2016 Categoría Primera B season
The 2016 Categoría Primera B season was the 27th season since its founding.
Format
The league retained the format used in the most recent season. The tournament was played in a year-round competition with the 16 teams playing the other teams twice on a home-and-away basis and playing a regional rival twice more for a total of 32 matches. The top eight teams after the thirty-two rounds advanced to the Semifinal round where the eight teams were sorted into two groups of four and played a double Round-robin tournament group stage. Both group winners earn promotion to the Categoría Primera A and also advanced to the Final round, which consisted of two legs to decide the winner.Teams
| Club | Home city | Stadium | 2015 season |
| América de Cali | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 4th |
| Atléticoa | Cali | Pascual Guerrero | 16th |
| Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Metropolitano | 14th |
| Bogotá | Bogotá | Metropolitano de Techo | 11th |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Cúcuta | General Santander | 20th |
| Deportes Quindío | Armenia | Centenario | 9th |
| Deportivo Pereira | Pereira | Hernán Ramírez Villegas | 2nd |
| Leones | Turbo Itagüíb | John Jairo Tréllez Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí | 6th |
| Llaneros | Villavicencio | Manuel Calle Lombana | 15th |
| Orsomarso | Palmira | Francisco Rivera Escobar | Did not compete |
| Real Cartagena | Cartagena | Jaime Morón León | 5th |
| Real Santander | Floridablanca | Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | 13th |
| Tigresc | Bogotá | Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento | 12th |
| Unión Magdalena | Santa Marta | Federico Serrano Soto Municipal de Ciénaga | 8th |
| Universitario | Popayán | Ciro López | 7th |
| Valledupar | Valledupar | Armando Maestre Pavajeau | 10th |
a: Formerly known as Dépor.
b: Played at Polideportivo Sur in Envigado for most of the second half of the season.
c: Formerly known as Expreso Rojo.