# 2022 Categoría Primera B season

The 2022 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2022 Torneo BetPlay Dimayor season for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd season of the Categoría Primera B since its founding as Colombia'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 defeating Atlético Huila by a 3–0 score on aggregate in the season's Grand Final. Atlético Huila claimed the other promotion berth, defeating Deportes Quindío in the promotion play-off by a 2–1 aggregate score.

## Format

The format for the 2022 Primera B season was approved at DIMAYOR's General Assembly session of 17 December 2021.
For this season, and similar to the previous one, two tournaments (Torneo I and Torneo 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 the Torneo 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.

## Teams

Originally, 15 teams took part in the season. Cortuluá and Unión 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 by Atlético Huila and Deportes Quindío, who were relegated at the end of the 2021 Primera A Finalización tournament.
On 20 April 2022 the General Assembly of DIMAYOR approved the reaffiliation of Cúcuta 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.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlético | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 33,130 |
| Atlético Huila | Neiva | Guillermo Plazas Alcid | 22,000 |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Romelio Martínez | 8,000 |
| Boca Juniors de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 33,130 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 8,000 |
| Boyacá Chicó | Tunja | La Independencia | 20,630 |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 20,716 |
| Fortaleza | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 8,000 |
| Leones | Itagüí | Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí | 12,000 |
| Llaneros | Villavicencio | Bello Horizonte | 15,000 |
| Orsomarso | Palmira | Francisco Rivera Escobar | 15,300 |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Jaime Morón León | 16,068 |
| Real Santander | Piedecuesta | Villa Concha | 5,500 |
| Tigres | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 8,000 |
| Valledupar | Valledupar | Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 11,000 |
The following team joined the competition for the Torneo II:
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 42,901 |

## Torneo I
### First stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leones | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 27 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 25 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Deportes Quindío | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 25 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 4 | Real Cartagena | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 25 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 5 | Tigres | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 22 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 6 | Boyacá Chicó | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 22 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 7 | Llaneros | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 22 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 8 | Bogotá | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 22 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 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 | |

#### Results

| 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 | — | — |

### Semi-finals

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.

#### Group A

| 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 the Finals | — | 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 | — |

#### Group B

| 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 the Finals | — | 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 | — |

### Finals

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Boyacá Chicó won on penalties.
* Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022–I winners
* Boyacá Chicó Advance to the Grand Final

### Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jefferson Rivas | Leones | 13 |
| 2 | Johar Mejía | Bogotá | 9 |
| 3 | Kevin Aladesanmi | Fortaleza | 7 |
| 3 | Luis Fabián Mina | Deportes Quindío | 7 |
| 5 | Mario Álvarez | Llaneros | 6 |
| 5 | Diego Echeverri | Llaneros | 6 |
| 5 | Breidy Golúz | Orsomarso | 6 |
| 5 | Adrián Parra | Fortaleza | 6 |
| 5 | Henry Plazas | Boyacá Chicó | 6 |
| 10 | Wilmar Cruz | Boyacá Chicó | 5 |
| 10 | Wilson España | Real Cartagena | 5 |
| 10 | Misael Martínez | Valledupar | 5 |
Source: Soccerway

## Torneo II
### First stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 28 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Deportes Quindío | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 28 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Atlético Huila | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 25 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 4 | Barranquilla | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 5 | Llaneros | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 25 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 6 | Tigres | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 7 | Boyacá Chicó | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 24 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 8 | Real Santander | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 24 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 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 | |

#### Results

| 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 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ Match abandoned after 68 minutes of play and awarded to Leones due to crowd disturbances by Valledupar fans. The score at the time of suspension was 3–3.

### Semi-finals

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.

#### Group A

| 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 the Finals | — | 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 | — |

#### Group B

| 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 the Finals | — | 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 | — |

### Finals

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Huila won on penalties.
* Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022–II winners
* Atlético Huila Advance to the Grand Final

### Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gustavo Britos | Atlético Huila | 15 |
| 2 | Andrés Amaya | Atlético Huila | 8 |
| 3 | Jonathan Agudelo | Cúcuta Deportivo | 7 |
| 3 | Diego Echeverri | Llaneros | 7 |
| 3 | Leider Robledo | Real Cartagena | 7 |
| 6 | Kevin Aladesanmi | Fortaleza | 6 |
| 6 | Julián Angulo | Real Santander | 6 |
| 6 | Jesús Arrieta | Boyacá Chicó | 6 |
| 6 | Aldair Zárate | Bogotá | 6 |
Source: Soccerway

## Grand Final

The Torneo I and Torneo II winners played a double-legged series to decide the season champions and the first team promoted to the 2023 Categoría Primera A season.
Boyacá Chicó won 3–0 on aggregate.
* Torneo BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022 champions
* Boyacá Chicó 3rd title

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportes Quindío | 44 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 79 | Advance to the Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Boyacá Chicó (C, P) | 48 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 79 | Promotion to Categoría 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 the Promotion 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 | |

## Promotion play-off

The best-placed team in the aggregate table, Deportes Quindío, played a double-legged series against the Grand Final losing side Atlético Huila to decide the second and last team promoted to Primera A.
Atlético Huila won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to Categoría Primera A.