Colombia - List of Champions Apertura and Finalización

Since 1968 two tournaments have been playing in the season, usually
called Apertura and Finalización (sometimes under different names),
followed by playoffs with 6, 8, 4 or 3 teams or finals.
Below is the list of champions of these tournaments.


Torneo Apertura Champions

1968     Unión Magdalena
1969     Deportivo Cali
1970     Independiente Santa Fe
1971     Atlético Nacional
1972     Millonarios
1973     Millonarios
1974     Atlético Nacional
1975     Millonarios
1976     Atlético Junior
1977     Atlético Junior
1978     Atlético Nacional
1979     América
1980     Atlético Junior
1981     América
1982     América
1983     Once Caldas
1984     América
1985     Atlético Junior
1986     Atlético Junior
1987     Millonarios
1988     Atlético Nacional
1989     América
1990     América
1991     Millonarios
1992     Deportivo Cali
1993     Atlético Junior
1994     Atlético Nacional
1995/96  Deportivo Cali
1996/97  América
1998     Once Caldas
1999     América
2000     Deportivo Cali
2001     Corporación Tuluá

Winners

8  América (Cali)

6  Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)

5  Atlético Nacional (Medellín)
   Millonarios (Bogotá)

4  Deportivo Cali

2  Once Caldas (Manizales)

1  Corporación Tuluá
   Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá)
   Unión Magdalena (Santa Marta)


Torneo Finalización Champions

1968     Deportivo Cali
1969     Millonarios
1970     Deportivo Cali
1971     Millonarios
1972     Deportivo Cali
1973     Atlético Nacional
1974     Deportivo Cali
1975     Atlético Bucaramanga
1976     Deportivo Cali
1977     Deportivo Cali
1978     Once Caldas
1979     América
1980     Cúcuta Deportivo
1981     Deportes Tolima
1982     Deportes Tolima
1983     Atlético Nacional
1984     América
1985     América
1986     Millonarios
1987     Millonarios
1988     Millonarios
1989     Independiente Santa Fe
1990     América
1991     Atlético Junior
1992     América
1993     Independiente Medellín
1994     Atlético Nacional
1995/96  Deportivo Cali
1996/97  Atlético Bucaramanga
1998     Once Caldas
1999     Atlético Nacional
2000     América
2001     Once Caldas

Winners

7  Deportivo Cali

6  América (Cali)

5  Millonarios (Bogotá)

4  Atlético Nacional (Medellín)

3  Once Caldas (Manizales)

2  Atlético Bucaramanga
   Deportes Tolima (Ibagué)

1  Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)
   Cúcuta Deportivo
   Independiente Medellín
   Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá)


Winners of the Apertura/Finalización Double

3  América (1979, 1984, 1990)

1  Atlético Nacional (1994)
   Deportivo Cali (1995/96)
   Millonarios (1987)
   Once Caldas (1998)

NB: apart from Once Caldas in 1998, all these double winners won the
    national championship in their double season.
About this document

Prepared and maintained by Frank Ballesteros for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Frank Ballesteros (fballesteros@colombia.com)
Last updated: 11 Feb 2002