1955 Campeonato Profesional Explained

Competition:Campeonato Profesional
Season:1955
Winners:Independiente Medellín (1st title)
Matches:135
Total Goals:507
League Topscorer:Felipe Marino (22)
Biggest Home Win:Atlético Nacional 7–0 Cúcuta Deportivo
Biggest Away Win:Deportivo Cali 0–4 Boca Juniors
Deportivo Cali 0–4 Atlético Quindío
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–4 Medellín
Deportes Tolima 0–4 Millonarios
Highest Scoring:Atlético Nacional 5–4 Atlético Quindío
Prevseason:1954
Nextseason:1956

The 1955 Campeonato Profesional was the eighth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 10 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. Independiente Medellín won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 44 points. Atlético Nacional, the defending champion, was 2nd with 39 points.

Background

10 teams competed in the tournament: Atlético Manizales was dissolved and Unión Magdalena was penalized for withdrawing the previous championship,[1] [2] while Cúcuta Deportivo return to the tournament and Deportes Tolima debuted.[3] Independiente Medellín won the championship for first time.

League system

Every team played three games against each other team, one at home, one away and the other one at the stadium of the team that was economically worse. 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 NacionalMedellínEstadio Atanasio Girardot
Atlético QuindíoArmeniaEstadio San José de Armenia
Boca JuniorsCaliEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaEstadio General Santander
Deportes TolimaIbaguéEstadio Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Deportivo CaliCaliEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Independiente MedellínMedellínEstadio Atanasio Girardot
MillonariosBogotáEstadio El Campín
Santa FeBogotáEstadio El Campín

Final standings

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
align=center 1 Felipe MarinoIndependiente Medellín22
align=center 2 Jorge RoaMillonarios21
align=center 3 Fernando RengifoBoca Juniors20
align=center 4 Alfredo CastilloMillonarios17
align=center 5 Humberto ÁlvarezAtlético Nacional16
align=center 6 Orlando LarrazIndependiente Medellín14
7 Juan Carlos TojaAtlético Nacional13
Casimiro ÁvalosDeportes Tolima13
9 Alejandrino GenesAtlético Quindío12
Roberto UrrutiAtlético Quindío12

Source: RSSSF.com Colombia 1955

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ruíz Bonilla, Guillermo . La gran historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano . 2008 . Ediciones Dayscript . 978-958-987-1300 . 12–14; 19.
  2. News: El Tiempo . 5 August 2008 . Diez clubes jugaron en la primera división del fútbol colombiano, pero desaparecieron . . 16 September 2014 . es.
  3. Web site: Asociación de Clubes del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano . 2014-09-16 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20041223233158/http://www.dimayor.com/Historia/historia1955.htm . 2004-12-23 .