2019 Categoría Primera A season
The 2019 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2019 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 25 January and concluded on 7 December. Junior entered the season as defending champions having won the 2018 Finalización tournament and successfully defended the title in the Torneo Apertura, beating Deportivo Pasto 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate to claim their ninth domestic league title on 12 June. Junior's winning streak was stopped in the Torneo Finalización by América de Cali, who won their fourteenth Primera A title and first since 2008 on 7 December by defeating the defending champions 2–0 on aggregate in the finals.
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 January – 7 December 2019 |
| Champions | Apertura: Junior (9th title) Finalización: América de Cali (14th title) |
| Relegated | Unión Magdalena Atlético Huila |
| Copa Libertadores | Junior América de Cali Deportes Tolima Independiente Medellín (cup winners) |
| Copa Sudamericana | Deportivo Cali Atlético Nacional Millonarios Deportivo Pasto |
| Matches played | 452 |
| Goals scored | 1,008 (2.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Germán Cano (21 goals) Finalización: Germán Cano and Michael Rangel (13 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Millonarios 4–0 U. Magdalena (28 February) U. Magdalena 4–0 Patriotas (6 April) Ind. Medellín 4–0 Atl. Bucaramanga (13 April) Atlético Nacional 4–0 Patriotas (18 April) Once Caldas 4–0 Deportivo Cali (24 April) Envigado 4–0 Atlético Nacional (30 April) América de Cali 4–0 U. Magdalena (30 April) Deportivo Cali 4–0 Jaguares (20 July) Deportes Tolima 4–0 Santa Fe (4 August) Deportivo Pasto 4–0 Atlético Huila (20 August) Atl. Bucaramanga 4–0 Jaguares (18 October) |
| Biggest away win | Jaguares 0–4 Deportes Tolima (2 March) Atl. Huila 1–5 Deportes Tolima (17 March) |
| Highest scoring | U. Magdalena 3–4 Jaguares (26 January) Atlético Nacional 5–2 Ind. Medellín (25 August) Deportes Tolima 5–2 Deportivo Cali (3 October) |
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