1955 Campeonato Profesional

Campeonato Profesional
Season 1955
Champions Independiente Medellín (1st title)
Matches played 135
Goals scored 507 (3.76 per match)
Top goalscorer Felipe Marino (22)
Biggest home win Atlético Nacional 7–0 Cúcuta Deportivo
Biggest away win Deportivo Cali 0–4 Boca Juniors
Deportivo Cali 0–4 Atlético Quindío
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–4 Medellín
Deportes Tolima 0–4 Millonarios
Highest scoring Atlético Nacional 5–4 Atlético Quindío
← 1954
1956 →

The 1955 Campeonato Profesional was the eighth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 10 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. Independiente Medellín won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 44 points. Atlético Nacional, the defending champion, was 2nd with 39 points.

Background

10 teams competed in the tournament: Atlético Manizales was dissolved and Unión Magdalena was penalized for withdrawing the previous championship,[1][2] while Cúcuta Deportivo return to the tournament and Deportes Tolima debuted.[3] Independiente Medellín won the championship for first time.

League system

Every team played three games against each other team, one at home, one away and the other one at the stadium of the team that was economically worse.[3] 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 1955 Campeonato Profesional teams:

1. Armenia
2. Bogotá

3. Cali
4. Cúcuta

5. Ibagué
6. Medellín

Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Atlético Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Boca Juniors Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Tolima Ibagué Estadio Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio El Campín
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio El Campín

Final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Independiente Medellín (C) 18 14 3 1 58 26+32 31
2 Atlético Nacional 18 11 3 4 56 27+29 25
3 Quindío 18 11 2 5 48 24+24 24
4 Millonarios 18 8 4 6 31 34−3 20
5 Boca Juniors 17 7 4 6 31 28+3 18
6 América 16 6 3 7 32 320 15
7 Deportes Tolima 18 4 7 7 33 47−14 15
8 Cúcuta Deportivo 17 5 2 10 20 36−16 12
9 Santa Fe 17 2 3 12 24 44−20 7
10 Deportivo Cali 15 1 3 11 16 51−35 5

Results

Home \ Away[1] AME BJ CALCUCMEDMILNACQUISFETOL
América 
|style="background-color:orange"|3–3
2–2
|style="background-color:orange"|3–1
3–0
6–1 
|style="background-color:orange"|1–0
0–2
1–1 
|style="background-color:orange"|0–1
0–2
1–3 
|style="background-color:orange"|5–2
1–1
3–3
Boca Juniors 0–1 
|style="background-color:orange"|0–0
3–0
2–0 1–2 0–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|0–1
1–3
1–1 2–0 4–1
Deportivo Cali 4–2 0–4 
|style="background-color:orange"|2–4
1–3
1–3 4–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–2
Cúcuta Deportivo 3–1
1–2 		2–4
2–1 		2–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|0–4
1–3
|style="background-color:orange"|2–2
2–2
|style="background-color:orange"|3–1
0–3
1–3 3–0 
|style="background-color:orange"|2–1
5–1
Medellín 5–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|0–1
4–0
|style="background-color:orange"|3–2
7–1
3–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|6–1
2–1
2–1 4–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|3–0
2–0
5–1
Millonarios 3–1
1–1 		1–2
3–1 		0–0
2–0 		6–2 0–1 1–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|2–1
1–2
|style="background-color:orange"|2–2
2–0
6–2
Atlético Nacional 1–0 2–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|5–1
3–2
7–0 
|style="background-color:orange"|1–2
1–0
|style="background-color:orange"|3–3
2–2
 
|style="background-color:orange"|5–4
2–1
2–1 
|style="background-color:orange"|2–2
6–2
Atlético Quindío 1–0
1–1 		4–1
3–0 		6–2
3–2 		1–1
2–1 		2–2
0–0 		2–2 2–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|3–1
5–0
3–0
Santa Fe 2–1 
|style="background-color:orange"|2–4
1–1
|style="background-color:orange"|1–1
2–3
|style="background-color:orange"|4–3
4–1
0–2 2–2 
|style="background-color:orange"|2–2
2–1
1–3 0–0
Deportes Tolima 2–3
4–1 		2–3
1–2 		4–0
4–4 		3–0 
|style="background-color:orange"|0–2
2–0
|style="background-color:orange"|0–4
2–4
0–0 
|style="background-color:orange"|2–3
2–1
|style="background-color:orange"|3–0
1–1

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Felipe Marino Independiente Medellín 22
2 Colombia Jorge Roa Millonarios 21
3 Colombia Fernando Rengifo Boca Juniors 20
4 Argentina Alfredo Castillo Millonarios 17
5 Colombia Humberto Álvarez Atlético Nacional 16
6 Argentina Orlando Larraz Independiente Medellín 14
7 Uruguay Juan Carlos Toja Atlético Nacional 13
Paraguay Casimiro Ávalos Deportes Tolima 13
9 Paraguay Alejandrino Genes Atlético Quindío 12
Argentina Roberto Urruti Atlético Quindío 12

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1955

1955 Campeonato Profesional Champion
Independiente Medellín
First 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. ↑ El Tiempo (5 August 2008). "Diez clubes jugaron en la primera división del fútbol colombiano, pero desaparecieron". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano - Historia 1955 at the Wayback Machine

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