2008 Categoría Primera B season

The 2008 Categoría Primera B season, officially known as the 2008 Copa Premier season for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.

Copa Premier
Season2008
ChampionsReal Cartagena (3rd title)
PromotedReal Cartagena
2007
2009

Teams

Team City Stadium Capacity
AcademiaBogotáEstadio Compensar4,500
Alianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaEstadio Daniel Villa Zapata8,000
Bajo CaucaCaucasiaEstadio Orlando Aníbal Monroy4,000
BarranquillaBarranquillaEstadio Romelio Martínez20,000
BogotáBogotáEstadio Alfonso López Pumarejo15,000
CentaurosVillavicencioEstadio Manuel Calle Lombana15,000
CórdobaCeretéEstadio Alberto Saibis Saker6,000
CortuluáTuluáEstadio Doce de Octubre16,000
DéporJamundíEstadio Cacique Jamundí2,500
Deportivo RionegroRionegroEstadio Alberto Grisales9,000
Expreso RojoFusagasugáEstadio Fernando Mazuera5,000
GirardotGirardotEstadio Luis Antonio Duque Peña15,000
Itagüí DitairesItagüíEstadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí12,000
Juventud SoachaSoachaEstadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento8,000
PatriotasTunjaEstadio de La Independencia20,000
Real CartagenaCartagenaEstadio Jaime Morón León25,000
Real SantanderFloridablancaEstadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado4,000
Unión MagdalenaSanta MartaEstadio Eduardo Santos23,000
ValleduparValleduparEstadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau10,000
  • Team in italics replaced Bajo Cauca for the Torneo Finalización.

Torneo Apertura

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Magdalena 18 9 6 3 25 12 +13 33 Qualified for semifinals
2 Deportivo Rionegro 18 9 6 3 31 21 +10 33
3 Valledupar 18 8 6 4 21 18 +3 30
4 Córdoba 18 8 3 7 17 19 2 27
5 Real Cartagena 18 6 6 6 24 23 +1 24
6 Real Santander 18 4 8 6 17 20 3 20
7 Barranquilla 18 4 8 6 12 17 5 20
8 Bajo Cauca 18 4 5 9 14 21 7 17
9 Alianza Petrolera 18 3 6 9 18 31 13 15
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bogotá 18 10 6 2 31 11 +20 36 Qualified for semifinals
2 Dépor 18 7 8 3 25 19 +6 29
3 Centauros 18 8 4 6 24 21 +3 28
4 Juventud Soacha 18 7 7 4 19 17 +2 28
5 Patriotas 18 6 5 7 22 27 5 23
6 Girardot 18 6 3 9 24 24 0 21
7 Expreso Rojo 18 5 5 8 16 23 7 20
8 Academia 18 4 7 7 21 25 4 19
9 Cortuluá 18 1 8 9 15 25 10 11
Source:

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Rionegro 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Qualified for the final
2 Juventud Soacha 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10
3 Valledupar 6 2 1 3 5 7 2 7
4 Dépor 6 1 2 3 6 9 3 5
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Magdalena 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 12 Qualified for the final
2 Bogotá 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
3 Centauros 6 1 3 2 5 7 2 6
4 Córdoba 6 0 2 4 4 8 4 2
Source:

Finals


Deportivo Rionegro won 4–0 on aggregate.

 Copa Premier
2008–I Winners 
Deportivo Rionegro
Advanced to the Championship Final

Torneo Finalización

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Academia 18 9 5 4 24 16 +8 32 Qualified for semifinals
2 Deportivo Rionegro 18 8 7 3 23 18 +5 31
3 Unión Magdalena 18 8 4 6 19 14 +5 28
4 Real Cartagena 18 7 7 4 19 17 +2 28
5 Expreso Rojo 18 7 6 5 15 18 3 27
6 Itagüí Ditaires 18 6 7 5 12 11 +1 25
7 Cortuluá 18 5 6 7 22 21 +1 21
8 Real Santander 18 5 4 9 15 20 5 19
9 Centauros 18 2 5 11 13 25 12 11
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barranquilla 18 8 5 5 30 21 +9 29 Qualified for semifinals
2 Dépor 18 8 4 6 21 23 2 28
3 Valledupar 18 7 5 6 25 22 +3 26
4 Patriotas 18 6 7 5 18 19 1 25
5 Bogotá 18 7 3 8 24 23 +1 24
6 Girardot 18 7 3 8 24 24 0 24
7 Juventud Soacha 18 6 4 8 14 19 5 22
8 Córdoba 18 5 6 7 17 19 2 21
9 Alianza Petrolera 18 3 8 7 19 24 5 17
Source:

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Cartagena 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 Qualified for the final
2 Academia 6 4 0 2 12 4 +8 12
3 Patriotas 6 2 0 4 6 9 3 6
4 Dépor 6 1 1 4 4 11 7 4
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Valledupar 6 3 1 2 5 6 1 10 Qualified for the final
2 Unión Magdalena 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
3 Barranquilla 6 2 2 2 7 9 2 8
4 Deportivo Rionegro 6 2 1 3 6 4 +2 7
Source:

Finals


Real Cartagena won 3–2 on aggregate.

 Copa Premier
2008–II Winners 
Real Cartagena
Advanced to the Championship Final

Championship final


Real Cartagena won 4–2 on aggregate.

 Copa Premier
2008 Champions 
Real Cartagena
3rd title

Promotion/relegation playoff

As the second worst team in the 2008 Categoría Primera A relegation table, Envigado had to play a two-legged tie against Deportivo Rionegro, the Primera B runner-up. As the Primera A team, Envigado played the second leg at home. The winner competed in the Primera A for the 2009 season, while the loser competed in the Primera B.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Rionegro 1–3 Envigado 1–2 0–1
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