# 2017 Categoría Primera A season

The 2017 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2017 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Santa Fe were the defending champions having won the title in the 2016 season's Finalización tournament. The season started on 3 February and concluded on 17 December.
In the Torneo Apertura, Atlético Nacional won its sixteenth title after beating Deportivo Cali in the finals, while in the Torneo Finalización Millonarios defeated crosstown rivals Santa Fe in the finals to win its fifteenth title.

## Format

The league was played under the same format used since the 2015 season. The Apertura and Finalización tournaments were divided into three stages: a First Stage which was contested on a single round-robin basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more for a total of 20 matches. The top eight teams after the twenty rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which was played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of the final in each tournament was declared the tournament champion and will participate in the 2018 Copa Libertadores, as well as the top team in the aggregate table not yet qualified and the Copa Colombia champions. The next four best teams in the aggregate table qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.

## Teams

20 teams took part, eighteen of them returning from last season plus América de Cali and Tigres, who were promoted from the 2016 Primera B. The former returned to the top tier after 5 years while the latter competed in the Primera A for the first time ever. Both promoted teams replaced Boyacá Chicó and Fortaleza who were relegated at the end of the last season.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Manager | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alianza Petrolera | Juan Cruz Real | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata | 10,400 |
| América de Cali | Jorge da Silva | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 33,130 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Jaime de la Pava | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López$^a$ | 28,000 |
| Atlético Huila | Néstor Craviotto | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid | 22,000 |
| Atlético Nacional | Juan Manuel Lillo | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 40,043 |
| Cortuluá | Néstor Otero | Tuluá | Pascual Guerrero$^b$ | 33,130 |
| Deportes Tolima | Alberto Gamero | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 28,100 |
| Deportivo Cali | Sergio Angulo (caretaker) | Cali | Deportivo Cali$^c$ | 52,000 |
| Deportivo Pasto | Flabio Torres | Pasto | Departamental Libertad | 20,665 |
| Envigado | Rubén Darío Bedoya | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 11,000 |
| Independiente Medellín | Ismael Rescalvo (caretaker) | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 40,043 |
| Jaguares | Hubert Bodhert | Montería | Jaraguay | 12,000 |
| Junior | Julio Comesaña | Barranquilla | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez$^d$ | 49,692 |
| La Equidad | Luis Fernando Suárez | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo$^e$ | 8,000 |
| Millonarios | Miguel Ángel Russo | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho El Campín | 36,343 |
| Once Caldas | Herney Duque (caretaker) | Manizales | Palogrande | 28,678 |
| Patriotas | Diego Corredor | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 |
| Rionegro Águilas | Diego Edison Umaña | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 14,000 |
| Santa Fe | Gregorio Pérez | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho El Campín | 36,343 |
| Tigres | John Jairo Bodmer | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo$^f$ | 8,000 |
a: Played its Torneo Apertura home games at Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado in Floridablanca due to remodeling works at Estadio Alfonso López. b: Temporarily plays its home games at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali since Estadio Doce de Octubre failed to meet league requirements. Cortuluá used the Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar in Palmira for its home game against Deportes Tolima. c: Deportivo Cali used the Estadio Pascual Guerrero for its home games against Atlético Huila and Cortuluá. d: Junior used the Estadio Jaime Morón León in Cartagena for its home games until late March due to works on the pitch at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez. e: La Equidad used the Estadio El Campín for its home games against América de Cali and Atlético Nacional. f: Tigres used the Estadio El Campín for its home game against Atlético Nacional.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Torneo Apertura |||||||
| Junior | Giovanni Hernández | Sacked | 21 November 2016 | Pre-season | Alberto Gamero | 21 December 2016 |
| Patriotas | Harold Rivera | Resigned | 5 December 2016 | Pre-season | Diego Corredor | 14 December 2016 |
| Independiente Medellín | Leonel Álvarez | Sacked | 7 December 2016 | Pre-season | Luis Zubeldía | 14 December 2016 |
| Atlético Huila | Virgilio Puerto | End of caretaker spell | 12 December 2016 | Pre-season | Jorge Vivaldo | 12 December 2016 |
| Deportivo Pasto | José Fernando Santa | Sacked | 15 December 2016 | Pre-season | Flabio Torres | 18 December 2016 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Flabio Torres | Sacked | 16 December 2016 | Pre-season | Harold Rivera | 18 December 2016 |
| Deportes Tolima | Alberto Gamero | Signed by Junior | 18 December 2016 | Pre-season | Gregorio Pérez | 23 December 2016 |
| Millonarios | Diego Cocca | Resigned | 21 December 2016 | Pre-season | Miguel Ángel Russo | 22 December 2016 |
| Deportes Tolima | Gregorio Pérez | Sacked | 8 February | 7th | Óscar Héctor Quintabani | 10 February |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Harold Rivera | Sacked | 5 March | 11th | Fernando Castro | 9 March |
| Deportivo Cali | Mario Yepes | Resigned | 9 March | 9th | Héctor Cárdenas | 13 March |
| Junior | Alberto Gamero | Sacked | 26 March | 19th | Julio Comesaña | 29 March |
| Rionegro Águilas | Néstor Otero | Resigned | 17 April | 18th | Óscar Pérez | 4 May |
| Once Caldas | Hernán Lisi | Mutual consent | 24 April | 16th | Herney Duque | 24 April |
| Atlético Huila | Jorge Vivaldo | Mutual consent | 22 May | 19th | Jorge Bermúdez | 22 May |
| Cortuluá | Jaime de la Pava | End of contract | 29 May | 20th | Néstor Otero | 30 May |
| Once Caldas | Herney Duque | End of caretaker spell | 29 May | 16th | Francisco Maturana | 2 June |
| La Equidad | Arturo Boyacá | Sacked | 1 June | 13th | Luis Fernando Suárez | 2 June |
| Deportes Tolima | Óscar Héctor Quintabani | Sacked | 2 June | 17th | José Eugenio Hernández | 6 June |
| Atlético Huila | Jorge Bermúdez | End of caretaker spell | 5 June | 15th | Néstor Craviotto | 6 June |
| Independiente Medellín | Luis Zubeldía | Resigned | 6 June | 2nd, Quarterfinals | Juan José Peláez | 11 June |
| Santa Fe | Gustavo Costas | Resigned | 9 June | 9th | Gregorio Pérez | 14 June |
| Torneo Finalización |||||||
| Atlético Nacional | Reinaldo Rueda | Resigned | 20 June | Pre-season | Juan Manuel Lillo | 21 June |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Fernando Castro | Resigned | 30 July | 19th | Jaime de la Pava | 2 August |
| Envigado | Ismael Rescalvo | Resigned | 2 August | 19th | Rubén Darío Bedoya | 2 August |
| Rionegro Águilas | Óscar Pérez | Sacked | 6 August | 20th | Diego Edison Umaña | 12 August |
| Deportes Tolima | José Eugenio Hernández | Sacked | 22 August | 11th | Alberto Gamero | 22 August |
| América de Cali | Hernán Torres | Resigned | 2 September | 14th | Jorge da Silva | 4 September |
| Independiente Medellín | Juan José Peláez | Mutual consent | 15 October | 9th | Ismael Rescalvo | 16 October |
| Deportivo Cali | Héctor Cárdenas | Sacked | 17 October | 11th | Sergio Angulo | 17 October |
| Alianza Petrolera | Jorge Luis Bernal | Sacked | 22 October | 20th | Juan Cruz Real | 24 October |
| Once Caldas | Francisco Maturana | Sacked | 14 November | 18th | Herney Duque | 14 November |

## Torneo Apertura
### First stage

The First stage began on 3 February and consisted of twenty rounds including a series of regional rivalries in the tenth round. It ended on 29 May with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout phase.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 49 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 42 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 35 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 4 | Millonarios | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 33 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 5 | Jaguares | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 31 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 30 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 7 | América de Cali | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 29 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 | |
| 11 | Patriotas | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 24 | |
| 12 | Junior | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 23 | |
| 13 | La Equidad | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 23 | |
| 14 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 21 | |
| 15 | Atlético Huila | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 21 | |
| 16 | Once Caldas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 21 | |
| 17 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | |
| 18 | Tigres | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 19 | |
| 19 | Envigado | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 18 | |
| 20 | Cortuluá | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 18 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | APE | AME | BUC | HUI | NAC | COR | TOL | CAL | PAS | ENV | DIM | JAG | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | RIO | SFE | TIG |
| Alianza Petrolera | — | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| América de Cali | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | — | 4–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 |
| Atlético Huila | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Atlético Nacional | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Cortuluá | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Deportes Tolima | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Deportivo Pasto | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |
| Envigado | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Independiente Medellín | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| Jaguares | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Junior | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| La Equidad | — | 0–3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Millonarios | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | — |
| Once Caldas | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | — | 0–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Patriotas | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| Rionegro Águilas | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Santa Fe | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — |
| Tigres | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

### Knockout phase bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jaguares | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jaguares | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Millonarios | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Millonarios | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Millonarios | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | América de Cali | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | América de Cali | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7 | América de Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jaguares | 3–6 | Atlético Nacional | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Deportivo Cali | 5–4 | Independiente Medellín | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| América de Cali | 1–0 | Deportivo Pasto | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–4 | Millonarios | 2–2 | 0–2 |

#### First leg

†: Match played behind closed doors.

#### Second leg
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Millonarios | 0–1 | Atlético Nacional | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| América de Cali | 0–2 | Deportivo Cali | 0–0 | 0–2 |

#### First leg

†: Match played behind closed doors.

#### Second leg
### Finals

Atlético Nacional won 5–3 on aggregate.
* Liga Águila 2017 Apertura Champions
* Atlético Nacional 16th Title

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dayro Moreno | Atlético Nacional | 14 |
| 2 | Feiver Mercado | Cortuluá | 11 |
| 2 | Jefferson Duque | Deportivo Cali | 11 |
| 4 | César Arias | Alianza Petrolera | 9 |
| 4 | Santiago Tréllez | Deportivo Pasto | 9 |
| 4 | Cristian Martínez Borja | América de Cali | 9 |
Source: Dimayor

## Torneo Finalización
### First stage

The First stage began on 7 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It concluded on 19 November with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Junior | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 39 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 39 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 38 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 4 | Millonarios | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 36 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 33 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 6 | América de Cali | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 31 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 7 | La Equidad | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 30 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 8 | Jaguares | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 28 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 9 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | |
| 10 | Atlético Huila | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Envigado | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 26 | |
| 12 | Tigres | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 26 | |
| 13 | Cortuluá | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 24 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 23 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 21 | |
| 16 | Patriotas | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 21 | |
| 17 | Once Caldas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 21 | |
| 18 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 19 | |
| 19 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 18 | |
| 20 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 18 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | APE | AME | BUC | HUI | NAC | COR | TOL | CAL | PAS | ENV | DIM | JAG | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | RIO | SFE | TIG |
| Alianza Petrolera | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| América de Cali | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Atlético Huila | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — |
| Cortuluá | 0–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Deportes Tolima | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Cali | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 4–2 | 1–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Pasto | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–4 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 |
| Envigado | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — |
| Independiente Medellín | 3–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Jaguares | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Junior | — | 3–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| La Equidad | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | — | — | — |
| Millonarios | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Once Caldas | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Patriotas | 2–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Rionegro Águilas | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Santa Fe | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 |
| Tigres | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | — | — |

### Knockout phase bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jaguares | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jaguares | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Santa Fe | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 2 | 2 (1) | 5 | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | 2 | Santa Fe | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Millonarios | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Millonarios | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Millonarios | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | La Equidad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | La Equidad | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Millonarios | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | América de Cali | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | Junior | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) | 6 | América de Cali | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | América de Cali (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América de Cali | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Junior | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Jaguares | 1–4 | Santa Fe | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Deportes Tolima | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| La Equidad | 2–3 | Millonarios | 1–1 | 1–2 |

#### Second leg
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América de Cali | 1–2 | Millonarios | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Deportes Tolima | 1–2 | Santa Fe | 0–1 | 1–1 |

#### Second leg
### Finals

Millonarios won 3–2 on aggregate.
* Liga Águila 2017 Finalización Champions
* Millonarios 15th Title

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Yimmi Chará | Junior | 11 |
| 1 | Ayron del Valle | Millonarios | 11 |
| 1 | Dayro Moreno | Atlético Nacional | 11 |
| 1 | Carmelo Valencia | La Equidad | 11 |
| 5 | Ángelo Rodríguez | Deportes Tolima | 9 |
| 6 | Wilson Morelo | Santa Fe | 8 |
| 6 | Marco Pérez | Deportes Tolima | 8 |
| 6 | Agustín Vuletich | Rionegro Águilas | 8 |
| 9 | Teófilo Gutiérrez | Junior | 7 |
| 9 | Pablo Rojas | Jaguares | 7 |
Source: Soccerway

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional (C) | 48 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 103 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Millonarios (C) | 50 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 86 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 76 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 72 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | América de Cali | 48 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 68 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Junior | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 64 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 63 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Jaguares | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 60 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Deportivo Pasto | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 57 | |
| 10 | Deportes Tolima | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 57 | |
| 11 | La Equidad | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 54 | |
| 12 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 48 | |
| 13 | Atlético Huila | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 48 | |
| 14 | Alianza Petrolera | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 46 | |
| 15 | Patriotas | 40 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 45 | |
| 16 | Tigres | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 45 | |
| 17 | Envigado | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 44 | |
| 18 | Once Caldas | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 42 | |
| 19 | Cortuluá | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 42 | |
| 20 | Rionegro Águilas | 40 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 39 | |
* ↑ Junior qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2017 Copa Colombia.

## Relegation

A separate table is kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. The table includes an average of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons. 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.
| Pos | Team | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | 2017 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 79 | 76 | 87 | 242 | 120 | 2.017 |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 70 | 73 | 69 | 212 | 120 | 1.767 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 62 | 70 | 69 | 201 | 120 | 1.675 |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 62 | 70 | 67 | 199 | 120 | 1.658 |
| 5 | Junior | 69 | 65 | 62 | 196 | 120 | 1.633 |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 67 | 66 | 53 | 186 | 120 | 1.55 |
| 7 | Deportes Tolima | 68 | 57 | 53 | 179 | 120 | 1.492 |
| 8 | Patriotas | 58 | 61 | 45 | 164 | 120 | 1.367 |
| 9 | Envigado | 61 | 51 | 44 | 156 | 120 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Rionegro Águilas | 54 | 60 | 39 | 153 | 120 | 1.275 |
| 11 | Once Caldas | 57 | 51 | 42 | 150 | 120 | 1.25 |
| 12 | La Equidad | 54 | 42 | 53 | 149 | 120 | 1.242 |
| 13 | Atlético Huila | 57 | 42 | 48 | 147 | 120 | 1.225 |
| 14 | Alianza Petrolera | 53 | 47 | 46 | 146 | 120 | 1.217 |
| 15 | Deportivo Pasto | 39 | 44 | 56 | 139 | 120 | 1.158 |
| 16 | América de Cali | 31 | 46 | 60 | 137 | 120 | 1.142 |
| 17 | Jaguares | 31 | 46 | 59 | 136 | 120 | 1.133 |
| 18 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 31 | 55 | 47 | 133 | 120 | 1.108 |
| 19 | Cortuluá (R) | 45 | 45 | 42 | 132 | 120 | 1.1 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
| 20 | Tigres (R) | 31 | 46 | 45 | 122 | 120 | 1.017 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
Source: Dimayor Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.