2026 Torneo DIMAYOR

Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR
Season2026
Dates23 January – December 2026
Matches85
Goals182 (2.14 per match)
Top goalscorerTorneo I: Fredy Montero (9 goals)
Biggest home winReal Cartagena 4–0 Orsomarso
(6 March)
Biggest away winBarranquilla 0–4 Inter Palmira
(21 February)
Highest scoringPatriotas 3–3 Boca Juniors de Cali
(21 March)
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All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026.

The 2026 Torneo DIMAYOR (officially known as the 2026 Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR season for sponsorship reasons) is the 37th season of the Torneo DIMAYOR since its founding as Colombia's second division football league. The season began on 23 January 2026.[1]

Teams

Sixteen teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions Jaguares and Cúcuta Deportivo were promoted to Liga DIMAYOR for the 2026 season after securing the top two places of the aggregate table,[2][3] being replaced in Torneo DIMAYOR for this season by Envigado and Unión Magdalena, who were relegated from the first tier at the end of the 2025 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the relegation table.[4]

Following the closure of Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid due to structural damage, the owners of Atlético Huila made a request to move from Neiva to Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, which was approved by the Assembly of Dimayor on 11 December 2025.[5][6] As part of the agreement reached with the Yumbo Municipality, which requested the club not to use the Atlético Huila name and also due to the sale of the club's brand and colors to a local entrepreneur, a new club named Independiente Yumbo was presented on 1 January 2026.[7]

In addition to this, Real Cundinamarca relocated to Mosquera, Cundinamarca following the completion of the construction of the town's municipal stadium.[8]

Locations of the 2026 Torneo DIMAYOR teams.
Club City Stadium Capacity
Atlético Cali Pascual Guerrero 38,588
Barranquilla Barranquilla Romelio Martínez 8,600
Boca Juniors de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero 38,588
Bogotá Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario 20,716
Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur 11,000
Independiente Yumbo Yumbo Municipal Raúl Miranda 3,500
Inter Palmira Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar 15,300
Itagüí Leones Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 12,000
Orsomarso Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400
Patriotas Tunja La Independencia 20,630
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León 16,068
Real Cundinamarca Mosquera Municipal de Mosquera 5,440
Real Santander Piedecuesta Villa Concha 5,500
Tigres Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Sierra Nevada 16,162

Torneo I

The Torneo I, officially known as the Torneo BetPlay Dimayor 2026–I, is the first tournament of the 2026 season. It began on 23 January 2026.

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Palmira (A) 11 8 2 1 21 10 +11 26 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Deportes Quindío 11 7 3 1 14 5 +9 24
3 Real Cartagena 11 6 4 1 19 9 +10 22
4 Unión Magdalena 10 6 2 2 16 10 +6 20
5 Envigado 9 5 2 2 12 5 +7 17
6 Orsomarso 11 4 3 4 10 11 −1 15
7 Independiente Yumbo 11 3 5 3 10 10 0 14
8 Tigres 11 3 5 3 9 10 −1 14
9 Bogotá 11 3 4 4 8 10 −2 13
10 Real Cundinamarca 11 2 5 4 10 12 −2 11
11 Barranquilla 10 3 2 5 11 14 −3 11
12 Patriotas 11 2 5 4 10 13 −3 11
13 Boca Juniors de Cali 11 2 4 5 12 16 −4 10
14 Real Santander 10 1 4 5 7 13 −6 7
15 Itagüí Leones 11 1 3 7 7 20 −13 6
16 Atlético 10 0 5 5 6 14 −8 5
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Goals against, 6) Away goals against, 7) Drawing of lots (or play-off matches, only if needed to decide eighth place).[9]
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away ATL BAR BOC BOG QUI ENV INY INT LEO ORS PAT RCA RCU RSA TIG MAG
Atlético — 0–2 — — — 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 — — — —
Barranquilla — — — 1–1 — — 0–4 1–2 2–0 — — — 1–3
Boca Juniors de Cali — 0–2 — — 0–1 — — 2–1 2–2 — 1–1 — — —
Bogotá 1–0 — 2–1 — 0–2 — — 1–2 — — 0–1 — 0–1 —
Deportes Quindío 1–0 — — — — 0–0 — 3–0 — — 0–0 — — 1–2
Envigado — — 1–0 1–2 — 2–0 — — — 1–1 — — 0–0 —
Independiente Yumbo 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 — — — — — — 1–1 1–1 —
Inter Palmira — — — 1–2 2–1 1–0 — — — 3–1 — — 1–0 —
Itagüí Leones — — — 1–1 — 0–3 0–2 1–2 — — — — — 0–0 1–3
Orsomarso — — — — — 0–1 2–0 — 0–0 — — 2–0 — 0–1
Patriotas — — 3–3 0–1 0–0 — — — — — 1–0 2–0 — —
Real Cartagena 4–1 — — — — 2–2 2–3 4–0 — — 1–0 — — 2–1
Real Cundinamarca 2–2 — — — 0–2 — 2–2 2–0 1–0 — — — — —
Real Santander 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 — — — — — 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 —
Tigres 2–1 2–0 — — 1–3 — — 0–1 1–1 0–0 — — — —
Unión Magdalena — — 0–2 0–0 — — — — 2–1 — 1–1 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 22 March 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Fredy Montero Real Cartagena 9
2 Andrés Carreño Unión Magdalena 8
3 Mauro Manotas Real Cartagena 7
4 Harold Ortiz Boca Juniors de Cali 5
José David Lloreda Deportes Quindío
6 Lucas Farías Independiente Yumbo 4
Kevin Álvarez Patriotas
Jown Cardona Inter Palmira

Source: BeSoccer[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "¿Cuándo comienza el Torneo BetPlay 2026-I? Fecha y hora del debut" [When will the 2026-I Torneo BetPlay start? Date and time for the debut] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rodríguez Parrado, Juan Camilo (11 November 2025). "Jaguares se convirtió en el primer ascendido a la Liga BetPlay Dimayor: empató contra Cúcuta y se aseguró un lugar en la A" [Jaguares became the first team promoted to the Liga BetPlay Dimayor: they drew with Cúcuta and secured a spot in the top flight] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Cúcuta Deportivo vuelve a primera división después de seis años" [Cúcuta Deportivo return to the first division after six years] (in Spanish). Zona Cero. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Estos son los equipos descendidos a Categoría B en Colombia para 2026" [These are the teams relegated to Categoría B in Colombia for 2026] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Atlético Huila se va de la región porque Neiva se quedó sin estadio" [Atlético Huila leaves the region because Neiva ended up without a stadium] (in Spanish). La Silla Vacía. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ Yepes Izquierdo, Harold (11 December 2025). "Fin de una historia de 35 años: Atlético Huila cambiará de nombre y se mudará de Neiva a Yumbo tras decisión de la Dimayor" [End of a 35-year history: Atlético Huila will change its name and move from Neiva to Yumbo following a decision by Dimayor] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ Castellanos, Carolina (2 January 2026). "Independiente Yumbo: el nuevo equipo del fútbol colombiano" [Independiente Yumbo: Colombian football's new team] (in Spanish). La FM. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ Rocha Flórez, Andrés (3 December 2025). "Equipo del FPC cambia de estadio para 2026: jugará cerca a Bogotá" [Colombian professional football team changes stadium for 2026: it will play near Bogotá] (in Spanish). Futbolred. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Reglamento Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2026" [2026 Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Dimayor. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Table of top scorers Primera B Apertura 2026". BeSoccer. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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