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2001 Categoría Primera B Season
The 2001 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 2001 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of Colombia's second division football league. Deportes Quindío won the tournament for the first time and was promoted to the Categoría Primera A. After expanding the number of Primera A teams from 16 to 18, División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, DIMAYOR organised a 2001 Categoría Primera A season#Promotion_triangular, special promotion tournament, where the top two teams were promoted. The two DIMAYOR affiliates that were taking part in Primera B and failed to earn promotion (Cúcuta Deportivo and Unión Magdalena) were invited to compete, as well as Atlético Bucaramanga as the team that was relegated from Primera A at the end of the season, with Unión Magdalena and Atlético Bucaramanga being promoted. Edinson Castro, playing for Leones F.C., Deportivo Rionegro, was the topscorer with 15 goals. Teams 16 teams take part in the season. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Categoría Primera B
Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is the second-division association football, football league in Colombia. The tournament was inaugurated on 29 January 1991. 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 Seasons by club This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in the ''Categoría P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |