1995–96 Categoría Primera B season explained

Competition:Categoría Primera B
Season:1995–96
Winners:Cúcuta Deportivo (1st title)
Promoted:Cúcuta Deportivo
League Topscorer:Jorge Enrique Ramírez (23 goals)
Prevseason:1995
Nextseason:1996–97

The 1995–96 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 1995–96 Copa Concasa for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of Colombia's second division football league. Cúcuta Deportivo won the tournament for the first time and was promoted to the Categoría Primera A. Jorge Enrique Ramírez, playing for Cúcuta Deportivo, was the topscorer with 23 goals.[1] [2]

Teams

14 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions Atlético Bucaramanga was promoted to Primera A for the 1995–96 season, being replaced in Primera B for this season by Cúcuta Deportivo, who were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 1995 season after finishing in the bottom of the top tier's aggregate table. Academia Bogotana, Fiorentina and Santa Rosa de Cabal did not take part of the tournament. Three additional teams, Cartago, Girardot and River Plate, were accepted by DIMAYOR to compete in the tournament.

TeamCityStadium
Alianza LlanosVillavicencioManuel Calle Lombana
Alianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaDaniel Villa Zapata
BelloBelloTulio Ospina
CartagoCartagoSanta Ana
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaGeneral Santander
Deportivo AntioquiaItagüíMetropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Deportivo RionegroRionegroAlberto Grisales
Deportivo UnicostaBarranquillaRomelio Martínez
El CóndorBogotáEl Campincito
GirardotGirardotLuis Antonio Duque Peña
Independiente PopayánPopayánCiro López
Lanceros BoyacáTunjaLa Independencia
Real CartagenaCartagenaJaime Morón León
River PlateBugaHernando Azcárate Martínez

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colombia 1996 . . 4 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Colombian League Top Scorers Second Level . . 4 March 2024.