Categoría Primera B
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Association football league for clubs in Colombia
Football league
| Organising body | DIMAYOR |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 29, 1991; 34 years ago (1991年01月29日) |
| Country | Colombia |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of clubs | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Categoría Primera A |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Colombia |
| Current champions | Unión Magdalena (2nd title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Atlético Huila (4 titles) |
| TV partners | Win Sports Win+ Fútbol |
| Website | dimayor.com.co |
| Current: 2025 season | |
Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay,[1] is the second-division football league in Colombia. The tournament was inaugurated on 29 January 1991.[2]
Format
[edit ]DIMAYOR has applied a new format from 2015 onwards because of the expansion to 20 teams in the Primera A tournament. The league will no longer have Apertura and Finalización seasons but rather a yearlong tournament with home and away games. The first phase of the tournament is everyone against everyone home and away games. The second is a two-groups phase with the 8 top teams from the season who play each other to determine the winners of each group. The winners of the two groups are both promoted to the Primera A and play the final in home and away games to determine the champion of the season.
Current teams
[edit ]Teams for the 2025 season
Seasons by club
[edit ]This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in the Categoría Primera B, founded in 1991, until the 2025 season.[3] Teams who currently play are indicated in bold.
- 34 seasons: Leones (Deportivo Rionegro)
- 25 seasons: Real Cartagena
- 22 seasons: Alianza Petrolera
- 22 seasons: Bogotá
- 22 seasons: Tigres (Expreso Rojo)
- 21 seasons: Atlético (Dépor, Dépor Aguablanca, Dépor Jamundí)
- 21 seasons: Barranquilla
- 20 seasons: Valledupar
- 19 seasons: Real Santander (Real San Andrés)
- 18 seasons: Cúcuta Deportivo (Cúcuta 2001)
- 18 seasons: Unión Magdalena
- 17 seasons: Cortuluá
- 15 seasons: Deportivo Antioquia (Industrial Itagüí, Itagüí, Florida Soccer)
- 14 seasons: Girardot
- 13 seasons: Bello (Atlético Bello)
- 13 seasons: Deportes Quindío
- 13 seasons: El Cóndor (Cóndor Real Bogotá)
- 13 seasons: Llaneros
- 11 seasons: Deportivo Pereira
- 11 seasons: Fortaleza
- 11 seasons: Patriotas
- 10 seasons: Orsomarso
- 9 seasons: Atlético Huila
- 9 seasons: Centauros Villavicencio
- 8 seasons: Academia
- 8 seasons: Atlético Bucaramanga
- 8 seasons: Lanceros (Lanceros Fair Play)
- 8 seasons: Universitario Popayán
- 7 seasons: Alianza Llanos
- 7 seasons: Boca Juniors de Cali
- 7 seasons: Boyacá Chicó (Bogotá Chicó)
- 5 seasons: Academia Bogotana
- 5 seasons: América de Cali
- 5 seasons: Atlético Buenaventura
- 5 seasons: Bajo Cauca
- 5 seasons: Cooperamos Tolima
- 5 seasons: Deportivo Pasto
- 5 seasons: Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora
- 5 seasons: Pumas de Casanare
- 4 seasons: Atlético Córdoba
- 4 seasons: Chía (Chía Fair Play, Club Fair Play)
- 4 seasons: La Equidad
- 3 seasons: Atlético Juventud (Juventud Soacha)
- 3 seasons: Palmira F.C.
- 3 seasons: Córdoba
- 3 seasons: Deportivo Unicosta
- 3 seasons: Expreso Palmira
- 3 seasons: Fiorentina
- 3 seasons: Independiente Popayán
- 3 seasons: Itagüí Ditaires
- 3 seasons: Jaguares
- 3 seasons: Real Cundinamarca
- 3 seasons: Uniautónoma
- 2 seasons: Atlético de la Sabana
- 2 seasons: Soledad
- 2 seasons: Deportes Dinastía
- 2 seasons: Deportivo Armenia
- 2 seasons: Dimerco Popayán
- 2 seasons: El Cerrito
- 2 seasons: Envigado
- 2 seasons: Guadalajara de Buga
- 2 seasons: Internacional de Palmira
- 2 seasons: Johann
- 2 seasons: Pacífico
- 2 seasons: Real Floridablanca
- 2 seasons: Real Sincelejo
- 2 seasons: River Plate
- 2 seasons: Unión Soacha
- 1 season: América de Cali B
- 1 season: Atlético Barranquilla
- 1 season: Atlético Huila B
- 1 season: Atlético Nacional B
- 1 season: Atlético Popayán
- 1 season: Cartago
- 1 season: Cortuluá B
- 1 season: Deportes Palmira
- 1 season: Deportes Risaralda
- 1 season: Deportes Tolima
- 1 season: Deportes Tolima B
- 1 season: Deportivo Cali B
- 1 season: Deportivo Pereira B
- 1 season: Deportivo Samarios
- 1 season: Independiente Medellín B
- 1 season: Junior B
- 1 season: Millonarios B
- 1 season: Once Caldas B
- 1 season: Real Cartagena B
- 1 season: Santa Fe B
- 1 season: Santa Rosa
- 1 season: Sucre
- 1 season: Unión Meta
- 1 season: Univalle
List of champions
[edit ]Source: [3]
Titles by club
[edit ]As of 14 December 2024
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Huila | 4 |
1 | 1992, 1997, 2020, 2021 | 2022 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3 |
1 | 1995–96, 2005, 2018 | 1997 |
| Boyacá Chicó | 3 |
1 | 2003, 2017, 2022 | 2019 |
| Real Cartagena | 3 |
— | 1999, 2004, 2008 | — |
| Cortuluá | 2 |
3 | 1993, 2009 | 2020, 2021–I, 2021–II |
| Unión Magdalena | 2 |
2 | 2021–II, 2024 | 2000, 2018 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 |
1 | 1995, 2015 | 2009 |
| Deportivo Pasto | 2 |
1 | 1998, 2011 | 2010 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2 |
1 | 2000, 2019 | 1998 |
| Deportes Quindío | 2 |
1 | 2001, 2021–I | 2014 |
| Envigado | 2 |
— | 1991, 2007 | — |
| Alianza Petrolera | 1 |
1 | 2012 | 2002 |
| América de Cali | 1 |
1 | 2016 | 2012 |
| Patriotas | 1 |
1 | 2023 | 2011 |
| Centauros Villavicencio | 1 |
— | 2002 | — |
| Deportes Tolima | 1 |
— | 1994 | — |
| Deportivo Unicosta | 1 |
— | 1996–97 | — |
| Itagüí Ditaires | 1 |
— | 2010 | — |
| Jaguares | 1 |
— | 2014 | — |
| La Equidad | 1 |
— | 2006 | — |
| Uniautónoma | 1 |
— | 2013 | — |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Así es el nuevo logo del FPC: llegó la Liga Aguila – GOL Caracol". golcaracol.com. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "PRIMERA B DEL FÚTBOL SE INICIARÁ EN ABRIL". El Tiempo . Retrieved 2025年01月25日.
- ^ a b Ballesteros, Frank (11 July 2019). "Colombia - List of Second Division Champions". RSSSF . Retrieved 2 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ DIMAYOR (2021年06月24日). "Deportes Quindío campeón del Torneo Betplay Dimayor I-2021". dimayor.com.co (in Spanish).
- ^ DIMAYOR (2021年06月30日). "Atlético Huila campeón de la Gran Final del Torneo Betplay Dimayor I-2021". dimayor.com.co (in Spanish).
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, DIMAYOR decided to suspend promotion and relegation in the 2020 season. As a result of this situation, it was agreed that the 2021–I tournament champion would face the 2020 Primera B tournament champion in a double-legged series to decide one promoted team and define the great champion. This season featured two champions: Deportes Quindío as 2021–I tournament champion and Atlético Huila as Grand Final 2021–I champion.
- ^ Champion of the 2021–I Categoría Primera B.[4]
- ^ Champion of the 2021–I Categoría Primera B Grand Final.[5]
External links
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- Dimayor Official Website(Spanish)
- Colombian Federation(Spanish)
- FiFa Association(English)