2000 Categoría Primera B season explained

Competition:Categoría Primera B
Season:2000
Winners:Deportivo Pereira (1st title)
Promoted:Deportivo Pereira
League Topscorer:Gustavo Iturburo (21 goals)
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

The 2000 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 2000 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of Colombia's second division football league. Deportivo Pereira won the tournament for the first time and was promoted to the Categoría Primera A. Gustavo Iturburo, playing for Unión Magdalena, was the topscorer with 21 goals.[1] [2]

Teams

16 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions Real Cartagena was promoted to Primera A for the 2000 season. Unión Magdalena were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 1999 season after finishing in the bottom of the top tier's relegation table. Atlético Córdoba and Atlético Popayán did not take part of the tournament. Cúcuta 2001 changed its name back to Cúcuta Deportivo and Palmira changed its name to Expreso Palmira. Unión Soacha and Unión Meta were the debuting teams for this season.

TeamCityStadium
Alianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaDaniel Villa Zapata
BelloBelloTulio Ospina
Cooperamos TolimaIbaguéManuel Murillo Toro
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaGeneral Santander
Deportivo PereiraPereiraHernán Ramírez Villegas
Deportivo RionegroRionegroAlberto Grisales
El CóndorBogotáEl Campincito
Escuela Carlos Sarmiento LoraCaliPascual Guerrero
Expreso PalmiraPalmiraFrancisco Rivera Escobar
GirardotGirardotLuis Antonio Duque Peña
ItagüíItagüíMetropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Lanceros Fair PlayTunjaLa Independencia
SoledadSoledadRomelio Martínez
Unión MagdalenaSanta MartaEduardo Santos
Unión MetaVillavicencioBello Horizonte
Unión SoachaSoachaLuis Carlos Galán Sarmiento

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colombia 2000 . . 21 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Colombian League Top Scorers Second Level . . 21 July 2024.