2018 Categoría Primera A season

Liga Águila
Season 2018
Dates 2 February – 9 December 2018
Champions Apertura: Deportes Tolima (2nd title)
Relegated Leones
Copa Libertadores Deportes Tolima
Matches played 338
Goals scored 741 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura: Germán Cano (12 goals)
Finalización: Germán Cano (13 goals)
Biggest home win Deportivo Cali 4–0 Boyacá Chicó
(14 February)
Santa Fe 4–0 Jaguares
(25 February)
Deportivo Cali 4–0 Rionegro Águilas
(3 March)
La Equidad 4–0 Boyacá Chicó
(6 March)
Alianza Petrolera 4–0 Jaguares
(18 March)
Atlético Huila 4–0 América de Cali
(31 March)
Santa Fe 4–0 Alianza Petrolera
(11 August)
Patriotas 4–0 Jaguares
(27 August)
Biggest away win Envigado 0–3 Santa Fe
(14 March)
Junior 0–3 Envigado
(21 March)
Envigado 0–3 Atlético Huila
(22 April)
Patriotas 0–3 Ind. Medellín
(28 September)
Rionegro Águilas 0–3 Santa Fe
(6 October)
Highest scoring Junior 4–3 Deportes Tolima
(9 October)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 13 October 2018.

The 2018 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2018 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) is the 71st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 2 February and is scheduled to conclude on 9 December. Millonarios were the defending champions.

In the Torneo Apertura, Deportes Tolima won their second league title on 9 June, after tying with Atlético Nacional 2–2 on aggregate score in the finals and then beating them 4–2 on penalties.[1]

Format

The league will be played under the same format used since the 2015 season, with the exclusion of the regional derby matchday in the first stage of both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments being the only change to be applied for this season. Both tournaments will be divided into three stages: a first stage which will be contested on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once for a total of 19 matches. The top eight teams after the nineteen rounds will advance to a knockout round, where they will be drawn into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winners of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament. The winners of the final in each tournament will be declared as champions. Relegation to Categoría Primera B by average will continue being used.[2]

Teams

20 teams are expected to take part, eighteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Leones, who were promoted from the 2017 Primera B. Leones became the first team to secure promotion, after winning the Torneo Finalización on 26 November 2017, and will compete in the Primera A for the first time ever.[3] On the other hand, Boyacá Chicó sealed their promotion on 6 December 2017, by winning the Primera B championship on penalty kicks against Leones.[4] They will be returning to the top tier after just one year. Both promoted teams will be replacing Cortuluá and Tigres who were relegated at the end of the last season.

Stadia and locations

Team Manager Home city Stadium Capacity
Alianza Petrolera Colombia César Torres Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400
América de Cali Colombia Fernando Castro Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Óscar Serrano (caretaker) Bucaramanga Alfonso López 28,000
Atlético Huila Colombia Dayron Pérez (caretaker) Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcida 22,000
Atlético Nacional Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera (caretaker) Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Boyacá Chicó Colombia Jhon Jaime Gómez Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Deportes Tolima Colombia Alberto Gamero Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 28,100
Deportivo Cali Uruguay Gerardo Pelusso Cali Deportivo Cali 52,000
Deportivo Pasto Argentina Hernán Lisi Pasto Departamental Libertad 20,665
Envigado Colombia Eduardo Lara Envigado Polideportivo Sur 11,000
Independiente Medellín Ecuador Octavio Zambrano Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Jaguares Argentina Flavio Robatto Montería Jaraguayb 12,000
Junior Uruguay Julio Comesaña Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndezc 49,692
La Equidad Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000
Leones Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 12,000
Millonarios Argentina Miguel Ángel Russo Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Once Caldas Colombia Hubert Bodhert Manizales Palogrande 28,678
Patriotas Colombia Diego Corredor Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal Rionegro Alberto Grisales 14,000
Santa Fe Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343

a: Atlético Huila played their first three home games in the Torneo Apertura (against Deportivo Cali, Junior, and La Equidad) at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué due to their regular stadium Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid not meeting DIMAYOR's stadium requirements.
b: Jaguares played their first three home games in the Torneo Apertura (against La Equidad, Deportes Tolima, and Patriotas) at Estadio Armando Tuirán Paternina in Sahagún due to works on the artificial lighting system at Estadio Jaraguay which enabled it to meet DIMAYOR's stadium requirements.
c: Junior played their home matches against Deportivo Pasto, Atlético Huila, and Rionegro Águilas at Estadio Romelio Martínez in Barranquilla instead of their regular stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Jaime de la Pava Mutual consent 27 November 2017[5] Pre-season Argentina Diego Cagna 15 December 2017[6]
Atlético Nacional Spain Juan Manuel Lillo Resigned 5 December 2017[7] Argentina Jorge Almirón 19 December 2017[8]
Junior Uruguay Julio Comesaña 5 December 2017[9] Colombia Alexis Mendoza 14 December 2017[10]
Jaguares Colombia Hubert Bodhert 5 December 2017[11] Colombia José Manuel Rodríguez 5 December 2017[12]
Once Caldas Colombia Herney Duque End of caretaker spell 7 December 2017 Colombia Hubert Bodhert 7 December 2017[13]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Sergio Angulo 9 December 2017 Uruguay Gerardo Pelusso 9 December 2017[14]
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Diego Edison Umaña Sacked 10 December 2017[15] Colombia Hernán Torres 13 December 2017[16]
América de Cali Uruguay Jorge da Silva Resigned 24 March 2018[17] 16th Colombia Carlos Asprilla (caretaker) 26 March 2018[18]
América de Cali Colombia Carlos Asprilla End of caretaker spell 1 April 2018 18th Portugal Pedro Felício Santos 4 April 2018[19]
Junior Colombia Alexis Mendoza Sacked 9 April 2018[20] 3rd Colombia Fernel Díaz (caretaker) 9 April 2018[20]
Junior Colombia Fernel Díaz End of caretaker spell 11 April 2018 3rd Uruguay Julio Comesaña 12 April 2018[21]
Santa Fe Uruguay Gregorio Pérez Sacked 14 April 2018[22] 13th Colombia Agustín Julio (caretaker) 14 April 2018[22]
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Diego Cagna Mutual consent 21 April 2018[23] 12th Colombia Adolfo León Holguín (caretaker) 22 April 2018[24]
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Hernán Torres Resigned 17 May 2018[25] 13th Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal 31 May 2018[26]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Adolfo León Holguín End of caretaker spell 21 May 2018 16th Colombia Carlos Mario Hoyos 21 May 2018[27]
Santa Fe Colombia Agustín Julio 23 May 2018 12th Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti 12 June 2018[28]
Independiente Medellín Spain Ismael Rescalvo Mutual consent 6 June 2018[29] 2nd, SFs Ecuador Octavio Zambrano 15 June 2018[30]
Torneo Finalización
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Flabio Torres Resigned 6 August 2018[31] 18th Argentina Hernán Lisi 6 August 2018[32]
América de Cali Portugal Pedro Felício Santos Sacked 19 August 2018[33] 13th Colombia Jersson González (caretaker) 20 August 2018[34]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Carlos Mario Hoyos Mutual consent 19 August 2018[35] 15th Colombia Óscar Serrano (caretaker) 20 August 2018[36]
Envigado Colombia Rubén Darío Bedoya Resigned 21 August 2018[37] 17th Colombia Juan Carlos Ramírez (caretaker) 23 August 2018[38]
Leones Colombia Juan Carlos Álvarez Mutual consent 24 August 2018[39] 20th Colombia Mauricio Martínez (caretaker) 24 August 2018[39]
América de Cali Colombia Jersson González End of caretaker spell 25 August 2018 15th Colombia Fernando Castro 26 August 2018[40]
Leones Colombia Mauricio Martínez 27 August 2018 20th Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea 27 August 2018[41]
Jaguares Colombia José Manuel Rodríguez Resigned 27 August 2018[42] 16th Argentina Flavio Robatto 29 August 2018[43]
Atlético Nacional Argentina Jorge Almirón Resigned 30 August 2018[44] 5th Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera (caretaker) 30 August 2018[44]
Atlético Huila Argentina Néstor Craviotto Mutual consent 9 September 2018[45] 20th Colombia Dayron Pérez (caretaker) 10 September 2018[45]
Alianza Petrolera Argentina Juan Cruz Real Sacked 23 September 2018[46] 13th Colombia Diego Estrada (caretaker) 24 September 2018[46]
Envigado Colombia Juan Carlos Ramírez End of caretaker spell 24 September 2018 18th Colombia Eduardo Lara 25 September 2018[47]
Alianza Petrolera Colombia Diego Estrada 6 October 2018 15th Colombia César Torres 7 October 2018[48]

Torneo Apertura

First stage

The First stage began on 2 February and consisted of nineteen rounds with teams playing each other once. It ended on 6 May with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout phase.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional 19 12 5 2 23 10 +13 41 Advance to the knockout phase
2 Independiente Medellín 19 11 2 6 32 23 +9 35
3 Deportes Tolima 19 9 6 4 22 14 +8 33
4 Atlético Huila 19 9 3 7 20 12 +8 30
5 Junior 19 8 6 5 19 16 +3 30
6 Deportivo Cali 19 9 2 8 26 17 +9 29
7 Patriotas 19 8 5 6 17 18 −1 29
8 Once Caldas 19 8 3 8 26 26 0 27
9 Millonarios 19 7 5 7 19 18 +1 26
10 Envigado 19 7 5 7 19 19 0 26
11 La Equidad 19 6 7 6 18 15 +3 25
12 Santa Fe 19 7 4 8 20 19 +1 25
13 Rionegro Águilas 19 6 7 6 18 22 −4 25
14 Jaguares 19 7 4 8 16 23 −7 25
15 Alianza Petrolera 19 6 5 8 24 26 −2 23
16 Atlético Bucaramanga 19 6 5 8 22 24 −2 23
17 América de Cali 19 6 4 9 22 31 −9 22
18 Deportivo Pasto 19 5 5 9 15 19 −4 20
19 Boyacá Chicó 19 4 4 11 16 32 −16 16
20 Leones 19 2 7 10 13 23 −10 13
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.[49]

Results

Home \ Away APE AME BUC HUI NAC BOY TOL CAL PAS ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU LEO MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE
Alianza Petrolera — — — 2–1 1–2 — — — 0–2 — 2–2 4–0 — — 1–0 — 4–1 — 2–0 2–1
América de Cali 2–1 — 2–1 — — 3–0 1–1 2–1 — 0–1 — — 2–2 1–1 — — — 2–0 — —
Atlético Bucaramanga 4–1 — — 0–1 0–0 — — — 3–1 — 2–4 — — — 2–2 — 1–2 — 2–2 1–0
Atlético Huila — 4–0 — — — 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 — — 1–2 1–0 3–1 — — — 2–0 — —
Atlético Nacional — 2–0 — 1–0 — — — — 2–0 — 2–0 1–0 — — 1–0 — 1–0 — 1–0 1–0
Boyacá Chicó 3–0 — 2–1 — 1–1 — — — — 0–1 1–2 — — — 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–2 3–1
Deportes Tolima 3–1 — 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 — 0–1 — 2–1 — — 2–1 4–1 — 1–0 — — — 0–0
Deportivo Cali 2–1 — 0–1 — 0–2 4–0 — — — 0–0 — — — — 2–1 2–0 2–1 — 4–0 3–0
Deportivo Pasto — 2–0 — — — 3–0 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 — 0–1 2–0 0–0 — — — 1–1 — —
Envigado 0–0 — 1–1 0–3 2–2 — — — — — 2–0 — — — 1–1 — 1–0 — 2–0 0–3
Independiente Medellín — 3–1 — 3–0 — — 2–2 2–1 1–0 — — 2–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–0 — 4–1 — —
Jaguares — 1–0 0–1 — — 2–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–4 — — 1–2 1–0 — — — 0–0 — —
Junior 0–0 — 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 — 0–3 — — — — 1–0 2–0 3–0 — — 1–1
La Equidad 0–0 — 0–0 — 1–0 4–0 — 2–0 — 1–0 — — 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 — — — 2–0
Leones — 1–2 — 0–0 — — 0–1 — 2–1 — 0–2 0–0 — — — 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 —
Millonarios 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 — — — 2–0 1–0 — 1–1 — — — — — 1–0 — —
Once Caldas — 2–2 — 1–0 — — 0–1 — 3–0 — 3–2 2–0 — 3–2 — 0–1 — 2–0 1–2 —
Patriotas 2–1 — 1–0 — 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 — 1–0 — — 1–0 0–0 — — — — — —
Rionegro Águilas — 2–1 — 0–0 — — 1–3 — 0–0 — 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 — 3–1 — 0–1 — —
Santa Fe — 3–0 — 0–1 — — — — 1–0 — 1–0 4–0 — — 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Atlético Nacional 0 2 2  
6 Deportivo Cali 1 0 1  
  1 Atlético Nacional (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
  4 Atlético Huila 0 0 0 (2)  
4 Atlético Huila (p) 1 0 1 (3)
7 Patriotas 1 0 1 (1)  
  1 Atlético Nacional 1 1 2 (2)
  3 Deportes Tolima (p) 0 2 2 (4)
2 Indep. Medellín 1 2 3  
5 Junior 0 2 2  
  2 Indep. Medellín 0 1 1 (3)
  3 Deportes Tolima (p) 1 0 1 (5)  
3 Deportes Tolima 0 3 3
8 Once Caldas 1 0 1  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali 1–2 Atlético Nacional 1–0 0–2
Junior 2–3 Independiente Medellín 0–1 2–2
Once Caldas 1–3 Deportes Tolima 1–0 0–3
Patriotas 1–1 (1–3 p) Atlético Huila 1–1 0–0

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Huila 0–0 (2–4 p) Atlético Nacional 0–0 0–0
Deportes Tolima 1–1 (5–3 p) Independiente Medellín 1–0 0–1

First leg

Second leg

Finals

Deportes Tolima 0–1 Atlético Nacional
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andrés Rojas
Atlético Nacional 1–2 Deportes Tolima
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 44,695
Referee: Luis Sánchez

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportes Tolima won on penalties.

Liga Águila
2018 Apertura Champions
Deportes Tolima
2nd Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Germán Cano Independiente Medellín 12
2 Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Nacional 9
Colombia Iván Rivas Patriotas
4 Colombia Omar Duarte Atlético Huila 8
Venezuela Edder Farías Once Caldas
Colombia Cristian Martínez Borja América de Cali
Colombia Humberto Osorio Rionegro Águilas
8 Colombia Edwar López Atlético Huila 7
Colombia Yairo Moreno Independiente Medellín
Colombia Carlos Peralta La Equidad
Argentina José Sand Deportivo Cali

Source: Dimayor

Torneo Finalización

First stage

The First stage began on 20 July and will feature the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It is scheduled to conclude on 11 November with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportes Tolima 13 8 2 3 24 15 +9 26 Advance to the knockout phase
2 Once Caldas 13 7 5 1 20 11 +9 26
3 La Equidad 13 8 2 3 16 12 +4 26
4 Junior 14 7 4 3 24 14 +10 25
5 Rionegro Águilas 14 7 4 3 15 12 +3 25
6 Atlético Bucaramanga 13 7 2 4 17 16 +1 23
7 Santa Fe 14 5 7 2 19 11 +8 22
8 Atlético Nacional 13 6 3 4 21 15 +6 21
9 Independiente Medellín 13 5 5 3 18 15 +3 20
10 Deportivo Cali 13 5 4 4 13 12 +1 19
11 América de Cali 13 4 5 4 13 14 −1 17
12 Alianza Petrolera 14 5 1 8 20 26 −6 16
13 Millonarios 13 3 6 4 18 17 +1 15
14 Boyacá Chicó 14 4 3 7 15 21 −6 15
15 Patriotas 14 3 5 6 13 15 −2 14
16 Envigado 13 3 4 6 13 20 −7 13
17 Deportivo Pasto 13 3 3 7 9 16 −7 12
18 Atlético Huila 14 2 4 8 8 17 −9 10
19 Jaguares 14 2 4 8 9 19 −10 10
20 Leones 13 1 5 7 10 17 −7 8
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.[49]

Results

Home \ Away APE AME BUC HUI NAC BOY TOL CAL PAS ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU LEO MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE
Alianza Petrolera — 2–2 1–2 — — 1–0 4–2 — 1–2 — — 0–2 — 3–2 — 3–2 — —
América de Cali — — — 0–0 0–2 — — — 3–1 — 2–1 — — 1–0 0–2 — 0–0
Atlético Bucaramanga — 2–3 — — — 0–2 — — 2–1 0–0 0–2 — 2–1 — 2–1 — —
Atlético Huila 2–1 — — 1–0 — — — — 0–0 — — — 2–3 1–2 — 2–2 0–1
Atlético Nacional 3–2 — 2–3 — — 3–2 1–2 — 3–1 — — — 1–1 — 0–0 — —
Boyacá Chicó — 2–1 — — — 2–1 1–1 — — 2–1 0–1 — — — 1–1 — —
Deportes Tolima — 1–0 — 2–0 — — — — 1–0 — 3–0 2–2 — — — 1–1 —
Deportivo Cali — a — 1–0 — — 0–1 — — 3–2 1–0 3–0 — — — 0–2 — —
Deportivo Pasto 2–1 — 0–1 0–2 — — — — — — — — 2–1 0–0 — 0–1 1–1
Envigado — 1–1 — — — 1–3 1–1 — — 1–0 0–1 0–1 — — 2–1 — —
Independiente Medellín — — 2–1 2–0 — — — — — — — 1–1 — 2–2 — 1–0 2–2
Jaguares 1–0 — — 0–0 1–1 — — — 0–2 — — — — 2–0 1–2 0–1 — 0–0
Junior — — 3–0 — — 4–3 — 3–0 — 2–1 — 3–1 — — — 2–0 —
La Equidad — — 1–0 — — — 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 — — — — 1–1 0–2 —
Leones 0–1 — 0–1 — 1–2 — 0–0 — 1–1 — — 2–2 — — — — —
Millonarios — — — — — 2–2 0–0 — — 0–1 — 1–1 2–3 — 2–2 — 1–1 a
Once Caldas — 2–1 — 3–1 — 3–1 — 3–1 — — 1–0 — 0–0 — — — —
Patriotas — 0–0 — 1–0 — — — — 1–1 — 0–3 4–0 — — 0–2 — 0–1 0–0
Rionegro Águilas — — 1–0 — 2–0 — 1–1 — — — — 2–1 — 1–0 — — 0–3
Santa Fe 4–0 — 1–1 — 0–2 2–0 0–2 — 3–1 — — 2–2 — — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 13 October 2018
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Germán Cano Independiente Medellín 13
2 Colombia Marco Pérez Deportes Tolima 12
3 Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Nacional 10
4 Colombia César Arias Alianza Petrolera 8
Colombia Michael Rangel Atlético Bucaramanga
6 Colombia David Lemos Once Caldas 7
Colombia Carlos Peralta La Equidad
Colombia Diego Valdés Boyacá Chicó
9 Colombia Luis Díaz Junior 6
10 Colombia Jarlan Barrera Junior 5

Source: Dimayor, Soccerway

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional 38 20 10 8 48 28 +20 70 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Deportes Tolima (C, Q) 38 20 8 10 52 33 +19 68 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
3 Independiente Medellín 36 18 8 10 54 41 +13 62 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
4 Junior 35 15 11 9 45 33 +12 56
5 Once Caldas 34 16 8 10 47 40 +7 56
6 Deportivo Cali 34 15 6 13 40 31 +9 51
7 La Equidad 32 14 9 9 34 27 +7 51
8 Rionegro Águilas 33 13 11 9 33 34 −1 50
9 Santa Fe 33 12 11 10 39 30 +9 47
10 Atlético Bucaramanga 32 13 7 12 39 40 −1 46
11 Patriotas 35 11 12 12 31 34 −3 45
12 Atlético Huila 37 11 11 15 29 30 −1 44
13 Millonarios 32 10 11 11 37 35 +2 41
14 Envigado 32 10 9 13 32 39 −7 39
15 Alianza Petrolera 33 11 6 16 44 52 −8 39
16 América de Cali 32 10 9 13 35 45 −10 39
17 Jaguares 33 9 8 16 25 42 −17 35
18 Deportivo Pasto 32 8 8 16 24 35 −11 32
19 Boyacá Chicó 33 8 7 18 31 53 −22 31
20 Leones 32 3 12 17 23 40 −17 21
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.[49]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Relegation

A separate table is kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. The table includes an average of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons. For purposes of elaborating the table, promoted teams are given the same point and goal tallies as the team in the 18th position at the start of the season.

Pos
 Team 2016
Pts		 2017
Pts		 2018
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Atlético Nacional 7687622251122.009
2 Independiente Medellín 7369551971121.759
3 Santa Fe 7067471841131.628
4 Junior 6562551821131.611
5 Millonarios 7069411801121.607
6 Deportes Tolima 5753591691121.509
7 Deportivo Cali 6653481671121.491
8 Atlético Bucaramanga 5547461481121.321
9 Patriotas 6145431491131.319
10 Rionegro Águilas 6039501491131.319
11 La Equidad 4253511461121.304
12 Once Caldas 5142531461121.304
13 América de Cali 4660391451121.295
14 Jaguares 4659351401131.239
15 Envigado 5144391341121.196
16 Deportivo Pasto 4456321321121.179
17 Alianza Petrolera 4746391321131.168
18 Atlético Huila 4248401301131.15
19 Boyacá Chicó 4248311211131.071 Relegation to Categoría Primera B
20 Leones (R) 4248211111120.991

Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.

See also

References

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  19. ↑ "América de Cali presentó su nuevo cuerpo técnico, que irá hasta junio". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 4 April 2018.
  20. 1 2 "'No soy más el técnico de Junior, Fuad Char me echó': Alexis Mendoza". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 9 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Rumor confirmado: Comesaña será técnico del Junior por octava ocasión". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 10 April 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Gregorio Pérez no es más el entrenador de Santa Fe". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 14 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Diego Cagna dejó de ser el técnico del Atlético Bucaramanga". gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). 22 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Una silla caliente, así es el banco del Atlético Bucaramanga". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 23 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Rionegro Águilas confirmó la renuncia del técnico Hernán Torres". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 17 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "Jorge Luis Bernal es presentado como nuevo entrenador de Rionegro Águilas". caracol.com.co (in Spanish). 31 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "Carlos Mario Hoyos regresa a dirigir al Atlético Bucaramanga". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "Guillermo Sanguinetti, confirmado como nuevo técnico de Santa Fe". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 12 June 2018.
  29. ↑ "Medellín se queda sin técnico: se va el español Ismael Rescalvo". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2018.
  30. ↑ "Octavio Zambrano, nuevo director técnico de Independiente Medellín". rcnradio.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2018.
  31. ↑ "Primer técnico que cae en Liga II: Flabio Torres sale del Pasto". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 6 August 2018.
  32. ↑ "Hernán Lisi, nuevo técnico del Deportivo Pasto". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 6 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "Pedro Felicio Santos dejó de ser el técnico del América de Cali". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 19 August 2018.
  34. ↑ "Jersson González, técnico interino del América". MARCA Claro Colombia (in Spanish). 20 August 2018.
  35. ↑ "Carlos Mario Hoyos ya no es el técnico del Atlético Bucaramanga". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 19 August 2018.
  36. ↑ "Confirmado: Atlético Bucaramanga cancela negociación con Robatto". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2018.
  37. ↑ "Rubén Bedoya renuncia a la dirección técnica del Envigado". elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). 21 August 2018.
  38. ↑ "Juan Carlos Ramírez es el nuevo director técnico (e) del Envigado F.C." telemedellin.tv (in Spanish). 24 August 2018.
  39. 1 2 "Juan Carlos Álvarez dejó la dirección técnica de Leones". caracol.com.co (in Spanish). 24 August 2018.
  40. ↑ "Confimado: Pecoso Castro es nuevo técnico del América de Cali". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 24 August 2018.
  41. ↑ "Luis Amaranto Perea se estrena como entrenador: dirigirá a Leones". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2018.
  42. ↑ "'Willy' Rodríguez no estuvo a la altura con Jaguares". larazon.co (in Spanish). 27 August 2018.
  43. ↑ "El argentino Flavio Robatto, nuevo director técnico de Jaguares". larazon.co (in Spanish). 29 August 2018.
  44. 1 2 "Hernán Darío Herrera fue designado como técnico interino de Nacional". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2018.
  45. 1 2 "El argentino Néstor Craviotto deja la dirección técnica del Atlético Huila". lanacion.com.co (in Spanish). 10 September 2018.
  46. 1 2 "Alianza Petrolera le dijo adiós al técnico". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 25 September 2018.
  47. ↑ "Lara fue presentado como nuevo DT de Envigado". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 25 September 2018.
  48. ↑ "César Torres y Sergio 'Barranca' Herrera dirigirán Alianza Petrolera". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 7 October 2018.
  49. 1 2 3 "Reglamento Liga Águila I y II 2018" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Retrieved 24 January 2018. (in Spanish)
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