2022 Categoría Primera A season

The 2022 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2022 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 20 January and ended on 7 December 2022.[1][2] Deportivo Cali were the defending champions, having won the 2021 Finalización tournament.

Liga BetPlay Dimayor
Season2022
Dates20 January – 7 December 2022
ChampionsApertura: Atlético Nacional (17th title)
Finalización: Deportivo Pereira (1st title)
RelegatedPatriotas
Cortuluá
Copa LibertadoresAtlético Nacional
Deportivo Pereira
Independiente Medellín
Millonarios (via Copa Colombia)
Copa SudamericanaDeportes Tolima
Junior
Santa Fe
Águilas Doradas
Matches played451
Goals scored1,014 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Dayro Moreno (13 goals)
Finalización: Leonardo Castro (15 goals)
Biggest home winInd. Medellín 4–0 Águilas Doradas
(1 March)
Santa Fe 4–0 Jaguares
(30 April)
Junior 4–0 Envigado
(1 May)
Deportivo Pasto 4–0 Envigado
(13 July)
Alianza Petrolera 4–0 Santa Fe
(10 October)
América de Cali 4–0 Deportivo Pasto
(22 October)
Deportivo Pereira 5–1 Santa Fe
(27 November)
Biggest away winLa Equidad 1–5 Ind. Medellín
(16 June)
Highest scoringAlianza Petrolera 4–4 Deportivo Cali
(19 August)
← 2021
2023 →

Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) were played in the season, each one of them being an independent championship. In the Torneo Apertura Atlético Nacional won their seventeenth league title, beating Deportes Tolima in the finals by a 4–3 aggregate score after winning the first leg in Medellín by a 3–1 score and losing the return leg in Ibagué by two goals to one,[3] and in the Torneo Finalización Deportivo Pereira were the champions, winning their first league title after beating Independiente Medellín on penalties following a 1–1 draw on aggregate in the finals.[4]

Format

The competition format for this season was approved by the General Assembly of DIMAYOR on 17 December 2021:[1]

  • Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) with three stages each were played in the season.
  • The first stage of both tournaments was contested on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once plus an additional match against a regional rival for a total of 20 games. The top eight teams advanced to the next stage.
  • In the second stage, the eight qualified teams were drawn into two groups of four teams each where they played each other team in their group twice for a total of 6 games. Both group winners advanced to the finals.
  • The finals in both tournaments were contested by the winners of each semi-final group, playing a double-legged series for the championship.
  • Two teams were relegated to Categoría Primera B at the end of the season. The relegation table continued considering the performance of teams over three seasons but starting from this season, the teams promoted from Primera B were not given any records from other teams, meaning that relegation would be based on averages.[5]

Teams

20 teams took part in the season, the top 18 teams from the relegation table of the previous tournament (2021 Finalización) as well as Cortuluá and Unión Magdalena, who were promoted from the second tournament of the 2021 Primera B season. The promoted teams replaced Deportes Quindío and Atlético Huila, the bottom two teams in the relegation table of the 2021 Finalización tournament.

Locations of the 2022 Categoría Primera A teams

Stadia and locations
Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Águilas Doradas Colombia Leonel Álvarez Rionegro Alberto Grisales 14,000
Alianza Petrolera Colombia Hubert Bodhert Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400
América de Cali Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Jorge Ramoa (caretaker) Bucaramanga Alfonso López 28,000
Atlético Nacional Brazil Paulo Autuori Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Cortuluá Colombia Fernando Velasco Tuluá Doce de Octubre 16,000
Deportes Tolima Colombia Hernán Torres Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 28,100
Deportivo Cali Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto Palmira Deportivo Cali 44,000
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Flabio Torres Pasto Departamental Libertad 20,665
Deportivo Pereira Colombia Alejandro Restrepo Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas 30,297
Envigado Colombia Alberto Suárez Envigado Polideportivo Sur 11,000
Independiente Medellín Colombia David González Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Jaguares Colombia Alexis Márquez 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 Fabián Torres (caretaker) Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Santa Fe Uruguay Alfredo Arias Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Unión Magdalena Argentina Claudio Rodríguez Santa Marta Sierra Nevada 16,000

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Águilas Doradas Peru Johan Fano End of caretaker spell 21 November 2021 Pre-season Colombia Leonel Álvarez 31 December 2021[6]
Santa Fe Colombia Grigori Méndez Return to U-20 squad 23 November 2021[7] Argentina Martín Cardetti 25 November 2021[8]
Cortuluá Colombia Jaime de la Pava Resigned 16 December 2021[9] Chile Manuel Suárez Jiménez 3 January 2022[10]
Junior Colombia Arturo Reyes Sacked 17 December 2021[11] Argentina Juan Cruz Real 20 December 2021[12]
Patriotas Colombia Juan David Niño 7 February 2022[13] 18th Colombia Arturo Boyacá 10 February 2022[14]
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Néstor Craviotto Resigned 21 February 2022[15] 17th Colombia Armando Osma 24 February 2022[16]
Atlético Nacional Colombia Alejandro Restrepo Mutual agreement 28 February 2022[17] 3rd Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera[lower-roman 1] 1 March 2022[17]
América de Cali Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio 31 March 2022[19] 15th Colombia Pompilio Páez[lower-roman 2] 31 March 2022[19]
Colombia Pompilio Páez End of caretaker spell 3 April 2022[20] 12th Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães[lower-roman 3] 6 April 2022[22]
Unión Magdalena Colombia Carlos Silva Demoted 12 April 2022[23] 20th Argentina Claudio Rodríguez 12 April 2022[23]
Santa Fe Argentina Martín Cardetti Mutual agreement 25 April 2022[24] 11th Colombia Grigori Méndez[lower-roman 2] 25 April 2022[25]
Cortuluá Chile Manuel Suárez Jiménez Sacked 2 May 2022[26] 19th Colombia Fernando Velasco[lower-roman 2] 2 May 2022[26]
Jaguares Colombia César Torres Mutual agreement 14 May 2022[27] 11th Colombia Grigori Méndez 27 May 2022[28]
Deportivo Pereira Colombia Alexis Márquez Resigned 14 May 2022[29] 14th Colombia Alejandro Restrepo 20 May 2022[30]
Cortuluá Colombia Fernando Velasco End of caretaker spell 14 May 2022 18th Colombia César Torres 24 May 2022[31]
Patriotas Colombia Arturo Boyacá End of contract 18 May 2022[32] 17th Colombia José Eugenio Hernández 6 June 2022[33]
Santa Fe Colombia Grigori Méndez End of caretaker spell 19 May 2022 10th Uruguay Alfredo Arias 19 May 2022[34]
Independiente Medellín Uruguay Julio Comesaña Mutual agreement 17 June 2022[35] 2nd, Group B Colombia David González 28 June 2022[36]
Torneo Finalización
Deportivo Cali Venezuela Rafael Dudamel Mutual agreement 1 July 2022[37] Pre-tournament Colombia Mayer Candelo[lower-roman 4] 9 July 2022[39]
Atlético Nacional Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera Return to youth categories 6 September 2022[40] 9th Colombia Pedro Sarmiento[lower-roman 2] 6 September 2022[40]
Junior Argentina Juan Cruz Real Sacked 11 September 2022[41] 10th Uruguay Julio Comesaña 11 September 2022[41]
Jaguares Colombia Grigori Méndez Resigned 13 September 2022[42] 16th Colombia Alexis Márquez 13 September 2022[42]
Cortuluá Colombia César Torres 18 September 2022[43] 20th Colombia Fernando Velasco 19 September 2022[44]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Mayer Candelo Mutual agreement 22 September 2022[45] 20th Colombia Sergio Angulo[lower-roman 2] 22 September 2022[45]
Patriotas Colombia José Eugenio Hernández Resigned 30 September 2022[46] 18th Colombia Fabián Torres[lower-roman 5] 1 October 2022[47]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Sergio Angulo End of caretaker spell 2 October 2022 20th Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto 1 October 2022[48]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Armando Osma Sacked 10 October 2022[49] 13th Argentina Jorge Ramoa[lower-roman 2] 10 October 2022[49]
Atlético Nacional Colombia Pedro Sarmiento End of caretaker spell 13 October 2022[50] 4th Brazil Paulo Autuori 3 October 2022[50]
Junior Uruguay Julio Comesaña Sacked 17 November 2022[51] 4th, Group A Colombia Arturo Reyes 18 November 2022[52]
Notes
  1. Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 22 June 2022.[18]
  2. Caretaker manager.
  3. Juliano Fontana was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Apertura 15th round match against Atlético Nacional.[21]
  4. Ítalo Cervino was the caretaker manager for the second leg of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana round of 16.[38]
  5. Caretaker manager until the end of the season.

Torneo Apertura

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millonarios 20 13 3 4 23 11 +12 42 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Deportes Tolima 20 12 4 4 29 14 +15 40
3 Atlético Nacional 20 10 6 4 26 15 +11 36
4 Independiente Medellín 20 10 4 6 25 19 +6 34
5 Junior 20 10 2 8 30 21 +9 32
6 Envigado 20 8 7 5 22 21 +1 31
7 La Equidad 20 7 9 4 21 16 +5 30
8 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 8 5 7 27 25 +2 29
9 Alianza Petrolera 20 7 8 5 22 20 +2 29
10 Santa Fe 20 7 6 7 29 26 +3 27
11 Jaguares 20 8 3 9 26 29 −3 27
12 Once Caldas 20 6 8 6 18 18 0 26
13 Águilas Doradas 20 7 4 9 17 26 −9 25
14 Deportivo Pereira 20 6 5 9 21 26 −5 23
15 América de Cali 20 6 5 9 20 25 −5 23
16 Deportivo Pasto 20 5 7 8 16 20 −4 22
17 Patriotas 20 5 6 9 19 23 −4 21
18 Cortuluá 20 5 5 10 21 27 −6 20
19 Deportivo Cali 20 4 6 10 14 24 −10 18
20 Unión Magdalena 20 2 5 13 8 28 −20 11
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 ALI AME BUC NAC COR TOL CAL PAS PER ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT SFE MAG
Águilas Doradas — — 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 — — 1–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–1 — — — 1–1 1–0 — —
Alianza Petrolera 2–1 — — 2–2 — 0–0 0–2 — — 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 — — — 2–0 2–1 — —
América de Cali — 0–1 — 3–0 — — — 1–1 — — 1–0 1–3 — — 1–1 3–2 2–0 — 2–2 1–0
Atlético Bucaramanga — 2–1 — — 3–1 3–2 — 1–0 0–1 — 1–2 2–3 1–0 — — 0–0 — 1–1 — —
Atlético Nacional — 0–0 2–0 — — — 0–1 — — 1–1 — 2–0 3–1 3–1 — — 0–0 — 2–1 1–0
Cortuluá — — 2–0 — 1–1 — 1–3 — 0–1 2–1 1–1 — — 1–0 0–2 — — 1–0 1–1 —
Deportes Tolima 3–0 — 1–0 2–1 — 3–2 — — 0–1 — 1–1 — — 0–2 — — — 1–2 3–0 2–1
Deportivo Cali 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 3–3 2–1 0–1 — — 1–0 — — — 1–1 — 0–2 — — 1–1 —
Deportivo Pasto — 1–1 3–1 — 0–1 — — 2–0 — 2–2 — — 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 2–4 —
Deportivo Pereira — — 1–1 0–3 — — 0–2 — — — — 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 — — 2–0
Envigado 1–0 — — — 1–2 — — 1–0 1–0 2–1 — — 3–1 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 —
Independiente Medellín 4–0 — — — 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–1 — — 2–0 — 1–0 — — — 0–0
Jaguares — — 1–1 — — 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 — — 3–0[lower-alpha 1] — — — 1–2 2–1 3–1 — 2–0
Junior 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 — — — — 1–1 — 4–0 — 2–4 — 1–0 — — 3–1 — 3–1
La Equidad 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 1–0 — 0–0 0–0 — — — 2–0 1–0 — — — 1–2 1–1 — —
Millonarios 2–0 1–0 — — 0–2 1–0 0–0 — — — — — — 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 1–0
Once Caldas — — — 0–1 — 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–0 — 2–1 — 1–0 — — — — 2–2 1–1
Patriotas — — 2–1 — 0–2 — — 3–0 — 2–3 0–0 2–0 — — 0–1 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 —
Santa Fe 3–0 0–1 — 3–1 — — — — — 1–2 — 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 — — — 1–0
Unión Magdalena 2–1 0–0 — 0–3[lower-alpha 2] — 0–2 — 0–2 0–0 — 2–1 — — 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 1–1 — — 0–1 — —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Match awarded to Jaguares by walkover since Independiente Medellín did not travel to play due to security concerns.[53]
  2. Match abandoned after 78 minutes of play and awarded to Atlético Bucaramanga due to crowd disturbances by Unión Magdalena fans. The score at the time of suspension was 0–1.[54][55]
  3. Match abandoned after 75 minutes of play and awarded to Junior due to crowd disturbances. The score at the time of suspension was 1–1.[56][57]

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 JUN MIL BUC
1 Atlético Nacional 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 Advance to the Finals — 2–1 2–2 4–1
2 Junior 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
3 Millonarios 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Atlético Bucaramanga 6 2 0 4 5 8 −3 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 2–0 2–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position.
Notes:
  1. First stage position: Millonarios 1st, Atlético Bucaramanga 8th.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL DIM EQU ENV
1 Deportes Tolima 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to the Finals — 0–0 1–0 1–0
2 Independiente Medellín 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–1 — 2–0 2–1
3 La Equidad 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9 1–0 1–5 — 2–0
4 Envigado 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1 1–4 0–0 0–3 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position.

Finals
Atlético Nacional3–1Deportes Tolima
 Report
Referee: Éder Vergara
Deportes Tolima2–1Atlético Nacional
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas

Atlético Nacional won 4–3 on aggregate.

 Liga BetPlay Dimayor
2022–I champions 
Atlético Nacional
17th title

Top scorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Bucaramanga 13
2 Colombia Luis Carlos Ruiz Cortuluá 11
3 Colombia Miguel Borja Junior 10
Colombia Wilson Morelo Santa Fe
Argentina Luciano Pons Independiente Medellín
6 Colombia Leonardo Castro Deportivo Pereira 9
7 Colombia Jefferson Duque Atlético Nacional 8
Colombia Duvier Riascos Deportivo Pasto
9 Colombia Pablo Sabbag La Equidad 7

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Finalización

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santa Fe 20 10 4 6 25 26 −1 34 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Águilas Doradas 20 8 9 3 23 15 +8 33
3 Independiente Medellín 20 9 6 5 30 25 +5 33
4 Millonarios 20 9 5 6 29 19 +10 32
5 Deportivo Pereira 20 9 5 6 26 21 +5 32
6 Deportivo Pasto 20 9 5 6 24 23 +1 32
7 América de Cali 20 7 10 3 21 11 +10 31
8 Junior 20 9 4 7 24 19 +5 31
9 Atlético Nacional 20 7 9 4 31 25 +6 30
10 Once Caldas 20 7 9 4 21 18 +3 30
11 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 9 3 8 26 25 +1 30
12 Unión Magdalena 20 8 5 7 23 28 −5 29
13 La Equidad 20 6 10 4 28 27 +1 28
14 Deportes Tolima 20 6 8 6 23 22 +1 26
15 Envigado 20 7 5 8 22 22 0 26
16 Jaguares 20 4 8 8 14 20 −6 20
17 Alianza Petrolera 20 4 5 11 24 32 −8 17
18 Deportivo Cali 20 3 7 10 22 35 −13 16
19 Patriotas 20 3 6 11 21 28 −7 15
20 Cortuluá 20 2 5 13 12 28 −16 11
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 ALI AME BUC NAC COR TOL CAL PAS PER ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT SFE MAG
Águilas Doradas — 1–0 — — — — 1–2 2–2 — — 1–0 3–0 — 1–1 3–0 0–0 — — 2–2 2–0
Alianza Petrolera — — 0–2 3–1 0–2 — — 4–4 0–0 — — — — 0–1 1–2 2–4 — — 4–0 0–1
América de Cali 2–0 — — — 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 — — 1–1 2–1 — — — 2–0 — —
Atlético Bucaramanga 0–1 3–1 0–2 — — — 2–1 — — 1–3 — — — 0–1 3–1 — 0–0 — 2–1 1–0
Atlético Nacional 1–1 — — 3–2 — 1–1 — 3–0 3–1 — 1–1 3–2 — — 1–1 1–2 — 1–0 — —
Cortuluá 0–0 0–2 — 0–2 — — 0–1 2–0 — — — 1–0 0–1 — — 1–4 0–1 — — 1–2
Deportes Tolima — 2–0 — — 2–2 0–0 — 2–0 — 1–3 — 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 — — —
Deportivo Cali — — 1–0 1–1 — — — — 2–0 — 0–3 2–2 2–2 — 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 — 2–2
Deportivo Pasto 1–1 — — 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 — — — 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 — — 2–0 — — 1–2
Deportivo Pereira 2–2 1–2 — — 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 — 0–2 — — — — — 1–1 2–0 0–1 —
Envigado 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 — — — — 1–2 — 2–0 — — — 3–2 — 1–2
Independiente Medellín — 3–1 2–0 1–2 4–3 — — — — 2–1 — — 0–0 — 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 2–0 —
Jaguares 0–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–1 — — — 0–1 1–2 0–0 — — 0–2 1–1 — — — 2–1 —
Junior — — — — 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 — 4–2 — — — 0–1 1–2 — 2–0 1–1
La Equidad — — 0–0 — — 1–1 — — 2–3 1–1 0–1 — — 0–0 — 1–0 — 4–3 2–2 4–1
Millonarios — — 2–2 0–0 — — — 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 — — — — 0–0 2–0 —
Once Caldas 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 — — — — 2–1 1–0 — 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 — 1–1 — —
Patriotas 0–1 0–0 — 3–4 — 3–0 1–1 — 1–1 — — — 0–0 1–0 2–3 — — — — 3–1
Santa Fe — — 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 — — — — 3–2 2–1 2–1 — —
Unión Magdalena — — 0–0 — 2–2 — 2–1 — — 2–0 — 0–2 1–0 2–1 — 0–2 2–2 — 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 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 PER MIL SFE JUN
1 Deportivo Pereira 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 12 Advance to the Finals — 2–1 5–1 4–3
2 Millonarios 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 2–0 — 1–1 1–0
3 Santa Fe 6 2 3 1 8 9 −1 9 2–0 1–1 — 0–0
4 Junior 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1 0–2 0–1 2–3 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DIM AGU PAS AME
1 Independiente Medellín 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Advance to the Finals — 2–1 0–0 2–1
2 Águilas Doradas 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–0 — 3–4 2–0
3 Deportivo Pasto 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
4 América de Cali 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4 0–2 1–1 2–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position.

Finals
Independiente Medellín1–1Deportivo Pereira
 Report
Attendance: 42,910
Referee: Carlos Betancur
Deportivo Pereira0–0Independiente Medellín
Report
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Carlos Ortega

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Pereira won on penalties.

 Liga BetPlay Dimayor
2022–II champions 
Deportivo Pereira
1st title

Top scorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Leonardo Castro Deportivo Pereira 15
2 Colombia Marco Pérez Águilas Doradas 12
3 Colombia Diber Cambindo Independiente Medellín 11
Colombia Jefferson Duque Atlético Nacional
5 Colombia Carlos Bacca Junior 9
Colombia Ricardo Márquez Unión Magdalena
Colombia Wilson Morelo Santa Fe
Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Bucaramanga
9 Colombia Ayron del Valle Once Caldas 8
Colombia Andrey Estupiñán Santa Fe
Venezuela Jesús Hernández Envigado
Colombia Carlos Ramírez Deportivo Pereira
Colombia Pablo Sabbag La Equidad

Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millonarios 52 26 13 13 64 40 +24 91 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Independiente Medellín 54 25 16 13 71 51 +20 91
3 Deportes Tolima 48 23 13 12 62 42 +20 82 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
4 Atlético Nacional (C) 48 21 18 9 71 48 +23 81 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Junior 52 21 9 22 64 57 +7 72 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Santa Fe 46 19 13 14 62 61 +1 70
7 Deportivo Pereira (C) 48 19 12 17 61 57 +4 69 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
8 Águilas Doradas 46 18 14 14 49 48 +1 68 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
9 La Equidad 46 16 19 11 56 51 +5 67
10 Atlético Bucaramanga 46 19 8 19 58 58 0 65
11 Deportivo Pasto 46 16 14 16 46 49 −3 62
12 América de Cali 46 14 16 16 45 45 0 58
13 Envigado 46 15 13 18 46 55 −9 58
14 Once Caldas 40 13 17 10 39 36 +3 56
15 Jaguares 40 12 11 17 40 49 −9 47
16 Alianza Petrolera 40 11 13 16 46 52 −6 46
17 Unión Magdalena 40 10 10 20 31 56 −25 40
18 Patriotas 40 8 12 20 40 51 −11 36
19 Deportivo Cali 40 7 13 20 36 59 −23 34
20 Cortuluá 40 7 10 23 33 55 −22 31
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. Millonarios qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2022 Copa Colombia.

Relegation

A separate table was kept to determine the teams that are relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. This table was elaborated from a sum of all first stage games played in the three most recent seasons (including the 2020, 2021–I, 2021–II, 2022–I, and 2022–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 2020
Pts		 2021
Pts		 2022
Pts		 2022
GF		 2022
GA		 2022
GD		 Total
Pld		 Total
Pts		 Avg. Relegation
1 Atlético Nacional 357666574017981771.81
2 Millonarios 306974523022981731.77
3 Deportes Tolima 376666523616981691.72
4 Santa Fe 40586154522981591.62
5 Junior 336263544014981581.61
6 La Equidad 32555849436981451.48
7 América de Cali 33585441365981451.48
8 Independiente Medellín 205267554411981391.42
9 Atlético Bucaramanga 21515953503981311.34
10 Deportivo Cali 3462343659–23981301.33
11 Águilas Doradas 3139584041–1981281.31
12 Deportivo Pasto 3439544043–3981271.3
13 Envigado 23445744431981241.27
14 Deportivo Pereira 18515547470981241.27
15 Once Caldas 29375639363981221.24
16 Jaguares 1752474049–9981161.18
17 Alianza Petrolera 1937464652–6981021.04
18 Unión Magdalena ——403156–2540401
19 Patriotas (R) 1735364051–1198880.9 Relegation to Categoría Primera B
20 Cortuluá (R) ——313355–2240310.78

Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) average, 2) 2022 points, 3) goal difference, 4) goals scored, 5) away goals scored, 6) away goals against, 7) wins, 8) yellow cards, 9) red cards, 10) drawing of lots.[58]

See also

References
  1. "SÍNTESIS DE LA ÚLTIMA ASAMBLEA EXTRAORDINARIA DE LA DIMAYOR 2021" [SUMMARY OF THE LAST EXTRAORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF DIMAYOR 2021] (in Spanish). Dimayor. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. "¡Oficial! La Liga BetPlay terminará el 7 de diciembre" [Official! The Liga BetPlay will end on 7 December] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. "¡El más veces campeón! Nacional se quedó con una sufrida estrella 17" [The most times champion! Nacional claimed a hard-fought 17th star] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. "Bienvenidos a la historia: ¡Pereira grita campeón por primera vez!" [Welcome to history: Pereira shout champion for the first time!] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. "Dimayor anuncia nuevo sistema de descenso y fecha para la Liga Betplay 2022" [Dimayor announces new relegation system and date for the 2022 Liga Betplay] (in Spanish). Marca Colombia. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. "Leonel Álvarez vuelve a dirigir en Colombia: anuncio oficial" [Leonel Álvarez is back at managing in Colombia: official announcement] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. "Santa Fe ya tomó una decisión sobre el futuro de Grigori Méndez" [Santa Fe already made a decision on Grigori Méndez's future] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. "Entonces sí era cierto: Martín Cardetti, nuevo entrenador de Santa Fe" [So it was true: Martín Cardetti, new manager of Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. "¡Respeto eterno! Sentida despedida del Cortuluá a Jaime de La Pava" [Eternal respect! Heartfelt farewell from Cortuluá to Jaime de La Pava] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. "¡Un equipo de primera!: Cortuluá junto a su nuevo técnico inició la pretemporada 2022" [A top tier team! Cortuluá along with their new manager began the 2022 pre-season] (in Spanish). El País. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. "Oficial: Arturo Reyes deja de ser DT de Junior de Barranquilla" [Official: Arturo Reyes ceases to be manager of Junior de Barranquilla] (in Spanish). AS Colombia. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. "Juan Cruz Real es técnico de Junior de Barranquilla: anuncio oficial" [Juan Cruz Real is Junior de Barranquilla's manager: official announcement] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. "¡Primer técnico caído! Patriotas anunció la salida de Juan David Niño" [First manager down! Patriotas announced the departure of Juan David Niño] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  14. "Patriotas ya tiene nuevo cuerpo técnico" [Patriotas already have a new coaching staff] (in Spanish). RCN Radio. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  15. "¡No va más! Atlético Bucaramanga se quedó sin director técnico" [He is no more! Atlético Bucaramanga were left without a manager] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  16. "Armando Osma Rueda fue designado como nuevo entrenador del Atlético Bucaramanga" [Armando Osma Rueda was appointed as new manager of Atlético Bucaramanga] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  17. "Atlético Nacional anuncia la salida de Alejandro Restrepo: quién llega" [Atlético Nacional announces the departure of Alejandro Restrepo: who arrives] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  18. "Atlético Nacional tomó crucial decisión con Hernán Darío Herrera" [Atlético Nacional made a crucial decision with Hernán Darío Herrera] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  19. "Juan Carlos Osorio no va más como director técnico del América: es oficial" [Juan Carlos Osorio is no more as América's manager: it's official] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  20. "Pompilio Páez: "El rendimiento en nuestra gestión fue terrible, quedamos en deuda con América"" [Pompilio Páez: "The performance in our management was terrible, we are indebted to América"] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  21. "Nacional quiere el liderato ante un América que comienza una nueva era" [Nacional want the top spot against an América starting a new era] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  22. "Alexandre Guimaraes regresa al América de Cali: ¡ya es oficial!" [Alexandre Guimarães returns to América de Cali: it is official!] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  23. "Claudio Rodríguez es el nuevo técnico del Unión" [Claudio Rodríguez is Unión's new manager] (in Spanish). Hoy Diario del Magdalena. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  24. "Martín Cardetti no es más el técnico de Santa Fe" [Martín Cardetti is no longer the manager of Santa Fe] (in Spanish). AS Colombia. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  25. "Eduardo Méndez: "Para evitar cualquier violación a la norma, inscribimos al profesor Grigori Méndez"" [Eduardo Méndez: "To avoid any breach of rules, we registered professor Grigori Méndez"] (in Spanish). ESPN. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  26. "Cortuluá se quedó sin DT: el chileno Manuel Suárez Jiménez se fue por malos resultados" [Cortuluá were left without a manager: the Chilean Manuel Suárez Jiménez left due to poor results] (in Spanish). El País Cali. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  27. "Dos técnicos perdieron su puesto tras la fecha 18 de la Liga BetPlay" [Two managers lost their job after the Liga BetPlay’s 18th round] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  28. "Grigori Méndez es el nuevo entrenador de Jaguares de Córdoba" [Grigori Méndez is the new manager of Jaguares de Córdoba] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  29. "Alexis Márquez: "Hasta acá llega mi ciclo con el Deportivo Pereira"" [Alexis Márquez: "My cycle with Deportivo Pereira ends here"] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  30. "Alejandro Restrepo es el nuevo entrenador del Deportivo Pereira" [Alejandro Restrepo is the new manager of Deportivo Pereira] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  31. "Cortuluá le apuesta al otro semestre: este será su nuevo técnico" [Cortuluá bet on the other semester: this will be their new manager] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  32. "Arturo Boyacá no es más el técnico de Patriotas" [Arturo Boyacá is no longer the manager of Patriotas] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  33. "Es un hecho: equipo de Liga da bienvenida a José 'Cheché' Hernández" [It's a fact: League team welcomes José 'Cheché' Hernández] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  34. "Santa Fe, fiel a escuela uruguaya: confirmado Alfredo Arias, nuevo DT" [Santa Fe, faithful to the Uruguayan school: Alfredo Arias confirmed as new manager] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  35. "¡Fin de ciclo! Medellín anunció la salida de Julio Comesaña" [End of cycle! Medellín announced the departure of Julio Comesaña] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  36. "David González es el nuevo técnico de Independiente Medellín" [David González is the new manager of Independiente Medellín] (in Spanish). Blu Radio. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  37. "Rafael Dudamel no es más técnico de Deportivo Cali" [Rafael Dudamel is no longer manager of Deportivo Cali] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  38. "Ítalo Cervino reemplazará a Dudamel en el partido de Sudamericana ante Melgar" [Ítalo Cervino will replace Dudamel in the Sudamericana match against Melgar] (in Spanish). ESPN. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  39. "Deportivo Cali confirmó a su nuevo DT: Mayer Candelo regresa a casa" [Deportivo Cali confirmed their new manager: Mayer Candelo returns home] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  40. "Pedro Sarmiento dirigirá a Atlético Nacional: ¿y el 'Arriero'?" [Pedro Sarmiento will manage Atlético Nacional: and the Arriero?] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  41. "Juan Cruz Real se va Junior de Barranquilla: vuelve Julio Comesaña" [Juan Cruz Real leaves Junior de Barranquilla: Julio Comesaña is back] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  42. "Cambio de entrenador en Jaguares: Grigori Méndez no va más y su reemplazo será Alexis Márquez" [Change of manager in Jaguares: Grigori Méndez is no more and his replacement will be Alexis Márquez] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  43. "¡Se acabó!: César Torres deja el cargo como técnico de Cortuluá, Velasco asume el puesto" [It's over! César Torres leaves the position as manager of Cortuluá, Velasco takes over the post] (in Spanish). El País. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  44. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL" [OFFICIAL STATEMENT] (in Spanish). Cortuluá FC. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  45. "Mayer Candelo no seguirá como técnico de Deportivo Cali: es oficial" [Mayer Candelo will not continue as manager of Deportivo Cali: it is official] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  46. "Otro técnico libre en Colombia: salió de su club y es el 'Plan B' del Cali" [Another free manager in Colombia: he left his club and is Cali's "Plan B"] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  47. "Se agotan los puntos y el descenso acecha: dura pelea para evitar la B" [Points are running out and relegation looms: tough fight to avoid the "B"] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  48. "Jorge Luis Pinto es el nuevo entrenador del Deportivo Cali" [Jorge Luis Pinto is the new manager of Deportivo Cali] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  49. "Bucaramanga confirma la salida de Armando 'El Piripi' Osma" [Bucaramanga confirm the departure of Armando El Piripi Osma] (in Spanish). Marca Claro Colombia. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  50. "Paulo Autuori es el nuevo técnico de Atlético Nacional" [Paulo Autuori is the new manager of Atlético Nacional] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  51. "Julio Comesaña sale de la dirección técnica de Junior" [Julio Comesaña leaves the technical direction of Junior] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  52. "Junior confirmó el regreso de Arturo Reyes como nuevo técnico" [Junior confirmed the return of Arturo Reyes as new manager] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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  55. "Unión Magdalena, ahora sí, recibe fuerte castigo por gresca en el estadio" [Unión Magdalena, finally, receive strong punishment for brawl at the stadium] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  56. "Unión Magdalena vs. Junior fue cancelado por graves enfrentamientos" [Unión Magdalena vs. Junior was cancelled due to serious clashes] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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