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2023 Categoría Primera A season

Liga BetPlay Dimayor
Season2023
Dates24 January – 13 December 2023
ChampionsApertura: Millonarios (16th title)
Finalización: Junior (10th title)
RelegatedUnión Magdalena
Atlético Huila
Copa LibertadoresMillonarios
Junior
Águilas Doradas
Atlético Nacional (via Copa Colombia)
Copa SudamericanaIndependiente Medellín
América de Cali
Deportes Tolima
Alianza Petrolera
Matches played452
Goals scored1,024 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Marco Pérez (13 goals)
Finalización: Carlos Bacca (18 goals)
Biggest home winJunior 7–1 U. Magdalena
(9 September)
Biggest away winSanta Fe 0–5 Águilas Doradas
(7 October)
Atl. Nacional 0–5 Ind. Medellín
(3 December)
Highest scoringA. Petrolera 5–3 Águilas Doradas
(22 May)
Junior 7–1 U. Magdalena
(9 September)
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2024 →

The 2023 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2023 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 24 January and ended on 13 December 2023.[1][2]

Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) were played in the season, each one of them being an independent championship. In the Torneo Apertura, Millonarios won their sixteenth league title after defeating Atlético Nacional 3–2 on penalty kicks in the finals after a 1–1 draw on aggregate,[3] whilst Junior won their tenth league title in the Torneo Finalización, beating Independiente Medellín 5–3 on penalty kicks in the finals after tying 4–4 on aggregate.[4] Deportivo Pereira were the defending champions, having won the 2022 Finalización tournament.

Format

The competition format for this season was approved by the Extraordinary Assembly of DIMAYOR on 14 December 2022, which decided to keep the same system used in the previous season, with two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) of three stages each.[1]

Teams

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Locations of the 2023 Categoría Primera A teams
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Locations of the 2023 Primera A teams in Bogotá
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Locations of the 2023 Primera A teams in Medellín

20 teams took part in the season, the top 18 teams from the relegation table of the previous season as well as the 2022 Primera B champions Boyacá Chicó and the winners of the Primera B promotion play-off Atlético Huila. Boyacá Chicó were the first team to earn promotion, winning the Primera B title on 21 November 2022 after beating Atlético Huila in the season's Grand Final,[5] while Atlético Huila themselves ensured promotion to the top flight on 29 November 2022, after winning the promotion play-off against Deportes Quindío.[6] The promoted teams replaced Patriotas and Cortuluá, the bottom two teams in the relegation table of the 2022 season, who were relegated to Primera B.

Stadia and locations

Team City Stadium Capacity
Águilas Doradas Rionegro Alberto Grisales 14,000
Alianza Petrolera Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400
América de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Alfonso López 28,000
Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid 22,000
Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 28,100
Deportivo Cali Palmira Deportivo Cali 44,000
Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad 20,665
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas 30,297
Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur 11,000
Independiente Medellín Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Jaguares Montería Jaraguay 12,000
Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez 49,692
La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000
Millonarios Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Once Caldas Manizales Palogrande 28,678
Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Sierra Nevada 16,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Águilas Doradas Venezuela César Farías Aerosport
Alianza Petrolera Colombia César Torres Pin-Go
América de Cali Colombia Lucas González Le Coq Sportif Colanta, Águila, BetPlay
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Jorge Ramoa (caretaker) Lotto Marsbet, Pool, Clinisports
Atlético Huila Colombia Diego Corredor Vicbay Electrohuila, BetPlay
Atlético Nacional Colombia Jhon Jairo Bodmer Nike Postobón
Boyacá Chicó Colombia Belmer Aguilar Geus
Deportes Tolima Colombia David González Sheffy AK-1, BetPlay, Mercacentro, Pool
Deportivo Cali Colombia Jaime de la Pava Le Coq Sportif (Apertura)
Kappa (Finalización) 		Wplay, Pastas La Muñeca
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Flabio Torres Aerosport Aguardiente Nariño, Banco AV Villas
Deportivo Pereira Colombia Alejandro Restrepo Oto Ukumarí
Envigado Colombia Dayron Pérez Novo Pool, Colanta
Independiente Medellín Uruguay Alfredo Arias Adidas Colanta, Wplay
Jaguares Colombia Carlos Mario Hoyos Kimo Colanta, Pool
Junior Colombia Arturo Reyes Adidas Olímpica, Águila, Tecnoglass
La Equidad Colombia Alexis García Attle Cootrafa
Millonarios Colombia Alberto Gamero Adidas Cerveza Andina
Once Caldas Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera Hillside Colanta, BetPlay, Wakate
Santa Fe Uruguay Pablo Peirano Kappa Colanta, BetPlay
Unión Magdalena Colombia Harold Rivera Attle Wplay, Pool

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Jorge Ramoa End of caretaker spell 30 October 2022 Pre-season Argentina Raúl Armando[i] 5 December 2022[9]
Jaguares Colombia Alexis Márquez Resigned 1 November 2022[10] Colombia Carlos Restrepo 16 November 2022[11]
Santa Fe Uruguay Alfredo Arias 30 November 2022[12] Colombia Harold Rivera 23 December 2022[13]
Águilas Doradas Colombia Leonel Álvarez End of contract 8 December 2022[14] Colombia Lucas González 30 December 2022[15]
Once Caldas Colombia Diego Corredor Mutual agreement 13 February 2023[16] 18th Colombia Elkin Soto[ii] 13 February 2023[16]
Colombia Elkin Soto End of caretaker spell 5 March 2023 10th Colombia Pedro Sarmiento 5 March 2023[17]
Junior Colombia Arturo Reyes Mutual agreement 14 March 2023[18] 20th Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez 15 March 2023[19]
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Raúl Armando Sacked 1 April 2023[20] 13th Colombia Alexis Márquez 3 April 2023[21]
Deportes Tolima Colombia Hernán Torres Mutual agreement 24 April 2023[22] 12th Colombia Carlos Castro[ii] 24 April 2023[22]
Colombia Carlos Castro End of caretaker spell 29 April 2023 Argentina Juan Cruz Real 28 April 2023[23]
Independiente Medellín Colombia David González Mutual agreement 8 May 2023[24] 11th Colombia Sebastián Botero[ii] 9 May 2023[25]
Santa Fe Colombia Harold Rivera Resigned 11 May 2023[26] 9th Colombia Gerardo Bedoya[ii] 12 May 2023[27]
Jaguares Colombia Carlos Restrepo 18 May 2023[28] 18th Colombia Pompilio Páez 27 May 2023[29]
Unión Magdalena Argentina Claudio Rodríguez 19 May 2023[30] 19th Colombia Harold Rivera 27 May 2023[31]
Águilas Doradas Colombia Lucas González 17 June 2023[32] 4th, Group A Venezuela César Farías 28 June 2023[33]
Alianza Petrolera Colombia Hubert Bodhert End of contract 21 June 2023[34] 2nd, Group A Colombia César Torres 25 June 2023[35]
América de Cali Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães 22 June 2023[36] 2nd, Group B Colombia Lucas González 29 June 2023[37]
Torneo Finalización
Santa Fe Colombia Gerardo Bedoya End of caretaker spell 28 June 2023 Pre-tournament Colombia Hubert Bodhert 25 June 2023[38]
Independiente Medellín Colombia Sebastián Botero 4 July 2023 Uruguay Alfredo Arias 4 July 2023[39]
Atlético Nacional Brazil Paulo Autuori Resigned 6 July 2023[40] Brazil William Amaral[iii] 6 July 2023[40]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto 8 July 2023[42] Colombia Jaime de la Pava[iv] 14 July 2023[44]
Envigado Colombia Alberto Suárez Sacked 25 July 2023[45] 15th Colombia Andrés Orozco[ii] 25 July 2023[45]
Junior Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez Resigned 17 August 2023[46] 17th Colombia Arturo Reyes 17 August 2023[46]
Boyacá Chicó Mexico Mario García 17 August 2023[47] 18th Colombia Belmer Aguilar 17 August 2023[47]
Atlético Huila Argentina Néstor Craviotto Mutual agreement 21 August 2023[48] 11th Colombia Diego Corredor 22 August 2023[49]
Jaguares Colombia Pompilio Páez Resigned 22 August 2023[50] 14th Colombia Julio Méndez[ii] 23 August 2023[51]
Deportes Tolima Argentina Juan Cruz Real 6 September 2023[52] 16th Spain José Arastey[ii] 7 September 2023[53]
Spain José Arastey End of caretaker spell 18 September 2023 14th Colombia David González 18 September 2023[54]
Jaguares Colombia Julio Méndez 21 September 2023 19th Colombia Carlos Mario Hoyos 21 September 2023[55]
Envigado Colombia Andrés Orozco 25 September 2023 20th Colombia Dayron Pérez 26 September 2023[56]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Alexis Márquez Resigned 25 September 2023[57] 14th Colombia Rubén Zapata
Colombia Diego Vargas[ii] 		26 September 2023[58]
Santa Fe Colombia Hubert Bodhert Mutual agreement 8 October 2023[59] 6th Uruguay Pablo Peirano 9 October 2023[60]
Atlético Nacional Brazil William Amaral Sacked 9 October 2023[61] 4th Colombia Jhon Jairo Bodmer 9 October 2023[61]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Rubén Zapata
Colombia Diego Vargas 		Mutual agreement 10 October 2023[62] 16th Argentina Jorge Ramoa[v] 11 October 2023[62]
Once Caldas Colombia Pedro Sarmiento Sacked 23 October 2023[63] 17th Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera 23 October 2023[63]
Notes
  1. ^ Hernán Darío Gómez had been appointed as manager on 16 November 2022,[7] but resigned on 29 November.[8]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Caretaker manager.
  3. ^ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 19 July 2023.[41]
  4. ^ Sergio Herrera was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Finalización 1st round match against Deportivo Pereira.[43]
  5. ^ Caretaker manager until the end of the season.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura (officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2023–I) was the first tournament of the 2023 season. It began on 24 January and ended on 24 June 2023.[2]

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Águilas Doradas 20 11 6 3 32 21 +11 39 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Millonarios 20 10 8 2 30 18 +12 38
3 Atlético Nacional 20 9 8 3 26 14 +12 35
4 América de Cali 20 9 5 6 32 23 +9 32
5 Boyacá Chicó 20 7 9 4 24 18 +6 30
6 Alianza Petrolera 20 9 3 8 27 22 +5 30
7 Independiente Medellín 20 8 5 7 29 24 +5 29
8 Deportivo Pasto 20 8 5 7 22 21 +1 29
9 Junior 20 7 7 6 17 17 0 28
10 Santa Fe 20 7 5 8 29 25 +4 26
11 La Equidad 20 5 11 4 20 17 +3 26
12 Deportivo Pereira 20 6 7 7 24 25 −1 25
13 Deportes Tolima 20 5 9 6 23 26 −3 24
14 Deportivo Cali 20 5 8 7 20 26 −6 23
15 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 4 8 8 15 21 −6 20
16 Envigado 20 4 8 8 14 20 −6 20
17 Once Caldas 20 4 8 8 17 24 −7 20
18 Jaguares 20 4 7 9 16 26 −10 19
19 Unión Magdalena 20 3 10 7 16 30 −14 19
20 Atlético Huila 20 5 3 12 20 35 −15 18
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.

Results

Home \ Away AGU ALI AME BUC HUI NAC BOY TOL CAL PAS PER ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC SFE MAG
Águilas Doradas — — — 1–0 2–1 — 2–0 4–2 — — 2–1 1–0 — 3–0 1–1 1–1 — — 3–1 —
Alianza Petrolera 2–1 — — 2–0 2–0 2–1 — — 0–3 3–1 — — 0–1 3–0 — — — — 3–1 2–1
América de Cali 1–3 1–0 — — — — — — 5–2 — 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 1–1 — 0–0 — 4–0
Atlético Bucaramanga — 1–1 2–1 — — 1–1 — 1–1 — — — 0–0 1–2 — 1–0 — 0–2 0–1 — 3–0
Atlético Huila — — 0–2 1–2 — — 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 — — 2–3 — 0–2 — 1–1 2–1 — —
Atlético Nacional 0–0 — 2–1 — 3–1 — 3–1 — 1–1 — — — 1–1 — 0–1 — 0–0 1–0 — 2–0
Boyacá Chicó — 2–0 1–1 0–0 — — — 2–0 — 1–1 3–1 — 2–0 1–0 — 3–1 1–1 — — —
Deportes Tolima — 2–1 2–1 — 2–1 2–2 — — 1–2 3–1 — — — 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 — — —
Deportivo Cali 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 — — 0–0 — — — 0–1 2–0 — — 3–2 0–0 — 0–0 — 2–1
Deportivo Pasto 0–0 — 2–4 1–0 — 0–1 — — 2–1 — 0–0 2–1 — 4–0 1–0 1–1 — — — —
Deportivo Pereira — 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 1–1 — — — 0–0 3–1 — — — 2–3 3–1 2–2 —
Envigado 1–2 0–0 — — 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 — — — — 2–1 — — 1–1 — 0–0 3–2 —
Independiente Medellín 3–0 — 0–1 — — 1–3 — 1–1 3–0 1–0 — — — 1–0 — — — 2–2 1–1 4–0
Jaguares — — — 1–1 1–2 2–1 — — 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 — — — 1–1 — 1–0 2–2 —
Junior — 1–0 — — — — 1–1 — — — 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–0
La Equidad — 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 — — — 2–0 — 2–1 — — — — 4–1 0–1 0–0
Millonarios 2–2 3–1 4–3 — — — — — 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–0 — — 1–0 —
Once Caldas 1–2 0–3[a] — — — — 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 — — — 2–0 — 1–0 — 3–1 1–1
Santa Fe — — 2–0 3–0 5–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–2 — — — — — — 1–2 — — 0–0
Unión Magdalena 3–1 — — — 2–1 — 0–0 1–1 — 2–1 0–3 1–1 — 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 — — —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Alianza Petrolera due to crowd disturbances by Once Caldas fans. The match had ended with Alianza Petrolera winning 2–1.[64]

Semi-finals

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAC ALI PAS AGU
1 Atlético Nacional 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 Advance to the Finals — 1–1 3–2 1–0
2 Alianza Petrolera 6 2 4 0 8 5 +3 10 0–0 — 1–0 5–3
3 Deportivo Pasto 6 1 3 2 6 5 +1 6 1–1 0–0 — 3–0
4 Águilas Doradas 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 0–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Red cards, 9) First stage position.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL AME BOY DIM
1 Millonarios 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 Advance to the Finals — 2–1 1–0 2–1
2 América de Cali 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 0–1 — 3–2 2–0
3 Boyacá Chicó 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 2–1 1–1 — 1–0
4 Independiente Medellín 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2 2–2 0–1 0–0 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Red cards, 9) First stage position.

Finals

Atlético Nacional0–0Millonarios
Report
Referee: Carlos Ortega
Millonarios1–1Atlético Nacional
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Millonarios won on penalties.


 Liga BetPlay Dimayor
2023–I champions 
Millonarios
16th title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Marco Pérez Águilas Doradas 13
2 Argentina Gonzalo Lencina Atlético Bucaramanga 9
Colombia Edwar López Deportivo Pasto
Colombia Dayro Moreno Once Caldas
5 Colombia Diber Cambindo Independiente Medellín 8
Colombia Jefferson Duque Atlético Nacional
Argentina Facundo Suárez América de Cali
8 Colombia Isaac Camargo Unión Magdalena 7

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Finalización

The Torneo Finalización (officially known as Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2023–II) is the second and last tournament of the 2023 season. It began on 14 July and ended on 13 December 2023.[2][65]

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Águilas Doradas 20 12 8 0 35 12 +23 44 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Independiente Medellín 20 10 9 1 30 15 +15 39
3 América de Cali 20 10 7 3 35 19 +16 37
4 Deportes Tolima 20 11 4 5 23 17 +6 37
5 Atlético Nacional 20 10 3 7 33 21 +12 33
6 Junior 20 8 6 6 29 17 +12 30
7 Millonarios 20 8 6 6 21 20 +1 30
8 Deportivo Cali 20 7 7 6 25 25 0 28
9 Alianza Petrolera 20 8 4 8 18 24 −6 28
10 La Equidad 20 5 11 4 19 20 −1 26
11 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 7 5 8 20 22 −2 26
12 Deportivo Pasto 20 6 7 7 16 20 −4 25
13 Santa Fe 20 6 6 8 21 29 −8 24
14 Once Caldas 20 5 7 8 21 22 −1 22
15 Unión Magdalena 20 5 7 8 21 32 −11 22
16 Atlético Huila 20 4 7 9 18 22 −4 19
17 Deportivo Pereira 20 5 4 11 19 28 −9 19
18 Boyacá Chicó 20 3 10 7 15 26 −11 19
19 Jaguares 20 3 5 12 7 21 −14 14
20 Envigado 20 2 7 11 18 32 −14 13
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.

Results

Home \ Away AGU ALI AME BUC HUI NAC BOY TOL CAL PAS PER ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC SFE MAG
Águilas Doradas — 3–0 2–2 — — 2–0 — — 1–0 3–0 — 3–1 1–1 — — — 2–0 2–1 — 2–1
Alianza Petrolera — — 2–3 1–0 — — 1–1 0–1 — — 2–1 3–1 — — 1–5 1–0 1–0 2–1 — —
América de Cali — — — 1–2 1–0 4–1 5–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 — — 1–3 — — — 1–0 — 2–0 —
Atlético Bucaramanga 1–1 0–1 — — 1–0 — 1–0 — 1–0 0–2 1–1 — — 3–0 — 2–3 — — 1–1 —
Atlético Huila 1–1 0–0 — — — 0–1 — 3–0 — — 2–0 3–3 — 0–0 — 1–1 — — 2–2 2–1
Atlético Nacional — 2–0 — 2–1 — — — 2–3 — 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 — 5–0 — — 3–0 —
Boyacá Chicó 0–1 — — — 1–1 1–3 — — 1–1 — — 1–0 — — 2–1 0–2 — 2–1 1–1 0–0
Deportes Tolima 1–1 — — 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 — — — 2–3 2–0 1–1 — — — — 3–1 1–0 2–1
Deportivo Cali — 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 — 4–0 — — 2–2 2–0 — — 0–0 — 2–2 —
Deportivo Pasto — 1–1 — — 1–0 — 1–1 1–2 — — — — 0–0 1–0 — — 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1
Deportivo Pereira 0–0 — 2–4 — — — 1–1 — 0–2 2–1 — — — 3–0 0–2 1–0 — 1–2 — 1–2
Envigado 2–2 — 0–0 1–3 — — — — 3–0 1–1 2–3 — — 1–0 1–2 — 1–2 — — 0–0
Independiente Medellín — 2–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 — — — 1–0 1–0 — — 1–0 2–2 1–1 — — —
Jaguares 0–1 0–0 0–1 — — — 2–1 0–1 — 1–0 — — 1–1 — 0–0 — 2–0 — — 0–1
Junior 0–1 — 4–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–1 3–2 0–0 — — — — — — — 1–0 — 7–1
La Equidad 1–1 — 1–1 — — — 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 — 2–1 — — —
Millonarios — — — 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 — — 0–0 — — — 1–0 — — 2–1 2–4 1–1
Once Caldas — — 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 — — 4–0 — 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 — 1–1 — — — —
Santa Fe 0–5 0–1 — — — — — — — — 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 — —
Unión Magdalena — 2–0 0–0 1–2 — 2–1 — — 3–4 — — — 0–4 — 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 2–2 —
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 from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUN TOL AGU CAL
1 Junior 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13 Advance to the Finals — 4–2 3–1 3–0
2 Deportes Tolima 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12 3–1 — 0–1 4–2
3 Águilas Doradas 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8 1–1 0–4 — 3–1
4 Deportivo Cali 6 0 1 5 4 16 −12 1 0–3[a] 0–2 1–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Red cards, 9) First stage position.
  1. ^ Match suspended after 75 minutes of play and awarded 3–0 to Junior due to pitch invasion and crowd disturbances by Deportivo Cali fans. The score at the time of suspension was 0–2.[66]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DIM MIL NAC AME
1 Independiente Medellín 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 15 Advance to the Finals — 2–1 2–1 2–1
2 Millonarios 6 3 0 3 5 5 0 9 1–0 — 0–1 2–1
3 Atlético Nacional 6 3 0 3 4 8 −4 9 0–5[a] 0–1 — 1–0
4 América de Cali 6 1 0 5 4 8 −4 3 1–2 1–0 0–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) Yellow cards, 8) Red cards, 9) First stage position.
  1. ^ Match suspended after 80 minutes of play and awarded to Independiente Medellín due to crowd disturbances by Atlético Nacional fans. The 0–5 score at the time of suspension stood as final since it was higher than the score awarded by walkover (3–0).[66]

Finals

Junior3–2Independiente Medellín
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas
Independiente Medellín2–1Junior
 Report
Penalties
 3–5
Referee: Nicolás Gallo

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Junior won on penalties.


 Liga BetPlay Dimayor
2023–II champions 
Junior
10th title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Carlos Bacca Junior 18
2 Colombia Edwuin Cetré Independiente Medellín 15
Colombia Marco Pérez Águilas Doradas
4 Colombia Dayro Moreno Once Caldas 11
5 Colombia Diego Herazo Deportes Tolima 9
Colombia Luis Sandoval Deportivo Cali
7 Brazil Marcus Vinicius Atlético Huila 8
Venezuela Eric Ramírez Atlético Nacional
Colombia Adrián Ramos América de Cali
10 Colombia Jhon Córdoba Atlético Bucaramanga 7
Venezuela Luis González Junior
Paraguay Gustavo Ramírez Deportivo Cali
Colombia Gustavo Torres Unión Magdalena

Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Águilas Doradas 52 25 18 9 78 54 +24 93 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Millonarios (C) 54 25 17 12 66 50 +16 92 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
3 Atlético Nacional 54 25 16 13 71 48 +23 91 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
4 Independiente Medellín 54 24 16 14 79 56 +23 88 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 América de Cali 52 23 13 16 79 56 +23 82
6 Junior (C) 48 20 14 14 65 45 +20 74 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
7 Deportes Tolima 46 20 13 13 61 51 +10 73 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
8 Alianza Petrolera 46 19 11 16 53 51 +2 68
9 Deportivo Pasto 46 15 15 16 44 46 −2 60
10 Boyacá Chicó 46 12 21 13 45 50 −5 57
11 La Equidad 40 10 22 8 39 37 +2 52
12 Deportivo Cali 46 12 16 18 49 67 −18 52
13 Santa Fe 40 13 11 16 50 54 −4 50
14 Atlético Bucaramanga 40 11 13 16 35 43 −8 46
15 Deportivo Pereira 40 11 11 18 43 53 −10 44
16 Once Caldas 40 9 15 16 38 46 −8 42
17 Unión Magdalena 40 8 17 15 37 62 −25 41
18 Atlético Huila 40 9 10 21 38 57 −19 37
19 Envigado 40 6 15 19 32 52 −20 33
20 Jaguares 40 7 12 21 23 47 −24 33
Source: Dimayor
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Nacional qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2023 Copa Colombia.

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 in the three most recent seasons (including the 2021–I, 2021–II, 2022–I, 2022–II, 2023–I, and 2023–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 were relegated to Categoría Primera B.

Pos
 Team 2021
Pts 		2022
Pts 		2023
Pts 		2023
GF 		2023
GA 		2023
GD 		Total
Pld 		Total
Pts 		Avg. Relegation
1 Millonarios 69 74 68 51 38 13 118 211 1.79
2 Atlético Nacional 76 66 68 59 35 24 118 210 1.78
3 Deportes Tolima 66 66 61 46 43 3 118 193 1.64
4 Independiente Medellín 52 67 68 59 39 20 118 189 1.6
5 Junior 62 63 58 46 34 12 118 183 1.55
6 América de Cali 58 54 69 67 42 25 118 181 1.53
7 Águilas Doradas 39 58 83 67 33 34 118 180 1.53
8 Santa Fe 58 61 50 50 54 –4 118 169 1.43
9 La Equidad 55 58 52 39 37 2 118 165 1.4
10 Atlético Bucaramanga 51 59 46 35 43 –8 118 156 1.32
11 Deportivo Pereira 51 55 44 43 53 –10 118 150 1.27
12 Deportivo Pasto 39 54 54 38 41 –3 118 147 1.25
13 Deportivo Cali 62 34 51 45 51 –6 118 147 1.25
14 Boyacá Chicó — — 49 39 44 –5 40 49 1.23
15 Alianza Petrolera 37 46 58 45 46 –1 118 141 1.19
16 Once Caldas 37 56 42 38 46 –8 118 135 1.14
17 Envigado 44 57 33 32 52 –20 118 134 1.14
18 Jaguares 52 47 33 23 47 –24 118 132 1.12
19 Unión Magdalena (R) — 40 41 37 62 –25 80 81 1.01 Relegation to Categoría Primera B
20 Atlético Huila (R) — — 37 38 57 –19 40 37 0.93

Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) average, 2) 2023 points, 3) 2023 goal difference, 4) 2023 goals scored, 5) 2023 away goals scored, 6) 2023 away goals against, 7) 2023 wins, 8) 2023 yellow cards, 9) 2023 red cards, 10) drawing of lots.[67]

See also

References

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Categor%C3%ADa_Primera_A_season