Despite being questioned at first, the short tournaments in Colombia have brought with them emotions twice. Their implementation was successful from the beginning and today, almost 20 years later, they are still valid.
Thanks to this format, the FPC has two champions per year. Both June and December are exciting endings under the home run or playoff system.
Precisely for the above, in FUTBOLRED we remember all those clubs that have had two or more consecutive finals under this system.
National Athletic
The purslane team was a pioneer in consecutive finals. For the year 2004, those led by Juan José Peláez played the Apertura and Clausura finals. Both were defeats; Pedro Sarmiento’s DIM beat them 2-1 and Junior did the same on penalties. For 2005 I and under the baton of ‘Sachi’ Escobar, Nacional retaliated and won the star to Santa Fe.
Deportivo Cali
The end of December 2005 was painted green. Deportivo Cali beat a surprising Real Cartagena 3-0 to claim its eighth title. At the following tournament, 2006 I, the sugar producers reached the final again, but Pasto snatched the two-time championship from them.
National Athletic
The people of Antioquia began to gain more and more strength and managed to make history under the guidance of Oscar Héctor Quintabani. In 2007 they won the two Colombian soccer tournaments, unprecedented in short tournaments. The first victim was Huila (aggregate 3-1) and the second was Equidad (aggregate 3-0).
America from Cali
The scarlet outfit ended a seven-year drought without celebration, but it had to suffer. In the first semester of 2008, they fell surprisingly against Boyacá Chicó in the grand final and retaliated against Independiente Medellín in the next tournament.
National Athletic
After the feat in 2007, the green paisa surpassed its own record. This time they won three consecutive titles from the hand of Juan Carlos Osorio. In 2013 I defeated Santa Fe 2-0, 2013 II dispatched Cali 2-0 and 2014 I was victory on penalties against Junior. Historical fact.
Independent Medellin
The Mighty One reached two consecutive finals, but both lost them. The 2014 Finalización lost 2-3 with Santa Fe and the Apertura 2015 was lost 1-2 against Deportivo Cali. Bad luck for Hernán Torres.
Junior from Barranquilla
The shark box repeated the history of the DIM, reached two consecutive finals and lost both. In 2015 II his executioner was Deportivo Cali (1-2) and for 2016 II the penalty would be in charge of, curiously, Medellín (1-3).
Junior from Barranquilla
After that fateful experience, the rojiblancos rebuilt the road in spades. The Christmas star in 2018 was victory over Medellín and the next tournament was followed by happiness at the expense of Pasto. Another team achieved the consecutive two-time championship, which months later (2019 II) could be three-time championship, but America prevented a new junior player joy.
America from Cali
As mentioned above, at the end of 2019 the Scarlets defeated Junior (2-0) in the final. That was his first great joy after the promotion in 2016. Of course, the wick continued long and in this 2020, invaded by a pandemic, he managed to access the final and will define the star with Santa Fe.
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