| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 February – 6 December 2017 |
| Champions | Boyacá Chicó (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Boyacá Chicó Leones |
| Matches played | 286 |
| Goals scored | 685 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Erwin Carrillo and Gustavo Torres (9 goals each) Finalización: Jeison Medina and Jhon Velásquez (10 goals each) Season: Erwin Carrillo and Jeison Medina (18 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Valledupar 5–0 Bogotá (16 April) Cúcuta Deportivo 5–0 Llaneros (16 July) Deportes Quindío 6–1 Valledupar (29 October) Llaneros 5–0 Deportes Quindío (5 November) |
| Biggest away win | Atlético 0–4 Deportivo Pereira (11 July) |
| Highest scoring | Valledupar 2–5 Real Cartagena (22 March) Boyacá Chicó 5–2 Cúcuta Deportivo (1 June) Deportes Quindío 6–1 Valledupar (29 October) |
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The 2017 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2017 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.
For this season, the league switched from the 'one tournament per year' format used in the two most recent seasons to a 'two tournaments per year' one. The season will consist of two tournaments: the 'Torneo Apertura' and the 'Torneo Finalización'. Both were divided into three stages. The First Stage was 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 the sixteen rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were 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 was played on a home-and-away basis as well.
The winners of both finals qualified for the season final which was played after the conclusion of the Torneo Finalización and also consisted of two legs, with its winner being promoted to the Categoría Primera A for the 2018 season. The season runner-up would have to play the best team in the aggregate table (other than the champion) on a home-and-away basis for the second promotion berth. In case a team won both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments, it would be promoted and the second promoted team would have been the winner of the double-legged series between the next two best teams in the aggregate table, however, if the season runner-up ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, it would also be promoted and the promotion play-off would not be played.[1]
16 teams took part, fourteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Fortaleza, who were relegated from the 2016 Primera A. The former played in the second tier after 13 years while the latter returned after one season in the top flight. Both teams replaced América de Cali and Tigres who earned promotion at the end of the last season.
a: Cúcuta Deportivo used the Estadio Municipal Héctor El Zipa GonzálezinZipaquirá as home stadium between February and August.
b: Unión Magdalena used the Estadio Diego de CarvajalinMagangué instead of the Estadio Municipal de Ciénaga as home stadium for the 2017 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 35 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 29 | |
| 3 | Real Santander | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Llaneros | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 27 | |
| 5 | Boyacá Chicó | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Leones | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 26 | |
| 8 | Orsomarso | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 26 | |
| 9 | Barranquilla | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 | |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Universitario de Popayán | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 17 | |
| 12 | Valledupar | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 16 | |
| 13 | Unión Magdalena | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 14 | |
| 14 | Bogotá | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 14 | |
| 15 | Real Cartagena | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 13 | |
| 16 | Atlético | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | ATL | BAR | BOG | BOY | CUC | QUI | PER | FOR | LEO | LLA | ORS | RCA | RSA | MAG | UPO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Barranquilla | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Bogotá | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Boyacá Chicó | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 3–1 |
| Deportes Quindío | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — |
| Deportivo Pereira | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Fortaleza | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Leones | — | — | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Llaneros | — | 3–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Orsomarso | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Real Cartagena | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Real Santander | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Unión Magdalena | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 |
| Universitario de Popayán | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–0 |
| Valledupar | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Orsomarso | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Real Santander (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Real Santander (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Leones | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Real Santander | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boyacá Chicó | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Deportivo Pereira | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boyacá Chicó | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Llaneros | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boyacá Chicó | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–1 | Deportivo Pereira | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Orsomarso | 3–4 | Deportes Quindío | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Leones | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Real Santander | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Boyacá Chicó | 3–2 | Llaneros | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyacá Chicó | 7–6 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 5–2 | 2–4 |
| Real Santander | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Deportes Quindío | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Boyacá Chicó | 3–2 | Real Santander |
|---|---|---|
Riascos  38' (pen.)Ponce 65'González 83' |
Report | Mosquera 7' (o.g.) Camacho 76' |
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
| Real Santander | 1–1 | Boyacá Chicó |
|---|---|---|
| Ríos 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Valdés 22' |
Referee: Carlos Betancur
| Torneo Águila 2017 Apertura Winners |
|---|
| Boyacá Chicó Advance to the Final |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Erwin Carrillo
|
Cúcuta Deportivo | 9 |
| Gustavo Torres
|
Deportes Quindío | 9 | |
| 3 | Juan Sebastián Herrera
|
Barranquilla | 8 |
| Junior Murillo
|
Orsomarso | 8 | |
| Luis Ferney Ríos
|
Real Santander | 8 | |
| Diego Valdés
|
Boyacá Chicó | 8 | |
| 7 | Roger Lemus
|
Real Santander | 7 |
| Jeison Medina
|
Leones | 7 | |
| Misael Riascos
|
Boyacá Chicó | 7 | |
| Jader Valencia
|
Bogotá | 7 |
Source: Resultados.com
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barranquilla | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 33 | Advance to the knockout phase |
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 | |
| 3 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Leones | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 30 | |
| 5 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 27 | |
| 6 | Llaneros | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Real Cartagena | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | Orsomarso | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Boyacá Chicó | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Unión Magdalena | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 20 | |
| 11 | Atlético | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 18 | |
| 12 | Real Santander | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 14 | |
| 13 | Bogotá | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 14 | |
| 14 | Valledupar | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 14 | |
| 15 | Fortaleza | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 12 | |
| 16 | Universitario de Popayán | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | ATL | BAR | BOG | BOY | CUC | QUI | PER | FOR | LEO | LLA | ORS | RCA | RSA | MAG | UPO | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Barranquilla | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 |
| Bogotá | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–0 |
| Boyacá Chicó | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | — | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | — |
| Deportes Quindío | — | — | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 6–1 |
| Deportivo Pereira | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Fortaleza | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| Leones | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Llaneros | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Orsomarso | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Real Cartagena | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Real Santander | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| Unión Magdalena | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | — |
| Universitario de Popayán | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Valledupar | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Leones (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Orsomarso | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Leones | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Barranquilla | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Leones | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Llaneros | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Deportes Quindío | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Llaneros | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Llaneros | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Real Cartagena | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Real Cartagena | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 4–2 | Barranquilla | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Real Cartagena | 4–1 | Deportivo Pereira | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Llaneros | 8–1 | Deportes Quindío | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| Orsomarso | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Leones | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 3–4 | Leones | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Real Cartagena | 2–3 | Llaneros | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Llaneros | 1–4 | Leones |
|---|---|---|
| Velásquez 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Medina 7', 39' Restrepo 58'Gómez 75' (pen.) |
Referee: John Hinestroza
| Leones | 0–0 | Llaneros |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Nicolás Gallo
| Torneo Águila 2017 Finalización Winners |
|---|
| Leones Advance to the Final |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeison Medina
|
Leones | 10 |
| Jhon Velásquez
|
Llaneros | 10 | |
| 3 | Erwin Carrillo
|
Cúcuta Deportivo | 9 |
| 4 | Mario Álvarez
|
Llaneros | 7 |
| Diego Echeverri
|
Cúcuta Deportivo | 7 | |
| José Hugo Palacios
|
Llaneros | 7 | |
| Luis Ferney Ríos
|
Real Santander | 7 | |
| Juan José Salcedo
|
Real Cartagena | 7 | |
| 9 | Ethan González
|
Barranquilla | 6 |
| Juan Camilo Zapata
|
Valledupar | 6 |
Source: Resultados.com
| Boyacá Chicó | 0–0 | Leones |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Carlos Betancur
| Leones | 1–1 | Boyacá Chicó |
|---|---|---|
| Medina 45' |
Report | Vázquez 55' |
| Penalties | ||
Restrepo  Muñoz Jaramillo Serna  |
3–5 | Ponce Barreto Vázquez Escobar Mosquera |
Referee: Andrés Rojas
| Torneo Águila 2017 champions |
|---|
| Boyacá Chicó 2nd title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leones | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 72 | Promotion to Categoría Primera A |
| 2 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 66 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Pereira | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 66 | |
| 4 | Deportes Quindío | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 66 | |
| 5 | Llaneros | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 65 | |
| 6 | Boyacá Chicó (C) | 40 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 62 | Promotion to Categoría Primera A |
| 7 | Barranquilla | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 59 | |
| 8 | Orsomarso | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 53 | |
| 9 | Real Santander | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 49 | |
| 10 | Real Cartagena | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 44 | |
| 11 | Unión Magdalena | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 34 | |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 33 | |
| 13 | Valledupar | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 30 | |
| 14 | Atlético | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 30 | |
| 15 | Universitario de Popayán | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 29 | |
| 16 | Bogotá | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 28 |
Since the season runners-up Leones also ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, they earned automatic promotion to the Categoría Primera A and the promotion play-off was not played.
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