Superliga Colombiana

The Superliga Colombiana (Colombian Superleague), officially known as Superliga BetPlay DIMAYOR due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is an official competition contested between the winners of the Apertura and Finalización tournaments of the Colombian Categoría Primera A.

The tournament is organized by the División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano, DIMAYOR. The competition was created in 2012 and is played by the end of January of every year, at the start of each season. Its current champion is Millonarios, who won their second title in 2024, while the most successful club is Santa Fe, with four titles.

Superliga BetPlay DIMAYOR
Superliga Colombiana
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
CountryColombia
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams2
Current championsMillonarios (2nd title)
(2024)
Most championshipsSanta Fe (4 titles)
TV partnersWin Sports+
Websitedimayor.com.co/super-liga-2/
Current: 2024 Superliga Colombiana

History

By early 2012, the idea of a super cup competition between the champions of the Copa Colombia and one of the Categoría Primera A champions was being considered for implementation by DIMAYOR as well as Postobón, who sponsored the competitions organized by DIMAYOR at the time. According to the then chairman of DIMAYOR Ramón Jesurún, the competition would be played in January prior to the start of each season, but the project was yet to be approved.

The Superliga was eventually greenlit by the Assembly of DIMAYOR held on 27 March 2012, in which it was decided that it would be contested by the champions of the two Primera A tournaments played in the previous season (Apertura and Finalización), instead of the Copa Colombia champions as it was originally planned. The first edition of the competition was played by Atlético Nacional and Junior, champions of the 2011 Apertura and 2011 Finalización respectively, in July 2012.

Starting from the 2014 edition, the Superliga champions were awarded a berth to the Copa Sudamericana, qualifying for the Colombia 2 berth of that competition. This arrangement lasted until 2016, due to the change of format of the CONMEBOL club competitions, which started being played simultaneously year-round as well as the fact that both of the Primera A champions are already entitled to play the Copa Libertadores. Due to this, the competition went to only offer an economic incentive to both participants.

For 2020, and due to the schedule saturation caused by the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament which was held in January 2020 as well as the 2020 Copa América which Colombia was originally selected to co-host and was scheduled for June, DIMAYOR considered playing the Superliga in May 2020 as a single match at a neutral venue outside the country, with Miami as the tentative host city, however, those plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the competition kept its usual home-and-away format.

Format

The competition is played as a double-legged series between the champions of the Categoría Primera A tournaments of the preceding season (Apertura and Finalización). The better placed team in the aggregate table of the previous season hosts the second leg. If both teams are tied in points at the end of the second leg, the team with the better goal difference will be the champion, and if still drawn the winner is decided in a penalty shootout.

In the event one team wins both tournaments of the season, its rival in the competition will be the best-placed team in the aggregate table of the previous season.

Editions

Ed. Year Apertura Champions Scores Finalización Champions
1
2012 Atlético Nacional 3–1
3–0
Junior
2
2013 Santa Fe 2–1
1–0
Millonarios
3
2014 Atlético Nacional 1–2
1–0
(3–4 p)
Deportivo Cali
4
2015 Atlético Nacional 2–1
0–2
Santa Fe
5
2016 Deportivo Cali 0–2
0–3
Atlético Nacional
6
2017 Independiente Medellín 0–0
0–1
Santa Fe
7
2018 Atlético Nacional 0–0
1–2
Millonarios
8
2019 Deportes Tolima 2–1
0–1
(0–3 p)
Junior
9
2020 Junior 1–2
2–0
América de Cali
10
2021 América de Cali 1–2
2–3
Santa Fe
11
2022 Deportes Tolima 1–1
1–0
Deportivo Cali
12
2023 Atlético Nacional 1–0
4–3
Deportivo Pereira
13
2024 Millonarios 0–1
2–0
Junior

Performance by club

Club Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Santa Fe
4
2013, 2015, 2017, 2021
Atlético Nacional
3
3
2012, 2016, 2023 2014, 2015, 2018
Junior
2
2
2019, 2020 2012, 2024
Millonarios
2
1
2018, 2024 2013
Deportivo Cali
1
2
2014 2016, 2022
Deportes Tolima
1
1
2022 2019
América de Cali
2
2020, 2021
Independiente Medellín
1
2017
Deportivo Pereira
1
2023

References

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