Categoría Primera B

Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay,^[1] is the second-division football league in Colombia. The tournament was inaugurated on 29 January 1991.^[2]

Torneo BetPlay Dimayor

Organising body	DIMAYOR
Founded	January 29, 1991; 34 years ago (1991-01-29)
Country	Colombia
Confederation	CONMEBOL
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Categoría Primera A
Domestic cup(s)	Copa Colombia
Current champions	Unión Magdalena (2nd title) (2024)
Most championships	Atlético Huila (4 titles)
Broadcaster(s)	Win Sports Win+ Fútbol
Website	dimayor.com.co
Current: 2025 season

Format

DIMAYOR has applied a new format from 2015 onwards because of the expansion to 20 teams in the Primera A tournament. The league will no longer have Apertura and Finalización seasons but rather a yearlong tournament with home and away games. The first phase of the tournament is everyone against everyone home and away games. The second is a two-groups phase with the 8 top teams from the season who play each other to determine the winners of each group. The winners of the two groups are both promoted to the Primera A and play the final in home and away games to determine the champion of the season.

Current teams

Teams for the 2025 season

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Head Coach
Atlético F.C.	Cali	Pascual Guerrero	38,588	Andrés Sicachá
Atlético Huila	Neiva	Guillermo Plazas Alcid	12,000	Diego Corredor
Barranquilla F.C.	Barranquilla	Romelio Martínez	11,000	Dayron Pérez
Boca Juniors de Cali	Cali	Pascual Guerrero	38,588	José Manuel Rodríguez
Bogotá F.C.	Bogotá	Metropolitano de Techo	10,000	Luis Herney Melo
Cúcuta Deportivo	Cúcuta	General Santander	42,901	Bernardo Redín
Deportes Quindío	Armenia	Centenario	21,500	Harold Rivera
Internacional F.C. de Palmira	Palmira	Francisco Rivera Escobar	15,300	Héctor Cárdenas
Jaguares de Córdoba	Montería	Jaraguay	12,000	Álvaro Hernández
Leones F.C.	Itagüí	Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí	12,000	Felipe Merino
Orsomarso S.C.	Barrancabermeja	Daniel Villa Zapata	10,400	Steven Sánchez
Patriotas Boyacá	Tunja	La Independencia	20,630	Jonathan Risueño
Real Cartagena	Cartagena	Jaime Morón León	16,068	Martín Cardetti
Real Cundinamarca	Bogotá	Metropolitano de Techo	10,000	Juan David Niño
Real Santander	Piedecuesta	Villa Concha	5,500	Óscar Álvarez
Tigres F.C.	Bogotá	Metropolitano de Techo	10,000	Rafael Rodríguez

Seasons by club

This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in the Categoría Primera B, founded in 1991, until the 2025 season.^[3] Teams who currently play are indicated in bold.

34 seasons: Leones (Deportivo Rionegro) 25 seasons: Real Cartagena 22 seasons: Alianza Petrolera 22 seasons: Bogotá 22 seasons: Tigres (Expreso Rojo) 21 seasons: Atlético (Dépor, Dépor Aguablanca, Dépor Jamundí) 21 seasons: Barranquilla 20 seasons: Valledupar 19 seasons: Real Santander (Real San Andrés) 18 seasons: Cúcuta Deportivo (Cúcuta 2001) 18 seasons: Unión Magdalena 17 seasons: Cortuluá 15 seasons: Deportivo Antioquia (Industrial Itagüí, Itagüí, Florida Soccer) 14 seasons: Girardot 13 seasons: Bello (Atlético Bello) 13 seasons: Deportes Quindío 13 seasons: El Cóndor (Cóndor Real Bogotá) 13 seasons: Llaneros 11 seasons: Deportivo Pereira 11 seasons: Fortaleza 11 seasons: Patriotas 10 seasons: Orsomarso 9 seasons: Atlético Huila 9 seasons: Centauros Villavicencio 8 seasons: Academia 8 seasons: Atlético Bucaramanga 8 seasons: Lanceros (Lanceros Fair Play) 8 seasons: Universitario Popayán 7 seasons: Alianza Llanos 7 seasons: Boca Juniors de Cali

7 seasons: Boyacá Chicó (Bogotá Chicó) 5 seasons: Academia Bogotana 5 seasons: América de Cali 5 seasons: Atlético Buenaventura 5 seasons: Bajo Cauca 5 seasons: Cooperamos Tolima 5 seasons: Deportivo Pasto 5 seasons: Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora 5 seasons: Pumas de Casanare 4 seasons: Atlético Córdoba 4 seasons: Chía (Chía Fair Play, Club Fair Play) 4 seasons: La Equidad 3 seasons: Atlético Juventud (Juventud Soacha) 3 seasons: Palmira F.C. 3 seasons: Córdoba 3 seasons: Deportivo Unicosta 3 seasons: Expreso Palmira 3 seasons: Fiorentina 3 seasons: Independiente Popayán 3 seasons: Itagüí Ditaires 3 seasons: Jaguares 3 seasons: Real Cundinamarca 3 seasons: Uniautónoma 2 seasons: Atlético de la Sabana 2 seasons: Soledad 2 seasons: Deportes Dinastía 2 seasons: Deportivo Armenia 2 seasons: Dimerco Popayán 2 seasons: El Cerrito 2 seasons: Envigado 2 seasons: Guadalajara de Buga

2 seasons: Internacional de Palmira 2 seasons: Johann 2 seasons: Pacífico 2 seasons: Real Floridablanca 2 seasons: Real Sincelejo 2 seasons: River Plate 2 seasons: Unión Soacha 1 season: América de Cali B 1 season: Atlético Barranquilla 1 season: Atlético Huila B 1 season: Atlético Nacional B 1 season: Atlético Popayán 1 season: Cartago 1 season: Cortuluá B 1 season: Deportes Palmira 1 season: Deportes Risaralda 1 season: Deportes Tolima 1 season: Deportes Tolima B 1 season: Deportivo Cali B 1 season: Deportivo Pereira B 1 season: Deportivo Samarios 1 season: Independiente Medellín B 1 season: Junior B 1 season: Millonarios B 1 season: Once Caldas B 1 season: Real Cartagena B 1 season: Santa Fe B 1 season: Santa Rosa 1 season: Sucre 1 season: Unión Meta 1 season: Univalle

List of champions

Season	Champion (Title count)	Runner-up
1991	Envigado (1)	Alianza Llanos
1992	Atlético Huila (1)	Alianza Llanos
1993	Cortuluá (1)	Fiorentina de Florencia
1994	Deportes Tolima (1)	Deportivo Antioquia
1995	Atlético Bucaramanga (1)	Lanceros Boyacá
1995–96	Cúcuta Deportivo (1)	Girardot
1996–97	Deportivo Unicosta (1)	Lanceros Boyacá
1997	Atlético Huila (2)	Cúcuta Deportivo
1998	Deportivo Pasto (1)	Deportivo Pereira
1999	Real Cartagena (1)	Itagüí
2000	Deportivo Pereira (1)	Unión Magdalena
2001	Deportes Quindío (1)	Deportivo Rionegro
2002	Centauros Villavicencio (1)	Alianza Petrolera
2003	Bogotá Chicó (1)	Pumas de Casanare
2004	Real Cartagena (2)	Deportivo Antioquia
2005	Cúcuta Deportivo (2)	Bajo Cauca
2006	La Equidad (1)	Valledupar
2007	Envigado (2)	Academia
2008	Real Cartagena (3)	Deportivo Rionegro
2009	Cortuluá (2)	Atlético Bucaramanga
2010	Itagüí Ditaires (1)	Deportivo Pasto
2011	Deportivo Pasto (2)	Patriotas
2012	Alianza Petrolera (1)	América de Cali
2013	Uniautónoma (1)	Fortaleza
2014	Jaguares de Córdoba (1)	Deportes Quindío
2015	Atlético Bucaramanga (2)	Fortaleza
2016	América de Cali (1)	Tigres
2017	Boyacá Chicó (2)	Leones
2018	Cúcuta Deportivo (3)	Unión Magdalena
2019	Deportivo Pereira (2)	Boyacá Chicó
2020	Atlético Huila (3)	Cortuluá
2021–I[a]	Deportes Quindío[b] (2)	Cortuluá
	Atlético Huila[c] (4)	Deportes Quindío
2021–II	Unión Magdalena (1)	Cortuluá
2022	Boyacá Chicó (3)	Atlético Huila
2023	Patriotas (1)	Fortaleza
2024	Unión Magdalena (2)	Llaneros

Source: ^[3]

Titles by club

As of 14 December 2024

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runner-up
Atlético Huila	4	1	1992, 1997, 2020, 2021	2022
Cúcuta Deportivo	3	1	1995–96, 2005, 2018	1997
Boyacá Chicó	3	1	2003, 2017, 2022	2019
Real Cartagena	3	—	1999, 2004, 2008	—
Cortuluá	2	3	1993, 2009	2020, 2021–I, 2021–II
Unión Magdalena	2	2	2021–II, 2024	2000, 2018
Atlético Bucaramanga	2	1	1995, 2015	2009
Deportivo Pasto	2	1	1998, 2011	2010
Deportivo Pereira	2	1	2000, 2019	1998
Deportes Quindío	2	1	2001, 2021–I	2014
Envigado	2	—	1991, 2007	—
Alianza Petrolera	1	1	2012	2002
América de Cali	1	1	2016	2012
Patriotas	1	1	2023	2011
Centauros Villavicencio	1	—	2002	—
Deportes Tolima	1	—	1994	—
Deportivo Unicosta	1	—	1996–97	—
Itagüí Ditaires	1	—	2010	—
Jaguares	1	—	2014	—
La Equidad	1	—	2006	—
Uniautónoma	1	—	2013	—