1997 Categoría Primera B season

The 1997 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 1997 Copa Concasa for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season of Colombia's second division football league. Atlético Huila won the tournament for the second time and was promoted to the Categoría Primera A. John Jairo Quiñónez, playing for Real Cartagena, was the topscorer with 13 goals.[1][2]

Categoría Primera B
Season1997
ChampionsAtlético Huila (2nd title)
PromotedAtlético Huila
RelegatedAlianza Llanos
Top goalscorerJohn Jairo Quiñónez (13 goals)
1998

Teams

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16 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions Deportivo Unicosta was promoted to Primera A for the 1997 season, being replaced in Primera B for this season by Cúcuta Deportivo, who were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 1996–97 season after finishing in the bottom of the top tier's relegation table. After finishing last in the 1996–97 season, River Plate was relegated to Categoría Primera C. Independiente Popayán did not take part of the tournament. Atlético Buenaventura was accepted again by DIMAYOR to compete in the tournament, after three years without competing. Real Floridablanca was the only debuting team for this season.

Team City Stadium
Alianza Llanos Villavicencio Manuel Calle Lombana
Alianza Petrolera Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata
Atlético Buenaventura Buenaventura Marino Klinger
Atlético Córdoba Cereté Alberto Saibis Saker
Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid
Bello Bello Tulio Ospina
Cooperamos Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander
Deportivo Antioquia Itagüí Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí
Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad
Deportivo Rionegro Rionegro Alberto Grisales
El Cóndor Bogotá El Campincito
Girardot Girardot Luis Antonio Duque Peña
Lanceros Boyacá Tunja La Independencia
Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León
Real Floridablanca Floridablanca Álvaro Gómez Hurtado


 Categoría Primera B
1997 champion 
Atlético Huila
2nd title

References

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  1. ^ "Colombia 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Colombian League Top Scorers Second Level". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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