1949 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1949
Dates25 April – 4 December 1949
Champions Millonarios (1st title)
Matches186
Goals820 (4.41 per match)
Top goalscorer Pedro Cabillón (42 goals)
Biggest home win Santa Fe 10–2 Huracán
Biggest away win Atlético Municipal 0–6 Deportes Caldas
Highest scoringSanta Fe 10–3 Deportivo Pereira
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The 1949 Campeonato Profesional was the second season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The tournament started on 25 April and ended on 4 December, with 14 teams competing against one another and playing each weekend. This tournament was famous for marking the beginning of El Dorado. Millonarios won their first title in this season, defeating Deportivo Cali in a tiebreaker final series which was played as both teams ended tied for first place with 44 points. [1] Santa Fe, the defending champion, ended in third place with 39 points.

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Background

The season was notable for being the beginning of El Dorado, period during which many international football stars arrived to the Colombian league, especially from Argentina, due to the protests that were taking place in that country. [2] The tournament began on 25 April 1949. The debutant teams were Atlético Bucaramanga, Boca Juniors de Cali, Deportivo Barranquilla, Deportivo Pereira and Huracán de Medellín. This year Universidad returned to Bogotá. Deportivo Barranquilla participated to replace Atlético Junior, who represented Colombia in the South American Championship. Deportivo Barranquilla only played 21 of the 26 league matches. [3]

League system

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points for positions other than first, places were determined by goal difference. The team with the most points was the champion of the league. In case that two teams tied for first place, a tiebreaker final series was to be played to decide the champions.

Teams

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Locations of the 1949 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Barranquilla
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cali
  • 5. Manizales
  • 6. Medellín
  • 7. Pereira

The tournament was contested by 14 clubs, with Atlético Bucaramanga, Boca Juniors de Cali, Deportivo Barranquilla, Deportivo Pereira and Huracán de Medellín competing for the first time. Deportivo Barranquilla replaced the previous season's runners-up Junior, who were chosen to represent Colombia at the 1949 South American Championship.

TeamCityStadium
América Cali Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Alfonso López
Atlético Municipal Medellín [i] Hipódromo de San Fernando
Boca Juniors Cali Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportes Caldas Manizales Fernando Londoño Londoño
Deportivo Barranquilla Barranquilla Romelio Martínez
Deportivo Cali Cali Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Alberto Mora Mora
Huracán Medellín [i] Hipódromo de San Fernando
Independiente Medellín Medellín [i] Hipódromo de San Fernando
Millonarios Bogotá El Campín
Once Deportivo Manizales Fernando Londoño Londoño
Santa Fe Bogotá Alfonso López Pumarejo
Universidad Bogotá Alfonso López Pumarejo
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Atlético Municipal, Huracán and Independiente Medellín played their home matches in Itagüí.

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Millonarios (C)2620429935+6444 Final
2 Deportivo Cali 2620428941+4844
3 Santa Fe 26175410250+5239
4 Deportes Caldas 26160106953+1632
5 Independiente Medellín 2612595860−229
6 Universidad 269984642+427
7 Atlético Municipal 2688104060−2024
8 Boca Juniors 2695124558−1323
9 Once Deportivo 2692154066−2620
10 América 2674155367−1418
11 Atlético Bucaramanga 2674154881−3318
12 Huracán 2665154775−2817
13 Deportivo Barranquilla 2655163449−1515
14 Deportivo Pereira 2646164477−3314
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away AME BJC BUC CAL DBA DCA HUR DIM MIL MUN OND PER SFE UNI
América 3–41–31–44–12–62–14–14–51–22–05–13–43–3
Boca Juniors 1–32–33–51–0 [a] 3–12–15–14–31–03–11–11–10–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 1–22–11–53–12–32–12–22–54–32–31–21–31–1
Deportivo Cali 1–04–16–11–0 [a] 3–14–03–13–36–37–24–22–23–0
Deportivo Barranquilla 1–11–06–23–31–0 [a] 7–22–02–20–1 [a] 0–1 [a] 0–1 [a] 0–1 [a] 2–2
Deportes Caldas 2–06–27–31–45–05–22–11–52–34–15–40–30–2
Huracán 2–13–27–43–40–03–21–22–20–02–33–42–24–2
Independiente Medellín 2–26–34–13–21–0 [a] 5–32–01–60–04–14–13–22–5
Millonarios 1–0 [b] 2–05–10–25–03–05–14–06–03–03–22–23–1
Atlético Municipal 3–12–21–11–23–20–61–22–41–53–21–12–61–1
Once Deportivo 2–11–12–13–42–10–12–10–12–51–22–12–61–0
Deportivo Pereira 3–31–21–21–40–30–14–14–40–51–14–41–31–2
Santa Fe 7–35–05–04–36–22–310–23–13–63–34–110–31–4
Universidad 6–10–02–21–11–0 [a] 0–11–13–31–50–13–13–00–4
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Deportivo Barranquilla withdrew from the tournament, so the remaining games were awarded as walkovers.
  2. ↑ Points awarded to Millonarios because two suspended América players participated in the match.

Final

Deportivo Cali 0–1 Millonarios
Report Pedernera Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Referee: Felipe Gregorio
Millonarios 3–2 Deportivo Cali
Report
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Referee: Orlando Troccoli

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Pedro Cabillón Millonarios 42
2 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Germán Antón Santa Fe 30
3 Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg Valeriano López Deportivo Cali 24
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Arango Deportes Caldas 19
Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg Guillermo Barbadillo Deportivo Cali 19
6 Flag of Colombia.svg Ricardo Aycardy Deportivo Barranquilla 18
7 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Luciano Campos Independiente Medellín 17
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Luis López García Santa Fe 17
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Ricardo Ruiz Peso Deportivo Cali 17
10 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Alfredo Castillo Millonarios 15

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1949

 1949 Campeonato Profesional champion 
Millonarios
First title

References

  1. ↑ "Repaso histórico: Millonarios campeón en comienzos de 'El Dorado'" [Historical review: Millonarios champion at the beginning of 'El Dorado'] (in Spanish). Vavel. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 12–14; 19. ISBN   978-958-98713-0-0.
  3. ↑ "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
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