Liga BetPlay II round 19 preview: six teams chasing three places on the final day

It is the final round of the league phase of the Liga BetPlay II, and all ten matches take place, from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 November; seven of them kick off at the same time on Saturday at 15:30, according to Dimayor's schedule. Five teams are already through to the cuadrangulares, leaving three places for six: Independiente Medellín, sixth on 29 points, Millonarios and Once Caldas on 27, Deportes Tolima on 26, Águilas Doradas on 25 and Cúcuta on 24. At the top, América de Cali, second on 36, and Deportivo Cali, third on 34, are fighting to be the other group seed alongside Atlético Nacional. The pick of the round is Nacional v Once Caldas, who met on Tuesday in the Copa Colombia.

Thursday 12 November

Deportivo Pasto v Junior (17:00 Colombia time). At the Departamental Libertad. Deportivo Pasto, 18th on 15 points, lost 5–0 to Santa Fe in Bogotá, a match in which, according to Noticias RCN, they fielded youth players because their senior players did not travel in protest at unpaid wages. Junior, 14th on 19, beat Cúcuta 2–0; L. Muriel has 16 goals. Junior won the last two meetings at home, 4–3 in May 2026 and 2–0 in September 2025.

Llaneros v Chicó (19:00 Colombia time). At the Bello Horizonte in Villavicencio. Llaneros, 12th on 23, won 2–1 away to Alianza Valledupar but can no longer reach the top eight. Chicó, 15th on 19, beat Internacional 2–1 with two penalties from Juan Díaz. In May 2026, at home, Chicó won 3–0 in the league and lost 1–0 in the Copa.

Friday 13 November

Internacional de Bogotá v Santa Fe (20:30 Colombia time). At the Metropolitano de Techo. Dimayor kept it out of the simultaneous kick-offs because Santa Fe, fifth on 31 points, have already qualified and cannot finish in the top two, according to El País. Santa Fe beat Pasto 5–0 with a hat-trick from H. Rodallega, who has 17. Internacional de Bogotá, 13th on 20, lost 2–1 in Tunja. According to Deportes RCN, both clubs are awaiting a CAS ruling on the case of Yhormar Hurtado's registration with América, expected on Friday. Santa Fe won the last two meetings, 3–1 in May 2026 and 3–0 in September 2025.

Saturday 14 November

Atlético Nacional v Once Caldas (15:30 Colombia time). At the Atanasio Girardot. Nacional, top on 39 points and the league's highest scorers with 37, beat Pereira 4–3 with an own goal on 90; A. Morelos has 16 goals. They are already one of the two group seeds, as El Tiempo confirms. Once Caldas, eighth on 27 with a goal difference of +4, beat Águilas 1–0 with a goal from D. Moreno on 90; Moreno has 17. According to El Tiempo, a win is enough for Once Caldas to qualify, and with a draw they need Tolima and Águilas not to win. On Tuesday the sides drew 1–1 in Manizales in the Copa Colombia semi-final, with goals from P. Gómez on 38 and J. Rodríguez on 82 and a red card for each side. In the league, Once Caldas won 1–0 at home in May 2026, and Nacional 3–1 in Manizales in July 2025.

Deportivo Pereira v América de Cali (15:30 Colombia time). At the Santiago de las Atalayas. América, second on 36 points with +19, drew the clásico 0–0 with Cali, have lost only two matches and have the league's top scorer, Y. Guzmán, with 20. Deportivo Pereira, 17th on 17, lost 4–3 in Medellín. If América win, second place is theirs; Cali can only take it if they win and América do not, and if América draw, Cali would also have to overturn a goal difference three goals better than theirs. América won 4–1 at home in the Copa in September 2026 and 1–0 in the league in May; Pereira won 2–1 at home in August 2025.

Deportivo Cali v Deportes Tolima (15:30 Colombia time). At Deportivo Cali's stadium in Palmaseca. Cali, third on 34, have the best defence, with ten goals conceded, and according to El Tiempo are still in the fight for the "punto invisible", the sporting advantage of the top two. Win Sports warned that Eduard Bello might be missing because of a Venezuela call-up for 14 and 17 November. Tolima, ninth on 26, beat Millonarios 2–1; according to El Tiempo, their fate is not in their own hands: they must win and hope Millonarios or Once Caldas fail to win, or that Medellín lose. The sides drew 1–1 in Ibagué in May 2026, and Tolima won 2–1 at home in October 2025.

Millonarios v Alianza Valledupar (15:30 Colombia time). At El Campín. Millonarios, seventh on 27 with +9, lost 2–1 in Ibagué; they have nine draws and A. Estupiñán has 19 goals. According to El Tiempo, their fate is in their own hands: a win takes them back into the play-off phase after two eliminations in a row, and with a draw they need Once Caldas, Tolima and Águilas not to win. Alianza Valledupar, 16th on 18, lost 2–1 at home to Llaneros. In May 2026 the sides drew 2–2 in Valledupar, and in September 2025 Alianza won 3–0 at home.

Águilas Doradas v Independiente Medellín (15:30 Colombia time). At the Cincuentenario in Medellín, with fans in attendance, according to Minuto30. Medellín, sixth on 29, beat Fortaleza 3–0; a draw would take them to 30, a total only Millonarios and Once Caldas can match, so avoiding defeat is enough. Águilas, tenth on 25, lost 1–0 in Manizales; according to El Tiempo, they must win and hope Millonarios, Tolima and Once Caldas all lose. Águilas won the last two meetings, 2–1 away in May 2026 and 2–1 at home in October 2025.

Cúcuta v Jaguares (15:30 Colombia time). At the General Santander. Cúcuta, 11th on 24 with a goal difference of −7, lost 2–0 in Barranquilla and can reach no more than 27; according to Infobae, only a win will do, and they need Águilas, Tolima and Once Caldas to take no points, and must also overturn the goal-difference gap. Jaguares, 19th on 13, lost 4–0 to Bucaramanga and have the worst defence, with 35 conceded. In May 2026 Jaguares won 2–0 at home.

Bucaramanga v Fortaleza (15:30 Colombia time). At the Américo Montanini. Bucaramanga, fourth on 32 and already through, beat Jaguares 4–0 with two goals from B. Caicedo; L. Pons has 15. Fortaleza, bottom on 12 points, have only one win in 18 matches, and nine draws. Fortaleza won 2–1 at home in May 2026, and in November 2025 each side won once away.

The table before the round

The top eight go through to the cuadrangulares, and the top two are group seeds; according to El País, third to eighth go into a draw to make up the groups. Every team has played 18 matches.

1. Atlético Nacional, 39 points (+20)
2. América de Cali, 36 (+19)
3. Deportivo Cali, 34 (+16)
4. Bucaramanga, 32 (+13)
5. Santa Fe, 31 (+10)
6. Independiente Medellín, 29 (+3)
7. Millonarios, 27 (+9)
8. Once Caldas, 27 (+4)
9. Deportes Tolima, 26 (+2)
10. Águilas Doradas, 25 (+1)
11. Cúcuta, 24 (−7)
12. Llaneros, 23 (−3)

Nacional can no longer drop below second, because América and Cali can reach at most 39 and 37. If Nacional lose and América win, they would be level on 39 and goal difference would decide it, currently +20 against +19.

Numbers to know

• Y. Guzmán (América) has 20 goals, one more than A. Estupiñán (Millonarios); H. Rodallega (Santa Fe) and D. Moreno (Once Caldas) have 17.
• Nacional have scored 37 goals, the most in the league; América 31.
• Cali have conceded ten goals, the fewest; Jaguares 35, the most.
• Fortaleza have only one win in 18 matches.

The full table and the kick-off times for the whole round are on the Liga BetPlay page.

Sources for the context: El Tiempo, El País, Deportes RCN, Noticias RCN, Win Sports, Infobae, Minuto30.