| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 January – 7 December 2022 |
| Champions | Apertura:Atlético Nacional (17th title) Finalización:Deportivo Pereira (1st title) |
| Relegated | Patriotas Cortuluá |
| Copa Libertadores | Atlético Nacional Deportivo Pereira Independiente Medellín Millonarios (viaCopa Colombia) |
| Copa Sudamericana | Deportes Tolima Junior Santa Fe Águilas Doradas |
| Matches | 451 |
| Goals | 1,014 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura:Dayro Moreno (13 goals) Finalización:Leonardo Castro (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ind. Medellín 4–0 Águilas Doradas (1 March) Santa Fe 4–0Jaguares (30 April) Junior 4–0Envigado (1 May) Deportivo Pasto 4–0 Envigado (13 July) Alianza Petrolera 4–0 Santa Fe (10 October) América de Cali 4–0 Deportivo Pasto (22 October) Deportivo Pereira 5–1 Santa Fe (27 November) |
| Biggest away win | La Equidad 1–5 Ind. Medellín (16 June) |
| Highest scoring | Alianza Petrolera 4–4Deportivo Cali (19 August) |
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The2022 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the2022 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th season of theCategoría Primera A,Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 20 January and ended on 7 December 2022.[1][2]Deportivo Cali were the defending champions, having won the2021 Finalización tournament.
Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) were played in the season, each one of them being an independent championship. In the Torneo AperturaAtlético Nacional won their seventeenth league title, beatingDeportes Tolima in the finals by a 4–3 aggregate score after winning the first leg inMedellín by a 3–1 score and losing the return leg inIbagué by two goals to one,[3] and in the Torneo FinalizaciónDeportivo Pereira were the champions, winning their first league title after beatingIndependiente Medellín on penalties following a 1–1 draw on aggregate in the finals.[4]
The competition format for this season was approved by the General Assembly ofDIMAYOR on 17 December 2021:[1]
20 teams took part in the season, the top 18 teams from the relegation table of the previous tournament (2021 Finalización) as well asCortuluá andUnión Magdalena, who were promoted from the second tournament of the2021 Primera B season. The promoted teams replacedDeportes Quindío andAtlético Huila, the bottom two teams in therelegation table of the 2021 Finalización tournament.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | ||||||
| Águilas Doradas | End of caretaker spell | 21 November 2021 | Pre-season | 31 December 2021[6] | ||
| Santa Fe | Return to U-20 squad | 23 November 2021[7] | 25 November 2021[8] | |||
| Cortuluá | Resigned | 16 December 2021[9] | 3 January 2022[10] | |||
| Junior | Sacked | 17 December 2021[11] | 20 December 2021[12] | |||
| Patriotas | 7 February 2022[13] | 18th | 10 February 2022[14] | |||
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Resigned | 21 February 2022[15] | 17th | 24 February 2022[16] | ||
| Atlético Nacional | Mutual agreement | 28 February 2022[17] | 3rd | 1 March 2022[17] | ||
| América de Cali | 31 March 2022[19] | 15th | 31 March 2022[19] | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 3 April 2022[20] | 12th | 6 April 2022[22] | |||
| Unión Magdalena | Demoted | 12 April 2022[23] | 20th | 12 April 2022[23] | ||
| Santa Fe | Mutual agreement | 25 April 2022[24] | 11th | 25 April 2022[25] | ||
| Cortuluá | Sacked | 2 May 2022[26] | 19th | 2 May 2022[26] | ||
| Jaguares | Mutual agreement | 14 May 2022[27] | 11th | 27 May 2022[28] | ||
| Deportivo Pereira | Resigned | 14 May 2022[29] | 14th | 20 May 2022[30] | ||
| Cortuluá | End of caretaker spell | 14 May 2022 | 18th | 24 May 2022[31] | ||
| Patriotas | End of contract | 18 May 2022[32] | 17th | 6 June 2022[33] | ||
| Santa Fe | End of caretaker spell | 19 May 2022 | 10th | 19 May 2022[34] | ||
| Independiente Medellín | Mutual agreement | 17 June 2022[35] | 2nd, Group B | 28 June 2022[36] | ||
| Torneo Finalización | ||||||
| Deportivo Cali | Mutual agreement | 1 July 2022[37] | Pre-tournament | 9 July 2022[39] | ||
| Atlético Nacional | Return to youth categories | 6 September 2022[40] | 9th | 6 September 2022[40] | ||
| Junior | Sacked | 11 September 2022[41] | 10th | 11 September 2022[41] | ||
| Jaguares | Resigned | 13 September 2022[42] | 16th | 13 September 2022[42] | ||
| Cortuluá | 18 September 2022[43] | 20th | 19 September 2022[44] | |||
| Deportivo Cali | Mutual agreement | 22 September 2022[45] | 20th | 22 September 2022[45] | ||
| Patriotas | Resigned | 30 September 2022[46] | 18th | 1 October 2022[47] | ||
| Deportivo Cali | End of caretaker spell | 2 October 2022 | 20th | 1 October 2022[48] | ||
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Sacked | 10 October 2022[49] | 13th | 10 October 2022[49] | ||
| Atlético Nacional | End of caretaker spell | 13 October 2022[50] | 4th | 3 October 2022[50] | ||
| Junior | Sacked | 17 November 2022[51] | 4th, Group A | 18 November 2022[52] | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millonarios | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 42 | Advance to thesemi-finals |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 40 | |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 36 | |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 34 | |
| 5 | Junior | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Envigado | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | La Equidad | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | |
| 11 | Jaguares | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 27 | |
| 12 | Once Caldas | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 26 | |
| 13 | Águilas Doradas | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 25 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 23 | |
| 15 | América de Cali | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 23 | |
| 16 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 22 | |
| 17 | Patriotas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 21 | |
| 18 | Cortuluá | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 20 | |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 18 | |
| 20 | Unión Magdalena | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | AGU | ALI | AME | BUC | NAC | COR | TOL | CAL | PAS | PER | ENV | DIM | JAG | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | SFE | MAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águilas Doradas | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — |
| Alianza Petrolera | 2–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — |
| América de Cali | — | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Atlético Nacional | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Cortuluá | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Deportes Tolima | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Cali | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Deportivo Pasto | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–4 | — |
| Deportivo Pereira | — | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–0 |
| Envigado | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Independiente Medellín | 4–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| Jaguares | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0[a] | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Junior | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 2–4 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 3–1 |
| La Equidad | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Millonarios | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Once Caldas | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Patriotas | — | — | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Santa Fe | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| Unión Magdalena | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3[b] | — | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–3[c] | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — |
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAC | JUN | MIL | BUC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Advance to theFinals | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Millonarios | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6[a] | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6[a] | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | DIM | EQU | ENV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to theFinals | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | La Equidad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 1–0 | 1–5 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Envigado | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | Deportes Tolima |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Deportes Tolima | 2–1 | Atlético Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Atlético Nacional won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2022–I champions |
|---|
| Atlético Nacional 17th title |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 13 | |
| 2 | Cortuluá | 11 | |
| 3 | Junior | 10 | |
| Santa Fe | |||
| Independiente Medellín | |||
| 6 | Deportivo Pereira | 9 | |
| 7 | Atlético Nacional | 8 | |
| Deportivo Pasto | |||
| 9 | La Equidad | 7 |
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 34 | Advance to thesemi-finals |
| 2 | Águilas Doradas | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 33 | |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | |
| 4 | Millonarios | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 32 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | América de Cali | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 31 | |
| 8 | Junior | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 31 | |
| 9 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 30 | |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 30 | |
| 11 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 30 | |
| 12 | Unión Magdalena | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 29 | |
| 13 | La Equidad | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 28 | |
| 14 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 26 | |
| 15 | Envigado | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | |
| 16 | Jaguares | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 20 | |
| 17 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 | |
| 18 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 16 | |
| 19 | Patriotas | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 15 | |
| 20 | Cortuluá | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | AGU | ALI | AME | BUC | NAC | COR | TOL | CAL | PAS | PER | ENV | DIM | JAG | JUN | EQU | MIL | ONC | PAT | SFE | MAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águilas Doradas | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Alianza Petrolera | — | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 4–4 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | — | — | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| América de Cali | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | — | — | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — |
| Cortuluá | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Deportes Tolima | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Cali | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Deportivo Pasto | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Envigado | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | 1–2 |
| Independiente Medellín | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |
| Jaguares | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Junior | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 4–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| La Equidad | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Millonarios | — | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — |
| Once Caldas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Patriotas | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–4 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 |
| Santa Fe | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — |
| Unión Magdalena | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | — |
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PER | MIL | SFE | JUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to theFinals | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | |
| 2 | Millonarios | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Santa Fe | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Junior | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DIM | AGU | PAS | AME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Advance to theFinals | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Águilas Doradas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 3–4 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | América de Cali | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Deportivo Pereira | 0–0 | Independiente Medellín |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Pereira won on penalties.
| Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2022–II champions |
|---|
| Deportivo Pereira 1st title |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Pereira | 15 | |
| 2 | Águilas Doradas | 12 | |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 11 | |
| Atlético Nacional | |||
| 5 | Junior | 9 | |
| Unión Magdalena | |||
| Santa Fe | |||
| Atlético Bucaramanga | |||
| 9 | Once Caldas | 8 | |
| Santa Fe | |||
| Envigado | |||
| Deportivo Pereira | |||
| La Equidad |
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millonarios | 52 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 91 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores second stage[a] |
| 2 | Independiente Medellín | 54 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 91 | |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 48 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 82 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4 | Atlético Nacional(C) | 48 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 81 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Junior | 52 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 72 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 70 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Pereira(C) | 48 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 69 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 8 | Águilas Doradas | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 68 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | La Equidad | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 67 | |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 65 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Pasto | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 62 | |
| 12 | América de Cali | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 58 | |
| 13 | Envigado | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 58 | |
| 14 | Once Caldas | 40 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 56 | |
| 15 | Jaguares | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | |
| 16 | Alianza Petrolera | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 46 | |
| 17 | Unión Magdalena | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 40 | |
| 18 | Patriotas | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 34 | |
| 20 | Cortuluá | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 31 |
A separate table was kept to determine the teams that are relegated to theCategoría Primera B for the next season. This table was elaborated from a sum of all first stage games played in the three most recent seasons (including the 2020, 2021–I, 2021–II, 2022–I, and 2022–II tournaments), with the points earned being averaged per match played. The bottom two teams of the relegation table at the end of the season were relegated to Categoría Primera B.
| Pos | Team | 2020 Pts | 2021 Pts | 2022 Pts | 2022 GF | 2022 GA | 2022 GD | Total Pld | Total Pts | Avg. | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 35 | 76 | 66 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 98 | 177 | 1.81 | |
| 2 | Millonarios | 30 | 69 | 74 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 98 | 173 | 1.77 | |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 37 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 98 | 169 | 1.72 | |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 40 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 98 | 159 | 1.62 | |
| 5 | Junior | 33 | 62 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 98 | 158 | 1.61 | |
| 6 | La Equidad | 32 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 98 | 145 | 1.48 | |
| 7 | América de Cali | 33 | 58 | 54 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 98 | 145 | 1.48 | |
| 8 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 52 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 98 | 139 | 1.42 | |
| 9 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 21 | 51 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 98 | 131 | 1.34 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Cali | 34 | 62 | 34 | 36 | 59 | –23 | 98 | 130 | 1.33 | |
| 11 | Águilas Doradas | 31 | 39 | 58 | 40 | 41 | –1 | 98 | 128 | 1.31 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Pasto | 34 | 39 | 54 | 40 | 43 | –3 | 98 | 127 | 1.3 | |
| 13 | Envigado | 23 | 44 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 98 | 124 | 1.27 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 51 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 98 | 124 | 1.27 | |
| 15 | Once Caldas | 29 | 37 | 56 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 98 | 122 | 1.24 | |
| 16 | Jaguares | 17 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 49 | –9 | 98 | 116 | 1.18 | |
| 17 | Alianza Petrolera | 19 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 52 | –6 | 98 | 102 | 1.04 | |
| 18 | Unión Magdalena | — | — | 40 | 31 | 56 | –25 | 40 | 40 | 1 | |
| 19 | Patriotas(R) | 17 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 51 | –11 | 98 | 88 | 0.9 | Relegation toCategoría Primera B |
| 20 | Cortuluá(R) | — | — | 31 | 33 | 55 | –22 | 40 | 31 | 0.78 |
Source:Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) average, 2) 2022 points, 3) goal difference, 4) goals scored, 5) away goals scored, 6) away goals against, 7) wins, 8) yellow cards, 9) red cards, 10) drawing of lots.[58]