2009 Categoría Primera B season
# 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

* 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.

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Academia | Bogotá | Estadio Compensar | 4,500 |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata | 8,000 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga | Estadio Alfonso López | 28,000 |
| Atlético de la Sabana | Sincelejo | Estadio Arturo Cumplido Sierra | 5,000 |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Estadio Romelio Martínez | 20,000 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo | 15,000 |
| Centauros | Villavicencio | Estadio Manuel Calle Lombana | 15,000 |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Estadio Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
| Dépor | Cali | Estadio Pascual Guerrero | 45,195 |
| Deportes Palmira | Palmira | Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar | 9,000 |
| Deportivo Rionegro | Rionegro | Estadio Alberto Grisales | 9,000 |
| Expreso Rojo | Zipaquirá | Estadio Municipal Los Zipas | 2,000 |
| 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 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 |

## Torneo Apertura

### First stage

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 38 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Itagüí Ditaires | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 35 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Deportivo Rionegro | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 35 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Unión Magdalena | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Atlético de la Sabana | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Real Santander | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Valledupar | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Barranquilla | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 16 | |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 5 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Patriotas | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Cortuluá | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 27 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Expreso Rojo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 27 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Deportes Palmira | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 27 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Bogotá | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Academia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Juventud Soacha | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Centauros | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 19 | |
| 9 | Dépor | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 13 | |

### Semifinals

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cortuluá | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 16 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Deportivo Rionegro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Deportes Palmira | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Itagüí Ditaires | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Expreso Rojo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Patriotas | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |

### Finals

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

* Copa Premier 2009–I Winners
* Cortuluá Advanced to the Championship Final

## Torneo Finalización

### First stage

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Itagüí Ditaires | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 33 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 32 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Bogotá | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Real Santander | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Patriotas | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Barranquilla | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Deportes Palmira | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 19 | |
| 8 | Valledupar | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 19 | |
| 9 | Dépor | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 17 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Centauros | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 31 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Atlético de la Sabana | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 30 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Unión Magdalena | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 29 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Deportivo Rionegro | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 28 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Juventud Soacha | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Expreso Rojo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Academia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Cortuluá | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 43 | −36 | 4 | |

### Semifinals

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético de la Sabana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Bogotá | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Rionegro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Itagüí Ditaires | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | |

* ↑ Atlético de la Sabana qualified for having earned more points in the first stage.

**Group B**

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

### Finals

Atlético Bucaramanga won 3–2 on aggregate.

* Copa Premier 2009–II Winners
* Atlético Bucaramanga Advanced to the Championship Final

## Championship final

Cortuluá won 4–1 on aggregate.

* Copa Premier 2009 champions
* Cortuluá 2nd title

## 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.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 3–5 | Deportivo Pereira | 1–2 | 2–3 |
