The Colombian football league system is a series of interconnected football leagues for clubs in Colombia, and is governed by the Colombian Football Federation

Colombian Football Federation

The Colombian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936...

 at the national level.

Structure

The Colombian league system consists of three categories. At the top of the pyramid is Fútbol Profesional Colombiano

Fútbol Profesional Colombiano

The Categoría Primera A is the professional football league of Colombia. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. Eighteen clubs play in the league. The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as Dimayor,...

 or Primera A, which consists of the top 18 teams of the country. Below them is Categoría Primera B

Categoría Primera B

Categoría Primera B, also known as Torneo Postobón for sponsorship reasons, is the second division football league in Colombia. The league is divided into two six-month seasons and into two regional divisions of nine teams where each team plays the region's other eight teams both home and away...

 or Primera B. Teams in Primera A play independent of the 18 teams that make up Primera B. Finally, the lowest level is Categoría Primera C

Primera C Colombia

The Primera C is the third division of the Association of Professional football Clubs of Colombia . It is run by Difutbol ....

 or Primera C. This is by far the largest level in the league system in terms of number of teams.

Promotion & relegation

After the tournaments finish at the end of the calendar year, teams are relegated or promoted to different levels. The bottom team in Primera A is relegated to Primera B. Conversely, the top team of Primera B is promoted to Primera A. Due to economic issues, there is no relegation or promotion between Primera B and Primera C since 2003.

Current system

Level	League/Category
1st	Categoría Primera A (Liga Postobón) 18 clubs
2nd	Categoría Primera B Categoría Primera B Categoría Primera B, also known as Torneo Postobón for sponsorship reasons, is the second division football league in Colombia. The league is divided into two six-month seasons and into two regional divisions of nine teams where each team plays the region's other eight teams both home and away... (Torneo Postobón) 18 clubs
3rd	Categoría Primera C Primera C Colombia The Primera C is the third division of the Association of Professional football Clubs of Colombia . It is run by Difutbol ....