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{{short description|Top-division association football league in Colombia}}
{{Infobox football league
|name = Liga BetPlay Dimayor
|logo = BetPlay-Dimayor_logo.svg
|pixels = 170px
|country = [[Colombia]] 
|motto = 
|confed = [[CONMEBOL]]
|organiser = [[División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano|DIMAYOR]]
|founded= {{start date and age|1948|8|15|df=y}}
|teams = [[Categoría Primera A#Current teams|20]]
|relegation = [[Categoría Primera B]]
|levels = 1
|domest_cup = {{ubl|[[Copa Colombia]]|[[Superliga Colombiana]]}}
|confed_cup = [[Copa Libertadores]]<br />[[Copa Sudamericana]]
|top_goalscorer = [[Dayro Moreno]] (249 goals)
|most_appearances = [[Gabriel Berdugo]] (733)
|champions = [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] (10th title)
|season = [[2025 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Apertura|2025–I]]
|most successful club = [[Atlético Nacional]]<br />(18 titles)
|tv = [[Win Sports]], [[Win+ Fútbol]]
|website = {{URL|http://dimayor.com.co/}}
|current = [[2025 Categoría Primera A season|2025 season]]
}}

The '''Categoría Primera A''' ({{IPA|es|kateɣoˈɾi.a pɾiˈmeɾa ˈa}}), commonly referred to as '''Liga BetPlay Dimayor''' due to [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsorship]] by online betting company [[BetPlay]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elpais.com.co/deportes/futbol-colombiano/dimayor-presento-a-betplay-como-nuevo-patrocinador-del-futbol-colombiano.html|title=Dimayor presentó a Betplay como nuevo patrocinador del fútbol colombiano|trans-title=Dimayor presented Betplay as the new sponsor of Colombian football|language=es|publisher=[[El País (Colombia)|El País]]|date=22 January 2020|access-date=30 August 2023|archive-date=15 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015122253/https://www.elpais.com.co/deportes/futbol-colombiano/dimayor-presento-a-betplay-como-nuevo-patrocinador-del-futbol-colombiano.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/es/noticias/liga-colombiana-todos-campeones-historia|title=Liga Colombiana: Todos los campeones en la historia|website=Olympics.com|date=23 December 2024|access-date=25 January 2025}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/3336|title=IFFHS MEN'S STRONGEST NATIONAL LEAGUE IN THE WORLD - THE TOP 100|publisher=[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]]|date=21 January 2024|access-date=22 January 2024|archive-date=21 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121124524/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/3336|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Deportivo Independiente Medellin 1922.jpg|thumb|[[Independiente Medellín]] squad in 1922]]
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colfound.html |title=Colombia - Foundation Dates of Clubs |access-date=2023-02-02 |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927221618/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colfound.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ruíz Bonilla |first=Guillermo |title=La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano |year=2008 |publisher=Ediciones Dayscript |isbn=978-958-987-1300 |pages=12–14; 19}}</ref>
The [[1948 Campeonato Profesional|first tournament]] was organised by the [[Colombian Football Federation]] and [[División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano|DIMAYOR]] in 1948. Ten teams signed up for this first tournament, paying the required fee of 1,000 [[Colombian peso|pesos]]). Two teams each signed on from [[Bogotá]], [[Cali]], [[Manizales]], and [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]], plus one from [[Barranquilla]].<ref name="1948cp">{{cite book |last=Ruíz Bonilla |first=Guillermo |title=La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano |year=2008 |publisher=Ediciones Dayscript |isbn=978-958-987-1300 |page=51}}</ref> 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.<ref name="1948cp" />

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 [[Colombia national football team|national team]] and all its clubs from international competition. This period, which lasted from 1949 to 1954, is known as [[El Dorado (football)|El Dorado]].
[[File:Cali vs Nacional 16.jpg|thumb|[[Deportivo Cali]] vs [[Atlético Nacional]]]]
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 F.C.|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.<ref>{{cite web | last =Acosta | first =Andrés | title =Colombia - List of Cup Winners | work =Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | publisher =Andrés Acosta and RSSSF | date =2013-01-10 | url =https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colcuphist.html | access-date =2013-11-15 | archive-date =2022-09-26 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220926093952/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colcuphist.html | url-status =live }}</ref> Although the stars returned to their nations when Colombia rejoined the international fold in 1954, the era was never forgotten.<ref name="a">{{cite web |url=http://www.eltiempo.com/100/dk100/cronologia_centenario/ARTICULO-WEB-PLANT_NOTA_INTERIOR_100-7821763.html |title=El Tiempo - Colombia entra en la élite del fútbol mundial con 'la época de El Dorado' |language=es |access-date=2015-04-12 |archive-date=2012-06-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629014029/http://www.eltiempo.com/100/dk100/cronologia_centenario/ARTICULO-WEB-PLANT_NOTA_INTERIOR_100-7821763.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 [[Categoría Primera B|second]] and [[Primera C Colombia|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 Categoría Primera A season|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 Categoría Primera A season|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ligadeportiva.com/organization-of-colombian-football-league/|title=The Organization Of The Colombian Football League|publisher=Liga Deportiva|language=en|date=April 19, 2022|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=April 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427025947/https://ligadeportiva.com/organization-of-colombian-football-league/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Current teams==
{{Categoría Primera A teams table}}

==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.<ref name="champions">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colchamp.html|title=Colombia - List of Champions and Runners-Up|last1=Andres|first1=Juan Pablo|last2=Ballesteros|first2=Frank|date=22 May 2014|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207020018/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Teams that currently play are indicated in bold.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
* '''78''' seasons: '''[[Atlético Nacional|Atlético Nacional (Atlético Municipal)]]'''
* '''78''' seasons: '''[[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]'''
* '''78''' seasons: '''[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]'''
* '''75''' seasons: '''[[Deportivo Cali]]'''
* '''74''' seasons: '''[[Independiente Medellín]]'''
* '''72''' seasons: '''[[América de Cali]]'''
* '''72''' seasons: '''[[Once Caldas|Once Caldas (Deportes Caldas, Deportivo Manizales, Atlético Manizales, Cristal Caldas, Varta Caldas, Once Philips)]]'''
* '''70''' seasons: '''[[Deportes Tolima]]'''
* '''66''' seasons: '''[[Atlético Bucaramanga]]'''
* '''65''' seasons: '''[[Atlético Junior|Junior]]'''
* '''64''' seasons: '''[[Deportivo Pereira]]'''
* '''62''' seasons: [[Deportes Quindío|Deportes Quindío (Atlético Quindío)]]
* '''57''' seasons: [[Cúcuta Deportivo]]
* '''53''' seasons: '''[[Unión Magdalena|Unión Magdalena (Samarios)]]'''
* '''33''' seasons: '''[[Envigado F.C.|Envigado]]'''
* '''27''' seasons: [[Atlético Huila]]
* '''25''' seasons: '''[[Deportivo Pasto]]'''
* '''19''' seasons: '''[[Boyacá Chicó F.C.|Boyacá Chicó (Bogotá Chicó)]]'''
* '''19''' seasons: '''[[La Equidad]]'''
* '''16''' seasons: [[Cortuluá]]
* '''15''' seasons: '''[[Águilas Doradas|Águilas Doradas (Itagüí Ditaires, Águilas Pereira, Rionegro Águilas)]]'''
{{col-break|width=50%}}
* '''12''' seasons: [[Patriotas Boyacá|Patriotas]]
* '''12''' seasons: [[Real Cartagena]]
* '''11''' seasons: [[Alianza Petrolera F.C.|Alianza Petrolera]]
* '''10''' seasons: [[Jaguares de Córdoba|Jaguares]]
* '''9''' seasons: [[Boca Juniors de Cali|Boca Juniors]]
* '''8''' seasons: [[Sporting de Barranquilla|Sporting]]
* '''5''' seasons: [[National University of Colombia|Universidad]]
* '''4''' seasons: '''[[Fortaleza C.E.I.F.|Fortaleza]]'''
* '''4''' seasons: [[Once Caldas|Once Deportivo]]
* '''3''' seasons: [[Huracán de Medellín|Huracán]]
* '''2''' season: '''[[Alianza F.C. (Colombia)|Alianza]]'''
* '''2''' seasons: [[Uniautónoma FC|Uniautónoma]]
* '''2''' seasons: [[Deportivo Unicosta|Unicosta]]
* '''1''' season: [[Deportivo Barranquilla]]
* '''1''' season: [[Centauros Villavicencio]]
* '''1''' season: [[Leones F.C.|Leones]]
* '''1''' season: [[Libertad de Barranquilla|Libertad]]
* '''1''' season: '''[[Llaneros F.C.|Llaneros]]'''
* '''1''' season: [[Oro Negro]]
* '''1''' season: [[Tigres F.C.|Tigres]]
{{col-end}}

==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=La historia del trofeo de la Dimayor y que se les entrega a los campeones |trans-title=The history of Dimayor's trophy which is awarded to the champions |url=https://elcincocero.com/la-historia-del-trofeo-de-la-dimayor-y-que-se-les-entrega-a-los-campeones/ |publisher=El Cinco Cero |language=es |date=4 June 2023 |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> Along with the competition's official trophy, the champions are also awarded an additional trophy handed over by the league's sponsor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/deportes/estos-son-los-trofeos-que-reciben-los-campeones/20120715/nota/1722666.aspx|title=Estos son los trofeos que reciben los campeones|editor=Caracol Radio|language=es|date=14 July 2012|access-date=12 April 2015|archive-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415084450/http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/deportes/estos-son-los-trofeos-que-reciben-los-campeones/20120715/nota/1722666.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Clubs in international competitions==
{{main|Colombian football clubs in international competitions}}

==Players==
===Appearances===
{{updated|13 March 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.semana.com/imprimir/94906|title=Semana.com - Imprimir|website=www.semana.com|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011402/https://www.semana.com/imprimir/94906|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=20|Rank
!width=145|Player
!width=160|Years
!width=55|Appearances
|-
|1
|align=left| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Berdugo]]
|1968–1984||733<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dimayor.com.co/2022/03/gabriel-berdugo-el-defensa-con-mas-partidos-jugados-del-fpc/|author=[[División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano|DIMAYOR]]|title=Gabriel Berdugo: El defensa con más partidos jugados del FPC|date=March 2022 |access-date=2024-05-15|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/gabriel-berdugo-el-que-mas-partidos-jugo-en-el-futbol-colombiano-en-sus-70-anos-255546|author=[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]]|title=Gabriel Berdugo, el que más partidos jugó en el fútbol colombiano|date=14 August 2018 |access-date=2024-05-15|language=Spanish}}</ref>
|-
|2
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Alexis García]]
|1980–1998||723
|-
|3
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Arturo Segovia]]
|1963–1979||706
|-
|4
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Jorge Bermúdez]]
|1989–96, 2005, 2006–07||682
|-
|5
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Misael Flórez]]
|1962–1981||652
|}

===Top scorers===
{{updated|19 June 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.futbolred.com/futbol-colombiano/liga-betplay/asi-quedo-tabla-de-goleadores-del-fpc-tras-el-record-hecho-por-dayro-moreno-204677|title=Dayro, en la punta: así quedó tabla de goleadores históricos del FPC|trans-title=Dayro, at the top: this is how the ''FPC''′s table of historical scorers ended up|publisher=Futbolred|language=es|date=16 March 2024|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=20|Rank
!width=190|Player
!width=120|Years
!width=55|Goals
|-
|1
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]]
|2003–present||249<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/otros-equipos/dayro-moreno-hizo-historia-rompio-el-record-contra-medellin-maximo-goleador-del-fpc/|title=¡Dayro Moreno hizo historia! Rompió el récord contra Medellín: máximo goleador del FPC|trans-title=Dayro Moreno made history! He broke the record against Medellín: top goalscorer of the ''FPC''|website=[[El Espectador]]|language=es|date=16 March 2024|access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2
|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Galván Rey]]
|1996–2011||224<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapatria.com/deportes/hace-20-anos-empezo-la-historia-de-sergio-galvan-rey-en-el-once-caldas-248756|access-date=2016-03-13|title=Hace 20 años empezó la historia de Sergio Galván Rey en el Once Caldas|website=La Patria|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129045830/http://www.lapatria.com/deportes/hace-20-anos-empezo-la-historia-de-sergio-galvan-rey-en-el-once-caldas-248756|archive-date=2016-01-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|3
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Iván Valenciano]]
|1988–2009||217
|-
|4
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Hugo Lóndero]]
|1969–1981||211
|-
|5
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Oswaldo Palavecino]]
|1975–1985||204
|-
|6
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Jorge Ramírez Gallego]]
|1962–1975||201
|-
|7
|align=left| {{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Omar Devani]]
|1962–1975||200
|-
|8
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Víctor Aristizábal]]
|1990–2007||187
|-
|9
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Arnoldo Iguarán]]
|1977–1997||186
|-
|10
|align=left| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Willington Ortiz]]
|1972–1988||184
|}

==Champions by seasons==
The only tournament that was not awarded to a champion occurred in [[1989 Campeonato Profesional|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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ruiz Bonilla |first=Guillermo |title=La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano |trans-title=The Grand History of Colombian Professional Football |date=October 2008 |publisher=Ediciones Dayscript |language=es |isbn=978-958-98713-0-0 |pages=223}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/col89.html|title=Colombia 1989|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2023-02-02|archive-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323151443/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/col89.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width=px|Ed.
!colspan=2 width=60px |Season
! width=170px |Champion (title count) 
! width=170px |Runner-up
! width=180px |Winning manager
! width=520px |Leading goalscorer(s)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coltops.html |title=Colombian League Top Scorers |access-date=November 27, 2010 |work=website |publisher=RSSSF |date=March 6, 2008 |first1=José |last1=Arteaga |first2=Frank |last2=Ballesteros }}</ref>
|-
| {{center|1}} || colspan=2| [[1948 Campeonato Profesional|1948]] || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|PER}} Carlos Carrillo Nalda || {{flagicon|ARG}} Alfredo Castillo ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 31 goals)
|-
| {{center|2}} || colspan=2| [[1949 Campeonato Profesional|1949]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Aldabe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Pedro Cabillón ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 42 goals)
|-
| {{center|3}} || colspan=2| [[1950 Campeonato Profesional|1950]] || [[Once Caldas|Deportes Caldas]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Alfredo Cuezzo || {{flagicon|PAR|1842}} Casimiro Ávalos ([[Deportivo Pereira]]; 27 goals)
|-
| {{center|4}} || colspan=2| [[1951 Campeonato Profesional|1951]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Boca Juniors de Cali|Boca Juniors]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Adolfo Pedernera]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 31 goals)
|-
| {{center|5}} || colspan=2| [[1952 Campeonato Profesional|1952]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(3)}} || [[Boca Juniors de Cali|Boca Juniors]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Adolfo Pedernera]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 19 goals)
|-
| {{center|6}} || colspan=2| [[1953 Campeonato Profesional|1953]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(4)}} || [[Atlético Quindío]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Adolfo Pedernera]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Mario Garelli ([[Atlético Quindío]]; 20 goals)
|-
| {{center|7}} || colspan=2| [[1954 Campeonato Profesional|1954]] || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Atlético Quindío]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Paternoster]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Alberto Gambina ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 21 goals)
|-
| {{center|8}} || colspan=2| [[1955 Campeonato Profesional|1955]] || [[Independiente Medellín]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Delfín Benítez Cáceres]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Felipe Marino ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 22 goals)
|-
| {{center|9}} || colspan=2| [[1956 Campeonato Profesional|1956]] || [[Atlético Quindío]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Francisco Lombardo]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Jaime Gutiérrez ([[Atlético Quindío]]; 21 goals)
|-
| {{center|10}} || colspan=2| [[1957 Campeonato Profesional|1957]] || [[Independiente Medellín]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} René Seghini || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Vicente Grecco]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 30 goals)
|-
| {{center|11}} || colspan=2| [[1958 Campeonato Profesional|1958]] || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]  || {{flagicon|ARG}} Julio Tocker || {{flagicon|ARG}} José Américo Montanini ([[Atlético Bucaramanga]]; 36 goals)
|-
| {{center|12}} || colspan=2| [[1959 Campeonato Profesional|1959]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(5)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]]  || {{flagicon|ARG}} Felipe Marino ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]] / [[Independiente Medellín]]; 35 goals)
|-
| {{center|13}} || colspan=2| [[1960 Campeonato Profesional|1960]] || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(3)}} || [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Julio Tocker || {{flagicon|ARG}} Walter Marcolini ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 30 goals)
|-
| {{center|14}} || colspan=2| [[1961 Campeonato Profesional|1961]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(6)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto Perazzo ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 32 goals)
|-
| {{center|15}} || colspan=2| [[1962 Campeonato Profesional|1962]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(7)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] ||  {{flagicon|URU}} José Omar Verdún ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]]; 36 goals)
|-
| {{center|16}} || colspan=2| [[1963 Campeonato Profesional|1963]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(8)}} || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Omar Devani]] ([[Atlético Bucaramanga]]; 36 goals)<br />{{flagicon|URU}} José Omar Verdún ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]]; 36 goals)
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| {{center|17}} || colspan=2| [[1964 Campeonato Profesional|1964]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(9)}} || [[Cúcuta Deportivo]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Efraín Sánchez]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Omar Devani ([[Unión Magdalena]] / [[Atlético Bucaramanga]]; 28 goals)
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| {{center|18}} || colspan=2| [[1965 Campeonato Profesional|1965]] || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Francisco Villegas || {{flagicon|ARG}} Perfecto Rodríguez ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 38 goals)
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| {{center|19}} || colspan=2| [[1966 Campeonato Profesional|1966]] || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(4)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Omar Devani ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 31 goals)
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| {{center|20}} || colspan=2| [[1967 Campeonato Profesional|1967]] || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Francisco Villegas   || {{flagicon|ARG}} José María Ferrero ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 38 goals)
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| {{center|21}} || colspan=2| [[1968 Campeonato Profesional|1968]] || [[Unión Magdalena]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Antonio Julio de la Hoz || {{flagicon|ARG}} José María Ferrero ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 32 goals)
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| {{center|22}} || colspan=2| [[1969 Campeonato Profesional|1969]] || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(3)}} || [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Francisco Villegas || {{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hugo Lóndero]] ([[América de Cali]]; 25 goals)
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| {{center|23}} || colspan=2| [[1970 Campeonato Profesional|1970]] || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(4)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Reskín || {{flagicon|ARG}} José María Ferrero ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]]; 27 goals)<br />{{flagicon|URU}} Walter Sossa ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 27 goals)
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| {{center|24}} || colspan=2| [[1971 Campeonato Profesional|1971]] || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(5)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vladica Popović|Vladimir Popović]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|COL}} Hugo Lóndero ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]]; 30 goals)<br />{{flagicon|PAR}} Apolinar Paniagua ([[Deportivo Pereira]]; 30 goals)
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| {{center|25}} || colspan=2| [[1972 Campeonato Profesional|1972]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(10)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|COL}} Hugo Lóndero ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]]; 27 goals)
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| {{center|26}} || colspan=2| [[1973 Campeonato Profesional|1973]] || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|PAR}} [[César López Fretes]] || {{flagicon|URU}} Nelson Silva Pacheco ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]] / [[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 36 goals)
|-
| {{center|27}} || colspan=2| [[1974 Campeonato Profesional|1974]] || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(5)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vladica Popović|Vladimir Popović]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} Víctor Ephanor ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 33 goals)
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| {{center|28}} || colspan=2| [[1975 Campeonato Profesional|1975]] || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(6)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Francisco Hormazábal]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Ramón Cáceres ([[Deportivo Pereira]]; 35 goals)
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| {{center|29}} || colspan=2| [[1976 Campeonato Profesional|1976]] || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(3)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Osvaldo Zubeldía]]  || {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Angel Converti ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 33 goals)
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| {{center|30}} || colspan=2| [[1977 Campeonato Profesional|1977]] || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Ramón Verón]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 33 goals)
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| {{center|31}} || colspan=2| [[1978 Campeonato Profesional|1978]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(11)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pedro Dellacha]]  || {{flagicon|ARG}} Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 36 goals)
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| {{center|32}} || colspan=2| [[1979 Campeonato Profesional|1979]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan José Irigoyén ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 36 goals)
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| {{center|33}} || colspan=2| [[1980 Campeonato Profesional|1980]] || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Varacka]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Cierra ([[Deportivo Pereira]]; 26 goals)
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| {{center|34}} || colspan=2| [[1981 Campeonato Profesional|1981]] || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(4)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Osvaldo Zubeldía]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Víctor Hugo del Río ([[Deportes Tolima]]; 29 goals)
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| {{center|35}} || colspan=2| [[1982 Campeonato Profesional|1982]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Oswaldo González ([[Atlético Bucaramanga]]; 27 goals)
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| {{center|36}} || colspan=2| [[1983 Campeonato Profesional|1983]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(3)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hugo Gottardi]] ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 29 goals)
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| {{center|37}} || colspan=2| [[1984 Campeonato Profesional|1984]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(4)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hugo Gottardi]] ([[Independiente Santa Fe]]; 23 goals)
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| {{center|38}} || colspan=2| [[1985 Campeonato Profesional|1985]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(5)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Oswaldo González ([[Atlético Bucaramanga]]; 34 goals)
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| {{center|39}} || colspan=2| [[1986 Campeonato Profesional|1986]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(6)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Ramón Sossa ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 23 goals)
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| {{center|40}} || colspan=2| [[1987 Campeonato Profesional|1987]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(12)}} || [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Augusto García ||  {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jorge Orlando Aravena Plaza|Jorge Aravena]] ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 23 goals)
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| {{center|41}} || colspan=2| [[1988 Campeonato Profesional|1988]] || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] {{small|(13)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Augusto García || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Sergio Angulo]] ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 29 goals)
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| {{center|42}} || colspan=2| [[1989 Campeonato Profesional|1989]] || colspan=5 style="text-align:center;" |''Championship not awarded''
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| {{center|43}} || colspan=2| [[1990 Campeonato Profesional|1990]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(7)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gabriel Ochoa Uribe]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Antony de Ávila]] ([[América de Cali]]; 25 goals)
|-
| {{center|44}} || colspan=2| [[1991 Categoría Primera A season|1991]] || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(5)}} || [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hernán Darío Gómez]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Iván Valenciano]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 30 goals)
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| {{center|45}} || colspan=2| [[1992 Categoría Primera A season|1992]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(8)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Francisco Maturana]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[John Jairo Tréllez]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 25 goals)
|-
| {{center|46}} || colspan=2| [[1993 Categoría Primera A season|1993]] || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(3)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Julio Comesaña]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} Miguel Guerrero ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 34 goals)
|-
| {{center|47}} || colspan=2| [[1994 Categoría Primera A season|1994]] || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(6)}} || [[Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Juan José Peláez || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Rubén Darío Hernández]] ([[Independiente Medellín]] / [[Deportivo Pereira]] / [[América de Cali]]; 32 goals)
|-
| {{center|48}} || colspan=2| [[1995 Categoría Primera A season|1995]] || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(4)}} || [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Restrepo (football manager)|Carlos Restrepo]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Iván Valenciano]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 24 goals)
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| {{center|49}} || colspan=2| [[1995–96 Categoría Primera A season|1995–96]] || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(6)}} || [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Fernando Castro Lozada|Fernando Castro]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Iván Valenciano]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 36 goals)
|-
| {{center|50}} || colspan=2| [[1996–97 Categoría Primera A season|1996–97]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(9)}} || [[Atlético Bucaramanga]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Augusto García]]  ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hamilton Ricard]] ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 36 goals)
|-
| {{center|51}} || colspan=2| [[1998 Categoría Primera A season|1998]] || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(7)}} || [[Once Caldas]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Cheche Hernández|José Eugenio Hernández]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Víctor Bonilla]] ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 37 goals)
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| {{center|52}} || colspan=2| [[1999 Categoría Primera A season|1999]] || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(7)}} || [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Fernando Suárez]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Galván Rey]] ([[Once Caldas]]; 26 goals)
|-
|{{center|53}} ||colspan=2| [[2000 Categoría Primera A season|2000]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(10)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jaime de la Pava]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Alberto Castro ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 24 goals)
|-
|{{center|54}} ||colspan=2| [[2001 Categoría Primera A season|2001]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(11)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jaime de la Pava]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Alberto Castro ([[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]; 29 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Jorge Horacio Serna]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 29 goals)
|-
|{{center|55}} ||rowspan=2| [[2002 Categoría Primera A season|2002]] || Apertura || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(12)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jaime de la Pava]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Fernando Zuleta ([[Unión Magdalena]]; 13 goals)
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|{{center|56}} || Finalización || [[Independiente Medellín]] {{small|(3)}} || [[Deportivo Pasto]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Víctor Luna]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Orlando Ballesteros ([[Atlético Bucaramanga]]; 13 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Milton Rodríguez]] ([[Deportivo Pereira]]; 13 goals)
|-
|{{center|57}} ||rowspan=2| [[2003 Categoría Primera A season|2003]] || Apertura || [[Once Caldas]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Fernando Montoya]]  ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Arnulfo Valentierra]] ([[Once Caldas]]; 13 goals)
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|{{center|58}} ||Finalización || [[Deportes Tolima]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Augusto García]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Léider Preciado]] ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 17 goals)
|-
|{{center|59}} ||rowspan=2| [[2004 Categoría Primera A season|2004]] || Apertura || [[Independiente Medellín]] {{small|(4)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Pedro Sarmiento]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Sergio Herrera (footballer, born 1981)|Sergio Herrera]] ([[América de Cali]]; 13 goals)
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|{{center|60}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(5)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel Ángel López (footballer)|Miguel Ángel López]]  || {{flagicon|COL}} Leonardo Fabio Moreno ([[América de Cali]]; 15 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Léider Preciado]] ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 15 goals)
|-
|{{center|61}} ||rowspan=2| [[2005 Categoría Primera A season|2005]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(8)}} || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Santiago Escobar]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Víctor Aristizábal]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|62}} ||Finalización || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(8)}} || [[Real Cartagena]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Pedro Sarmiento]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} Jámerson Rentería ([[Real Cartagena]]; 12 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Hugo Rodallega]] ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 12 goals)
|-
|{{center|63}} ||rowspan=2| [[2006 Categoría Primera A season|2006]] || Apertura || [[Deportivo Pasto]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Óscar Héctor Quintabani]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jorge Díaz Moreno]] ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]]; 15 goals)
|-
|{{center|64}} ||Finalización || [[Cúcuta Deportivo]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Jorge Luis Pinto]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Diego Álvarez (footballer)|Diego Álvarez]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 11 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Jhon Charría]] ([[Deportes Tolima]]; 11 goals)
|-
|{{center|65}} ||rowspan=2| [[2007 Categoría Primera A season|2007]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(9)}} || [[Atlético Huila]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Óscar Héctor Quintabani]]||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Fredy Montero]] ([[Atlético Huila]]; 13 goals)<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Galván Rey]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 13 goals)
|-
|{{center|66}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(10)}} || [[La Equidad]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Óscar Héctor Quintabani]]||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]] ([[Once Caldas]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|67}} ||rowspan=2| [[2008 Categoría Primera A season|2008]] || Apertura || [[Boyacá Chicó F.C.|Boyacá Chicó]] {{small|(1)}} || [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Alberto Gamero]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel Caneo]] ([[Boyacá Chicó F.C.|Boyacá Chicó]]; 13 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} Iván Velásquez ([[Deportes Quindío]]; 13 goals)
|-
|{{center|68}} ||Finalización || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(13)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Diego Umaña]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Fredy Montero]] ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|69}} ||rowspan=2| [[2009 Categoría Primera A season|2009]] || Apertura || [[Once Caldas]] {{small|(3)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Javier Álvarez ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Teófilo Gutiérrez]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|70}} ||Finalización || [[Independiente Medellín]] {{small|(5)}} || [[Atlético Huila]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965)|Leonel Álvarez]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jackson Martínez]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 18 goals)
|-
|{{center|71}} ||rowspan=2| [[2010 Categoría Primera A season|2010]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(6)}} || [[La Equidad]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Diego Umaña]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Bacca]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 12 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Rentería (footballer, born 1986)|Carlos Rentería]] ([[La Equidad]]; 12 goals)
|-
|{{center|72}} ||Finalización || [[Once Caldas]] {{small|(4)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Carlos Osorio]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Wilder Medina]] ([[Deportes Tolima]]; 16 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]] ([[Once Caldas]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|73}} ||rowspan=2| [[2011 Categoría Primera A season|2011]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(11)}} || [[La Equidad]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Santiago Escobar]]  ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Rentería (footballer, born 1986)|Carlos Rentería]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 12 goals)
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|{{center|74}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(7)}} || [[Once Caldas]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Cheche Hernández|José Eugenio Hernández]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Bacca]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 12 goals)
|-
|{{center|75}} ||rowspan=2| [[2012 Categoría Primera A season|2012]] || Apertura || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(7)}} || [[Deportivo Pasto]] || {{flagicon|COL}} Wilson Gutiérrez ||  {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Robin Ramírez]] ([[Deportes Tolima]]; 13 goals)
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|{{center|76}} ||Finalización || [[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]] {{small|(14)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hernán Torres]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} Henry Hernández ([[Cúcuta Deportivo]]; 9 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Carmelo Valencia]] ([[La Equidad]]; 9 goals)<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Germán Cano]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 9 goals)
|-
|{{center|77}} ||rowspan=2| [[2013 Categoría Primera A season|2013]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(12)}} || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Carlos Osorio]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Wilder Medina]] ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 12 goals)
|-
|{{center|78}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(13)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Carlos Osorio]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]] ([[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]; 16 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Carlos Ruiz]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|79}} ||rowspan=2| [[2014 Categoría Primera A season|2014]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(14)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Carlos Osorio]] ||{{flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]] ([[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]; 12 goals)
|-
|{{center|80}} ||Finalización || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(8)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gustavo Costas]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Germán Cano]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|81}} ||rowspan=2| [[2015 Categoría Primera A season|2015]] || Apertura || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(9)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Fernando Castro Lozada|Fernando Castro]]||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Fernando Uribe]] ([[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]; 15 goals)
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|{{center|82}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(15)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Reinaldo Rueda]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jefferson Duque]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 15 goals)
|-
|{{center|83}} ||rowspan=2| [[2016 Categoría Primera A season|2016]] || Apertura || [[Independiente Medellín]] {{small|(6)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965)|Leonel Álvarez]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Miguel Borja]] ([[Cortuluá]]; 19 goals)
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|{{center|84}} ||Finalización || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(9)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Gustavo Costas]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Ayron del Valle]] ([[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]; 12 goals)
|-
|{{center|85}} ||rowspan=2| [[2017 Categoría Primera A season|2017]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(16)}} || [[Deportivo Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Reinaldo Rueda]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 14 goals)
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|{{center|86}} ||Finalización || [[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]] {{small|(15)}} || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel Ángel Russo]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Yimmi Chará]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 11 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Ayron del Valle]] ([[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]; 11 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 11 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Carmelo Valencia]] ([[La Equidad]]; 11 goals)
|-
|{{center|87}} ||rowspan=2| [[2018 Categoría Primera A season|2018]] || Apertura || [[Deportes Tolima]] {{small|(2)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Alberto Gamero]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Germán Cano]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 12 goals)
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|{{center|88}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(8)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Julio Comesaña]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Germán Cano]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 20 goals)
|-
|{{center|89}} ||rowspan=2| [[2019 Categoría Primera A season|2019]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(9)}} || [[Deportivo Pasto]] || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Julio Comesaña]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Germán Cano]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 21 goals)
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|{{center|90}} ||Finalización || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(14)}} || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] || {{flagicon|CRC}}{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alexandre Guimarães]] ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Germán Cano]] ([[Independiente Medellín]]; 13 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Michael Rangel]] ([[América de Cali]]; 13 goals)
|-
|{{center|91}} ||colspan=2| [[2020 Categoría Primera A season|2020]] || [[América de Cali]] {{small|(15)}} || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Cruz Real]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Miguel Borja]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 14 goals)
|-
|{{center|92}} ||rowspan=2| [[2021 Categoría Primera A season|2021]] || Apertura || [[Deportes Tolima]] {{small|(3)}} || [[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hernán Torres]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jefferson Duque]] ([[Atlético Nacional]]; 11 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Fernando Uribe]] ([[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]; 11 goals)<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Diego Herazo]] ([[La Equidad]]; 11 goals)
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|{{center|93}} ||Finalización || [[Deportivo Cali]] {{small|(10)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rafael Dudamel]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Harold Preciado]] ([[Deportivo Cali]]; 13 goals)
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|{{center|94}} ||rowspan=2| [[2022 Categoría Primera A season|2022]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(17)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hernán Darío Herrera|Hernán Herrera]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Dayro Moreno]] ([[Atlético Bucaramanga]]; 13 goals)
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|{{center|95}} ||Finalización || [[Deportivo Pereira]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Alejandro Restrepo]]  ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Leonardo Castro (footballer, born 1992)|Leonardo Castro]] ([[Deportivo Pereira]]; 15 goals)
|-
|{{center|96}} ||rowspan=2| [[2023 Categoría Primera A season|2023]] || Apertura || [[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]] {{small|(16)}} || [[Atlético Nacional]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Alberto Gamero]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Marco Pérez (Colombian footballer)|Marco Pérez]] ([[Águilas Doradas Rionegro|Águilas Doradas]]; 13 goals)
|-
|{{center|97}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] {{small|(10)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Arturo Reyes (footballer)|Arturo Reyes]] ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Bacca]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 18 goals)
|-
|{{center|98}} ||rowspan=2| [[2024 Categoría Primera A season|2024]] || Apertura || [[Atlético Bucaramanga]] {{small|(1)}} || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] || {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rafael Dudamel]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Bacca]] ([[Atlético Junior|Junior]]; 12 goals)<br/>{{flagicon|COL}} [[Hugo Rodallega]] ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 12 goals)
|-
|{{center|99}} ||Finalización || [[Atlético Nacional]] {{small|(18)}} || [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Efraín Juárez]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Daniel Moreno (Colombian footballer)|Daniel Moreno]] ([[Deportivo Pasto]]; 17 goals)
|-
|{{center|100}} ||rowspan=2| [[2025 Categoría Primera A season|2025]] || Apertura || [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] {{small|(10)}} || [[Independiente Medellín]] || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Jorge Bava]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hugo Rodallega]] ([[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]; 16 goals)
|-
|{{center|101}} ||Finalización ||  ||  ||  || 
|}
Source for champions and runners-up by season: RSSSF<ref name="champions"/>

==List of champions==
*Teams in '''bold''' compete in the Categoría Primera A as of the [[2025 Categoría Primera A season|2025 season]].
*''Italics'' indicates clubs that no longer exist or disaffiliated from [[División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano|Dimayor]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!scope=col width=30 |Rank
!scope=col width=200|Club
!scope=col width=80 |Winners
!scope=col width=100|Runners-up
!scope=col class="unsortable" |Winning years
!scope=col class="unsortable" |Runners-up years
|-
|align="center"|1
| '''[[Atlético Nacional]]''' ||align="center" | 18 ||align=center| 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
|-
|align="center"|2
| '''[[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]''' ||align=center| 16 ||align=center| 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
|-
|align="center"|3
| '''[[América de Cali]]''' ||align=center| 15 ||align=center| 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
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|4
| '''[[Deportivo Cali]]''' ||align=center| 10 ||align=center| 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
|-
| '''[[Atlético Junior|Junior]]''' ||align=center| 10 ||align=center| 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
|-
| '''[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]''' ||align=center| 10 ||align=center| 7 || 1948, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1975, 2012–I, 2014–II, 2016–II, 2025–I || 1963, 1979, 2005–I, 2013–I, 2017–II, 2020, 2024–I
|-
|align="center"|7
| '''[[Independiente Medellín]]''' ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 13 ||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, 2025–I
|-
|align="center"|8
| '''[[Once Caldas]]''' ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 2 || 1950, 2003–I, 2009–I, 2010–II || 1998, 2011–II
|-
|align="center"|9
| '''[[Deportes Tolima]]''' ||align=center| 3 ||align=center| 9 || 2003–II, 2018–I, 2021–I || 1957, 1981, 1982, 2006–II, 2010–II, 2016–II, 2021–II, 2022–I, 2024–II
|-
|align="center" rowspan="7"|10
| '''[[Deportivo Pasto]]''' ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| 3 || 2006–I || 2002–II, 2012–I, 2019–I
|-
| [[Deportes Quindío]] ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| 2 || 1956 || 1953, 1954
|-
| [[Cúcuta Deportivo]] ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| 1 || 2006–II || 1964
|-
| '''[[Atlético Bucaramanga]]''' ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| 1 || 2024–I || 1996–97
|-
| '''[[Unión Magdalena]]''' ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| — || 1968 || —
|-
| '''[[Boyacá Chicó F.C.|Boyacá Chicó]]''' || align="center" | 1 ||align=center| — || 2008–I || —
|-
| '''[[Deportivo Pereira]]''' || align="center" | 1 ||align=center| — || 2022–II || —
|-
|}
<small>Source: [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colchamp.html RSSSF]</small>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[http://dimayor.com.co/ Dimayor Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20191016205956/https://fcf.com.co/ Colombian Federation] (archived 16 October 2019)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080626100846/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=col/ FIFA Association] (archived 26 June 2008)
*[https://int.soccerway.com/national/colombia/primera-a/2013/clausura/r20196/ Primera A – current season league table, recent results and upcoming fixtures at Soccerway]

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