2008 Categoría Primera B season explained

Competition:Copa Premier
Season:2008
Winners:Real Cartagena (3rd title)
Promoted:Real Cartagena
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2009

The 2008 Categoría Primera B season, officially known as the 2008 Copa Premier season for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AcademiaBogotáEstadio Compensar4,500
Alianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaEstadio Daniel Villa Zapata8,000
Bajo CaucaCaucasiaEstadio Orlando Aníbal Monroy4,000
BarranquillaBarranquillaEstadio Romelio Martínez20,000
BogotáBogotáEstadio Alfonso López Pumarejo15,000
CentaurosVillavicencioEstadio Manuel Calle Lombana15,000
CórdobaCeretéEstadio Alberto Saibis Saker6,000
CortuluáTuluáEstadio Doce de Octubre16,000
DéporJamundíEstadio Cacique Jamundí2,500
Deportivo RionegroRionegroEstadio Alberto Grisales9,000
Expreso RojoFusagasugáEstadio Fernando Mazuera5,000
GirardotGirardotEstadio Luis Antonio Duque Peña15,000
Itagüí DitairesItagüí12,000
Juventud SoachaSoachaEstadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento8,000
PatriotasTunjaEstadio de La Independencia20,000
Real CartagenaCartagenaEstadio Jaime Morón León25,000
Real SantanderFloridablancaEstadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado4,000
Unión MagdalenaSanta MartaEstadio Eduardo Santos23,000
ValleduparValleduparEstadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau10,000

Torneo Apertura

First stage

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Group A

Group B

Finals

----Deportivo Rionegro won 4–0 on aggregate.

Torneo Finalización

First stage

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Group A

Group B

Finals

----Real Cartagena won 3–2 on aggregate.

Championship final

----Real Cartagena won 4–2 on aggregate.

Promotion/relegation playoff

As the second worst team in the 2008 Categoría Primera A relegation table, Envigado had to play a two-legged tie against Deportivo Rionegro, the Primera B runner-up. As the Primera A team, Envigado played the second leg at home. The winner competed in the Primera A for the 2009 season, while the loser competed in the Primera B.

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