The 2014 Categoría Primera B season is the 25th season since its founding and is officially called the 2014 Torneo Postobón for sponsorship reasons.
Format The season consisted of two tournaments: the 'Torneo Apertura' and the 'Torneo Finalización'. The Apertura tournament will be divided into three stages. The First Stage will be contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more. The top eight teams after eighteen rounds will advance to a knockout round, where they will be pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which will be played on a home-and-away basis as well. The winner of this final qualifies for the season final. Meanwhile, the Finalizacion tournament will have a 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 also advance to the season final at the end of the Torneo Finalización, with its winner being promoted to the Categoría Primera A.
Current teams
ClubHome cityStadiumHead coach América Cali Pascual Guerrero Jhon Jairo López Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Alfonso López Bernardo Redín Barranquilla F.C. Barranquilla Romelio Martínez Arturo Reyes Bogotá F.C. Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo Germán Morales Cortuluá Tuluá Doce de Octubre Néstor Rodríguez Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander Héctor Estrada Depor F.C. Cali Pascual Guerrero Victor Sicachá Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario Miguel Augusto Prince Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramirez Villegas Jesús Alberto Barrios Deportivo Rionegro Bello Tulio Ospina Álvaro Hernández Expreso Rojo Girardot Luis Antonio Duque Peña Jhon Jairo Bodmer Jaguares Montería Municipal de Montería José Alberto Suárez Llaneros F.C. Villavicencio Manuel Calle Lombana Hubert Bodhert Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León José Domínguez Real Santander Floridablanca Álvaro Gómez Hurtado Victor Hugo González Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Municipal de Ciénaga Fernando Velasco Universitario Popayán Ciro López César Torres Valledupar F.C. Valledupar Armando Maestre Pavajeau Hugo Arrieta
Torneo Apertura
First stage
Standings
Results
Knockout round bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Harold PreciadoJaguares 15 2 Raúl PeñarandaValledupar 13 3 Feiver MercadoUniversitario de Popayán 11 Yamilson RiveraAmérica 11 5 Erwin CarrilloUnión Magdalena 10
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Torneo Finalización
First stage
Standings
Results
Semifinals The Semifinal stage began on November 2 and will end on November 26. The eight teams that advanced were sorted into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group will advance to the finals.
Group A
Group B
Finals
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Erwin CarrilloUnión Magdalena 19 2 Leonardo CastroDeportivo Pereira 12 3 Feiver MercadoUniversitario de Popayán 11 Tommy TobarAtlético Bucaramanga 11 5 Yilmar FiligranaQuindío 10
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Final
Aggregate table
Promotion/relegation playoff Quindío, the 2014 Categoría Primera B runner-up, played the second worst team in the Categoría Primera A relegation table, Uniautónoma for a berth in the 2015 Categoría Primera A season. As the Primera A team, Uniautónoma played the second leg at home. The winner was determined by points, followed by goal difference, then a penalty shootout. Uniautónoma defeated Quindío 2–0 on aggregate score and will remain in the top tier for the 2015 season.
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