Colombian football has already found its way into the 2026 season after the ordinary meeting of the Dimayor was held with the 36 professional clubs and topics such as the competition calendar, playing systems in the BetPlay League, Primera B, Copa Colombia, relegation and other team points were discussed.
However, There is a possibility that a first division team will leave its headquartersbecause it does not have enough support from the local mayor’s office to continue and has disclosed the situation on social networks, which has caused controversy since the championship will start in mid-January.
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It is recalled that during the meeting it was decided that Yumbo will host the new club that will replace Atlético Huila, which will change its corporate name due to the difficulties with the Guillermo Plazas Alcid stadium in Neiva, ending 35 years of history, two subtitles and a Women’s Copa Libertadores.
In recent years it has been evident that teams have struggled to stay in their cities, largely due to the cost of stadium rental, as only Deportivo Cali has its own stage in Colombian football.
Llaneros now faces the danger of leaving her cityafter President Juan Carlos Trujillo announced that he is having problems continuing in the 2026 season in Villavicencio at the Bello Horizonte – Rey Pelé stadium, which has been his home since the second half of 2012.
About your account XThe manager said that a meeting with the mayor’s office is still pending, apparently to determine the cost of renting the stage, as well as support for the institution to remain part of the territory of the Eastern Plains, since it is the only one in the region.
“We have sent a formal letter to the mayor of Villavicencio explaining the difficulties we face in the city in 2026. We hope that at the meeting we can, in a clear and friendly way, prioritize our sports project, essential to preserve the category and continue to enjoy the spectacle that has proven benefits and represents the true sports tourism to which we are committed. We always appreciate the mayor’s goodwill,” he wrote.
The reaction of the mayor of the capital Meta remains to be seen, as journalist Julián Capera previously revealed that despite the advantages of the pitch, clubs such as Millonarios and América de Cali occasionally suffered from renting the stage, especially in 2024.
The Dimayor approved on December 11 the transfer of the headquarters of the former Atlético Huila from Neiva to Yumbo, which also ended its corporate name, name and sign for the 2026 season and became the Yumbo del Valle Club, leaving 35 years of history in Neiva.
Previously, the directors highlighted the problems associated with continuing to exist in the capital Huila: “The current situation of the stadium, with no viable solution in the short or medium termmakes the normal development of competition impossible and endangers the operational and financial stability of the organization.”
In addition, the new Yumbo club would also have its women’s team in the municipality, as this player was previously in another squad and would only depend on negotiations between the parties.
“The Yumbo women’s team plays with Orsomarsos tokens. “There is a possibility that they enter into this agreement and the women’s team plays with our chip, but their agreement with Orsomarso is still in force and that would mean that they give up our chip so that they can play,” he concluded.
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