# Categoría Primera A

The Categoría Primera A (Spanish pronunciation:), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a professional association football league in Colombia and the highest level of the Colombian football league system.
A total of twenty clubs compete in the league's regular season. División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as DIMAYOR, organizes the competition and operates the league system of promotion and relegation for both Categoría Primera A and Categoría Primera B leagues. Since its foundation in 1948, sixteen teams have been crowned as Colombian football champions. The most successful club is Atlético Nacional with 18 titles. The league was ranked as the 11th strongest national league in the world at the end of 2023 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.

## History

Before 1948 there was no professional football league in Colombia. The first clubs were formed in Barranquilla and Bogotá: Barranquilla FC, Polo Club, Escuela Militar and Bartolinos, although the game took a while to develop in popularity. The 1918 Campeonato Nacional was the first tournament played between Colombian clubs, followed by the Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá. Independiente Medellín, founded on 15 April 1913, is the oldest club that remains as a professional club. The first tournament was organised by the Colombian Football Federation and DIMAYOR in 1948. Ten teams signed up for this first tournament, paying the required fee of 1,000 pesos). Two teams each signed on from Bogotá, Cali, Manizales, and Pereira, plus one from Barranquilla. 252 players were registered for that year's tournament, 182 of which were Colombians, 13 were Argentine, 8 Peruvian, 5 Uruguayan, 2 Chilean, 2 Ecuadorian, 1 Dominican, and 1 Spanish.
Soon after the league's foundation, disputes between Adefútbol (the body governing amateur football in Colombia) and DIMAYOR (the organizing body behind the new national league) erupted. DIMAYOR broke away from Adefútbol, announcing that it would operate independently of FIFA rules and regulations. In response, FIFA sanctioned Colombian football, banning the national team and all its clubs from international competition. This period, which lasted from 1949 to 1954, is known as El Dorado.
Far from being a dark time in Colombian football, this was its golden age. No longer required to pay transfer fees to clubs from other nations, Colombian clubs began importing stars from all over South America and Europe. The most aggressive signer of international players was Millonarios, which won consecutive championships with stars such as Alfredo di Stéfano. Attendances boomed, and the expanding appetite for club competitions resulted in the creation of the Copa Colombia in 1950. That knockout competition was played sporadically over the next 58 years and only became an annual tournament in 2008. Although the stars returned to their nations when Colombia rejoined the international fold in 1954, the era was never forgotten.
In 1968 the league started following the pattern emerging in South America by replacing its year-long tournament with two shorter ones. From this point forward, Colombian clubs would compete in two tournaments a year; the Apertura from February to June and the Finalización from July to December, which became independent championships in 2002. Another league restructuring came in 1991, with the addition of second and third divisions. The third division had its 2002 edition cancelled for economic reasons, and stopped awarding promotion to the professional tiers in 2003 until it was finally dropped in 2010.

## Format

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.
The first stage is conducted on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once for a total of 19 matches, although an extra round of regional derbies has been included in most seasons. The top eight teams then advance to a semi-final round consisting of two groups of four teams, each team playing the others in their group twice in a double round-robin format. The two group winners advance to the final, which is played in a home-and-away double-legged fashion.
Relegation to Categoría Primera B is determined by averaging the point totals achieved by teams in the first stage of the competition over the previous three seasons. Each year, the bottom two teams drop out and are replaced by the top two from Primera B.

## Current teams

Teams for the 2025 season
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | First season in Primera A | Last title |
| Águilas Doradas | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 14,000 | Pedro Depablos | 2011 | None |
| Alianza | Valledupar | Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 11,000 | Hubert Bodhert | 2024 | None |
| América de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 38,000 | Jorge da Silva | 1948 | 2020 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Américo Montanini | 28,000 | Gustavo Florentín | 1949 | 2024–I |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 45,043 | Javier Gandolfi | 1948 | 2024–II |
| Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 | Roberto Torres | 2004 | 2008–I |
| Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,100 | Ismael Rescalvo | 1955 | 2021–I |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Deportivo Cali | 42,000 | Alfredo Arias | 1948 | 2021–II |
| Deportivo Pasto | Pasto | Libertad | 19,000 | Camilo Ayala | 1999 | 2006–I |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30,297 | Luis Fernando Suárez | 1949 | 2022–II |
| Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 11,000 | Andrés Orozco | 1992 | None |
| Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 10,000 | Sebastián Oliveros | 2014 | None |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 40,043 | Alejandro Restrepo | 1948 | 2016–I |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | 49,692 | César Farías | 1948 | 2023–II |
| La Equidad | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 10,000 | Jhon Jairo Bodmer | 2007 | None |
| Llaneros F.C. | Villavicencio | Bello Horizonte – Rey Pelé | 15,000 | José Luis García | 2025 | None |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 39,512 | David González | 1948 | 2023–I |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 32,000 | Hernán Darío Herrera | 1948 | 2010–II |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho | 39,512 | Francisco López Róbinson Zapata (caretakers) | 1948 | 2016–II |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Sierra Nevada | 16,000 | Jorge Luis Pinto | 1953 | 1968 |

## Seasons by club

This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in at least one Categoría Primera A season, founded in 1948, until the 2025 season. Teams that currently play are indicated in bold.

## Trophy

The same trophy has been used to commemorate the annual champion since 1948. Made of German silver, weighing roughly 5 kilos and measuring approximately 90 centimeters tall, in its upper part it has the figure of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which has been used to represent sporting triumph with the passing of history. The original trophy, which is engraved with the names of all the champion clubs, is kept at the headquarters of DIMAYOR and is only exhibited for fixture draws or events with sponsors, with the champions being awarded an exact replica. Along with the competition's official trophy, the champions are also awarded an additional trophy handed over by the league's sponsor.

## Players
### Appearances

    As of 13 March 2016
| Rank | Player | Years | Appearances |
| 1 | Gabriel Berdugo | 1968–1984 | 733 |
| 2 | Alexis García | 1980–1998 | 723 |
| 3 | Arturo Segovia | 1963–1979 | 706 |
| 4 | Jorge Bermúdez | 1989–96, 2005, 2006–07 | 682 |
| 5 | Misael Flórez | 1962–1981 | 652 |

### Top scorers

    As of 19 February 2025
| Rank | Player | Years | Goals |
| 1 | Dayro Moreno | 2003–present | 241 |
| 2 | Sergio Galván Rey | 1996–2011 | 224 |
| 3 | Iván Valenciano | 1988–2009 | 217 |
| 4 | Hugo Lóndero | 1969–1981 | 211 |
| 5 | Oswaldo Palavecino | 1975–1985 | 204 |
| 6 | Jorge Ramírez Gallego | 1962–1975 | 201 |
| 7 | Omar Devani | 1962–1975 | 200 |
| 8 | Víctor Aristizábal | 1990–2007 | 187 |
| 9 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 1977–1997 | 186 |
| 10 | Willington Ortiz | 1972–1988 | 184 |

## Champions by seasons

The only tournament that was not awarded to a champion occurred in 1989, after the assassination of referee Álvaro Ortega on October 1 in Medellín. All games, post-season games and international representation for the following year were cancelled.
| Ed. | Season | Season | Champion (title count) | Runner-up | Winning manager | Leading goalscorer(s) |
| 1 | 1948 | 1948 | Santa Fe (1) | Junior | Carlos Carrillo Nalda | Alfredo Castillo (Millonarios; 31 goals) |
| 2 | 1949 | 1949 | Millonarios (1) | Deportivo Cali | Carlos Aldabe | Pedro Cabillón (Millonarios; 42 goals) |
| 3 | 1950 | 1950 | Deportes Caldas (1) | Millonarios | Alfredo Cuezzo | Casimiro Ávalos (Deportivo Pereira; 27 goals) |
| 4 | 1951 | 1951 | Millonarios (2) | Boca Juniors | Adolfo Pedernera | Alfredo Di Stéfano (Millonarios; 31 goals) |
| 5 | 1952 | 1952 | Millonarios (3) | Boca Juniors | Adolfo Pedernera | Alfredo Di Stéfano (Millonarios; 19 goals) |
| 6 | 1953 | 1953 | Millonarios (4) | Atlético Quindío | Adolfo Pedernera | Mario Garelli (Atlético Quindío; 20 goals) |
| 7 | 1954 | 1954 | Atlético Nacional (1) | Atlético Quindío | Fernando Paternoster | Carlos Alberto Gambina (Atlético Nacional; 21 goals) |
| 8 | 1955 | 1955 | Independiente Medellín (1) | Atlético Nacional | Delfín Benítez Cáceres | Felipe Marino (Independiente Medellín; 22 goals) |
| 9 | 1956 | 1956 | Atlético Quindío (1) | Millonarios | Francisco Lombardo | Jaime Gutiérrez (Atlético Quindío; 21 goals) |
| 10 | 1957 | 1957 | Independiente Medellín (2) | Deportes Tolima | René Seghini | José Vicente Grecco (Independiente Medellín; 30 goals) |
| 11 | 1958 | 1958 | Santa Fe (2) | Millonarios | Julio Tocker | José Américo Montanini (Atlético Bucaramanga; 36 goals) |
| 12 | 1959 | 1959 | Millonarios (5) | Independiente Medellín | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Felipe Marino (Cúcuta Deportivo / Independiente Medellín; 35 goals) |
| 13 | 1960 | 1960 | Santa Fe (3) | América de Cali | Julio Tocker | Walter Marcolini (Deportivo Cali; 30 goals) |
| 14 | 1961 | 1961 | Millonarios (6) | Independiente Medellín | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Alberto Perazzo (Santa Fe; 32 goals) |
| 15 | 1962 | 1962 | Millonarios (7) | Deportivo Cali | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | José Omar Verdún (Cúcuta Deportivo; 36 goals) |
| 16 | 1963 | 1963 | Millonarios (8) | Santa Fe | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Omar Devani (Atlético Bucaramanga; 36 goals) José Omar Verdún (Cúcuta Deportivo; 36 goals) |
| 17 | 1964 | 1964 | Millonarios (9) | Cúcuta Deportivo | Efraín Sánchez | Omar Devani (Unión Magdalena / Atlético Bucaramanga; 28 goals) |
| 18 | 1965 | 1965 | Deportivo Cali (1) | Atlético Nacional | Francisco Villegas | Perfecto Rodríguez (Independiente Medellín; 38 goals) |
| 19 | 1966 | 1966 | Santa Fe (4) | Independiente Medellín | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Omar Devani (Santa Fe; 31 goals) |
| 20 | 1967 | 1967 | Deportivo Cali (2) | Millonarios | Francisco Villegas | José María Ferrero (Millonarios; 38 goals) |
| 21 | 1968 | 1968 | Unión Magdalena (1) | Deportivo Cali | Antonio Julio de la Hoz | José María Ferrero (Millonarios; 32 goals) |
| 22 | 1969 | 1969 | Deportivo Cali (3) | América de Cali | Francisco Villegas | Hugo Lóndero (América de Cali; 25 goals) |
| 23 | 1970 | 1970 | Deportivo Cali (4) | Junior | Roberto Reskín | José María Ferrero (Cúcuta Deportivo; 27 goals) Walter Sossa (Santa Fe; 27 goals) |
| 24 | 1971 | 1971 | Santa Fe (5) | Atlético Nacional | Vladimir Popović | Hugo Lóndero (Cúcuta Deportivo; 30 goals) Apolinar Paniagua (Deportivo Pereira; 30 goals) |
| 25 | 1972 | 1972 | Millonarios (10) | Deportivo Cali | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Hugo Lóndero (Cúcuta Deportivo; 27 goals) |
| 26 | 1973 | 1973 | Atlético Nacional (2) | Millonarios | César López Fretes | Nelson Silva Pacheco (Cúcuta Deportivo / Junior; 36 goals) |
| 27 | 1974 | 1974 | Deportivo Cali (5) | Atlético Nacional | Vladimir Popović | Víctor Ephanor (Junior; 33 goals) |
| 28 | 1975 | 1975 | Santa Fe (6) | Millonarios | Francisco Hormazábal | Jorge Ramón Cáceres (Deportivo Pereira; 35 goals) |
| 29 | 1976 | 1976 | Atlético Nacional (3) | Deportivo Cali | Osvaldo Zubeldía | Miguel Angel Converti (Millonarios; 33 goals) |
| 30 | 1977 | 1977 | Junior (1) | Deportivo Cali | Juan Ramón Verón | Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino (Atlético Nacional; 33 goals) |
| 31 | 1978 | 1978 | Millonarios (11) | Deportivo Cali | Pedro Dellacha | Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino (Atlético Nacional; 36 goals) |
| 32 | 1979 | 1979 | América de Cali (1) | Santa Fe | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Juan José Irigoyén (Millonarios; 36 goals) |
| 33 | 1980 | 1980 | Junior (2) | Deportivo Cali | José Varacka | Sergio Cierra (Deportivo Pereira; 26 goals) |
| 34 | 1981 | 1981 | Atlético Nacional (4) | Deportes Tolima | Osvaldo Zubeldía | Víctor Hugo del Río (Deportes Tolima; 29 goals) |
| 35 | 1982 | 1982 | América de Cali (2) | Deportes Tolima | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Miguel Oswaldo González (Atlético Bucaramanga; 27 goals) |
| 36 | 1983 | 1983 | América de Cali (3) | Junior | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Hugo Gottardi (Santa Fe; 29 goals) |
| 37 | 1984 | 1984 | América de Cali (4) | Millonarios | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Hugo Gottardi (Independiente Santa Fe; 23 goals) |
| 38 | 1985 | 1985 | América de Cali (5) | Deportivo Cali | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Miguel Oswaldo González (Atlético Bucaramanga; 34 goals) |
| 39 | 1986 | 1986 | América de Cali (6) | Deportivo Cali | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Héctor Ramón Sossa (Independiente Medellín; 23 goals) |
| 40 | 1987 | 1987 | Millonarios (12) | América de Cali | Luis Augusto García | Jorge Aravena (Deportivo Cali; 23 goals) |
| 41 | 1988 | 1988 | Millonarios (13) | Atlético Nacional | Luis Augusto García | Sergio Angulo (Santa Fe; 29 goals) |
| 42 | 1989 | 1989 | Championship not awarded | Championship not awarded | Championship not awarded | Championship not awarded | Championship not awarded |
| 43 | 1990 | 1990 | América de Cali (7) | Atlético Nacional | Gabriel Ochoa Uribe | Antony de Ávila (América de Cali; 25 goals) |
| 44 | 1991 | 1991 | Atlético Nacional (5) | América de Cali | Hernán Darío Gómez | Iván Valenciano (Junior; 30 goals) |
| 45 | 1992 | 1992 | América de Cali (8) | Atlético Nacional | Francisco Maturana | John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional; 25 goals) |
| 46 | 1993 | 1993 | Junior (3) | Independiente Medellín | Julio Comesaña | Miguel Guerrero (Junior; 34 goals) |
| 47 | 1994 | 1994 | Atlético Nacional (6) | Millonarios | Juan José Peláez | Rubén Darío Hernández (Independiente Medellín / Deportivo Pereira / América de Cali; 32 goals) |
| 48 | 1995 | 1995 | Junior (4) | América de Cali | Carlos Restrepo | Iván Valenciano (Junior; 24 goals) |
| 49 | 1995–96 | 1995–96 | Deportivo Cali (6) | Millonarios | Fernando Castro | Iván Valenciano (Junior; 36 goals) |
| 50 | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | América de Cali (9) | Atlético Bucaramanga | Luis Augusto García | Hamilton Ricard (Deportivo Cali; 36 goals) |
| 51 | 1998 | 1998 | Deportivo Cali (7) | Once Caldas | José Eugenio Hernández | Víctor Bonilla (Deportivo Cali; 37 goals) |
| 52 | 1999 | 1999 | Atlético Nacional (7) | América de Cali | Luis Fernando Suárez | Sergio Galván Rey (Once Caldas; 26 goals) |
| 53 | 2000 | 2000 | América de Cali (10) | Junior | Jaime de la Pava | Carlos Alberto Castro (Millonarios; 24 goals) |
| 54 | 2001 | 2001 | América de Cali (11) | Independiente Medellín | Jaime de la Pava | Carlos Alberto Castro (Millonarios; 29 goals) Jorge Horacio Serna (Independiente Medellín; 29 goals) |
| 55 | 2002 | Apertura | América de Cali (12) | Atlético Nacional | Jaime de la Pava | Luis Fernando Zuleta (Unión Magdalena; 13 goals) |
| 56 | 2002 | Finalización | Independiente Medellín (3) | Deportivo Pasto | Víctor Luna | Orlando Ballesteros (Atlético Bucaramanga; 13 goals) Milton Rodríguez (Deportivo Pereira; 13 goals) |
| 57 | 2003 | Apertura | Once Caldas (2) | Junior | Luis Fernando Montoya | Arnulfo Valentierra (Once Caldas; 13 goals) |
| 58 | 2003 | Finalización | Deportes Tolima (1) | Deportivo Cali | Luis Augusto García | Léider Preciado (Deportivo Cali; 17 goals) |
| 59 | 2004 | Apertura | Independiente Medellín (4) | Atlético Nacional | Pedro Sarmiento | Sergio Herrera (América de Cali; 13 goals) |
| 60 | 2004 | Finalización | Junior (5) | Atlético Nacional | Miguel Ángel López | Leonardo Fabio Moreno (América de Cali; 15 goals) Léider Preciado (Santa Fe; 15 goals) |
| 61 | 2005 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (8) | Santa Fe | Santiago Escobar | Víctor Aristizábal (Atlético Nacional; 16 goals) |
| 62 | 2005 | Finalización | Deportivo Cali (8) | Real Cartagena | Pedro Sarmiento | Jámerson Rentería (Real Cartagena; 12 goals) Hugo Rodallega (Deportivo Cali; 12 goals) |
| 63 | 2006 | Apertura | Deportivo Pasto (1) | Deportivo Cali | Óscar Héctor Quintabani | Jorge Díaz Moreno (Cúcuta Deportivo; 15 goals) |
| 64 | 2006 | Finalización | Cúcuta Deportivo (1) | Deportes Tolima | Jorge Luis Pinto | Diego Álvarez (Independiente Medellín; 11 goals) Jhon Charría (Deportes Tolima; 11 goals) |
| 65 | 2007 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (9) | Atlético Huila | Óscar Héctor Quintabani | Fredy Montero (Atlético Huila; 13 goals) Sergio Galván Rey (Atlético Nacional; 13 goals) |
| 66 | 2007 | Finalización | Atlético Nacional (10) | La Equidad | Óscar Héctor Quintabani | Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas; 16 goals) |
| 67 | 2008 | Apertura | Boyacá Chicó (1) | América de Cali | Alberto Gamero | Miguel Caneo (Boyacá Chicó; 13 goals) Iván Velásquez (Deportes Quindío; 13 goals) |
| 68 | 2008 | Finalización | América de Cali (13) | Independiente Medellín | Diego Umaña | Fredy Montero (Deportivo Cali; 16 goals) |
| 69 | 2009 | Apertura | Once Caldas (3) | Junior | Javier Álvarez | Teófilo Gutiérrez (Junior; 16 goals) |
| 70 | 2009 | Finalización | Independiente Medellín (5) | Atlético Huila | Leonel Álvarez | Jackson Martínez (Independiente Medellín; 18 goals) |
| 71 | 2010 | Apertura | Junior (6) | La Equidad | Diego Umaña | Carlos Bacca (Junior; 12 goals) Carlos Rentería (La Equidad; 12 goals) |
| 72 | 2010 | Finalización | Once Caldas (4) | Deportes Tolima | Juan Carlos Osorio | Wilder Medina (Deportes Tolima; 16 goals) Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas; 16 goals) |
| 73 | 2011 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (11) | La Equidad | Santiago Escobar | Carlos Rentería (Atlético Nacional; 12 goals) |
| 74 | 2011 | Finalización | Junior (7) | Once Caldas | José Eugenio Hernández | Carlos Bacca (Junior; 12 goals) |
| 75 | 2012 | Apertura | Santa Fe (7) | Deportivo Pasto | Wilson Gutiérrez | Robin Ramírez (Deportes Tolima; 13 goals) |
| 76 | 2012 | Finalización | Millonarios (14) | Independiente Medellín | Hernán Torres | Henry Hernández (Cúcuta Deportivo; 9 goals) Carmelo Valencia (La Equidad; 9 goals) Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 9 goals) |
| 77 | 2013 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (12) | Santa Fe | Juan Carlos Osorio | Wilder Medina (Santa Fe; 12 goals) |
| 78 | 2013 | Finalización | Atlético Nacional (13) | Deportivo Cali | Juan Carlos Osorio | Dayro Moreno (Millonarios; 16 goals) Luis Carlos Ruiz (Junior; 16 goals) |
| 79 | 2014 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (14) | Junior | Juan Carlos Osorio | Dayro Moreno (Millonarios; 12 goals) |
| 80 | 2014 | Finalización | Santa Fe (8) | Independiente Medellín | Gustavo Costas | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 16 goals) |
| 81 | 2015 | Apertura | Deportivo Cali (9) | Independiente Medellín | Fernando Castro | Fernando Uribe (Millonarios; 15 goals) |
| 82 | 2015 | Finalización | Atlético Nacional (15) | Junior | Reinaldo Rueda | Jefferson Duque (Atlético Nacional; 15 goals) |
| 83 | 2016 | Apertura | Independiente Medellín (6) | Junior | Leonel Álvarez | Miguel Borja (Cortuluá; 19 goals) |
| 84 | 2016 | Finalización | Santa Fe (9) | Deportes Tolima | Gustavo Costas | Ayron del Valle (Millonarios; 12 goals) |
| 85 | 2017 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (16) | Deportivo Cali | Reinaldo Rueda | Dayro Moreno (Atlético Nacional; 14 goals) |
| 86 | 2017 | Finalización | Millonarios (15) | Santa Fe | Miguel Ángel Russo | Yimmi Chará (Junior; 11 goals) Ayron del Valle (Millonarios; 11 goals) Dayro Moreno (Atlético Nacional; 11 goals) Carmelo Valencia (La Equidad; 11 goals) |
| 87 | 2018 | Apertura | Deportes Tolima (2) | Atlético Nacional | Alberto Gamero | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 12 goals) |
| 88 | 2018 | Finalización | Junior (8) | Independiente Medellín | Julio Comesaña | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 20 goals) |
| 89 | 2019 | Apertura | Junior (9) | Deportivo Pasto | Julio Comesaña | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 21 goals) |
| 90 | 2019 | Finalización | América de Cali (14) | Junior | Alexandre Guimarães | Germán Cano (Independiente Medellín; 13 goals) Michael Rangel (América de Cali; 13 goals) |
| 91 | 2020 | 2020 | América de Cali (15) | Santa Fe | Juan Cruz Real | Miguel Borja (Junior; 14 goals) |
| 92 | 2021 | Apertura | Deportes Tolima (3) | Millonarios | Hernán Torres | Jefferson Duque (Atlético Nacional; 11 goals) Fernando Uribe (Millonarios; 11 goals) Diego Herazo (La Equidad; 11 goals) |
| 93 | 2021 | Finalización | Deportivo Cali (10) | Deportes Tolima | Rafael Dudamel | Harold Preciado (Deportivo Cali; 13 goals) |
| 94 | 2022 | Apertura | Atlético Nacional (17) | Deportes Tolima | Hernán Herrera | Dayro Moreno (Atlético Bucaramanga; 13 goals) |
| 95 | 2022 | Finalización | Deportivo Pereira (1) | Independiente Medellín | Alejandro Restrepo | Leonardo Castro (Deportivo Pereira; 15 goals) |
| 96 | 2023 | Apertura | Millonarios (16) | Atlético Nacional | Alberto Gamero | Marco Pérez (Águilas Doradas; 13 goals) |
| 97 | 2023 | Finalización | Junior (10) | Independiente Medellín | Arturo Reyes | Carlos Bacca (Junior; 18 goals) |
| 98 | 2024 | Apertura | Atlético Bucaramanga (1) | Santa Fe | Rafael Dudamel | Carlos Bacca (Junior; 12 goals) Hugo Rodallega (Santa Fe; 12 goals) |
| 99 | 2024 | Finalización | Atlético Nacional (18) | Deportes Tolima | Efraín Juárez | Daniel Moreno (Deportivo Pasto; 17 goals) |
Source for champions and runners-up by season: RSSSF

## List of champions

* Teams in bold compete in the Categoría Primera A as of the 2025 season.
* Italics indicates clubs that no longer exist or disaffiliated from Dimayor.
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 18 | 12 | 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005–I, 2007–I, 2007–II, 2011–I, 2013–I, 2013–II, 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I, 2022–I, 2024–II | 1955, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002–I, 2004–I, 2004–II, 2018–I, 2023–I |
| 2 | Millonarios | 16 | 10 | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1978, 1987, 1988, 2012–II, 2017–II, 2023–I | 1950, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1995–96, 2021–I |
| 3 | América de Cali | 15 | 7 | 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996–97, 2000, 2001, 2002–I, 2008–II, 2019–II, 2020 | 1960, 1969, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2008–I |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 10 | 14 | 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1995–96, 1998, 2005–II, 2015–I, 2021–II | 1949, 1962, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2003–II, 2006–I, 2013–II, 2017–I |
| 4 | Junior | 10 | 10 | 1977, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2004–II, 2010–I, 2011–II, 2018–II, 2019–I, 2023–II | 1948, 1970, 1983, 2000, 2003–I, 2009–I, 2014–I, 2015–II, 2016–I, 2019–II |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 9 | 7 | 1948, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1975, 2012–I, 2014–II, 2016–II | 1963, 1979, 2005–I, 2013–I, 2017–II, 2020, 2024–I |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 12 | 1955, 1957, 2002–II, 2004–I, 2009–II, 2016–I | 1959, 1961, 1966, 1993, 2001, 2008–II, 2012–II, 2014–II, 2015–I, 2018–II, 2022–II, 2023–II |
| 8 | Once Caldas | 4 | 2 | 1950, 2003–I, 2009–I, 2010–II | 1998, 2011–II |
| 9 | Deportes Tolima | 3 | 9 | 2003–II, 2018–I, 2021–I | 1957, 1981, 1982, 2006–II, 2010–II, 2016–II, 2021–II, 2022–I, 2024–II |
| 10 | Deportivo Pasto | 1 | 3 | 2006–I | 2002–II, 2012–I, 2019–I |
| 10 | Deportes Quindío | 1 | 2 | 1956 | 1953, 1954 |
| 10 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 1 | 1 | 2006–II | 1964 |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 | 1 | 2024–I | 1996–97 |
| 10 | Unión Magdalena | 1 | — | 1968 | — |
| 10 | Boyacá Chicó | 1 | — | 2008–I | — |
| 10 | Deportivo Pereira | 1 | — | 2022–II | — |
Source: RSSSF