# 2007 Categoría Primera B season

The 2007 Categoría Primera B season, officially known as the 2007 Copa Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of Colombia's second tier football league Categoría Primera B since its founding. The competition began on 10 February and ended on 10 November 2007. Envigado were the champions, winning both of the season's short tournaments to claim their second Primera B title as well as promotion to Categoría Primera A.

## Format

The season was split into two tournaments: Torneo I and Torneo II, with three stages each. For both tournaments, the 18 participating teams were divided into two groups of nine teams each, with teams playing all teams in their group as well as one team from the other group twice. In Torneo I, the groups were formed by geographical criteria, grouping nearby teams, while in the second tournament, geographical rivals were assigned to different groups. The top four teams of each group advanced to a semifinal group stage with two groups of four teams, which was also played in a double round-robin fashion, with the two group winners contesting the tournament finals. The winners of both of the season's tournaments would face each other in the season's grand final, with the champion being promoted at the end of the season and the runner-up playing the promotion/relegation playoff against the second-from-bottom team in the relegation table of the 2007 Primera A.

## Teams

18 teams took part in the competition in this season. The 2006 Primera B champions La Equidad, who were promoted to Categoría Primera A, were replaced by Envigado, relegated from the top flight in the previous season. Pumas de Casanare ceased to exist at the end of the previous season, selling its license to Real Santander who were based in Floridablanca, whilst Expreso Rojo relocated from Cartagena to Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Academia | Bogotá | Compensar | 4,500 |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Daniel Villa Zapata | 8,000 |
| Atlético Bello | Bello | Tulio Ospina | 12,000 |
| Bajo Cauca | Caucasia | Orlando Aníbal Monroy | 4,000 |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez | 10,000 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Alfonso López Pumarejo | 12,000 |
| Centauros | Villavicencio | Manuel Calle Lombana | 15,000 |
| Córdoba | Cereté | Alberto Saibis Saker | 12,000 |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
| Dépor | Jamundí | Cacique Jamundí | 3,500 |
| Deportivo Rionegro | Rionegro | Alberto Grisales | 14,000 |
| Envigado | Envigado | Polideportivo Sur | 11,000 |
| Expreso Rojo | Fusagasugá | Fernando Mazuera | 4,500 |
| Girardot | Girardot | Luis Antonio Duque Peña | 15,000 |
| Patriotas | Tunja | La Independencia | 8,500 |
| Real Santander | Floridablanca | Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | 5,000 |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Eduardo Santos | 22,000 |
| Valledupar | Valledupar | Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 10,000 |

## Torneo I
### First stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Envigado | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 31 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Valledupar | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 30 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Unión Magdalena | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 29 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 4 | Deportivo Rionegro | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 5 | Barranquilla | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Atlético Bello | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 26 | |
| 7 | Bajo Cauca | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Córdoba | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 51 | −38 | 6 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bogotá | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 30 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Academia | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Patriotas | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 28 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 4 | Centauros | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 5 | Dépor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Cortuluá | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | Real Santander | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Girardot | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | Expreso Rojo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 17 | |

### Semi-finals
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENV | MAG | RIO | VAL |
| 1 | Envigado | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Advance to the Finals | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Deportivo Rionegro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Valledupar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ACA | CEN | PAT | BOG |
| 1 | Academia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 14 | Advance to the Finals | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Centauros | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Patriotas | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Bogotá | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

### Finals

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Envigado won on penalties.
* Copa Premier 2007–I winners
* Envigado Advanced to the grand final

## Torneo II
### First stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bogotá | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 29 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Envigado | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 29 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Unión Magdalena | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 4 | Dépor | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 28 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 5 | Girardot | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Córdoba | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Atlético Bello | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 20 | |
| 8 | Centauros | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 12 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Rionegro | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 35 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Academia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 28 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Patriotas | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 26 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 4 | Valledupar | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 25 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 5 | Expreso Rojo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | |
| 6 | Bajo Cauca | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Cortuluá | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Barranquilla | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 21 | |
| 9 | Real Santander | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 17 | |

### Semi-finals
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENV | BOG | MAG | DEP |
| 1 | Envigado | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Advance to the Finals | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Bogotá | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Unión Magdalena | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Dépor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ACA | VAL | RIO | PAT |
| 1 | Academia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | Advance to the Finals | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Valledupar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Deportivo Rionegro | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Patriotas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |

### Finals

Envigado won 4–2 on aggregate.
* Copa Premier 2007–II winners
* Envigado Advanced to the grand final

## Grand final

The grand final was cancelled after Envigado won the season's two short tournaments, promoting directly to Categoría Primera A as Primera B champions. As runners-up of both the Torneo I and Torneo II, Academia advanced to the promotion/relegation playoff as season runners-up.
* 2007 Copa Premier champions
* Envigado 2nd title

## Promotion/relegation playoff

The 2007 Categoría Primera B runners-up, Academia, had to play a two-legged tie against Deportivo Pereira, the second worst team in the 2007 Primera A relegation table, for the final spot in the 2008 Categoría Primera A season. As the Primera A team, Deportivo Pereira played the second leg at home.
Deportivo Pereira won 4–2 on aggregate and remained in Categoría Primera A.