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 Starting from this season, Córdoba moved from Cereté to Sincelejo and was rebranded as Atlético de la Sabana, while Girardot moved to Palmira and became Deportes Palmira. Dépor moved from Jamundí to Cali, and Expreso Rojo moved from Fusagasugá to Zipaquirá.
TeamCityStadiumCapacityAcademiaBogotáEstadio Compensar4,500Alianza PetroleraBarrancabermejaEstadio Daniel Villa Zapata8,000Atlético BucaramangaBucaramangaEstadio Alfonso López28,000Atlético de la SabanaSincelejoEstadio Arturo Cumplido Sierra5,000BarranquillaBarranquillaEstadio Romelio Martínez20,000BogotáBogotáEstadio Alfonso López Pumarejo15,000CentaurosVillavicencioEstadio Manuel Calle Lombana15,000CortuluáTuluáEstadio Doce de Octubre16,000DéporCaliEstadio Pascual Guerrero45,195Deportes PalmiraPalmiraEstadio Francisco Rivera Escobar9,000Deportivo RionegroRionegroEstadio Alberto Grisales9,000Expreso RojoZipaquiráEstadio Municipal Los Zipas2,000Itagüí DitairesItagüíEstadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 12,000Juventud SoachaSoachaEstadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento8,000PatriotasTunjaEstadio de La Independencia20,000Real SantanderFloridablancaEstadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado4,000Unión MagdalenaSanta MartaEstadio Eduardo Santos23,000ValleduparValleduparEstadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau10,000
Torneo Apertura
First stage
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Group A
Group B
Finals
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Cortuluá won on penalties.
Torneo Finalización
First stage
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Group A
Group B
Finals
Atlético Bucaramanga won 3–2 on aggregate.
Championship final
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.
References
es:Categoría Primera B pl:Categoría Primera B