Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 19 January – 15 December 2024 |
Champions | Apertura: Atlético Bucaramanga (1st title) |
Copa Libertadores | Atlético Bucaramanga |
Matches played | 237 |
Goals scored | 506 (2.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura:
Carlos Bacca and
Hugo Rodallega (12 goals each) Finalización: Edwin Cardona (4 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Millonarios 5–0
Ind. Medellín (21 January) |
Biggest away win |
Dep. Pasto 1–4
Dep. Tolima (26 January) Águilas Doradas 0–3 Atl. Nacional (4 February) Ind. Medellín 1–4 América de Cali (31 March) Alianza 0–3 La Equidad (14 April) Patriotas 0–3 Dep. Pasto (28 April) |
Highest scoring | Alianza 3–3
Deportivo Cali (26 January) Deportivo Pereira 3–3 Junior (25 February) Deportivo Cali 2–4 Águilas Doradas (31 March) |
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2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 24 July 2024. |
The 2024 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2024 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship purposes) is the 77th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 19 January and is scheduled to end on 15 December 2024. [1] [2]
Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) are played in the season, each one of them being an independent championship. In the Torneo Apertura, Atlético Bucaramanga were the champions, defeating Santa Fe on kicks from the penalty mark after a 3–3 draw on aggregate in the finals to claim their first league title. [3] Junior were the defending champions, having won the 2023 Finalización tournament.
The competition format for this season was approved by the Extraordinary Assembly of DIMAYOR on 12 December 2023, which decided to keep the same system used in the previous seasons, with two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) of three stages each: a first stage in which the 20 teams play each other once (with the fixtures being reversed for the Finalización tournament), a semi-final stage (cuadrangulares) played by the top eight teams from the previous stage and a double-legged final series. The Assembly also decided to remove the regional derbies round that is usually played halfway into the first stage of each tournament as well as a change to the distribution of international berths, with all four Copa Libertadores berths being awarded through league performance (two to the champions of both tournaments and the remaining two to the best-placed teams in the aggregate table), instead of one of those being awarded to the Copa Colombia champion, which will now qualify for the Copa Sudamericana instead. [4]
20 teams take part in the season, the top 18 teams in the relegation table of the previous season as well as the 2023 Primera B champions Patriotas and runners-up Fortaleza. Fortaleza were the first team to earn promotion, after defeating Cúcuta Deportivo in the 2023 Primera B's Torneo II final on 17 November 2023 and securing the top spot in the season's aggregate table, thus returning to the top flight after eight years, [5] whilst Patriotas clinched promotion back to the top flight after one season on 28 November 2023 by beating Fortaleza in the Primera B's Grand Final. [6] The promoted teams replaced Unión Magdalena and Atlético Huila, the bottom two teams in the relegation table of the 2023 season, who were relegated to Primera B after two and one year in the top flight, respectively. [7]
On 16 January 2024, Alianza Petrolera announced a relocation starting from this season, moving from Barrancabermeja to Valledupar, Cesar Department. With the move to Valledupar, the club also announced that it was dropping the word Petrolera from their name and changing colors, being rebranded to Alianza F.C. [8] The new club was presented that same day at a press conference in Valledupar. [9]
Prior to the start of the season, and due to disagreements and clashes with the local administration of Rionegro that derived into the eviction from their training venue, Águilas Doradas were granted approval by the General Assembly of DIMAYOR to seek a new venue for their home matches. [10] [11] Although the club stayed in Rionegro to play their home matches during the Apertura tournament, on 23 July 2024 it announced the relocation of its home matches to Sincelejo, Sucre Department, given the lack of support from Rionegro's new local government and the difficulty in obtaining sponsorship by private enterprises, as well as an invitation from the local government of Sincelejo to play there. [12]
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
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Águilas Doradas |
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Aerosport | |
Alianza |
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Pin-Go | Gobernación del Cesar, Pool, Fundación Universitaria San Mateo |
América de Cali |
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Le Coq Sportif | Colanta, Águila, BetPlay |
Atlético Bucaramanga |
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Lotto | Rivalo, Clinisports |
Atlético Nacional |
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Nike | Betsson |
Boyacá Chicó |
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Geus | |
Deportes Tolima |
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Sheffy | BetPlay, Mercacentro, Pool |
Deportivo Cali |
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Kappa | Wplay, Pastas La Muñeca, Constructora Cosenza |
Deportivo Pasto |
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Aerosport (Apertura) Boman (Finalización) |
Aguardiente Nariño, Banco AV Villas |
Deportivo Pereira |
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Oto | Rivalo, Ukumarí |
Envigado |
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Kappa | Pool, Colanta |
Fortaleza |
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Kimo | BetPlay, Colanta, Pool, Gencell Pharma |
Independiente Medellín |
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Adidas | Colanta, Wplay |
Jaguares |
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Kimo | Colanta, Pool |
Junior |
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Adidas | Olímpica, Águila, Tecnoglass |
La Equidad |
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Attle | Cootrafa, BetPlay |
Millonarios |
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Adidas | Cerveza Andina |
Once Caldas |
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Boman | Colanta, BetPlay, Wakate |
Patriotas |
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Kimo | Aguardiente Líder, SmartFit |
Santa Fe |
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Fila | Colanta, BetPlay |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Torneo Apertura | ||||||
Atlético Bucaramanga |
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End of caretaker spell | 8 November 2023 | Pre-season |
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1 December 2023 [14] |
Jaguares |
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Sacked | 10 November 2023 [15] |
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15 November 2023 [16] | |
Deportivo Pasto |
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Mutual agreement | 11 November 2023 [17] |
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16 November 2023 [18] | |
Deportivo Pereira |
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End of contract | 11 November 2023 [19] |
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30 November 2023 [20] | |
Patriotas |
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Sacked | 11 December 2023 [21] |
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11 December 2023 [21] | |
Boyacá Chicó |
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14 December 2023 [22] |
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19 December 2023 [23] | ||
Águilas Doradas |
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Resigned | 2 January 2024 [24] |
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15 January 2024 [25] | |
América de Cali |
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Sacked | 15 January 2024 [26] |
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15 January 2024 [26] | |
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End of caretaker spell | 23 January 2024 | 15th |
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23 January 2024 [27] | |
Boyacá Chicó |
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Mutual agreement | 10 February 2024 [28] | 20th |
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12 February 2024 [29] |
Atlético Nacional |
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Resigned | 23 February 2024 [30] | 14th |
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23 February 2024 [31] |
Deportivo Pasto |
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Sacked | 25 February 2024 [32] | 20th |
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25 February 2024 [32] |
Atlético Nacional |
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End of caretaker spell | 2 March 2024 [33] | 16th |
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28 February 2024 [34] |
Deportivo Cali |
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Resigned | 17 March 2024 [35] | 10th |
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18 March 2024 [36] |
Águilas Doradas |
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Mutual agreement | 28 March 2024 [37] | 15th |
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28 March 2024 [37] |
Alianza |
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29 March 2024 [39] | 18th |
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6 April 2024 [40] | |
Envigado |
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1 April 2024 [41] | 17th |
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1 April 2024 [42] | |
Jaguares |
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Resigned | 3 April 2024 [43] | 14th |
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3 April 2024 [43] |
Deportivo Pasto |
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End of caretaker spell | 8 April 2024 | 17th |
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8 April 2024 [44] |
América de Cali |
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Mutual agreement | 30 April 2024 [45] | 10th |
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7 May 2024 [46] |
Jaguares |
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End of caretaker spell | 24 May 2024 | 14th |
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24 May 2024 [47] |
Deportivo Cali |
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8 June 2024 | 15th |
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8 June 2024 [48] | |
Deportivo Pereira |
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Mutual agreement | 13 June 2024 [49] | 3rd, Group A |
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18 June 2024 [50] |
The Torneo Apertura (officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2024–I) was the first tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 19 January and ended on 15 June 2024. [51]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 38 | Advance to the semi-finals |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 38 | |
3 | Deportivo Pereira | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 34 | |
4 | Santa Fe | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 34 | |
5 | La Equidad | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 33 | |
6 | Millonarios | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 31 | |
7 | Junior | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | |
8 | Once Caldas | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 29 | |
9 | Independiente Medellín | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 29 | |
10 | América de Cali | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 25 | |
11 | Águilas Doradas | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 25 | |
12 | Atlético Nacional | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 24 | |
13 | Fortaleza | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 24 | |
14 | Jaguares | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 22 | |
15 | Deportivo Cali | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | |
16 | Deportivo Pasto | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | |
17 | Boyacá Chicó | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 18 | |
18 | Envigado | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 16 | |
19 | Alianza | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 16 | |
20 | Patriotas | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 15 |
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUC | MIL | PER | JUN | |
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1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 [a] | Advance to the Finals | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
2 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFE | TOL | ONC | EQU | |
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1 | Santa Fe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 16 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Once Caldas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | La Equidad | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — |
Santa Fe | 3–2 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
5–6 |
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Atlético Bucaramanga won on penalties.
Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2024–I champions |
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Atlético Bucaramanga 1st title |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Junior | 12 |
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Santa Fe | ||
3 |
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Once Caldas | 11 |
4 |
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Millonarios | 10 |
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Deportes Tolima | ||
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Deportivo Pereira | ||
7 |
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La Equidad | 8 |
8 |
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Atlético Bucaramanga | 7 |
9 |
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Deportivo Cali | 6 |
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Deportivo Pereira | ||
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América de Cali | ||
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Jaguares | ||
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Boyacá Chicó | ||
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La Equidad |
Source: Soccerway
The Torneo Finalización (officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2024–II) is the second and last tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 15 July and is scheduled to end on 15 December 2024. [55]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to the semi-finals |
2 | Santa Fe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Once Caldas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
5 | Fortaleza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
6 | Deportes Tolima | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
7 | Millonarios | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
8 | América de Cali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | La Equidad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | |
10 | Envigado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | |
11 | Junior | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | |
12 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
13 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
14 | Independiente Medellín | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | Jaguares | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
16 | Patriotas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
17 | Deportivo Pasto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
18 | Boyacá Chicó | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 [b] | |
19 | Águilas Doradas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 [b] | |
20 | Alianza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Atlético Nacional | 4 |
2 |
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Millonarios | 2 |
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Deportes Tolima | ||
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Deportivo Pasto | ||
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Envigado | ||
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Santa Fe |
Source: Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Santa Fe | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 52 | |
3 | Atlético Bucaramanga (C, Q) | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
4 | Deportivo Pereira | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
5 | Millonarios | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 43 | |
6 | Once Caldas | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 43 | |
7 | Junior | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 40 | |
8 | La Equidad | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 36 | |
9 | Atlético Nacional | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 33 | |
10 | Independiente Medellín | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 31 | |
11 | América de Cali | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 28 | |
12 | Fortaleza | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 | |
13 | Águilas Doradas | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 25 | |
14 | Deportivo Cali | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 24 | |
15 | Jaguares | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 23 | |
16 | Deportivo Pasto | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 19 | |
17 | Envigado | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 19 | |
18 | Boyacá Chicó | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 18 | |
19 | Alianza | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 16 | |
20 | Patriotas | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 16 |
A separate table is kept to determine the teams that are relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. This table is elaborated from a sum of all first stage games played in the three most recent seasons (including the 2022–I, 2022–II, 2023–I, 2023–II, 2024–I, and 2024–II tournaments), with the points earned being averaged per match played. The bottom two teams of the relegation table at the end of the season will be relegated to Categoría Primera B.
Pos |
Team |
2022 Pts |
2023 Pts |
2024 Pts |
2024 GF |
2024 GA |
2024 GD |
Total Pld |
Total Pts |
Avg. | Relegation |
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1 | Millonarios | 74 | 68 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 102 | 177 | 1.74 | |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 66 | 61 | 42 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 101 | 169 | 1.67 | |
3 | Atlético Nacional | 66 | 68 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 102 | 167 | 1.64 | |
4 | Independiente Medellín | 67 | 68 | 31 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 101 | 166 | 1.64 | |
5 | Águilas Doradas | 58 | 83 | 25 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 101 | 166 | 1.64 | |
6 | Junior | 63 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 101 | 153 | 1.51 | |
7 | Santa Fe | 61 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 101 | 151 | 1.5 | |
8 | América de Cali | 54 | 69 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 101 | 151 | 1.5 | |
9 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 59 | 46 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 101 | 146 | 1.45 | |
10 | La Equidad | 58 | 52 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 101 | 146 | 1.45 | |
11 | Deportivo Pereira | 55 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 101 | 137 | 1.36 | |
12 | Fortaleza | — | — | 28 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 1.33 | |
13 | Once Caldas | 56 | 42 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 101 | 133 | 1.32 | |
14 | Deportivo Pasto | 54 | 54 | 19 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 101 | 127 | 1.26 | |
15 | Alianza | 46 | 58 | 16 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 101 | 120 | 1.19 | |
16 | Boyacá Chicó | — | 49 | 18 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 61 | 67 | 1.1 | |
17 | Deportivo Cali | 34 | 51 | 24 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 101 | 109 | 1.08 | |
18 | Envigado | 57 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 27 | –10 | 101 | 109 | 1.08 | |
19 | Jaguares | 47 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 21 | –4 | 101 | 103 | 1.02 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
20 | Patriotas | — | — | 16 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 21 | 16 | 0.76 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2024. Source:
Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) average, 2) 2024 points, 3) 2024 goal difference, 4) 2024 goals scored, 5) 2024 away goals scored, 6) 2024 away goals against, 7) 2024 wins, 8) 2024 yellow cards, 9) 2024 red cards, 10) drawing of lots.
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 19 January – 15 December 2024 |
Champions | Apertura: Atlético Bucaramanga (1st title) |
Copa Libertadores | Atlético Bucaramanga |
Matches played | 237 |
Goals scored | 506 (2.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura:
Carlos Bacca and
Hugo Rodallega (12 goals each) Finalización: Edwin Cardona (4 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Millonarios 5–0
Ind. Medellín (21 January) |
Biggest away win |
Dep. Pasto 1–4
Dep. Tolima (26 January) Águilas Doradas 0–3 Atl. Nacional (4 February) Ind. Medellín 1–4 América de Cali (31 March) Alianza 0–3 La Equidad (14 April) Patriotas 0–3 Dep. Pasto (28 April) |
Highest scoring | Alianza 3–3
Deportivo Cali (26 January) Deportivo Pereira 3–3 Junior (25 February) Deportivo Cali 2–4 Águilas Doradas (31 March) |
←
2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 24 July 2024. |
The 2024 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2024 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship purposes) is the 77th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 19 January and is scheduled to end on 15 December 2024. [1] [2]
Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) are played in the season, each one of them being an independent championship. In the Torneo Apertura, Atlético Bucaramanga were the champions, defeating Santa Fe on kicks from the penalty mark after a 3–3 draw on aggregate in the finals to claim their first league title. [3] Junior were the defending champions, having won the 2023 Finalización tournament.
The competition format for this season was approved by the Extraordinary Assembly of DIMAYOR on 12 December 2023, which decided to keep the same system used in the previous seasons, with two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) of three stages each: a first stage in which the 20 teams play each other once (with the fixtures being reversed for the Finalización tournament), a semi-final stage (cuadrangulares) played by the top eight teams from the previous stage and a double-legged final series. The Assembly also decided to remove the regional derbies round that is usually played halfway into the first stage of each tournament as well as a change to the distribution of international berths, with all four Copa Libertadores berths being awarded through league performance (two to the champions of both tournaments and the remaining two to the best-placed teams in the aggregate table), instead of one of those being awarded to the Copa Colombia champion, which will now qualify for the Copa Sudamericana instead. [4]
20 teams take part in the season, the top 18 teams in the relegation table of the previous season as well as the 2023 Primera B champions Patriotas and runners-up Fortaleza. Fortaleza were the first team to earn promotion, after defeating Cúcuta Deportivo in the 2023 Primera B's Torneo II final on 17 November 2023 and securing the top spot in the season's aggregate table, thus returning to the top flight after eight years, [5] whilst Patriotas clinched promotion back to the top flight after one season on 28 November 2023 by beating Fortaleza in the Primera B's Grand Final. [6] The promoted teams replaced Unión Magdalena and Atlético Huila, the bottom two teams in the relegation table of the 2023 season, who were relegated to Primera B after two and one year in the top flight, respectively. [7]
On 16 January 2024, Alianza Petrolera announced a relocation starting from this season, moving from Barrancabermeja to Valledupar, Cesar Department. With the move to Valledupar, the club also announced that it was dropping the word Petrolera from their name and changing colors, being rebranded to Alianza F.C. [8] The new club was presented that same day at a press conference in Valledupar. [9]
Prior to the start of the season, and due to disagreements and clashes with the local administration of Rionegro that derived into the eviction from their training venue, Águilas Doradas were granted approval by the General Assembly of DIMAYOR to seek a new venue for their home matches. [10] [11] Although the club stayed in Rionegro to play their home matches during the Apertura tournament, on 23 July 2024 it announced the relocation of its home matches to Sincelejo, Sucre Department, given the lack of support from Rionegro's new local government and the difficulty in obtaining sponsorship by private enterprises, as well as an invitation from the local government of Sincelejo to play there. [12]
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
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Águilas Doradas |
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Aerosport | |
Alianza |
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Pin-Go | Gobernación del Cesar, Pool, Fundación Universitaria San Mateo |
América de Cali |
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Le Coq Sportif | Colanta, Águila, BetPlay |
Atlético Bucaramanga |
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Lotto | Rivalo, Clinisports |
Atlético Nacional |
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Nike | Betsson |
Boyacá Chicó |
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Geus | |
Deportes Tolima |
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Sheffy | BetPlay, Mercacentro, Pool |
Deportivo Cali |
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Kappa | Wplay, Pastas La Muñeca, Constructora Cosenza |
Deportivo Pasto |
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Aerosport (Apertura) Boman (Finalización) |
Aguardiente Nariño, Banco AV Villas |
Deportivo Pereira |
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Oto | Rivalo, Ukumarí |
Envigado |
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Kappa | Pool, Colanta |
Fortaleza |
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Kimo | BetPlay, Colanta, Pool, Gencell Pharma |
Independiente Medellín |
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Adidas | Colanta, Wplay |
Jaguares |
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Kimo | Colanta, Pool |
Junior |
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Adidas | Olímpica, Águila, Tecnoglass |
La Equidad |
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Attle | Cootrafa, BetPlay |
Millonarios |
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Adidas | Cerveza Andina |
Once Caldas |
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Boman | Colanta, BetPlay, Wakate |
Patriotas |
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Kimo | Aguardiente Líder, SmartFit |
Santa Fe |
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Fila | Colanta, BetPlay |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Torneo Apertura | ||||||
Atlético Bucaramanga |
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End of caretaker spell | 8 November 2023 | Pre-season |
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1 December 2023 [14] |
Jaguares |
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Sacked | 10 November 2023 [15] |
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15 November 2023 [16] | |
Deportivo Pasto |
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Mutual agreement | 11 November 2023 [17] |
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16 November 2023 [18] | |
Deportivo Pereira |
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End of contract | 11 November 2023 [19] |
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30 November 2023 [20] | |
Patriotas |
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Sacked | 11 December 2023 [21] |
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11 December 2023 [21] | |
Boyacá Chicó |
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14 December 2023 [22] |
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19 December 2023 [23] | ||
Águilas Doradas |
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Resigned | 2 January 2024 [24] |
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15 January 2024 [25] | |
América de Cali |
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Sacked | 15 January 2024 [26] |
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15 January 2024 [26] | |
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End of caretaker spell | 23 January 2024 | 15th |
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23 January 2024 [27] | |
Boyacá Chicó |
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Mutual agreement | 10 February 2024 [28] | 20th |
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12 February 2024 [29] |
Atlético Nacional |
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Resigned | 23 February 2024 [30] | 14th |
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23 February 2024 [31] |
Deportivo Pasto |
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Sacked | 25 February 2024 [32] | 20th |
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25 February 2024 [32] |
Atlético Nacional |
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End of caretaker spell | 2 March 2024 [33] | 16th |
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28 February 2024 [34] |
Deportivo Cali |
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Resigned | 17 March 2024 [35] | 10th |
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18 March 2024 [36] |
Águilas Doradas |
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Mutual agreement | 28 March 2024 [37] | 15th |
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28 March 2024 [37] |
Alianza |
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29 March 2024 [39] | 18th |
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6 April 2024 [40] | |
Envigado |
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1 April 2024 [41] | 17th |
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1 April 2024 [42] | |
Jaguares |
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Resigned | 3 April 2024 [43] | 14th |
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3 April 2024 [43] |
Deportivo Pasto |
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End of caretaker spell | 8 April 2024 | 17th |
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8 April 2024 [44] |
América de Cali |
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Mutual agreement | 30 April 2024 [45] | 10th |
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7 May 2024 [46] |
Jaguares |
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End of caretaker spell | 24 May 2024 | 14th |
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24 May 2024 [47] |
Deportivo Cali |
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8 June 2024 | 15th |
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8 June 2024 [48] | |
Deportivo Pereira |
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Mutual agreement | 13 June 2024 [49] | 3rd, Group A |
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18 June 2024 [50] |
The Torneo Apertura (officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2024–I) was the first tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 19 January and ended on 15 June 2024. [51]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 38 | Advance to the semi-finals |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 38 | |
3 | Deportivo Pereira | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 34 | |
4 | Santa Fe | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 34 | |
5 | La Equidad | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 33 | |
6 | Millonarios | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 31 | |
7 | Junior | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | |
8 | Once Caldas | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 29 | |
9 | Independiente Medellín | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 29 | |
10 | América de Cali | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 25 | |
11 | Águilas Doradas | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 25 | |
12 | Atlético Nacional | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 24 | |
13 | Fortaleza | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 24 | |
14 | Jaguares | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 22 | |
15 | Deportivo Cali | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | |
16 | Deportivo Pasto | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | |
17 | Boyacá Chicó | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 18 | |
18 | Envigado | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 16 | |
19 | Alianza | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 16 | |
20 | Patriotas | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 15 |
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUC | MIL | PER | JUN | |
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1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 [a] | Advance to the Finals | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
2 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFE | TOL | ONC | EQU | |
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1 | Santa Fe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 16 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Once Caldas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | La Equidad | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — |
Santa Fe | 3–2 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
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Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Atlético Bucaramanga won on penalties.
Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2024–I champions |
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Atlético Bucaramanga 1st title |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Junior | 12 |
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Santa Fe | ||
3 |
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Once Caldas | 11 |
4 |
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Millonarios | 10 |
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Deportes Tolima | ||
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Deportivo Pereira | ||
7 |
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La Equidad | 8 |
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Atlético Bucaramanga | 7 |
9 |
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Deportivo Cali | 6 |
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Deportivo Pereira | ||
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América de Cali | ||
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Jaguares | ||
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Boyacá Chicó | ||
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La Equidad |
Source: Soccerway
The Torneo Finalización (officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2024–II) is the second and last tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 15 July and is scheduled to end on 15 December 2024. [55]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to the semi-finals |
2 | Santa Fe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Once Caldas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
5 | Fortaleza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
6 | Deportes Tolima | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
7 | Millonarios | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
8 | América de Cali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | La Equidad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | |
10 | Envigado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | |
11 | Junior | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | |
12 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
13 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
14 | Independiente Medellín | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | Jaguares | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
16 | Patriotas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
17 | Deportivo Pasto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
18 | Boyacá Chicó | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 [b] | |
19 | Águilas Doradas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 [b] | |
20 | Alianza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Atlético Nacional | 4 |
2 |
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Millonarios | 2 |
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Deportes Tolima | ||
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Envigado | ||
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Santa Fe |
Source: Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Santa Fe | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 52 | |
3 | Atlético Bucaramanga (C, Q) | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
4 | Deportivo Pereira | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
5 | Millonarios | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 43 | |
6 | Once Caldas | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 43 | |
7 | Junior | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 40 | |
8 | La Equidad | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 36 | |
9 | Atlético Nacional | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 33 | |
10 | Independiente Medellín | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 31 | |
11 | América de Cali | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 28 | |
12 | Fortaleza | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 | |
13 | Águilas Doradas | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 25 | |
14 | Deportivo Cali | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 24 | |
15 | Jaguares | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 23 | |
16 | Deportivo Pasto | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 19 | |
17 | Envigado | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 19 | |
18 | Boyacá Chicó | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 18 | |
19 | Alianza | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 16 | |
20 | Patriotas | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 16 |
A separate table is kept to determine the teams that are relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. This table is elaborated from a sum of all first stage games played in the three most recent seasons (including the 2022–I, 2022–II, 2023–I, 2023–II, 2024–I, and 2024–II tournaments), with the points earned being averaged per match played. The bottom two teams of the relegation table at the end of the season will be relegated to Categoría Primera B.
Pos |
Team |
2022 Pts |
2023 Pts |
2024 Pts |
2024 GF |
2024 GA |
2024 GD |
Total Pld |
Total Pts |
Avg. | Relegation |
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1 | Millonarios | 74 | 68 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 102 | 177 | 1.74 | |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 66 | 61 | 42 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 101 | 169 | 1.67 | |
3 | Atlético Nacional | 66 | 68 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 102 | 167 | 1.64 | |
4 | Independiente Medellín | 67 | 68 | 31 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 101 | 166 | 1.64 | |
5 | Águilas Doradas | 58 | 83 | 25 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 101 | 166 | 1.64 | |
6 | Junior | 63 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 101 | 153 | 1.51 | |
7 | Santa Fe | 61 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 101 | 151 | 1.5 | |
8 | América de Cali | 54 | 69 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 101 | 151 | 1.5 | |
9 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 59 | 46 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 101 | 146 | 1.45 | |
10 | La Equidad | 58 | 52 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 101 | 146 | 1.45 | |
11 | Deportivo Pereira | 55 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 101 | 137 | 1.36 | |
12 | Fortaleza | — | — | 28 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 1.33 | |
13 | Once Caldas | 56 | 42 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 101 | 133 | 1.32 | |
14 | Deportivo Pasto | 54 | 54 | 19 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 101 | 127 | 1.26 | |
15 | Alianza | 46 | 58 | 16 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 101 | 120 | 1.19 | |
16 | Boyacá Chicó | — | 49 | 18 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 61 | 67 | 1.1 | |
17 | Deportivo Cali | 34 | 51 | 24 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 101 | 109 | 1.08 | |
18 | Envigado | 57 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 27 | –10 | 101 | 109 | 1.08 | |
19 | Jaguares | 47 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 21 | –4 | 101 | 103 | 1.02 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
20 | Patriotas | — | — | 16 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 21 | 16 | 0.76 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2024. Source:
Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) average, 2) 2024 points, 3) 2024 goal difference, 4) 2024 goals scored, 5) 2024 away goals scored, 6) 2024 away goals against, 7) 2024 wins, 8) 2024 yellow cards, 9) 2024 red cards, 10) drawing of lots.