Categoría Primera B
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| Categoría Primera B | |
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| Current season or competition: 2008 - Copa Premier |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1991 |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country(ies) |  Colombia |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Envigado FC |
| Official website | www.copapremier.com.co/ |
Categoría Primera B, also known as Copa Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the second division football league in Colombia. The league is divided into two 6 month seasons and into two regional divisions of 9 teams where each team plays the region's other 8 teams both home and away. The top two teams in each conference advance to a playoff to decide the two teams who will advance to the final. The winner of the final secures a spot to play for promotion at the end of the year.
After the first season is over, the second season begins with the same teams and format. The season's winner plays the first season's winner in a two-legged final to decide the team who will be promoted to the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. At the end of the year, the team with worst final standing in Primera A will be demoted to Primera B.
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[edit] Current teams
| Championship - Colombian Second Division Copa Premier 2008 | |||||
| Name | City | Stadium | Founded | 2007 Season | |
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| Academia F.C. | Bogotá | Estadio Compensar | 1998 | 2nd | |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata | 1990 | 18th | |
| Bajo Cauca F.C. | Caucasia | Estadio Municipal Orlando Anibal Monroy | ¿? | 11th | |
| Barranquilla F.C. | Barranquilla | Estadio Romelio Martínez | ¿? | 10th | |
| Bogotá F.C. | Bogotá | Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo | 2003 | 5th | |
| Centauros | Villavicencio | Estadio Manuel Calle Lombana | 2002 | 9th | |
| Córdoba F.C. | Cereté | Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker | 2006 | 14th | |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Estadio Doce de Octubre | 1967 | 13th | |
| Depor F.C. | Jamundí | Estadio Cacique Jamundí | 2005 | 8th | |
| Expreso Rojo | Fusagasugá | Estadio Fernando Mazuera | ¿? | 16th | |
| Girardot F.C. | Girardot | Estadio Luis Antonio Duque Peña | ¿? | 15th | |
| Juventud Soacha | Soacha | Estadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento | 2007 | None | |
| Real Santander | Floridablanca | Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | 2006 | 17th | |
| Patriotas F.C. | Tunja | Estadio de La Independencia | 2003 | 7th | |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Estadio Jaime Morón León | 1971 | 18th (relegated) | |
| Deportivo Rionegro | Rionegro | Estadio Alberto Grisales | 1939 | 3rd | |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos | 1954 | 4th | |
| Valledupar F.C. | Valledupar | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau | ¿? | 6th | |
[edit] Titles
| Year | Champion |
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| 1991 | Envigado Fútbol Club |
| 1992 | Atlético Huila |
| 1993 | Cortuluá |
| 1994 | Deportes Tolima |
| 1995 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
| 1995/1996 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| 1996/1997 | Derportivo Unicosta |
| 1997 | Atlético Huila |
| 1998 | Deportivo Pasto |
| 1999 | Real Cartagena |
| 2000 | Deportivo Pereira |
| 2001 | Deportes Quindío |
| 2002 | Centauros Villavicencio |
| 2003 | Chicó F.C. |
| 2004 | Real Cartagena |
| 2005 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| 2006 | La Equidad |
| 2007 | Envigado Fútbol Club |
| 2008-I | Being Played |
[edit] Demotion
| Year | Demoted |
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| 1991 | None To Allow 16 Teams in Primera A |
| 1992 | Real Cartagena |
| 1993 | Deportes Tolima |
| 1994 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
| 1995 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| 1995/1996 | Atlético Huila |
| 1996/1997 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| 1997 | Deportivo Pereira |
| 1998 | Derportivo Unicosta |
| 1999 | Unión Magdalena |
| 2000 | Deportes Quindio |
| 2001 | None To Allow 18 Teams in Primera A |
| 2002 | Real Cartagena |
| 2003 | Centauros Villavicencio |
| 2004 | Cortuluá |
| 2005 | Unión Magdalena |
| 2006 | Envigado Fútbol Club |
| 2007 | Real Cartagena |
[edit] External links
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| Academia FC | Alianza Petrolera | Bajo Cauca FC | Barranquilla FC | Bogotá FC | Centauros | Córdoba FC | Cortuluá | Depor FC | Deportivo Rionegro | Expreso Rojo | Girardot FC | Juventud Soacha | Real Cartagena | Real Santander | Patriotas FC | Unión Magdalena | Valledupar FC |
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