1952 Campeonato Profesional

Campeonato Profesional
Season 1952
Champions Millonarios (3rd title)
Matches played 210
Goals scored 768 (3.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Alfredo Di Stéfano (19)
Biggest home win Boca Juniors 7–1 Sporting
Biggest away win Deportivo Samarios 1–11 Deportes Quindío
Highest scoring Deportivo Samarios 1–11 Deportes Quindío
1951
1953

The 1952 Campeonato Profesional was the fifth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 15 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the fourth year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for 3rd time in its history after getting 46 points.

Background

The tournament was the fourth year of El Dorado. The number of teams was reduced from 18 to 15: Deportes Caldas and Once Deportivo joined to form Deportivo Manizales. Huracán de Medellín disappeared due to poor performance, while Independiente Medellín had to retire because of an economic crisis.[1]

Universidad, who was also in an economic crisis, received a lot of players from other teams in order to enable their participation in the championship: Santa Fe loaned it Roberto Martínez, Atilio Miotti, Juan Candall, José María Arnaldo, Oscar Contreras, Luis López, Mario Fernández y Angel Perucca; Millonarios loaned Tomás Aves; Junior loaned Heraldo Ferreyro; Deportivo Manizales loaned Segundo Tessori, Vicente Gallina and Osvaldo Bianco; and Deportivo Samarios loaned Milos Dragoilovich.[2]

Millonarios became the first team to win the championship three times, and the first team to win two consecutive titles. Alfredo Di Stéfano became goalscorer of the tournament for the second time in succession. This was the most successful year of the denominated Ballet Azul, in which also played 33 international matches, finishing with 20 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses, being the 4-2 win against Real Madrid its most memorable match.[3]

League system

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one 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

Locations of the 1952 Campeonato Profesional teams:

1. Armenia
2. Barranquilla
3. Bogotá
4. Bucaramanga

5. Cali
6. Cúcuta
7. Manizales

8. Medellín
9. Pereira
10. Santa Marta

Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio San Fernando
Boca Juniors Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Deportivo Manizales Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Libaré
Deportivo Samarios Santa Marta Estadio Eduardo Santos
Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Sporting de Barranquilla Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Universidad Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo

Final standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Millonarios (C) 28 20 6 2 70 14+56 46
2 Boca Juniors 28 18 4 6 67 36+31 40
3 Deportivo Pereira 28 16 5 7 50 44+6 37
4 Deportivo Cali 28 15 5 8 69 41+28 35
5 Quindío 28 14 7 7 67 43+24 35
6 Junior 28 14 5 9 57 43+14 33
7 América 28 12 7 9 50 38+12 31
8 Cúcuta Deportivo 28 14 4 10 54 36+18 32
9 Santa Fe 28 9 7 12 54 6511 25
10 Universidad 28 9 6 13 53 541 24
11 Deportivo Samarios 28 7 5 16 38 7840 19
12 Deportivo Manizales 28 7 4 17 38 6022 18
13 Atlético Nacional 28 5 7 16 38 6931 17
14 Sporting 28 7 2 19 33 6633 16
15 Atlético Bucaramanga 28 3 6 19 35 8651 12

Results

Home \ Away[1] AME BJ BUCCALCUCJUNMANMILNACPERQUISAMSFESPBUNI
América 23 20 11 20 00 21 11 41 32 02 51 31 41 20
Boca Juniors 42 20 13 40 42 42 02 30 01 20 30 22 71 20
Atlético Bucaramanga 01 11 13 11 12 22 17 22 02 26 22 13 21 21
Deportivo Cali 22 12 50 32 53 30 11 62 22 31 41 22 30 10
Cúcuta Deportivo 30 12 51 31 31 20 02 01 12 41 20 21 40 32
Junior 31 02 42 20 20 40 12 31 50 41 32 31 21 11
Deportivo Manizales 11 41 40 32 04 11 03 12 11 13 41 01 10 12
Millonarios 10 30 40 21 40 40 51 22 50 00 40 11 31 30
Atlético Nacional 24 03 42 13 21 14 20 02 11 01 22 22 23 12
Deportivo Pereira 00 21 32 25 13 10 21 10 22 21 31 20 40 32
Quindío 32 22 61 20 11 11 31 01 61 05 00 21 30 43
Deportivo Samarios 02 26 10[4] 21 14 21 31 11 21 01 111 42 32 03
Santa Fe 02 11 43 04 11 42 31 06 52 42 02 33 21 35
Sporting 11 01 40 03 04 12 24 10 31 01 11 31 32 31
Universidad 10 24 33 31 00 11 12 01 00 42 44 42 35 40

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Colombia Alfredo Di Stéfano Millonarios 19
2 Argentina Carlos Gambina Junior 18
3 Argentina Raúl Dimarco Millonarios 17
Argentina Mario Garelli Deportes Quindío 17
5 Argentina Germán Antón Santa Fe 16
Colombia Jaime Gutiérrez Deportes Quindío 16
Paraguay Francisco Solano Patiño Boca Juniors 16
Uruguay Ramón Villaverde Cúcuta Deportivo 16
9 Argentina Rubí Cerioni Deportivo Cali 15
Colombia Miguel Mora Sporting 15

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1952

1952 Campeonato Profesional Champion
Millonarios
Third Title

References

  1. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 12-14; 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
  2. Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano - Historia 1952 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/millonarios-intl.html RSSSF - International Matches of Millonarios de Bogotá
  4. Atlético Bucaramanga don't play due to problems at the box office.

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