2008 Categoría Primera B season
# 2008 Categoría Primera B season

The 2008 Categoría Primera B season, officially known as the 2008 Copa Premier season for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Academia | Bogotá | Estadio Compensar | 4,500 |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata | 8,000 |
| Bajo Cauca | Caucasia | Estadio Orlando Aníbal Monroy | 4,000 |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Estadio Romelio Martínez | 20,000 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo | 15,000 |
| Centauros | Villavicencio | Estadio Manuel Calle Lombana | 15,000 |
| Córdoba | Cereté | Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker | 6,000 |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Estadio Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
| Dépor | Jamundí | Estadio Cacique Jamundí | 2,500 |
| Deportivo Rionegro | Rionegro | Estadio Alberto Grisales | 9,000 |
| Expreso Rojo | Fusagasugá | Estadio Fernando Mazuera | 5,000 |
| Girardot | Girardot | Estadio Luis Antonio Duque Peña | 15,000 |
| Itagüí Ditaires | Itagüí | Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí | 12,000 |
| Juventud Soacha | Soacha | Estadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento | 8,000 |
| Patriotas | Tunja | Estadio de La Independencia | 20,000 |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Estadio Jaime Morón León | 25,000 |
| Real Santander | Floridablanca | Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | 4,000 |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos | 23,000 |
| Valledupar | Valledupar | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 10,000 |

* Team in italics replaced Bajo Cauca for the Torneo Finalización.

## Torneo Apertura

### First stage

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Unión Magdalena | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 33 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Deportivo Rionegro | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 33 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Valledupar | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 30 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Córdoba | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 27 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Real Cartagena | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Real Santander | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 20 | |
| 7 | Barranquilla | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Bajo Cauca | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17 | |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bogotá | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 36 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Dépor | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 29 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Centauros | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Juventud Soacha | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Patriotas | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 23 | |
| 6 | Girardot | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Expreso Rojo | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Academia | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Cortuluá | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 11 | |

### Semifinals

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Rionegro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Juventud Soacha | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Valledupar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Dépor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Bogotá | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Centauros | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Córdoba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |

### Finals

Deportivo Rionegro won 4–0 on aggregate.

* Copa Premier 2008–I Winners
* Deportivo Rionegro Advanced to the Championship Final

## Torneo Finalización

### First stage

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Academia | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 32 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Deportivo Rionegro | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 31 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Unión Magdalena | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Real Cartagena | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Expreso Rojo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Itagüí Ditaires | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Cortuluá | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Real Santander | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 19 | |
| 9 | Centauros | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 11 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Barranquilla | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 29 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Dépor | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Valledupar | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Patriotas | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 25 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Bogotá | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Girardot | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| 7 | Juventud Soacha | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Córdoba | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 17 | |

### Semifinals

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Academia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Patriotas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Dépor | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valledupar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Barranquilla | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Rionegro | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |

### Finals

Real Cartagena won 3–2 on aggregate.

* Copa Premier 2008–II Winners
* Real Cartagena Advanced to the Championship Final

## Championship final

Real Cartagena won 4–2 on aggregate.

* Copa Premier 2008 champions
* Real Cartagena 3rd title

## Promotion/relegation playoff

As the second worst team in the 2008 Categoría Primera A relegation table, Envigado had to play a two-legged tie against Deportivo Rionegro, the Primera B runner-up. As the Primera A team, Envigado 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.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Deportivo Rionegro | 1–3 | Envigado | 1–2 | 0–1 |
