The 2001 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 2001 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of

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's second division football league.

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won the tournament for the first time and was promoted to the

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. After expanding the number of Primera A teams from 16 to 18, DIMAYOR organised a 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 (

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and

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) were invited to compete, as well as

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as the team that was relegated from Primera A at the end of the season, with

and

being promoted. Edinson Castro, playing for

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, was the topscorer with 15 goals.

Teams

16 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions

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was promoted to Primera A for the 2001 season.

were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 2000 season after finishing in the bottom of the top tier's relegation table. After finishing last in the 2000 season, Cooperamos Tolima was relegated to Categoría Primera C and was replaced by El Cerrito, champions of the 2000 Primera C. Soledad and

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did not take part of the tournament. Lanceros Fair Play moved to Chía and rebranded as Club Fair Play. Atlético Barranquilla and

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were the debuting teams for this season.

References

External links

Dimayor official website
{{Colombian Primera B 2001 in Colombian football

Categoría Primera B seasons