Categoría Primera A

The Categoría Primera A is a Colombian professional league for football clubs. It is the highest division in the Colombian football league system. The league was founded in 1948.

 Format 
The league has 20 teams. The teams play through the Apertura and Finalización tournaments each year. Both tournaments are conducted according to an identical three-stage format.
The first stage is in round-robin format, with each team playing the other teams once for a total of 19 matches. The top eight teams then advance to a knockout round consisting of two groups, each team playing six times in a round-robin format. The two leaders of each group go to the final, which is played in a home and away leg system. The winner of the final is the champion. At the end of the Finalizacion tournament, a supercup is played between the winner of the Apertura tournament and the Finalizacion tournament. The winner of the supercup would be the grand champion.

 Teams 
TeamCityStadiumCapacityAlianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaDaniel Villa Zapata10,400América de CaliCaliPascual Guerrero33,130Atlético BucaramangaBucaramangaAlfonso López28,000Atlético NacionalMedellínAtanasio Girardot40,043Boyacá ChicóTunjaLa Independencia20,630Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaGeneral Santander42,901Deportes TolimaIbaguéManuel Murillo Toro28,100Deportivo CaliPalmiraDeportivo Cali44,000Deportivo PastoPastoDepartamental Libertad20,665Deportivo PereiraPereiraHernán Ramírez Villegas30,297EnvigadoEnvigadoPolideportivo Sur11,000Independiente MedellínMedellínAtanasio Girardot40,043JaguaresMonteríaJaraguay12,000JuniorBarranquillaMetropolitano Roberto Meléndez49,692La EquidadBogotáMetropolitano de Techo8,000MillonariosBogotáEl Campín36,343Once CaldasManizalesPalogrande28,678PatriotasTunjaLa Independencia20,630Rionegro ÁguilasRionegroAlberto Grisales14,000Santa FeBogotáEl Campín36,343

Category:Football in Colombia