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| 2025 | The Primera División further reduced its number of clubs to 14, reflecting ongoing restructuring of the Venezuelan top-division football league. |
| February 9 2020 | The tournament concluded with Argentina successfully defending their title and qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside runners-up Brazil, who were the defending Olympic champions. |
| January 18 2020 | The 13th edition of the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament commenced in Colombia, featuring under-23 national teams competing for Olympic qualification. |
| December 4 2019 | CONMEBOL announced the appointment of 12 referees and 20 assistant referees for the Pre-Olympic Tournament, with additional officials Guillermo Guerrero, Alexis Herrera, and Byron Romero later summoned to officiate in the final stage's last matchday. |
| November 5 2019 | The tournament draw was held at the Auditorium of the Colombian Football Federation in Bogotá, Colombia. Hugo Figueredo from CONMEBOL led the draw, with assistance from Daniela Montoya and Iván Valenciano. Ten teams were drawn into two groups of five, with Colombia and Brazil seeded into Group A and Group B respectively. |
| August 28 2019 | Pereira, Armenia, and Bucaramanga were officially announced as the host cities for the tournament. |
| 2018 | League expansion decision made, increasing the number of teams from 12 to 16 in the Serie A. |
| August 14 2018 | CONMEBOL Council meeting in Luque, Paraguay announced Colombia as the host of the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. |
| 2017 | The number of clubs in the Primera División was reduced from 20 to 18. |
| 2016 | The Primera División consisted of 20 clubs in this season. |
| 2016 | The Uruguayan football league underwent a transition from the European calendar to a year calendar, with the new system implemented from the 2017 season onwards. |
| 2016 | The league was renamed to Campeonato Scotiabank, reflecting a sponsorship agreement with the Scotiabank financial institution. |
| 2010 | A new league format was introduced, consisting of three stages for the Serie A championship. |
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