Categoría Primera B
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| Organising body | DIMAYOR |
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| Founded | January 29, 1991 |
| 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) |
| Broadcaster(s) | 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
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
Teams for the 2025 season
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach |
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| Atlético F.C. | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 38,588 |  Andrés Sicachá
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| Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid | 12,000 | Diego Corredor
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| Barranquilla F.C. | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez | 11,000 | Dayron Pérez
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| Boca Juniors de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 38,588 | José Manuel Rodríguez
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| Bogotá F.C. | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 10,000 | Luis Herney Melo
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| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 42,901 | Bernardo Redín
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| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 21,500 | Harold Rivera
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| Internacional F.C. de Palmira | Palmira | Francisco Rivera Escobar | 15,300 | Héctor Cárdenas
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| Jaguares de Córdoba | Montería | Jaraguay | 12,000 | Álvaro Hernández
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| Leones F.C. | Itagüí | Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí | 12,000 | Felipe Merino
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| Orsomarso S.C. | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata | 10,400 | Steven Sánchez
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| Patriotas Boyacá | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 |  Jonathan Risueño
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| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Jaime Morón León | 16,068 |  Martín Cardetti
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| Real Cundinamarca | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 10,000 | Juan David Niño
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| Real Santander | Piedecuesta | Villa Concha | 5,500 | Óscar Álvarez
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| Tigres F.C. | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 10,000 | Rafael Rodríguez
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Seasons by club
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.
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List of champions
Source: [3]
Titles by club
As of 14 December 2024
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
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| 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
- ^ "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 2025-01-25.
- ^ a b Ballesteros, Frank (11 July 2019). "Colombia - List of Second Division Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ DIMAYOR (2021-06-24). "Deportes Quindío campeón del Torneo Betplay Dimayor I-2021". dimayor.com.co (in Spanish).
- ^ DIMAYOR (2021-06-30). "Atlético Huila campeón de la Gran Final del Torneo Betplay Dimayor I-2021". dimayor.com.co (in Spanish).
Notes
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Primera B (Colombia).
- Dimayor Official Website(Spanish)
- Colombian Federation(Spanish)
- FiFa Association(English)
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