2021 Categoría Primera A season

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Liga BetPlay Dimayor
Season2021
Dates16 January – 22 December 2021
ChampionsApertura: Deportes Tolima (3rd title)
Finalización: Deportivo Cali (10th title)
RelegatedBoyacá Chicó
Deportes Quindío
Atlético Huila
Copa LibertadoresDeportes Tolima
Deportivo Cali
Millonarios
Atlético Nacional
(via 2021 Copa Colombia)
Copa SudamericanaJunior
América de Cali
La Equidad
Independiente Medellín
(via 2020 Copa Colombia)
Matches played411
Goals scored928 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Three players (11 goals each)
Finalización: Harold Preciado (13 goals)
Biggest home winAtlético Nacional 7–1 Patriotas
(18 April)
Biggest away winA. Petrolera 0–5 Dep. Tolima
(25 February)
Atlético Huila 0–5 Deportivo Cali
(1 November)
Highest scoringAtlético Nacional 7–1 Patriotas
(18 April)
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The 2021 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2021 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 16 January and ended on 22 December 2021. América de Cali entered the season as defending champions having won back-to-back titles in the 2019 Finalización and 2020 tournaments.[1]

The Torneo Apertura was won by Deportes Tolima, who claimed their third league title on 20 June after beating Millonarios by a 2–1 score in the second leg of the finals and a 3–2 score on aggregate,[2] whilst the Torneo Finalización was won by Deportivo Cali, who beat the defending champions Deportes Tolima by a 3–2 aggregate score in the finals to claim their tenth league title.[3]

Format[]

The competition format for this season was approved by the General Assembly of DIMAYOR on 17 December 2020:[4][5]

  • Two tournaments with three stages each were played in the season. The Torneo Apertura was contested by 19 teams, while the Torneo Finalización was played by 20 teams.
  • The first stage of both tournaments was contested on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once for a total of 18 or 19 games. The additional match against a regional rival would not be played in this season. The top eight teams after the 19 rounds of each tournament qualified for the next stage.
  • The second stage of each tournament had a knockout round contested by the top eight teams at the end of the first stage, with the top four teams being seeded for the quarter-finals and paired against a rival decided by draw. The quarter-finals were played under a format of double-legged series with the winners advancing to the semi-finals, which were also played over two legs.
  • The finals in both tournaments were contested by the winners of each semi-final tie, playing a double-legged series for the championship.
  • One team was relegated to Categoría Primera B at the end of the Torneo Apertura, being replaced in the Torneo Finalización by two teams promoted from the Primera B in order to return to 20 teams for the second half of the year. This was due to the decision of DIMAYOR's General Assembly to postpone relegation from the 2020 season to the end of the first semester of 2021, in order to ensure teams could be able to play the same amount of matches as originally scheduled before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary suspension of the previous season.[6] At the end of the Torneo Finalización and the season, two teams were relegated to the second tier.

On 12 July 2021, DIMAYOR announced changes to the format of the Torneo Finalización, including the extra match against a regional rival for a total of 20 first stage games and replacing the knockout stage for a semi-final stage in which the eight qualified teams were split into two groups of four where they will play each other team in their group twice. The group winners advanced to the double-legged final series.[7]

Teams[]

21 teams took part in the season, 19 of them returning from last season plus Atlético Huila and Deportes Quindío, who were promoted from the 2021 Primera B. Cúcuta Deportivo, who also competed in the top flight in 2020, did not take part in the competition this season as they entered liquidation, were forced to forfeit their final two games of the previous tournament, and were ultimately disaffiliated from DIMAYOR on 25 November 2020.[8][9][10]

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Locations of the 2021 Categoría Primera A teams

Stadia and locations[]

Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Águilas Doradas Peru Johan Fano (caretaker) Rionegro Alberto Grisales 14,000
Alianza Petrolera Colombia Hubert Bodhert Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400
América de Cali Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Néstor Craviotto Bucaramanga Alfonso López 28,000
Atlético Nacional Colombia Alejandro Restrepo Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Boyacá Chicó Mexico Mario García Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Deportes Tolima Colombia Hernán Torres Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 28,100
Deportivo Cali Venezuela Rafael Dudamel Palmira Deportivo Cali 44,000
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Flabio Torres Pasto Departamental Libertad 20,665
Deportivo Pereira Colombia Alexis Márquez Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas 30,297
Envigado Colombia Alberto Suárez Envigado Polideportivo Sur 11,000
Independiente Medellín Uruguay Julio Comesaña Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Jaguares Colombia César Torres Montería Jaraguay 12,000
Junior Colombia Arturo Reyes Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez 49,692
La Equidad Colombia Alexis García Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000
Millonarios Colombia Alberto Gamero Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Once Caldas Colombia Diego Corredor Manizales Palogrande 28,678
Patriotas Colombia Juan David Niño Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Santa Fe Colombia Grigori Méndez Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343

The following two teams competed in the 2021 Finalización tournament, replacing Boyacá Chicó who were relegated to Primera B at the end of the Apertura tournament:

Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Atlético Huila Colombia Carlos Abella (caretaker) Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid 22,000
Deportes Quindío Argentina Óscar Quintabani Armenia Centenario 20,716

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Atlético Nacional Colombia Alejandro Restrepo End of caretaker spell 28 November 2020 Pre-season Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães 30 November 2020[11]
Alianza Petrolera Colombia 9 December 2020 Colombia 23 November 2020[12]
Independiente Medellín Colombia Humberto Sierra 10 December 2020[13] Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez 11 December 2020[14]
Águilas Doradas Venezuela Francesco Stifano End of contract 12 December 2020[15] Colombia Hubert Bodhert 4 January 2021[16]
Deportivo Pereira Colombia Alexis Márquez End of caretaker spell 22 December 2020 Uruguay Jorge Artigas 30 December 2020[17]
Once Caldas Colombia Hubert Bodhert Resigned 1 January 2021[18] Colombia Eduardo Lara 3 January 2021[19]
Boyacá Chicó Colombia Belmer Aguilar Sacked 14 January 2021[20] Mexico Mario García 14 January 2021[20]
Atlético Bucaramanga Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti Mutual consent 15 February 2021[21] 14th Colombia Sergio Novoa (caretaker) 15 February 2021[21]
Colombia Sergio Novoa End of caretaker spell 23 February 2021 10th Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez 23 February 2021[22]
Alianza Petrolera Colombia Mutual consent 26 February 2021[23] 19th Colombia (caretaker) 26 February 2021[23]
Deportivo Pereira Uruguay Jorge Artigas 26 February 2021[24] 18th Colombia Alexis Márquez[i] 26 February 2021[24]
Águilas Doradas Colombia Hubert Bodhert Resigned 2 March 2021[26] 15th Venezuela Francesco Stifano 3 March 2021[27]
Alianza Petrolera Colombia End of caretaker spell 7 March 2021 19th Colombia Hubert Bodhert 7 March 2021[28]
Envigado Spain José Arastey Sacked 24 March 2021[29] 13th Colombia Andrés Orozco (caretaker) 25 March 2021[29]
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Diego Corredor 9 April 2021[30] 11th Colombia Giovanny Ruiz[ii] 9 April 2021[30]
Envigado Colombia Andrés Orozco End of caretaker spell 16 April 2021 15th Colombia Alberto Suárez 18 May 2021[32]
Patriotas Spain Abel Segovia Sacked 27 April 2021[33] 17th Colombia Jhon Mario Ramírez 10 May 2021[34]
América de Cali Argentina Juan Cruz Real Mutual consent 28 April 2021[35] 8th, quarter-finals Colombia Jersson González (caretaker) 28 April 2021[35]
Jaguares Colombia Alberto Suárez Signed by Envigado 11 May 2021[36] 10th Colombia César Torres 25 May 2021[37]
Atlético Nacional Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães Mutual consent 5 June 2021[38] 1st, quarter-finals Colombia Alejandro Restrepo 9 June 2021[39]
América de Cali Colombia Jersson González End of caretaker spell 16 June 2021 8th, quarter-finals Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio 16 June 2021[40]
Torneo Finalización
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez Signed by Costa Rica 21 June 2021[41] Pre-tournament Colombia Óscar Upegui 8 July 2021[42]
Patriotas Colombia Jhon Mario Ramírez Deceased 26 June 2021[43] Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal[iii] 22 June 2021[44]
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Giovanny Ruiz Demoted 10 August 2021[45] 20th Colombia Flabio Torres 10 August 2021[45]
Once Caldas Colombia Eduardo Lara Sacked 15 August 2021[46] 15th Argentina (caretaker) 15 August 2021[46]
Atlético Huila Colombia Dayron Pérez Resigned 17 August 2021[47] 19th Lebanon Alberto Rujana 18 August 2021[48]
Junior Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea Mutual consent 17 August 2021[49] 12th Colombia Arturo Reyes 17 August 2021[50]
Patriotas Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal Change of role 17 August 2021[51] 17th Colombia Juan David Niño 17 August 2021[52]
Santa Fe Colombia Harold Rivera Mutual consent 22 August 2021[53] 17th Colombia Grigori Méndez 22 August 2021[54]
Once Caldas Argentina End of caretaker spell 27 August 2021 18th Colombia Diego Corredor 26 August 2021[55]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Óscar Upegui Sacked 30 August 2021[56] 5th Colombia Sergio Novoa (caretaker) 1 September 2021[57]
Deportivo Cali Uruguay Alfredo Arias Mutual consent 6 September 2021[58] 13th Venezuela Rafael Dudamel[iv] 8 September 2021[59]
Independiente Medellín Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez Resigned 6 September 2021[60] 14th Uruguay Julio Comesaña[v] 7 September 2021[61]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Sergio Novoa End of caretaker spell 13 September 2021 5th Argentina Néstor Craviotto 13 September 2021[62]
Atlético Huila Lebanon Alberto Rujana Resigned 25 October 2021[63] 20th Colombia Carlos Abella[vi] 25 October 2021[63]
Águilas Doradas Venezuela Francesco Stifano Sacked 16 November 2021[64] 14th Peru Johan Fano[vi] 16 November 2021[64]
Notes
  1. ^ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 22 April 2021.[25]
  2. ^ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 22 June 2021.[31]
  3. ^ Originally appointed as caretaker manager due to John Mario Ramírez's health issues.
  4. ^ was the caretaker manager for the 2021 Copa Colombia quarter-final first leg against América de Cali.[58]
  5. ^ David Montoya was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Finalización 9th round match against Jaguares.[60]
  6. ^ a b Caretaker manager until the end of the tournament.

Torneo Apertura[]

First stage[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional 18 10 4 4 37 15 +22 34 Advance to the knockout stage
2 Santa Fe 18 9 6 3 25 14 +11 33
3 Millonarios 18 10 3 5 25 18 +7 33
4 Deportivo Cali 18 8 7 3 19 14 +5 31
5 Deportes Tolima 18 8 6 4 22 14 +8 30
6 La Equidad 18 8 6 4 21 18 +3 30
7 Junior 18 8 5 5 21 13 +8 29
8 América de Cali 18 7 8 3 19 12 +7 29
9 Independiente Medellín 18 6 8 4 17 15 +2 26
10 Jaguares 18 7 4 7 21 21 0 25
11 Atlético Bucaramanga 18 6 6 6 20 16 +4 24
12 Deportivo Pasto 18 4 11 3 19 20 −1 23
13 Boyacá Chicó 18 5 4 9 17 20 −3 19
14 Deportivo Pereira 18 4 6 8 16 24 −8 18
15 Once Caldas 18 3 8 7 20 23 −3 17
16 Envigado 18 3 8 7 15 23 −8 17
17 Patriotas 18 5 2 11 17 31 −14 17
18 Águilas Doradas 18 2 8 8 13 24 −11 14
19 Alianza Petrolera 18 0 6 12 10 39 −29 6
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Effective time of play, 7) Drawing of lots.

Results[]

Home \ Away AGU APE AME BUC NAC BOY TOL CAL PAS PER ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT SFE
Águilas Doradas — — — — 1–1 0–3[a] — — 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 — — 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 0–2
Alianza Petrolera 1–2 — 0–2 1–3 — — 0–5 — — 2–2 1–1 — — — — 0–2 0–0 — 0–3
América de Cali 1–1 — — 0–0 — — 2–0 — — 1–0 0–0 1–2 — — 0–1 2–1 — — 0–0
Atlético Bucaramanga 4–1 — — — 3–2 2–0 — 1–0 — 2–0 — 0–1 — — 0–0 — 1–1 0–1 —
Atlético Nacional — 5–0 2–2 — — 2–0 — — — 5–2 3–0 — 3–1 1–0 — — — 7–1 2–0
Boyacá Chicó — 2–0 1–2 — — — 2–1 0–1 0–0 — 3–0 — 0–0 2–1 — 0–1 — — —
Deportes Tolima 1–0 — — 0–0 2–1 — — — — — — 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 — 1–1 3–1 —
Deportivo Cali 1–0 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 — 0–0 — 1–1 — 1–1 — 1–0 — — — — — 1–1
Deportivo Pasto — 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–1 — — — — — 2–2 0–0 2–2 — — 1–0 —
Deportivo Pereira 0–0 — — — — 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 — 2–0 1–2 —
Envigado — — — 1–0 — — 0–0 — 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 — — — 3–0 2–1
Independiente Medellín — 2–2 — — 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 2–2 — — — 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 —
Jaguares 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 — — — — — 2–0 — — — 0–2 2–1 — — 3–2 0–1
Junior 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 — — — 1–2 — 3–0 — 1–0 — — — 2–0 — — 1–1
La Equidad — 1–1 — — 1–0 2–1 — 2–5 — — 3–1 — — 1–0 — 1–0 0–0 — 1–2
Millonarios — — — 2–1 1–2 — 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–0 — 0–2 — — — 4–3 — —
Once Caldas — — 1–1 — 0–1 4–2 — 0–0 0–1 — 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 — — — — —
Patriotas 2–1 3–1 0–1 — — 1–1 — 0–1 — — — — — 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 — —
Santa Fe — — — 2–0 — 2–0 3–2 — 2–2 1–1 — 0–0 — — — 1–2 2–0 1–0 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match ended after 79 minutes of play due to the withdrawal of Águilas Doradas player Giovanny Martínez by injury, leaving the team below the minimum number of players required per tournament regulations (seven). The score at the time of suspension was 0–3.[65]

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
Deportes Tolima 3 0 3
4 Deportivo Cali 0 2 2
Deportes Tolima 1 2 3
La Equidad 1 1 2
La Equidad 1 2 3
1 Atlético Nacional 0 2 2
Deportes Tolima 1 2 3
Millonarios 1 1 2
Junior 3 0 3
2 Santa Fe 1 0 1
Junior 3 0 3
Millonarios 2 2 4
América de Cali 1 0 1
3 Millonarios 2 0 2

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
La Equidad 3–2 Atlético Nacional 1–0 2–2
Junior 3–1 Santa Fe 3–1 0–0
América de Cali 1–2 Millonarios 1–2 0–0
Deportes Tolima 3–2 Deportivo Cali 3–0 0–2
First leg[]
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) América de Cali 1–2 Millonarios Cali
15:30
  • Cabrera 53'
 Report
Stadium: Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Ortega
25 April 2021 (2021-04-25) Junior 3–1 Santa Fe Barranquilla
15:30
Report
  • 56'
 Stadium: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilmar Roldán
25 April 2021 (2021-04-25) Deportes Tolima 3–0 Deportivo Cali Ibagué
17:40
  • 39'
  • 84'
  • Campaz 87'
 Report Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jorge Tabares
25 April 2021 (2021-04-25) La Equidad 1–0 Atlético Nacional Bogotá
20:00
Report Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Hinestroza
Second leg[]
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) Millonarios 0–0
(2–1 agg.)		América de CaliIbagué
18:00 Report Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilmar Roldán
2 May 2021 (2021-05-02) Santa Fe0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Junior Armenia
13:00 Report Stadium: Centenario
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Ortega
2 May 2021 (2021-05-02) Atlético Nacional2–2
(2–3 agg.)		 La Equidad Medellín
15:30
Report
  • Mahecha 56'
  • Herazo 78' (pen.)
 Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Betancur
4 June 2021 (2021-06-04) Deportivo Cali2–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Deportes Tolima Valledupar
15:30
Report Stadium: Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Hinestroza
Note: Match originally scheduled for 1 May 2021, 20:00 local time but suspended due to public order disturbances in the Valle del Cauca Department.[66]

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportes Tolima 3–2 La Equidad 1–1 2–1
Junior 3–4 Millonarios 3–2 0–2
First leg[]
10 June 2021 (2021-06-10) Junior 3–2 Millonarios Barranquilla
16:00
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Betancur
10 June 2021 (2021-06-10) Deportes Tolima 1–1 La Equidad Ibagué
18:05
  • Orozco 6'
 Report
  • Mahecha 37'
 Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Ortega
Second leg[]
13 June 2021 (2021-06-13) Millonarios 2–0
(4–3 agg.)		JuniorBogotá
13:30
Report Stadium: El Campín
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jorge Tabares
14 June 2021 (2021-06-14) La Equidad1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Deportes Tolima Bogotá
19:00
Report
  • 16'
  • 51' (pen.)
 Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Hinestroza

Finals[]

Deportes Tolima1–1Millonarios
  • Caicedo 36'
 Report
  • 90+7' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Betancur
Millonarios1–2Deportes Tolima
  • 23'
 Report
  • Caicedo 61', 69'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Ortega

Deportes Tolima won 3–2 on aggregate.


 Liga Betplay Dimayor
2021–I Champions 
Deportes Tolima
3rd title

Top scorers[]

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Jefferson Duque Atlético Nacional 11
Colombia Diego Herazo La Equidad
Colombia Fernando Uribe Millonarios
4 Colombia Cristian Arango Millonarios 9
5 Colombia Miguel Borja Junior 8
6 Argentina Agustín Vuletich Independiente Medellín 7
7 Colombia Jarlan Barrera Atlético Nacional 6
Colombia Once Caldas
Colombia Brayan Moreno Boyacá Chicó
Colombia Kelvin Osorio Santa Fe
Colombia Jaguares

Source: Soccerway

Relegation[]

A separate table is kept to determine the teams that are relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. This table is elaborated from a sum of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons (six tournaments). 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.

Due to the postponement of promotion and relegation from the previous season to the end of the first semester of 2021 and the disaffiliation of Cúcuta Deportivo, one team was relegated to Primera B at the end of the Torneo Apertura.

Pos
 Team 2018
Pts 		2019
Pts 		2020
Pts 		2021
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Total
GF 		Total
GA 		Total
GD 		Total
Pts 		Relegation
1 Atlético Nacional 71 66 35 34 116 180 112 67 206
2 Deportes Tolima 72 64 37 30 116 159 98 61 203
3 Deportivo Cali 58 67 34 31 116 152 111 41 190
4 Junior 62 63 33 29 116 139 90 49 187
5 Millonarios 51 67 30 33 116 150 122 28 181
6 América de Cali 47 67 33 29 116 146 131 15 176
7 Santa Fe 56 46 40 33 116 145 99 46 175
8 Independiente Medellín 69 59 20 26 116 162 135 27 174
9 Once Caldas 63 56 29 17 116 140 121 19 165
10 La Equidad 61 42 32 30 116 132 117 15 165
11 Atlético Bucaramanga 58 46 21 24 116 123 135 –12 149
12 Deportivo Pasto 35 54 34 23 116 115 118 –3 146
13 Águilas Doradas 57 40 31 14 116 121 143 –22 142
14 Envigado 46 47 23 17 116 121 143 –22 133
15 Patriotas 49 50 17 16 116 100 147 –47 132
16 Alianza Petrolera 42 55 19 6 116 112 166 –54 122
17 Jaguares 39 38 17 25 116 102 164 –62 119
18 Deportivo Pereira 39 38 18 18 116 93 161 –68 113
19 Boyacá Chicó (R) 39 38 15 19 116 90 166 –76 111 Relegation to Categoría Primera B

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

Torneo Finalización[]

First stage[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional 20 12 6 2 32 13 +19 42 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Millonarios 20 11 3 6 36 23 +13 36
3 Deportes Tolima 20 9 9 2 25 13 +12 36
4 Junior 20 8 9 3 25 21 +4 33
5 Deportivo Pereira 20 9 6 5 24 21 +3 33
6 Alianza Petrolera 20 8 7 5 27 18 +9 31
7 Deportivo Cali 20 8 7 5 27 21 +6 31
8 América de Cali 20 8 5 7 25 19 +6 29
9 Envigado 20 7 6 7 24 23 +1 27
10 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 7 6 7 26 29 −3 27
11 Jaguares 20 7 6 7 23 26 −3 27
12 Independiente Medellín 20 5 11 4 14 15 −1 26
13 Águilas Doradas 20 7 4 9 24 25 −1 25
14 Santa Fe 20 6 7 7 21 22 −1 25
15 La Equidad 20 6 7 7 20 21 −1 25
16 Deportes Quindío 20 6 4 10 18 24 −6 22
17 Once Caldas 20 5 5 10 18 30 −12 20
18 Patriotas 20 4 6 10 14 21 −7 18
19 Deportivo Pasto 20 4 4 12 13 28 −15 16
20 Atlético Huila 20 2 4 14 12 35 −23 10
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Effective time of play, 7) Drawing of lots.

Results[]

Home \ Away AGU APE AME BUC HUI NAC QUI TOL CAL PAS PER ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT SFE
Águilas Doradas — 1–0 1–3 3–0 — — — 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 1–1 — 1–2 1–2 — — — 1–0 —
Alianza Petrolera — — — 2–0 1–0 1–3 — — 2–3 2–0 — — 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 — — 3–0 —
América de Cali — 1–1 — — 1–0 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 3–0 — — — 2–3 3–1 — — 1–0 0–0 —
Atlético Bucaramanga — 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 — — 1–1 — 2–1 — 2–1 — 0–1 1–1 — 3–4 — — 4–3
Atlético Huila 0–2 — — — — 1–4 0–0 1–2 0–5 — 0–2 — 3–1 — — 1–1 — — 2–2 1–2
Atlético Nacional 1–0 — — 0–0 — — 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 — — 1–1 — — 2–0 1–3 2–0 — —
Deportes Quindío 2–1 1–0 — 2–3 — — — — — 1–2 2–3 — 1–0 2–0 — — — 2–1 0–3 1–1
Deportes Tolima — 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 — 3–1 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 — — — — 3–2 — — 0–0
Deportivo Cali — — 0–1 1–2 — — 1–0 — — — 2–1 — 0–0 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 —
Deportivo Pasto 0–2 — — — 1–0 — 1–0 — 2–0 — 1–2 0–2 1–1 — — — 1–3 0–1 — 0–1
Deportivo Pereira — 0–2 1–5 1–1 — 3–2 — — — — — 0–1 — 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–0 — 1–1
Envigado 4–1 2–1 1–0 — 0–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 — — — — — — 3–2 2–1 1–2 — —
Independiente Medellín 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 — 0–0 — 2–2 — — 0–0 0–0 — — 0–0 — — 3–1 — 0–0
Jaguares — — — — 2–0 0–0 — 0–3 1–0 4–1 — 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 — 4–3 1–1 — —
Junior — — — — 3–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 — 2–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 — 1–0 — 4–2 1–0 —
La Equidad 2–2 — 2–1 1–0 — — 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 — — — — 1–3 —
Millonarios 1–0 1–1 0–0 — 3–1 — 2–1 — — — — — 2–0 — 4–1 0–1 — — 1–0 0–1
Once Caldas 2–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 — — 0–2 — — 0–1 — — — — 2–1 0–2 — 1–1 2–1
Patriotas — — — 0–2 — 0–3 — 0–0 — 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 — 1–0 — — — 0–1
Santa Fe 0–1 1–1 1–1 — — 0–1 — — 1–2 — — 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — — —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semi-finals[]

The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams of the first stage being seeded in each group. The group winners advanced to the finals.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAL JUN NAC PER
1 Deportivo Cali 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Advance to the Finals — 2–0 3–1 2–1
2 Junior 6 1 4 1 9 8 +1 7 2–2 — 1–1 3–0
3 Atlético Nacional 6 1 3 2 10 9 +1 6 1–2 1–1 — 5–1
4 Deportivo Pereira 6 1 2 3 6 13 −7 5 1–0 2–2 1–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Red cards, 8) Drawing of lots.

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL MIL AME APE
1 Deportes Tolima 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 Advance to the Finals — 1–1 2–0 2–2
2 Millonarios 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 1–1 — 2–1 3–0
3 América de Cali 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 2–1 — 2–1
4 Alianza Petrolera 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–4 0–1 2–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Red cards, 8) Drawing of lots.

Finals[]

Deportivo Cali1–1Deportes Tolima
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Deportes Tolima1–2Deportivo Cali
  • 14'
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Referee: Alexander Ospina

Deportivo Cali won 3–2 on aggregate.


 Liga Betplay Dimayor
2021–II Champions 
Deportivo Cali
10th title

Top scorers[]

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Harold Preciado Deportivo Cali 13
2 Colombia Fernando Uribe Millonarios 12
3 Colombia Jefferson Duque Atlético Nacional 10
4 Colombia Alianza Petrolera 9
5 Colombia Juan Fernando Caicedo Deportes Tolima 7
Venezuela Luis González Junior
Colombia Adrián Ramos América de Cali
8 Colombia América de Cali 6
Colombia Edwuin Cetré Junior
Colombia Deportivo Pereira
Colombia Teófilo Gutiérrez Deportivo Cali
Uruguay Pablo Lima La Equidad
Colombia Juan David Pérez Once Caldas
Paraguay Gustavo Ramírez Deportes Tolima
Colombia Andrés Rentería Jaguares

Source: Soccerway

Relegation[]

The bottom two teams of the relegation table were relegated to Categoría Primera B for the 2022 season at the end of the Torneo Finalización, with this table taking into consideration the six most recent tournaments (2018–II, 2019–I, 2019–II, 2020, 2021–I and 2021–II). For purposes of elaborating the table, Atlético Huila and Deportes Quindío, who were promoted from Primera B at the end of the first half of the season, were given the same point and goal tallies as the team in the 18th position at the start of the Finalización tournament (Deportivo Pereira).

Pos
 Team 2018–II
Pts 		2019
Pts 		2020
Pts 		2021
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Total
GF 		Total
GA 		Total
GD 		Total
Pts 		Relegation
1 Atlético Nacional 30 66 35 76 117 189 115 74 207
2 Deportes Tolima 39 64 37 66 117 162 97 65 206
3 Deportivo Cali 29 67 34 62 117 153 115 38 192
4 Millonarios 25 67 30 69 117 167 127 40 191
5 Junior 32 63 33 62 117 145 95 50 190
6 América de Cali 25 67 33 58 117 149 119 30 183
7 Santa Fe 31 46 40 58 117 146 102 44 175
8 Independiente Medellín 34 59 20 52 117 144 127 17 165
9 La Equidad 36 42 32 55 117 133 122 11 165
10 Once Caldas 36 56 29 37 117 132 125 7 158
11 Atlético Bucaramanga 35 46 21 51 117 127 140 –13 153
12 Deportivo Pasto 15 54 34 39 117 113 127 –14 142
13 Águilas Doradas 32 40 31 39 117 127 146 –19 142
14 Envigado 20 47 23 44 117 126 147 –21 134
15 Alianza Petrolera 19 55 19 37 117 115 158 –43 127
16 Patriotas 20 50 17 35 117 97 150 –53 122
17 Jaguares 14 38 17 53 117 109 167 –58 121
18 Deportivo Pereira 14 38 18 51 117 101 159 –58 121
19 Deportes Quindío (R) 14 38 18 40 117 95 162 –67 110 Relegation to Categoría Primera B
20 Atlético Huila (R) 14 38 18 28 117 89 172 –83 98

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

Aggregate table[]

The aggregate table includes the results of teams in all stages in the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Finalización, and awards one berth to the Copa Libertadores and three berths to the Copa Sudamericana. As an exceptional measure for this season, and due to promotion and relegation being implemented halfway into the season, the two teams promoted for the Torneo Finalización (Atlético Huila and Deportes Quindío) entered with the same matches, points, and goals as the team in 19th place in this table at the end of the Apertura tournament (Alianza Petrolera).[67]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportes Tolima (C) 52 23 21 8 69 41 +28 90 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Millonarios 50 26 10 14 78 53 +25 88 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
3 Atlético Nacional 46 23 14 9 81 40 +41 83
4 Deportivo Cali (C) 48 22 16 10 62 46 +16 82 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Junior 48 19 19 10 61 47 +14 76 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 América de Cali 46 17 14 15 51 42 +9 65
7 La Equidad 42 15 15 12 46 44 +2 60
8 Santa Fe 40 15 14 11 47 39 +8 59
9 Deportivo Pereira 44 14 14 16 46 58 −12 56
10 Independiente Medellín 38 11 19 8 31 30 +1 52 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
11 Jaguares 38 14 10 14 44 47 −3 52
12 Atlético Bucaramanga 38 13 12 13 46 45 +1 51
13 Envigado 38 10 14 14 39 46 −7 44
14 Alianza Petrolera 44 9 14 21 43 70 −27 41
15 Águilas Doradas 38 9 12 17 37 49 −12 39
16 Deportivo Pasto 38 8 15 15 32 48 −16 39
17 Once Caldas 38 8 13 17 38 53 −15 37
18 Patriotas 38 9 8 21 31 52 −21 35
19 Deportes Quindío 38 6 10 22 28 63 −35 28
20 Boyacá Chicó 18 5 4 9 17 20 −3 19
21 Atlético Huila 38 2 10 26 22 74 −52 16
Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Effective time of play, 7) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Nacional qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2021 Copa Colombia.
  2. ^ Independiente Medellín qualified for the 2022 Copa Sudamericana first stage by winning the 2020 Copa Colombia.

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