1963 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1963
Champions Millonarios (8th title)
Matches312
Goals1,062 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer José Omar Verdún
Omar Devani (36 goals each)
Biggest home win Millonarios 8–1 Deportes Tolima
Biggest away win Atlético Nacional 1–5 Deportes Quindío
Highest scoring Santa Fe 8–5 Deportes Tolima
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The 1962 Campeonato Profesional was the 16th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the eighth time in its history and third in a row, defending successfully the title won in the previous season.

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Background

12 teams from the last tournament competed in this one, joined by Unión Magdalena who returned to the competition after a two-year absence. Millonarios won the championship for the eighth time. The runners-up were Santa Fe. [1]

League system

Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two away, for a total of 48 matches. 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 1962 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Armenia
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cali
  • 5. Cúcuta
  • 6. Ibagué
  • 7. Manizales
  • 8. Medellín
  • 9. Pereira
  • 10. Santa Marta
TeamCityStadium
América de Cali 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
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Millonarios (C)482791210261+4163 1964 Copa Libertadores First Round
2 Santa Fe 4824131111281+3161
3 Deportivo Cali 482314117759+1860
4 Cúcuta Deportivo 482113149568+2755
5 Once Caldas 482112159596−154
6 Deportivo Pereira 481912179677+1950
7 Independiente Medellín 481814167366+750
8 América de Cali 481420147368+548
9 Deportes Quindío 481614186375−1246
10 Atlético Bucaramanga 481413216880−1241
11 Atlético Nacional 4815102379101−2240
12 Unión Magdalena 481083068121−5328
13 Deportes Tolima 488122861109−4828
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

First turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC DIM MAG MIL NAC ONC PER QUI SFE TOL
América de Cali 6–22–21–12–13–13–24–11–03–16–02–20–0
Atlético Bucaramanga 0–11–01–12–13–00–22–15–12–13–01–02–1
Deportivo Cali 1–14–12–21–05–20–14–22–02–11–11–13–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 6–00–02–32–11–14–13–16–31–12–11–15–1
Independiente Medellín 1–00–01–32–13–11–11–01–33–13–03–32–2
Unión Magdalena 0–14–31–25–31–01–12–02–30–04–23–43–2
Millonarios 1–11–03–25–02–16–02–13–05–20–03–28–1
Atlético Nacional 3–13–22–10–23–24–30–13–64–41–00–20–0
Once Caldas 0–33–11–13–33–33–12–03–13–22–34–12–1
Deportivo Pereira 3–03–14–03–25–15–13–21–13–11–12–23–1
Deportes Quindío 2–12–11–01–02–15–21–02–23–22–30–11–0
Santa Fe 3–22–11–00–02–16–23–22–35–13–33–24–0
Deportes Tolima 2–12–20–01–21–03–00–12–03–41–10–01–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC DIM MAG MIL NAC ONC PER QUI SFE TOL
América de Cali 1–11–11–03–22–20–02–43–00–21–12–22–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 1–10–10–31–10–01–03–13–31–00–02–11–1
Deportivo Cali 2–12–13–20–13–11–13–20–03–22–12–02–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–11–11–14–16–31–41–03–02–02–12–15–0
Independiente Medellín 0–02–10–03–12–12–13–06–22–01–12–22–0
Unión Magdalena 1–12–11–22–11–10–22–30–23–22–23–11–2
Millonarios 3–23–22–33–11–22–12–20–03–13–22–24–1
Atlético Nacional 3–24–32–11–13–01–11–22–20–11–51–31–0
Once Caldas 1–01–12–02–01–12–12–13–23–12–22–24–1
Deportivo Pereira 0–04–10–01–02–24–12–13–12–35–03–33–1
Deportes Quindío 0–02–13–10–30–11–01–21–11–12–11–32–0
Santa Fe 3–15–22–31–22–13–01–22–23–12–11–08–5
Deportes Tolima 1–12–41–10–20–15–02–53–54–31–02–21–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg José Omar Verdún Cúcuta Deportivo 36
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Omar Devani Atlético Bucaramanga 36
3 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Oswaldo Galarza Once Caldas 30
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Antonio Rada Deportivo Pereira 28
5 Flag of Brazil.svg José Marin Santa Fe 26
6 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Alberto Perazzo Santa Fe 23
7 Flag of Uruguay.svg René Tideo Olaza Cúcuta Deportivo 22
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Rubén Pizarro Millonarios 22
9 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Juan Vairo Deportes Quindío 21
10 Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Miguel Reznik Santa Fe 19

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1963

References

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