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The 2024 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2024 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship purposes) was the 77th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 19 January and ended on 22 December 2024.
The current format of Colombian football 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.
Apertura: Germán Cano (21 goals) Finalización: Germán Cano and Michael Rangel (13 goals each) Biggest home win: Millonarios 4–0 U. Magdalena (28 February) U. Magdalena 4–0 Patriotas (6 April) Ind. Medellín 4–0 Atl. Bucaramanga (13 April) Atlético Nacional 4–0 Patriotas (18 April) Once Caldas 4–0 Deportivo Cali (24 April) Envigado ...
This season was played in a format different from the standard one. The Apertura was played as follows: it consists of 6 rounds in Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, and one round (22) with regional derbies. The winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores, runners-up for Copa Conmebol.
The 2017 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2017 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Santa Fe were the defending champions having won the title in the 2016 season's Finalización tournament. The season started on 3 February and concluded on 17 December.
The 2011 Categoría Primera A season (officially known at the 2011 Liga Postobón season for sponsorship reasons) is the 64th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Format [ edit ]
By finishing 17th in the relegation table, Deportivo Pereira played a playoff against the 2009 Primera B runner-up Atlético Bucaramanga. The team that accumulated the most points over two legs will play in the Primera A for the 2010 season. If there is a tie in points, goal difference would be taken into account, followed by a penalty shootout.
The 2001 Categoría Primera A season, named Copa Mustang 2001 for sponsoring purposes, was the 54th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. América de Cali were the defending champions and won their eleventh title and second in a row by beating Independiente Medellín in the finals.