Campeonato Profesional
Season1963
ChampionsMillonarios (8th title)
Matches played312
Goals scored1,062 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerJosé Omar Verdún
Omar Devani (36 goals each)
Biggest home winMillonarios 8–1 Deportes Tolima
Biggest away winAtlético Nacional 1–5 Deportes Quindío
Highest scoringSanta Fe 8–5 Deportes Tolima
← 1962
1964 →

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.

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

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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
Team City Stadium
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millonarios (C) 48 27 9 12 102 61 +41 63 1964 Copa Libertadores First Round
2 Santa Fe 48 24 13 11 112 81 +31 61
3 Deportivo Cali 48 23 14 11 77 59 +18 60
4 Cúcuta Deportivo 48 21 13 14 95 68 +27 55
5 Once Caldas 48 21 12 15 95 96 −1 54
6 Deportivo Pereira 48 19 12 17 96 77 +19 50
7 Independiente Medellín 48 18 14 16 73 66 +7 50
8 América de Cali 48 14 20 14 73 68 +5 48
9 Deportes Quindío 48 16 14 18 63 75 −12 46
10 Atlético Bucaramanga 48 14 13 21 68 80 −12 41
11 Atlético Nacional 48 15 10 23 79 101 −22 40
12 Unión Magdalena 48 10 8 30 68 121 −53 28
13 Deportes Tolima 48 8 12 28 61 109 −48 28
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

First turn

Home \ Away AME BUC CAL CUC DIM MAG MIL NAC ONC PER QUI SFE TOL
América de Cali 6–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 3–1 6–0 2–2 0–0
Atlético Bucaramanga 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 5–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–1
Deportivo Cali 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 5–2 0–1 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0
Cúcuta Deportivo 6–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 6–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 5–1
Independiente Medellín 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–3 2–2
Unión Magdalena 0–1 4–3 1–2 5–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 4–2 3–4 3–2
Millonarios 1–1 1–0 3–2 5–0 2–1 6–0 2–1 3–0 5–2 0–0 3–2 8–1
Atlético Nacional 3–1 3–2 2–1 0–2 3–2 4–3 0–1 3–6 4–4 1–0 0–2 0–0
Once Caldas 0–3 3–1 1–1 3–3 3–3 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–3 4–1 2–1
Deportivo Pereira 3–0 3–1 4–0 3–2 5–1 5–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1
Deportes Quindío 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 5–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–0
Santa Fe 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 6–2 3–2 2–3 5–1 3–3 3–2 4–0
Deportes Tolima 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 3–4 1–1 0–0 1–3
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 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–4 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2
Atlético Bucaramanga 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1
Deportivo Cali 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 6–3 1–4 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 5–0
Independiente Medellín 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0
Unión Magdalena 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–2 3–2 2–2 3–1 1–2
Millonarios 3–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 4–1
Atlético Nacional 3–2 4–3 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–5 1–3 1–0
Once Caldas 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–1
Deportivo Pereira 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 3–3 3–1
Deportes Quindío 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0
Santa Fe 3–1 5–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 8–5
Deportes Tolima 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 0–1 5–0 2–5 3–5 4–3 1–0 2–2 1–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Uruguay José Omar Verdún Cúcuta Deportivo 36
Argentina Omar Devani Atlético Bucaramanga 36
3 Argentina Oswaldo Galarza Once Caldas 30
4 Colombia Antonio Rada Deportivo Pereira 28
5 Brazil José Marin Santa Fe 26
6 Argentina Alberto Perazzo Santa Fe 23
7 Uruguay René Tideo Olaza Cúcuta Deportivo 22
Argentina Rubén Pizarro Millonarios 22
9 Argentina Juan Vairo Deportes Quindío 21
10 Argentina Miguel Reznik Santa Fe 19

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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