2015_Categoría_Primera_B_season
2015 Categoría Primera B season
Football league season
The 2015 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2015 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season since its founding.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético Bucaramanga (2nd title) |
| Promoted | 2015: Cortuluá, Cúcuta Deportivo 2016: Atlético Bucaramanga, Fortaleza |
| Relegated | None |
| Top goalscorer | Ayron del Valle (29 goals) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
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16 teams competed in this Categoría Primera B season, a decrease from 18 in the last season due to the expansion of the Categoría Primera A to 20 teams starting from this season and the realization of a special promotion tournament to promote 2 additional teams to the Primera A at the start of the season. The Primera B tournament itself changed to a year-round competition with the 16 teams playing the other teams twice on a home-and-away basis and playing a regional rival twice more for a total of 32 matches. The top eight teams after the thirty-two rounds advanced to the Semifinal round where the eight teams were sorted into two groups of four and played a double Round-robin tournament group stage. Both group winners earned promotion to the Categoría Primera A and also advanced to the Final round, which consisted of two legs and decided the season winner.
More information Club, Home city ...
| Club | Home city | Stadium | 2014 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| América | Cali | Pascual Guerrerob | 5th |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Alfonso López | 3rd |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Metropolitano | 15th |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 16th |
| Cortuluáa | Tuluá | Doce de Octubre | 13th |
| Cúcuta Deportivoa | Cúcuta | General Santander | 6th |
| Depor | Cali | Pascual Guerreroc | 18th |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 2nd |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 10th |
| Expreso Rojo | Zipaquirá | Municipal Los Zipas | 17th |
| Fortaleza | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 17th (Primera A) |
| Leones | Turbo | John Jairo Tréllez | 4th |
| Llaneros | Villavicencio | Manuel Calle Lombana | 8th |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Jaime Morón León | 9th |
| Real Santander | Floridablanca | Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | 14th |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Municipal de Ciénaga | 7th |
| Universitario | Popayán | Ciro López | 12th |
| Valledupar | Valledupar | Erasmo Camacho Calamar[1] | 11th |
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a: Only competed in the Promotion tournament.
b: América hosted their home games between February and August at Estadio Hernando Azcárate Martínez in Buga and Estadio de Techo in Bogotá due to the closure of the Estadio Pascual Guerrero for the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships.
c: Depor hosted their home games between February and August at Estadio Cacique Jamundí in Jamundí due to the closure of the Estadio Pascual Guerrero for the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships.
The promotion tournament, which decided the two Primera B teams that would play in Categoría Primera A for its 2015 season was played from 14 to 21 January in Bogotá by DIMAYOR's eight "A-Class" associates that were in Categoría Primera B at the time. Those eight teams were split into two groups of four teams, where they played each team in their group once. Cúcuta Deportivo and Cortuluá finished on top of each group and earned promotion to the Categoría Primera A.
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Promoted to Categoría Primera A |
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
| 4 | Real Cartagena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
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Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals conceded; 5) Head-to-head record between the involved teams; 6) 2014 Aggregate table position.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals conceded; 5) Head-to-head record between the involved teams; 6) 2014 Aggregate table position.
More information Deportes Quindío, 1–0 ...
| Deportes Quindío | 1–0 | Atlético Bucaramanga |
|---|---|---|
Castillo  86' |
Report |
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Referee: Harold Perilla
More information Cúcuta Deportivo, 3–0 ...
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–0 | Real Cartagena |
|---|---|---|
| Bedoya 16' Lloreda 47'Jiménez 76' |
Report |
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Referee: Wilmar Roldán
More information Real Cartagena, 1–2 ...
| Real Cartagena | 1–2 | Deportes Quindío |
|---|---|---|
| Barreiro 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Mosquera 49' Carpintero 78' |
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Referee: Óscar Gómez
More information Atlético Bucaramanga, 0–2 ...
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 0–2 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jiménez 41' Marín 79' |
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Referee: Nicolás Gallo
More information Cúcuta Deportivo, 3–3 ...
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–3 | Deportes Quindío |
|---|---|---|
| Lazaga 22', 67' Sosa 79' |
Report | Galeano 35' (pen.) Barreiro 43', 87' |
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Referee: Ulises Arrieta
More information Real Cartagena, Cancelled [A] ...
| Real Cartagena | Cancelled [A] | Atlético Bucaramanga |
|---|---|---|
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- Notes
- ^ The match between Real Cartagena and Atlético Bucaramanga was cancelled after both teams were eliminated from contention.[2]
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortuluá | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Promoted to Categoría Primera A |
| 2 | Unión Magdalena | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | América | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Pereira | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
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Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals conceded; 5) Head-to-head record between the involved teams; 6) 2014 Aggregate table position.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals conceded; 5) Head-to-head record between the involved teams; 6) 2014 Aggregate table position.
Referee: Gustavo Murillo
Referee: Ímer Machado
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux
More information Cortuluá, 3–1 ...
| Cortuluá | 3–1 | Deportivo Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| Ortíz 8', 27', 40' |
Report | Giménez 80' |
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Referee: Gustavo González
More information Deportivo Pereira, 1–1 ...
| Deportivo Pereira | 1–1 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Giménez 85' |
Report | Lasso 66' |
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Referee: Leevan Suárez
Referee: Wilmar Roldán
First stage
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 71 | Advanced to the semifinals |
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 60 | |
| 3 | América | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 56 | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 51 | |
| 5 | Real Cartagena | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 50 | |
| 6 | Leones | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 50 | |
| 7 | Unión Magdalena | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 48 | |
| 8 | Universitario de Popayán | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 47 | |
| 9 | Deportes Quindío | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 45 | |
| 10 | Valledupar | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bogotá | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 34 | |
| 12 | Expreso Rojo | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 33 | |
| 13 | Real Santander | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 32 | |
| 14 | Barranquilla | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Llaneros | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 30 | |
| 16 | Depor | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 24 |
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Results
Regular matches
More information Home \ Away, AME ...
| Home \ Away | AME | BAR | BOG | BUC | DEP | QUI | PER | EXP | FOR | LEO | LLA | RCA | RSA | MAG | UPO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Barranquilla | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bogotá | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Depor | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Deportes Quindío | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Expreso Rojo | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Fortaleza | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Leones | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Llaneros | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Real Cartagena | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Real Santander | 0–5 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Unión Magdalena | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Universitario de Popayán | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Valledupar | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2015. Source: DIMAYOR
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Regional derbies (Rounds 8 & 24)
More information Round 8 (Derbies) - April 4, 5, and 6, 2015, Date ...
| Round 8 (Derbies) - April 4, 5, and 6, 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Venue | Home | Score | Away | ||||||
| Sat. | 15:00 | Erasmo Camacho Calamar | Valledupar | 1 – 2 | Unión Magdalena | ||||||
| Municipal Los Zipas | Expreso Rojo | 1 – 1 | Llaneros | ||||||||
| Sun. | 11:30 | Ciro López | Universitario de Popayán | 1 – 0 | Leones | ||||||
| 15:00 | Hernando Azcárate Martínez | América | 3 – 0 | Depor | |||||||
| 15:30 | Jaime Morón León | Real Cartagena | 2 – 0 | Barranquilla | |||||||
| Mon. | 18:30 | Metropolitano de Techo | Fortaleza | 2 – 2 | Bogotá | ||||||
| 19:00 | Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | Real Santander | 0 – 0 | Atlético Bucaramanga | |||||||
| 20:30 | Hernán Ramírez Villegas | Deportivo Pereira | 2 – 1 | Deportes Quindío | |||||||
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More information Round 24 (Derbies) - August 29, 30, 31, and September 1, 2015, Date ...
| Round 24 (Derbies) - August 29, 30, 31, and September 1, 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Venue | Home | Score | Away | ||||||
| Sat. | 15:00 | Metropolitano de Techo | Bogotá | 0 – 0 | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Sun. | Municipal de Ciénaga | Unión Magdalena | 0 – 0 | Valledupar | |||||||
| John Jairo Tréllez | Leones | 0 – 0 | Universitario de Popayán | ||||||||
| 15:30 | Pascual Guerrero | Depor | 1 – 2 | América | |||||||
| Alfonso López | Atlético Bucaramanga | 0 – 1 | Real Santander | ||||||||
| Manuel Calle Lombana | Llaneros | 0 – 1 | Expreso Rojo | ||||||||
| Mon. | 18:00 | Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | Barranquilla | 0 – 2 | Real Cartagena | ||||||
| Tue. | 20:00 | Centenario | Deportes Quindío | 4 – 0 | Deportivo Pereira | ||||||
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Semifinals
The Semifinal stage began on 8 November and ended on 30 November. The eight teams that advanced from the first round were sorted into two groups of four teams. Atlético Bucaramanga and Fortaleza topped their groups, advancing to the finals and being also promoted to the Categoría Primera A for the 2016 season.
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUC | AME | RCA | UPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Finals and promotion to Categoría Primera A | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | América | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Universitario de Popayán | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — |
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Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) First stage position
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FOR | PER | LEO | MAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | Finals and promotion to Categoría Primera A | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Leones | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | — |
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Finals
Referee: Leonard Mosquera
Referee: Jorge Guzmán
Top goalscorers
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ayron del Valle |
América | 29 |
| 2 | Leonardo Castro |
Deportivo Pereira | 18 |
| 3 | Carlos Peralta |
Unión Magdalena | 17 |
| 4 |  Ernesto Farías |
América | 14 |
| Edis Ibargüen |
Fortaleza | 14 |
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Source: DIMAYOR
Aggregate table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Bucaramanga (C) | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 88 | Promotion to Categoría Primera A |
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 73 | |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 67 | Promotion to Categoría Primera A |
| 4 | América | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 66 | |
| 5 | Real Cartagena | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 57 | |
| 6 | Leones | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 54 | |
| 7 | Universitario de Popayán | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 51 | |
| 8 | Unión Magdalena | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 51 | |
| 9 | Deportes Quindío | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 45 | |
| 10 | Valledupar | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bogotá | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 34 | |
| 12 | Expreso Rojo | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 33 | |
| 13 | Real Santander | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 32 | |
| 14 | Barranquilla | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Llaneros | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 30 | |
| 16 | Depor | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 24 |
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Source: DIMAYOR
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
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
- "Aprobado estadio de béisbol Erasmo Camacho como sede del Valledupar FC para el 2015" [Baseball stadium Erasmo Camacho approved as Valledupar FC's home stadium for the 2015 season]. Radio Guatapurí. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- "Cancelado el juego Bucaramanga vs. Real Cartagena" [The Bucaramanga vs. Real Cartagena match was cancelled]. DIMAYOR. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- "Reglamentación Torneo Águila 2015" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- DIMAYOR's official website (in Spanish)