Categoría Primera B

Torneo Águila
Founded 1991
Country Colombia
Confederation CONMEBOL
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 2
Promotion to Categoría Primera A
Domestic cup(s) Copa Colombia
International cup(s) None
Current champions Boyacá Chicó (2nd title)
(2017)
Most championships Real Cartagena (3 titles)
TV partners Win Sports
RCN Nuestra Tele
Website http://www.laligaaguila.com/torneo-aguila
2018 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 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 2018 season

Team City Stadium Capacity Head Coach
Atlético F.C. Cali Pascual Guerrero 33,130 Colombia Giovanni Hernández
Barranquilla F.C. Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez 49,692 Colombia Roberto Peñaloza
Bogotá F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000 Colombia Mauricio Roa
Cortuluá Tuluá Doce de Octubre 16,000 Colombia Álvaro Hernández
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander 42,901 Argentina Lucas Pusineri
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario 21,500 Colombia Alberto Suárez
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas 30,297 Colombia José Fernando Santa
Fortaleza C.E.I.F. Cota Municipal de Cota 8,000 Colombia David Barato
Llaneros F.C. Villavicencio Manuel Calle Lombana 15,000 Colombia Nelson Gómez
Orsomarso S.C. Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar 9,000 Colombia José Gabriel Sangiovanni
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León 16,068 Colombia Marco Indaburo Barrios
Real Santander Floridablanca Álvaro Gómez Hurtado 12,000 Colombia Víctor Hugo González
Tigres F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8,000 Colombia John Jairo Bodmer
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Sierra Nevada 16,000 Colombia Harold Rivera
Universitario Popayán Popayán Ciro López 5,000 Colombia César Torres
Valledupar F.C. Valledupar Armando Maestre Pavajeau 11,000 Colombia Nilton Bernal

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 2018 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 F.C. (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

Titles by club

As of December 6, 2017

Team Winners Years
Real Cartagena
3
1999, 2004, 2008
Atlético Bucaramanga
2
1995, 2015
Atlético Huila
2
1992, 1997
Boyacá Chicó
2
2003, 2017
Cortuluá
2
1993, 2009
Cúcuta Deportivo
2
1995–96, 2005
Deportivo Pasto
2
1998, 2011
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 Pereira
1
2000
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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