At the end of the first eighteen rounds, the eight best-placed team will advance to the Semifinal round where teams will be sorted into groups and play a short double Round-robin tournament group stage.
The winner of each group will advance to the Final round, which will consist of two legs.
The winner will advance to the season final at the end of the Torneo Finalización.
As the second worst team in the relegation table, Cúcuta Deportivo had to play a two-legged tie against América de Cali, the 2012 Categoría Primera B runner-up.
The winner will be determined by points, followed by goal difference, then a penalty shootout.