| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 January – 29 November 2022 |
| Champions | Boyacá Chicó (3rd title) |
| Promoted | Boyacá Chicó Atlético Huila |
| Matches | 289 |
| Goals | 638 (2.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Torneo I:Jefferson Rivas (13 goals) Torneo II:Gustavo Britos (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Huila 6–0Atlético (8 October) |
| Biggest away win | Real Santander 0–4Leones (21 March) Real Cartagena 0–4Llaneros (10 May) Orsomarso 0–4Dep. Quindío (11 July) Orsomarso 0–4Fortaleza (30 September) |
| Highest scoring | Fortaleza 6–2 Orsomarso (7 March) |
←2021 2023 → | |
The2022 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the2022 Torneo BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd season of theCategoría Primera B since its founding asColombia's second division football league. The season began on 22 January and ended on 29 November 2022.
Boyacá Chicó were the champions, winning their third Primera B title as well as promotion to the top flight by defeatingAtlético Huila by a 3–0 score on aggregate in the season's Grand Final.[1] Atlético Huila claimed the other promotion berth, defeatingDeportes Quindío in the promotion play-off by a 2–1 aggregate score.[2]
The format for the 2022 Primera B season was approved atDIMAYOR's General Assembly session of 17 December 2021.[3]
For this season, and similar to the previous one, two tournaments (Torneo I andTorneo II) with three stages each were played. In the first stage of both tournaments, the 15 teams (16 teams in Torneo II) played a single round-robin tournament with each team having a bye round and home-and-away order reversed for theTorneo II. The top eight teams at the end of the fifteen rounds advanced to the semi-finals, where teams were drawn into two groups of four where they played each one of their rivals twice. The top team of each group advanced to the finals, playing a double-legged series with the winners advancing to the Grand Final.
The Grand Final to decide the season champions as well as the first promotion to Primera A, was a double-legged series contested at the end of the season by the winners of the season's two tournaments. The second promotion spot to Primera A for the 2023 season was decided in a promotion play-off between the Grand Final loser and the best-placed team of the season's aggregate table, other than the Grand Final winners.[4]
Originally, 15 teams took part in the season.Cortuluá andUnión Magdalena, who won the semifinal groups of the 2021–II Primera B tournament, were promoted to Primera A for the 2022 season and were replaced in Primera B byAtlético Huila andDeportes Quindío, who were relegated at the end of the2021 Primera A Finalización tournament.[5][6]
On 20 April 2022 the General Assembly of DIMAYOR approved the reaffiliation ofCúcuta Deportivo, which had been expelled from the entity on 25 November 2020 due to legal issues. Despite being in the top tier at the moment of its disaffiliation, it was decided that Cúcuta Deportivo would enter the Primera B competition starting from the second half of the 2022 season, with which the tournament expanded to 16 teams.[7]
The following team joined the competition for the Torneo II:
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 42,901 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leones | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 27 | Advance to thesemi-finals |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 25 | |
| 3 | Deportes Quindío | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 25 | |
| 4 | Real Cartagena | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 25 | |
| 5 | Tigres | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Boyacá Chicó | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Llaneros | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Bogotá | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Valledupar | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 21 | |
| 10 | Orsomarso | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 18 | |
| 11 | Atlético | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | |
| 12 | Real Santander | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | |
| 13 | Barranquilla | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 10 | |
| 14 | Atlético Huila | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
| 15 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | ATL | HUI | BAR | BOC | BOG | BOY | QUI | FOR | LEO | LLA | ORS | RCA | RSA | TIG | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Atlético Huila | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Barranquilla | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–4 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Boca Juniors de Cali | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — |
| Bogotá | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Boyacá Chicó | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–2 |
| Deportes Quindío | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Fortaleza | — | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | — | 6–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | — |
| Leones | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | — |
| Llaneros | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Orsomarso | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | — |
| Real Cartagena | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 |
| Real Santander | — | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Tigres | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 3–2 |
| Valledupar | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — |
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOY | LEO | LLA | RCA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyacá Chicó | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to theFinals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Leones | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Llaneros | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 0–0 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Real Cartagena | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUI | FOR | BOG | TIG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advance to theFinals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Bogotá | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Tigres | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Boyacá Chicó | 0–0 | Deportes Quindío |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Deportes Quindío | 2–2 | Boyacá Chicó |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Boyacá Chicó won on penalties.
| Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022–I winners |
|---|
| Boyacá Chicó Advance to the Grand Final |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jefferson Rivas | Leones | 13 |
| 2 | Johar Mejía | Bogotá | 9 |
| 3 | Kevin Aladesanmi | Fortaleza | 7 |
| Luis Fabián Mina | Deportes Quindío | ||
| 5 | Mario Álvarez | Llaneros | 6 |
| Diego Echeverri | Llaneros | ||
| Breidy Golúz | Orsomarso | ||
| Adrián Parra | Fortaleza | ||
 Henry Plazas | Boyacá Chicó | ||
| 10 | Wilmar Cruz | Boyacá Chicó | 5 |
| Wilson España | Real Cartagena | ||
| Misael Martínez | Valledupar |
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 28 | Advance to thesemi-finals |
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 28 | |
| 3 | Atlético Huila | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 25 | |
| 4 | Barranquilla | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Llaneros | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Tigres | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | Boyacá Chicó | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 24 | |
| 8 | Real Santander | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Bogotá | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Atlético | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 22 | |
| 12 | Leones | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 | |
| 13 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 19 | |
| 14 | Real Cartagena | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 16 | |
| 15 | Valledupar | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 9 | |
| 16 | Orsomarso | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 7 |
| Home \ Away | ATL | HUI | BAR | BOC | BOG | BOY | CUC | QUI | FOR | LEO | LLA | ORS | RCA | RSA | TIG | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | — | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Atlético Huila | 6–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 3–2 |
| Barranquilla | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — |
| Boca Juniors de Cali | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | — | 2–0 |
| Bogotá | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — |
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | — |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Deportes Quindío | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 4–3 |
| Fortaleza | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–1 |
| Leones | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Llaneros | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — |
| Orsomarso | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Real Cartagena | — | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Real Santander | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| Tigres | — | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| Valledupar | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–3[a] | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — |
The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOY | LLA | FOR | BAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyacá Chicó | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 13 | Advance to theFinals | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Llaneros | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Barranquilla | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HUI | QUI | RSA | TIG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Huila | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 13 | Advance to theFinals | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Real Santander | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Tigres | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–0 | Atlético Huila |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Atlético Huila | 1–0 | Boyacá Chicó |
|---|---|---|
| Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Huila won on penalties.
| Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022–II winners |
|---|
| Atlético Huila Advance to the Grand Final |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gustavo Britos | Atlético Huila | 15 |
| 2 | Andrés Amaya | Atlético Huila | 8 |
| 3 | Jonathan Agudelo | Cúcuta Deportivo | 7 |
| Diego Echeverri | Llaneros | ||
| Leider Robledo | Real Cartagena | ||
| 6 | Kevin Aladesanmi | Fortaleza | 6 |
| Julián Angulo | Real Santander | ||
| Jesús Arrieta | Boyacá Chicó | ||
| Aldair Zárate | Bogotá |
Source:Soccerway
The Torneo I and Torneo II winners played a double-legged series to decide the season champions and the first team promoted to the2023 Categoría Primera A season.
| Atlético Huila | 0–2 | Boyacá Chicó |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Boyacá Chicó | 1–0 | Atlético Huila |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Boyacá Chicó won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022 champions |
|---|
| Boyacá Chicó 3rd title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Quindío | 44 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 79 | Advance to thePromotion play-off |
| 2 | Boyacá Chicó(C, P) | 48 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 79 | Promotion toCategoría Primera A |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 70 | |
| 4 | Llaneros | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 65 | |
| 5 | Leones | 36 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 56 | |
| 6 | Tigres | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 55 | |
| 7 | Bogotá | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 52 | |
| 8 | Atlético Huila(P) | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 50 | Advance to thePromotion play-off |
| 9 | Real Cartagena | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 46 | |
| 10 | Real Santander | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 40 | |
| 11 | Atlético | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | Barranquilla | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 36 | |
| 13 | Valledupar | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 30 | |
| 14 | Boca Juniors de Cali | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 27 | |
| 15 | Orsomarso | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 25 | |
| 16 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 22 |
The best-placed team in the aggregate table,Deportes Quindío, played a double-legged series against the Grand Final losing sideAtlético Huila to decide the second and last team promoted to Primera A.
| Atlético Huila | 2–0 | Deportes Quindío |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Deportes Quindío | 1–0 | Atlético Huila |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Atlético Huila won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted toCategoría Primera A.
