| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 February – 6 December 2019 |
| Champions | Deportivo Pereira (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Deportivo Pereira Boyacá Chicó |
| Matches played | 294 |
| Goals scored | 701 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Torneo I: 3 players (12 goals each) Torneo II: Juan Sebastián Herrera (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Deportivo Pereira 6–0 Tigres (18 March) Cortuluá 6–0 Valledupar (14 October) |
| Biggest away win | Tigres 0–5 Deportivo Pereira (16 November) |
| Highest scoring | Orsomarso 4–4 Boyacá Chicó (22 September) |
| ← 2018 2020 → | |
The 2019 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2019 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.
Format
For this season, the league returned to the format used in 2017. The season consisted of two tournaments (Torneo I and Torneo II) with three stages each. In the first stage of both tournaments, the 16 clubs played each other once, for a total of 15 games. The top eight teams after the first stage advanced to the semifinal round where they were sorted into two groups of four and played a double round-robin tournament group stage, with the top team of each group qualifying for the finals. The winners of both tournaments would play a final series on a home-and-away basis, with the winner being crowned as the season champions and also earning promotion to the Categoría Primera A for the 2020 season. The season runners-up would then play the best team in the aggregate table (other than the champions) in another double-legged series for the second promotion berth. In case the season runner-up also ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, it would also be promoted and the promotion play-off would not be played.
Teams
16 teams took part, fourteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Leones, who were relegated from the 2018 Primera A after one year in the top flight. Both teams replaced Cúcuta Deportivo and Unión Magdalena who earned promotion at the end of the last season. Also, starting from this season, Real Santander moved its home games to San Andrés Island, becoming Real San Andrés.
On 12 March 2019, the General Assembly of DIMAYOR approved a proposal to relocate Universitario from Popayán to Cali starting from the second half of the season, with the aforementioned club being effectively rebranded as Boca Juniors de Cali. Universitario played its last match in the tournament under that name on 4 May 2019, losing to Deportivo Pereira in Palmira by a 4–1 score.
Atlético, Boca JuniorsBarranquilla
Bogotá, TigresBoyacá ChicóCortuluáDeportes Quindío
Deportivo Pereira
FortalezaLeonesLlanerosOrsomarsoReal CartagenaReal San AndrésUniversitarioValleduparclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019 Categoría Primera B teams
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 33,130 |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez | 20,000 |
| Boca Juniors de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 33,130 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 8,000 |
| Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 20,716 |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 30,297 |
| Fortaleza | Cota | Municipal de Cota | 4,000 |
| Leones | Itagüí | Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí | 12,000 |
| Llaneros | Villavicencio | Manuel Calle Lombana | 15,000 |
| Orsomarso | Palmira | Francisco Rivera Escobar | 9,000 |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Jaime Morón León | 16,068 |
| Real San Andrés | San Andrés | Erwin O'Neill | 5,000 |
| Tigres | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 8,000 |
| Universitario | Popayán | Ciro López | 5,000 |
| Valledupar | Valledupar | Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 11,000 |
a: Universitario played their home matches against Llaneros, Bogotá, Leones and Deportivo Pereira at Estadio Deportivo Cali in Palmira.
| Only participated in the Torneo I. | |
| Replaced Universitario for the Torneo II. |
Torneo I
First stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Cartagena | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 29 | Advance to the semifinals |
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 29 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Pereira | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 28 | |
| 4 | Barranquilla | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Boyacá Chicó | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 25 | |
| 6 | Cortuluá | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Leones | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Llaneros | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Bogotá | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Tigres | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 20 | |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
| 12 | Valledupar | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 14 | |
| 13 | Universitario | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 12 | |
| 14 | Real San Andrés | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 10 | |
| 15 | Atlético | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 8 | |
| 16 | Orsomarso | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 7 |
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 | BAR | BOG | BOY | COR | QUI | PER | FOR | LEO | LLA | ORS | RCA | RSA | TIG | UPO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Barranquilla | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 3–0 |
| Bogotá | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–5 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Boyacá Chicó | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Cortuluá | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Deportes Quindío | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Deportivo Pereira | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Fortaleza | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | — |
| Leones | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Llaneros | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Orsomarso | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Real Cartagena | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Real San Andrés | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Tigres | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Universitario | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–4 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Valledupar | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Semifinals
The eight teams that advanced to the semifinals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners of each group advanced to the finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COR | RCA | LEO | BAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortuluá | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Leones | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Barranquilla | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PER | BOY | QUI | LLA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Boyacá Chicó | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Llaneros | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.
- Match awarded 3–0 to Boyacá Chicó due to crowd disturbances. The match originally ended with a 0–1 win for Boyacá Chicó.
Finals
| Cortuluá | 2–1 | Deportivo Pereira |
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| 3–1 | ||
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Deportivo Pereira won on penalties.
| Torneo Águila 2019–I Winners |
|---|
| Deportivo Pereira Advance to the Grand Final |
Top goalscorers
Source: Soccerway
Torneo II
First stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Quindío | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 29 | Advance to the semifinals |
| 2 | Boyacá Chicó | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 27 | |
| 3 | Bogotá | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 26 | |
| 4 | Cortuluá | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 25 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Pereira | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Real Cartagena | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Tigres | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Leones | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 21 | |
| 10 | Real San Andrés | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 20 | |
| 11 | Llaneros | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 19 | |
| 12 | Valledupar | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 19 | |
| 13 | Atlético | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 18 | |
| 14 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 11 | |
| 15 | Barranquilla | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 11 | |
| 16 | Orsomarso | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 8 |
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 | BAR | BOC | BOG | BOY | COR | QUI | PER | FOR | LEO | LLA | ORS | RCA | RSA | TIG | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Barranquilla | — | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Boca Juniors de Cali | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — |
| Bogotá | — | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| Boyacá Chicó | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 5–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Cortuluá | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 6–0 |
| Deportes Quindío | 0–4 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Pereira | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Fortaleza | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Leones | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — |
| Llaneros | — | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–3 | — |
| Orsomarso | — | — | — | — | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Real Cartagena | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 3–3 | — | 2–2 |
| Real San Andrés | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Tigres | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Valledupar | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | — | — | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Semifinals
The eight teams that advanced to the semifinals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners of each group will advance to the finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PER | COR | TIG | QUI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Cortuluá | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Tigres | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | 4–3 | ||
| 4 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOY | FOR | RCA | BOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyacá Chicó | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 | Advance to the Finals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Bogotá | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots.
Finals
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–1 | Boyacá Chicó |
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| Boyacá Chicó | 1–1 | Deportivo Pereira |
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Deportivo Pereira won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Torneo Águila 2019–II Winners |
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| Deportivo Pereira Advance to the Grand Final |
Top goalscorers
Source: Soccerway
Grand Final
Since Deportivo Pereira won both tournaments of the season, the Grand Final was not played and they were declared as champions of the season. Deportivo Pereira also earned direct promotion to Categoría Primera A for the 2020 season.
| Torneo Águila 2019 champions |
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| Deportivo Pereira 2nd title |
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Pereira (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 88 | Promotion to Categoría Primera A |
| 2 | Boyacá Chicó (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 84 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Cortuluá | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 77 | |
| 4 | Real Cartagena | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 72 | |
| 5 | Deportes Quindío | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 64 | |
| 6 | Leones | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 52 | |
| 7 | Bogotá | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 50 | |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 49 | |
| 9 | Tigres | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 47 | |
| 10 | Llaneros | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 44 | |
| 11 | Barranquilla | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 40 | |
| 12 | Valledupar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 33 | |
| 13 | Real San Andrés | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 30 | |
| 14 | Atlético | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 | |
| 15 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 23 | |
| 16 | Orsomarso | 30 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Promotion play-off
The promotion play-off was played by Boyacá Chicó and Cortuluá, who were the best two teams in the aggregate table excluding the champions, Deportivo Pereira. The winners of this double-legged series earned the second promotion berth.
| Cortuluá | 0–0 | Boyacá Chicó |
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| Boyacá Chicó | 1–0 | Cortuluá |
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Boyacá Chicó won 1–0 on aggregate.
See also
References
- "Balance de la Asamblea Extraordinaria de la Dimayor" (in Spanish). Dimayor.com.co. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "Real Santander jugará en San Andrés a partir de 2019" (in Spanish). Win Sports. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "Dimayor aprobó la llegada del club Boca Juniors de Cali" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Pereira goleó a Popayán pero no será cabeza de grupo" (in Spanish). Código Fútbol Comunicaciones. 4 May 2019.
- "RESOLUCIÓN NO. 028 DE 2019" (in Spanish). Dimayor. 29 May 2019.
External links
- Dimayor's official website (in Spanish)
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