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19-411: 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

38-417: 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

57-556: 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. The current format of Colombian football

76-579: 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 . 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

95-503: 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. Teams for the 2024 season 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. The same trophy has been used to commemorate

114-518: 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. 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

133-541: The 2002 Copa Mustang II for sponsorship reasons) was the second tournament of the season. It began on 7 July and ended on 22 December. Standings Results Standings Results An aggregate table including all games that a team played during the year was used to determine berths to both the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana . The best-placed non-champion qualified for

152-535: The Apertura and Finalización tournaments independent championships within a single season. For both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments, the 18 teams were first divided into three groups of six teams, playing five games, and then all teams in the league played each other once for a total of 22 matches. The semifinal round was played by the best eight teams at the end of the 22 matches, who were divided into two groups of four teams each according to their position at

171-599: 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

190-462: 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

209-486: The end of the first stage: odd-ranked teams made up Group A, while even-ranked ones made up Group B. The winners of each group played the finals to decide the champions of each tournament. The Torneo Apertura (officially the 2002 Copa Mustang I for sponsorship reasons) was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 3 February and ended on 19 June. Standings Results Standings Results The Torneo Finalización (officially

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228-548: The following year were cancelled. Source for champions and runners-up by season: RSSSF Source: RSSSF Moreno Mosquera Divisi%C3%B3n Mayor del F%C3%BAtbol Profesional Colombiano The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano ( Major Division of Colombian Professional Football ), also known by the truncation DIMAYOR , is an organization responsible for organizing and operating professional football leagues and tournaments in Colombia . It administers

247-585: 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

266-452: 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

285-530: 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

304-610: The top two levels of professional football leagues in Colombia, the Primera A and the Primera B , as well as the Colombian Superliga and Copa Colombia , Colombia's domestic football cup. This article about an association football -related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about sports in Colombia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2002 Categor%C3%ADa Primera A season The 2002 Categoría Primera A season

323-401: 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

342-411: 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

361-567: Was the 54th season of Colombia 's top-flight football league. Starting from this year, the General Assembly of DIMAYOR approved the expansion of the tournament from 16 to 18 teams, adding to the league two of the three DIMAYOR "A-class" associates who were taking part of the Categoría Primera B at the time through a special promotion tournament . In addition to this, the league started awarding two championships per season, thus making

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