text: Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football teams in Colombia ( South America ) winning eight national championships ( 1965 , 1967 , 1969 , 1970 , 1974 , 1996 , 1998 , and 2005 ) since 1948 .
simplified: Deportivo Cali is one of the best association football teams in Colombia and South America , having won eight national championships in 1965 , 1967 , 1969 , 1970 , 1974 , 1996 , 1998 , and 2005 .