The 2012 Categoría Primera B season is the 23rd season since its founding and is officially called the 2012 Torneo Postobón for sponsorship reasons.
Format The season will consist of two tournaments: the 'Torneo Apertura' and the 'Torneo Finalización'. Each tournament will have an identical format of eighteen rounds with a round of regional derbies in the ninth round. At the end of the first eighteen rounds, the eight best-placed team will advance to the Semifinal round where teams will be sorted into groups and play a short double Round-robin tournament group stage. The winner of each group will advance to the Final round, which will consist of two legs. The winner will advance to the season final at the end of the Torneo Finalización.
Current teams
DepartamentHome cityClubHead CoachStadium Cundinamarca Bogotá Academia Jaime Rodríguez Suárez Estadio Compensar Cundinamarca Bogotá Bogotá F.C. Oswaldo Duran Renteria Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo Zipaquirá Fortaleza Jaime Manjarrés Estadio Municipal Los Zipas Soacha Expreso Rojo Rafallo Curanto Estadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento Valle del Cauca Cali América Eduardo LaraEstadio Pascual Guerrero Depor F.C. Jorge Bermúdez Tuluá Cortuluá Fernando Velasco Gutiérrez Estadio Doce de Octubre Santander Bucaramanga Atlético Bucaramanga Álvaro de Jesús Goméz Estadio Alfonso Lopez Real Santander Eduardo Villamizar Barrancabermeja Alianza Petrolera Hector Dario Estrada Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata Atlántico Barranquilla Barranquilla F.C. David Jose Pinillos Estadio Romelio Martínez Sabanalarga Uniautónoma F.C. Félix Valverde Quiñónez Estadio Marcos Henríquez Risaralda Pereira Deportivo Pereira Octavio Zambrano Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Antioquia Rionegro Deportivo Rionegro Oscar Aristizabal Estadio Alberto Grisales Sucre Sincelejo Sucre F.C. Osnar Acuña Estadio Arturo Cumplido Sierra Magdalena Santa Marta Unión Magdalena Carlos Silva Socarrás Estadio Eduardo Santos Cauca Popayán Universitario Popayán César Torres Estadio Ciro López Cesar Valledupar Valledupar F.C. Jesús Alberto Barrios Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau Meta Villavicencio Llaneros F.C. Alberto Rujana Estadio Manuel Calle Lombana Only participated in Torneo Apertura. Replace Academia FC for Torneo Finalización.
Torneo Apertura
First stage
Standings
Results
Semifinals The Semifinal stage began on May 30 and ended on June 23. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.
Group A
Group B
Finals
Top goalscorers RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Jefferson DuqueDeportivo Rionegro202Sergio RomeroReal Santander12Paulo César ArangoAmérica de Cali114Luis RíosReal Santander105Yuberney FrancoUniautónoma10
Torneo Finalización
First stage
Standings
Results
Semifinals The Semifinal stage began on October 20 and ended on November 18. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group advanced to the finals.
Group A
Group B
Finals
Top goalscorers RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Andrés RenteríaAlianza Petrolera152Carlos RodasCortuluá12Alexander MosqueraAmérica de Cali104Luis RíosReal Santander105Harry CastilloUniautónoma9
Final of the year
Promotion/relegation playoff As the second worst team in the relegation table, Cúcuta Deportivo had to play a two-legged tie against América de Cali, the 2012 Categoría Primera B runner-up. As the Primera A team, Cúcuta will play the second leg at home. The winner will be determined by points, followed by goal difference, then a penalty shootout. The winner will be promoted/remain in the Primera A for the 2013 season, while the loser will be relegated/remain in the Primera B.
Aggregate table
References