1961 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1961
Champions Millonarios (6th title)
Matches played264
Goals scored846 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Alberto Perazzo (31)
Biggest home win Deportivo Cali 7–0 Deportes Quindío
Biggest away win Deportes Tolima 1–5 Cúcuta Deportivo
Deportivo Pereira 0–4 Santa Fe
Highest scoring Deportivo Cali 8–2 Deportivo Pereira
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The 1961 Campeonato Profesional was the 14th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the 6th time in its history after getting 62 points.

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Background

11 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, with Unión Magdalena declining to participate and both Deportes Caldas and Once Deportivo merging into Once Caldas. Millonarios won the championship for the sixth time. The runners-up were Independiente Medellín. [1]

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 1961 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cali
  • 5. Cúcuta
  • 6. Ibagué
  • 7. Manizales
  • 8. Medellín
  • 9. Pereira
TeamCityStadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
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
Once Caldas Manizales Estadio Fernando Londoño Londoño
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Millonarios (C)44251279556+3962 1962 Copa Libertadores First Round
2 Independiente Medellín 442112117254+1854
3 Santa Fe 44218159973+2650
4 Cúcuta Deportivo 441615137166+547
5 Deportivo Cali 441712157565+1046
6 Atlético Bucaramanga 441612166161044
7 Once Caldas 441513166458+643
8 América 441510196574−940
9 Deportivo Pereira 441510196882−1440
10 Deportes Quindío 441213195491−3737
11 Atlético Nacional 44139226990−2135
12 Deportes Tolima 44912235376−2330
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Results

First turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC MED MIL NAC ONC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 1–05–02–13–40–12–02–20–02–11–14–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 0–10–22–12–21–01–21–12–01–12–14–3
Deportivo Cali 1–32–15–00–21–22–01–18–21–23–32–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 2–01–11–11–11–11–02–44–31–11–16–0
Independiente Medellín 2–11–10–10–31–01–13–21–01–11–24–1
Millonarios 2–23–13–24–02–14–23–15–16–02–23–0
Atlético Nacional 1–22–31–42–10–31–11–34–24–32–12–2
Once Caldas 3–32–10–11–20–12–25–11–33–03–00–3
Deportivo Pereira 1–00–32–20–21–12–04–10–12–30–45–2
Deportes Quindío 2–12–21–22–20–33–21–32–10–42–11–0
Santa Fe 4–13–14–13–24–41–23–11–12–13–13–0
Deportes Tolima 1–12–32–00–12–02–22–00–12–10–21–2
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC MED MIL NAC ONC PER QUI SFE TOL
América 1–21–22–22–02–02–21–02–12–13–21–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 2–13–11–30–10–22–12–10–03–04–10–0
Deportivo Cali 1–10–13–21–10–02–01–22–17–01–11–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–11–10–31–31–02–32–15–13–01–00–0
Independiente Medellín 1–04–23–12–02–23–00–21–14–01–02–1
Millonarios 3–12–13–21–13–15–30–03–22–04–21–0
Atlético Nacional 3–14–00–00–15–22–43–11–22–22–11–1
Once Caldas 4–00–02–00–02–02–21–10–12–21–01–0
Deportivo Pereira 2–11–02–21–12–21–21–03–14–22–11–1
Deportes Quindío 1–01–12–23–30–01–13–11–01–20–03–0
Santa Fe 5–24–33–05–01–03–23–44–25–25–03–2
Deportes Tolima 6–10–00–11–50–22–30–01–11–12–04–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Alberto Perazzo Santa Fe 32
2 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Juan Vairo Independiente Medellín 30
3 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Roberto Miravelli Once Caldas 23
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Eusebio Escobar Deportivo Pereira 21
5 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg / Flag of Uruguay.svg Juan Hohberg Cúcuta Deportivo 19
6 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Osvaldo Panzutto Santa Fe 18
7 Flag of Colombia.svg Delio Gamboa Millonarios 15
Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Rubén Pizarro Millonarios 15
9 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Walter Marcolini América 14
Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Piriz Cúcuta Deportivo 14

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1961

 1961 Campeonato Profesional Champion 
Millonarios
Sixth title

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References

  1. ↑ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. ISBN   978-958-987-1300.
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