2017 Categoría Primera A season

Football league season
Liga Águila
Season2017
Dates3 February – 17 December 2017
ChampionsApertura: Atlético Nacional (16th title)
Finalización: Millonarios (15th title)
RelegatedCortuluá
Tigres
Copa LibertadoresAtlético Nacional
Millonarios
Santa Fe
Junior (cup winners)
Copa SudamericanaIndependiente Medellín
América de Cali
Deportivo Cali
Jaguares
Matches played428
Goals scored923 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Dayro Moreno (14 goals)
Finalización: 4 players (11 goals each)
Biggest home winDeportivo Pasto 5–0 Patriotas
(21 February)
Biggest away winCortuluá 0–4 Deportivo Pasto
(3 February)
Alianza Petrolera 1–5 Atlético Nacional
(11 March)
Highest scoringIndependiente Medellín 4–3 Atlético Nacional
(28 May)
Deportivo Pasto 3–4 Deportivo Cali
(13 August)
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The 2017 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2017 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Santa Fe were the defending champions having won the title in the 2016 season's Finalización tournament. The season started on 3 February and concluded on 17 December.

In the Torneo Apertura, Atlético Nacional won its sixteenth title after beating Deportivo Cali in the finals, while in the Torneo Finalización Millonarios defeated crosstown rivals Santa Fe in the finals to win its fifteenth title.

Format

The league was played under the same format used since the 2015 season. The Apertura and Finalización 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 and playing a regional rival once more for a total of 20 matches. The top eight teams after the twenty rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which was played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of the final in each tournament was declared the tournament champion and will participate in the 2018 Copa Libertadores, as well as the top team in the aggregate table not yet qualified and the Copa Colombia champions. The next four best teams in the aggregate table qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Teams

20 teams took part, eighteen of them returning from last season plus América de Cali and Tigres, who were promoted from the 2016 Primera B. The former returned to the top tier after 5 years while the latter competed in the Primera A for the first time ever. Both promoted teams replaced Boyacá Chicó and Fortaleza who were relegated at the end of the last season.

Stadia and locations

Team Manager Home city Stadium Capacity
Alianza Petrolera Argentina Juan Cruz Real Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400
América de Cali Uruguay Jorge da Silva Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Jaime de la Pava Bucaramanga Alfonso Lópeza 28,000
Atlético Huila Argentina Néstor Craviotto Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid 22,000
Atlético Nacional Spain Juan Manuel Lillo Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Cortuluá Colombia Néstor Otero Tuluá Pascual Guerrerob 33,130
Deportes Tolima Colombia Alberto Gamero Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro 28,100
Deportivo Cali Colombia Sergio Angulo (caretaker) Cali Deportivo Calic 52,000
Deportivo Pasto Colombia Flabio Torres Pasto Departamental Libertad 20,665
Envigado Colombia Rubén Darío Bedoya Envigado Polideportivo Sur 11,000
Independiente Medellín Spain Ismael Rescalvo (caretaker) Medellín Atanasio Girardot 40,043
Jaguares Colombia Hubert Bodhert Montería Jaraguay 12,000
Junior Uruguay Julio Comesaña Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndezd 49,692
La Equidad Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez Bogotá Metropolitano de Techoe 8,000
Millonarios Argentina Miguel Ángel Russo Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Once Caldas Colombia Herney Duque (caretaker) Manizales Palogrande 28,678
Patriotas Colombia Diego Corredor Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Diego Edison Umaña Rionegro Alberto Grisales 14,000
Santa Fe Uruguay Gregorio Pérez Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín 36,343
Tigres Colombia John Jairo Bodmer Bogotá Metropolitano de Techof 8,000

a: Played its Torneo Apertura home games at Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado in Floridablanca due to remodeling works at Estadio Alfonso López.
b: Temporarily plays its home games at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali since Estadio Doce de Octubre failed to meet league requirements.[2] Cortuluá used the Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar in Palmira for its home game against Deportes Tolima.
c: Deportivo Cali used the Estadio Pascual Guerrero for its home games against Atlético Huila and Cortuluá.
d: Junior used the Estadio Jaime Morón León in Cartagena for its home games until late March due to works on the pitch at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.[3]
e: La Equidad used the Estadio El Campín for its home games against América de Cali and Atlético Nacional.
f: Tigres used the Estadio El Campín for its home game against Atlético Nacional.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Junior Colombia Giovanni Hernández Sacked 21 November 2016[4] Pre-season Colombia Alberto Gamero 21 December 2016[5]
Patriotas Colombia Harold Rivera Resigned 5 December 2016[6] Colombia Diego Corredor 14 December 2016[7]
Independiente Medellín Colombia Leonel Álvarez Sacked 7 December 2016[8] Argentina Luis Zubeldía 14 December 2016[9]
Atlético Huila Colombia Virgilio Puerto End of caretaker spell 12 December 2016 Argentina Jorge Vivaldo 12 December 2016[10]
Deportivo Pasto Colombia José Fernando Santa Sacked 15 December 2016[11] Colombia Flabio Torres 18 December 2016[12]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Flabio Torres 16 December 2016[13] Colombia Harold Rivera 18 December 2016[14]
Deportes Tolima Colombia Alberto Gamero Signed by Junior 18 December 2016 Uruguay Gregorio Pérez 23 December 2016[15]
Millonarios Argentina Diego Cocca Resigned 21 December 2016[16] Argentina Miguel Ángel Russo 22 December 2016[17]
Deportes Tolima Uruguay Gregorio Pérez Sacked 8 February[18] 7th Argentina Óscar Héctor Quintabani 10 February[19]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Harold Rivera 5 March[20] 11th Colombia Fernando Castro 9 March[21]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Mario Yepes Resigned 9 March[22] 9th Colombia Héctor Cárdenas 13 March[23]
Junior Colombia Alberto Gamero Sacked 26 March[24] 19th Uruguay Julio Comesaña 29 March[25]
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Néstor Otero Resigned 17 April[26] 18th Colombia Óscar Pérez 4 May[27]
Once Caldas Argentina Hernán Lisi Mutual consent 24 April[28] 16th Colombia Herney Duque 24 April[28]
Atlético Huila Argentina Jorge Vivaldo 22 May[29] 19th Colombia Jorge Bermúdez 22 May[29]
Cortuluá Colombia Jaime de la Pava End of contract 29 May[30] 20th Colombia Néstor Otero 30 May[31]
Once Caldas Colombia Herney Duque End of caretaker spell 29 May 16th Colombia Francisco Maturana 2 June[32]
La Equidad Colombia Arturo Boyacá Sacked 1 June[33] 13th Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez 2 June[34]
Deportes Tolima Argentina Óscar Héctor Quintabani 2 June[35] 17th Colombia José Eugenio Hernández 6 June[36]
Atlético Huila Colombia Jorge Bermúdez End of caretaker spell 5 June 15th Argentina Néstor Craviotto 6 June[37]
Independiente Medellín Argentina Luis Zubeldía Resigned 6 June[38] 2nd, Quarterfinals Colombia Juan José Peláez 11 June[39]
Santa Fe Argentina Gustavo Costas 9 June[40] 9th Uruguay Gregorio Pérez 14 June[41]
Torneo Finalización
Atlético Nacional Colombia Reinaldo Rueda Resigned 20 June[42] Pre-season Spain Juan Manuel Lillo 21 June[42]
Atlético Bucaramanga Colombia Fernando Castro 30 July[43] 19th Colombia Jaime de la Pava 2 August[44]
Envigado Spain Ismael Rescalvo 2 August[45] 19th Colombia Rubén Darío Bedoya 2 August[45]
Rionegro Águilas Colombia Óscar Pérez Sacked 6 August[46] 20th Colombia Diego Edison Umaña 12 August[47]
Deportes Tolima Colombia José Eugenio Hernández 22 August[48] 11th Colombia Alberto Gamero 22 August[48]
América de Cali Colombia Hernán Torres Resigned 2 September[49] 14th Uruguay Jorge da Silva 4 September[50]
Independiente Medellín Colombia Juan José Peláez Mutual consent 15 October[51] 9th Spain Ismael Rescalvo 16 October[52]
Deportivo Cali Colombia Héctor Cárdenas Sacked 17 October[53] 11th Colombia Sergio Angulo 17 October[53]
Alianza Petrolera Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal 22 October[54] 20th Argentina Juan Cruz Real 24 October[55]
Once Caldas Colombia Francisco Maturana 14 November[56] 18th Colombia Herney Duque 14 November[56]

Torneo Apertura

First stage

The First stage began on 3 February and consisted of twenty rounds including a series of regional rivalries in the tenth round. It ended on 29 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 20 15 4 1 33 9 +24 49 Advanced to the knockout phase
2 Independiente Medellín 20 13 3 4 35 23 +12 42
3 Deportivo Pasto 20 10 5 5 31 20 +11 35
4 Millonarios 20 10 3 7 29 17 +12 33
5 Jaguares 20 8 7 5 18 16 +2 31
6 Deportivo Cali 20 7 9 4 27 20 +7 30
7 América de Cali 20 8 5 7 26 21 +5 29
8 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 8 5 7 16 17 −1 29
9 Santa Fe 20 7 7 6 16 20 −4 28
10 Alianza Petrolera 20 7 6 7 24 24 0 27
11 Patriotas 20 5 9 6 17 18 −1 24
12 Junior 20 6 5 9 25 26 −1 23
13 La Equidad 20 5 8 7 15 18 −3 23
14 Rionegro Águilas 20 4 9 7 14 21 −7 21
15 Atlético Huila 20 6 3 11 16 25 −9 21
16 Once Caldas 20 5 6 9 18 29 −11 21
17 Deportes Tolima 20 5 5 10 24 28 −4 20
18 Tigres 20 4 7 9 11 23 −12 19
19 Envigado 20 4 6 10 18 26 −8 18
20 Cortuluá 20 4 6 10 19 31 −12 18
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

Results

Home \ Away APE AME BUC HUI NAC COR TOL CAL PAS ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE TIG
Alianza Petrolera — 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–5 1–2 2–1 — — — 1–2 — — 2–0 2–0 — 1–0 — — —
América de Cali — — — — 0–0 — — 3–0 1–0 2–0 — 0–2 3–1 — — 4–2 — 0–0 0–1 2–0
Atlético Bucaramanga 2–0 1–0 — — 0–1 — 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 — — — 1–0 — 1–2 — — — 0–1
Atlético Huila — 2–0 0–1 — 0–1 2–3 1–0 — 0–1 2–0 2–1 — — 0–2 — — 1–1 — — —
Atlético Nacional — — — — — — — 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 — — 1–0 — 3–0 3–1 0–0
Cortuluá — 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 — 2–2 — 0–4 1–3 2–2 — — 2–1 — 1–1 0–0 — — —
Deportes Tolima — 2–1 — 2–0 0–0 — — 2–2 — 2–1 — — — 1–1 — 2–3 — 1–1 3–1 3–0
Deportivo Cali 2–2 2–1 — 4–0 — 2–0 — — 0–0 — — 1–1 3–1 — 1–1 — — 3–0 0–0 —
Deportivo Pasto 1–0 — — — — 2–2 1–0 — — — — 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 5–0 2–2 3–1 —
Envigado 0–0 — — — — — — 2–0 1–2 — — 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 0–1 3–2
Independiente Medellín — 2–2 0–1 — 4–3 — 3–2 3–1 4–1 2–1 — — — 1–1 — 1–0 — — — 3–0
Jaguares 0–2 — 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 — — — 0–1 — — 0–2 1–0 — 1–1 — — 2–1
Junior 1–2 — 3–1 3–3 — 2–1 1–0 — — — 2–0 1–2 — — 1–1 3–0 0–0 — — —
La Equidad — 0–3 — — 0–2 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — — 1–0 — — 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0
Millonarios — 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 — — — 1–2 — — 1–0 — — 2–0 — 3–0 —
Once Caldas 0–2 — — 2–1 — — — 0–2 2–3 — — 0–0 3–3 — 2–1 — — 1–0 0–0 0–0
Patriotas — 0–0 0–0 — 0–1 — 2–0 3–2 — 3–1 0–1 — — 1–1 — 2–0 — — — 3–0
Rionegro Águilas 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 — 0–1 — — — 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–0 — 2–1 — — —
Santa Fe 1–1 — 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 — — — — 0–1 0–2 1–0 — 2–1 — 0–0 2–2 — —
Tigres 1–1 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 — — 2–1 1–0 — 1–2 — — 0–0 1–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Atlético Nacional 3 3 6
5 Jaguares 1 2 3
1 Atlético Nacional 0 1 1
4 Millonarios 0 0 0
4 Millonarios 2 2 4
8 Atlético Bucaramanga 2 0 2
1 Atlético Nacional 0 5 5
6 Deportivo Cali 2 1 3
2 Independiente Medellín 1 3 4
6 Deportivo Cali 4 1 5
6 Deportivo Cali 0 2 2
7 América de Cali 0 0 0
3 Deportivo Pasto 0 0 0
7 América de Cali 0 1 1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jaguares 3–6 Atlético Nacional 1–3 2–3
Deportivo Cali 5–4 Independiente Medellín 4–1 1–3
América de Cali 1–0 Deportivo Pasto 0–0 1–0
Atlético Bucaramanga 2–4 Millonarios 2–2 0–2

First leg

Jaguares v Atlético Nacional
31 May 2017 Jaguares 1–3 Atlético Nacional Montería
15:15 Vanegas 66' Report Moreno 29'
Quiñones 53'
Torres 70'		 Stadium: Estadio Jaraguay
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Andrés Rojas
América de Cali v Deportivo Pasto
31 May 2017 América de Cali 0–0 Deportivo Pasto Cali
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 0†
Referee: Hervin Otero
Atlético Bucaramanga v Millonarios
31 May 2017 Atlético Bucaramanga 2–2 Millonarios Floridablanca
20:00 Mejía 68'
Palacios 88'		 Report Riascos 38'
Del Valle 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Betancur
Deportivo Cali v Independiente Medellín
1 June 2017 Deportivo Cali 4–1 Independiente Medellín Palmira
18:00 Sambueza 22' 51'
Orejuela 35'
Benedetti 54'		 Report Quintero 75' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mario Herrera

†: Match played behind closed doors.

Second leg

Deportivo Pasto v América de Cali
3 June 2017 Deportivo Pasto0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 América de Cali Pasto
18:30 Report Hernández 72' Stadium: Estadio Departamental Libertad
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Carlos Anaya
Atlético Nacional v Jaguares
3 June 2017 Atlético Nacional 3–2
(6–3 agg.)		JaguaresMedellín
20:15 Moreno 67', 90+3'
Rodríguez 74'		 Report Vanegas 16'
Steer 63'		 Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 21,131
Referee: Gustavo Murillo
Millonarios v Atlético Bucaramanga
4 June 2017 Millonarios 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		Atlético BucaramangaBogotá
17:30 Cadavid 45+1'
Riascos 45+4'		 Report Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 20,981
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
Independiente Medellín v Deportivo Cali
4 June 2017 Independiente Medellín3–1
(4–5 agg.)		 Deportivo Cali Medellín
19:30 Quintero 18' (pen.)
Angulo 45+1' (o.g.)
Arias 90+1'		 Report Benedetti 59' Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 21,130
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Millonarios 0–1 Atlético Nacional 0–0 0–1
América de Cali 0–2 Deportivo Cali 0–0 0–2

First leg

Millonarios v Atlético Nacional
7 June 2017 Millonarios 0–0 Atlético Nacional Bogotá
19:05 Report Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 21,750
Referee: Mario Herrera
América de Cali v Deportivo Cali
8 June 2017 América de Cali 0–0 Deportivo Cali Cali
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 0†
Referee: Gustavo Murillo

†: Match played behind closed doors.

Second leg

Deportivo Cali v América de Cali
11 June 2017 Deportivo Cali 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		América de CaliPalmira
17:15 Benedetti 54'
Orejuela 70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
Atlético Nacional v Millonarios
11 June 2017 Atlético Nacional 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		MillonariosMedellín
19:30 Moreno 90+1' Report Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 38,251
Referee: Luis Sánchez

Finals

Deportivo Cali2–0Atlético Nacional
Mera 45'
Duque 65'		 Report
Attendance: 22,868
Referee: Mario Herrera
Atlético Nacional5–1Deportivo Cali
Torres 8'
Uribe 17'
Ibargüen 41'
Moreno 75' (pen.)
Quiñones 78'		 Report Duque 20'
Attendance: 44,189
Referee: Andrés Rojas

Atlético Nacional won 5–3 on aggregate.

Liga Águila
2017 Apertura Champions
Atlético Nacional
16th Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Nacional 14
2 Colombia Feiver Mercado Cortuluá 11
Colombia Jefferson Duque Deportivo Cali 11
4 Colombia César Arias Alianza Petrolera 9
Colombia Santiago Tréllez Deportivo Pasto 9
Colombia Cristian Martínez Borja América de Cali 9

Source: Dimayor

Torneo Finalización

First stage

The First stage began on 7 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It concluded on 19 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 Junior 20 12 3 5 32 15 +17 39 Advance to the knockout phase
2 Santa Fe 20 11 6 3 21 10 +11 39
3 Atlético Nacional 20 12 2 6 25 12 +13 38
4 Millonarios 20 10 6 4 26 14 +12 36
5 Deportes Tolima 20 9 6 5 25 20 +5 33
6 América de Cali 20 8 7 5 19 15 +4 31
7 La Equidad 20 7 9 4 25 18 +7 30
8 Jaguares 20 7 7 6 25 21 +4 28
9 Independiente Medellín 20 7 6 7 23 20 +3 27
10 Atlético Huila 20 7 6 7 21 23 −2 27
11 Envigado 20 7 5 8 19 23 −4 26
12 Tigres 20 7 5 8 13 19 −6 26
13 Cortuluá 20 7 3 10 17 28 −11 24
14 Deportivo Cali 20 6 5 9 25 32 −7 23
15 Deportivo Pasto 20 6 3 11 25 29 −4 21
16 Patriotas 20 4 9 7 19 25 −6 21
17 Once Caldas 20 5 6 9 16 24 −8 21
18 Alianza Petrolera 20 5 4 11 16 28 −12 19
19 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 4 6 10 18 23 −5 18
20 Rionegro Águilas 20 4 6 10 16 26 −10 18
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

Results

Home \ Away APE AME BUC HUI NAC COR TOL CAL PAS ENV DIM JAG JUN EQU MIL ONC PAT RIO SFE TIG
Alianza Petrolera — — 2–1 — — — — 2–1 4–2 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 — — 0–1 — 2–0 0–0 0–1
América de Cali 2–1 — 1–0 3–1 — 2–1 3–0 0–1 — — 2–0 — — 1–1 0–0 — 3–2 — — —
Atlético Bucaramanga 1–0 — — 0–1 — 0–1 — — — — 1–1 2–2 1–3 — 1–3 — 2–0 2–2 2–1 —
Atlético Huila 2–0 — — — — — 2–0 2–2 — — — 3–3 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 0–2 1–0
Atlético Nacional 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 — 3–0 1–0 — — — 0–0 — — 1–1 3–2 — 3–0 — — —
Cortuluá 0–0 — — 2–1 — — — 2–1 3–2 — — 1–3 1–0 — 0–2 — — 1–0 0–1 1–0
Deportes Tolima 3–0 — 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 — — 3–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–2 — 1–1 — 2–1 — — —
Deportivo Cali — 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 — 1–2 — — 4–2 1–3 — — 1–1 — 1–2 0–0 — — 1–1
Deportivo Pasto — 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–4 — 1–2 1–0 — — — — 2–1 — — — 3–1
Envigado — 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 — — — 0–2 — — 2–1 — — 0–0 2–0 — —
Independiente Medellín 3–1 — — 1–1 1–0 1–0 — — — — — 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 — 3–2 1–2 0–1 —
Jaguares — 0–0 — — 0–1 — — 3–2 2–0 2–0 — — 0–1 — — 1–0 — 2–0 2–2 1–0
Junior — 3–0 — — 2–0 — — 1–0 1–0 2–0 — — — 3–0 — 3–0 — 2–2 0–1 2–0
La Equidad 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 — 3–0 0–1 — 3–2 — 2–2 2–1 — — 0–1 — 4–1 — — —
Millonarios 1–0 — — — — — — 5–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–2 — — 2–0 — 1–1 0–1 1–1
Once Caldas — 0–0 0–2 — 0–1 2–1 2–1 — — 1–1 0–0 — 3–2 0–0 — — 0–0 — — —
Patriotas 2–0 — — 1–1 — 2–2 — — 0–0 — — 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 — — 1–0 0–0 —
Rionegro Águilas — 0–1 — — 0–1 — 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 — — — 0–1 — 2–2 — — 2–1 2–1
Santa Fe — 0–0 — — 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 — — — 0–0 1–0 3–2 — — — 0–1
Tigres — 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 — 1–1 — — 0–0 1–0 1–0 — 0–3 — 1–0 0–2 — — —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Santa Fe 0 4 4
8 Jaguares 0 1 1
2 Santa Fe 1 1 2
5 Deportes Tolima 0 1 1
3 Atlético Nacional 0 2 2 (1)
5 Deportes Tolima (p) 1 1 2 (3)
2 Santa Fe 0 2 2
4 Millonarios 1 2 3
4 Millonarios 1 2 3
7 La Equidad 1 1 2
4 Millonarios 2 0 2
6 América de Cali 1 0 1
1 Junior 0 2 2 (2)
6 América de Cali (p) 0 2 2 (4)

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América de Cali 2–2 (4–2 p) Junior 0–0 2–2
Jaguares 1–4 Santa Fe 0–0 1–4
Deportes Tolima 2–2 (3–1 p) Atlético Nacional 1–0 1–2
La Equidad 2–3 Millonarios 1–1 1–2

First leg

La Equidad v Millonarios
25 November 2017 La Equidad 1–1 Millonarios Bogotá
19:30 Blanco 53' Report Del Valle 43' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo
Attendance: 3,204
Referee: Gustavo Murillo
Jaguares v Santa Fe
26 November 2017 Jaguares 0–0 Santa Fe Montería
15:10 Report Stadium: Estadio Jaraguay
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alexander Ospina
Deportes Tolima v Atlético Nacional
26 November 2017 Deportes Tolima 1–0 Atlético Nacional Ibagué
17:05 Mosquera 73' Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Luis Sánchez
América de Cali v Junior
27 November 2017 América de Cali 0–0 Junior Cali
19:45 Report Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 36,973
Referee: Andrés Rojas

Second leg

Millonarios v La Equidad
29 November 2017 Millonarios 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		La EquidadBogotá
19:45 Cadavid 16' (pen.)
Silva 85'		 Report Valencia 77' Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 20,677
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
Santa Fe v Jaguares
30 November 2017 Santa Fe 4–1
(4–1 agg.)		JaguaresBogotá
18:45 Urrego 14'
Morelo 54'
Valencia 83'
Pérez 86'		 Report López 65' Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 16,887
Referee: Gustavo Murillo
Atlético Nacional v Deportes Tolima
2 December 2017 Atlético Nacional2–1
(2–2 agg.)
(1–3 p)		 Deportes Tolima Medellín
19:45 Ruiz 46'
Moreno 51' (pen.)		 Report Pérez 56' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 20,985
Referee: Bismark Santiago
Penalties
J. Mosquera soccer ball with red X
Bocanegra soccer ball with red X
Torres soccer ball with check mark
Ruiz soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark S. Mosquera
soccer ball with check mark Lloreda
soccer ball with red X Villa
soccer ball with check mark Rivas
Junior v América de Cali
3 December 2017 Junior2–2
(2–2 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 América de Cali Barranquilla
17:15 T. Gutiérrez 20'
G. Gutiérrez 38'		 Report Angulo 27'
Castañeda 88'		 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 26,631
Referee: Wilmar Roldán
Penalties
T. Gutiérrez soccer ball with check mark
Sánchez soccer ball with check mark
Mier soccer ball with red X
Chará soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Lizarazo
soccer ball with red X Angulo
soccer ball with check mark Arboleda
soccer ball with check mark Castañeda
soccer ball with check mark Martínez Borja

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América de Cali 1–2 Millonarios 1–2 0–0
Deportes Tolima 1–2 Santa Fe 0–1 1–1

First leg

Deportes Tolima v Santa Fe
6 December 2017 Deportes Tolima 0–1 Santa Fe Ibagué
20:00 Report Morelo 56' Stadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Wilmar Roldán
América de Cali v Millonarios
7 December 2017 América de Cali 1–2 Millonarios Cali
19:45 Martínez Borja 69' (pen.) Report Del Valle 33'
Silva 72'		 Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: John Hinestroza

Second leg

Santa Fe v Deportes Tolima
9 December 2017 Santa Fe 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		Deportes TolimaBogotá
19:00 Roa 82' Report Correa 60' Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 34,139
Referee: Gustavo Murillo
Millonarios v América de Cali
10 December 2017 Millonarios 0–0
(2–1 agg.)		América de CaliBogotá
19:15 Report Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 33,084
Referee: Bismark Santiago

Finals

Millonarios1–0Santa Fe
De Los Santos 32' Report
Attendance: 32,288
Referee: Luis Sánchez
Santa Fe2–2Millonarios
Morelo 18' (pen.), 83' Report Cadavid 55'
Rojas 85'
Attendance: 36,000

Millonarios won 3–2 on aggregate.

Liga Águila
2017 Finalización Champions
Millonarios
15th Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Yimmi Chará Junior 11
Colombia Ayron del Valle Millonarios 11
Colombia Dayro Moreno Atlético Nacional 11
Colombia Carmelo Valencia La Equidad 11
5 Colombia Ángelo Rodríguez Deportes Tolima 9
6 Colombia Wilson Morelo Santa Fe 8
Colombia Marco Pérez Deportes Tolima 8
Argentina Agustín Vuletich Rionegro Águilas 8
9 Colombia Teófilo Gutiérrez Junior 7
Colombia Pablo Rojas Jaguares 7

Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Nacional (C) 48 32 7 9 72 29 +43 103 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Millonarios (C) 50 24 14 12 67 39 +28 86
3 Santa Fe 46 20 16 10 45 35 +10 76 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Independiente Medellín 42 21 9 12 62 48 +14 72 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 América de Cali 48 17 17 14 49 42 +7 68
6 Junior 42 18 10 14 59 43 +16 64 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
7 Deportivo Cali 46 16 15 15 62 61 +1 63 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
8 Jaguares 44 15 15 14 47 47 0 60
9 Deportivo Pasto 42 16 9 17 56 50 +6 57
10 Deportes Tolima 44 15 12 17 52 52 0 57
11 La Equidad 42 12 18 12 42 39 +3 54
12 Atlético Bucaramanga 42 12 12 18 36 45 −9 48
13 Atlético Huila 40 13 9 18 37 48 −11 48
14 Alianza Petrolera 40 12 10 18 40 52 −12 46
15 Patriotas 40 9 18 13 36 43 −7 45
16 Tigres 40 11 12 17 24 42 −18 45
17 Envigado 40 11 11 18 37 49 −12 44
18 Once Caldas 40 10 12 18 34 52 −18 42
19 Cortuluá 40 11 9 20 36 59 −23 42
20 Rionegro Águilas 40 8 15 17 30 47 −17 39
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Junior qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by winning the 2017 Copa Colombia.

Relegation

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

Pos
 Team 2015
Pts 		2016
Pts 		2017
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Atlético Nacional 79 76 87 242 120 2.017
2 Independiente Medellín 70 73 69 212 120 1.767
3 Millonarios 62 70 69 201 120 1.675
4 Santa Fe 62 70 67 199 120 1.658
5 Junior 69 65 62 196 120 1.633
6 Deportivo Cali 67 66 53 186 120 1.55
7 Deportes Tolima 68 57 53 179 120 1.492
8 Patriotas 58 61 45 164 120 1.367
9 Envigado 61 51 44 156 120 1.3
10 Rionegro Águilas 54 60 39 153 120 1.275
11 Once Caldas 57 51 42 150 120 1.25
12 La Equidad 54 42 53 149 120 1.242
13 Atlético Huila 57 42 48 147 120 1.225
14 Alianza Petrolera 53 47 46 146 120 1.217
15 Deportivo Pasto 39 44 56 139 120 1.158
16 América de Cali 31 46 60 137 120 1.142
17 Jaguares 31 46 59 136 120 1.133
18 Atlético Bucaramanga 31 55 47 133 120 1.108
19 Cortuluá (R) 45 45 42 132 120 1.1 Relegation to Categoría Primera B
20 Tigres (R) 31 46 45 122 120 1.017

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

See also

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