2018 Categoría Primera A season

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Liga Águila
Season 2018
Champions Apertura: Deportes Tolima (2nd title)
Finalización: Junior (8th title)
Relegated Boyacá Chicó
Leones
Copa Libertadores Deportes Tolima
Junior
Independiente Medellín
Atlético Nacional (cup winners)
Copa Sudamericana Once Caldas
La Equidad
Rionegro Águilas
Deportivo Cali
Matches played 408
Goals scored 896 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura: Germán Cano (12 goals)
Finalización: Germán Cano (20 goals)
Biggest home win Deportivo Cali 4–0 Boyacá Chicó
(14 February)
Santa Fe 4–0 Jaguares
(25 February)
Deportivo Cali 4–0 Rionegro Águilas
(3 March)
La Equidad 4–0 Boyacá Chicó
(6 March)
Alianza Petrolera 4–0 Jaguares
(18 March)
Atlético Huila 4–0 América de Cali
(31 March)
Santa Fe 4–0 Alianza Petrolera
(11 August)
Patriotas 4–0 Jaguares
(27 August)
Junior 4–0 Patriotas
(17 October)
Deportivo Cali 4–0 Jaguares
(27 October)
La Equidad 4–0 Patriotas
(28 October)
Biggest away win Envigado 0–3 Santa Fe
(14 March)
Junior 0–3 Envigado
(21 March)
Envigado 0–3 Atlético Huila
(22 April)
Patriotas 0–3 Ind. Medellín
(28 September)
Rionegro Águilas 0–3 Santa Fe
(6 October)
Alianza Petrolera 0–3 Junior
(5 November)
Millonarios 0–3 Santa Fe
(11 November)
Highest scoring Junior 4–3 Deportes Tolima
(9 October)
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2018 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 2 February and concluded on 16 December. Millonarios were the defending champions.

In the Torneo Apertura, Deportes Tolima won their second league title on 9 June, after tying with Atlético Nacional 2–2 on aggregate score in the finals and then beating them 4–2 on penalties[1] and in the Torneo Finalización, Junior won their eighth title on 16 December, following a 5–4 win against Independiente Medellín on aggregate score in the finals.[2]

Format

The league was played under the same format used since the 2015 season, with the exclusion of the regional derby matchday in the first stage of both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments being the only change to be applied for this season. Both 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 for a total of 19 matches. The top eight teams after the nineteen rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were drawn into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winners of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament. The winners of the final in each tournament were declared as champions. Relegation to Categoría Primera B by average continued being used.[3]

Teams

20 teams took part, eighteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Leones, who were promoted from the 2017 Primera B. Leones became the first team to secure promotion, after winning the Torneo Finalización on 26 November 2017, and competed in the Primera A for the first time ever.[4] On the other hand, Boyacá Chicó sealed their promotion on 6 December 2017, by winning the Primera B championship on penalty kicks against Leones.[5] They returned to the top tier after just one year. Both promoted teams replaced Cortuluá and Tigres who were relegated at the end of the last season.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2018 Categoría Primera A teams
Team Manager Home city Stadium Capacity
Alianza Petrolera Colombia César Torres Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400
América de Cali Colombia Fernando Castro Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Óscar Serrano (caretaker) Bucaramanga Alfonso López 28,000
Atlético Huila Colombia Dayron Pérez (caretaker) Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcida 22,000
Atlético Nacional Brazil Paulo Autuori Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Boyacá Chicó Colombia Jhon Jaime Gómez Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Deportes Tolima Colombia Alberto Gamero Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 28,100
Deportivo Cali Uruguay Gerardo Pelusso Cali Deportivo Cali 52,000
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Jairo Enríquez (caretaker) Pasto Departamental Libertad 20,665
Envigado Colombia Eduardo Lara Envigado Polideportivo Sur 11,000
Independiente Medellín Ecuador Octavio Zambrano Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Jaguares Colombia Julio Méndez (caretaker) Montería Jaraguayb 12,000
Junior Uruguay Julio Comesaña Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndezc 49,692
La Equidad Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000
Leones Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 12,000
Millonarios Argentina Miguel Ángel Russo Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Once Caldas Colombia Hubert Bodhert Manizales Palogrande 28,678
Patriotas Colombia Diego Corredor Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal Rionegro Alberto Grisales 14,000
Santa Fe Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343

a: Atlético Huila played their first three home games in the Torneo Apertura (against Deportivo Cali, Junior, and La Equidad) at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué due to their regular stadium Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid not meeting DIMAYOR's stadium requirements.
b: Jaguares played their first three home games in the Torneo Apertura (against La Equidad, Deportes Tolima, and Patriotas) at Estadio Armando Tuirán Paternina in Sahagún due to works on the artificial lighting system at Estadio Jaraguay which enabled it to meet DIMAYOR's stadium requirements.
c: Junior played their home matches against Deportivo Pasto, Atlético Huila, and Rionegro Águilas at Estadio Romelio Martínez in Barranquilla instead of their regular stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Jaime de la Pava Mutual consent 27 November 2017[6] Pre-season Argentina Diego Cagna 15 December 2017[7]
Atlético Nacional Spain Juan Manuel Lillo Resigned 5 December 2017[8] Argentina Jorge Almirón 19 December 2017[9]
Junior Uruguay Julio Comesaña 5 December 2017[10] Colombia Alexis Mendoza 14 December 2017[11]
Jaguares Colombia Hubert Bodhert 5 December 2017[12] Colombia José Manuel Rodríguez 5 December 2017[13]
Once Caldas Colombia Herney Duque End of caretaker spell 7 December 2017 Colombia Hubert Bodhert 7 December 2017[14]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Sergio Angulo 9 December 2017 Uruguay Gerardo Pelusso 9 December 2017[15]
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Diego Edison Umaña Sacked 10 December 2017[16] Colombia Hernán Torres 13 December 2017[17]
América de Cali Uruguay Jorge da Silva Resigned 24 March 2018[18] 16th Colombia Carlos Asprilla (caretaker) 26 March 2018[19]
América de Cali Colombia Carlos Asprilla End of caretaker spell 1 April 2018 18th Portugal Pedro Felício Santos 4 April 2018[20]
Junior Colombia Alexis Mendoza Sacked 9 April 2018[21] 3rd Colombia Fernel Díaz (caretaker) 9 April 2018[21]
Junior Colombia Fernel Díaz End of caretaker spell 11 April 2018 3rd Uruguay Julio Comesaña 12 April 2018[22]
Santa Fe Uruguay Gregorio Pérez Sacked 14 April 2018[23] 13th Colombia Agustín Julio (caretaker) 14 April 2018[23]
Atlético Bucaramanga Argentina Diego Cagna Mutual consent 21 April 2018[24] 12th Colombia Adolfo León Holguín (caretaker) 22 April 2018[25]
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Hernán Torres Resigned 17 May 2018[26] 13th Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal 31 May 2018[27]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Adolfo León Holguín End of caretaker spell 21 May 2018 16th Colombia Carlos Mario Hoyos 21 May 2018[28]
Santa Fe Colombia Agustín Julio 23 May 2018 12th Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti 12 June 2018[29]
Independiente Medellín Spain Ismael Rescalvo Mutual consent 6 June 2018[30] 2nd, SFs Ecuador Octavio Zambrano 15 June 2018[31]
Torneo Finalización
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Flabio Torres Resigned 6 August 2018[32] 18th Argentina Hernán Lisi 6 August 2018[33]
América de Cali Portugal Pedro Felício Santos Sacked 19 August 2018[34] 13th Colombia Jersson González (caretaker) 20 August 2018[35]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Carlos Mario Hoyos Mutual consent 19 August 2018[36] 15th Colombia Óscar Serrano (caretaker) 20 August 2018[37]
Envigado Colombia Rubén Darío Bedoya Resigned 21 August 2018[38] 17th Colombia Juan Carlos Ramírez (caretaker) 23 August 2018[39]
Leones Colombia Juan Carlos Álvarez Mutual consent 24 August 2018[40] 20th Colombia Mauricio Martínez (caretaker) 24 August 2018[40]
América de Cali Colombia Jersson González End of caretaker spell 25 August 2018 15th Colombia Fernando Castro 26 August 2018[41]
Leones Colombia Mauricio Martínez 27 August 2018 20th Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea 27 August 2018[42]
Jaguares Colombia José Manuel Rodríguez Resigned 27 August 2018[43] 16th Argentina Flavio Robatto 29 August 2018[44]
Atlético Nacional Argentina Jorge Almirón Resigned 30 August 2018[45] 5th Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera (caretaker) 30 August 2018[45]
Atlético Huila Argentina Néstor Craviotto Mutual consent 9 September 2018[46] 20th Colombia Dayron Pérez (caretaker) 10 September 2018[46]
Alianza Petrolera Argentina Juan Cruz Real Sacked 23 September 2018[47] 13th Colombia Diego Estrada (caretaker) 24 September 2018[47]
Envigado Colombia Juan Carlos Ramírez End of caretaker spell 24 September 2018 18th Colombia Eduardo Lara 25 September 2018[48]
Alianza Petrolera Colombia Diego Estrada 6 October 2018 15th Colombia César Torres 7 October 2018[49]
Deportivo Pasto Argentina Hernán Lisi Sacked 19 October 2018[50] 17th Colombia Jairo Enríquez (caretaker) 19 October 2018[50]
Jaguares Argentina Flavio Robatto Resigned 28 October 2018[51] 19th Colombia Julio Méndez (caretaker) 28 October 2018[51]
Atlético Nacional Colombia Hernán Darío Herrera End of caretaker spell 2 November 2018 7th Brazil Paulo Autuori 2 November 2018[52]

Torneo Apertura

First stage

The First stage began on 2 February and consisted of nineteen rounds with teams playing each other once. It ended on 6 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 19 12 5 2 23 10 +13 41 Advance to the knockout phase
2 Independiente Medellín 19 11 2 6 32 23 +9 35
3 Deportes Tolima 19 9 6 4 22 14 +8 33
4 Atlético Huila 19 9 3 7 20 12 +8 30
5 Junior 19 8 6 5 19 16 +3 30
6 Deportivo Cali 19 9 2 8 26 17 +9 29
7 Patriotas 19 8 5 6 17 18 −1 29
8 Once Caldas 19 8 3 8 26 26 0 27
9 Millonarios 19 7 5 7 19 18 +1 26
10 Envigado 19 7 5 7 19 19 0 26
11 La Equidad 19 6 7 6 18 15 +3 25
12 Santa Fe 19 7 4 8 20 19 +1 25
13 Rionegro Águilas 19 6 7 6 18 22 −4 25
14 Jaguares 19 7 4 8 16 23 −7 25
15 Alianza Petrolera 19 6 5 8 24 26 −2 23
16 Atlético Bucaramanga 19 6 5 8 22 24 −2 23
17 América de Cali 19 6 4 9 22 31 −9 22
18 Deportivo Pasto 19 5 5 9 15 19 −4 20
19 Boyacá Chicó 19 4 4 11 16 32 −16 16
20 Leones 19 2 7 10 13 23 −10 13
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.[53]

Results

Home \ Away APE AME BUC HUI NAC BOY TOL CAL PAS ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU LEO MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE
Alianza Petrolera — — — 2–1 1–2 — — — 0–2 — 2–2 4–0 — — 1–0 — 4–1 — 2–0 2–1
América de Cali 2–1 — 2–1 — — 3–0 1–1 2–1 — 0–1 — — 2–2 1–1 — — — 2–0 — —
Atlético Bucaramanga 4–1 — — 0–1 0–0 — — — 3–1 — 2–4 — — — 2–2 — 1–2 — 2–2 1–0
Atlético Huila — 4–0 — — — 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 — — 1–2 1–0 3–1 — — — 2–0 — —
Atlético Nacional — 2–0 — 1–0 — — — — 2–0 — 2–0 1–0 — — 1–0 — 1–0 — 1–0 1–0
Boyacá Chicó 3–0 — 2–1 — 1–1 — — — — 0–1 1–2 — — — 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–2 3–1
Deportes Tolima 3–1 — 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 — 0–1 — 2–1 — — 2–1 4–1 — 1–0 — — — 0–0
Deportivo Cali 2–1 — 0–1 — 0–2 4–0 — — — 0–0 — — — — 2–1 2–0 2–1 — 4–0 3–0
Deportivo Pasto — 2–0 — — — 3–0 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 — 0–1 2–0 0–0 — — — 1–1 — —
Envigado 0–0 — 1–1 0–3 2–2 — — — — — 2–0 — — — 1–1 — 1–0 — 2–0 0–3
Independiente Medellín — 3–1 — 3–0 — — 2–2 2–1 1–0 — — 2–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–0 — 4–1 — —
Jaguares — 1–0 0–1 — — 2–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–4 — — 1–2 1–0 — — — 0–0 — —
Junior 0–0 — 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 — 0–3 — — — — 1–0 2–0 3–0 — — 1–1
La Equidad 0–0 — 0–0 — 1–0 4–0 — 2–0 — 1–0 — — 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 — — — 2–0
Leones — 1–2 — 0–0 — — 0–1 — 2–1 — 0–2 0–0 — — — 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 —
Millonarios 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 — — — 2–0 1–0 — 1–1 — — — — — 1–0 — —
Once Caldas — 2–2 — 1–0 — — 0–1 — 3–0 — 3–2 2–0 — 3–2 — 0–1 — 2–0 1–2 —
Patriotas 2–1 — 1–0 — 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 — 1–0 — — 1–0 0–0 — — — — — —
Rionegro Águilas — 2–1 — 0–0 — — 1–3 — 0–0 — 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 — 3–1 — 0–1 — —
Santa Fe — 3–0 — 0–1 — — — — 1–0 — 1–0 4–0 — — 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway

Knockout phase bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1  Atlético Nacional 0 2 2  
6  Deportivo Cali 1 0 1  
  1  Atlético Nacional (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
  4  Atlético Huila 0 0 0 (2)  
4  Atlético Huila (p) 1 0 1 (3)
7  Patriotas 1 0 1 (1)  
  1  Atlético Nacional 1 1 2 (2)
  3  Deportes Tolima (p) 0 2 2 (4)
2  Indep. Medellín 1 2 3  
5  Junior 0 2 2  
  2  Indep. Medellín 0 1 1 (3)
  3  Deportes Tolima (p) 1 0 1 (5)  
3  Deportes Tolima 0 3 3
8  Once Caldas 1 0 1  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali 1–2 Atlético Nacional 1–0 0–2
Junior 2–3 Independiente Medellín 0–1 2–2
Once Caldas 1–3 Deportes Tolima 1–0 0–3
Patriotas 1–1 (1–3 p) Atlético Huila 1–1 0–0

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Huila 0–0 (2–4 p) Atlético Nacional 0–0 0–0
Deportes Tolima 1–1 (5–3 p) Independiente Medellín 1–0 0–1

First leg

Second leg

Finals

6 June 2018
19:30 UTC−5
Deportes Tolima 0–1 Atlético Nacional
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/07/colombia/primera-a/deportes-tolima/atletico-nacional/2790245/
Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, Ibagué
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andrés Rojas

9 June 2018
19:15 UTC−5
Atlético Nacional 1–2 Deportes Tolima
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/10/colombia/primera-a/atletico-nacional/deportes-tolima/2790246/
  Penalties  
*Moreno Penalty scored 2–4 *Penalty scored Villa
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 44,695
Referee: Luis Sánchez

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportes Tolima won on penalties.

Liga Águila
2018 Apertura Champions
Deportes Tolima
2nd Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Germán Cano Independiente Medellín 12
2 Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Nacional 9
Colombia Iván Rivas Patriotas
4 Colombia Omar Duarte Atlético Huila 8
Venezuela Edder Farías Once Caldas
Colombia Cristian Martínez Borja América de Cali
Colombia Humberto Osorio Rionegro Águilas
8 Colombia Edwar López Atlético Huila 7
Colombia Yairo Moreno Independiente Medellín
Colombia Carlos Peralta La Equidad
Argentina José Sand Deportivo Cali

Source: Dimayor

Torneo Finalización

First stage

The First stage began on 20 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It concluded on 11 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 Deportes Tolima 19 12 3 4 34 22 +12 39 Advance to the knockout phase
2 Once Caldas 19 10 6 3 25 16 +9 36
3 La Equidad 19 11 3 5 22 14 +8 36
4 Atlético Bucaramanga 19 11 2 6 25 20 +5 35
5 Independiente Medellín 19 9 7 3 29 19 +10 34
6 Junior 19 9 5 5 32 17 +15 32
7 Rionegro Águilas 19 9 5 5 21 19 +2 32
8 Santa Fe 19 8 7 4 27 13 +14 31
9 Atlético Nacional 19 8 6 5 27 20 +7 30
10 Deportivo Cali 19 8 5 6 19 15 +4 29
11 Millonarios 19 6 7 6 23 23 0 25
12 América de Cali 19 6 7 6 19 20 −1 25
13 Envigado 19 5 5 9 20 28 −8 20
14 Boyacá Chicó 19 5 5 9 19 28 −9 20
15 Patriotas 19 5 5 9 17 26 −9 20
16 Alianza Petrolera 19 6 1 12 22 33 −11 19
17 Atlético Huila 19 4 6 9 13 22 −9 18
18 Deportivo Pasto 19 3 6 10 11 21 −10 15
19 Jaguares 19 3 5 11 13 29 −16 14
20 Leones 19 1 6 12 15 28 −13 9
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.[53]

Results

Home \ Away APE AME BUC HUI NAC BOY TOL CAL PAS ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU LEO MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE
Alianza Petrolera — 2–2 1–2 — — 1–0 4–2 2–0 — 1–2 — — 0–3 0–2 — 3–2 — 3–2 — —
América de Cali — — — 0–0 0–2 — — — 3–1 — 1–2 2–1 — — 1–0 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 0–0
Atlético Bucaramanga — 2–3 — — — 3–0 0–2 1–0 — 2–1 — 2–1 0–0 0–2 — 2–1 — 2–1 — —
Atlético Huila 2–1 — 0–2 — 1–0 — — — — 2–1 0–0 — — — 2–3 1–0 1–2 — 2–2 0–1
Atlético Nacional 3–2 — 2–3 — — 3–2 1–2 0–0 — 3–1 — — 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 — 0–0 — —
Boyacá Chicó — 2–1 — 2–2 — — 2–1 1–1 1–1 — — 1–0 2–1 0–1 — — — 1–1 — —
Deportes Tolima — 1–0 — 2–0 — — — — 1–0 — 3–0 2–2 — — 3–2 — 3–0 2–1 1–1 —
Deportivo Cali — 1–0 — 1–0 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — 3–2 4–0 1–0 3–0 — — — 0–2 — —
Deportivo Pasto 2–1 — 0–1 0–0 0–2 — — — — — 1–1 — — — 2–1 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 1–1
Envigado — 1–1 — — — 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 — — 1–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–2 — 2–1 — —
Independiente Medellín 2–0 — 2–0 — 2–1 2–0 — — — 2–2 — — — — 1–1 — 2–2 — 1–0 2–2
Jaguares 1–0 — — 0–0 1–1 — — — 0–2 — 0–2 — — — 2–0 1–2 0–1 — 2–2 0–0
Junior — 0–0 — 3–0 — — 4–3 — 3–0 — 2–1 1–2 — 3–1 — — — 4–0 2–0 —
La Equidad — 1–2 — 1–0 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 — — — — 1–1 4–0 0–2 —
Leones 0–1 — 0–1 — 2–2 1–2 — 0–0 — 1–1 — — 2–2 0–1 — — — — — 0–2
Millonarios — — — — — 2–2 1–1 0–0 — — 0–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–0 — 2–2 — 1–1 0–3
Once Caldas 1–0 — 2–1 — 2–0 3–1 — 3–1 — 3–1 — — 1–0 — 0–0 — — — — 1–0
Patriotas — 0–0 — 1–0 — — — — 1–1 — 0–3 4–0 — — 2–1 0–2 1–0 — 0–1 0–0
Rionegro Águilas 1–0 — 1–0 — 1–3 1–0 — 2–0 — 1–1 — — — — 2–1 — 1–0 — — 0–3
Santa Fe 4–0 — 1–1 — 0–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 — 3–1 — — 2–2 0–1 — — — — — —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway

Knockout phase bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1  Deportes Tolima (p) 2 0 2 (4)  
8  Santa Fe 1 1 2 (3)  
  1  Deportes Tolima 2 0 2  
  5  Indep. Medellín 2 2 4  
4  Atlético Bucaramanga 0 2 2
5  Indep. Medellín 3 0 3  
  5  Indep. Medellín 1 3 4
  6  Junior 4 1 5
3  La Equidad 0 0 0  
6  Junior 1 0 1  
  6  Junior 3 1 4
  7  Rionegro Águilas 2 1 3  
2  Once Caldas 0 1 1
7  Rionegro Águilas 1 1 2  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Fe 2–2 (3–4 p) Deportes Tolima 1–2 1–0
Rionegro Águilas 2–1 Once Caldas 1–0 1–1
Junior 1–0 La Equidad 1–0 0–0
Independiente Medellín 3–2 Atlético Bucaramanga 3–0 0–2

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente Medellín 4–2 Deportes Tolima 2–2 2–0
Rionegro Águilas 3–4 Junior 2–3 1–1

First leg

Second leg

Finals

8 December 2018
19:00 UTC−5
Junior 4–1 Independiente Medellín
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/09/colombia/primera-a/corporacion-popular-deportiva-junior/corporacion-deportiva-independiente-medellin/2940847/
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 40,072
Referee: John Hinestroza

16 December 2018
16:30 UTC−5
Independiente Medellín 3–1 Junior
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/16/colombia/primera-a/corporacion-deportiva-independiente-medellin/corporacion-popular-deportiva-junior/2940848/
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 43,445
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Junior won 5–4 on aggregate.

 Liga Águila
2018 Finalización Champions 
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8th title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Germán Cano Independiente Medellín 20
2 Colombia Marco Pérez Deportes Tolima 17
3 Colombia Michael Rangel Atlético Bucaramanga 11
4 Colombia Luis Díaz Junior 10
Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Nacional
Colombia Carlos Peralta La Equidad
Colombia Diego Valdés Boyacá Chicó
8 Colombia César Arias Alianza Petrolera 8
Colombia David Lemos Once Caldas
10 Colombia Jarlan Barrera Junior 7
Colombia Juan Fernando Caicedo Independiente Medellín
Colombia Wilson Morelo Santa Fe

Source: Dimayor, Soccerway

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Independiente Medellín 48 25 11 12 76 54 +22 86 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Deportes Tolima (C) 48 25 10 13 66 46 +20 85 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
3 Atlético Nacional 44 22 13 9 54 33 +21 79 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 Junior (C) 46 20 14 12 63 43 +20 74 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
5 Once Caldas 42 19 10 13 53 47 +6 67 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 La Equidad 40 17 11 12 41 31 +10 62
7 Rionegro Águilas 42 16 14 12 44 46 −2 62
8 Deportivo Cali 40 18 7 15 46 34 +12 61
9 Atlético Bucaramanga 40 18 7 15 49 47 +2 61
10 Santa Fe 40 16 11 13 49 34 +15 59
11 Atlético Huila 42 13 13 16 34 35 −1 52
12 Millonarios 38 13 12 13 42 41 +1 51
13 Patriotas 40 13 12 15 35 45 −10 51
14 América de Cali 38 12 11 15 41 51 −10 47
15 Envigado 38 12 10 16 39 47 −8 46
16 Alianza Petrolera 38 12 6 20 46 59 −13 42
17 Jaguares 38 10 9 19 29 52 −23 39
18 Boyacá Chicó 38 9 9 20 35 60 −25 36
19 Deportivo Pasto 38 8 11 19 26 40 −14 35
20 Leones 38 3 13 22 28 51 −23 22
Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.[53]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Atlético Nacional qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2018 Copa Colombia.

Relegation

A separate table was kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. The table included 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 were given the same point and goal tallies as the team in the 18th position at the start of the season.

Pos
 Team 2016
Pts		 2017
Pts		 2018
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Atlético Nacional 76 87 71 234 118 1.983
2 Independiente Medellín 73 69 69 211 118 1.788
3 Santa Fe 70 67 56 193 118 1.636
4 Millonarios 70 69 51 190 118 1.61
5 Junior 65 62 62 189 118 1.602
6 Deportes Tolima 57 53 72 182 118 1.542
7 Deportivo Cali 66 53 58 177 118 1.5
8 Atlético Bucaramanga 55 47 58 160 118 1.356
9 La Equidad 42 53 61 156 118 1.322
10 Once Caldas 51 42 63 156 118 1.322
11 Rionegro Águilas 60 39 57 156 118 1.322
12 Patriotas 61 45 49 155 118 1.314
13 América de Cali 46 60 47 153 118 1.297
14 Jaguares 46 59 39 144 118 1.22
15 Envigado 51 44 46 141 118 1.195
16 Atlético Huila 42 48 48 138 118 1.169
17 Deportivo Pasto 44 56 35 135 118 1.144
18 Alianza Petrolera 47 46 42 135 118 1.144
19 Boyacá Chicó (R) 42 48 36 126 118 1.068 Relegation to Categoría Primera B
20 Leones (R) 42 48 22 112 118 0.949

Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.

See also

References

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