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2018 Categoría Primera A season

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.

Liga Águila
Season2018
Dates2 February – 16 December 2018
ChampionsApertura: Deportes Tolima (2nd title)
Finalización: Junior (8th title)
RelegatedBoyacá Chicó
Leones
Copa LibertadoresDeportes Tolima
Junior
Independiente Medellín
Atlético Nacional (cup winners)
Copa SudamericanaOnce Caldas
La Equidad
Rionegro Águilas
Deportivo Cali
Matches played408
Goals scored896 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Germán Cano (12 goals)
Finalización: Germán Cano (20 goals)
Biggest home winDeportivo 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 winEnvigado 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 scoringJunior 4–3 Deportes Tolima
(9 October)
← 2017
2019 →

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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Locations of the 2018 Categoría Primera A teams
TeamManagerHome cityStadiumCapacity
Alianza Petrolera César TorresBarrancabermejaDaniel Villa Zapata10,400
América de Cali Fernando CastroCaliPascual Guerrero33,130
Atlético Bucaramanga Óscar Serrano (caretaker)BucaramangaAlfonso López28,000
Atlético Huila Dayron Pérez (caretaker)NeivaGuillermo Plazas Alcida22,000
Atlético Nacional Paulo AutuoriMedellínAtanasio Girardot40,043
Boyacá Chicó Jhon Jaime GómezTunjaLa Independencia20,630
Deportes Tolima Alberto GameroIbaguéManuel Murillo Toro28,100
Deportivo Cali Gerardo PelussoCaliDeportivo Cali52,000
Deportivo Pasto Jairo Enríquez (caretaker)PastoDepartamental Libertad20,665
Envigado Eduardo LaraEnvigadoPolideportivo Sur11,000
Independiente Medellín Octavio ZambranoMedellínAtanasio Girardot40,043
Jaguares Julio Méndez (caretaker)MonteríaJaraguayb12,000
Junior Julio ComesañaBarranquillaMetropolitano Roberto Meléndezc49,692
La Equidad Luis Fernando SuárezBogotáMetropolitano de Techo8,000
Leones Luis Amaranto PereaItagüíMetropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí12,000
Millonarios Miguel Ángel RussoBogotáNemesio Camacho El Campín36,343
Once Caldas Hubert BodhertManizalesPalogrande28,678
Patriotas Diego CorredorTunjaLa Independencia20,630
Rionegro Águilas Jorge Luis BernalRionegroAlberto Grisales14,000
Santa Fe Guillermo SanguinettiBogotáNemesio Camacho El Campín36,343

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 edit

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Atlético Bucaramanga Jaime de la PavaMutual consent27 November 2017[6]Pre-season Diego Cagna15 December 2017[7]
Atlético Nacional Juan Manuel LilloResigned5 December 2017[8] Jorge Almirón19 December 2017[9]
Junior Julio Comesaña5 December 2017[10] Alexis Mendoza14 December 2017[11]
Jaguares Hubert Bodhert5 December 2017[12] José Manuel Rodríguez5 December 2017[13]
Once Caldas Herney DuqueEnd of caretaker spell7 December 2017 Hubert Bodhert7 December 2017[14]
Deportivo Cali Sergio Angulo9 December 2017 Gerardo Pelusso9 December 2017[15]
Rionegro Águilas Diego Edison UmañaSacked10 December 2017[16] Hernán Torres13 December 2017[17]
América de Cali Jorge da SilvaResigned24 March 2018[18]16th Carlos Asprilla (caretaker)26 March 2018[19]
América de Cali Carlos AsprillaEnd of caretaker spell1 April 201818th Pedro Felício Santos4 April 2018[20]
Junior Alexis MendozaSacked9 April 2018[21]3rd Fernel Díaz (caretaker)9 April 2018[21]
Junior Fernel DíazEnd of caretaker spell11 April 20183rd Julio Comesaña12 April 2018[22]
Santa Fe Gregorio PérezSacked14 April 2018[23]13th Agustín Julio (caretaker)14 April 2018[23]
Atlético Bucaramanga Diego CagnaMutual consent21 April 2018[24]12th Adolfo León Holguín (caretaker)22 April 2018[25]
Rionegro Águilas Hernán TorresResigned17 May 2018[26]13th Jorge Luis Bernal31 May 2018[27]
Atlético Bucaramanga Adolfo León HolguínEnd of caretaker spell21 May 201816th Carlos Mario Hoyos21 May 2018[28]
Santa Fe Agustín Julio23 May 201812th Guillermo Sanguinetti12 June 2018[29]
Independiente Medellín Ismael RescalvoMutual consent6 June 2018[30]2nd, SFs Octavio Zambrano15 June 2018[31]
Torneo Finalización
Deportivo Pasto Flabio TorresResigned6 August 2018[32]18th Hernán Lisi6 August 2018[33]
América de Cali Pedro Felício SantosSacked19 August 2018[34]13th Jersson González (caretaker)20 August 2018[35]
Atlético Bucaramanga Carlos Mario HoyosMutual consent19 August 2018[36]15th Óscar Serrano (caretaker)20 August 2018[37]
Envigado Rubén Darío BedoyaResigned21 August 2018[38]17th Juan Carlos Ramírez (caretaker)23 August 2018[39]
Leones Juan Carlos ÁlvarezMutual consent24 August 2018[40]20th Mauricio Martínez (caretaker)24 August 2018[40]
América de Cali Jersson GonzálezEnd of caretaker spell25 August 201815th Fernando Castro26 August 2018[41]
Leones Mauricio Martínez27 August 201820th Luis Amaranto Perea27 August 2018[42]
Jaguares José Manuel RodríguezResigned27 August 2018[43]16th Flavio Robatto29 August 2018[44]
Atlético Nacional Jorge AlmirónResigned30 August 2018[45]5th Hernán Darío Herrera (caretaker)30 August 2018[45]
Atlético Huila Néstor CraviottoMutual consent9 September 2018[46]20th Dayron Pérez (caretaker)10 September 2018[46]
Alianza Petrolera Juan Cruz RealSacked23 September 2018[47]13th Diego Estrada (caretaker)24 September 2018[47]
Envigado Juan Carlos RamírezEnd of caretaker spell24 September 201818th Eduardo Lara25 September 2018[48]
Alianza Petrolera Diego Estrada6 October 201815th César Torres7 October 2018[49]
Deportivo Pasto Hernán LisiSacked19 October 2018[50]17th Jairo Enríquez (caretaker)19 October 2018[50]
Jaguares Flavio RobattoResigned28 October 2018[51]19th Julio Méndez (caretaker)28 October 2018[51]
Atlético Nacional Hernán Darío HerreraEnd of caretaker spell2 November 20187th Paulo Autuori2 November 2018[52]

Torneo Apertura edit

First stage edit

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 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Atlético Nacional1912522310+1341Advance to the knockout phase
2Independiente Medellín1911263223+935
3Deportes Tolima199642214+833
4Atlético Huila199372012+830
5Junior198651916+330
6Deportivo Cali199282617+929
7Patriotas198561718−129
8Once Caldas198382626027
9Millonarios197571918+126
10Envigado197571919026
11La Equidad196761815+325
12Santa Fe197482019+125
13Rionegro Águilas196761822−425
14Jaguares197481623−725
15Alianza Petrolera196582426−223
16Atlético Bucaramanga196582224−223
17América de Cali196492231−922
18Deportivo Pasto195591519−420
19Boyacá Chicó1944111632−1616
20Leones1927101323−1013
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 edit

Home \ AwayAPEAMEBUCHUINACBOYTOLCALPASENVDIMJAGJUNEQULEOMILONCPATRIOSFE
Alianza Petrolera———2–11–2———0–2—2–24–0——1–0—4–1—2–02–1
América de Cali2–1—2–1——3–01–12–1—0–1——2–21–1———2–0——
Atlético Bucaramanga4–1——0–10–0———3–1—2–4———2–2—1–2—2–21–0
Atlético Huila—4–0———0–10–01–02–0——1–21–03–1———2–0——
Atlético Nacional—2–0—1–0————2–0—2–01–0——1–0—1–0—1–01–0
Boyacá Chicó3–0—2–1—1–1————0–11–2———1–11–12–2—1–23–1
Deportes Tolima3–1—0–1—0–11–0—0–1—2–1——2–14–1—1–0———0–0
Deportivo Cali2–1—0–1—0–24–0———0–0————2–12–02–1—4–03–0
Deportivo Pasto—2–0———3–01–10–0—2–0—0–12–00–0———1–1——
Envigado0–0—1–10–32–2—————2–0———1–1—1–0—2–00–3
Independiente Medellín—3–1—3–0——2–22–11–0——2–11–21–0—1–0—4–1——
Jaguares—1–00–1——2–02–01–0—2–4——1–21–0———0–0——
Junior0–0—1–0—1–11–0—2–1—0–3————1–02–03–0——1–1
La Equidad0–0—0–0—1–04–0—2–0—1–0——0–0—2–00–0———2–0
Leones—1–2—0–0——0–1—2–1—0–20–0———2–10–11–11–1—
Millonarios1–13–14–11–01–1———2–01–0—1–1—————1–0——
Once Caldas—2–2—1–0——0–1—3–0—3–22–0—3–2—0–1—2–01–2—
Patriotas2–1—1–0—3–12–00–01–3—1–0——1–00–0——————
Rionegro Águilas—2–1—0–0——1–3—0–0—2–01–10–02–1—3–1—0–1——
Santa Fe—3–0—0–1————1–0—1–04–0——2–11–02–20–20–0—
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Atlético Nacional022
6Deportivo Cali101
1Atlético Nacional (p)000 (4)
4Atlético Huila000 (2)
4Atlético Huila (p)101 (3)
7Patriotas101 (1)
1Atlético Nacional112 (2)
3Deportes Tolima (p)022 (4)
2Indep. Medellín123
5Junior022
2Indep. Medellín011 (3)
3Deportes Tolima (p)101 (5)
3Deportes Tolima033
8Once Caldas101

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Cali1–2Atlético Nacional1–00–2
Junior2–3Independiente Medellín0–12–2
Once Caldas1–3Deportes Tolima1–00–3
Patriotas1–1 (1–3 p)Atlético Huila1–10–0

First leg edit

12 May 2018 Patriotas 1–1 Atlético Huila Tunja
18:00
  • Rivas 21'
Report
Stadium: Estadio La Independencia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bismark Santiago
12 May 2018 Deportivo Cali 1–0 Atlético Nacional Palmira
20:00
ReportStadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
13 May 2018 Junior 0–1 Independiente Medellín Barranquilla
17:15Report
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 16,309
Referee: John Hinestroza
13 May 2018 Once Caldas 1–0 Deportes Tolima Manizales
19:30
ReportStadium: Estadio Palogrande
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Wilmar Roldán

Second leg edit

19 May 2018 Atlético Nacional 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		Deportivo CaliMedellín
18:00
ReportStadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 31,114
Referee: Gustavo Murillo
19 May 2018 Atlético Huila 0–0
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)		PatriotasNeiva
20:00ReportStadium: Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrés Rojas
Penalties
20 May 2018 Deportes Tolima 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		Once CaldasIbagué
17:15
ReportStadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Carlos Betancur
20 May 2018 Independiente Medellín 2–2
(3–2 agg.)		JuniorMedellín
19:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 17,763
Referee: Luis Sánchez

Semifinals edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Huila0–0 (2–4 p)Atlético Nacional0–00–0
Deportes Tolima1–1 (5–3 p)Independiente Medellín1–00–1

First leg edit

29 May 2018 Atlético Huila 0–0 Atlético Nacional Bogotá
19:45ReportStadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 29,308
Referee: Alexander Ospina
30 May 2018 Deportes Tolima 1–0 Independiente Medellín Ibagué
19:30
ReportStadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: John Hinestroza

Second leg edit

2 June 2018 Atlético Nacional 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(4–2 p)		Atlético HuilaMedellín
18:00ReportStadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 24,270
Referee: Carlos Betancur
Penalties
3 June 2018 Independiente Medellín1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(3–5 p)		 Deportes Tolima Medellín
17:30
ReportStadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 18,398
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
Penalties

Finals edit

Deportes Tolima0–1Atlético Nacional
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andrés Rojas
Atlético Nacional1–2Deportes Tolima
Report
Penalties
2–4
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 edit

RankNameClubGoals
1 Germán CanoIndependiente Medellín12
2 Dayro MorenoAtlético Nacional9
Iván RivasPatriotas
4 Omar DuarteAtlético Huila8
Edder FaríasOnce Caldas
Cristian Martínez BorjaAmérica de Cali
Humberto OsorioRionegro Águilas
8 Edwar LópezAtlético Huila7
Yairo MorenoIndependiente Medellín
Carlos PeraltaLa Equidad
José SandDeportivo Cali

Source: Dimayor

Torneo Finalización edit

First stage edit

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 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Deportes Tolima1912343422+1239Advance to the knockout phase
2Once Caldas1910632516+936
3La Equidad1911352214+836
4Atlético Bucaramanga1911262520+535
5Independiente Medellín199732919+1034
6Junior199553217+1532
7Rionegro Águilas199552119+232
8Santa Fe198742713+1431
9Atlético Nacional198652720+730
10Deportivo Cali198561915+429
11Millonarios196762323025
12América de Cali196761920−125
13Envigado195592028−820
14Boyacá Chicó195591928−920
15Patriotas195591726−920
16Alianza Petrolera1961122233−1119
17Atlético Huila194691322−918
18Deportivo Pasto1936101121−1015
19Jaguares1935111329−1614
20Leones1916121528−139
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 edit

Home \ AwayAPEAMEBUCHUINACBOYTOLCALPASENVDIMJAGJUNEQULEOMILONCPATRIOSFE
Alianza Petrolera—2–21–2——1–04–22–0—1–2——0–30–2—3–2—3–2——
América de Cali———0–00–2———3–1—1–22–1——1–00–21–1—2–10–0
Atlético Bucaramanga—2–3———3–00–21–0—2–1—2–10–00–2—2–1—2–1——
Atlético Huila2–1—0–2—1–0————2–10–0———2–31–01–2—2–20–1
Atlético Nacional3–2—2–3——3–21–20–0—3–1——1–00–0—1–1—0–0——
Boyacá Chicó—2–1—2–2——2–11–11–1——1–02–10–1———1–1——
Deportes Tolima—1–0—2–0————1–0—3–02–2——3–2—3–02–11–1—
Deportivo Cali—1–0—1–0——0–1—1–0—3–24–01–03–0———0–2——
Deportivo Pasto2–1—0–10–00–2—————1–1———2–10–10–0—0–11–1
Envigado—1–1———1–01–31–11–0——1–00–10–1—1–2—2–1——
Independiente Medellín2–0—2–0—2–12–0———2–2————1–1—2–2—1–02–2
Jaguares1–0——0–01–1———0–2—0–2———2–01–20–1—2–20–0
Junior—0–0—3–0——4–3—3–0—2–11–2—3–1———4–02–0—
La Equidad—1–2—1–0——0–1—1–0—1–12–0————1–14–00–2—
Leones0–1—0–1—2–21–2—0–0—1–1——2–20–1—————0–2
Millonarios—————2–21–10–0——0–1—1–12–31–0—2–2—1–10–3
Once Caldas1–0—2–1—2–03–1—3–1—3–1——1–0—0–0————1–0
Patriotas—0–0—1–0————1–1—0–34–0——2–10–21–0—0–10–0
Rionegro Águilas1–0—1–0—1–31–0—2–0—1–1————2–1—1–0——0–3
Santa Fe4–0—1–1—0–22–03–00–2—3–1——2–20–1——————
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Deportes Tolima (p)202 (4)
8Santa Fe112 (3)
1Deportes Tolima202
5Indep. Medellín224
4Atlético Bucaramanga022
5Indep. Medellín303
5Indep. Medellín134
6Junior415
3La Equidad000
6Junior101
6Junior314
7Rionegro Águilas213
2Once Caldas011
7Rionegro Águilas112

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Santa Fe2–2 (3–4 p)Deportes Tolima1–21–0
Rionegro Águilas2–1Once Caldas1–01–1
Junior1–0La Equidad1–00–0
Independiente Medellín3–2Atlético Bucaramanga3–00–2

First leg edit

14 November 2018 Santa Fe 1–2 Deportes Tolima Bogotá
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
14 November 2018 Independiente Medellín 3–0 Atlético Bucaramanga Medellín
20:00
ReportStadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Luis Sánchez
15 November 2018 Rionegro Águilas 1–0 Once Caldas Rionegro
19:00
ReportStadium: Estadio Alberto Grisales
Attendance: 9,419
Referee: Mario Herrera
15 November 2018 Junior 1–0 La Equidad Barranquilla
20:00
ReportStadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 7,796
Referee: Wilmar Roldán

Second leg edit

17 November 2018 Atlético Bucaramanga2–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Independiente Medellín Bucaramanga
18:00
ReportStadium: Estadio Alfonso López
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gustavo Murillo
17 November 2018 Deportes Tolima 0–1
(2–2 agg.)
(4–3 p)		Santa FeIbagué
20:00Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bismark Santiago
Penalties
18 November 2018 Once Caldas1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Rionegro Águilas Manizales
17:15
Report
Stadium: Estadio Palogrande
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Luis Sánchez
18 November 2018 La Equidad0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Junior Bogotá
19:30ReportStadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Semifinals edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Independiente Medellín4–2Deportes Tolima2–22–0
Rionegro Águilas3–4Junior2–31–1

First leg edit

21 November 2018 Independiente Medellín 2–2 Deportes Tolima Medellín
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 22,876
Referee: Carlos Betancur
22 November 2018 Rionegro Águilas 2–3 Junior Rionegro
19:45
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alberto Grisales
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andrés Rojas

Second leg edit

25 November 2018 Junior 1–1
(4–3 agg.)		Rionegro ÁguilasBarranquilla
17:15
Report
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 18,965
Referee: Mario Herrera
25 November 2018 Deportes Tolima0–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Independiente Medellín Ibagué
19:30Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Luis Sánchez

Finals edit

Junior4–1Independiente Medellín
Report
Attendance: 40,072
Referee: John Hinestroza
Independiente Medellín3–1Junior
Report
Attendance: 43,445
Referee: Carlos Betancur

Junior won 5–4 on aggregate.

 Liga Águila
2018 Finalización Champions 
Junior
8th title

Top goalscorers edit

RankNameClubGoals
1 Germán CanoIndependiente Medellín20
2 Marco PérezDeportes Tolima17
3 Michael RangelAtlético Bucaramanga11
4 Luis DíazJunior10
Dayro MorenoAtlético Nacional
Carlos PeraltaLa Equidad
Diego ValdésBoyacá Chicó
8 César AriasAlianza Petrolera8
David LemosOnce Caldas
10 Jarlan BarreraJunior7
Juan Fernando CaicedoIndependiente Medellín
Wilson MoreloSanta Fe

Source: Dimayor, Soccerway

Aggregate table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Independiente Medellín482511127654+2286Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
2Deportes Tolima (C)482510136646+2085Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
3Atlético Nacional44221395433+2179Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
4Junior (C)462014126343+2074Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
5Once Caldas421910135347+667Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
6La Equidad401711124131+1062
7Rionegro Águilas421614124446−262
8Deportivo Cali40187154634+1261
9Atlético Bucaramanga40187154947+261
10Santa Fe401611134934+1559
11Atlético Huila421313163435−152
12Millonarios381312134241+151
13Patriotas401312153545−1051
14América de Cali381211154151−1047
15Envigado381210163947−846
16Alianza Petrolera38126204659−1342
17Jaguares38109192952−2339
18Boyacá Chicó3899203560−2536
19Deportivo Pasto38811192640−1435
20Leones38313222851−2322
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Nacional qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2018 Copa Colombia.

Relegation edit

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
Team2016
Pts		2017
Pts		2018
Pts		Total
Pts		Total
Pld		Avg
Relegation
1Atlético Nacional7687712341181.983
2Independiente Medellín7369692111181.788
3Santa Fe7067561931181.636
4Millonarios7069511901181.61
5Junior6562621891181.602
6Deportes Tolima5753721821181.542
7Deportivo Cali6653581771181.5
8Atlético Bucaramanga5547581601181.356
9La Equidad4253611561181.322
10Once Caldas5142631561181.322
11Rionegro Águilas6039571561181.322
12Patriotas6145491551181.314
13América de Cali4660471531181.297
14Jaguares4659391441181.22
15Envigado5144461411181.195
16Atlético Huila4248481381181.169
17Deportivo Pasto4456351351181.144
18Alianza Petrolera4746421351181.144
19Boyacá Chicó (R)4248361261181.068Relegation to Categoría Primera B
20Leones (R)4248221121180.949

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

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "¡Se prendió el carnaval: Junior, campeón de la Liga de Colombia!" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 December 2018.
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  4. ^ "Misión cumplida, Leones está en la A" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Boyacá Chicó acompañará a Leones en la Liga Águila 2018" (in Spanish). El País. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Jaime De la Pava se va del Atlético Bucaramanga". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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  14. ^ "Hubert Bodhert ya es director técnico del Once Caldas". antena2.com.co (in Spanish). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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  16. ^ "Diego Edison Umaña dejó de ser el entrenador de Rionegro Águilas". antena2.com.co (in Spanish). 10 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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  19. ^ "CARLOS ASPRILLA DIRIGIRÁ FRENTE A ENVIGADO". americadecali.co (in Spanish). 26 March 2018.
  20. ^ "América de Cali presentó su nuevo cuerpo técnico, que irá hasta junio". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). 4 April 2018.
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  22. ^ "Rumor confirmado: Comesaña será técnico del Junior por octava ocasión". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 10 April 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Gregorio Pérez no es más el entrenador de Santa Fe". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 14 April 2018.
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  25. ^ "Una silla caliente, así es el banco del Atlético Bucaramanga". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 23 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Rionegro Águilas confirmó la renuncia del técnico Hernán Torres". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 17 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Jorge Luis Bernal es presentado como nuevo entrenador de Rionegro Águilas". caracol.com.co (in Spanish). 31 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Carlos Mario Hoyos regresa a dirigir al Atlético Bucaramanga". vanguardia.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2018.
  29. ^ "Guillermo Sanguinetti, confirmado como nuevo técnico de Santa Fe". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 12 June 2018.
  30. ^ "Medellín se queda sin técnico: se va el español Ismael Rescalvo". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2018.
  31. ^ "Octavio Zambrano, nuevo director técnico de Independiente Medellín". rcnradio.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2018.
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  38. ^ "Rubén Bedoya renuncia a la dirección técnica del Envigado". elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). 21 August 2018.
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  42. ^ "Luis Amaranto Perea se estrena como entrenador: dirigirá a Leones". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2018.
  43. ^ "'Willy' Rodríguez no estuvo a la altura con Jaguares". larazon.co (in Spanish). 27 August 2018.
  44. ^ "El argentino Flavio Robatto, nuevo director técnico de Jaguares". larazon.co (in Spanish). 29 August 2018.
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  46. ^ a b "El argentino Néstor Craviotto deja la dirección técnica del Atlético Huila". lanacion.com.co (in Spanish). 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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