1951 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1951
Champions Millonarios (2nd title)
Matches played306
Goals scored1,271 (4.15 per match)
Top goalscorer Alfredo Di Stéfano (32)
Biggest home win Deportivo Samarios 12–1 Universidad
Biggest away win Huracán 0–8 Santa Fe
Highest scoring Deportivo Samarios 12–1 Universidad
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The 1951 Campeonato Profesional was the fourth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 18 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the third year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for 2nd time in its history after getting 60 points. Deportes Caldas, the defending champion, was 10th with 34 points.

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Background

The tournament was the third year of El Dorado. The debutants teams were Deportes Quindío [1] and Deportivo Samarios, while Atlético Municipal changed its name to Atlético Nacional. [2]

Deportivo Samarios was founded by the squad of the Hungária FC when it was disbanded. [3] The first team consisted in 10 Colombians, 8 Hungarians, 2 Yugoslavs, 1 Austrian, 1 Argentine, 1 Italian and 1 Romanian. On August 11, Universidad appointed the poet León de Greiff as executive of the team.

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, places were determined by goal difference. The team with the most points is the champion of the league.

Teams

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Locations of the 1951 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Barranquilla
  • 3. Bogotá
  • 4. Bucaramanga
  • 5. Cali
  • 6. Cúcuta
  • 7. Manizales
  • 8. Medellín
  • 9. Pereira
  • 10. Santa Marta
TeamCityStadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Municipal Medellín a Estadio San Fernando
Boca Juniors Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Caldas Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Deportes Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Libaré
Deportivo Samarios Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos
Huracán de Medellín Medellín Estadio San Fernando
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio San Fernando
Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Once Deportivo Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo
Sporting de Barranquilla Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Universidad Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo

aMunicipal played its home games at Itagüí

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Millonarios (C)3428429829+6960
2 Boca Juniors 34225711055+5549
3 Cúcuta Deportivo 3421679356+3748
4 Deportivo Cali 34191058246+3648
5 Deportes Quindío 34159107062+839
6 Santa Fe 34149119075+1537
7 Sporting 34149117873+537
8 Junior 34148126658+836
9 Once Deportivo 34147137266+635
10 Deportes Caldas 34146147774+334
11 Deportivo Pereira 341210126667−134
12 Atlético Bucaramanga 34146145560−534
13 América 34117166676−1029
14 Deportivo Samarios 34107176469−527
15 Atlético Nacional 3479185496−4223
16 Independiente Medellín 3467215192−4119
17 Universidad 34542548126−7814
18 Huracán 3223273393−607
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away AME BJ BUC CLI CUC CLD HUR JUN DIM MIL NAC OND PER QUI SAM SFE SPB UNI
América 0–23–41–41–33–11–00–02–01–31–15–11–11–13–12–34–26–2
Boca Juniors 2–14–15–12–33–49–13–26–30–15–13–22–02–21–03–03–37–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 6–20–21–12–11–03–01–03–11–24–10–22–11–20–04–10–31–4
Deportivo Cali 5–12–15–12–12–15–22–04–10–03–11–22–12–21–12–22–17–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–03–15–12–23–24–11–02–12–11–14–21–26–22–02–11–26–1
Deportes Caldas 7–52–32–23–13–31–03–33–11–31–00–33–14–31–20–23–25–1
Huracán 3–31–20–11–13–51–31–20–10–11–50–10–02–31–00–80–14–0
Junior 4–01–13–13–10–31–24–26–11–42–32–43–23–11–42–22–12–0
Independiente Medellín 1–41–42–20–52–03–21–11–42–33–10–04–00–31–23–21–40–0
Millonarios 4–05–21–02–13–02–22–10–13–24–13–12–01–02–05–17–15–2
Atlético Nacional 2–30–12–11–23–32–21–11–12–20–71–30–12–14–24–61–22–0
Once Deportivo 1–02–53–12–32–23–23–24–23–31–21–11–11–23–20–12–18–1
Deportivo Pereira 2–11–13–12–21–53–29–02–11–12–72–32–24–24–21–24–22–1
Deportes Quindío 2–22–21–10–03–13–12–11–32–10–45–13–12–24–15–42–14–1
Deportivo Samarios 2–32–40–12–22–51–21–02–34–30–33–14–33–11–02–21–112–1
Santa Fe 1–12–32–21–32–42–26–21–14–12–27–31–02–23–23–26–24–0
Sporting 1–03–21–32–32–23–23–11–15–31–12–23–22–22–21–16–35–1
Universidad 2–51–50–20–33–53–51–02–25–10–34–03–32–40–11–12–12–5
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Flag of Colombia.svg Alfredo Di Stéfano Millonarios 31
2 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Julio Ávila Deportes Caldas 30
3 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Antonio Báez Millonarios 28
4 Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg Alejandrino Genes Boca Juniors 26
5 Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg Ángel Berni Boca Juniors 23
6 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bibiano Zapirain Cúcuta Deportivo 22
Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Elger Alarcón Deportes Quindío 22
8 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Fernando Walter Deportivo Cali 21

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1951

 1951 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Millonarios
Second title

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References

  1. ↑ "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2013-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14, 19. ISBN   978-958-987-1300.
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