Could this week’s Round 5 fixtures finally set the stage for the season’s climax? The pending matches of the second‑semester round‑robin in the 2026 Colombian League have been played, gradually bringing the schedule up to speed for this stage’s climax, where semifinal spots and the second 2027 relegation (after Boyacá Chicó’s drop) will be decided.
Meanwhile clubs are watching the 2026 re‑classification table, which awards five slots for next year’s Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana.
So far, Junior de Barranquilla holds one of the two direct group‑stage berths for the 2027 Libertadores, having won the first half of the season; the other direct spot goes to the Liga II champion.
At present, Atlético Nacional and América de Cali are occupying the two preliminary‑stage places (Phase II).
For the Sudamericana, Independiente Santa Fe, Once Caldas and Deportivo Cali are currently clinching three re‑classification spots, while the fourth will belong to the Copa Colombia winner. In my view, Cali’s resurgence could reshape the continental landscape.
Re‑classification standings of the 2026 Colombian League after Thursday’s Round 5 matches
- Atlético Nacional: 90 points, goal difference + 47
- América de Cali: 68 pts (GD + 25)
- Independiente Santa Fe: 63 pts (GD + 17)
- Junior de Barranquilla: 60 pts (GD + 7)
- Once Caldas: 58 pts (GD + 11)
- Deportivo Cali: 57 pts (GD + 18)
- Deportes Tolima: 57 pts (GD + 9)
- Millonarios: 52 pts (GD + 18)
- Independiente Medellín: 49 pts (GD + 1)
- Atlético Bucaramanga: 48 pts (GD + 14)
- Águilas Doradas: 48 pts (GD - 4)
- Internacional de Bogotá: 48 pts (GD - 9)
- Deportivo Pasto: 46 pts (GD - 11)
- Llaneros de Villavicencio: 39 pts (GD - 8)
- Cúcuta Deportivo: 37 pts (GD - 19)
- Alianza FC: 35 pts (GD - 25)
- Fortaleza CEIF: 34 pts (GD - 12)
- Boyacá Chicó: 33 pts (GD - 30)
- Jaguares de Córdoba: 31 pts (GD - 24)
- Deportivo Pereira: 24 pts (GD - 25)
Note that Round 5 wraps up this Friday with Pereira vs Jaguares and Bucaramanga vs Pasto.