Categoría Primera B

Torneo Águila
Country Colombia Colombia
Confederation CONMEBOL
Founded 1991
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 2
Promotion to Categoría Primera A
Relegation to None
Domestic cup(s) Copa Colombia
International cup(s) None
Current champions Atlético Bucaramanga
(2015 Categoría Primera B)
Most championships Real Cartagena (3 titles)
TV partners Win Sports
Website http://www.dimayor.com.co
2016 season

Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo Águila[1] due to sponsorship by brewery company Bavaria (manufacturer of Águila beer), is the second division football league in Colombia.

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 year long 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 2016 season

Team City Stadium Head Coach
América de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero Colombia Jose Alberto Suárez
Barranquilla F.C. Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Colombia Arturo Reyes
Bogotá F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo Colombia Néstor Rodríguez
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander Colombia Miguel Augusto Prince
Dépor F.C. Cali Pascual Guerrero Colombia Victor Sicachá
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario Colombia José Eugenio Hernández
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas Argentina Néstor Craviotto
Leones F.C. Turbo John Jairo Tréllez Colombia Juan Carlos Álvarez
Llaneros F.C. Villavicencio Manuel Calle Lombana Colombia Nelson Gómez
Orsomarso S.C. Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar Colombia William Libreros
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León Colombia Germany Hubert Bodhert
Real Santander Floridablanca Álvaro Gómez Hurtado Colombia Víctor Hugo González
Tigres F.C. Zipaquirá Municipal Los Zipas Colombia John Jairo Bodmer
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Municipal de Ciénaga Colombia Carlos Silva Socarrás
Universitario Popayán Popayán Ciro López Colombia César Torres
Valledupar F.C. Valledupar Armando Maestre Pavajeau Colombia Oscar Aristizábal

Seasons by club

This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in the Categoría Primera B, founded in 1991, until 2016 season. Teams who currently play are indicated in bold.

List of champions

Season Champion (Title count) Runner-up Third place
1991 Envigado (1) Alianza Llanos Atlético Huila
1992 Atlético Huila (1) Alianza Llanos Cortuluá
1993 Cortuluá (1) Fiorentina de Florencia Atlético Palmira
1994 Deportes Tolima (1) Deportivo Antioquia Lanceros Boyacá
1995 Atlético Bucaramanga (1) Lanceros Boyacá Alianza Llanos
1995–96 Cúcuta Deportivo (1) Girardot Independiente Popayán
1996–97 Deportivo Unicosta (1) Lanceros Boyacá Deportivo Pasto
1997 Atlético Huila (2) Cúcuta Deportivo Real Cartagena
1998 Deportivo Pasto (1) Deportivo Pereira Real Cartagena
1999 Real Cartagena (1) Itagüí Ditaires Deportivo Pereira
2000 Deportivo Pereira (1) Unión Magdalena Expreso Palmira
2001 Deportes Quindío (1) Deportivo Rionegro Unión Magdalena
2002 Centauros Villavicencio (1) Alianza Petrolera No third-place awarded
2003 Boyacá Chicó (1) Pumas de Casanare No third-place awarded
2004 Real Cartagena (2) Deportivo Antioquia No third-place awarded
2005 Cúcuta Deportivo (2) Bajo Cauca No third-place awarded
2006 La Equidad (1) Valledupar Cortuluá
2007 Envigado (2) Academia No third-place awarded
2008 Real Cartagena (3) Deportivo Rionegro No third-place awarded
2009 Cortuluá (2) Atlético Bucaramanga No third-place awarded
2010 Itagüí Ditaires (1) Deportivo Pasto No third-place awarded
2011 Deportivo Pasto (2) Patriotas No third-place awarded
2012 Alianza Petrolera (1) América de Cali No third-place awarded
2013 Uniautónoma F.C. (1) Fortaleza No third-place awarded
2014 Jaguares de Córdoba (1) Deportes Quindío No third-place awarded
2015 Atlético Bucaramanga (2) Fortaleza No third-place awarded

Titles by club

As of December 12, 2015

Nº of titles Team Years
3
Real Cartagena 1999, 2004, 2008
2
Atlético Bucaramanga 1995, 2015
Atlético Huila 1992, 1997
Cortuluá 1993, 2009
Cúcuta Deportivo 1995–96, 2005
Deportivo Pasto 1998, 2011
Envigado 1991, 2007
1
Alianza Petrolera 2012
Boyacá Chico 2003
Centauros Villavicencio 2002
Deportes Quindío 2001
Deportes Tolima 1994
Deportivo Pereira 2000
Deportivo Unicosta 1996–97
Itagüí Ditaires 2010
Jaguares de Córdoba 2014
La Equidad 2006
Uniautónoma F.C. 2013

References

  1. ↑ http://www.golcaracol.com/futbol-colombiano/liga-postobon/articulo-325417-asi-el-nuevo-logo-del-fpc-llego-la-liga-aguila

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