2025 Torneo DIMAYOR
Football league season in Colombia
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The 2025 Torneo DIMAYOR (officially known as the 2025 Torneo BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th season of the Torneo DIMAYOR since its founding as Colombia's second division football league. The season began on 30 January and ended on 2 December 2025.[1]
Torneo II: Cúcuta Deportivo (4th title)
Cúcuta Deportivo
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 January – 2 December 2025 |
| Champions | Torneo I: Jaguares (2nd title) Torneo II: Cúcuta Deportivo (4th title) |
| Promoted | Jaguares Cúcuta Deportivo |
| Matches | 308 |
| Goals | 730 (2.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Torneo I: Andrés Rentería (18 goals) Torneo II: Andrés Rentería (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | R. Cartagena 5–0 Bogotá (9 February) Dep. Quindío 6–1 Bogotá (26 September) |
| Biggest away win | Atlético 0–3 Atlético Huila (28 February) R. Santander 0–3 Inter Palmira (12 May) Bogotá 0–3 R. Cartagena (21 July) Barranquilla 1–4 Inter Palmira (1 September) Orsomarso 0–3 Boca Juniors (28 September) Inter Palmira 1–4 Jaguares (19 November) Patriotas 0–3 R. Cundinamarca (23 November) |
| Highest scoring | R. Santander 3–4 R. Cundinamarca (15 February) R. Cundinamarca 5–2 Atlético (11 March) R. Cartagena 3–4 Jaguares (2 June) Dep. Quindío 6–1 Bogotá (26 September) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
Jaguares, who won the Torneo I after defeating Patriotas in the finals, became the first team promoted to the top tier league Categoría Primera A for the 2026 season after securing a top two finish in the season's aggregate table with a 2–2 draw with Cúcuta Deportivo on 11 November 2025.[2] The Torneo II was won by Cúcuta Deportivo, who defeated Real Cundinamarca on penalty kicks in the finals and promoted to Primera A after placing second in the season's aggregate table.[3][4]
Format changes
Although the tournament kept the same format that has been used in its most recent editions, with two tournaments per season with three stages each (a single round-robin first stage, two semi-final groups and a two-legged final series), changes were implemented to the method of promotion of teams to Categoría Primera A for the following season. For this season, the two promoted teams were decided under the following scenarios:[5]
- If one team won both of the season's short tournaments (Torneo I and II), it earned promotion to the top flight and a two-legged promotion play-off series would be played by the next two teams in the season's aggregate table to decide the other promoted team.
- If both of the short tournament winners placed in the top two of the aggregate table at the end of the season, both teams would be promoted to Primera A and no additional stages would be played.
- If only one of the short tournament winners placed in the top two of the aggregate table, it would be promoted while the other tournament winner would play the promotion play-off against the best-placed team in the aggregate table that did not win any of the season's tournaments.
- If none of the short tournament winners ended up in the top two places of the aggregate table, both teams would play a grand final in which the winning side would be the first promoted team, and the loser of that grand final would play the aggregate table's top team in the promotion play-off for the remaining promotion berth.
Teams
Sixteen teams took part in the season. The previous season's champions Unión Magdalena and runners-up Llaneros were promoted to Primera A for the 2025 season,[6] being replaced in Primera B for this season by Jaguares and Patriotas, who were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 2024 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the top tier's relegation table.[7]
For this season Orsomarso changed their home stadium, moving from their usual venue Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar in Palmira to Estadio Municipal Raúl Miranda in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca Department after signing an agreement with the Yumbo Municipality to play there for one season.[8] Although Orsomarso played most of their Torneo I home games in Yumbo, they chose to host their final match in that tournament at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata in Barrancabermeja, aiming to get support from the city's inhabitants while also capitalizing on the local government's desire to have a professional team representing Barrancabermeja.[9] Orsomarso eventually reached an agreement with the city's government and confirmed the relocation of their home matches to Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata starting from this season's Torneo II. The club's youth setup remained based in the Valle del Cauca Department.[10]
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 38,588 |
| Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid[i] | 12,000 |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez | 11,000 |
| Boca Juniors de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 38,588 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 10,000 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 42,901 |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 20,716 |
| Inter Palmira | Palmira | Francisco Rivera Escobar | 15,300 |
| Itagüí Leones | Itagüí | Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí | 12,000 |
| Jaguares | Montería | Jaraguay | 12,000 |
| Orsomarso | Yumbo | Municipal Raúl Miranda | 3,500 |
| Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata | 10,400 | |
| Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Jaime Morón León | 16,068 |
| Real Cundinamarca | Bogotá | Parque Estadio Olaya Herrera | 2,500 |
| Real Santander | Piedecuesta | Villa Concha | 5,500 |
| Tigres | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 10,000 |
- Notes
- Starting from the Torneo II's semi-final stage, Atlético Huila played their home matches at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué since their regular stadium Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid in Neiva was closed due to structural failures.[11]
Torneo I
The Torneo I, officially known as the Torneo BetPlay Dimayor 2025–I, was the first tournament of the 2025 season. It began on 30 January and ended on 22 June 2025.
First stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaguares | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 34 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Patriotas | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 33 | |
| 3 | Inter Palmira | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 32 | |
| 4 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Real Cundinamarca | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 29 | |
| 6 | Atlético Huila | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 29 | |
| 7 | Real Cartagena | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | |
| 8 | Tigres | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Itagüí Leones | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 18 | |
| 10 | Real Santander | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 18 | |
| 11 | Orsomarso | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 | |
| 12 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 14 | |
| 13 | Bogotá | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 13 | |
| 14 | Atlético | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 12 | |
| 15 | Barranquilla | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 11 | |
| 16 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 8 |
Results
- Match awarded 0–3 to Atlético due to Cúcuta Deportivo fielding the player Cristián Álvarez, who was ineligible due to a sanction from FIFA. The match originally ended with Cúcuta Deportivo winning 4–2.[12]
Semi-finals
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAG | RCA | INT | TIG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaguares | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | 3–4 | — | 3–3 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Inter Palmira | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Tigres | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) First stage position.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAT | HUI | CUC | RCU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patriotas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10[a] | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Atlético Huila | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10[a] | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Real Cundinamarca | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) First stage position.
Notes:
- Patriotas ahead of Atlético Huila for being the group's seeded team.
Finals
Jaguares won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2025–I champions[13] |
|---|
| 2nd title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrés Rentería |
Jaguares | 18 |
| 2 | Fredy Montero |
Real Cartagena | 17 |
| 3 | Jayder Asprilla |
Real Cundinamarca | 11 |
| 4 | Juan David Valencia |
Itagüí Leones | 10 |
| 5 | Stiwart Acuña |
Barranquilla | 8 |
| 6 |  Cristián Álvarez |
Cúcuta Deportivo | 7 |
| Arney Rocha |
Real Cundinamarca | ||
| 8 | Omar Duarte |
Atlético Huila | 6 |
| Sebastián Girado |
Orsomarso | ||
| Matías Pisano |
Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| Michell Ramos |
Cúcuta Deportivo |
Source: Soccerway
Torneo II
The Torneo II, officially known as the Torneo BetPlay Dimayor 2025–II, is the second and last tournament of the 2025 season. It began on 13 July and ended on 2 December 2025.
First stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaguares | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 37 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Patriotas | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 35 | |
| 3 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 30 | |
| 4 | Real Cundinamarca | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 28 | |
| 5 | Inter Palmira | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Real Cartagena | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 24 | |
| 7 | Atlético Huila | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 23 | |
| 9 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Real Santander | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | |
| 11 | Orsomarso | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 17 | |
| 12 | Bogotá | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 16 | |
| 13 | Atlético | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 15 | |
| 14 | Tigres | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
| 15 | Barranquilla | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 11 | |
| 16 | Itagüí Leones | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 10 |
Results
Semi-finals
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CUC | HUI | JAG | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Atlético Huila | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Jaguares | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Inter Palmira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) First stage position.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RCU | PAT | RCA | BOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Cundinamarca | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Patriotas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7[a] | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7[a] | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) First stage position.
Notes:
- Patriotas ahead of Real Cartagena for being the group's seeded team.
Finals
| Real Cundinamarca | 1–0 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Cúcuta Deportivo won on penalties.
| Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2025–II champions[14] |
|---|
| 4th title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrés Rentería |
Jaguares | 14 |
| 2 | Fredy Montero |
Real Cartagena | 13 |
| 3 | Jonathan Agudelo |
Cúcuta Deportivo | 11 |
| Jayder Asprilla |
Real Cundinamarca | ||
| 5 | Omar Duarte |
Atlético Huila | 7 |
| 6 | Bayron Caicedo |
Real Cundinamarca | 6 |
| Arney Rocha |
Real Cundinamarca | ||
| 8 | Jorge Mendoza |
Boca Juniors de Cali | 5 |
| Harold Ortiz |
Boca Juniors de Cali | ||
| Andrés Carabalí |
Deportes Quindío | ||
| Jackson Jaramillo |
Boca Juniors de Cali |
Source: Besoccer
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaguares (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 37 | +38 | 97 | Promotion to Categoría Primera A |
| 2 | Cúcuta Deportivo (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 86 | |
| 3 | Patriotas | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 86 | |
| 4 | Real Cundinamarca | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 79 | |
| 5 | Atlético Huila | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 74 | |
| 6 | Inter Palmira | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 68 | |
| 7 | Real Cartagena | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 67 | |
| 8 | Tigres | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Deportes Quindío | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 37 | |
| 10 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Real Santander | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | |
| 12 | Orsomarso | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 33 | |
| 13 | Bogotá | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 29 | |
| 14 | Itagüí Leones | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 28 | |
| 15 | Atlético | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 27 | |
| 16 | Barranquilla | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Promotion play-off
Since both season champions (Jaguares and Cúcuta Deportivo) also ended up as the top two teams in the aggregate table, both earned automatic promotion to the Categoría Primera A and the promotion play-off was not played.