1951 Campeonato Profesional


The 1951 Campeonato Profesional was the fourth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 18 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the third year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for 2nd time in its history after getting 60 points. Deportes Caldas, the defending champion, was 10th with 34 points.

Background

The tournament was the third year of El Dorado. The debutants teams were Deportes Quindío and Deportivo Samarios, while Atlético Municipal changed its name to Atlético Nacional.
Deportivo Samarios was founded by the squad of the Hungária FC when it was disbanded. The first team consisted in 10 Colombians, 8 Hungarians, 2 Yugoslavs, 1 Austrian, 1 Argentine, 1 Italian and 1 Romanian. In August 11, Universidad appointed the poet León de Greiff as executive of the team.

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

TeamCityStadium
AméricaCaliEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético BucaramangaBucaramangaEstadio Alfonso López
Atlético MunicipalMedellínaEstadio San Fernando
Boca JuniorsCaliEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaEstadio General Santander
Deportes CaldasManizalesEstadio Palogrande
Deportes QuindíoArmeniaEstadio San José de Armenia
Deportivo CaliCaliEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Deportivo PereiraPereiraEstadio Libaré
Deportivo SamariosSanta MartaEstadio Eduardo Santos
Huracán de MedellínMedellínEstadio San Fernando
Independiente MedellínMedellínEstadio San Fernando
JuniorBarranquillaEstadio Romelio Martínez
MillonariosBogotáEstadio El Campín
Once DeportivoManizalesEstadio Palogrande
Santa FeBogotáEstadio Alfonso López Pumarejo
Sporting de BarranquillaBarranquillaEstadio Romelio Martínez
UniversidadBogotáEstadio Alfonso López Pumarejo

a Municipal played its home games at Itagüí

Final standings

Results

Top goalscorers

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