1960 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1960
Champions Santa Fe (3rd title)
Matches262
Goals815 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorer Walter Marcolini (30)
Biggest home win Atlético Bucaramanga 6–0 Cúcuta Deportivo
Biggest away win Cúcuta Deportivo 1–5 Atlético Bucaramanga
Deportivo Cali 1–5 Independiente Medellín
Deportivo Pereira 1–5 Deportes Tolima
Atlético Quindío 0–4 Independiente Medellín
Highest scoring Santa Fe 6–3 Deportes Tolima
Unión Magdalena 5–4 Atlético Quindío
Santa Fe 4–5 Deportes Tolima
1959
1961

The 1960 Campeonato Profesional was the 13th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams competed against one another and played each weekend. Santa Fe won the league for the 3rd time in its history after getting 61 points. Millonarios, the defending champion, was 6th with 45 points.

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Background

The same 12 teams from the last tournament competed in this one. Santa Fe won the championship for the third time. [1] [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 1960 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 Santa Fe (C)44221759564+3161 1961 Copa Libertadores First Round
2 América 442113106242+2055
3 Atlético Bucaramanga 442014107453+2154
4 Deportivo Cali 44209157671+549
5 Independiente Medellín 441812146451+1348
6 Millonarios 441613156957+1245
7 Deportes Tolima 441613158285345
8 Atlético Quindío 441415156471743
9 Atlético Nacional 44157226672637
10 Unión Magdalena 4410122257832632
11 Cúcuta Deportivo 441182549833430
12 Deportivo Pereira 448132357832629
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

First turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC MAG MED MIL NAC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 1–12–10–12–03–23–12–01–00–04–25–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 2–10–06–04–04–21–01–22–41–01–21–1
Deportivo Cali 1–36–22–03–01–53–20–33–04–31–10–3
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–21–51–41–10–11–21–12–02–00–11–0
Unión Magdalena 2–10–01–33–11–12–20–14–15–21–12–2
Independiente Medellín 0–00–10–12–12–22–10–11–02–03–11–2
Millonarios 2–01–02–26–14–11–02–11–21–22–21–2
Atlético Nacional 2–30–13–13–21–10–31–25–21–20–02–5
Deportivo Pereira 0–13–41–22–03–21–12–01–12–22–51–5
Atlético Quindío 2–10–22–22–13–13–32–12–12–23–33–0
Santa Fe 1–23–03–14–21–01–01–11–01–02–26–3
Deportes Tolima 2–21–23–21–21–22–01–03–21–11–11–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC MAG MED MIL NAC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 1–10–10–11–01–00–00–01–01–01–14–1
Atlético Bucaramanga 1–13–03–12–02–01–12–03–11–11–13–3
Deportivo Cali 1–01–01–22–11–11–04–11–11–22–22–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–11–01–12–00–10–12–11–01–12–20–1
Unión Magdalena 3–41–10–24–30–00–11–20–15–44–20–0
Independiente Medellín 2–12–04–31–01–01–11–22–02–02–23–2
Millonarios 0–00–02–24–11–30–04–23–13–12–23–3
Atlético Nacional 2–11–23–14–35–10–20–01–20–12–32–3
Deportivo Pereira 1–11–11–23–14–02–21–30–12–24–41–1
Atlético Quindío 1–22–22–02–00–10–42–12–11–10–21–1
Santa Fe 0–05–12–21–03–12–03–22–22–01–04–5
Deportes Tolima 0–21–32–13–33–14–20–20–33–11–12–4
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Walter Marcolini Deportivo Cali 30
2 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Osvaldo Panzutto Santa Fe 26
3 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Américo Castroman Deportivo Cali 25
4 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg José Giarrizzo Atlético Bucaramanga 24
5 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Onofre Benítez Atlético Quindío 23
6 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg / Flag of Colombia.svg José Américo Montanini Atlético Bucaramanga 22
7 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Arango Unión Magdalena 20
Flag of Colombia.svg Eusebio Escobar Deportivo Pereira 20
9 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Alberto Perazzo Santa Fe 19
10 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Juan Manuel López América 17

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1960

References

  1. "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  2. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14, 19. ISBN   978-958-987-1300.