deportivo Cali (10) | Deportes Tolima | Harold Preciado (Deportivo Cali; 13 goals) |
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2022 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (17) | Deportes Tolima | Dayro Moreno (Atlético Bucaramanga; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | Deportivo Pereira (1) | Independiente Medellín | Leonardo Castro (Deportivo Pereira; 15 goals) |
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2023 | Apertura | Millonarios (16) | Atlético Nacional | Marco Pérez (Águilas Doradas; 13 goals) |
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Finalización | Junior (10) | Independiente Medellín | Carlos Bacca (Junior; 18 goals) |
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Source for champions and runners-up by season: RSSSF
List of champions
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
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| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 17 | 12 | 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005–I, 2007–I, 2007–II, 2011–I, 2013–I, 2013–II, 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I, 2022–I | 1955, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002–I, 2004–I, 2004–II, 2018–I, 2023–I |
| 2 | Millonarios | 16 | 10 | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1978, 1987, 1988, 2012–II, 2017–II, 2023–I | 1950, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1995–96, 2021–I |
| 3 | América de Cali | 15 | 7 | 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996–97, 2000, 2001, 2002–I, 2008–II, 2019–II, 2020 | 1960, 1969, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2008–I |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 10 | 14 | 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1995–96, 1998, 2005–II, 2015–I, 2021–II | 1949, 1962, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2003–II, 2006–I, 2013–II, 2017–I |
| Junior | 10 | 10 | 1977, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2004–II, 2010–I, 2011–II, 2018–II, 2019–I, 2023–II | 1948, 1970, 1983, 2000, 2003–I, 2009–I, 2014–I, 2015–II, 2016–I, 2019–II | |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 9 | 6 | 1948, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1975, 2012–I, 2014–II, 2016–II | 1963, 1979, 2005–I, 2013–I, 2017–II, 2020 |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 12 | 1955, 1957, 2002–II, 2004–I, 2009–II, 2016–I | 1959, 1961, 1966, 1993, 2001, 2008–II, 2012–II, 2014–II, 2015–I, 2018–II, 2022–II, 2023–II |
| 8 | Once Caldas | 4 | 2 | 1950, 2003–I, 2009–I, 2010–II | 1998, 2011–II |
| 9 | Deportes Tolima | 3 | 8 | 2003–II, 2018–I, 2021–I | 1957, 1981, 1982, 2006–II, 2010–II, 2016–II, 2021–II, 2022–I |
| 10 | Deportivo Pasto | 1 | 3 | 2006–I | 2002–II, 2012–I, 2019–I |
| Deportes Quindío | 1 | 2 | 1956 | 1953, 1954 | |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 1 | 1 | 2006–II | 1964 | |
| Unión Magdalena | 1 | — | 1968 | — | |
| Boyacá Chicó | 1 | — | 2008–I | — | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 1 | — | 2022–II | — |
Source: RSSSF
See also
In Spanish: Categoría Primera A para niños
