Categoría Primera B

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Torneo BetPlay Dimayor
Organising bodyDIMAYOR
FoundedJanuary 29, 1991; 34 years ago (1991-01-29)
CountryColombia
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toCategoría Primera A
Domestic cupCopa Colombia
Current championsUnión Magdalena (2nd title)
(2024)
Most championshipsAtlético Huila (4 titles)
Broadcaster(s)Win Sports
Win+ Fútbol
Websitedimayor.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
Atlético F.C. Cali Pascual Guerrero 38,588 Colombia Andrés Sicachá
Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid 12,000 Colombia Diego Corredor
Barranquilla F.C. Barranquilla Romelio Martínez 11,000 Colombia Dayron Pérez
Boca Juniors de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero 38,588 Colombia José Manuel Rodríguez
Bogotá F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000 Colombia Luis Herney Melo
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander 42,901 Colombia Nelson Flórez
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario 21,500 Colombia Harold Rivera
Internacional F.C. de Palmira Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar 15,300 Colombia Héctor Cárdenas
Itagüí Leones F.C. Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 12,000 Colombia Felipe Merino
Jaguares de Córdoba Montería Jaraguay 12,000 Colombia Álvaro Hernández
Orsomarso S.C. Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata 10,400 Colombia Steven Sánchez
Patriotas Boyacá Tunja La Independencia 20,630 Colombia Andrés Cárdenas (caretaker)
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León 16,068 Argentina Néstor Craviotto
Real Cundinamarca Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000 Colombia Juan David Niño
Real Santander Piedecuesta Villa Concha 5,500 Colombia Óscar Álvarez
Tigres F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000 Colombia Rafael Rodríguez

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.

List of champions

Season Champion (Title count) Runner-up
1991Envigado (1)Alianza Llanos
1992Atlético Huila (1)Alianza Llanos
1993Cortuluá (1)Fiorentina de Florencia
1994Deportes Tolima (1)Deportivo Antioquia
1995Atlético Bucaramanga (1)Lanceros Boyacá
1995–96Cúcuta Deportivo (1)Girardot
1996–97Deportivo Unicosta (1)Lanceros Boyacá
1997Atlético Huila (2)Cúcuta Deportivo
1998Deportivo Pasto (1)Deportivo Pereira
1999Real Cartagena (1)Itagüí
2000Deportivo Pereira (1)Unión Magdalena
2001Deportes Quindío (1)Deportivo Rionegro
2002Centauros Villavicencio (1)Alianza Petrolera
2003Bogotá Chicó (1)Pumas de Casanare
2004Real Cartagena (2)Deportivo Antioquia
2005Cúcuta Deportivo (2)Bajo Cauca
2006La Equidad (1)Valledupar
2007Envigado (2)Academia
2008Real Cartagena (3)Deportivo Rionegro
2009Cortuluá (2)Atlético Bucaramanga
2010Itagüí Ditaires (1)Deportivo Pasto
2011Deportivo Pasto (2)Patriotas
2012Alianza Petrolera (1)América de Cali
2013Uniautónoma (1)Fortaleza
2014Jaguares de Córdoba (1)Deportes Quindío
2015Atlético Bucaramanga (2)Fortaleza
2016América de Cali (1)Tigres
2017Boyacá Chicó (2)Leones
2018Cúcuta Deportivo (3)Unión Magdalena
2019Deportivo Pereira (2)Boyacá Chicó
2020Atlético Huila (3)Cortuluá
2021–I[a]Deportes Quindío[b] (2)Cortuluá
Atlético Huila[c] (4)Deportes Quindío
2021–IIUnión Magdalena (1)Cortuluá
2022Boyacá Chicó (3)Atlético Huila
2023Patriotas (1)Fortaleza
2024Unión Magdalena (2)Llaneros

Source: [3]

Titles by club

As of 14 December 2024

Club Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Atlético Huila
4
11992, 1997, 2020, 20212022
Cúcuta Deportivo
3
11995–96, 2005, 20181997
Boyacá Chicó
3
12003, 2017, 20222019
Real Cartagena
3
—1999, 2004, 2008—
Cortuluá
2
31993, 20092020, 2021–I, 2021–II
Unión Magdalena
2
22021–II, 20242000, 2018
Atlético Bucaramanga
2
11995, 20152009
Deportivo Pasto
2
11998, 20112010
Deportivo Pereira
2
12000, 20191998
Deportes Quindío
2
12001, 2021–I2014
Envigado
2
—1991, 2007—
Alianza Petrolera
1
120122002
América de Cali
1
120162012
Patriotas
1
120232011
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

  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.
  2. ↑ "PRIMERA B DEL FÚTBOL SE INICIARÁ EN ABRIL". El Tiempo. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  3. 1 2 Ballesteros, Frank (11 July 2019). "Colombia - List of Second Division Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ↑ DIMAYOR (2021-06-24). "Deportes Quindío campeón del Torneo Betplay Dimayor I-2021". dimayor.com.co (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ DIMAYOR (2021-06-30). "Atlético Huila campeón de la Gran Final del Torneo Betplay Dimayor I-2021". dimayor.com.co (in Spanish).

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Champion of the 2021–I Categoría Primera B.[4]
  3. ↑ Champion of the 2021–I Categoría Primera B Grand Final.[5]