2024 Categoría Primera B season

Football league season in Colombia
Football league season
Torneo BetPlay Dimayor
Season2023
Dates2 February – 18 December 2024
Matches played180
Goals scored435 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerTorneo I: Juan Salcedo (10 goals)
Torneo II: Jannenson Sarmiento (4 goals)
Biggest home winCúcuta Deportivo 6–0 Bogotá
(16 March)
Biggest away winAtlético 0–4 Boca Juniors
(6 May)
Highest scoringR. Cundinamarca 3–4 Llaneros
(1 May)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 11 August 2024.

The 2024 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2024 Torneo BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) is the 35th season of the Categoría Primera B since its founding as Colombia's second division football league. The season began on 2 February and is scheduled to end on 18 December 2024.[1][2]

Teams

16 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions Patriotas and runners-up Fortaleza were promoted to Primera A for the 2024 season,[3] being replaced in Primera B for this season by Unión Magdalena and Atlético Huila, who were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 2023 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the top tier's relegation table.[4]

On 12 December 2023 the General Assembly of DIMAYOR approved a request from Cortuluá to change their home stadium for this season, moving to Palmira after one season in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca Department.[5] On 10 January 2024, Cortuluá was rebranded as Internacional F.C. de Palmira.[6] In addition to this, starting from this season Real Soacha Cundinamarca left Soacha and was rebranded to Real Cundinamarca, temporarily moving to Bogotá and playing its home matches at Parque Estadio Olaya Herrera.[7]

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Locations of the 2024 Categoría Primera B teams.
Club City Stadium Capacity
Atlético Cali Pascual Guerrero 38,588
Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid 12,000
Barranquilla Barranquilla Romelio Martínez 11,000
Boca Juniors de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero 38,588
Bogotá Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander 42,901
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario 20,716
Internacional Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar 15,300
Leones Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 12,000
Llaneros Villavicencio Bello Horizonte – Rey Pelé 15,000
Orsomarso Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar 15,300
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León 16,068
Real Cundinamarca Bogotá Parque Estadio Olaya Herrera 2,500
Real Santander Piedecuesta Villa Concha 5,500
Tigres Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 10,000
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Sierra Nevada 16,000

Torneo I

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Huila 16 13 0 3 25 9 +16 39 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Cúcuta Deportivo 16 9 5 2 25 14 +11 32
3 Llaneros 16 8 5 3 28 15 +13 29
4 Tigres 16 7 6 3 22 12 +10 27
5 Unión Magdalena 16 7 6 3 25 17 +8 27
6 Real Cartagena 16 7 5 4 22 15 +7 26
7 Orsomarso 16 7 4 5 23 18 +5 25
8 Deportes Quindío 16 5 7 4 20 18 +2 22[a]
9 Internacional 16 6 4 6 20 18 +2 22[a]
10 Boca Juniors de Cali 16 7 1 8 17 17 0 22
11 Real Cundinamarca 16 5 4 7 28 28 0 19
12 Barranquilla 16 4 6 6 19 18 +1 18
13 Leones 16 2 8 6 21 28 −7 14
14 Bogotá 16 3 5 8 14 32 −18 14
15 Real Santander 16 2 2 12 14 35 −21 8
16 Atlético 16 1 2 13 5 34 −29 5
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Away goals against: Deportes Quindío 10, Internacional 11.

Results

Home \ Away ATL HUI BAR BOC BOG CUC QUI INT LEO LLA ORS RCA RCU RSA TIG MAG
Atlético 0–3 0–4 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–3
Atlético Huila 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Barranquilla 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2
Boca Juniors de Cali 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0
Bogotá 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–2
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–1 1–0 6–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1
Deportes Quindío 0–3[a] 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–0
Internacional 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–2
Leones 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–3
Llaneros 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–3 4–0
Orsomarso 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 4–2 1–1 4–2 1–3
Real Cartagena 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–1
Real Cundinamarca 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 3–4 4–2 1–2
Real Santander 1–1 2–3 3–0 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–3 2–0
Tigres 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–0
Unión Magdalena 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–0
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Atlético Huila due to Deportes Quindío fielding the suspended player Ferney Angulo. The match had ended with Deportes Quindío winning 2–1.[8]

Semi-finals

The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORS RCA HUI TIG
1 Orsomarso 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to the Finals 0–0 1–0 4–1
2 Real Cartagena 6 4 1 1 6 2 +4 13 2–0 2–0 1–0
3 Atlético Huila 6 3 0 3 7 4 +3 9 0–1 2–0 4–0
4 Tigres 6 0 0 6 1 12 −11 0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) First stage position.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LLA MAG CUC QUI
1 Llaneros 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to the Finals 1–1 2–1 2–0
2 Unión Magdalena 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 2–1 2–0 0–0
3 Cúcuta Deportivo 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6 1–3 2–1 1–0
4 Deportes Quindío 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5 1–1 1–2 1–0
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position (only applies for the seeded team, if it is involved in a tie), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Away goals against, 7) First stage position.

Finals

Orsomarso0–0Llaneros
Report

Llaneros2–2Orsomarso
  • Montes 76'
  • Muñoz 88'
Report
  • Ruiz 34'
  • Salcedo 71'
Penalties
4–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Salcedo
  • soccer ball with red X Mosquera
  • soccer ball with red X Mayo
  • soccer ball with check mark Agamez
  • soccer ball with check mark Escobar

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Llaneros won on penalties.


 Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR
2024–I winners 
Llaneros
Advanced to the Grand Final

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Juan Salcedo Orsomarso 10
2 Colombia Andrés Carreño Unión Magdalena 9
Argentina Lucas Farías Atlético Huila
Colombia Alexis Serna Deportes Quindío
5 Colombia Jonathan Agudelo Cúcuta Deportivo 8
6 Colombia Miguel Murillo Real Cartagena 7
7 Colombia Julián Angulo Cúcuta Deportivo 6
Colombia Jhon Cabal Real Cundinamarca
Colombia Robert Lara Tigres
Colombia Arney Rocha Real Cundinamarca
Colombia Kalazán Suárez Internacional
Colombia Cristian Vergara Bogotá

Source: Soccerway

Torneo II

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Cundinamarca 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 12 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Llaneros 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 8
3 Unión Magdalena 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
4 Boca Juniors de Cali 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
5 Deportes Quindío 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
6 Cúcuta Deportivo 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
7 Leones 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
8 Barranquilla 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
9 Real Cartagena 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
10 Tigres 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
11 Atlético 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
12 Atlético Huila 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 3
13 Orsomarso 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
14 Internacional 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
15 Bogotá 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
16 Real Santander 4 0 0 4 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away ATL HUI BAR BOC BOG CUC QUI INT LEO LLA ORS RCA RCU RSA TIG MAG
Atlético 3–0 2–2
Atlético Huila 0–2 2–1
Barranquilla 1–0
Boca Juniors de Cali 0–0
Bogotá 0–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–0 2–1
Deportes Quindío 3–1
Internacional 0–2 0–0
Leones 2–0
Llaneros 3–0 1–1
Orsomarso 2–1
Real Cartagena 1–0
Real Cundinamarca 1–0 2–1 2–0
Real Santander 0–2 0–1
Tigres 1–1 1–0
Unión Magdalena 3–2 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 11 August 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Jannenson Sarmiento Unión Magdalena 4
2 Colombia Ronald Angulo Deportes Quindío 3
3 Colombia José Andrade Boca Juniors de Cali 2
Colombia Jhon Cabal Real Cundinamarca
Colombia Junior Escobar Atlético
Colombia José Hugo Palacios Deportes Quindío
Colombia Michell Ramos Cúcuta Deportivo
Colombia Arney Rocha Real Cundinamarca

Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Huila 26 17 0 9 34 18 +16 51 Advance to the Promotion play-off
2 Llaneros (X) 28 13 11 4 46 24 +22 50
3 Unión Magdalena 25 12 9 4 40 25 +15 45
4 Cúcuta Deportivo 25 13 5 7 34 25 +9 44
5 Real Cartagena 25 12 7 6 30 19 +11 43
6 Orsomarso 27 12 7 8 34 29 +5 43
7 Deportes Quindío 26 8 9 9 30 29 +1 33
8 Real Cundinamarca 20 9 4 7 34 29 +5 31
9 Tigres 25 8 7 10 26 28 −2 31
10 Boca Juniors de Cali 19 9 2 8 20 17 +3 29
11 Internacional 19 6 5 8 21 22 −1 23
12 Barranquilla 18 5 7 6 21 19 +2 22
13 Leones 18 3 9 6 25 30 −5 18
14 Bogotá 19 3 5 11 16 39 −23 14
15 Atlético 20 2 3 15 10 41 −31 9
16 Real Santander 20 2 2 16 14 41 −27 8
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: Dimayor
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.
(X) Assured of the promotion play-off, but may still earn direct promotion.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Conoce todos los detalles de la primera fecha del Torneo BetPlay 2024-1" [Find out all the details of the 2024-1 Torneo BetPlay's first round] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Calendario de competencias DIMAYOR II-2024" [2024–II DIMAYOR competition schedule] (in Spanish). Dimayor. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Patriotas se corona campeón del torneo de ascenso y regresa a la primera división" [Patriotas are crowned champions of the promotion tournament and return to the first division] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Huila y Unión Magdalena, los descendidos a la Primera B para 2024" [Huila and Unión Magdalena, the relegated ones to Primera B for 2024] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Dos históricos del fútbol colombiano harán un cambio de sede para el 2024" [Two historicals of Colombian football will make a change of venue for 2024] (in Spanish). La FM. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Conozca el nuevo equipo profesional del FPC que reemplazará a Cortuluá y jugará en Palmira, habla su presidente" [Get to know the FPC′s new professional team that will replace Cortuluá and will play in Palmira, its chairman speaks] (in Spanish). El País. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Siguen los cambios en el FPC: otro equipo modificó su nombre" [The changes in the FPC continue: another team changed its name] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Decisión final: Dimayor le arrebató triunfo a equipo por esta razón" [Final decision: Dimayor took away a team's victory for this reason] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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