1960 Campeonato Profesional

Campeonato Profesional
Season 1960
Champions Santa Fe (3rd title)
Matches played 262
Goals scored 815 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorer Walter Marcolini (30)
Biggest home win Atlético Bucaramanga 6–0 Cúcuta Deportivo
Biggest away win Cúcuta Deportivo 1–5 Atlético Bucaramanga
Deportivo Cali 1–5 Independiente Medellín
Deportivo Pereira 1–5 Deportes Tolima
Atlético Quindío 0–4 Independiente Medellín
Highest scoring Santa Fe 6–3 Deportes Tolima
Unión Magdalena 5–4 Atlético Quindío
Santa Fe 4–5 Deportes Tolima
1959
1961 →

The 1960 Campeonato Profesional was the 13th season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 12 teams competed against one another and played each weekend. Santa Fe won the league for the 3rd time in its history after getting 61 points. Millonarios, the defending champion, was 6th with 45 points.

Background

The same 12 teams from the last tournament competed in this one. Santa Fe won the championship for the third time.[1][2]

League system

Every team played four games against each other team, two at home and two 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 1960 Campeonato Profesional teams:

1. Armenia
2. Bogotá
3. Bucaramanga

4. Cali
5. Cúcuta
6. Ibagué

7. Medellín
8. Pereira
9. Santa Marta

Team City Stadium
América Cali Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Estadio Alfonso López
Atlético Nacional Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Atlético Quindío Armenia Estadio San José de Armenia
Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Estadio General Santander
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
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 or relegation
1 Santa Fe (C) 44 22 17 5 95 64+31 61 1961 Copa Libertadores First Round
2 América 44 21 13 10 62 42+20 55
3 Atlético Bucaramanga 44 20 14 10 74 53+21 54
4 Deportivo Cali 44 20 9 15 76 71+5 49
5 Independiente Medellín 44 18 12 14 64 51+13 48
6 Millonarios 44 16 13 15 69 57+12 45
7 Deportes Tolima 44 16 13 15 82 853 45
8 Atlético Quindío 44 14 15 15 64 717 43
9 Atlético Nacional 44 15 7 22 66 726 37
10 Unión Magdalena 44 10 12 22 57 8326 32
11 Cúcuta Deportivo 44 11 8 25 49 8334 30
12 Deportivo Pereira 44 8 13 23 57 8326 29

Results

First turn

Home \ Away[1] AME BUC CALCUCMAGMEDMILNACPERQUISFETOL
América 11 21 01 20 32 31 20 10 00 42 52
Atlético Bucaramanga 21 00 60 40 42 10 12 24 10 12 11
Deportivo Cali 13 62 20 30 15 32 03 30 43 11 03
Cúcuta Deportivo 22 15 14 11 01 12 11 20 20 01 10
Unión Magdalena 21 00 13 31 11 22 01 41 52 11 22
Independiente Medellín 00 01 01 21 22 21 01 10 20 31 12
Millonarios 20 10 22 61 41 10 21 12 12 22 12
Atlético Nacional 23 01 31 32 11 03 12 52 12 00 25
Deportivo Pereira 01 34 12 20 32 11 20 11 22 25 15
Atlético Quindío 21 02 22 21 31 33 21 21 22 33 30
Santa Fe 12 30 31 42 10 10 11 10 10 22 63
Deportes Tolima 22 12 32 12 12 20 10 32 11 11 13

Second turn

Home \ Away[1] AME BUC CALCUCMAGMEDMILNACPERQUISFETOL
América 11 01 01 10 10 00 00 10 10 11 41
Atlético Bucaramanga 11 30 31 20 20 11 20 31 11 11 33
Deportivo Cali 10 10 12 21 11 10 41 11 12 22 21
Cúcuta Deportivo 01 10 11 20 01 01 21 10 11 22 01
Unión Magdalena 34 11 02 43 00 01 12 01 54 42 00
Independiente Medellín 21 20 43 10 10 11 12 20 20 22 32
Millonarios 00 00 22 41 13 00 42 31 31 22 33
Atlético Nacional 21 12 31 43 51 02 00 12 01 23 23
Deportivo Pereira 11 11 12 31 40 22 13 01 22 44 11
Atlético Quindío 12 22 20 20 01 04 21 21 11 02 11
Santa Fe 00 51 22 10 31 20 32 22 20 10 45
Deportes Tolima 02 13 21 33 31 42 02 03 31 11 24

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Walter Marcolini Deportivo Cali 30
2 Argentina Osvaldo Panzutto Santa Fe 26
3 Argentina Américo Castroman Deportivo Cali 25
4 Argentina José Giarrizzo Atlético Bucaramanga 24
5 Argentina Onofre Benítez Atlético Quindío 23
6 Argentina/Colombia José Américo Montanini Atlético Bucaramanga 22
7 Colombia Carlos Arango Unión Magdalena 20
Colombia Eusebio Escobar Deportivo Pereira 20
9 Argentina Alberto Perazzo Santa Fe 19
10 Argentina Juan Manuel López América 17

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1960

1960 Campeonato Profesional Champion
Santa Fe
Third Title

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  2. Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo (2008). La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. Ediciones Dayscript. p. 12-14; 19. ISBN 978-958-987-1300.

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