How far are Junior behind the leaders?

Junior are 20 points behind leaders Atl. Nacional (16th, 16 points).

Who is the Junior manager?

Junior are managed by Sebastian Viera.

Where do Junior play their home matches?

Junior play their home matches at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.

Junior Standings 2026/27: 16th place, 16 pts · Form & AI Preview

Junior sit 16th in the Colombian Primera A table on 16 points. Their last 5 matches: 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Most recent result: 3-2 against Llaneros. Next opponent: Cucuta (10 Nov). Top scorer: Luis Muriel with 11 goals.

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Colombian Primera AManager Sebastian VieraStadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto MeléndezUpdated 3 Nov 2026

Position in the table

Junior are 16th of 20 teams in the Colombian Primera A table on 16 points, 20 points behind leaders Atl. Nacional and 1 behind Pereira directly above them.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
13	Llaneros	17	6	2	9	19	23	-4	20	W L L W L
14	Alianza	17	5	3	9	17	29	-12	18	L L W W D
15	Pereira	16	3	8	5	12	19	-7	17	W D W D D
16	Junior	17	3	7	7	23	27	-4	16	L D W D D
17	Chico	17	4	4	9	13	28	-15	16	L D W L L
18	Jaguares de Cordoba	16	3	4	9	17	29	-12	13	L W L L W
19	Fortaleza	17	1	9	7	17	25	-8	12	L L D L D

Colombian Primera A — Full table

Season story

Junior are 16th of 20 in the Colombian Primera A table on 16 points. At home: 10 wins, 8 draws, 4 defeats from 22 matches (37-28); away: 7 wins, 4 draws, 10 defeats from 21 (28-30). In league matches (34) the expected-goals tally is 39.6 for and 38.4 against. Last match: 2-3 away at Llaneros on 31 Oct (defeat).

Season summary

P / W / D / L	17 / 3 / 7 / 7
GF / GA / GD	23 / 27 / -4
Points per match	0.94
Goals per match	1.35
Goals conceded per match	1.59
Win rate	18%

Junior have won 3, drawn 7 and lost 7 of 17 matches this season, scoring 23 and conceding 27 (goal difference -4). That is 0.94 points and 1.35 goals per match.

Home / away performance

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	#
Home	22	10	8	4	37	28	38	4/20
Away	21	7	4	10	28	30	25	3/20

Junior have taken 38 points from 22 home matches (4th in the home table) and 25 points from 21 away matches (3rd in the away table).

Season metrics

Metric	Value	League rank
Goals per match	1.51	4th of 20 teams
Goals conceded per match	1.35	11th of 20 teams
Clean sheets	12	4th of 20 teams
Failed to score	8	7th of 20 teams
Matches over 2.5 goals	51%	5th of 20 teams
Both teams scored	58%	8th of 20 teams
Corners (per match)	4.7 (41 matches)	9th of 20 teams
Shots (per match)	13.1 (41 matches)	7th of 20 teams
Shots on target (per match)	4.5 (41 matches)	8th of 20 teams
Possession	52% (41 matches)	6th of 20 teams
Yellow cards (per match)	2.95 (41 matches)	14th of 20 teams
xG (per match)	1.16 (41 matches)	6th of 20 teams
xG against (per match)	1.13 (41 matches)	12th of 20 teams

Form and streak

Date		Opponent	Score
1 Nov 02:00	Away	Llaneros	2-3	L
28 Oct 04:05	Away	Chico	1-1	D
24 Oct 04:10	Home	Aguilas	1-0	W
19 Oct 04:10	Away	Dep. Cali	0-0	D
15 Oct 00:30	Home	Pereira	1-1	D

Last 5 matches: 1 win, 3 draws, 1 defeat (6 points), 5 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Next match

Junior face Cucuta at home on 10 Nov 2026, 00:00. Cucuta are 10th in the league on 21 points. First meeting this season: Cucuta 1-1 Junior (24 Apr).

Junior – Cucuta ·

Upcoming Fixtures

Date	Match
10 Nov 03:00	Junior	–	Cucuta
13 Nov 00:00	Dep. Pasto	–	Junior

Recent Results

Date	Match
1 Nov 02:00	Llaneros	3-2	Junior
28 Oct 04:05	Chico	1-1	Junior
24 Oct 04:10	Junior	1-0	Aguilas
19 Oct 04:10	Dep. Cali	0-0	Junior
15 Oct 00:30	Junior	1-1	Pereira
11 Oct 02:10	Junior	2-2	Inter Bogotá
5 Oct 02:10	Bucaramanga	3-1	Junior
1 Oct 04:00	Atl. Nacional	3-1	Junior
27 Sep 04:20	Junior	2-0	Ind. Medellin
20 Sep 22:00	Fortaleza	1-4	Junior

Key players

Top scorerLuis Muriel11Goals28 Apps
Most assistsMiguel Paiva Ayala Guillermo5Assists24 Apps
Most minutesYeison Suarez2067Minutes23 Apps

Luis Muriel is the team's top scorer this season with 11 goals in 28 matches; Miguel Paiva Ayala Guillermo leads the assists (5).

Squad

No	Player	Pos	Age	Apps	Goals
10	Luis Muriel	A	35	28	11
22	Jesus Rivas	M	29	24	2
77	Dario Barrios Puerta Cristian	A	28	24	5
9	Miguel Paiva Ayala Guillermo	A	29	24	4
26	Yeison Suarez	D	29	23	0
29	Teofilo Gutierrez	A	41	23	5
1	Mauro Silveira	G	26	22	0
14	Juan Rios	M	35	22	0
21	Joel Canchimbo	A	21	22	3
88	Bryan Castrillon	A	27	22	1
98	Jermein Pena	D	27	20	1
8	Yimmi Chara	A	35	20	1
3	Edwin Herrera	D	28	16	0
80	Steven Angel Bernal Fabian	M	25	16	0
20	Jannenson Sarmiento	M	27	16	1
18	Kevin Perez	A	29	16	0
5	Daniel Rivera	D	27	15	0
28	Guillermo Celis	M	33	15	0
24	Jean Pestana	D	29	13	1
7	Harold Rivera	M	33	9	0
34	Daniel Socarras	D	19	8	0
30	Jefersson Martinez	G	33	7	0
25	Deiber Caicedo	A	26	7	1
23	Pablo Ortiz	D	26	5	0
6	Dilan Villarreal	M	18	4	0
19	Francisco Fydriszewski	A	33	4	1
38	Andres Shmalbach	M	19	3	0
12	Luis Acosta Almeida Jaime	G	24	0	0
99	Fabian Correa	D		0	0
16	Carlos Perez	D	19	0	0

Top Scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals
1	Luis Muriel	Junior	11
5	Luis Muriel	Junior	3
2	Dario Barrios Puerta Cristian	Junior	5
2	Teofilo Gutierrez	Junior	5
4	Miguel Paiva Ayala Guillermo	Junior	4
5	Joel Canchimbo	Junior	3

Squad summary

Players	30
Total minutes	26,056
Yellow cards	70
Red cards	3
Most minutes	Yeison Suarez (2,067) · Mauro Silveira (1,980) · Jermein Pena (1,640)

The squad has 30 players; 26,056 minutes have been played this season with 70 yellow and 3 red cards. Yeison Suarez has the most minutes (2,067).

Club profile

Founded	1924
Stadium	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
City	Barranquilla
Capacity	49,612
Manager	Sebastian Viera

Junior were founded in 1924 and play home matches at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla (capacity 49,612). The manager is Sebastian Viera.

Recent transfers

Arrivals	From	Type	Date
Pablo Ortiz	Ostrava	Loan	11.07.2026
Francisco Fydriszewski	Ind. Medellin	Permanent	10.07.2026
David Munive Jose	Barranquilla	Free agent	30.06.2026

Departures	To	Type	Date
Jhon Navia	Barranquilla	Permanent	15.08.2026
Carlos Bacca	Dep. Cali	Free agent	29.07.2026
Miller Bacca	Quindio	Permanent	21.07.2026

Latest arrivals: Pablo Ortiz (Ostrava, Loan), Francisco Fydriszewski (Ind. Medellin, Permanent), David Munive Jose (Barranquilla, Free agent). Latest departures: Jhon Navia (Barranquilla, Permanent), Carlos Bacca (Dep. Cali, Free agent), Miller Bacca (Quindio, Permanent).

Honours

Competition	Won	Latest
Primera AColombia	10	2023
SuperligaColombia	2	2020
Copa ColombiaColombia	2	2017

The club has 14 recorded honours; the most frequent is the Primera A (10 times, most recently 2023).

Season fixtures

Colombian Primera A 2026/27 fixtures: 46 matches, 43 played.

Date		Opponent	Score
19 Jan 02:20	Home	Deportes Tolima	0-2	L
26 Jan 02:10	Away	Millonarios	2-1	W
3 Feb 04:30	Away	Pereira	3-2	W
8 Feb 04:30	Home	Chico	3-0	W
13 Feb 02:20	Away	Once Caldas	1-2	L
19 Feb 03:30	Home	America De Cali	2-1	W
23 Feb 00:00	Away	Santa Fe	1-2	L
1 Mar 02:20	Away	Jaguares de Cordoba	2-0	W
6 Mar 04:20	Home	Alianza	1-1	D
11 Mar 04:30	Home	Atl. Nacional	0-4	L
16 Mar 04:30	Home	Fortaleza	2-1	W
20 Mar 04:30	Away	Ind. Medellin	0-2	L
25 Mar 02:00	Home	Bucaramanga	2-0	W
30 Mar 00:10	Away	Inter Bogotá	1-0	W
4 Apr 04:30	Home	Dep. Cali	1-2	L
12 Apr 00:00	Away	Aguilas	3-0	W
20 Apr 02:20	Home	Llaneros	2-0	W
25 Apr 00:00	Away	Cucuta	1-1	D
4 May 01:45	Home	Dep. Pasto	4-3	W
5 May 01:45	Home	Dep. Pasto	4-3	W
11 May 02:10	Away	Once Caldas	1-0	W
14 May 04:15	Home	Once Caldas	2-2	D
17 May 04:30	Away	Santa Fe	1-1	D
24 May 04:30	Home	Santa Fe	0-0	D
3 Jun 03:30	Home	Atl. Nacional	3-0	W
9 Jun 01:00	Away	Atl. Nacional	0-1	L
26 Jul 04:15	Away	Deportes Tolima	1-2	L
2 Aug 04:15	Home	Millonarios	0-1	L
12 Aug 04:05	Home	Pereira	–
24 Aug 04:15	Home	Once Caldas	1-1	D
27 Aug 02:25	Away	America De Cali	2-4	L
30 Aug 02:30	Home	Santa Fe	1-1	D
6 Sep 04:30	Home	Jaguares de Cordoba	3-3	D
13 Sep 04:20	Away	Alianza	0-1	L
20 Sep 22:00	Away	Fortaleza	4-1	W
27 Sep 04:20	Home	Ind. Medellin	2-0	W
1 Oct 04:00	Away	Atl. Nacional	1-3	L
5 Oct 02:10	Away	Bucaramanga	1-3	L
11 Oct 02:10	Home	Inter Bogotá	2-2	D
15 Oct 00:30	Home	Pereira	1-1	D
19 Oct 04:10	Away	Dep. Cali	0-0	D
24 Oct 04:10	Home	Aguilas	1-0	W
28 Oct 04:05	Away	Chico	1-1	D
1 Nov 02:00	Away	Llaneros	2-3	L
10 Nov 03:00	Home	Cucuta	–
13 Nov 00:00	Away	Dep. Pasto	–

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are Junior in the Colombian Primera A table?: Junior sit 16th in the Colombian Primera A table on 16 points.
How far are Junior behind the leaders?: Junior are 20 points behind leaders Atl. Nacional (16th, 16 points).
When is Junior's next match?: Junior face Cucuta at home on 10 Nov 2026, 00:00.
What was Junior's last result?: Most recent result: 3-2 against Llaneros.
What is Junior's recent form?: Last 5 matches: 1 win, 3 draws, 1 defeat (6 points), 5 goals scored and 5 conceded.
Are Junior stronger at home or away?: 38 points from 22 home matches (4th in the home table) and 25 points from 21 away matches (3rd in the away table). Points per match are higher at home.
Who is Junior's top scorer this season?: Luis Muriel is the team's top scorer this season with 11 goals in 28 matches; Miguel Paiva Ayala Guillermo leads the assists (5).
Who is the Junior manager?: Junior are managed by Sebastian Viera.
Where do Junior play their home matches?: Junior play their home matches at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.

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