# 2016 Categoría Primera A season

The 2016 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2016 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Atlético Nacional came in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2015 season's Finalización tournament.
20 teams competed against one another, eighteen returning from last season plus Atlético Bucaramanga and Fortaleza, who were promoted from the 2015 Primera B and will be returning to the top tier after 7 years and 1 year, respectively, replacing Uniautónoma and Cúcuta Deportivo who were relegated at the end of the last season.
Independiente Medellín won its sixth title in the Torneo Apertura after beating Junior in the finals, while in the Torneo Finalización Santa Fe won its ninth title after beating Deportes Tolima in the finals.

## Format

The league retained the format used in the most recent 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 2017 Copa Libertadores.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | 2015 season |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata | 14th |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López$^a$ | 1st (Primera B) |
| Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid$^b$ | 11th |
| Atlético Nacional | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 1st |
| Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 18th |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Doce de Octubre | 15th |
| Deportes Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro | 5th |
| Deportivo Cali | Cali | Deportivo Cali$^c$ | 4th |
| Deportivo Pasto | Pasto | Departamental Libertad | 16th |
| Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 8th |
| Fortaleza | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 3rd (Primera B) |
| Independiente Medellín | Medellín | Atanasio Girardot | 2nd |
| Jaguares | Montería | Jaraguay | 19th |
| Junior | Barranquilla | Metropolitano | 3rd |
| La Equidad | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 13th |
| Millonarios | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho$^d$ | 6th |
| Once Caldas | Manizales | Palogrande | 9th |
| Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 10th |
| Rionegro Águilas$^e$ | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 12th |
| Santa Fe | Bogotá | Nemesio Camacho$^d$ | 7th |
a: Temporarily plays its home games at Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado in Floridablanca due to remodeling works at Estadio Alfonso López. b: Temporarily played its home games at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué due to the temporary closure of Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid. c: Plays Sunday evening home games at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali. d: Temporarily played its home games at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo due to remodeling works at Estadio El Campín. e: Formerly known as Águilas Doradas.

## Torneo Apertura
### First stage

The First Stage began on 29 January 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 stage.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 40 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 39 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 3 | Millonarios | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 37 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 37 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 5 | Junior | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 37 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 6 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 34 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 8 | Cortuluá | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 31 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 9 | Patriotas | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 23 | |
| 14 | Jaguares | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 23 | |
| 15 | Envigado | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
| 16 | Atlético Huila | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 | |
| 17 | La Equidad | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 18 | Boyacá Chicó | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 17 | |
| 19 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 17 | |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 15 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | APE | BUC | HUI | NAC | BOY | COR | TOL | CAL | PAS | ENV | FOR | DIM | JAG | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | RIO | SFE |
| Alianza Petrolera | | 3–6 | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Huila | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | | | 0–0 | | |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | 7–0 | | | 2–0 | | | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | | 3–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 3–4 | | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Cortuluá | | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–0 | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | | | | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Deportivo Cali | 3–2 | | 5–1 | | | 3–2 | 5–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 3–4 |
| Deportivo Pasto | | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | |
| Envigado | 0–1 | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | 4–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Fortaleza | | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | |
| Independiente Medellín | 4–2 | | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | | 3–0 | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Jaguares | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | | | 2–1 |
| Junior | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | | | 1–0 | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| La Equidad | 3–1 | | | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | 0–3 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Millonarios | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | 3–1 | | | | 3–0 | | 2–0 |
| Once Caldas | | | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | | | | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | | 3–1 | | |
| Patriotas | | 3–3 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | |
| Rionegro Águilas | | | 3–1 | | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | |
| Santa Fe | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | 4–0 | | | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |

### Knockout phase bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Ind. Medellín | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Ind. Medellín (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (8) | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Cortuluá | 1 | 2 | 3 (7) | | | | | |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Cortuluá | 1 | 2 | 3 (7) | | | | | |
| 8 | Cortuluá | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cortuluá | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Ind. Medellín | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Rionegro Águilas | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rionegro Águilas | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | 2 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Junior (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| 3 | Millonarios | 0 | 4 | 4 (2) | 5 | Junior (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| 5 | Junior (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–3 | Independiente Medellín | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Rionegro Águilas | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Junior | 4–4 (4–2 p) | Millonarios | 2–0 | 2–4 |
| Cortuluá | 3–2 | Santa Fe | 2–1 | 1–1 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cortuluá | 3–3 (7–8 p) | Independiente Medellín | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Junior | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | 0–0 |

### Finals

* Liga Águila 2016 Apertura Champion
* Independiente Medellín 6th title

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Miguel Borja | Cortuluá | 19 |
| 2 | Vladimir Hernández | Junior | 13 |
| 3 | Luis Páez | Rionegro Águilas | 12 |
| 3 | Sergio Romero | Alianza Petrolera | 12 |
| 5 | Leonardo Castro | Independiente Medellín | 10 |
Source: DIMAYOR

## Torneo Finalización
### First stage

The First Stage began on 1 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It ended on 20 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 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 37 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 34 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 33 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 33 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 33 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 6 | Millonarios | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 7 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 32 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 8 | Patriotas | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 32 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| 9 | Envigado | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Junior | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 28 | |
| 12 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 26 | |
| 13 | Once Caldas | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | |
| 14 | La Equidad | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 23 | |
| 15 | Jaguares | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 23 | |
| 16 | Atlético Huila | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 23 | |
| 17 | Fortaleza | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 20 | |
| 18 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 20 | |
| 19 | Cortuluá | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 14 | |
| 20 | Boyacá Chicó | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 14 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | APE | BUC | HUI | NAC | BOY | COR | TOL | CAL | PAS | ENV | FOR | DIM | JAG | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | RIO | SFE |
| Alianza Petrolera | | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | 0–1 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Atlético Huila | 2–2 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Nacional | | | 4–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | |
| Boyacá Chicó | | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–4 | | 0–2 | | | | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | |
| Cortuluá | 1–0 | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | 3–4 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Deportes Tolima | | | 1–1 | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | |
| Deportivo Cali | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | |
| Deportivo Pasto | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Envigado | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | | | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Fortaleza | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–2 | | 1–2 | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Independiente Medellín | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | | |
| Jaguares | | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Junior | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| La Equidad | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Millonarios | 1–0 | 0–3 | | | | | | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Once Caldas | 1–1 | 3–0 | | | | | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | | 0–2 | | | | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Patriotas | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | | | | | 1–0 | | | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Rionegro Águilas | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 1–4 | | 2–2 | | | 4–0 | | | | | 0–4 |
| Santa Fe | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | | |
* ↑ DIMAYOR awarded a 3–0 away win in favor of Atlético Bucaramanga for pitch invasion by fans of Millonarios. Original result was a 0–1 win for Atlético Bucaramanga.

### Knockout phase bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Millonarios | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Millonarios | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Santa Fe | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Santa Fe | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | Santa Fe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Deportes Tolima | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Patriotas | 1 | 1 | 2 (0) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Patriotas | 1 | 1 | 2 (0) | 3 | Deportes Tolima (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | | | | | |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | | | | | |
| 7 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Millonarios | 2–4 | Atlético Nacional | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 3–2 | Deportivo Cali | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Patriotas | 2–2 (0–3 p) | Deportes Tolima | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 1–4 | Santa Fe | 1–2 | 0–2 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santa Fe | 5–1 | Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Deportes Tolima | 1–0 | 1–2 |

### Finals

* Liga Águila 2016 Finalización Champion
* Santa Fe 9th title

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ayron del Valle | Millonarios | 12 |
| 2 | Diego Álvarez | Patriotas | 11 |
| 3 | Darío Rodríguez | Atlético Bucaramanga | 10 |
| 4 | Luis Páez | Rionegro Águilas | 9 |
| 4 | Ángelo Rodríguez | Deportes Tolima | 9 |
Source: DIMAYOR

## 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, the 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 | 2014 Pts | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 63 | 79 | 76 | 218 | 116 | 1.879 |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 51 | 70 | 73 | 194 | 116 | 1.672 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 61 | 62 | 70 | 193 | 116 | 1.664 |
| 4 | Junior | 55 | 69 | 65 | 189 | 116 | 1.629 |
| 5 | Millonarios | 53 | 62 | 70 | 185 | 116 | 1.595 |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 47 | 67 | 66 | 180 | 116 | 1.552 |
| 7 | Rionegro Águilas | 57 | 54 | 60 | 171 | 116 | 1.474 |
| 8 | Deportes Tolima | 45 | 68 | 57 | 170 | 116 | 1.466 |
| 9 | Once Caldas | 57 | 57 | 51 | 165 | 116 | 1.422 |
| 10 | Patriotas | 45 | 58 | 61 | 164 | 116 | 1.414 |
| 11 | Envigado | 48 | 61 | 51 | 160 | 116 | 1.379 |
| 12 | Alianza Petrolera | 54 | 53 | 47 | 154 | 116 | 1.328 |
| 13 | Atlético Huila | 46 | 57 | 42 | 145 | 116 | 1.25 |
| 14 | La Equidad | 41 | 54 | 42 | 137 | 116 | 1.181 |
| 15 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 45 | 31 | 55 | 131 | 116 | 1.129 |
| 16 | Cortuluá | 35 | 45 | 45 | 125 | 116 | 1.078 |
| 17 | Jaguares | 45 | 31 | 46 | 122 | 116 | 1.052 |
| 18 | Deportivo Pasto | 38 | 39 | 44 | 121 | 116 | 1.043 |
| 19 | Boyacá Chicó (R) | 47 | 34 | 31 | 112 | 116 | 0.966 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
| 20 | Fortaleza (R) | 45 | 31 | 35 | 111 | 116 | 0.957 | Relegation to Categoría Primera B |
Source: DIMAYOR Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santa Fe (C) | 48 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 85 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 84 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín (C) | 48 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 83 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage |
| 4 | Millonarios | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 76 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 5 | Junior | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 71 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 70 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 7 | Patriotas | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 64 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 8 | Deportes Tolima | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 64 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 9 | Rionegro Águilas | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 62 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 44 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 62 | |
| 11 | Cortuluá | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 52 | |
| 12 | Once Caldas | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 51 | |
| 13 | Envigado | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 51 | |
| 14 | Alianza Petrolera | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 47 | |
| 15 | Jaguares | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 46 | |
| 16 | Deportivo Pasto | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 44 | |
| 17 | La Equidad | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 | |
| 18 | Atlético Huila | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 42 | |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 35 | |
| 20 | Boyacá Chicó | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 31 | |
* ↑ Independiente Medellín are qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Apertura champions, and Santa Fe are qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Finalización champions. Atlético Nacional are qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Copa Libertadores winners.
* ↑ Deportes Tolima are qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana as the Copa Colombia best team not qualified for Copa Libertadores.