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]

Categoría Primera B
Season1996–97
ChampionsDeportivo Unicosta (1st title)
PromotedDeportivo Unicosta
RelegatedRiver Plate
Top goalscorerHenry Vásquez (27 goals)
1997

Teams

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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

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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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