1963_Campeonato_Profesional

1963 Campeonato Profesional

1963 Campeonato Profesional

Football league season


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

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

Final standings

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Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

First turn

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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second turn

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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1963

 1963 Campeonato Profesional champion 
Millonarios
Eighth title

References

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

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