Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to

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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 Primera B'', founded in 1991, until the 2025 season. Teams who currently play are indicated in bold. * 34 seasons: Leones (Deportivo Rionegro) * 25 seasons:

Real Cartagena Real Cartagena is a professional Colombian football team based in Cartagena, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Jaime Morón León stadium. History The origins of Real Cartagena date back to 197 ...

* 22 seasons:

Alianza Petrolera Alianza Petrolera Fútbol Club was a Colombian professional football team based in Barrancabermeja, Santander, that last played in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded in 1991 and played in the Categoría Primera B until 2012. They play ...

* 22 seasons:

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

* 22 seasons: Tigres (Expreso Rojo) * 21 seasons: Atlético (Dépor, Dépor Aguablanca, Dépor Jamundí) * 21 seasons:

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...

* 20 seasons:

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. The ...

* 19 seasons: Real Santander (Real San Andrés) * 18 seasons: Cúcuta Deportivo (Cúcuta 2001) * 18 seasons:

Unión Magdalena Unión Magdalena () commonly known as El Unión, and nicknamed as El Ciclón Bananero (The Banana Cyclone) and also Los Samarios (The Samarios), is a Colombian football club from the city of Santa Marta, capital of the department of Magdalena De ...

* 17 seasons:

Cortuluá Cortuluá, officially named Cortuluá Fútbol Club S. A. and previously known as Corporación Club Deportivo Tuluá for short, was a Colombian football club from Tuluá, Valle del Cauca Department. It was founded in 1967 and last played in Categ ...

* 15 seasons: Deportivo Antioquia (Industrial Itagüí, Itagüí, Florida Soccer) * 14 seasons: Girardot * 13 seasons: Bello (Atlético Bello) * 13 seasons:

Deportes Quindío Deportes Quindío is a Colombian professional football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...

* 13 seasons: El Cóndor (Cóndor Real Bogotá) * 13 seasons:

Llaneros A (, 'plainsman') is a Venezuelan and Colombian herder. The name is taken from the Llanos grasslands occupying eastern Colombia and western-central Venezuela. During the Spanish American wars of independence, lancers and cavalry served in b ...

* 11 seasons:

Deportivo Pereira Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium. History Early years While there are several am ...

* 11 seasons:

Fortaleza Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador, Bahia, Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 mi ...

* 11 seasons: Patriotas * 10 seasons: Orsomarso * 9 seasons:

Atlético Huila Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian association football, football team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded in 1990, making it one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. ...

* 9 seasons:

Centauros Villavicencio Corporación Deportiva Centauros Villavicencio, was a Colombian association football, football club based in the city of Villavicencio. The club was founded on 14 January 2003 and played its home games at the Estadio Bello Horizonte, Manuel Calle ...

* 8 seasons:

Academia An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

* 8 seasons:

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Américo Montanini stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafa ...

* 8 seasons: Lanceros (Lanceros Fair Play) * 8 seasons: Universitario Popayán * 7 seasons:

Alianza Llanos Alianza may refer to: Sport * Alianza Atlético, Peru * Alianza Petrolera F.C., Columbia * Alianza Universidad, Peru * Club Alianza Lima, Peru * Alianza F.C. (Colombia) * Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) * Alianza F.C. (Panama) Music * Alianza (Arge ...

* 7 seasons:

Boca Juniors de Cali Boca Juniors de Cali is a professional football club which represented the Colombian city of Cali from its creation in 1937 until its exit from professional football in 1957 and again from 2019 onwards competing in the Categoría Primera B, the ...

* 7 seasons: Boyacá Chicó (Bogotá Chicó) * 5 seasons: Academia Bogotana * 5 seasons:

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

* 5 seasons:

Atlético Buenaventura Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

* 5 seasons: Bajo Cauca * 5 seasons: Cooperamos Tolima * 5 seasons:

Deportivo Pasto Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad ...

* 5 seasons: Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora * 5 seasons: Pumas de Casanare * 4 seasons:

Atlético Córdoba Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

* 4 seasons: Chía (Chía Fair Play, Club Fair Play) * 4 seasons:

La Equidad Club Deportivo La Equidad, also known as La Equidad, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium. History La Equid ...

* 3 seasons: Atlético Juventud (Juventud Soacha) * 3 seasons: Palmira F.C. * 3 seasons:

Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cord ...

* 3 seasons: Deportivo Unicosta * 3 seasons: Expreso Palmira * 3 seasons:

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

* 3 seasons:

Independiente Popayán Independiente may refer to: *the Spanish word for independent Music *Independiente (record label), a record label formed in 1997 * ''Independiente'' (Dragon Ash album), 2007 * ''Independiente'' (Ricardo Arjona album), 2011 *''Independiente'', an a ...

* 3 seasons:

Itagüí Ditaires Itagüí () is a city and municipality of Colombia, located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. Demographics The population was estimated to be 289,994 in 2020 ...

* 3 seasons: Jaguares * 3 seasons:

Real Cundinamarca Real Cundinamarca, known from July 2023 to January 2024 as Real Soacha Cundinamarca, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that plays in the Categoría Primera B, the second tier of Colombian professional football starting f ...

* 3 seasons: Uniautónoma * 2 seasons: Atlético de la Sabana * 2 seasons: Soledad * 2 seasons: Deportes Dinastía * 2 seasons:

Deportivo Armenia ''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to: * Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club * Déportivo, a French rock band * Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico * Deport ...

* 2 seasons: Dimerco Popayán * 2 seasons: El Cerrito * 2 seasons:

Envigado Envigado () is a city and municipality due South of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta, An ...

* 2 seasons: Guadalajara de Buga * 2 seasons: Internacional de Palmira * 2 seasons:

Johann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Graciou ...

* 2 seasons: Pacífico * 2 seasons:

Real Floridablanca Real may refer to: Currencies * Argentine real * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Nature and science * Reality, the state of things as they exist, rathe ...

* 2 seasons: Real Sincelejo * 2 seasons: River Plate * 2 seasons:

Unión Soacha Unión may refer to: Places * Unión, Paraguay * Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela * Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay * Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala * Unión, San Luis, Argentina * Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina * Un ...

* 1 season: América de Cali B * 1 season:

Atlético Barranquilla Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

* 1 season: Atlético Huila B * 1 season: Atlético Nacional B * 1 season:

Atlético Popayán Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

* 1 season: Cartago * 1 season: Cortuluá B * 1 season:

Deportes Palmira Deportes Palmira was a Colombian football (soccer) team, based in Palmira, Colombia, Palmira. The club was founded in 2009 and played in Categoría Primera B. The club was formerly known as Girardot F.C. based in Girardot, Cundinamarca, Girardot ...

* 1 season: Deportes Risaralda * 1 season:

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

* 1 season: Deportes Tolima B * 1 season: Deportivo Cali B * 1 season: Deportivo Pereira B * 1 season: Deportivo Samarios * 1 season: Independiente Medellín B * 1 season: Junior B * 1 season: Millonarios B * 1 season: Once Caldas B * 1 season: Real Cartagena B * 1 season: Santa Fe B * 1 season:

Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish name for Saint Rose. Santa Rosa may also refer to: Places Argentina *Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city * Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca * Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca *Santa Rosa, La Pampa * S ...

* 1 season:

Sucre Sucre (; ) is the ''de jure'' capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . This relatively high ...

* 1 season:

Unión Meta Unión may refer to: Places * Unión, Paraguay * Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela * Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay * Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala * Unión, San Luis, Argentina * Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina * U ...

* 1 season: Univalle

List of champions

Source:

Titles by club

''As of 14 December 2024''

References

Notes

External links

Dimayor Official Website
Spanish)
Colombian Federation
Spanish)
FiFa Association
English) {{DEFAULTSORT:Categoria Primera B 2

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