1952 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1952
Champions Millonarios (3rd title)
Matches210
Goals768 (3.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Alfredo Di Stéfano (19)
Biggest home win Boca Juniors 7–1 Sporting
Biggest away win Deportivo Samarios 1–11 Deportes Quindío
Highest scoring Deportivo Samarios 1–11 Deportes Quindío
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The 1952 Campeonato Profesional was the fifth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 15 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the fourth year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for 3rd time in its history after getting 46 points.

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Background

The tournament was the fourth year of El Dorado. The number of teams was reduced from 18 to 15: Deportes Caldas and Once Deportivo joined to form Deportivo Manizales. Huracán de Medellín disappeared due to poor performance, while Independiente Medellín had to retire because of an economic crisis. [1]

Universidad, who was also in an economic crisis, received a lot of players from other teams in order to enable their participation in the championship: Santa Fe loaned it Roberto Martínez, Atilio Miotti, Juan Candall, José María Arnaldo, Oscar Contreras, Luis López, Mario Fernández y Angel Perucca; Millonarios loaned Tomás Aves; Junior loaned Heraldo Ferreyro; Deportivo Manizales loaned Segundo Tessori, Vicente Gallina and Osvaldo Bianco; and Deportivo Samarios loaned Milos Dragoilovich. [2]

Millonarios became the first team to win the championship three times, and the first team to win two consecutive titles. Alfredo Di Stéfano became goalscorer of the tournament for the second time in succession. This was the most successful year of the denominated Ballet Azul, in which also played 33 international matches, finishing with 20 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses, being the 4-2 win against Real Madrid its most memorable match. [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, 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 1952 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 Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Deportivo Manizales Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Libaré
Deportivo Samarios Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos
Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín
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)2820627014+5646
2 Boca Juniors 2818466736+3140
3 Deportivo Pereira 2816575044+637
4 Deportivo Cali 2815586941+2835
5 Quindío 2814776743+2435
6 Junior 2814595743+1433
7 América 2812795038+1231
8 Cúcuta Deportivo 28144105436+1832
9 Santa Fe 2897125465−1125
10 Universidad 2896135354−124
11 Deportivo Samarios 2875163878−4019
12 Deportivo Manizales 2874173860−2218
13 Atlético Nacional 2857163869−3117
14 Sporting 2872193366−3316
15 Atlético Bucaramanga 2836193586−5112
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away AME BJ BUC CAL CUC JUN MAN MIL NAC PER QUI SAM SFE SPB UNI
América 2–32–01–12–00–02–11–14–13–20–25–13–14–12–0
Boca Juniors 4–22–01–34–04–24–20–23–00–12–03–02–27–12–0
Atlético Bucaramanga 0–11–11–31–11–22–21–72–20–22–62–21–32–12–1
Deportivo Cali 2–21–25–03–25–33–01–16–22–23–14–12–23–01–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 3–01–25–13–13–12–00–20–11–24–12–02–14–03–2
Junior 3–10–24–22–02–04–01–23–15–04–13–23–12–11–1
Deportivo Manizales 1–14–14–03–20–41–10–31–21–11–34–10–11–01–2
Millonarios 1–03–04–02–14–04–05–12–25–00–04–01–13–13–0
Atlético Nacional 2–40–34–21–32–11–42–00–21–10–12–22–22–31–2
Deportivo Pereira 0–02–13–22–51–31–02–11–02–22–13–12–04–03–2
Quindío 3–22–26–12–01–11–13–10–16–10–50–02–13–04–3
Deportivo Samarios 0–22–61–0 [a] 2–11–42–13–11–12–10–11–114–23–20–3
Santa Fe 0–21–14–30–41–14–23–10–65–24–20–23–32–13–5
Sporting 1–10–14–00–30–41–22–41–03–10–11–13–13–23–1
Universidad 1–02–43–33–10–01–11–20–10–04–24–44–23–54–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Atlético Bucaramanga did not play due to ticketing issues.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Flag of Colombia.svg Alfredo Di Stéfano Millonarios 19
2 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Carlos Gambina Junior 18
3 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Raúl Dimarco Millonarios 17
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Mario Garelli Deportes Quindío 17
5 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Germán Antón Santa Fe 16
Flag of Colombia.svg Jaime Gutiérrez Deportes Quindío 16
Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg Francisco Solano Patiño Boca Juniors 16
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ramón Villaverde Cúcuta Deportivo 16
9 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Rubí Cerioni Deportivo Cali 15
Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Mora Sporting 15

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1952

References

  1. ↑ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 12-14; 19. ISBN   978-958-987-1300.
  2. ↑ "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. ↑ RSSSF - International Matches of Millonarios de Bogotá
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