1950 Campeonato Profesional

Campeonato Profesional
Season1950
ChampionsDeportes Caldas (1st title)
Matches played240
Goals scored1,006 (4.19 per match)
Top goalscorerCasimiro Ávalos (27)
Biggest home winBoca Juniors 7–2 Huracán
Boca Juniors 5–0 Junior
Boca Juniors 5–0 Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Cali 6–1 Millonarios
Independiente Medellín 6–1 Sporting
Santa Fe 5–0 Huracán
Universidad 5–0 Once Deportivo
Biggest away winAtlético Municipal 2–7 Santa Fe
Highest scoringHuracán 6–6 América
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The 1950 Campeonato Profesional was the third season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 16 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the second year of El Dorado. Deportes Caldas won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 45 points. Millonarios, the defending champion, was 2nd with 43 points.

Background

The tournament was the second year of El Dorado. The debutants teams were Cúcuta Deportivo and Sporting de Barranquilla, while Atlético Junior, who had been replaced by Deportivo Barranquilla the previous year, returned to the tournament.[1] On March 17, the DIMAYOR introduced new rules: All the teams had to wear jersey numbers, all grounds must be properly delimited and the length of the matches had to be respected, etc. On July 1, Huracán and América draw 6-6, being the draw with more goals in the history of the Categoría Primera A.[2]

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

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Locations of the 1950 Campeonato Profesional teams:
  • 1. Barranquilla
  • 2. Bogotá
  • 3. Bucaramanga
  • 4. Cali
  • 5. Cúcuta
  • 6. Manizales
  • 7. Medellín
  • 8. Pereira
Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Municipal Medellína Estadio San Fernando
Boca Juniors Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
Deportes Caldas Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Deportivo Cali Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo Pereira Pereira Estadio Libaré
Huracán de Medellín Medellín Estadio San Fernando
Independiente Medellín Medellín Estadio San Fernando
Junior Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo
Once Deportivo Manizales Estadio Palogrande
Santa Fe Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo
Sporting de Barranquilla Barranquilla Estadio Romelio Martínez
Universidad Bogotá Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo

a Municipal played its home games at Itagüí

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Deportes Caldas (C) 30 20 5 5 91 48 +43 45
2 Millonarios 30 17 9 4 68 41 +27 43
3 Deportivo Cali 30 18 5 7 73 48 +25 41
4 Independiente Medellín 30 15 4 11 60 45 +15 34
5 Cúcuta Deportivo 30 15 3 12 61 56 +5 33
6 Atlético Bucaramanga 30 13 6 11 51 46 +5 32
7 Boca Juniors 30 12 8 10 79 60 +19 32
8 Santa Fe 30 12 8 10 67 59 +8 32
9 Junior 30 12 7 11 52 57 −5 31
10 América 30 11 8 11 62 64 −2 30
11 Sporting 30 11 7 12 70 79 −9 29
12 Universidad 30 9 5 16 55 75 −20 23
13 Deportivo Pereira 30 7 9 14 62 79 −17 23
14 Huracán 30 7 6 17 57 96 −39 20
15 Atlético Municipal 30 6 4 20 55 79 −24 16
16 Once Deportivo 30 4 8 18 44 75 −31 16
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away AME BJ BUC CLI CUC CLD HUR JUN DIM MIL MUN OND PER SFE SPB UNI
América 2–2 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–4 6–3 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 4–3 1–2 1–1 3–1
Boca Juniors 5–1 1–3 2–3 2–0 2–1 7–2 5–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–3 2–2 3–1
Atlético Bucaramanga 3–1 0–4 0–3 0–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–2 4–0 2–0 4–1 5–2 0–0
Deportivo Cali 5–2 5–2 1–5 3–2 3–2 0–2 3–1 4–1 6–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–4 4–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 3–1 2–5 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 5–3 1–1 2–1 4–0
Deportes Caldas 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–3 5–1 4–1 4–1 3–3 3–0 5–1
Huracán 6–6 2–1 2–3 2–2 3–2 3–7 2–2 2–0 2–5 2–4 1–1 0–4 1–1 5–2 1–4
Junior 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–3 4–1 6–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–1[a]
Independiente Medellín 0–0 5–3 3–0 2–2 5–4 3–0 5–1 2–3 2–1 0–1[b] 1–2 4–1 1–0 6–1 4–0
Millonarios 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–0 6–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 0–0 5–2 0–1
Atlético Municipal 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 4–5 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–7 3–6 6–2
Once Deportivo 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–4 3–0 5–5
Deportivo Pereira 3–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 4–4 3–3 5–5 0–3 2–4 4–4
Santa Fe 1–0 5–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 3–5 5–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 3–2 1–3 3–4 1–1 4–2
Sporting 3–4 3–3 1–3 1–1 1–4 4–4 6–2 2–1 6–3 0–1 2–4 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Universidad 2–3 5–1 3–4 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–2 4–2 5–0 2–1 1–2 2–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match result was 2–2, but was awarded 0–1 to Universidad.
  2. ^ Atlético Municipal is awarded with a 0–1 victory by walkover.

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Paraguay Casimiro Ávalos Deportivo Pereira 27
2 Argentina Julio Ávila Deportes Caldas 24
3 Argentina Colombia Alfredo Di Stéfano Millonarios 23
4 Paraguay Alejandrino Genes Boca Juniors 21
Argentina Fernando Walter Deportivo Cali 21
6 Uruguay Ramón Villaverde Cúcuta Deportivo 20
7 Colombia Carlos Arango Deportes Caldas 19
8 Peru Valeriano López Deportivo Cali 19

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1950


 1950 Campeonato Profesional champion 
Deportes Caldas
First title

References

  1. ^ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14, 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
  2. ^ "Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2013-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)