2026 Liga DIMAYOR

Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR
Season2026
Dates16 January – 22 December 2026
ChampionsApertura: Junior (12th title)
Copa LibertadoresJunior
Matches256
Goals640 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Andrey Estupiñán and Luis Muriel (13 goals each)
Finalización: Yeison Guzmán (5 goals)
Biggest home winAmérica de Cali 7–0 Boyacá Chicó
(2 August)
Biggest away winJunior 0–4 Atl. Nacional
(10 March)
Alianza 1–5 Atl. Nacional
(29 August)
Highest scoringAtl. Nacional 7–1 Inter Bogotá
(12 May)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 29 August 2026.

The 2026 Liga DIMAYOR (officially known as the 2026 Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR for sponsorship purposes) is the 79th season of the first division league of Colombian football. The season began on 16 January and is scheduled to end on 22 December 2026.[1][2][3]

Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) are played in the season, each one of them being an independent championship. Junior entered the season as defending champions, having won the 2025 Finalización tournament, and claimed their twelfth league title in the Torneo Apertura, defeating Atlético Nacional 3–1 on aggregate in the finals.[4]

Format

The competition format for the season was determined at the Extraordinary Assembly of Dimayor, held on 10 and 11 December 2025. Due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the need to end the Torneo Apertura by 5 June 2026, the format proposed and eventually approved for the Torneo Apertura consisted in playing a round-robin first stage with 19 matchdays (without the extra regional derby matchday), with the top eight teams advancing to a final stage played as single-elimination playoffs instead of the semifinal group stage played in recent seasons, thus returning to the format last used in the 2021 Apertura tournament.[5][6]

Unlike the Apertura, the Torneo Finalización will be played under the usual format, with a round-robin first stage in which teams will play each other once (with reversed fixtures) and the top eight teams from the first stage advancing to the following phase. Instead of play-offs, the eight qualified teams will be drawn into two semi-final groups, with the two group winners advancing to play the tournament finals.[7]

Teams

Locations of the 2026 Liga DIMAYOR teams in Bogotá
Locations of the 2026 Liga DIMAYOR teams in Medellín

Twenty teams take part in the season, the top 18 teams in the relegation table of the previous season as well as the 2025 Torneo DIMAYOR champions Jaguares and Cúcuta Deportivo, who returned to the top flight after one year and six years, respectively. Both teams promoted after winning the season's short tournaments and securing the top two places of the aggregate table.[8][9] The promoted teams replaced Envigado and Unión Magdalena, the bottom two teams in the relegation table of the 2025 season, who were relegated to the second tier after sixteen and one year in the top flight, respectively.[10]

Starting from this season, La Equidad rebranded to Internacional de Bogotá, following the club's takeover by the Tylis-Porter Group in early 2025 and the decision by its former owners Seguros La Equidad to keep the name, symbols and colors to themselves.[11][12] The club's new identity was officially presented on 10 December 2025.[13]

Stadia and locations

Team City Stadium Capacity
Águilas Doradas Medellín Cincuentenario[i] 4,000
Alianza Valledupar Armando Maestre Pavajeau 11,000
América de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero 38,588
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Américo Montanini 28,000
Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot 44,863
Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander 32,163
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 28,100
Deportivo Cali Palmira Deportivo Cali 42,000
Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad 20,665
Deportivo Pereira[ii] Armenia Centenario 23,500
Yopal Santiago de las Atalayas 10,000
Fortaleza Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000
Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot 44,863
Internacional de Bogotá Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000
Jaguares Montería Jaraguay 12,000
Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez 46,692
Romelio Martínez[iii] 8,600
Llaneros Villavicencio Bello Horizonte – Rey Pelé 15,000
Millonarios Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 39,512
Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande 31,611
Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 39,512
Notes
  1. ↑ Águilas Doradas play their home matches at Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín due to the closure of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Grisales in Rionegro for remodeling works.[14][15]
  2. ↑ Deportivo Pereira played their first four Torneo Apertura home matches at Estadio Centenario in Armenia due to remodeling works at their regular stadium Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira.[16] Starting from March and until the end of the Torneo Apertura, they moved to Estadio Santiago de las Atalayas in Yopal after incidents involving their fanbase led to the cancellation of their lease of Estadio Centenario.[17] The club planned to return to Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas for the Torneo Finalización once the remodeling works at the stadium were concluded, but it was damaged and closed for the remainder of the year as a result of the 2026 Colombia earthquake.[18]
  3. ↑ Junior play their home matches at Estadio Romelio Martínez due to expansion works at their regular stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.[19]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor(s)
Águilas Doradas Argentina Flavio Robatto Aerosport Colanta, Pool
Alianza Colombia Camilo Ayala Pin-Go Gobernación del Cesar, Pool, Fundación Universitaria San Mateo
América de Cali Colombia David González Reebok Cerveza Poker, BetPlay
Atlético Bucaramanga Uruguay Pablo Peirano Lotto Financiera Comultrasan
Atlético Nacional Colombia Lucas González Nike Betsson
Boyacá Chicó Colombia Jhon Jaime Gómez Geus Pool
Cúcuta Deportivo Argentina Nicolás Chiesa Boman Colanta
Deportes Tolima Colombia Sebastián Oliveros Umbro BetPlay, Pool, Mercacentro
Deportivo Cali Venezuela Rafael Dudamel Hillside Wplay, Pastas La Muñeca
Deportivo Pasto Colombia René Rosero (caretaker) Boman Aguardiente Nariño, Banco AV Villas, Pool
Deportivo Pereira Colombia Arturo Reyes Oto
Fortaleza Colombia Diego Arias Roott+Co Stake
Independiente Medellín Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea Adidas (Apertura)
Reebok (Finalización)[20]		 Colanta, Wplay, Pool
Internacional de Bogotá Argentina Ricardo Valiño Umbro BetPlay, TaDa, Bogotá
Jaguares Colombia Hubert Bodhert Kimo Colanta, Pool
Junior Uruguay Alfredo Arias Adidas BetPlay, Águila
Llaneros Colombia José Luis García Aerosport Maxi Cola, Aitabü Hotel Campestre, Gobernación del Meta
Millonarios Argentina Fabián Bustos Adidas Cerveza Andina
Once Caldas Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera Reebok Colanta, BetPlay, Wakate
Santa Fe Uruguay Pablo Repetto Fila Colanta, BetPlay, Pool

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Deportivo Pereira Colombia Cristian Galíndez End of caretaker spell 12 November 2025 Pre-season Colombia Arturo Reyes 30 December 2025[21]
Internacional de Bogotá Colombia Daniel Gómez 12 November 2025 Argentina Ricardo Valiño 21 December 2025[22]
Deportivo Pasto Colombia René Rosero 13 November 2025 Spain Jonathan Risueño 1 December 2025[23]
Jaguares Colombia Álvaro Hernández Resigned 24 November 2025[24] Colombia Alexis Márquez 28 November 2025[25]
Águilas Doradas Spain Jonathan Risueño 26 November 2025[26] Colombia Juan David Niño 17 December 2025[27]
Santa Fe Colombia Francisco López
Colombia Grigori Méndez		 End of caretaker spell 8 December 2025[28] Uruguay Pablo Repetto 2 December 2025[29]
Millonarios Colombia Hernán Torres Sacked 28 January 2026[30] 20th Colombia Omar Rodríguez[i] 29 January 2026[31]
Colombia Omar Rodríguez End of caretaker spell 2 February 2026 18th Argentina Fabián Bustos 1 February 2026[32]
Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia Nelson Flórez Sacked 3 February 2026[33] 15th Venezuela Richard Páez[ii] 5 February 2026[35]
Jaguares Colombia Alexis Márquez Resigned 14 February 2026[36] 14th Paraguay Gustavo Florentín 16 February 2026[37]
Boyacá Chicó Colombia Flabio Torres Sacked 16 February 2026[38] 17th Colombia Jhon Jaime Gómez[iii] 17 February 2026[39]
Alianza Colombia Hubert Bodhert 17 February 2026[40] 20th Colombia Camilo Ayala 18 February 2026[41]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Alberto Gamero Resigned 6 March 2026[42] 10th Venezuela Rafael Dudamel 9 March 2026[43]
Jaguares Paraguay Gustavo Florentín 16 March 2026[44] 16th Colombia Julio Méndez[i] 16 March 2026[45]
Colombia Julio Méndez End of caretaker spell 31 March 2026 18th Colombia Hubert Bodhert 31 March 2026[46]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Leonel Álvarez Sacked 8 April 2026[47] 12th Colombia Wilbert Perea[i] 9 April 2026[48]
Independiente Medellín Colombia Alejandro Restrepo 21 April 2026[49] 14th Colombia Sebastián Botero[i] 21 April 2026[49]
Torneo Finalización
Independiente Medellín Colombia Sebastián Botero End of caretaker spell 2 June 2026 Pre-tournament Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea 26 May 2026[50]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Wilbert Perea 27 May 2026 Uruguay Pablo Peirano 27 May 2026[51]
Águilas Doradas Colombia Juan David Niño Mutual agreement 5 June 2026[52] Argentina Flavio Robatto 16 June 2026[53]
Atlético Nacional Colombia Diego Arias Sacked 12 June 2026[54] Colombia Lucas González 27 June 2026[55]
Deportes Tolima Colombia Lucas González Resigned 27 June 2026[56] Colombia Sebastián Oliveros 30 June 2026[57]
Fortaleza Colombia Sebastián Oliveros Signed by Deportes Tolima 30 June 2026[57] Colombia Diego Arias 8 July 2026[58]
Cúcuta Deportivo Venezuela Richard Páez Mutual agreement 9 August 2026[59] 16th Argentina Nicolás Chiesa 16 August 2026[60]
Deportivo Pasto Spain Jonathan Risueño Sacked 24 August 2026[61] 19th Colombia René Rosero[i] 24 August 2026[61]
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Caretaker manager.
  2. ↑ Braynner García was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Apertura round 5 match against Águilas Doradas on 7 February.[34]
  3. ↑ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis at the end of the Torneo Apertura.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2026–I, was the 102nd first division football championship and the first tournament of the 2026 season. It began on 16 January and ended on 8 June 2026.[62][63] The champions, Junior, qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional 19 13 1 5 35 15 +20 40 Advance to the knockout stage
2 Junior 19 11 2 6 31 24 +7 35
3 Deportivo Pasto 19 10 4 5 29 25 +4 34
4 América de Cali 19 10 3 6 25 15 +10 33
5 Once Caldas 19 8 9 2 31 22 +9 33
6 Deportes Tolima 19 8 7 4 27 17 +10 31
7 Santa Fe 19 7 8 4 29 22 +7 29
8 Internacional de Bogotá 19 7 7 5 26 26 0 28
9 Deportivo Cali 19 7 6 6 20 16 +4 27
10 Millonarios 19 7 5 7 31 23 +8 26
11 Independiente Medellín 19 7 5 7 26 24 +2 26
12 Águilas Doradas 19 7 5 7 20 25 −5 26
13 Atlético Bucaramanga 19 5 8 6 26 20 +6 23
14 Llaneros 19 4 10 5 17 20 −3 22
15 Fortaleza 19 5 7 7 22 27 −5 22
16 Jaguares 19 5 3 11 20 33 −13 18
17 Alianza 19 3 8 8 13 27 −14 17
18 Boyacá Chicó 19 5 2 12 15 32 −17 17
19 Cúcuta Deportivo 19 3 7 9 22 35 −13 16
20 Deportivo Pereira 19 1 7 11 15 32 −17 10
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Away goals against, 7) Drawing of lots (or play-off matches, only if needed to decide eighth place).[64]

Results

Home \ Away AGU ALI AME BUC NAC BOY CUC TOL CAL PAS PER FOR DIM IDB JAG JUN LLA MIL ONC SFE
Águilas Doradas — 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 — 3–2 — 2–1 1–2 — — — 0–0 — 0–3 — — 2–2 —
Alianza — — 0–3 — — 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — — 2–2 1–1 —
América de Cali — — — 2–0 — — — 1–1 — — 1–0 — — 3–0 3–0 — 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Atlético Bucaramanga — 5–0 — — — 5–0 — 0–0 0–0 — 3–0 — — — 2–2 — — 2–1 1–1 1–2
Atlético Nacional — 3–0 2–1 2–0 — 4–0 0–0 — — — — 4–1 — 3–0 2–1 — 2–0 — — —
Boyacá Chicó 0–1 — 0–1 — — — — 1–1 1–0 — 1–0 — — — 5–0 — 3–0 2–1 — 0–1
Cúcuta Deportivo — — 2–0 2–2 — 1–0 — 3–2 0–2 — — 1–1 1–3 — — 1–1 — — 1–2 —
Deportes Tolima 4–1 2–0 — — 1–0 — — — 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 — — 3–1 — 0–1 — 2–1 2–2
Deportivo Cali — — 1–0 — 1–0 — — — — 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 — — — 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1
Deportivo Pasto — — 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 — — — — 1–0 1–1 — — — 2–1 — 1–2
Deportivo Pereira 0–1 2–3 — — 1–0 — 2–2 — — 2–2 — 0–0 — — — 2–3 0–2 — 0–0 —
Fortaleza 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 — 2–1 — — — 1–2 — — — 1–1 2–1 — 1–1 — — 1–1
Independiente Medellín 1–2 — 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 — 2–2 — — 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 — 2–0 — — — —
Internacional de Bogotá — 2–1 — 0–0 — 4–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 — 2–2 — — — — 0–1 — 3–2 — —
Jaguares 1–1 — — — — — 2–0 — 1–0 2–3 1–0 — 1–2 2–3 — 0–2 — 1–0 — 3–1
Junior — 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–4 3–0 — 0–2 1–2 4–3 — 2–1 — — — — 2–0 — — —
Llaneros 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 — — 2–2 — — 0–1 — — 2–2 1–1 2–0 — — — 1–1 —
Millonarios 1–0 — — — 3–0 — 2–0 2–0 — — 5–1 2–2 0–0 — — 1–2 2–1 — — 1–1
Once Caldas — — — — 1–0 3–0 — — — 4–2 — 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–4 — 1–1
Santa Fe 1–1 1–1 — — 1–2 — 5–0 — — — 2–2 — 2–1 3–1 — 2–1 0–1 — — —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout stage

For the knockout stage, teams were drawn into four ties with Atlético Nacional and Junior being seeded into the first and fourth one, respectively, for being the top two teams in the first stage of the tournament. Both seeded teams were granted home advantage for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, whilst the order of legs was drawn for the remaining two quarter-final ties.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
América de Cali 1 0 1
Santa Fe 1 4 5
Santa Fe 1 0 1 (4)
Junior (p) 1 0 1 (5)
Once Caldas 0 2 2
Junior 1 2 3
Junior 3 0 3
Atlético Nacional 0 1 1
Deportes Tolima 1 2 3
Deportivo Pasto 0 0 0
Deportes Tolima 0 1 1
Atlético Nacional 1 3 4
Internacional de Bogotá 1 1 2
Atlético Nacional 2 7 9

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Internacional de Bogotá2–9Atlético Nacional1–21–7
Deportes Tolima3–0Deportivo Pasto1–02–0
América de Cali1–5Santa Fe1–10–4
Once Caldas2–3Junior0–12–2
First leg
9 May 2026 (2026-05-09) Internacional de Bogotá 1–2 Atlético Nacional Bogotá
16:00 UTC−5
Report
  • S. Zapata red-colored football 34' (o.g.)
  • Rengifo 68'
 Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Referee: Carlos Betancur
9 May 2026 (2026-05-09) América de Cali 1–1 Santa Fe Cali
20:20 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Referee: Carlos Ortega
10 May 2026 (2026-05-10) Once Caldas 0–1 Junior Manizales
18:10 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Palogrande
Referee: Luis Delgado
Second leg
12 May 2026 (2026-05-12) Atlético Nacional 7–1
(9–2 agg.)		Internacional de BogotáMedellín
18:20 UTC−5
Report
  • Valencia 5'
 Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Carlos Ortega
12 May 2026 (2026-05-12) Santa Fe 4–0
(5–1 agg.)		América de CaliBogotá
20:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Jhon Ospina
13 May 2026 (2026-05-13) Deportivo Pasto0–2
(0–3 agg.)		 Deportes Tolima Pasto
18:00 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Departamental Libertad
Referee: Diego Ulloa
13 May 2026 (2026-05-13) Junior 2–2
(3–2 agg.)		Once CaldasBarranquilla
20:15 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Romelio Martínez
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportes Tolima1–4Atlético Nacional0–11–3
Santa Fe1–1 (4–5 p)Junior1–10–0
First leg
16 May 2026 (2026-05-16) Santa Fe 1–1 Junior Bogotá
20:30 UTC−5
Report
  • Scarpeta red-colored football 38' (o.g.)
 Stadium: El Campín
Referee: Wilmar Roldán
Second leg
23 May 2026 (2026-05-23) Atlético Nacional 3–1
(4–1 agg.)		Deportes TolimaMedellín
18:00 UTC−5
Report
  • Parra 79'
 Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Carlos Betancur
23 May 2026 (2026-05-23) Junior 0–0
(1–1 agg.)
(5–4 p)		Santa FeBarranquilla
20:30 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Romelio Martínez
Referee: Jairo Mayorga
Penalties

Finals

Junior3–0Atlético Nacional
 Report
Referee: Carlos Ortega
Atlético Nacional1–0Junior
 Report
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Junior won 3–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Andrey Estupiñán Deportivo Pasto 13
Colombia Luis Muriel Junior
3 Colombia Hugo Rodallega Santa Fe 12
4 Colombia Jorge Rivaldo Águilas Doradas 11
Colombia Alfredo Morelos Atlético Nacional
6 Colombia Yeison Guzmán América de Cali 10
Colombia Dayro Moreno Once Caldas
8 Colombia Andrés Arroyo Fortaleza 9
9 Argentina Rodrigo Contreras Millonarios 8

Source: BeSoccer[65]

Torneo Finalización

The Torneo Finalización, officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2026–II, is the 103rd first division football championship and the second and final tournament of the 2026 season. It began on 24 July and is scheduled to end on 22 December 2026.[2][3] The champions will qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América de Cali 7 5 2 0 17 4 +13 17 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Atlético Nacional 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 12
3 Llaneros 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
4 Millonarios 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 10
5 Deportes Tolima 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 10
6 Independiente Medellín 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 9
7 Atlético Bucaramanga 5 2 3 0 6 4 +2 9
8 Águilas Doradas 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8
9 Cúcuta Deportivo 6 2 2 2 5 9 −4 8
10 Deportivo Cali 5 2 1 2 7 5 +2 7
11 Once Caldas 5 1 3 1 9 6 +3 6
12 Santa Fe 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 6
13 Fortaleza 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
14 Internacional de Bogotá 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
15 Jaguares 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
16 Deportivo Pereira 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
17 Junior 5 0 2 3 5 9 −4 2
18 Alianza 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2
19 Deportivo Pasto 6 0 1 5 4 11 −7 1
20 Boyacá Chicó 4 0 1 3 0 10 −10 1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Away goals against, 7) Drawing of lots (or play-off matches, only if needed to decide eighth place).[64]

Results

Home \ Away AGU ALI AME BUC NAC BOY CUC TOL CAL PAS PER FOR DIM IDB JAG JUN LLA MIL ONC SFE
Águilas Doradas — — — — — — — — — — 1–1 1–1 — 2–1
Alianza — — 2–3 1–5 — — 1–2 — — 0–0 1–1 — — — —
América de Cali — — 1–0 7–0 — a — — — 4–2 — — — —
Atlético Bucaramanga — — — 1–1 — — — — 1–1 — — —
Atlético Nacional — — — — — — 2–1 — a — — — a
Boyacá Chicó — — — — — — 0–0 — — — —
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–0 — — — — — — — — 1–1 — —
Deportes Tolima — — 0–0 — — — — — 2–3 2–1 — 2–1 — — —
Deportivo Cali — — — — — — — 2–2 2–0 — — — —
Deportivo Pasto 1–2 — — — — — — 0–2 — — — 0–1 — —
Deportivo Pereira — — — — — — — — — —
Fortaleza — — — — 1–2 — 2–0 — 0–0 — — — — —
Independiente Medellín — — — — — 0–1 — 1–0 3–2 — — — — —
Internacional de Bogotá — 0–2 — — — — — 1–1 — — 1–0 — —
Jaguares — 2–2 0–3 1–0 — — — — — — — — — 1–1 —
Junior — — — — — — — — — — — 0–1 1–1 1–1
Llaneros — — — — — 1–0 3–1 — — — — 0–2 —
Millonarios — 0–1 — — — 2–0 — — — — — — —
Once Caldas 0–1 — — 5–1 — — — — — — — — —
Santa Fe — — 0–0 — 2–0 — — — — — — 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 29 August 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Yeison Guzmán América de Cali 5
2 Colombia Marlos Moreno Atlético Nacional 4
3 Colombia Emerson Batalla Atlético Bucaramanga 3
Colombia Alfredo Morelos Atlético Nacional
Colombia Andrés Sarmiento Atlético Nacional
Colombia Jaime Peralta Cúcuta Deportivo
Colombia Daniel Rosero América de Cali

Source: BeSoccer[66]

Aggregate table

The results of all stages of the Apertura and Finalización tournaments are combined into a single table to determine qualification for international tournaments. The two best-placed teams in this table (excluding both tournament champions) at the end of the season will qualify for the Copa Libertadores second stage, with the next best three teams earning berths into the Copa Sudamericana first stage.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional 30 22 1 7 61 25 +36 67 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
2 América de Cali 28 15 6 7 43 24 +19 51
3 Deportes Tolima 28 13 8 7 39 27 +12 47 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
4 Junior (C, Q) 30 13 7 10 43 37 +6 46 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Santa Fe 28 9 14 5 41 29 +12 41 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Once Caldas 26 9 13 4 42 31 +11 40
7 Millonarios 24 10 6 8 37 25 +12 36
8 Independiente Medellín 23 10 5 8 33 29 +4 35
9 Deportivo Pasto 27 10 5 12 33 39 −6 35
10 Deportivo Cali 24 9 7 8 27 21 +6 34
11 Águilas Doradas 23 9 7 7 26 29 −3 34
12 Internacional de Bogotá 27 8 10 9 34 43 −9 34
13 Llaneros 25 7 12 6 24 25 −1 33
14 Atlético Bucaramanga 24 7 11 6 32 24 +8 32
15 Fortaleza 25 6 10 9 27 33 −6 28
16 Cúcuta Deportivo 25 5 9 11 27 44 −17 24
17 Jaguares 25 6 5 14 24 42 −18 23
18 Alianza 25 3 10 12 18 39 −21 19
19 Boyacá Chicó 23 5 3 15 15 42 −27 18
20 Deportivo Pereira 22 1 9 12 15 33 −18 12
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Away goals against, 7) Drawing of lots.[64]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Relegation

A separate table is kept to determine the teams that will be relegated to Torneo DIMAYOR 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 2024–I, 2024–II, 2025–I, 2025–II, 2026–I, and 2026–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 Torneo DIMAYOR.

Pos Team 2024
Pts		 2025
Pts		 2026
Pts		 2026
GF		 2026
GA		 2026
GD		 Total
Pld		 Total
Pts		 Avg. Relegation
1 Deportes Tolima 7274413523+121021871.8333
2 Atlético Nacional 5672524719+281021801.7647
3 América de Cali 6268504219+231041801.7308
4 Santa Fe 7164353527+81021701.6667
5 Junior 6072373633+31021691.6569
6 Independiente Medellín 5872353329+41011651.6337
7 Millonarios 6664363725+121021661.6275
8 Atlético Bucaramanga 6666323224+81021641.6078
9 Once Caldas 6060394028+121021591.5588
10 Fortaleza 5155282733−61031341.3010
11 Deportivo Pasto 4948353335−21031321.2816
12 Águilas Doradas 4648342629−31011281.2673
13 Llaneros —45332425−165781.2000
14 Deportivo Pereira 6146121533−181001191.1900
15 Deportivo Cali 3845342721+61021171.1471
16 Internacional de Bogotá 5524343234−21031131.0971
17 Alianza 3358191839−211031101.0680
18 Cúcuta Deportivo ——242744−1725240.9600
19 Jaguares ——232442−1825230.9200 Relegation to Torneo DIMAYOR
20 Boyacá Chicó 3336181542−27101870.8614

Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) average, 2) 2026 points, 3) 2026 goal difference, 4) 2026 goals for, 5) 2026 away goals for, 6) 2026 goals against, 7) 2026 away goals against, 8) 2026 wins, 9) play-off match (only if needed to decide relegation).[64]

See also

References

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