2024 Categoría Primera B season explained

Competition:Torneo BetPlay Dimayor
Dates:2 February – 18 December 2024
Season:2023
Matches:197
Total Goals:473
League Topscorer:
Torneo II: Jannenson Sarmiento (5 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Cúcuta Deportivo 6–0 Bogotá
(16 March)
Biggest Away Win:Atlético 0–4 Boca Juniors
(6 May)
Highest Scoring:R. Cundinamarca 3–4 Llaneros
(1 May)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Updated:21 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]

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
AtléticoCaliPascual Guerrero38,588
Atlético HuilaNeivaGuillermo Plazas Alcid12,000
BarranquillaBarranquillaRomelio Martínez11,000
Boca Juniors de CaliCaliPascual Guerrero38,588
BogotáBogotáMetropolitano de Techo10,000
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaGeneral Santander42,901
Deportes QuindíoArmeniaCentenario20,716
InternacionalPalmiraFrancisco Rivera Escobar15,300
LeonesItagüíMetropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí12,000
LlanerosVillavicencioBello Horizonte – Rey Pelé15,000
OrsomarsoPalmiraFrancisco Rivera Escobar15,300
Real CartagenaCartagenaJaime Morón León16,068
Real CundinamarcaBogotáParque Estadio Olaya Herrera2,500
Real SantanderPiedecuestaVilla Concha5,500
TigresMetropolitano de Techo10,000
Unión MagdalenaSanta MartaSierra Nevada16,000

Torneo I

First stage

Results

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 B

Finals

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

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center 1 Juan SalcedoOrsomarsoalign=center 10
2 Andrés CarreñoUnión Magdalena9
Lucas FaríasAtlético Huila
Alexis SernaDeportes Quindío
align=center 5 Jonathan AgudeloCúcuta Deportivoalign=center 8
align=center 6 Miguel MurilloReal Cartagenaalign=center 7
7 Julián AnguloCúcuta Deportivo6
Jhon CabalReal Cundinamarca
Robert LaraTigres
Arney RochaReal Cundinamarca
Kalazán SuárezInternacional
Cristian VergaraBogotá

Source: Soccerway

Torneo II

First stage

Results

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center 1 Jannenson SarmientoUnión Magdalenaalign=center 5
align=center 2 Wilfrido de La RosaReal Cartagenaalign=center 4
3 Ronald AnguloDeportes Quindío3
Michell RamosCúcuta Deportivo-5 José AndradeBoca Juniors de Cali2
Ferney AnguloBoca Juniors de Cali
Orles AragónUnión Magdalena
Jhon CabalReal Cundinamarca
Juan Fernando CaicedoLlaneros
Brayan CastroBogotá
Junior EscobarAtlético
Iván IbáñezAtlético
José Hugo PalaciosDeportes Quindío
Juan Camilo RenteríaLeones
Arney RochaReal Cundinamarca
Juan SalcedoReal Cartagena
Valentín SánchezUnión Magdalena
Luis YanesReal Santander -->

Source: Soccerway

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. Win Sports. es. 21 December 2023. 7 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Calendario de competencias DIMAYOR II-2024. 2024–II DIMAYOR competition schedule. Dimayor. es. 27 June 2024. 1 July 2024.
  3. Web site: 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. Caracol Radio. es. 29 November 2023. 7 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Huila y Unión Magdalena, los descendidos a la Primera B para 2024. Huila and Unión Magdalena, the relegated ones to Primera B for 2024. Gol Caracol. es. 23 October 2023. 7 January 2024.
  5. Web site: 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. La FM. es. 12 December 2023. 7 January 2024.
  6. Web site: 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. El País. es. 10 January 2024. 10 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Siguen los cambios en el FPC: otro equipo modificó su nombre . The changes in the FPC continue: another team changed its name . Futbolred . es . 24 January 2024 . 25 January 2024.