1996–97 Categoría Primera B season
The 1996–97 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 1996–97 Copa Concasa for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of Colombia's second division football league. Deportivo Unicosta won the tournament for the first time and was promoted to the Categoría Primera A. Henry Vásquez, playing for Deportivo Unicosta, was the topscorer with 27 goals.[1][2]
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deportivo Unicosta (1st title) |
| Promoted | Deportivo Unicosta |
| Relegated | River Plate |
| Top goalscorer | Henry Vásquez (27 goals) |
← 1995–96 1997 → | |
Teams edit
16 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions Cúcuta Deportivo was promoted to Primera A for the 1996–97 season, being replaced in Primera B for this season by Atlético Huila, who were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 1995–96 season after finishing in the bottom of the top tier's relegation table. Cartago did not take part of the tournament. Three additional teams, Atlético Córdoba, Cooperamos Tolima and Deportivo Pasto, were accepted by DIMAYOR to compete in the tournament.
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Alianza Llanos | Villavicencio | Manuel Calle Lombana |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata |
| Atlético Córdoba | Cereté | Alberto Saibis Saker |
| Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid |
| Bello | Bello | Tulio Ospina |
| Cooperamos Tolima | Ibagué | Manuel Murillo Toro |
| Deportivo Antioquia | Itagüí | Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí |
| Deportivo Pasto | Pasto | Departamental Libertad |
| Deportivo Rionegro | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales |
| Deportivo Unicosta | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez |
| El Cóndor | Bogotá | El Campincito |
| Girardot | Girardot | Luis Antonio Duque Peña |
| Independiente Popayán | Popayán | Ciro López |
| Lanceros Boyacá | Tunja | La Independencia |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Jaime Morón León |
| River Plate | Buga | Hernando Azcárate Martínez |
| Categoría Primera B 1996–97 champion |
|---|
| Deportivo Unicosta 1st title |
References edit
External links edit
- Dimayor official website