Since the implementation of the short tournament format in 2002, the Colombian League (current Betplay League) has had 14 different champions. The current monarch is Independiente Santa Fe, who in the first half of 2025 surpassed Deportivo Independiente Medellín with a goal from Hugo Rodallega and reached his tenth star.
With the beginning of the Betplay 2025-II League, Independiente Santa Fe will seek to defend the title and aspire to a new championship at the end of the year. So far, only one club has managed to consecrate champion of the two tournaments, opening and completion, in the same year: Atlético Nacional, which repeated this achievement twice, 2007 and 2013.
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In 2007, Atlético Nacional was champion after defeating Atlético Huila 3-1 in the final of the Opening and defeated equity at the end, sealing the title with a global after drawing 0-0 in the Atanasio Girardot. In 2013, he surpassed Independiente Santa Fe in the already sports opening Cali at the end; That year also obtained the title of Copa Colombia.
- 2002:
- Opening: América de Cali
- Ending: Independiente Medellín
- 2003:
- Opening: Eleven Caldas
- Ending: Tolima Sports
- 2004:
- Opening: Tolima Sports
- Ending: Junior de Barranquilla
- 2005:
- Opening: National Atlético
- Ending: Deportivo Cali
- 2006:
- Opening: Pasto Deportivo
- Ending: Cúcuta Deportivo
- 2007:
- Opening: National Atlético
- Ending: National Atlético
- 2008:
- Opening: Boyacá Chicó
- Ending: América de Cali
- 2009:
- Opening: Once Caldas
- Ending: Independiente Medellín
- 2010:
- Opening: Junior
- Ending: Once Caldas
- 2011:
- Opening: National Atlético
- Ending: Junior
- 2012:
- Opening: Independent Santa Fe
- Ending: Millionaires
- 2013:
- Opening: National Atlético
- Ending: National Atlético
- 2014:
- Opening: National Atlético
- Ending: Independent Santa Fe
- 2015:
- 2016:
- Opening: Independent Medellín
- Ending: Independent Santa Fe
- 2017:
- Opening: National Atlético
- Ending: Millionaires
- 2018:
- Opening: Tolima Sports
- Ending: Junior
- 2019:
- Opening: Junior
- Ending: América de Cali
- 2020:
- Opening: América de Cali (only this tournament was played by the Covid-19 Pandemia)
- 2021:
- Opening: Tolima Sports
- Ending: Deportivo Cali
- 2022:
- Opening: National Atlético
- Ending: Pereira Deportivo
- 2023:
- Opening: Millionaires
- Ending: Junior
- 2024:
- Opening: Atlético Bucaramanga
- Ending: National Atlético
- 2025:
Llaneros vs. América de Cali
Date: Friday July 11
Time: 6:00 pm
Stadium: Bello Horizonte – Rey Pelé
TV: Win Sports / Win + Football / Win Play
Once Caldas vs. National Atlético
Date: Friday July 11
Time: 8:10 pm
Stadium: Palogrande
TV: Win + Football / Win Play
Deportivo Pasto vs. Tolima Sports
Date: Saturday July 12
Time: 2:00 pm
Stadium: Libertad Departmental
TV: Win Sports / Win + Football / Win Play
Envigado FC vs. CEIF strength
Date: Saturday July 12
Time: 4:10 pm
Stadium: South Sports Center
TV: Win Sports / Win + Football / Win Play
Atlético Bucaramanga vs. Boyacá Chicó
Date: Saturday July 12
Time: 6:20 pm
Stadium: Américo Montanini
TV: Win Sports / Win + Football / Win Play
Deportivo Cali vs. Junior de Barranquilla
Date: Saturday July 12
Time: 8:30 pm
Stadium: Deportivo Cali
TV: Win + Football / Win Play
Independiente Medellín vs. FC Alliance
Date: Sunday July 13
Time: 3:00 pm
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
TV: Win + Football / Win Play
Deportivo Pereira vs. Independent Santa Fe
Date: Sunday July 13
Time: 5:15 pm
Stadium: Hernán Ramírez Villegas
TV: Win + Football / Win Play
Equity vs. Golden Eagles
Date: Sunday July 13
Time: 7:30 pm
Stadium: Metropolitan of ceiling
TV: Win + Football / Win Play
Millionaires FC vs. Magdalena Union
Date: Wednesday, August 20
Time: 7:30 pm
Stadium: Nemesio Camacho El Campín
TV: Win Sports / Win + Football / Win Play
