It is organized by the División Aficionada del Fútbol Colombiano (Difútbol), an entity dependent on the Colombian Football Federation (FCF).
In the event that a Dimayor affiliate club won the title, the winning team had to sell or transfer its berth in the second tier.
This situation occurred in 1993, when the Unión Magdalena reserve team won the competition and was able to claim promotion by switching its license and creating the Deportivo Samarios club that played in the second tier in 1994.
In 2014, after many unsuccessful attempts Difútbol created a under-23 tournament with 10 teams trying to emulate the third tier, but no agreement was reached with the professional branch of Colombian football.
All of the above was approved by Perdomo, but when Jorge Enrique Vélez was appointed as president of Dimayor in 2019, he ruled out the option to reactivate the third division due to the high costs it would present.
[11] Another proposal, led by Daniel Pabón and Hernando Arias and presented to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, included the creation of three additional tiers in the country.
Furthermore, it was proposed to award 10 spots to 10 municipalities "of footballing importance" without professional teams such as Quibdó, Tumaco, Sincelejo, Yopal, Popayán, Riohacha, Buenaventura, Apartadó, Mocoa and Florencia.