Format Categoría Primera A




1 format

1.1 league stage
1.2 playoffs
1.3 finals
1.4 relegation
1.5 superliga colombiana





format
league stage

during league stage, lasts twenty matches, each team plays against every other team once, plus, around middle of season, match against 1 team deemed have derby-like relationship. league table follows normal european league table, 1 point ties , 3 points win. top 8 teams advance playoffs.


playoffs

the playoffs have been organized in 2 different ways on course of short tournaments. first organized dividing 8 teams 2 groups play home , away games; then, 2 group winners play final. in later years, playoffs organized in pairs , play direct elimination in home , away games until 2 teams reach finals.


finals

the finals involve 2 games. team highest overall points achieved during league stage gets play second game in home stadium; if aggregate points same, home game determined goal difference. team highest aggregate score after both home , away games wins , awarded championship. if games end in tie, there no additional time , proceeds directly penalty shoot-out. away goals rule not used.


relegation

relegation primera based on averaging system. @ end of each season, 2 teams worst three-year average relegated primera b.


superliga colombiana

previous start of every season, winners of previous year s apertura , finalización tournaments face each other off in superliga colombiana.







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