Colombian football is approaching a new ordinary assembly of the Dimayor, in which the 36 professional teams meet to define the changes for the championships organized in the 2025 season, both in the first and second division, such as the Colombia Cup, Superliga and the Women’s League.
One of the possible modifications would be in relegation, which would launch a new system to define the two teams that lose the categorywhich for now is the averages of the last three years, with the sum of points and the duels played.
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It should be remembered that the current replacement format that had been used until the 2021 season, which was through the units accumulated in the previous three seasons, was considered unfair because the newly promoted inherited scores that were too low.
Since the end of 2023, there has been talk about the possibility of changing the category loss system in the BetPlay League, since some teams do not consider average as the best option, despite the fact that it is more beneficial for the newly promoted to fight for a position.
According to journalist Alexis Rodríguez, a majority would be reached so that the relegation is defined in the reclassification tablesince almost half of the clubs would support the idea and take it to the Dimayor assembly, to be held in December.
Even Carlos Antonio Vélez, communicator of Antenna 2pointed out that the Major Division carried out the same consultation with the clubs internally, to gauge the opinion of the teams and whether the December meeting could be reached with a proposal to discuss it.
“A survey was circulated among the presidents of the clubs, a question that they sent to everyone, This comes from the administration. The question is whether they agree with changing the relegation system“said the journalist on his program Bigger Words.
It should be remembered that the relegation by reclassification, in which the last two of the 2024 season are relegated, was established between 1991 and 1995, until it was replaced by the accumulated one of the last three years to help large teams in a sporting crisis.
Envigado, Patriotas and Jaguares are in an intense fight to avoid relegation in the Betplay 2024 League. In their recent confrontation, the Antioqueños managed to get out of the relegation zone after beating Deportivo Cali 1-0, accumulating 119 points, while Those from Montería, by drawing 0-0 with Alianza Petrolera, returned to the red zone with 117 points.
Deportivo Cali, although it has already assured its permanence for next season, will begin 2025 in a compromised position due to his previous campaigns, accumulating 123 points. This places them in a disadvantageous situation compared to groups such as Alianza Petrolera and Boyacá Chicó.
On the other hand, Patriotas won 2-1 over Deportes Tolima, with which they maintained a minimal possibility of staying in the first division, as long as the oranges lose in the last day that will take place on Thursday, November 14, around 7: 00 at night.
The last day will be decisive to define the destiny of these three teams. While the Hero Quarry will face Independiente Medellín, the Felines will have Independiente Santa Fe as a rival and the Boyacenses, clinging to the calculator, will visit Deportivo Pasto, who like the Powerfulare the clubs that are fighting to enter the semi-final quadrangles, so those matches will give a lot to talk about.
