2021 Categoría Primera A season
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The 2021 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2021 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 16 January and ended on 22 December 2021. América de Cali entered the season as defending champions having won back-to-back titles in the 2019 Finalización and 2020 tournaments.[1]
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 16 January – 22 December 2021 |
Champions | Apertura: Deportes Tolima (3rd title) Finalización: Deportivo Cali (10th title) |
Relegated | Boyacá Chicó Deportes Quindío Atlético Huila |
Copa Libertadores | Deportes Tolima Deportivo Cali Millonarios Atlético Nacional (via 2021 Copa Colombia) |
Copa Sudamericana | Junior América de Cali La Equidad Independiente Medellín (via 2020 Copa Colombia) |
Matches played | 411 |
Goals scored | 928 (2.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Three players (11 goals each) Finalización: Harold Preciado (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Atlético Nacional 7–1 Patriotas (18 April) |
Biggest away win | A. Petrolera 0–5 Dep. Tolima (25 February) Atlético Huila 0–5 Deportivo Cali (1 November) |
Highest scoring | Atlético Nacional 7–1 Patriotas (18 April) |
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The Torneo Apertura was won by Deportes Tolima, who claimed their third league title on 20 June after beating Millonarios by a 2–1 score in the second leg of the finals and a 3–2 score on aggregate,[2] whilst the Torneo Finalización was won by Deportivo Cali, who beat the defending champions Deportes Tolima by a 3–2 aggregate score in the finals to claim their tenth league title.[3]