1948 Campeonato Profesional

Campeonato Profesional
Season	1948
Champions	Santa Fe (1st title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	409 (4.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alfredo Castillo (31)
Biggest home win	Santa Fe 6–0 Independiente Medellín Junior 6–0 Once Deportivo Millonarios 6–0 Once Deportivo
Biggest away win	Independiente Medellín 3–7 Millonarios
Highest scoring	Millonarios 7–4 Deportes Caldas Junior 8–3 Independiente Medellín
1949 →

The 1948 Campeonato Profesional was the first season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The tournament was started on August 15th, with the match Atlético Municipal against Universidad. 10 teams compete against one another and played each weekend until December 19th.

Background

The creation of the Colombian Football Federation dates back to 1924, but it was not until 1948 that succeeded in organizing a professional tournament.^[1] In the tournament 10 teams signed up (each had to pay a fee of 1,000 pesos): one of Barranquilla, two of Bogotá, two of Cali, two of Manizales, two of Medellín and two of Pereira.^[2] 252 players were registered as follows: 182 Colombians, 13 Argentines, 8 Peruvians, 5 Uruguayans, 2 Chileans, 2 Ecuadorians, 1 Dominican and 1 Spanish.^[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

Locations of the 1948 Campeonato Profesional teams:

1. Barranquilla
2. Bogotá

3. Cali
4. Manizales

5. Medellín
6. Pereira

Team	City	Stadium
América	Cali	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Municipal	Medellín^a	Estadio San Fernando
Deportes Caldas	Manizales	Estadio Palogrande
Deportivo Cali	Cali	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Independiente Medellín	Medellín	Estadio San Fernando
Junior	Barranquilla	Estadio Romelio Martínez
Millonarios	Bogotá	Estadio El Campín
Once Deportivo	Manizales	Estadio Palogrande
Santa Fe	Bogotá	Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo
Universidad	Bogotá^b	Estadio Libaré

^a Municipal played its home games at Itagüí
^b Universidad played its home games at Pereira

Final standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Santa Fe (C)	18	12	3	3	57	29	+28	27
2	Junior	18	11	1	6	48	35	+13	23
3	Deportes Caldas	18	8	4	6	45	40	+5	20
4	Millonarios	18	9	1	8	58	45	+13	19
5	América	18	8	2	8	40	31	+9	18
6	Atlético Municipal	18	7	4	7	29	36	−7	18
7	Independiente Medellín	18	7	3	8	37	49	−12	17
8	Deportivo Cali	18	6	4	8	35	41	−6	16
9	Once Deportivo	18	5	4	9	32	50	−18	14
10	Universidad	18	3	2	13	28	53	−25	8

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	AME	CAL	DCA	JUN	DIM	MIL	MUN	OND	SFE	UNI
América		1–0	5–1	3–0	4–0	4–0	3–0	2–2	1–2	2–1
Deportivo Cali	4–3		2–2	2–4	1–1	2–4	4–1	2–2	1–0	2–5
Deportes Caldas	1–3	3–2		3–1	4–1	3–0	3–1	3–2	1–1	5–2
Junior	4–2	2–0	1–0		8–3	5–2	1–0	6–0	2–4	4–0
Independiente Medellín	1–1	0–1	1–3	3–2		3–7	2–1	5–2	2–0	5–0
Millonarios	2–0	3–2	7–4	6–1	5–2		3–4	6–0	1–2	4–1
Atlético Municipal	3–2	4–3	3–1	1–1	0–3	2–2		1–0	2–1	2–0
Once Deportivo	2–1	3–1	3–5	0–2	3–3	2–1	2–2		2–5	3–1
Santa Fe	5–1	3–3	2–2	4–1	6–0	5–3	5–2	2–1		6–3
Universidad	3–2	1–2	2–2	2–3	1–2	3–2	0–0	2–3	1–4

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	Alfredo Castillo	Millonarios	31
2	Jesús María Lires	Santa Fe	20
3	Germán Anton	Santa Fe	18
4	Pedro Cabillón	Millonarios	14
4	Jaime Cardona	Deportes Caldas	14
6	Rigoberto García	Junior	11
6	Carlos Arango	Deportes Caldas	11
8	Ricardo López	Universidad	10
9	Ricardo Ruiz	Deportivo Cali	9
10	Octavio Carrillo	Junior	8

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1948

1948 Campeonato Profesional Champion
Santa Fe First Title

References

↑ Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. pp. 12–14; 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.
1 2 Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 51. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.

External links

Dimayor Official Page

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