1959 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1959
Champions Millonarios (5th title)
Matches played262
Goals scored914 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorer Felipe Marino (35)
Biggest home win Santa Fe 8–0 Cúcuta Deportivo
Biggest away win Deportes Tolima 1–5 Millonarios
Deportivo Cali 1–5 Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira 0–4 Millonarios
Highest scoring Atlético Bucaramanga 6–3 América
Atlético Nacional 7–2 Medellín
Deportes Tolima 6–3 Atlético Bucaramanga
Deportivo Pereira 5–4 Deportes Tolima
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1960 →

The 1959 Campeonato Profesional (1959 Professional Championship) was the 12th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. Millonarios won the league for the 5th time in its history after getting 58 points. Santa Fe, the defending champion, was 8th with 40 points.

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Background

Twelve teams competed in the tournament: Deportivo Cali, Independiente Medellín and Unión Magdalena returned, while Atlético Manizales was dissolved. [1] Millonarios won the championship for fifth time. [2]

League system

Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two 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 1956 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cali
  • 5. Cúcuta
  • 6. Ibagué
  • 7. Medellín
  • 8. Pereira
  • 9. Santa Marta
TeamCityStadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Atlético Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Estadio 10 de Mayo
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Alberto Mora Mora
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Millonarios (C)44221488552+3358 1960 Copa Libertadores First Round
2 Independiente Medellín 442012128465+1952
3 Deportivo Cali 441814127964+1550
4 Deportivo Pereira 431810159491+346
5 Atlético Nacional 431610178787042
6 Cúcuta Deportivo 441316158085−542
7 Atlético Bucaramanga 441511186976−741
8 Santa Fe 421412167668+840
9 Atlético Quindío 441314176070−1040
10 Unión Magdalena 441312195172−2138
11 Deportes Tolima 441214187895−1738
12 América 441213197189−1837
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Results

First turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC MAG MED MIL NAC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 2–11–21–16–22–41–23–32–23–01–13–1
Atlético Bucaramanga 6–31–13–10–11–11–15–23–11–00–22–3
Deportivo Cali 4–13–10–01–13–12–23–21–12–01–12–2
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–1 [lower-alpha 1] 3–23–15–33–02–40–13–11–11–14–0
Unión Magdalena 2–11–32–02–00–20–20–03–12–00–23–1
Independiente Medellín 2–20–03–13–31–13–02–35–21–05–12–3
Millonarios 4–11–10–13–34–11–14–12–21–02–01–0
Atlético Nacional 2–31–12–12–33–37–20–11–45–13–36–1
Deportivo Pereira 4–14–24–12–21–01–32–43–10–12–21–1
Atlético Quindío 0–01–21–24–20–21–21–01–02–10–31–0 [lower-alpha 1]
Santa Fe 3–14–20–28–04–23–01–01–26–12–22–2
Deportes Tolima 1–26–32–11–33–11–21–53–31–34–31–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Awarded by walkover

Second turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC MAG MED MIL NAC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 3–11–21–10–02–12–31–22–23–23–12–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 1–10–02–21–02–02–12–11–41–12–02–1
Deportivo Cali 1–01–02–14–00–01–27–01–53–16–13–2
Cúcuta Deportivo 3–12–13–11–11–11–13–35–11–33–23–3
Unión Magdalena 1–22–01–11–02–01–10–12–12–21–01–1
Independiente Medellín 1–13–43–21–15–02–13–03–21–12–01–1
Millonarios 5–21–21–13–11–10–13–23–04–31–02–1
Atlético Nacional 1–0 [lower-alpha 1] 3–14–12–11–10–31–14–30–12–06–1
Deportivo Pereira 4–13–12–22–13–12–10–44–22–22–15–4
Atlético Quindío 3–02–12–13–34–10–21–12–12–21–12–2
Santa Fe 2–22–02–23–02–00–32–2– [lower-alpha 2] – [lower-alpha 2] 1–12–3
Deportes Tolima 3–01–12–23–01–04–20–01–11–21–12–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Awarded by walkover
  2. 1 2 Matches not played

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Felipe Marino Cúcuta Deportivo / Independiente Medellín 35
2 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Oswaldo Pazzuto Santa Fe 26
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Eusebio Escobar Deportivo Pereira 25
4 Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Casimiro Ávalos Deportivo Pereira 24
5 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Camilo Cervino Deportivo Cali 22
Flag of Colombia.svg Eladio Álvarez Atlético Nacional 22
7 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Juan Manuel López Deportivo Cali 21
8 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg José Giarrizzo Atlético Bucaramanga 20
Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Walter Marcolini Millonarios 20
10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Miloc Cúcuta Deportivo 19

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1959

 1959 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Millonarios
Fifth title

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References

  1. ↑ "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2015-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 12-14; 19. ISBN   978-958-987-1300.
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