Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A is a Colombian professional league for football clubs. It is the highest division in the Colombian football league system. The league was founded in 1948.
Format
[change | change source]The league has 20 teams. The teams play through the Apertura and Finalización tournaments each year. Both tournaments are conducted according to an identical three-stage format. The first stage is in round-robin format, with each team playing the other teams once for a total of 19 matches. The top eight teams then advance to a knockout round consisting of two groups, each team playing six times in a round-robin format. The two leaders of each group go to the final, which is played in a home and away leg system. The winner of the final is the champion. At the end of the Finalizacion tournament, a supercup is played between the winner of the Apertura tournament and the Finalizacion tournament. The winner of the supercup would be the grand champion.
Teams
[change | change source]| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata | 10,400 |
| América de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 33,130 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López |
28,000 |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 40,043 |
| Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 42,901 |
| 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 | El Campín | 36,343 |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 28,678 |
| Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 |
| Rionegro Águilas | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 14,000 |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | El Campín | 36,343 |