2017 Categoría Primera B season

Torneo Águila
Season2017
Dates12 February – 6 December 2017
ChampionsBoyacá Chicó (2nd title)
PromotedBoyacá Chicó
Leones
Matches played286
Goals scored685 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Erwin Carrillo and
Gustavo Torres (9 goals each)
Finalización: Jeison Medina and Jhon Velásquez (10 goals each)
Season: Erwin Carrillo and
Jeison Medina (18 goals each)
Biggest home winValledupar 5–0 Bogotá
(16 April)
Cúcuta Deportivo 5–0 Llaneros
(16 July)
Deportes Quindío 6–1 Valledupar
(29 October)
Llaneros 5–0 Deportes Quindío
(5 November)
Biggest away winAtlético 0–4 Deportivo Pereira
(11 July)
Highest scoringValledupar 2–5 Real Cartagena
(22 March)
Boyacá Chicó 5–2 Cúcuta Deportivo
(1 June)
Deportes Quindío 6–1 Valledupar
(29 October)
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2018 →

The 2017 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2017 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.

Format

For this season, the league switched from the 'one tournament per year' format used in the two most recent seasons to a 'two tournaments per year' one. The season will consist of two tournaments: the 'Torneo Apertura' and the 'Torneo Finalización'. Both were divided into three stages. The First Stage was contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more. The top eight teams after the sixteen rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which was played on a home-and-away basis as well.

The winners of both finals qualified for the season final which was played after the conclusion of the Torneo Finalización and also consisted of two legs, with its winner being promoted to the Categoría Primera A for the 2018 season. The season runner-up would have to play the best team in the aggregate table (other than the champion) on a home-and-away basis for the second promotion berth. In case a team won both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments, it would be promoted and the second promoted team would have been the winner of the double-legged series between the next two best teams in the aggregate table, however, if the season runner-up ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, it would also be promoted and the promotion play-off would not be played.[1]

Teams

16 teams took part, fourteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Fortaleza, who were relegated from the 2016 Primera A. The former played in the second tier after 13 years while the latter returned after one season in the top flight. Both teams replaced América de Cali and Tigres who earned promotion at the end of the last season.

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Locations of the 2017 Categoría Primera B teams
Club Home city Stadium 2016 season
Atlético Cali Pascual Guerrero 16th
Barranquilla Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez 12th
Bogotá Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo 8th
Boyacá Chicó Tunja La Independencia 20th (Primera A)
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santandera 10th
Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario 6th
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas 1st
Fortaleza Bogotá Municipal Héctor El Zipa González 19th (Primera A)
Leones Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí 5th
Llaneros Villavicencio Manuel Calle Lombana 15th
Orsomarso Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar 11th
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León 3rd
Real Santander Floridablanca Álvaro Gómez Hurtado 14th
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Diego de Carvajalb 13th
Universitario Popayán Ciro López 7th
Valledupar Valledupar Armando Maestre Pavajeau 9th

a: Cúcuta Deportivo used the Estadio Municipal Héctor El Zipa González in Zipaquirá as home stadium between February and August.
b: Unión Magdalena used the Estadio Diego de Carvajal in Magangué instead of the Estadio Municipal de Ciénaga as home stadium for the 2017 season.

Torneo Apertura

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Pereira 16 10 5 1 23 10 +13 35 Advance to the knockout phase
2 Deportes Quindío 16 9 2 5 23 11 +12 29
3 Real Santander 16 8 4 4 18 10 +8 28
4 Llaneros 16 8 3 5 19 15 +4 27
5 Boyacá Chicó 16 7 6 3 20 18 +2 27
6 Leones 16 8 2 6 23 16 +7 26
7 Cúcuta Deportivo 16 7 5 4 21 14 +7 26
8 Orsomarso 16 7 5 4 17 14 +3 26
9 Barranquilla 16 7 2 7 20 20 0 23
10 Fortaleza 16 5 6 5 15 16 −1 21
11 Universitario de Popayán 16 4 5 7 15 17 −2 17
12 Valledupar 16 5 1 10 18 24 −6 16
13 Unión Magdalena 16 4 2 10 19 31 −12 14
14 Bogotá 16 4 2 10 15 27 −12 14
15 Real Cartagena 16 3 4 9 16 25 −9 13
16 Atlético 16 2 6 8 13 27 −14 12
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Results

Home \ Away ATL BAR BOG BOY CUC QUI PER FOR LEO LLA ORS RCA RSA MAG UPO VAL
Atlético — — 2–1 1–2 — — — — 1–1 1–1 0–3 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 —
Barranquilla 3–1 — 3–2 1–2 — — — — 3–2 — — — 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1
Bogotá — — — 1–2 1–0 — 1–0 — 1–2 0–1 0–2 — — 3–1 2–0 —
Boyacá Chicó — — 1–1 — 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 — 2–0 — — — 1–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–1 0–1 — — — 1–0 — 1–0 — — 2–2 5–1 1–1 — — 3–1
Deportes Quindío 3–0 2–0 2–0 — — — 1–2 1–1 — — — — 1–0 4–0 2–1 —
Deportivo Pereira 4–1 2–1 — — 2–0 1–0 — 1–1 — — 1–1 1–0 — — — 2–1
Fortaleza 2–1 2–1 2–2 — 0–1 — — — 1–0 — — — 0–0 3–2 1–0 —
Leones — — — 4–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 — — 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 — — 0–1
Llaneros — 3–1 — — 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 — — — 1–0 — — 3–1 3–2
Orsomarso 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 — 1–0 — 1–0 1–4 1–0 — — — 1–2 — —
Real Cartagena 1–2 0–0 2–0 — — 0–1 — 1–1 — — 0–0 — 1–3 0–2 2–1 —
Real Santander — — 2–0 1–1 — — 0–0 — 0–1 2–0 3–1 — — 2–1 0–2 —
Unión Magdalena — — — 1–2 1–4 — 1–3 — 0–1 1–0 — 3–2 — — — 2–3
Universitario de Popayán — — — 2–2 1–1 — 0–0 — 2–0 0–1 0–0 — — 1–0 — 3–0
Valledupar 0–0 1–2 5–0 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — — 0–1 2–5 0–1 — — —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Deportes Quindío 2 2 4
8 Orsomarso 1 2 3
2 Deportes Quindío 0 2 2 (3)
3 Real Santander (p) 1 1 2 (4)
3 Real Santander (p) 1 1 2 (4)
6 Leones 2 0 2 (3)
3 Real Santander 2 1 3
5 Boyacá Chicó 3 1 4
1 Deportivo Pereira 0 1 1
7 Cúcuta Deportivo 1 2 3
7 Cúcuta Deportivo 2 4 6
5 Boyacá Chicó 5 2 7
4 Llaneros 1 1 2
5 Boyacá Chicó 3 0 3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cúcuta Deportivo 3–1 Deportivo Pereira 1–0 2–1
Orsomarso 3–4 Deportes Quindío 1–2 2–2
Leones 2–2 (3–4 p) Real Santander 2–1 0–1
Boyacá Chicó 3–2 Llaneros 3–1 0–1

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boyacá Chicó 7–6 Cúcuta Deportivo 5–2 2–4
Real Santander 2–2 (4–3 p) Deportes Quindío 1–0 1–2

Finals

Boyacá Chicó3–2Real Santander
Riascos 38' (pen.)
Ponce 65'
González 83'		 Report Mosquera 7' (o.g.)
Camacho 76'
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
Real Santander1–1Boyacá Chicó
Ríos 90+2' (pen.) Report Valdés 22'
Referee: Carlos Betancur


 Torneo Águila
2017 Apertura Winners 
Boyacá Chicó
Advance to the Final

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Erwin Carrillo Cúcuta Deportivo 9
Colombia Gustavo Torres Deportes Quindío 9
3 Colombia Juan Sebastián Herrera Barranquilla 8
Colombia Junior Murillo Orsomarso 8
Colombia Luis Ferney Ríos Real Santander 8
Colombia Diego Valdés Boyacá Chicó 8
7 Colombia Roger Lemus Real Santander 7
Colombia Jeison Medina Leones 7
Colombia Misael Riascos Boyacá Chicó 7
Colombia Jader Valencia Bogotá 7

Source: Resultados.com

Torneo Finalización

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barranquilla 16 10 3 3 21 10 +11 33 Advance to the knockout phase
2 Deportivo Pereira 16 9 3 4 23 13 +10 30
3 Deportes Quindío 16 9 3 4 28 19 +9 30
4 Leones 16 9 3 4 20 15 +5 30
5 Cúcuta Deportivo 16 8 3 5 30 20 +10 27
6 Llaneros 16 6 7 3 26 23 +3 25
7 Real Cartagena 16 7 3 6 20 20 0 24
8 Orsomarso 16 6 5 5 16 14 +2 23
9 Boyacá Chicó 16 6 5 5 16 15 +1 23
10 Unión Magdalena 16 5 5 6 20 22 −2 20
11 Atlético 16 5 3 8 13 25 −12 18
12 Real Santander 16 3 5 8 21 25 −4 14
13 Bogotá 16 3 5 8 10 19 −9 14
14 Valledupar 16 3 5 8 14 28 −14 14
15 Fortaleza 16 2 6 8 14 19 −5 12
16 Universitario de Popayán 16 2 6 8 13 18 −5 12
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots

Results

Home \ Away ATL BAR BOG BOY CUC QUI PER FOR LEO LLA ORS RCA RSA MAG UPO VAL
Atlético — 0–0 — — 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–0 — — 0–2 2–1 — — — 2–0
Barranquilla — — — — 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 — 1–2 2–0 1–2 — — — 0–1
Bogotá 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 — 0–2 — 1–0 — — — 0–0 1–2 — — 2–0
Boyacá Chicó 0–1 1–1 0–2 — — — — — 1–0 — 0–0 — 3–2 3–0 1–0 —
Cúcuta Deportivo — — 3–1 3–0 — — 0–2 2–2 3–2 5–0 — — — 3–2 0–0 —
Deportes Quindío — — — 1–3 2–0 — 2–0 — 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 — — — 6–1
Deportivo Pereira — — 3–0 1–0 — 2–0 — — 2–0 2–2 — — 1–0 2–1 1–0 —
Fortaleza — — — 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 — — 3–3 0–0 0–1 — — — 3–0
Leones 2–0 2–3 0–0 — — — — 1–0 — — 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 —
Llaneros 4–0 — 2–0 1–0 — — — — 0–0 — 1–2 — 3–3 2–2 1–0 —
Orsomarso 1–1 — 2–0 — 0–0 — 1–0 — — — — 3–1 0–2 — 2–1 1–2
Real Cartagena — — — 0–1 2–3 — 3–1 — 2–3 1–0 — — — 0–0 — 2–1
Real Santander 3–1 0–1 — — 2–4 2–3 — 1–1 1–1 — — 1–2 — — — 0–0
Unión Magdalena 2–1 1–1 1–1 — — 0–2 — 1–0 — — 1–1 0–1 2–1 — 3–1 —
Universitario de Popayán 0–0 0–1 1–1 — — 1–1 — 2–0 — 2–3 — 3–1 1–1 — — —
Valledupar — 1–2 — 1–1 2–1 — 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 — — — 1–3 1–1 —
Source: Dimayor, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout phase bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
4 Leones (p) 0 1 1 (4)
8 Orsomarso 1 0 1 (2)
4 Leones 2 2 4
5 Cúcuta Deportivo 2 1 3
1 Barranquilla 0 2 2
5 Cúcuta Deportivo 3 1 4
4 Leones 4 0 4
6 Llaneros 1 0 1
3 Deportes Quindío 0 1 1
6 Llaneros 5 3 8
6 Llaneros 1 2 3
7 Real Cartagena 2 0 2
2 Deportivo Pereira 0 1 1
7 Real Cartagena 3 1 4

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cúcuta Deportivo 4–2 Barranquilla 3–0 1–2
Real Cartagena 4–1 Deportivo Pereira 3–0 1–1
Llaneros 8–1 Deportes Quindío 5–0 3–1
Orsomarso 1–1 (2–4 p) Leones 1–0 0–1

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cúcuta Deportivo 3–4 Leones 2–2 1–2
Real Cartagena 2–3 Llaneros 2–1 0–2

Finals

Llaneros1–4Leones
Velásquez 90+3' (pen.) Report Medina 7', 39'
Restrepo 58'
Gómez 75' (pen.)
Referee: John Hinestroza
Leones0–0Llaneros
Report
Referee: Nicolás Gallo


 Torneo Águila
2017 Finalización Winners 
Leones
Advance to the Final

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Colombia Jeison Medina Leones 10
Colombia Jhon Velásquez Llaneros 10
3 Colombia Erwin Carrillo Cúcuta Deportivo 9
4 Colombia Mario Álvarez Llaneros 7
Colombia Diego Echeverri Cúcuta Deportivo 7
Colombia José Hugo Palacios Llaneros 7
Colombia Luis Ferney Ríos Real Santander 7
Colombia Juan José Salcedo Real Cartagena 7
9 Colombia Ethan González Barranquilla 6
Colombia Juan Camilo Zapata Valledupar 6

Source: Resultados.com

Final

Boyacá Chicó0–0Leones
Report
Referee: Carlos Betancur
Leones1–1Boyacá Chicó
Medina 45' Report Vázquez 55'
Penalties
Restrepo soccer ball with check mark
Muñoz soccer ball with check mark
Jaramillo soccer ball with check mark
Serna soccer ball with red X		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Ponce
soccer ball with check mark Barreto
soccer ball with check mark Vázquez
soccer ball with check mark Escobar
soccer ball with check mark Mosquera
Referee: Andrés Rojas


 Torneo Águila
2017 champions 
Boyacá Chicó
2nd title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Leones 42 21 9 12 55 39 +16 72 Promotion to Categoría Primera A
2 Cúcuta Deportivo 40 19 9 12 67 48 +19 66
3 Deportivo Pereira 36 19 9 8 48 30 +18 66
4 Deportes Quindío 38 20 6 12 58 43 +15 66
5 Llaneros 40 18 11 11 59 48 +11 65
6 Boyacá Chicó (C) 40 16 14 10 51 45 +6 62 Promotion to Categoría Primera A
7 Barranquilla 34 18 5 11 43 34 +9 59
8 Orsomarso 36 14 11 11 37 33 +4 53
9 Real Santander 38 13 10 15 46 43 +3 49
10 Real Cartagena 36 12 8 16 42 49 −7 44
11 Unión Magdalena 32 9 7 16 39 53 −14 34
12 Fortaleza 32 7 12 13 29 35 −6 33
13 Valledupar 32 8 6 18 32 52 −20 30
14 Atlético 32 7 9 16 26 52 −26 30
15 Universitario de Popayán 32 6 11 15 28 35 −7 29
16 Bogotá 32 7 7 18 25 46 −21 28
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

Promotion play-off

Since the season runners-up Leones also ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, they earned automatic promotion to the Categoría Primera A and the promotion play-off was not played.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reglamentación Torneo Águila 2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dimayor.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2017.