1991 Categoría Primera B season
| Season | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Envigado (1st title) |
| Promoted | Envigado |
| Top goalscorer | Mayid Arias (8 goals) |
1992 → | |
The 1991 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 1991 Copa Concasa for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of Colombia's second division football league. The first match of the competition was played on 20 April 1991 in Bogotá, a 1–1 draw between El Cóndor and Alianza Llanos.[1]
Envigado won the tournament and became the first team to be promoted to the Categoría Primera A.[2] Mayid Arias, playing for Alianza Llanos, was the topscorer with 8 goals.[3][4]
Teams
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Cóndor | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 25 | Advance to Cuadrangular Final |
| 2 | Atlético Huila | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 23 | |
| 3 | Alianza Llanos | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4 | Envigado | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 | |
| 5 | Deportes Dinastía | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 20 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Rionegro | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Atlético Buenaventura | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Academia Bogotana | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 12 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Armenia | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 12 | |
| 10 | Cortuluá | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 12 |
Source: El Tiempo
Cuadrangular Final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Envigado (C, P) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9.5 | Promotion to Categoría Primera A |
| 2 | Alianza Llanos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Atlético Huila | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | El Cóndor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4.5 |
| Categoría Primera B 1991 champion |
|---|
| Envigado 1st title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mayid Arias
|
Alianza Llanos | 8 |
| 2 | Manuel Arquímedes
|
El Cóndor | 7 |
| Jorge Iván Hoyos
|
Envigado |
Source: Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años[5]
References
- ^ "25 años de La B: una historia contada en cifras" [25 years of La B: a history told in figures]. Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "ENVIGADO SÍ ASCENDIÓ" [ENVIGADO DID PROMOTE]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1 December 1991. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Colombia 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Falleció Mayid Arias, primer goleador histórico del torneo de ascenso del fútbol colombiano" [Mayid Arias, the first historic top scorer of the Colombian football promotion tournament, passed away]. Infobae (in Spanish). 18 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ ISBN 9-789584-852731.