2023 Categoría Primera A season
The 2023 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2023 Liga BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 24 January and ended on 13 December 2023.
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 January – 13 December 2023 |
| Champions | Apertura: Millonarios (16th title) Finalización: Junior (10th title) |
| Relegated | Unión Magdalena Atlético Huila |
| Copa Libertadores | Millonarios Junior Águilas Doradas Atlético Nacional (via Copa Colombia) |
| Copa Sudamericana | Independiente Medellín América de Cali Deportes Tolima Alianza Petrolera |
| Matches played | 452 |
| Goals scored | 1,024 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Marco Pérez (13 goals) Finalización: Carlos Bacca (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Junior 7–1 U. Magdalena (9 September) |
| Biggest away win | Santa Fe 0–5 Águilas Doradas (7 October) Atl. Nacional 0–5 Ind. Medellín (3 December) |
| Highest scoring | A. Petrolera 5–3 Águilas Doradas (22 May) Junior 7–1 U. Magdalena (9 September) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Two tournaments (Apertura and Finalización) were played in the season, each one of them being an independent championship. In the Torneo Apertura, Millonarios won their sixteenth league title after defeating Atlético Nacional 3–2 on penalty kicks in the finals after a 1–1 draw on aggregate, whilst Junior won their tenth league title in the Torneo Finalización, beating Independiente Medellín 5–3 on penalty kicks in the finals after tying 4–4 on aggregate. Deportivo Pereira were the defending champions, having won the 2022 Finalización tournament.