2009 Categoría Primera B season


The 2009 Categoría Primera B season, officially known as the 2009 Copa Premier season for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AcademiaBogotáEstadio Compensar4,500
Alianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaEstadio Daniel Villa Zapata8,000
Atlético BucaramangaBucaramangaEstadio Alfonso López28,000
Atlético de la SabanaSincelejoEstadio Arturo Cumplido Sierra5,000
BarranquillaBarranquillaEstadio Romelio Martínez20,000
BogotáBogotáEstadio Alfonso López Pumarejo15,000
CentaurosVillavicencioEstadio Manuel Calle Lombana15,000
CortuluáTuluáEstadio Doce de Octubre16,000
DéporCaliEstadio Pascual Guerrero45,195
Deportes PalmiraPalmiraEstadio Francisco Rivera Escobar9,000
Deportivo RionegroRionegroEstadio Alberto Grisales9,000
Expreso RojoZipaquiráEstadio Municipal Los Zipas2,000
Itagüí DitairesItagüíEstadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí12,000
Juventud SoachaSoachaEstadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento8,000
PatriotasTunjaEstadio de La Independencia20,000
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

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Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Cortuluá won on penalties.

Torneo Finalización

First stage

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Group A

Group B

Finals

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Atlético Bucaramanga won 3–2 on aggregate.

Championship Final

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Cortuluá won 4–1 on aggregate.

Promotion/relegation playoff

As the second worst team in the 2009 Categoría Primera A relegation table, Deportivo Pereira had to play a two-legged tie against Atlético Bucaramanga, the Primera B runners-up. As the Primera A team, Deportivo Pereira 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.