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2008 Categoría Primera B season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Copa Premier |
| season | 2008 |
| winners | Real Cartagena (3rd title) |
| promoted | Real Cartagena |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
The 2008 Categoría Primera B season, officially known as the 2008 Copa Premier season for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academia | Bogotá | Estadio Compensar | 4,500 |
| Alianza Petrolera | Barrancabermeja | Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata | 8,000 |
| Bajo Cauca | Caucasia | Estadio Orlando Aníbal Monroy | 4,000 |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Estadio Romelio Martínez | 20,000 |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo | 15,000 |
| Centauros | Villavicencio | Estadio Manuel Calle Lombana | 15,000 |
| Córdoba | Cereté | Estadio Alberto Saibis Saker | 6,000 |
| Cortuluá | Tuluá | Estadio Doce de Octubre | 16,000 |
| Dépor | Jamundí | Estadio Cacique Jamundí | 2,500 |
| Deportivo Rionegro | Rionegro | Estadio Alberto Grisales | 9,000 |
| Expreso Rojo | Fusagasugá | Estadio Fernando Mazuera | 5,000 |
| Girardot | Girardot | Estadio Luis Antonio Duque Peña | 15,000 |
| Itagüí Ditaires | Itagüí | Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí | 12,000 |
| Juventud Soacha | Soacha | Estadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento | 8,000 |
| Patriotas | Tunja | Estadio de La Independencia | 20,000 |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Estadio Jaime Morón León | 25,000 |
| Real Santander | Floridablanca | Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | 4,000 |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Estadio Eduardo Santos | 23,000 |
| Valledupar | Valledupar | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 10,000 |
- Team in italics replaced Bajo Cauca for the Torneo Finalización.
Torneo Apertura
First stage
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Group A
Group B
Finals
Deportivo Rionegro won 4–0 on aggregate.
Torneo Finalización
First stage
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Group A
Group B
Finals
Real Cartagena won 3–2 on aggregate.
Championship final
Real Cartagena won 4–2 on aggregate.
Promotion/relegation playoff
As the second worst team in the 2008 Categoría Primera A relegation table, Envigado had to play a two-legged tie against Deportivo Rionegro, the Primera B runner-up. As the Primera A team, Envigado played the second leg at home. The winner competed in the Primera A for the 2009 season, while the loser competed in the Primera B.
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