Categoría Primera B

Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay (formerly Torneo Águila),[1] is the second-division football league in Colombia.

Torneo BetPlay Dimayor
Founded1991
CountryColombia
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toCategoría Primera A
Domestic cup(s)Copa Colombia
International cup(s)None
Current championsAtlético Huila (3rd title)
(2020)
Most championshipsAtlético Huila
Cúcuta Deportivo
Real Cartagena
(3 titles each)
TV partnersWin Sports
RCN Nuestra Tele
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2021 season

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 2021 season

Team City Stadium Capacity Head Coach
Atlético Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130 Giovanni Hernández
Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid 22,000 Dayron Pérez
Barranquilla F.C. Barranquilla Romelio Martínez 20,000 Roberto Peñaloza
Boca Juniors de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130 Alejandro Guerrero
Bogotá F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000 Martín Cardetti
Cortuluá Tuluá Doce de Octubre 16,000 Jaime de la Pava
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario 21,500 Óscar Quintabani
Fortaleza C.E.I.F. Cota Municipal de Cota 4,000 Nelson Flórez
Leones F.C. Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 12,000 Álvaro Hernández
Llaneros F.C. Villavicencio Bello Horizonte 15,000 Wilmer Sandoval
Orsomarso S.C. Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar 9,000 Edward Muñoz
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León 16,068 Nilton Bernal
Real San Andrés San Andrés Island Erwin O'Neill 5,000 José Luis García
Tigres F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000 Óscar Morera
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Sierra Nevada 16,000 Carlos Silva
Valledupar F.C. Valledupar Armando Maestre Pavajeau 11,000 John Jairo Bodmer

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 2021 season. Teams who currently play are indicated in bold.

List of champions
Season Champion (Title count) Runner-up Third place
1991Envigado (1)Alianza LlanosAtlético Huila
1992Atlético Huila (1)Alianza LlanosCortuluá
1993Cortuluá (1)Fiorentina de FlorenciaAtlético Palmira
1994Deportes Tolima (1)Deportivo AntioquiaLanceros Boyacá
1995Atlético Bucaramanga (1)Lanceros BoyacáAlianza Llanos
1995–96Cúcuta Deportivo (1)GirardotIndependiente Popayán
1996–97Deportivo Unicosta (1)Lanceros BoyacáDeportivo Pasto
1997Atlético Huila (2)Cúcuta DeportivoReal Cartagena
1998Deportivo Pasto (1)Deportivo PereiraReal Cartagena
1999Real Cartagena (1)ItagüíDeportivo Pereira
2000Deportivo Pereira (1)Unión MagdalenaExpreso Palmira
2001Deportes Quindío (1)Deportivo RionegroUnión Magdalena
2002Centauros Villavicencio (1)Alianza PetroleraNo third-place awarded
2003Bogotá Chicó (1)Pumas de CasanareNo third-place awarded
2004Real Cartagena (2)Deportivo AntioquiaNo third-place awarded
2005Cúcuta Deportivo (2)Bajo CaucaNo third-place awarded
2006La Equidad (1)ValleduparCortuluá
2007Envigado (2)AcademiaNo third-place awarded
2008Real Cartagena (3)Deportivo RionegroNo third-place awarded
2009Cortuluá (2)Atlético BucaramangaNo third-place awarded
2010Itagüí Ditaires (1)Deportivo PastoNo third-place awarded
2011Deportivo Pasto (2)PatriotasNo third-place awarded
2012Alianza Petrolera (1)América de CaliNo third-place awarded
2013Uniautónoma (1)FortalezaNo third-place awarded
2014Jaguares de Córdoba (1)Deportes QuindíoNo third-place awarded
2015Atlético Bucaramanga (2)FortalezaNo third-place awarded
2016América de Cali (1)TigresNo third-place awarded
2017Boyacá Chicó (2)LeonesNo third-place awarded
2018Cúcuta Deportivo (3)Unión MagdalenaNo third-place awarded
2019Deportivo Pereira (2)Boyacá ChicóCortuluá
2020Atlético Huila (3)CortuluáNo third-place awarded

Titles by club

As of 26 December 2020

Team Winners Years
Atlético Huila
3
1992, 1997, 2020
Cúcuta Deportivo
3
1995–96, 2005, 2018
Real Cartagena
3
1999, 2004, 2008
Atlético Bucaramanga
2
1995, 2015
Boyacá Chicó
2
2003, 2017
Cortuluá
2
1993, 2009
Deportivo Pasto
2
1998, 2011
Deportivo Pereira
2
2000, 2019
Envigado
2
1991, 2007
Alianza Petrolera
1
2012
América de Cali
1
2016
Centauros Villavicencio
1
2002
Deportes Quindío
1
2001
Deportes Tolima
1
1994
Deportivo Unicosta
1
1996–97
Itagüí Ditaires
1
2010
Jaguares
1
2014
La Equidad
1
2006
Uniautónoma
1
2013

References
  1. "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.
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