Summary
The Categoría Primera A (COL1), or 2026 Liga BetPlay Dimayor, is the top level of league style football competition in Colombia. At the end of the 2026 COL1 Torneo Finalización, the COL1 teams listed below qualify for the following 2027 non-league play:
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 2026 Torneo Apertura champion
- 2026 Torneo Finalización champion
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- 1st and 2nd best 2026 COL1 Aggregate Table team without a 2027 Copa Libertadores berth
- 2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th best 2026 COL1 Aggregate Table teams without a 2027 Copa Libertadores berth
The 2026 COL1 Aggregate Table combines points from "all" 2026 COL1 Torneo Apertura and Torneo Finalización matches (Regular and Playoff) to rank teams by average points/match.
Leagues Pyramid - Colombia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| COL1 | Liga BetPlay Dimayor (Categoría Primera A) | 20 |
| COL2 | Torneo Águila (Categoría Primera B) | 16 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 16 Jan 2026 - 2 May 2026 Apertura - Playoffs 5 May 2026 - 5 Jun 2026 | Finalización - Regular 22 Jul 2026 - 13 Nov 2026 Finalización - Playoffs 16 Nov 2026 - 9 Dec 2026 | 20: COL1 (18), COL2 (2) | |
Season Format
The 2026 COL1 season is split into the 2026 Torneo Apertura and the 2026 Torneo Finalización, and each with three stages. In the 1st stage of each torneo, each COL1 team plays the other 19 COL1 teams once for 19 matches (38 total matches per season). If a COL1 team was the home team in the 2026 COL1 Torneo Apertura against another COL1 team, then they are the road team and the other COL1 team is the home team in the 2026 COL1 Torneo Finalización. Table rankings ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) away goals scored, (4) away goals allowed, (5) yellow cards, (6) red cards, then (7) a drawing.
Playoffs
Upon completion of each torneo, the top 8 COL1 teams will play in single-elimination playoffs. Table rankings ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) away goals scored, (4) away goals allowed, then (5) a draw. The Semifinals group winners then play in the Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins Finals matches. The Finals winner is declared the torneo champion and earns a berth in the 2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage.
Relegation
At the end of the 2026 Torneo Finalización, the 19th and 20th place COL1 teams in the 2026 COL1 Relegation Table are relegated to the COL2, and two COL2 teams will be promoted to the 2027 COL1. For purposes of giving teams that were promoted to the 2026 COL1 a fair starting point in the 2026 COL1 Relegation Table, they were given the same points as the 18th place 2026 COL1 Aggregate Table team at the start of the 2026 COL1 season.
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Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Deportivo Pasto | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | América de Cali | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Fortaleza FC | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Internacional de Bogotá | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 6 | Llaneros FC (CO) | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | CA Bucaramanga | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | CD Once Caldas | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Águilas Doradas | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Independiente Santa Fe | 3 | 0 -3-0 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | AC Deportivo Cali | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 14 | Junior de Barranquilla | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pereira SA | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Independiente Medellín | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 18 | Alianza Petrolera | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 19 | Boyacá Chicó FC | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 20 | Millonarios FC | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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Fixtures
 | Alianza Petrolera | Estadio Américo Montanini |
 | Deportivo Pasto | Estadio Deportivo Cali |
 | Jaguares de Córdoba | Estadio Palogrande |
 | Águilas Doradas | Estadio Bello Horizonte - Rey Pelé |
 | Deportes Tolima | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo |
 | Junior de Barranquilla | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas |
 | América de Cali | Estadio Atanasio Giradot |
 | Deportivo Pereira SA | Estadio El Campín |
| CA Bucaramanga | Estadio Departamental Libertad |
 | Internacional de Bogotá | Estadio Atanasio Giradot |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Estadio Alberto Grisales |
| Llaneros FC (CO) | Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro |
 | Atlético Nacional | Estadio El Campín |
| Boyacá Chicó FC | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez |
 | América de Cali | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo |
| CD Once Caldas | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau |
| Millonarios FC | Estadio Deportivo Cali |
| Deportivo Pereira SA | Estadio Jaraguay |
| Independiente Medellín | Estadio General Santander |
| Deportivo Pasto | Estadio Bello Horizonte - Rey Pelé |
Results
| FT | Independiente Medellín | Estadio El Campín |
| FT | Independiente Santa Fe | Estadio de La Independencia (Tunja) |
| 00 | Fortaleza FC | Estadio General Santander |
| PSPD | Atlético Nacional | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez |
| 11 | CD Once Caldas | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| 23 | Internacional de Bogotá | Estadio Jaraguay |
| 21 | AC Deportivo Cali | Estadio Alberto Grisales |
| 21 | Millonarios FC | Estadio Departamental Libertad |
| 22 | Deportivo Pereira SA | Estadio El Campín |
| 11 | Boyacá Chicó FC | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau |
| 22 | Deportes Tolima | Estadio Atanasio Giradot |
| 11 | Llaneros FC (CO) | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo |
| 22 | CA Bucaramanga | Estadio General Santander |
| 00 | Jaguares de Córdoba | Estadio Atanasio Giradot |
| 11 | Independiente Santa Fe | Estadio Palogrande |
| 12 | Junior de Barranquilla | Estadio El Campín |
| 12 | Deportivo Pasto | Estadio Alberto Grisales |
| 01 | América de Cali | Estadio de La Independencia (Tunja) |
| 31 | Independiente Medellín | Estadio Deportivo Cali |
| 11 | CA Bucaramanga | Estadio Bello Horizonte - Rey Pelé |