The Dimayor has finalized the schedule and format for the second half of the 2023 season in Colombian football. During a mid-December extraordinary meeting, the top flight league confirmed the competition format that will govern both the BetPlay Dimayor League and Colombia’s other official events, including the Tournament and the Cup, for the 2023 campaign. The First Division will carry forward the structure used in 2022, combining a regular season with quadrangular rounds and a culminating final, featuring the same 20 clubs.
Across the board, play begins in mid-July and continues through December, aligning with international fixtures such as the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, along with FIFA windows and other domestic tournaments. This primer provides a complete view of what to expect from the second semester championship and how it fits into the season as a whole.
FORMAT
The Dimayor reaffirmed that the second half of the season will mirror the format used in the first semester. A schedule of 20 matchdays will be played with all 20 teams competing in the initial phase, including a classic rivalry day. After the first phase, the top eight teams advance to a Quadrangular phase to determine the finalists for the season.
Phase I – Full Round Robin (20 teams)
- 20 matchdays
- classic derbies included
- the eight best teams move to Phase II
Phase II – Home Runs (Return Leg style)
- 6 matchdays – reverse fixtures
- The eight qualified teams are split into two groups
- The top team from each group advances to the Grand Final
Phase III – Final
- 2 return leg matches
- The winners of Group A and Group B meet in the final
- The home advantage in the second leg goes to the club with the stronger semester reclassification score, calculated from Phase I and Phase II results
* Two clubs will be relegated at the end of the year to compete in the BetPlay DIMAYOR 2024 tournament.
EQUIPMENT
milionarios
The 20 clubs from the first semester will participate in the championship again this term, with the lineup including:
- National Athletics
- milionarios
- Cali America
- Junior from Barranquilla
- Santa Fe independent
- Independent Medellín
- Deportivo Cali
- Sport Tolima
- Once Caldas
- Oil Alliance
- Atlético Bucaramanga
- sports grass
- Envigado
- jaguars
- Equity
- Rionegro Eagles
- Sports Pereira
- Union Magdalena
- Boyaca Chico
- Atlético Huila
MATCH SCHEDULE
National Athletics
The BetPlay League 2023 II fixture resembles the first half, simply with venues swapped for the return leg. The schedule runs across several dates with specific matchups, times, stadiums, and TV information all outlined for fans planning to follow the action closely.
Date 1
July 14
Envigado FC vs Atlético Bucaramanga Time: 4:00 PM Stadium: Sports Center South Television: Win/Win+
Atlético Huila vs Union Magdalena Time: 7:40 PM Stadium: Guillermo Plazas Alcid Television: Win/Win+
July 15
Independiente Medellín vs Equity Time: 4:00 PM Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Television: Win/Win+
Youth FC vs Golden Eagles Time: 6:10 PM Metropolitan Stadium Television: Win+
Deportivo Pasto vs Millionaires FC Time: 8:20 PM Stadium: Departmental Libertad Television: Win+
July 16
America de Cali vs Sport Tolima Time: 5:15 PM Pascual Guerrero Stadium Television: Win+
Once Caldas vs National Athletics Time: 7:30 PM Palogrande Stadium Television: Win+
July 17
Deportivo Pereira vs Deportivo Cali Time: 8:00 PM Stadium: Hernan Ramirez Villegas Television: Win+
July 19
Independiente Santa Fe vs Jaguar FC Time: 8:00 PM Stadium: El Campín Television: Win+
September 6
Oil Alliance vs Boyacá Chico Time: to be determined Stadium: Daniel Villa Zapata Television: TBD
Date 2
July 21
Equity vs Envigado FC Time: 6:15 PM Stadium: Roof Television: Win/Win+
Deportivo Pasto vs Oil Alliance Time: 8:30 PM Stadium: Departmental Libertad Television: Win/Win+
July 22
Athletic Bucaramanga vs Atlético Huila Time: 2:00 PM Stadium: Alfonso Lopez Television: Win/Win+
Golden Eagles vs National Athletics Time: 4:10 PM Stadium: Alberto Grisales Television: Win+
Union Magdalena vs Cali America Time: 6:20 PM Stadium: Sierra Nevada Television: Win+
Millionaires FC vs Sports Pereira Time: 8:30 PM Stadium: El Campin Television: Win+
July 23
Sports Tolima vs Once Caldas Time: 3:45 PM Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro Television: Win+
Deportivo Cali vs Santa Fe independent Time: 6:00 PM Stadium: Deportivo Cali Television: Win+
Independent Medellín vs Youth FC Time: 8:10 PM Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Television: Win+
July 24
Jaguar FC vs Boyacá Chico Time: 7:00 PM Stadium: Jaraguay Television: Win/Win+
Date 3
July 29
Sports Tolima vs Golden Eagles Time: 4:00 PM Stadium: Manuel Murillo Toro Television: Win/Win+
Oil Alliance vs Millionaires FC Time: 6:10 PM Stadium: Daniel Villa Zapata Television: Win+
Boyacá Chico vs Equity Time: 8:20 PM Stadium: Independence Television: Win/Win+
July 30
Once Caldas vs Deportivo Cali Time: 3.30 PM Stadium: Palogrande Television: Win+
America de Cali vs sports grass Time: 5:45 PM Pascual Guerrero Stadium Television: Win+
Atlético Huila vs Sports Pereira Time: 8:00 PM Stadium: Guillermo Plazas Alcid Television: Win/Win+
July 31
Envigado vs Union Magdalena Time: 4:00 PM Stadium: Sports Center South Television: Win/Win+
Youth FC vs Atlético Bucaramanga Time: 8:00 PM Metropolitan Stadium Television: Win+
To define
- Independent Santa Fe vs Independent Medellin
- National Athletics vs Jaguar F.C
Date August 4–6
Cupcake – Junior Huila – A. Olie Bucaramanga – Jaguars Medellín – Envigado A. Doradas – Ever Caldas Equality – America Pereira – B. Chico Cali – Atlético Nacional Pasture – Santa Fe Millionaires – Tolima
Date August 5–13
Tolima – Huila A. Oil – Envigado America – Medellín Jaguars – Millionaires Junior – Grass Pereira – Ever Caldas Santa Fe – Equity Atlético Nacional vs Bucaramanga A. Doradas – Cali B. Chicó – Magdalena
Date August 6–20
Bucaramanga – A. Doradas Equity – Junior Pereira – Jaguars Envigado – America Magdalena – Santa Fe Millionaires – Ever Caldas Cali – Tolima Medellín – A. Petrolera Huila – Atlético Nacional Pasto – B. Chico
Date August 7–24
Once Caldas – Bucaramanga A. Oil – Stocks Santa Fe – Envigado Jaguars – Magdalena A. Doradas – Medellin Cali – Millionaires Atlético Nacional – Pasto Tolima – Pereira B. Chico – Huila Junior – America
Date August 8–27
Huila – Jaguars Bucaramanga – Cali Millionaires – Atlético Nacional Medellín – B. Chico Pereira – A. Doradas Envigado – Junior Magdalena – A. Oil Pasto – Once Caldas
Date September 9–3
Atlético Nacional – Pereira B. Chico – Envigado Cupcake – Equity Cali – Pasto Santa Fe – Junior A. Oil – America A. Doradas – Millionaires Jaguars – Medellín Tolima – Bucaramanga Once Caldas – Huila
Date September 10–10
Envigado – A. Doradas Pereira – Ever Caldas Bucaramanga – A. Petrolera Medellín – Atlético Nacional Huila – Tolima Junior – Cupcake America – Cali Millionaires – Santa Fe Grass – Jaguars Shares – B. Chico
Date September 11–13
Pereira – Pasture B. Chico – Santa Fe Once Caldas – Envigado Tolima – Medellín Atlético Nacional – Equity Millionaires – Bucaramanga Jaguars – America A. Doradas – Magdalena Cali – Huila A. Oil – Junior
Date September 12–17
Huila – A. Doradas Magdalena – Ever Caldas Envigado – Jaguars Stocks – Cali Medellín – Millionaires Bucaramanga – Pereira Santa Fe – A. Oil Junior – National Athletics Pasto – Tolima America – B. Chico
Date September 13–20
Once Caldas – Equity Millionaires – Huila A. Doradas – America Pereira – Magdalena Cali – Medellín Tolima – Envigado Bucaramanga – Pasto B. Chico – Magdalena Jaguares – A. Petrolera Atlético Nacional – Santa Fe
Date September 14–24
Magdalena – Cali Santa Fe – Pereira Medellín – Bucaramanga Junior – Tolima B. Chico – A. Doradas Pasto – Huila A. Oil – Ever Caldas Stocks – Jaguars Envigado – Millionaires America – National Athletics
Date October 15 – October 1
A. Doradas – Pasture Huila – Equity Cali – A. Petrolera Jaguars – Junior Bucaramanga – Santa Fe Atlético Nacional – Envigado Millionaires – Cupcake Tolima – B. Chico Pereira – America Once Caldas – Medellín
Date October 16 – 8
A. Oil – Bucaramanga Equity – Pasture Medellín – Huila B. Chico – Ever Caldas Jaguars – Tolima Santa Fe – A. Doradas Magdalena – Atlético Nacional Envigado – Pereira Junior – Cali America – Millionaires
Date October 17 – 15
Tolima – Santa Fe Meadow – Cupcake A. Doradas – A. Petrolera Atlético Nacional – Medellin Pereira – Equity Millionaires – Junior Cali – America Bucaramanga – B. Chico Huila – Envigado Once Caldas – Jaguars
Date October 18 – 22
Equity – A. Doradas Magdalena – Bucaramanga A. Oil – Tolima Junior – Ever Caldas Medellín – Pereira B. Chicó – Atlético Nacional Santa Fe – Millionaires Jaguars – Grass Envigado – Cali America – Huila
Date October 19 – 25
A. Doradas – Envigado Cali – Jaguars Bucaramanga – Equity Tolima – Magdalena Millionaires – B. Chico Pereira – Junior Pasto – Medellín Once Caldas – America Atlético Nacional – A. Petrolera Huila – Santa Fe
Date 20 – 5 Nov
Magdalena – Medellín National Athletics – Tolima Junior – Huila A. Oil – Pereira Santa Fe – Once Caldas America – Bucaramanga B. Chico – Cali Equity – Millionaires Jaguares – A. Doradas Envigado – Pasto
BETPLAY LEAGUE CALENDAR 2023-II
The official calendar for the second half of the BetPlay League 2023 is shown below for fans tracking the sequence of games, including home-and-away legs and the arrangement of matches across dates.
Date 1: July 16
Date 2: July 23
Date 3: July 30
Date 4: August 6
Date 5: August 13
Date 6: August 20
Date 7: August 24
Date 8: August 27
Date 9: September 3
Date 10: September 10
Date 11: September 3
Date 12: September 17
Date 13: September 20
Date 14: September 24
Date 15: October 1
Date 16: October 8
Date 17: October 15
Date 18: October 22
Date 19: October 25
Date 20: November 5
Date 1 – Home Runs: November 8
Date 2 – Home Runs: November 12
Date 3 – Home Runs: November 19
Date 4 – Home Runs: November 24
Date 5 – Home Runs: November 29
Date 6 – Home Runs: December 3
First leg final: December 6
Final round: December 10
Source: Goal
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