1964 Campeonato Profesional

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Campeonato Profesional
Season1964
Champions Millonarios (9th title)
Matches played312
Goals scored1,002 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer Omar Devani (28 goals)
Biggest home win Santa Fe 6–0 Atlético Bucaramanga
Atlético Nacional 7–1 Atlético Bucaramanga
Biggest away win Unión Magdalena 1–4 Independiente Medellín
Santa Fe 0–3 Deportivo Pereira
Santa Fe 1–4 Deportes Tolima
Highest scoring Atlético Nacional 4–6 Millonarios
América de Cali 7–3 Unión Magdalena
← 1963
1965 →

The 1964 Campeonato Profesional was the 17th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams competed against one another. Millonarios won the league for the ninth time in its history and fourth in a row, defending successfully the title won in the previous three seasons.

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Background and league system

The same 13 teams from the last tournament competed in this one. The tournament was once again played under a round-robin format, with every team playing each other four times (twice at home and twice 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 became the champion of the league. Millonarios won the championship for the ninth time. The runners-up were Cúcuta Deportivo. [1]

Teams

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Locations of the 1964 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Millonarios [lower-alpha 1] (C)482115128772+1557
2 Cúcuta Deportivo 481918117957+2256
3 Independiente Medellín 481916138573+1254
4 Deportes Quindío 481816148168+1352
5 Deportivo Cali 481521128371+1251
6 Deportivo Pereira 481518157467+748
7 Santa Fe 481714178985+448
8 América de Cali 481518157170+148
9 Atlético Nacional 481713188582+347
10 Unión Magdalena 481612207893−1544
11 Deportes Tolima 481217196384−2141
12 Once Caldas 481314216494−3040
13 Atlético Bucaramanga 481116216386−2338
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Millonarios did not enter the 1965 Copa Libertadores due to a conflict between the FIFA-recognized Asociación de Fútbol Colombiano (Adefútbol) and DIMAYOR which derived into the suspension of the Colombian Football Federation by FIFA.

Results

First turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC DIM MAG MIL NAC ONC PER QUI SFE TOL
América de Cali 0–02–01–12–21–30–10–13–03–10–14–11–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 0–00–00–01–11–01–02–02–01–11–30–14–1
Deportivo Cali 1–11–13–11–14–03–23–01–24–41–12–12–2
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–03–12–21–15–01–04–23–00–02–22–23–0
Independiente Medellín 2–02–22–00–05–26–13–12–02–22–12–24–2
Unión Magdalena 4–03–22–23–11–00–01–13–11–01–12–34–2
Millonarios 4–15–01–00–01–02–24–31–12–00–03–15–3
Atlético Nacional 2–24–12–23–02–02–04–61–21–11–22–32–0
Once Caldas 0–12–11–23–30–15–32–13–01–13–25–40–0
Deportivo Pereira 2–02–11–12–01–00–01–11–35–13–22–21–1
Deportes Quindío 2–02–03–21–11–10–01–24–35–04–10–10–1
Santa Fe 1–26–01–02–23–01–03–26–30–14–40–11–0
Deportes Tolima 1–22–11–00–03–11–11–22–21–13–01–11–1
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 2–00–24–30–07–31–10–12–31–01–22–24–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 3–32–02–24–43–02–11–11–11–21–13–14–0
Deportivo Cali 1–12–20–12–34–20–01–14–24–14–22–00–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–20–04–13–01–04–12–03–01–02–12–11–3
Independiente Medellín 0–13–20–04–21–21–12–03–13–20–02–03–2
Unión Magdalena 2–21–23–40–21–42–22–05–30–23–21–15–0
Millonarios 1–12–03–31–15–30–01–34–21–03–12–12–2
Atlético Nacional 3–37–12–10–22–02–44–12–03–12–22–11–1
Once Caldas 1–13–11–21–12–20–11–32–21–11–02–21–1
Deportivo Pereira 1–14–20–23–31–13–02–00–14–00–01–13–0
Deportes Quindío 1–13–13–32–15–22–12–41–02–02–13–31–1
Santa Fe 3–32–12–21–03–45–12–01–10–10–33–21–4
Deportes Tolima 1–22–12–22–12–01–30–20–01–11–33–11–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Omar Devani Atlético Bucaramanga / Unión Magdalena 28
2 Flag of Brazil.svg José Marin Santa Fe 27
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg José Omar Verdún Cúcuta Deportivo 24
Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Edgardo López Deportes Tolima 24
5 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Perfecto Rodríguez Independiente Medellín 22
Flag of Brazil.svg Sílvio Faria Millonarios 22
7 Flag of Colombia.svg Harvey Colonia América de Cali 21
Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg José Américo Montanini Atlético Bucaramanga 21
9 Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitía Atlético Nacional 19
Flag of Colombia.svg Efraín Padilla Deportivo Pereira 19

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1964

 1964 Campeonato Profesional champion 
Millonarios
Ninth 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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