Atletico Nacional all but eliminated from Colombian Football League playoffs

Atletico Nacional of are all but mathematically eliminated from the Colombian football league playoffs. The Medellin suffered a deserved 3-1 defeat at home to high-flying Once Caldas who move to the top of Group B on 7 points. Their closest rivals are Deportes Quindio who beat Cucuta Deportivo 2-1 at home on Sunday afternoon and are just one point behind the leaders.

In group A Santa Fe continued their excellent form with a 2-1 win over Atletico Huila and move 2 points clear of Deported Tolima who were held to a 1-1 draw by La Equidad of Bogota.

Round 3 Playoff Results				Round 4 Playoff Results
Group A				Group A
Santa Fe	2-1	Huila		Huila	1-0	Santa Fe
Tolima	1-1	Equidad		Equidad	1-0	Tolima
Group B				Group B
Quindio	2-1	Cucuta		Cucuta	1-0	Quindio
Nacional	1-3	Once Caldas		Once Caldas	3-2	Nacional

Once Caldas move clear in Group B of Colombian Football League playoffs

Once Caldas beat Deportes Quindio 3-1 to move to the top of Group B after the second round of the Colombian Football League playoffs.

In group A Tolima and Santa Fe continue unbeaten atop the group of 4 teams with 4 points apiece.

Round 1 Playoff Results				Round 2 Playoff Results
Group A				Group A
Tolima	2-2	Santa Fe		Santa Fe	3-1	Equidad
Equidad	0-0	Huila		Huila	2-3	Tolima
Group B				Group B
Nacional	1-2	Quindio		Quindio	1-3	Once Caldas
Once Caldas	0-0	Cucuta		Cucuta	2-2	Nacional

Colombian Football League announces play off draw

The Colombian Football League today announced the draw for the play offs which begin this Saturday 20th November. The two groups of four are as follows:

Group A: Tolima, Santa Fe, Huila, La Equidad

Group B: Once Caldas, Atletico Nacional, Quindio, Cucuta

The first round of the play offs will be played this weekend with the Group A matches to be played on Saturday and Group B matches on Sunday:

Playoffs - Round 1 Fixtures
Group A
Tolima	vs	Santa Fe
Equidad	vs	Huila
Group B
Nacional	vs	Quindio
Once Caldas	vs	Cucuta

Cucuta Deportivo seal final play off place

Cucuta Deportivo sealed their place in Colombian football's end of season play offs after a 2-0 win over Cartagena.

Deportivo Cali, Cucuta's closest challenger going into the final round of the season, won 3-0 away to already qualified Equidad, but it wasn't enough and left them lying in 9th position just shy of the play off zone. 

So the 8 qualified teams are as follows: Tolima, Once Caldas, Santa Fe, Nacional, Quindio, Huila, Cucuta, Equidad. The draw for the playoffs will take place tomorrow (Monday).

Round 18 Results
Medellin	3-2	Millonarios
Tolima	3-0	Nacional
Equidad	0-3	Cali
Pereira	0-0	Quindio
Envigado	2-2	Junior
Cortulua	0-3	Once Caldas
Cartagena	0-2	Cucuta
America	4-0	Chico
Santa Fe	3-0	Huila

Cucuta Deportivo favourites for final playoff spot

Cucuta Deportivo are now favourites to secure the play off berth following a resounding 3-0 win over Cortulua. The result confirmed the relegation of Cortulua back to the B Division after just one season in the top flight.

Cucuta's 3-0 victory came courtesy of a hat-trick from front man Wilson Carpintero. A win away at Cartagena on the final day of the Colombian football calendar will ensure them of a place in the last 8 and a draw or even a defeat could still suffice depending on other results.

America de Cali's hopes of securing a qualifying berth are all but mathematically over following a 3-1 defeat against Once Caldas of Manizales on Saturday night.

Meanwhile Millonarios again demonstrated their phenomenal ability to shoot themselves in the foot. The Bogota team twice led league leaders Tolima until an 88th minute own goal robbed them of all 3 points and left them with slim hopes of qualification. Millonarios must now beat Medellin away from home next Sunday and hope that Cucuta lose and that Cali fail to beat Equidad.

Round 17 Results				Round 18 Fixtures
Chico	2-0	Santa Fe		Medellin	vs	Millonarios
Once Caldas	3-1	America		Tolima	vs	Nacional
Millonarios	2-2	Tolima		Equidad	vs	Cali
Huila	1-1	Medellin		Pereira	vs	Quindio
Cucuta	3-0	Cortulua		Envigado	vs	Junior
Junior	1-1	Cartagena		Cortulua	vs	Once Caldas
Quindio	3-2	Envigado		Cartagena	vs	Cucuta
Cali	1-1	Pereira		America	vs	Chico
Nacional	3-1	Equidad		Santa Fe	vs	Huila

Final playoff place up for grabs

It's the business end of the Colombian football season and five teams (Tolima, Santa Fe, Once Caldas, Nacional and Atletico Huila) are already certain of a place in the end of season playoffs. La Equidad and Quindio, currently sitting in 6th and 7th place respectively, probably only require a point from their last two games to qualify. That leaves just one spot up for grabs going into round 17.

Five teams are vying for that final playoff place. Deportivo Cali are the current occupants of 8th position with 22 points and a superior goal difference to their rivals. But just one place back are Cucuta who have arguably the easiest run-in, and America de Cali who have recently hit a run of form. And sitting just behind them are Millonarios and Medellin both waiting to capitalise on any slip-ups from their rivals.

The battle for the last playoff spot will almost certainly come down to the last day of the regular season, but by 7.15pm on Sunday evening we may well have a clear front runner.

Round 16 Results				Round 17 Fixtures
Medellin	1-0	Tolima		Chico	vs	Santa Fe
Equidad	2-0	Millonarios		Once Caldas	vs	America
Pereira	0-0	Nacional		Millonarios	vs	Tolima
Huila	4-0	Chico		Huila	vs	Medellin
Envigado	2-2	Cali		Cucuta	vs	Cortulua
Cartagena	1-1	Quindio		Junior	vs	Cartagena
Cortulua	2-0	Junior		Quindio	vs	Envigado
America	0-0	Cucuta		Cali	vs	Pereira
Santa Fe	1-1	Once Caldas		Nacional	vs	Equidad